The President of the General Assembly will convene an interactive civil society hearing on the fight to end tuberculosis as part of the preparatory process for the high-level meeting on 26 September. The hearing will take place on 4 June 2018, from 10.00 to 6.00 pm, in Conference Room 1 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
The preliminary program of the hearing is available here:
https://www.un.org/pga/72/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2018/04/HLM-Tuberculosis-27-April.pdf
Registration for the hearing is now open until 22 May 2018 for representatives of non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status, as well as civil society organizations, academia, medical associations and the private sector with special accreditation.
A separate registration form for the high-level meeting will be opened in due course.
Contact: unitedtoendtb@un.org
Please note that:
- The United Nations does not provide assistance with visa applications.
- The United Nations does not charge fees for participation in the event.
- The deadline to register for the hearing is 22 May 2018.
- Each organization can register up to 5 participants.
- Further information about the high-level meeting is available here: https://www.un.org/pga/72/event-latest/fight-to-end-tuberculosis/
