WHO Civil Society Commission is set up to strengthen dialogue, foster collaboration and provide recommendations to support WHO in its engagement with civil society at global, regional and national levels to achieve health for all and the objectives of the WHO General Programme of Work as well as to accelerate attainment of health-related SDGs.
The WHO Civil Society Commission participants consist of non-governmental organizations, including, for example: grassroots community organizations, civil society groups and networks, faith-based organizations, professional groups and patient groups.
All entities seeking to apply to participate in the WHO Civil Society Commission must meet the following criteria:
- The aims and purposes of the applicant entity should be consistent with the WHO Constitution and conform with WHO’s policies;
- The entity should respect the intergovernmental nature of WHO and the decision-making authority of Member States as set out in the WHO Constitution;
- The entity should be considered a nongovernmental organization in line with the definition set in the WHO’s Framework of Engagement with non-State actors.
- The entity should contribute to advancing public health at international, regional, national and local levels and to the objectives, vision and goal of the WHO Civil Society Commission.
The participants will represent a wide range of civil society organizations and networks from diverse backgrounds and settings, representing different interest groups and themes, geographical regions, gender identities, age groups, income settings and health status.
Dear Civil Society representative,
Welcome to complete an application for your organization to participate in the WHO Civil Society Commission. This form is part of assessing whether your organization fulfills the eligibility criteria in accordance with the Terms of Reference for the Civil Society Commission.
Please note that you will be asked to upload the following documents, if your organization has them, or provide information on them, and you may wish to have them ready before starting:
- Proof of registration
- Constitution, By-laws or similar
- Financial report , with sources of funding
- Letter from the manager of your organization to confirm the expression of interest for your organization to participate in the WHO Civil Society Commission (sample letter downloadable in the survey)
- Tobacco and arms disclosure declaration (Declaration can be downloaded in the survey, completed and uploaded).
After completing the form and submitting the application, it will go through an assessment to verify that your organization conforms to the requirements to participate in the WHO Civil Society Commission and its working groups.
Once the assessment has been completed, you will receive an email informing you of the outcome.
The WHO Civil Society Commission participants will be listed on WHO website.
Thank you for your interest, and looking forward to collaborating with you.
WHO Secretariat for the WHO Civil Society Commission
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