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1 Contents Official Session Reports First meeting of Committee A... 5 Item 10 Opening of the Committee... 5 Item 12 Preparedness, surveillance and response Item Health Emergencies and Item 12.4 Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)... 6 Second meeting of Committee A... 6 Item 20 Financial matters... 6 Item 20.3 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears (transferred from Committee B)... 6 Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response... 6 Item 12.1 (continued) Health emergencies and Item 12.4 (continued) Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)... 6 Third meeting of Committee A... 7 Item 11 Programme and budget matters... 7 Item 11.1 Overview of financial situation: Programme budget Item 11.2 Proposed programme budget Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response... 7 Item 12.1 (continued) Health emergencies and Item 12.4 (continued) Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)... 7 Fourth meeting of Committee A... 8 Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response... 8 Item 12.1 (continued) Health emergencies and Item 12.4 (continued) Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)... 8 Item 12.2 Antimicrobial resistance... 8 Fifth meeting of Committee A... 8 Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response... 9 Item 12.3 Poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis update Polio transition planning... 9 Sixth meeting of Committee A... 9 Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response... 9 Item 12.3 (continued) Poliomyelitis... 9 Item 12.5 Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework... 9 Seventh meeting of Committee A Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response... 10

2 Item 12.2 (continued) Antimicrobial resistance Item 12.4 (continued) Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005).. 10 Item 13 (continued) Health systems Item 13.2 Principles on the donation and management of blood, blood components and other medical products of human origin Item 13.3 Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines. 11 Item 13.4 Evaluation and review of the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property Eighth meeting of Committee A Item 13.4 Evaluation and review of the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property Item 13.5 Follow-up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination Item 13.3 (continued) Addressing the global shortage of and access to, medicines and vaccines Ninth meeting of Committee A Item 13 (continued) Health systems Item 13.3 (continued) Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines Item 13.6 Member State mechanism on substandard/spurious/falselylabelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products Tenth meeting of Committee A Item 14 Communicable diseases Item 14.2 Global vector control response Item 13 (continued) Health systems Item 13.6 (continued) Member State mechanism on substandard/spurious/falselylabelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products Item 14 (continued) Communicable diseases Item 14.1 Global vaccine action plan Eleventh meeting of Committee A Item 14 (continued) Communicable diseases Item 14.1 (continued) Global vaccine action plan Item 13 (continued) Health systems Item 13.7 Promoting the health of refugees and migrants Item 16 Promoting health through the life course Item 16.1 Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Twelfth meeting of Committee A... 16

3 Item 16 (continued) Promoting health through the life course Item 16.1 (continued) Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Item 16.2 The role of the health sector in the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management towards the 2020 goal and beyond Item 16.3 Global Strategy for Women s, Children s and Adolescents Health ( ): adolescents health Thirteenth meeting of Committee A Item 16 (continued) Promoting health through the life course Item 16.3 (continued) Global Strategy for Women s, Children s and Adolescents Health ( ): adolescents health Item 14 (continued) Communicable diseases Item 14.2 (continued) Global control response... Error! Bookmark not defined. Item 17 Progress reports Document A70/ Communicable diseases Preparedness, surveillance and response Fourteenth meeting of Committee A Item 17 (continued) Progress reports Document A70/ Noncommunicable diseases Promoting health through the life course Health systems First meeting of Committee B Item 18 Opening of the Committee Including election of Vice-Chairmen and Rapporteur item 19 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan to the second meeting of Committee B Item 20 (continued) Financial matters Item 20.1 WHO mid-term programmatic and financial report for , including audited financial statements for Item 20.2 Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution Item 20.4 Scale of assessments for Item 21 Audit and oversight matters Item 21.2 Report of the Internal Auditor Item 21.1 Report of the External Auditor Second meeting of Committee B... 21

