<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Ravi Ram</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:phm.esafrica@phmovement.org">phm.esafrica@phmovement.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 10:00 AM<br>Subject: TODAY: Civil Society briefing on draft TORs for WHO CS Commission<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:14.95px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Dear colleagues,</span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:14.95px"><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade align="center" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">REMINDER:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Civil society briefing: Terms of Reference of proposed WHO Civil Society Commission</span></b><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Monday, 13 December 2021, 3-4 PM UTC<br></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Register here for the meeting. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkcO6qrTIoGNP0SXMiougdzqRvzEetXncf" target="_blank">Zoom registration page</a></span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade align="center"></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">On 25 November, a selected group of civil society organizations was invited by the WHO Secretariat for a discussion on the terms of reference for a WHO Civil Society Commission, based on a draft TOR shared by the Secretariat. Following this informal meeting, civil society representatives were encouraged to submit further feedback on the draft TOR until 31 December 2021 and, for doing so, to consult their respective networks in view of providing a combined feedback.</span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:14.95px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:14.95px"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">On this ground, we invite you as members of the informal “Civil society interest group for a WHO Civil Society Commission” and others in civil society interested in the matter to join us for a one-hour briefing and discussion, as follows:</span></p></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">1.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:10.7333px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">      </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Briefing for newcomers: The proposal of a WHO civil society commission<br>          and Q&A/clarifications (10 Min)</span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">2.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:10.7333px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">      </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Draft Terms of Reference: An initial assessment (10 Min)</span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">3.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:10.7333px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">      </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Outline: Proposal for an alternative TOR (10 Min)</span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:14.95px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">4.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt;line-height:10.7333px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">      </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Open discussion: draft Terms of Reference and related processes (25+ Min)</span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">5.    Conclusions and next steps (5 Min)</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">To make the most of this one-hour briefing, you may review the documents shared on the links below.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">(And please share with your team.)</span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Best regards,<br>Ravi Ram and Thomas Schwarz, for the team</span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:14.95px"><br></p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br><b>References, for your preparation</b></span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><hr size="1" width="100%" noshade align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br>Overview presentation: Proposed WHO Civil Society Commission<br><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1prgnaX63ZpH4vpiUk2APVQqiMRoiaZX_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111951523396418736237&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1prgnaX63ZpH4vpiUk2APVQqiMRoiaZX_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111951523396418736237&rtpof=true&sd=true</a><br><br>Draft Terms of Reference of the Commission<br><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gebdDBso8VC2NQOejf6gMdmnq_2_zMEQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113048152938890555881&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gebdDBso8VC2NQOejf6gMdmnq_2_zMEQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113048152938890555881&rtpof=true&sd=true</a><br><br>Working document: Integrated feedback on draft ToR drafted by two members of the interest group, and open for review (by 15 December) and endorsement<br><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d1otxJ62RwAq5tst38LD13av5FH2r4b1/edit" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d1otxJ62RwAq5tst38LD13av5FH2r4b1/edit</a></span><span lang="DE-CH"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Ravi</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div>

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