<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Ravi Ram (PHM)</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:phm.esafrica@phmovement.org">phm.esafrica@phmovement.org</a>></span><div><br></div><div>Dear PHM friends and activists,</div><div><br></div><div>Following several dialogues with the WHO DG, Dr. Tedros, a small civil society group has convened a meeting next week, to act on Dr. Tedros' willingness to formalize a WHO-Civil Society forum. The options and modalities of such a forum are being discussed at an online meeting on Tuesday, 27 Oct., 12 noon UTC. </div><div><br></div><div>See the announcement below for more information, including registration and links to the background documents.</div><div><br></div><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="DE-CH"><div><div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">..................<b><br></b></span><b><span style="color:#558ed5" lang="EN-GB">Tuesday 27 October 2020, 13.00-15.00 CEST (new time!)</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">Social participation and accountability within and beyond </span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">the COVID-19 pandemic: Civil society follow-up meeting </span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">to a dialogue meeting with WHO Director-General Dr Tedros <br></span></b><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">..................</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">Dear G2H2 colleagues, </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">We invite you to this “civil society only” follow-up meeting to the dialogue session with WHO DG Dr Tedros, conducted on 13 October on “Social participation and accountability within and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.” The meeting on 27 October will again be held on the Zoom conference platform, but with a minimum of formal input (see the outline document) and encouraging active engagement by all who attend the meeting, allowing brainstorming and strategizing in a broader team. </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">Please join us:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">if you want to share any general insights or comments after the dialogue meeting with Dr Tedros and members of the WHO leadership team on 13 October; </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">if you are interested and available to actively contribute to the follow-up of the dialogue meeting, in particular on the agreed action points and perspectives at a national and global (WHO) level;</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">if you are interested to engage in a dialogue on good governance and management of civil society platforms, mechanisms and processes.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">The meeting is hosted by CSEM. Register here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYodu-qrTovHNxd87lBlkFtevoOCAFmawZI-" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1f497d">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYodu-qrTovHNxd87lBlkFtevoOCAFmawZI-</span></a>. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the meeting. Please reach out to the co-organizers if you do not receive your link.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">Documents:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YZsWV2aMEmPh5o9CGJgsDNpkUJiqtNKf/view" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">Outline of the follow-up meeting on 27 October 2020</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QiuX0zUJs6qksoknLn-KPQsm22apPtu8/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">Civil society input paper to meeting with Dr Tedros on 13 October 2020</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US">So join us on Tuesday next week!</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US">And help us to disseminate the invitation!</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US">Best regards, </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US">Thomas Schwarz</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US">MMI Network / G2H2 Secretariat</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">Co-organizers’ main contacts for enquiries:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">COPASAH: Aminu Magashi Garba (</span><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:aminu.magashi@africahbn.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">email</span></a></span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">)</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">G2H2: Thomas Schwarz (</span><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:info@g2h2.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">email</span></a></span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">)</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">CSEM: Eliana Monteforte (</span><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:emonteforte@msh.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">email</span></a></span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">)</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">SPTN co-chair: Justin Koonin (</span><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:president@acon.org.au" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">email</span></a></span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">)</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB"> </span><br></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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