4 Item 19 (continued) Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan Third meeting of Committee B Item 22 Staffing matters Item Human Resources: annual report The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor Item 22.2 Report of the International Civil Service Commission Item 22.3 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules Item 22.4 Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board Item 22.5 Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee Item 23 Management, legal and governance matters Item 23.1 Overview of WHO reform implementation Item 23.2 Governance reform: follow-up to decision WHA69(8) (2016) Fourth meeting of Committee B Item 23 (continued) Management, legal and governance matters Item 23.2 (continued) Governance reform: follow-up to decision WHA69(8) (2016) Item 23.3 Engagement with non-state actors Item 23.4 Proposed Infrastructure Fund (consolidating the Real Estate Fund and IT Fund) Item 24 Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations Item 15 Noncommunicable diseases (transferred from Committee A) Item 15.1 Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in Fifth meeting of Committee B Item 23 (continued) Management, legal and governance matters Item 23.2 (continued) Governance reform: follow-up to decision WHA69(8) (2016) Item 15 (continued) Noncommunicable diseases (transferred from Committee A) Item 15.1 (continued) Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in Item 15.2 Draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia Sixth meeting of Committee B Item 15 (continued) Noncommunicable diseases (transferred from Committee A) Item 15.2 (continued) Draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia Item 15.3 Public health dimension of the world drug problem Item 15.4 Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition... 26

5 Seventh meeting of Committee B Item 15 (continued) Noncommunicable diseases (transferred from Committee A) Item 15.4 (continued) Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition.. 27 Item 15.1 (continued) Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in Item 15.5 Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan Eighth meeting of Committee B Item 15 (continued) Noncommunicable diseases (transferred from Committee A) Item 15.6 Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach Item 15.7 Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Item 15.8 Prevention of deafness and hearing loss Item 15.5 (continued) Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan Ninth meeting of Committee B First meeting of Committee A Commencing after DG Address, Monday, 22 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Item 10 Opening of the Committee In accordance with Rule 34 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly, the Committee elected Dr Husnoo Mohammed (Mauritius) and Mr Philip Davies (Fiji) Vice- Chairmen, and Mr Ioannis Baskozos (Greece) Rapporteur. One delegation took the floor to request that the European Union be invited to attend and participate without vote in the deliberations of the meetings, sub-committees, drafting groups or other subdivisions thereof, and addressing matters falling within the European Union competence in the Seventieth World Health Assembly. The Chairman invited the Secretariat and his Excellency, M.O. Illunga Kalenga, Minister of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to brief the Committee on the Ebola situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

6 Item 12 Preparedness, surveillance and response Item 12.1 Health Emergencies and Item 12.4 Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) The Chairman informed the Committee that subitems 12.1 and 12.4 would be taken together. The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Chair of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, Dr Precious Matsoso (South Africa), to introduce the report contained in document A70/8. Comments were then invited from the floor. It was announced that discussion of the subitems would resume at the next meeting of Committee A. The meeting was adjourned. Second meeting of Committee A Commencing 09:00 Tuesday, 23 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Later: Mr Philip Davies (Fiji) Item 20 Financial matters Item 20.3 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears (transferred from Committee B) The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Secretariat to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A70/67. The Chairman invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to issues raised and the Committee approved the draft resolution. Draft first report of Committee A The Chairman invited the Rapporteur (Mr Ioannis Baskozos [Greece]) to read the first draft report from Committee A, document (draft) A70/68, containing one resolution entitled: Arrears in payment of contributions: Somalia The first report of Committee A was adopted. Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response Item 12.1 (continued) Health emergencies and Item 12.4 (continued) Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) The Chairman reopened the subitems and invited comments from the floor. It was announced that due to time constraints, discussion of the subitems would resume at a subsequent meeting of Committee A. The meeting was adjourned.

