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Executive Board

WHO Executive Board meeting room

The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms. The annual Board meeting is held in January when the members agree upon the agenda for the World Health Assembly and the resolutions to be considered by the Health Assembly.

A second shorter meeting takes place in May, as a follow-up to the Health Assembly. The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly, and advise and generally to facilitate its work.

NEXT MEETING

124th WHO Executive Board session
19-27 January 2009

PAST EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS

123rd WHO Executive Board session
26-29 May 2008

122nd WHO Executive Board session
21-26 January 2008

121st WHO Executive Board session
24-26 May 2007

120th WHO Executive Board session
22-30 January 2007

119th WHO Executive Board session
6-8 November 2006

118th WHO Executive Board session
29 May-1 June 2006

Special WHO Executive Board session [pdf 16kb]
23 May 2006

117th WHO Executive Board session
23-28 January 2006

Documentation of earlier Executive Board sessions