๐Happening tomorrow at
#WHA79!
As part of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva,
@UNU_IIGH, in collaboration with theย ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐, Medicus Mundi International (
@mmi_updates), and Geneva Global Health Hub (
@G2H2_Geneva),ย is organizing the side event โ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ.โ
The event will scale up engagements on the
@CIJ_ICJ Advisory Opinion and establish a platform for raising awareness and strengthening capacity, policy dialogue and synergies among Member States, development partners, public health practitioners, legal experts, civil society, and academia.
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21 May 2026ย ๐ 13:00โ14:20 (CEST)ย ๐ Room XI, Palais des Nations
๐ฃ๏ธParticipants:
- Dr. Revati Phalkey (
@RPhalkey), Director, UNU-IIGH
- Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (
@DrTedros), Director-General,
@WHO (TBC)
- Dr. Samuel Posikai, Director of Corporate Services, Ministry of Health of Vanuatu
- Nicoletta Dentico (
@NDentico), Co-Chair of the Geneva Global Health Hub and Director of the Global Health Justice Programme of
@SID_INT
- Prof. Elisa Morgera,
@UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights (video message)
- Nicole Ann Ponce, World's Youth for Climate Justice (
@WY4CJ)
- Prof. Dr. Jemilah Mahmood (
@JemilahMahmood), Executive Director,
@SunwayCPH
- Dr. Ted Herbosa, Secretary of Health of the Philippines
- Dr. Eduardo Gudo, Director-General, National Institute of Health of Mozambique
- Hon. Elias Kapavore, Honourable Minister of Health of Papua New Guinea
- H.E. รlvaro Ayala, Permanent Representative,
@MisionColUNOG
- Dr. Remco van de Pas (
@Rvandepas), Policy Research Lead, UNU-IIGH (Moderator)