Reports of the Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-first meetings of the Programme Subcommittee of the Regional Committee

Reports of the Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-first meetings of the Programme Subcommittee of the Regional Committee

1. Reports of the Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-first meetings of the Programme Subcommittee of the Regional Committee Dr Chekib Zedini Chair of the Programme Subcommittee of the Regional Committee 15 Oct 2024

2. Chair: Dr Chekib Zedini (Tunisia) Officers of the Subcommittee 2 Rapporteur: Dr Al-Munther Al- Hasawi (Kuwait) Vice-Chair: Ms Hilda Harb (Lebanon)

3. What’s new: Governance matters   Concerns Preparation of regional Member State statements for World Health Assembly Role of the Member State coordinator among Permanent Missions from the Region in Geneva Procedures for the development of draft resolutions for the Regional Committee Timeline for accreditation of regional non-State actors to attend the upcoming Regional Committee session 3

4. Nineteenth meeting Date : 6–7 March 2024 Objective : Outcome : Review RC71 Agenda and daily time-table Agree to RC71 theme Discuss the flagship initiatives Discuss the Regional Director’s strategic priorities Discuss governance matters RC71 agenda and programme finalized Way forward on governance matters identified Agreement on other proposed priorities 4

5. Twentieth meeting Review draft RC71 resolutions Review progress on Regional Director’s flagship initiatives and regional strategic priorities Review requests from Member States for additional items on the RC71 agenda RC71 resolutions discussed Progress on Regional Director’s flagship initiatives noted Review of received requests for additional RC71 agenda items done and agenda finalized 5 Objective : Outcome : Date : 17 July 2024

6. Twenty-first meeting Review final draft version of RC71 resolutions Assess progress on RC70 resolutions Agree on report from Programme Subcommittee to RC71 Review of Programme Subcommittee membership status RC71 final drafts reviewed Programme Subcommittee noted progress of RC70 resolutions with satisfaction Programme Subcommittee report finalized for submission to RC71 6 Outcome : Objective : Date : 8 October 2024

7. Programme Subcommittee members 2025 Composition in 2024 Group 1: Morocco, Tunisia Group 2: Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait Group 3: Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Lebanon Outgoing in 2024 Group 1: Morocco Group 2: Bahrain, Iraq Group 3: Islamic Republic of Iran Incoming in 2025 Group 1: Egypt Group 2: Oman, Qatar Group 3: Pakistan Composition in 2025 Group 1: Egypt, Tunisia Group 2: Kuwait, Oman, Qatar Group 3: Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon 7

8. Change to Rule 3 of the RC RoP After amendments The Member States shall communicate to the Regional Director, not less than 15 days before the date fixed for the opening of the session of the Committee, the name of their representatives, including all alternates and advisers. Similarly, the organizations and States referred to in Rule 2 invited to be represented at the session shall communicate the names of the persons by whom they will be represented. The credentials of representatives and names of alternates, advisers and observers shall be submitted to the Regional Director electronically, or hand delivered , if possible not less than two days before the opening of the session of the Regional Committee. Such credentials shall be issued by the Head of State or Government, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Health or any other competent authority. 8

9. In 2025: The twenty-second meeting will be scheduled for the first week of March in preparation for the 72nd session of the Regional Committee. Way forward 9

10. Thank you