NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly, 18 to 23 May 2026

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No images? Click here Thursday, 30 April 2026 NOTE TO JOURNALISTS  Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly, 18 to 23 May 2026 The Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly (WHA79) will convene from 18 to 23 May 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland, at the Palais des Nations and at the World Health Organization (WHO).  The working hours will be from 09.00 to 12.00 and 14.30 to 17.30 CEST.  The Health Assembly’s provisional agenda contains approximately 68 items and sub-items; the documentation – reports, conference papers, draft decisions and resolutions - will progressively be available on this page.  Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.  The Plenary and proceedings from Committees A and B will be webcast live on WHO’s website, where the recordings of past meetings will be made available as well. Access for journalists The Health Assembly is open to journalists with a valid accreditation by the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva.  You can upload your online application here; please indicate “WHA79” and input the dates 18 to 23 May 2026.  Your application should contain a letter requesting accreditation on official letterhead signed by your editor-in-chief/Publisher/Assignment Editor or Bureau Chief specifying the names of your correspondents and the date and event for which you wish to be accredited. Note: UNIS accreditation and online registration system works best with Edge, Firefox, Chrome, Safari or Opera browsers. Media moments, photography and multimedia Media advisory: further details about the Health Assembly will be issued closer to the time Media centre: Salle de Presse (Press Room) in Building A at WHO will be available to journalists Press events: media advisories with relevant information about any press events during the Health Assembly will be sent to the journalists; please ensure you are subscribed to receive WHO media products Expert interviews: WHO experts are available for interviews, please write to mediainquiries@who.int  Webcast: Health Assembly’s public meetings will be webcast live Photography: Photos will be available for media use via the WHO Photo Library.  For any questions related to WHO photos, please email photos@who.int Media contacts: mediainquiries@who.int   You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Journalists may send feedback to WHO Media Team       Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe