Introduction to the 77th World Health Assembly: Addressing Health Challenges in an Increasingly Polarized World

United Nations Foundation (UNF) and the Global Health Centre (GHC) will co-host their annual World Health Assembly (WHA) briefing on May 26, 2024 at 11:00 – 13:00 CEST to preview the key issues being considered and explain WHA modalities for delegates, non-state actors, the media, and general audiences.

Since 2014, UNF and GHC have co-hosted this annual public event on the eve of the Assembly and are pleased to continue this tradition for the 10th year with a briefing titled “Addressing Health Challenges in an Increasingly Polarized World.” This event will be held in-person at the Ivan Pictet Auditorium of the Geneva Graduate Institute and livestreamed on YouTube here.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, Vice President of Global Health Strategy, UN Foundation
• Gian Luca Burci, Senior Visiting Professor of International Law, Academic Adviser, Global Health Centre and Director, Joint LLM in Global Health Law and Governance, Geneva Graduate Institute
• Suerie Moon, Professor of Practice, Interdisciplinary Programmes and International Relations/Political Science and Director, Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute

More speakers will be announced soon.