UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response

In accordance with General Assembly resolution 79/333, the high-level meeting on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response will be convened by the President of the Assembly on Friday, 25 September at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The overall theme of the high-level meeting will be 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 high-level meeting will approve a concise and action oriented political declaration, agreed in advance by consensus through intergovernmental negotiations, to be submitted by the President of the General Assembly for adoption by the Assembly.

The meeting will consist of an opening segment, a plenary segment and a closing segment. Two multi-stakeholder panels will be held in parallel to the plenary segment. A concept note and further logistical information will be provided in due course.