7 Third meeting of Committee A Commencing 09:00 Wed, 24 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Later: Mr Philip Davies (Fiji) The Chairman opened the meeting and informed the Committee that Dr Husnoo Mohammed (Mauritius) was no longer able to serve as Vice-Chairman to Committee A. The Committee elected Mr Anandrao Hurree (Mauritius) to serve as Vice-Chairman in his place. Item 11 Programme and budget matters Item 11.1 Overview of financial situation: Programme budget The Chairman opened agenda item 11, subitem 11.1 and drew the Committee s attention to the relevant documents A70/6 and A70/58. Comments were invited from the floor. The Committee noted the report, thus closing the subitem. Item 11.2 Proposed programme budget The Chairman opened the subitem and drew the Committee s attention to the relevant documents A70/7, A70/INF./2, A70/INF./5 and A70/INF./6 and asked that they consider the draft resolution Proposed programme budget contained in document A70/59. The floor was given to the Chair of the Programme Budget and Administration Committee (PBAC), Dr Viroj Tangcharoensathien, (Thailand), who made some introductory remarks. The floor was opened for discussion and the Secretariat responded to issues raised. The Committee approved the draft resolution and the subitem was closed. Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response Item 12.1 (continued) Health emergencies and Item 12.4 (continued) Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) The Chairman reopened the subitems and invited comments from the floor. It was announced that discussion of the subitems would resume at a subsequent meeting of Committee A pending the outcome of informal consultations on document A70/16. Discussion of the subitem was suspended.

8 Fourth meeting of Committee A Commencing 14:30 Wednesday, 24 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Later: Mr Philip Davies (Fiji) Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response Item 12.1 (continued) Health emergencies and Item 12.4 (continued) Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) The Chairman reopened the subitems and invited the Chair of the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, Dr Precious Matsoso (South Africa), to respond issues raised during the previous meeting of Committee A. The Chairman then invited the Secretariat to respond. Comments were invited from the floor. The Committee noted the reports contained in documents A70/8, A70/9, A70/10, A70/11, thus closing agenda subitem The Committee also noted document A70/15 and decided that discussion of subitem 12.4 be suspended pending the outcome of the informal consultations and be resumed at a subsequent meeting of the Committee. Item 12.2 Antimicrobial resistance The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Chair of the Executive Board to make introductory remarks. The Committee was invited to consider the reports contained in documents A70/12 and A70/13 and the draft resolution EB140.R5 Improving the prevention, diagnosis and management of sepsis contained in document EB140/2017/REC/1. The Committee noted the reports and the Chairman proposed that the agenda subitem remain open pending processing of the proposed amendments. The meeting was adjourned. Fifth meeting of Committee A Commencing 09:00 Thurs, 25 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Later: Mr Philip Davies (Fiji) Draft second report of Committee A The Chairman invited the Rapporteur Mr Ioannis Baskozos (Greece), to read out the second draft report of Committee A, document (draft) A70/69 containing one resolution entitled: Proposed programme budget The resolution was approved and the second draft report of Committee A was adopted.

9 Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response Item 12.3 Poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis update Polio transition planning The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Chair of the Executive Board to make introductory remarks. The Committee was invited to consider the reports contained in document A70/14 and A70/14 Add.1, and the draft decision Poliomyelitis: polio transition planning contained in document A70/A/CONF./4. The Chairman informed the Committee that the subitem would be discussed under two bullet points: Poliomyelitis update and Polio transition planning. The Committee finished discussion on the first bullet point and the Committee noted the report contained in document A70/14. The Committee was invited to consider the second bullet point Polio transition planning and the floor was opened for discussion. Due to time constraints, it was decided to continue discussion of this subitem at the next meeting of Committee A. Sixth meeting of Committee A Commencing 14:30 Thurs, 25 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Later: Mr Philip Davies (Fiji) Mr Anandrao Hurree (Mauritius) Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response Item 12.3 (continued) Poliomyelitis The Chairman opened the meeting and the Committee resumed discussion on the second bullet point in this subitem, Polio transition planning. The Chairman invited the Secretariat to respond to issues raised. The Committee noted the report and the draft decision was approved, thus closing the subitem. Item 12.5 Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework The Chairman opened the subitem and invited Professor William Ampofo, a member of the 2016 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework Review Group, to make introductory remarks. The Committee was invited to consider the reports contained in documents A70/17 and A70/57 and the draft decision:

