May 2026
Geneva
Agenda
2
Report of the Executive Board on its 157th and 158th sessions
Documents
3
Address by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General
4
Invited speaker(s)
5
Admission of new Members and Associate Members [if any]
6
Executive Board: election
8
Reports of the main committees
9
Closure of the Health Assembly
A
Committee A
10
Opening of the Committee
Provide Health
11
Recommitting to accelerate progress towards malaria elimination
Documents
12
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board
12.1
Follow-up to the political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
12.2
Mental health
Documents
12.4
Universal health coverage
Documents
Documents
12.6
Health in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Documents
12.7
Substandard and falsified medical products
Documents
12.8
Report of the Expert Advisory Group on the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel
Documents
12.9
Draft updated global action plan on antimicrobial resistance
Documents
12.10
Harmonization of regulatory approaches, governance and standards for data, digital health and artificial intelligence in the health sector
Documents
Protect health
13
Public health emergencies: preparedness and response
13.1
Report of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme
Documents
Documents
13.2
Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)
Documents
Documents
13.3
Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the WHO Pandemic Agreement
Documents
Documents
14
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board
14.1
WHO’s work in health emergencies
14.2
Strengthening the evidence base for public health and social measures
Documents
Documents
14.4
Implementation of resolution WHA75.11 (2022)
Promote health
15
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board
15.1
Strengthening rehabilitation in health systems
Documents
Documents
15.2
Well-being and health promotion
15.3
The health of Indigenous Peoples
Documents
15.5
Draft strategy on the economics of health for all
Committee B
16
Opening of the Committee
17
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
17.1
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan
17.2
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem
Power and performance
18
Review of and update on matters considered by the Executive Board and the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board
Budget and finance matters
18.1
Results Report (Programme budget 2024–2025: performance assessment) and financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025
Documents
Documents
18.2
Financing, implementation and performance framework of the Programme budget 2026–2027
Documents
Documents
18.3
Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution
18.4
Special arrangements for the settlement of arrears [if any]
18.5
Assessment of new Members and Associate Members [if any]
18.6
Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules [if any]
Audit and oversight matters
18.7
Report of the External Auditor
Documents
18.8
Report of the Internal Auditor
18.9
External and internal audit recommendations: progress on implementation
18.10
Proposed amendments to the process for the selection of the External Auditor
Management, legal and governance matters
18.11
Prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment
Documents
Documents
18.12
Governance reform
Documents
18.13
Update on the Infrastructure Fund
Staffing matters
18.14
Human resources: annual report
18.15
Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules
Documents
Documents
18/.16
Report of the International Civil Service Commission
Documents
Documents
19
Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee
20
Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations
20.1
Reform of the global health architecture and the UN80 Initiative
20.2
Communications of the United Nations Secretary-General as depositary of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
21
Agreements with intergovernmental organizations [if any]
22
Matters for information: progress reports