11th Global Management Meeting at WHO headquarters, December 2022. In December 2022, the 11th Global Management Meeting (11GMM) took place at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, after a four-year hiatus. The meeting involved WHO representatives, directors from headquarters and regional offices, regional directors and the Director-General, and took place under the overarching theme of “One WHO”.
A key outcome was the agreement to develop and implement a plan of action, detailing concrete steps for implementation of the meeting’s recommendations, to significantly strengthen WHO’s presence and impact in countries. To take forward the implementation of the recommendations, as advised by the Director-General, a three-level 11GMM Action for Results Group (ARG) has been established, which includes six WHO Representatives from all WHO regions. In January 2023, the six WHO Representatives were called to Geneva by the Director-General to begin the process of unpacking the recommendations for a duration of two weeks which was then extended to a full month. The ARG will meet regularly, either virtually or in person, at least until the end of 2023, of which the first 100-days will require intense engagement, to monitor and support the implementation of the plan of action.