10 Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework contained in document A70/A/CONF./8 Rev.1. The Chairman invited both Professor Ampofo and the Secretariat to respond. The Committee noted the report and the draft decision was approved, as amended. The subitem was closed. Seventh meeting of Committee A Commencing 09:00 Fri 26 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Draft third report of Committee A The Chairman invited the Rapporteur Mr Ioannis Baskozos (Greece), to read out the third draft report of Committee A, document (draft) A70/72 containing two decisions entitled: Poliomyelitis: polio transition planning Review of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework and one resolution entitled: Human resources for health and implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth The third draft report of Committee A was adopted. Item 12 (continued) Preparedness, surveillance and response Item 12.2 (continued) Antimicrobial resistance The Chairman resumed discussion of the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the draft resolution contained in document A70/A/CONF./11. Amendments received from the floor were read out by the Secretariat. The Committee approved the draft resolution, as amended. The subitem was closed. Item 12.4 (continued) Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) The Chairman reopened the subitem and invited the Chair of the informal consultation to read the text of the new draft decision. The Committee approved the draft decision and the subitem was closed. Item 13 (continued) Health systems Item 13.2 Principles on the donation and management of blood, blood components and other medical products of human origin The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report and provide further guidance on the draft framework of guiding principles contained

11 in document A70/19. The Secretariat responded to issues raised and the Committee noted the report. The subitem was closed. Item 13.3 Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report contained in document A70/20. The Secretariat was asked to respond to issues raised. Consideration of the subitem was deferred to the eighth meeting of Committee A. Item 13.4 Evaluation and review of the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report contained in document A70/21. Due to time constraints, the Chairman announced that discussion of the subitem would be postponed until the next meeting of Committee A. The meeting was adjourned.

12 Eighth meeting of Committee A Commencing 14:30 Fri 26 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Later: Mr Philip Davies (Fiji) Item 13.4 Evaluation and review of the global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property The Chairman invited the Committee to resume the discussion on the report contained in document A70/21. The Secretariat responded to issues raised. The Committee noted the report, thus closing the subitem. Item 13.5 Follow-up of the report of the Consultative Expert Working Group on Research and Development: Financing and Coordination The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report contained in document A70/22. The Chairman invited the Secretariat to respond to issues raised. The Committee noted the report, thus closing the subitem. Item 13.3 (continued) Addressing the global shortage of and access to, medicines and vaccines The Chairman invited the Committee to resume discussion on the report contained in document A70/20. Due to time constraints the subitem was suspended until the ninth meeting of Committee A. The meeting was adjourned. Ninth meeting of Committee A Commencing 09:00 Sat 27 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Draft fourth report of Committee A The Chairman invited the Rapporteur Mr Ioannis Baskozos (Greece), to read out the fourth draft report of Committee A, document (draft) A70/73 containing one resolution entitled: Improving the prevention, diagnosis and clinical management of sepsis and one decision entitled: Implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) The fourth draft report of Committee A was adopted.

13 Item 13 (continued) Health systems Item 13.3 (continued) Addressing the global shortage of, and access to, medicines and vaccines The Chairman invited the Committee to resume discussion on the report contained in document A70/20. At the invitation of the Chairman, the Secretariat responded to issues raised. The Committee agreed to include the subitem on the agenda for the Executive Board meeting at its 142nd session in January Item 13.6 Member State mechanism on substandard/spurious/falselylabelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report contained in documents A70/23 and the draft decision EB140(6) Member State mechanism on substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products contained in document EB140/2017/REC/1. The subitem was suspended until the tenth meeting of Committee A.. The meeting was adjourned. Tenth meeting of Committee A Commencing after Item 8 in Plenary Mon 29 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Later: Mr Anandrao Hurree (Mauritius) Item 14 Communicable diseases Item 14.2 Global vector control response The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Committee to note the report contained in document A70/26 Rev.1 and the draft resolution contained in document A70/26 Rev.1 Add.1. The Committee agreed to an informal consultation on the subitem. Discussion of the subitem will resume at a subsequent meeting of Committee A.

