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<DIV><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Election of WHO
Director-General</SPAN></FONT></B></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Guidelines and Information for
Media</SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Geneva</SPAN></FONT></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">, 11 October 2006</SPAN></B><B><FONT face=Arial
size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">—</SPAN></FONT></B><SPAN>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.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The WHO Executive Board
(EB)</SPAN></FONT></B><SPAN> 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. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ovember 2006, the <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">World Health Assembly</SPAN></B> 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</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">List of related
documents:</SPAN></FONT></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Process </SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Resolution to accelerate the election of the
DG</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB118/B118_20-en.pdf">http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB118/B118_20-en.pdf</A>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Director-General: Nomination for the post -
Note by the Legal Counsel</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB119/B119_ID1-en.pdf">http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB119/B119_ID1-en.pdf</A>
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Proposals for DG candidates including the list of
candidates </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np22/en/index.html">http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np22/en/index.html</A> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Questions & Answers DG election
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/selection_faq/en/index.html">http://www.who.int/mediacentre/selection_faq/en/index.html</A>
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Composition of the Executive Board
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.who.int/governance/eb/en/index.html">http://www.who.int/governance/eb/en/index.html</A>
</SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">_____________</SPAN></FONT></P>
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