Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends,
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening to all Member States, and thank you all for joining us today.
As you know, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed serious gaps in the world's defences against epidemics and pandemics.
It's clear that we can only confront shared threats with a shared approach based on solidarity, mutual trust, mutual accountability, and mutual transparency.
That's why in 2020 we proposed the
The UHPR was developed in consultation with you, our Member States, and in the last year, has been piloted in four countries: the
We are honoured to be joined by representatives of these four countries today:
From
From the
From
And from Portugal, Dr
Thank you all for joining us and for sharing your experience with us.
I hope that today's session will provide useful perspectives for ongoing discussions in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body and the
The Secretariat will continue sharing the results of the voluntary pilot phase with all Member States as you determine the next steps for this initiative.
In a few moments, Dr
My thanks to
As always, we are grateful for your engagement with today's presentations, and we look forward to your questions, comments and guidance.
Before I close, I would like to use this opportunity to remember the late
Samira, back to you.
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