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The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, the specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting global health and ensuring access to the highest attainable standard of healthcare.

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Delegates from WHO Member States come together at an annual World Health Assembly held at the UN Headquarters in Geneva to focus on a specific healthcare agenda created by the WHO’s Executive Board for the coming year and decide which health goals and strategies will guide the WHO’s public health work.

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In the World Health Assembly, delegates shall represent one of the 194 current Member States. The working procedure of the Committee will be led by the Committee Directors. Delegates must write a position paper for the announced topics and submit it to the MUNLawS Academic team. Position papers will be reviewed and scored by the Committee Directors and the Academic team, and shall contribute to the final scores of delegates, upon which Committee awards will be based. Instructions on how to write the position paper are published on this website. Failure to follow these instructions or to meet the deadline for the submission of the position papers will result in negative points for the position paper. All delegates shall present their opening statements on the discussed topic after setting the agenda. Once every delegate presents their opening statement, which must not exceed 2 minutes, a general speakers list will be established and the floor shall be open to points or motions, as described in the General Rules of Procedure. Delegates recognized from the general speakers' list shall have no more than one and a half minute to address the Committee.

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​The main goal of the Committee is to adopt a Resolution. Issues that have not been discussed during formal debate may not be included in the Resolution. Every delegate shall read the General Rules of Procedure prior to the start of the MUNLawS Conference for a further detailed description of the procedure.

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