Wednesday, 19 May 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY

COVID-19 virtual press conference

When: Thursday 20 May 2021 at 09:00 CEST 

Subject: Launch of the new One Health High-Level Expert Panel

The press conference follows the inaugural meeting of the One Health High-Level Panel, supported by the governments of France and Germany. The panel will assess health risks from the human-animal-environmental interface; advise WHO, FAO, OIE and UNEP on long term strategies to reducing risk of zoonotic pandemics; and identify research and data gaps.

Guests joining will be:

·       Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France.

·       Mr Heiko Mass, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany.

·       Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization.

·       Dr Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

·       Ms Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme

·       Dr Monique Eloit, Director-General, OIE – World Organisation for Animal Health.

Join the press conference:

https: https://who-e.zoom.us/j/93474875262

Password: VPC1health

To join by phone::
Webinar ID: 934 7487 5262 

Numeric Passcode for phone access: 8518603595

International numbers available: https://who-e.zoom.us/u/abRlExU9Su

NOTE:

Please ensure you enter your name and media outlet (use name/outlet). Kindly note, only questions from media (one per journalist) are allowed. When you sign in you will be automatically put in the meeting room.

WHO reserves the right to remove any participant whose behaviour causes any disruption. The event is also broadcast on WHO social media channels and you can follow it there.

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Note that due to the volume of questions, we are no longer able to take them from phone callers and interpretation is not available via telephone. 

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