The document proposes dates for the 2020 regional committee sessions for each of WHO's six regions. It specifically notes the dates proposed for the Eastern Mediterranean region are October 12-15, 2020. It also discusses finding a new venue for the 2020 Eastern Mediterranean Regional Committee session after the originally planned host, United Arab Emirates, had to apologize for being unable to host due to unforeseen circumstances. The committee is invited to consider holding future sessions at the regional office for logistical reasons.

1. Tehran,
Islamic Republic of Iran
14 –17 October 2019
Place and date of future sessions of
the Regional Committee
Agenda item 8

2. Proposed dates for regional committees
in 2020
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Region Proposed date in 2020
Africa 2428 August
South-East Asia 711 September
Europe 1417 September
Americas 2125 September
Western Pacific 59 October
Eastern Mediterranean
(Proposed)
12- 15 October 2020

3. Venue for the Regional Committee for
the Eastern Mediterranean in 2020
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 According to Decision No. 3 on place and
date of future sessions of the Regional
Committee, the Regional Committee
decided to hold its Sixty-seventh session in
United Arab Emirates
 Due to unforeseen circumstances, UAE
apologized to host the 2020 session

4. EMR Regional Committee 2020 Venue
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 The Regional Committee is invited to
consider holding future sessions mostly
in the Regional Office, for logistics
reasons

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