Multi-stakeholder Hearings on Tuberculosis / Universal Health Coverage (UHC) / Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
8 - 9 May 2023
The deadline to register is 7 April 2023. Please for more information see REGISTRATION
Objective
The President of the United Nations General Assembly will convene a series of multi-stakeholder hearings in preparation of the High-Level Meetings on Universal Health Coverage, the fight against Tuberculosis and Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response. The Hearings will provide an opportunity for all relevant stakeholders to contribute to the ongoing preparatory process for the High-Level Meetings, with a focus on the current state of efforts and top needs to accelerate response. Participants will be encouraged to exchange views on key priorities for the High-Level Meeting, while underscoring experiences and best practices on the ground, highlighting the special challenges faced by civil society and other relevant stakeholders working in the field and the need for stronger accountability at all levels.
Audience
The Hearings will bring together representatives of the Member States, observers of the General Assembly, parliamentarians, representative of local government, relevant UN entities, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, academia, professional associations and the private sector and broader communities. This includes ensuring the participation and voices of women, children, youth and indigenous leadership. The Hearings will be live-streamed.
Outcomes
The outcome for each will be a summary prepared by the President of the General Assembly. It will be circulated to all Member States and other stakeholders.
Format
Each half-day interactive Hearing will be divided into an opening segment, two interactive panel discussions and a closing segment.
The two panels will feature introductory statements by panelists followed by an interactive segment. Guiding questions for each thematic panel are provided in the provisional programme framework available on the PGA website.
Starts
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America/New_York
In-Person
Trusteeship Council, United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States of America
Trusteeship Council Chamber
United Nations Headquarters New York
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As per the concept note published by the PGA, some of the highlights are:
OBJECTIVE: The hearing will provide an opportunity for all relevant stakeholders to contribute to the ongoing preparatory process for the High-level meeting, with a focus on the current state of efforts and top needs to accelerate the TB response. Participants will be encouraged to exchange views on key priorities for the High-level meeting, while underscoring experiences and best practices on the ground, highlighting the special challenges faced by civil society and other relevant stakeholders working in the field and the need for stronger accountability at all levels. The hearing is meant to contribute to the creation of a common knowledge base among Member States and stakeholders that can inform science-driven decision making by the General Assembly.
PARTICIPANTS: The hearing will bring together representatives of the Member States, observers of the General Assembly, parliamentarians, representative of local government, relevant UN entities, major global health donors for tuberculosis, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, invited civil society organizations, academia, medical associations and the private sector, as well as populations and communities vulnerable to TB, representative organizations of people living with, at risk of, and affected by TB and HIV coinfection, people affected by tuberculosis and broader communities. This includes ensuring the participation and voices of women, girls and Indigenous Peoples. There will be no preestablished list of speakers and participants will be invited to indicate their interest to intervene during the panels. The hearing will be webcast on UN WebTV.
FORMAT: The half-day interactive hearing will be divided into an opening segment, two interactive panel discussions and a closing segment. The two panels will feature up to four to five speakers, including survivors of, and people affected by TB, taking into consideration diverse backgrounds and gender balance. Each panel will be opened by a member of the affected community sharing their story, underpinning the theme of the specific session.
The titles of the two panels are:
Panel 1: Fast-tracking multisectoral and multistakeholder action to ensure universal access to equitable, high-quality, people-centered TB services.
Panel 2: Mobilizing adequate and sustainable financing to ramp up the TB response, and advance research and innovation.
