Second round of public hearings

New international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response: contributing to the second round of public hearings

For the second round of public hearings (29-30 September 2022), interested parties were invited to submit a video statement (of up to 90 seconds, accompanied by a transcript) in response to the following question:

“Based on your experience with the COVID-19 pandemic, what do you believe should be addressed at the international level to better protect against future pandemics?”.

Statements could be up to 90 seconds in duration and could be submitted in any of the six official WHO languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish). They were to be accompanied by a transcript of the statement, written in the language of the video statement.

The submission period opened on Friday 9 September 2022 and closed on Friday 16 September 2022.

Compilations were prepared by the WHO Secretariat, taking into account the need to ensure propriety, appropriateness and decorum during the public hearings. Videos were selected randomly. Among those randomly selected, care was taken to ensure gender balance and equitable geographical representation as far as possible.

While all contributions to the public hearings are being moderated by the WHO Secretariat in line with the applicable terms and standard WHO practice, no contributions received or presented as part of the hearings should be interpreted as reflecting the view or position of WHO on any matter. In that regard, any designations employed do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the WHO Secretariat concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or of its authorities, and terminology used in the contributions may be at variance with that used by WHO.

The archived version of the broadcast of the second round of public hearings was taken off-line temporarily in order to remove two video submissions which presented or promoted commercial products or services, in contravention of WHO policy and the terms of participation.

Video submissions

All individual (i.e. non-duplicative) video statements that followed the terms of participation, including those that were broadcast and those that were not, can be found below, provided they also met the requirements of propriety, appropriateness, and decorum. To respect privacy and personal data, email addresses have not been displayed. 

Guidance that was provided for video submissions

• You will be asked for a form of identification when you register to contribute.
• Please have the transcript of your statement ready prior to registering and recording your submission.
• You should start your video by briefly saying your name and the organization you represent (if you are making your submission on behalf of an organization).
• Terms of participation will need to be accepted before you can make your recording.
• Only video statements which comply with the above-noted requirements and are received during the submission period will be considered.