WHO Director-General's speeches
2018
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Opening address at the First WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health
30 October 2018 -
Opening speech for the World Health Summit
16 October 2018 -
Opening speech for the Sixty-ninth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific
8 October 2018 -
UN Security Council meeting on the Ebola Outbreak in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 October 2018 -
Information Session on the UN Inter Agency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
1 October 2018 -
Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
1 October 2018 -
High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis
26 September 2018 -
A world free of cervical cancer
24 September 2018 -
High-Level Event on the Humanitarian Response in Yemen
24 September 2018 -
Launch of WHO investment case
19 September 2018 -
Opening speech of the Sixty-eighth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
17 September 2018 -
First meeting of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board
10 September 2018 -
Seventy-first session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia
5 September 2018 -
Re-election of Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh as Regional Director for South-East Asia
5 September 2018 -
Launch of Sustainable Development Goals themed issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization
31 August 2018 -
Sixty-eighth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa
27 August 2018 -
Opening remarks 4th Meeting of WHO Independent High-Level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases
23 August 2018 -
DG statement at ceremony marking end of 9th Ebola outbreak in DRC
24 July 2018 -
Opening Speech at AIDS 2018
23 July 2018 -
WHO China Corporate Pledge Event on Smoke-Free Workplaces
16 July 2018 -
Rotary Convention
25 June 2018 -
The Second International Conference of Ministers of Health and Ministers for Digital Technical Technology on Health Security in Africa
18 June 2018 -
The 70th Anniversary of the World Council of Churches
16 June 2018 -
Think global, act local
4 June 2018 -
Launch of the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity More Active People for a Healthier World
4 June 2018 -
Municipalities, the Best Partners for Physical Activity Promotion
4 June 2018 -
World No Tobacco Day
31 May 2018 -
7th Meeting of the Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
30 May 2018 -
Opening speech at the 143rd Session of the Executive Board
28 May 2018 -
Closing speech for the 71st World Health Assembly
26 May 2018 -
Opening night reception of the Seventy-first World Health Assembly
21 May 2018 -
Second plenary meeting of the World Health Assembly
21 May 2018 -
Opening of the Seventy-first World Health Assembly
21 May 2018 -
Artificial Intelligence for Good Global Summit
15 May 2018 -
Opening meeting of the High-Level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases
7 May 2018 -
Towards Universal Health Coverage: Tackling the Health Financing Crisis to End Poverty
23 April 2018 -
UHC Roundtable
12 April 2018 -
Launch of EYE Strategy (Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics)
10 April 2018 -
World Health Day
7 April 2018 -
Yemen High-Level Pledging Event
3 April 2018 -
Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly
26 March 2018 -
Meeting of the Tripartite Inter-Managers Committee meeting
22 March 2018 -
Meeting of the Chamber of Deputies’ Social Security and Family Commissions
21 March 2018 -
Exchange of views on the importance of health in development European Parliament Committee on Development
19 March 2018 -
End TB Summit – Prime Ministerial Inaugural Session
13 March 2018 -
17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health
7 March 2018 -
WHO-WIPO-WTO Technical Symposium on Sustainable Development Goals: Innovative technologies to promote healthy lives and well-being
26 February 2018 -
6th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit
23 February 2018 -
End Violence Solutions Summit
14 February 2018 -
Can we create a pandemic-free world?
12 February 2018 -
Launch of Oman National NCD Action Plan
11 February 2018 -
Launch of WHO-Oman Country Cooperation Strategy 2018-2022
10 February 2018 -
Achieving universal health coverage: from the past to the future Prince Mahidol Award Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
2 February 2018 -
Making the World Safe from the Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases Prince Mahidol Award Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
1 February 2018 -
WHO Director-General addresses the Executive Board
22 January 2018