High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response

Khalilur Rahman (right), President of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, speaks with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Executive Director of the World Health Organization, during the High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response.

The meeting is convened by the President of the United Nations General Assembly and aimed at mobilizing political will at the national, regional and international levels for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Guided by the theme, "Fostering a multilateral and intergenerational approach to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics and public health emergencies, through the principles of equity and solidarity," the meeting will culminate in the approval of a concise, action-oriented political declaration agreed upon by consensus through intergovernmental negotiations.