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From: Athina Andonatou <[FOI #19421 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 22 May 2022 5:32 pm
To: Emergency Management [NEMA] <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Did the WHO provide advance warning of the pandemic?

Dear Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, It is come to my attention that the World Health Organisation may have instructed our Government to prepare for an imminent coronavirus pandemic. As the truth is hard to find at this time, I am requesting all documentation, all communications and all reports between:
1) the Government and WHO
2) The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management and The WHO
3) The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management and the Prime Minister For the period covering 1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020

Yours faithfully,
Athina Andonatou

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Kia ora Anthina,  

 

Thank you for your request to the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) on 1
June 2022 for:  

 

“all documentation, all communications and all reports between 

1) the Government and WHO” 

 

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specify which topic/s of communication you are interested in accessing
between the Government New Zealand Ministry of Health and the World Health
Organisation, as New Zealand engages with the WHO on the full spectrum of
health topics that fall under the Organization's purview.  

 

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We look forward to receiving your response.  

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