14 Item 13 (continued) Health systems Item 13.6 (continued) Member State mechanism on substandard/spurious/falselylabelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products The Chairman resumed discussion of the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report contained in document A70/23 and the draft decision EB140(6) Member State mechanism on substandard/spurious/falselylabelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products contained in document EB140/2017/REC/1. The Secretariat responded to issues raised. The Committee noted the report and approved the draft decision. The subitem was closed. Item 14 (continued) Communicable diseases Item 14.1 Global vaccine action plan The meeting was adjourned. Eleventh meeting of Committee A Commencing 14:30 Mon 29 May Chairman: Mr Philip Davies (Fiji) Later: Mr Anandrao Hurree (Mauritius) Item 14 (continued) Communicable diseases Item 14.1 (continued) Global vaccine action plan The Chairman resumed discussion of the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report contained in document A70/25 and the draft resolution Strengthening immunization to achieve the goals of the global vaccine action plan contained in document A70/A/CONF./1. The Secretariat responded to issues raised. The Committee noted the report. The Secretariat read amendments to the draft resolution which was then approved by the Committee. The subitem was closed. Item 13 (continued) Health systems Item 13.7 Promoting the health of refugees and migrants The Chairman opened the subitem and invited co-chair of the informal consultation to report back on the findings of the informal consultation. The Chairman invited the Committee to consider the report contained in document A70/24 and the draft resolution Promoting the health of refugees and migrants contained in A70/A/CONF./7 Rev.1. The Secretariat responded to issues raised. The Committee noted the report and the draft resolution was approved. The subitem was closed.

15 Item 16 Promoting health through the life course Item 16.1 Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report contained in document A70/35 and the draft decision Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development contained in document A70/A/CONF./2. The subitem was suspended until the twelfth meeting of Committee A. The meeting was adjourned.

16 Twelfth meeting of Committee A Commencing 09:00 Tues 30 May Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Later: Mr Anandrao Hurree (Mauritius) Draft fifth report of Committee A The Chairman invited the Rapporteur Mr Ioannis Baskozos (Greece), to read out the fifth draft report of Committee A, document (draft) A70/75 containing one decision entitled: Member State mechanism on substandard/spurious/falselylabelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products And two resolutions entitled: Strengthening immunization to achieve the goals of the global vaccine action plan Promoting the health of refugees and migrants The fifth draft report of Committee A was adopted. Item 16 (continued) Promoting health through the life course Item 16.1 (continued) Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The Chairman resumed discussion of the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report contained in document A70/35 and the draft decision Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development contained in document A70/A/CONF./2. The Chairman invited the head of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to speak. The Secretariat was invited to respond to issues raised. The Committee noted the report. The chair of the informal consultation was invited to read out the agreed text from their discussion. The Committee approved the decision as proposed. The subitem was closed. Item 16.2 The role of the health sector in the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management towards the 2020 goal and beyond The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report and the draft decision The role of the health sector in the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management towards the 2020 goal and beyond contained in document A70/36. The Secretariat responded to issues raised. The Committee noted the report and approved the draft decision. The subitem was closed. Item 16.3 Global Strategy for Women s, Children s and Adolescents Health ( ): adolescents health The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report Global Strategy for Women s, Children s and Adolescents Health ( ): adolescents health in document A70/37. Discussion of the subitem was suspended until the thirteenth meeting of Committee A.

