The Annual Meeting of the Regional Commission for the Middle East during the 91st General Session will be held Virtually, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Paris time (CEST).
Another Meeting of the WOAH Regional Commission for the Middle East, this time face-to-face, will be held in Paris on Monday 27 May, starting at 8.30 a.m. Paris time (CEST) (for 2 hours).
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91st General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates(9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Paris time)
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Draft Agenda
| Time | Agenda Item |
| 8:45 a.m.– 9:05 a.m. | Zoom check-in and connecting |
| 9:05 a.m.– 9:10 a.m. | Adoption of the agenda (Dr Sanad Alharbi, President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East and Delegate of Saudi Arabia) |
| 9:10 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. | Analysis and evaluation of WOAH’s institutional, technical, and financial governance (Dr François Caya, WOAH Chief of staff and Mr Eelco Szabo, external consultant). |
| 9:40 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. | Outcomes of the 17th Conference of the Regional Commission, held in September 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Dr Sanad Alharbi) |
| 9:55 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Confirmation of the dates and venue of the 18th Conference of the Regional Commission for the Middle East to be held in November 2025 (Dr Christodoulos Pipis, Delegate of Cyprus) |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Selection of Technical Item I (with questionnaire) to be included in the agenda of the 18th Conference of the Regional Commission for the Middle East (Dr Samah Al Sharif, Vice President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East and Delegate of Oman) |
| 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Proposal of three strategic topics of global interest to be addressed by WOAH through various means (Scientific Review, Newsletter, scientific paper, technical item, or during a specific activity/meeting) (Dr Fajer Al Salloom, Council Member and Delegate of Bahrain) |
| 10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Application from Egypt for WOAH Collaborating Centre for Fish Health Management in the Middle East hosted by Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research (CLAR) in Egypt (Dr Ihab Saber, Delegate of Egypt) |
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. | Budget 2025 (Mr Xavier Pairault, WOAH Director of Administration) |
| CLOSED SESSION FOR DELEGATES ONLY | |
| 11:05 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | Elections of the Specialist Commissions (Dr Montserrat Arroyo, Deputy Director General) |
| 11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. | Elections voting modalities and quorum (Dr François Caya and Rodney De-Souza, Head of WOAH Legal Affairs Unit) |
| 11:35 a.m.– 11:55 a.m. | Proposal of candidates for the election of the Bureau of the Regional Commission, the Council, and the Specialist Commissions (Dr Ibtihal Khreesha, Delegate of Jordan) |
| 11:55 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. | Closing |
(Maison de la Chimie, Paris)
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Draft Agenda
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Time (Paris Time) |
Agenda Item |
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CLOSED SESSION FOR DELEGATES ONLY |
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| 08:30 a.m. – 08:35 a.m. | Adoption of the agenda (Dr Sanad Alharbi, President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East and Delegate of Saudi Arabia) |
| 08:35 a.m. – 08:55 a.m. | Confirmation of the main points agreed during the virtual meeting (including the proposed candidates and the technical topics) (Dr Sanad Alharbi). |
| 08:55 a.m. – 09:15 a.m. | On the road to UNGA ’24, High-Level Meeting on AMR (Dr Holy Teneg Akwar, Antimicrobial Resistance and Veterinary Products Department) |
| 09:15 a.m. – 09:35 a.m. | WOAH support – Towards Zero by 30: Dog mediated Rabies Control in the Middle East (Sciences Department) |
| 09:35 a.m. – 09:55 a.m. | PVS data and insights for investment case development and strategic decision-making (Capacity Building Department) |
| 09:55 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Update on the activities of the Regional and Subregional Representation (Dr Mohamed Alhosani, Acting Regional Representative and Subregional Representative) |
| 10:15 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. | Discussion |
| 10:25 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Closure |
Note that this is an event exclusively targeting WOAH Delegates and selected partner organisations (by invitation only).
Contact: Rita Rizk ([email protected]) Finance and Administrative Assistant, WOAH Regional Representative for the Middle East
