The celebration of the 25 Years of the Geneva Environment Network – the pivotal platform of international Geneva dedicated to GENerating participation and engagement for increased collaboration among stakeholders in the fight against the triple planetary crisis – started with a series of events exploring and highlighting frameworks and partnerships that can strengthen environmental governance. It will conclude with a closing ceremony on 20 January 2025. This approach aims to create a meaningful and impactful celebration, inspiring renewed commitment to environmental governance and collaborative action.
This event, organized with the International Pollutants Eliminations Network (IPEN), takes place within the framework of the Road to 2025 BRS COPs organized in the run-up to the upcoming 2025 Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (2025 BRS COPs) to be held in Geneva.
The Executive Board decided that its 156th session should be convened on Monday, 3 February 2025, at WHO headquarters, Geneva, and should close no later than Tuesday, 4 February 2025. The Board further decided that the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board should hold its forty-first meeting from Wednesday to Friday, 22–24 January 2025, at WHO headquarters. Should any limitations to physical meetings preclude the holding of these meetings in person, adjustments to the modalities should be made by the Executive Board or, exceptionally, by the Officers of the Board, in consultation with the Director-General. The Board further decided that the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response should hold its fifth meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, 3 and 4 September 2024, and its sixth meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, 16 and 17 April 2025.
Sixth meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, 16 and 17 April 2025.
The meeting of the 25th WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines will take place from 7 to 11 April 2025 at WHO Headquarters in Geneva. The purpose of the meeting will be to revise and update the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc).
All information relating to the WHO Expert Committee on the Selection and Use of Essential Medicines is available here.
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Established in 1994 by a resolution of the UN Economic and Social Council and launched in January 1996, UNAIDS is guided by a Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) with representatives of 22 governments from all geographic regions, the UNAIDS Cosponsors, and five representatives of nongovernmental organizations, including associations of people living with HIV.
The Programme Coordinating Board has the following broad functions:
To establish broad policies and priorities for the Joint Programme, taking into account the provisions of General Assembly resolution 47/199;
To review and decide upon the planning and execution of the Joint Programme. For this purpose it is kept informed of all aspects of the development of the Joint Programme and considers reports and recommendations submitted to it by the Executive Director, and
The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 3 to 7 November 2025. During COP-5, the Conference of the Parties elected Osvaldo Álvarez (Chile) as the President of COP-6.
In 2025, the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) will co-host the World Hospital Congress, working with the IHF to bring together international hospital leaders and healthcare executives under the banner “Global learning, local action.”
The World Hospital Congress is a unique global forum that gathers IHF Members and leaders of hospitals, health services, and healthcare organizations. This event offers an invaluable learning and networking opportunity, focusing on the latest trends and pressing issues in the healthcare sector.
The Congress features expert-led plenary and parallel sessions, invitational forums, workshops, masterclasses, poster presentations, the IHF Awards Ceremony, hospital visits, the i-to-i Innovation Hub, an industry exhibition, and numerous networking and social opportunities. It is a vibrant hub of knowledge exchange, collaboration, and innovation, where the international healthcare community gathers to learn from each other and enhance local service delivery.
Read the press release here.