The President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, met with the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, today.
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The President and the Director General discussed collaboration and partnership in the lead up to the High-level meeting entitled ¡°Galvanising Momentum towards Universal Vaccination¡±, scheduled in January 2022.
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They both highlighted that the High Level meeting will be an opportunity to renew commitment in catalyzing action towards reaching the global target of vaccinating 70% of the population of all countries by mid of 2022.
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The President thanked WHO Secretariat for the support extended to the Office of the President of the General Assembly in preparing for the High-level.
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The meeting took place in the President¡¯s office at United Nations Headquarters in New York.