Ms Preeti Sudan, President of the COP
Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva, Head of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC and Dr Haik Nikogosian former Head of the Secretariat during the opening of the COP8
Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva, Head of the Secretariat, Ms Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Dr Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General
Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva, Head of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC with Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO right before the opening of the COP8
Ms Preeti Sudan, President of the COP
Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva, Head of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC
Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva, Head of the Convention Secretariat with Ms Ms Preeti Sudan, President of the COP
Ms Preeti Sudan, President of the COP
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivering his opening speech during the opening of the COP
Dr Tedros during the opening
Mr David Chivkaidze, Chief of staff, UNOG representing Mr Michael Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva during the opening ceremony
Dr da Costa e Silva, delivering the opening speech
Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva delivering the opening speech
Dr Haik Nikogosian, former Head of the Convention Secretaria
Minister Grace Maria Fernandes Mendonça, Attorney-General of Brazil, invited speaker of the opening of the COP8
Minister Grace Maria Fernandes Mendonça, Attorney-General of Brazil giving a speech during the opening
Anne Bucher, Head of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Invited speaker, Ms Anne Bucher, Head of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety during the COP8 opening
WHO's Regional Coordinators
Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva with Svetlana Axelrod, WHO’s Assistant Director General for NCDs and Mental Health and Dr Joy St John, WHO’s Assistant Director General for Climate and Other Determinants of Health at the High-level Segment on Tobacco Control and Global Climate Action
Launch of the Global Progress Report 2018
Launch of the Global Progress Report 2018
Paul Blokhuis, Netherlands State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport
Marketplace
Dr Tibor Szilagyi, Team leader of Reporting and Knowledge Management and Leticia Martinez, team member, launching the report
Mr Paul Desanker, Director of Adaptation Programme representing Ms Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC during the High-level segment on Tobacco Control and Global Climate Action
H.E: Mensah Tina Gifty Naa Ayele Mensah, Deputy Minister of health of Ghana
COP President Ms Preeti Sudan, moderating the High Level Segment with participants: (from left to right) Mr Youssef Nassef, Ms Soumnya Swaminathan, Mr Paul Blokhuis and Ms Mensah Ayele
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Deputy Director General for Programmes during the High-level segment on Tobacco Control and Global Climate Action