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mediaElection of WHO Director-General
Guidelines and Information for Media

Geneva, 11 October 2006-The election of the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General will take place in Geneva from 6-9 November 2006.  There will be two separate meetings in two separate venues. Below journalists can find practical information relating to accreditation, access to meetings, and news conference, photo and broadcast opportunities.

The WHO Executive Board (EB) will meet from 6 to 8 November at WHO Headquarters and will nominate a person for the post of Director-General.  Journalists will be able to listen to proceedings during the public sessions, which include the short opening session on the morning of 6 November, the late-afternoon session on 6 November when the short-list is announced, and the closing session on 8 November when the name of the person nominated for the post will be made public. Otherwise, the EB will conduct proceedings related to the nomination in a session which is open only to Members of the Board and one representative for each Member State. Journalists will not be allowed in the Executive Board room during these sessions. 

ovember 2006, the World Health Assembly will meet at the United Nations Palais des Nations Assembly Hall for a special session. The Health Assembly will consider the nomination of the Director-General at a private meeting and shall come to a decision through a secret ballot. Journalists will be able to follow the public sessions from the media gallery (on the 2nd balcony).  These include the opening of the session in the morning and the closing of the meeting when the successful candidate will be publicly announced and will make a speech

List of related documents:

Process 

The Resolution to accelerate  the election of the DG

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB118/B118_20-en.pdf  

Director-General:   Nomination for the post - Note by  the Legal  Counsel

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB119/B119_ID1-en.pdf   

Proposals for DG candidates  including the list of candidates 

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np22/en/index.html  

Questions & Answers DG  election 

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/selection_faq/en/index.html  

Composition of the Executive  Board 

http://www.who.int/governance/eb/en/index.html  

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