The Eighteenth Standing Committee holds its second meeting on 18–19 November, hosted by Andorra. Agenda items include the follow-up to the 2010 session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (WHO’s governing body in the European Region) and a draft agenda for the 2011 session.

The Standing Committee will also review the reports of working groups that reviewed:

1. the work of WHO/Europe in countries; and
2. WHO/Europe’s geographically dispersed offices.

The 2010 Regional Committee expanded the Standing Committee’s membership from 9 to 12 Member States and gave it new roles and mandates.