17 The meeting was adjourned. Thirteenth meeting of Committee A Commencing 14:30 Tues 30 May Thirteenth meeting of Committee A Chairman: Dr Hanan Mohamed Al-Kuwari (Qatar) Later: Mr Anandrao Hurree (Mauritius) Item 16 (continued) Promoting health through the life course Item 16.3 (continued) Global Strategy for Women s, Children s and Adolescents Health ( ): adolescents health Discussion of the subitem resumed and the Chairman invited the Committee to consider the report Global Strategy for Women s, Children s and Adolescents Health ( ): adolescents health as contained in document A70/37. The Chairman invited the head of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to make a statement. The Secretariat responded to issues raised and the Committee noted the report, thus closing the subitem. Item 14 (continued) Communicable diseases Item 14.2 Global vector control response The Chairman reopened the subitem. The Committee was invited to note the report contained in document A70/26 Rev.1, the draft resolution Global vector control response an integrated approach for the control of vector-borne diseases in document A70/26 Rev.1 Add.1 and the outcome of the informal consultation as contained in A70/A/CONF./12. The Chairman gave the floor to the Chair of the informal consultation (Australia), to introduce the revised draft resolution contained in A70/A/CONF./12. The Secretariat responded to issues raised. The Committee noted the report and approved the draft resolution, thus closing the subitem. Item 17 Progress reports Document A70/38 Communicable diseases D. Eradication of dracunculiasis (resolution WHA64.16 (2011)) E. Global strategy and targets for tuberculosis prevention, care and control after 2015 (resolution WHA67.1 (2014)) F. Global technical strategy and targets for malaria (resolution WHA68.2 (2015))

18 Preparedness, surveillance and response L. Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks (resolution WHA60.1 (2007)) M. Enhancement of laboratory biosafety (resolution WHA58.29 (2005)) The Chairman opened the item and invited the Committee to consider the progress reports listed in the above order. Due to time constraints, the item remained open for consideration at the next meeting of Committee A. The meeting was adjourned. Fourteenth meeting of Committee A Commencing 09:00 Wed 31 May Fourteenth meeting of Committee A Room XVIII 09:00 Draft sixth report of Committee A Document (Draft) A70/77 containing two decisions entitled: Progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The role of the health sector in the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management towards the 2020 goal and beyond and one resolution entitled: Global vector control response an integrated approach for the control of vectorborne diseases Item 17 (continued) Progress reports Document A70/38 Noncommunicable diseases A. WHO global disability action plan : better health for all people with disability (resolution WHA67.7 (2014)) B. Addressing the challenges of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety ( ): outcome of the second Global High-level Conference on Road Safety Time for Results (resolution WHA69.7 (2016)) C. Towards universal eye health: a global action plan (resolution WHA66.4 (2013)) Promoting health through the life course G. Public health impacts of exposure to mercury and mercury compounds: the role of WHO and ministries of public health in the implementation of the Minamata Convention (resolution WHA67.11 (2014)) H. Strategy for integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO (resolution WHA60.25 (2007))

19 Health systems I. Progress in the rational use of medicines (resolution WHA60.16 (2007)) J. Regulatory system strengthening for medical products (resolution WHA67.20 (2014)) K. Strengthening emergency and essential surgical care and anaesthesia as a component of universal health coverage (resolution WHA68.15 (2015)) First meeting of Committee B Commencing 09:00 Thurs 25 May Chairman: Dr Molwyn Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda) Item 18 Opening of the Committee Including election of Vice- Chairmen and Rapporteur In accordance with Rule 34 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly, the Committee elected Dr Mario Miklosi (Slovakia) and Dr Slamet (Indonesia) as Vice-Chairmen, and Dr Nguyen Manh Cuong (Viet Nam) as Rapporteur. item 19 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan to the second meeting of Committee B. 35 delegations took the floor to request an amendment to the order of discussion of the agenda items. 30 delegations requested the postponement of agenda item 19 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan to the second meeting of Committee B. Five delegations opposed the request. One delegation invoked Rule 59 of the Rules of Procedure to put the debate to a vote. A vote by show of hands was taken. The vote resulted in 59 votes in favour to 11 votes against, with 42 abstentions and 75 absent. The Chairman announced the postponement of the agenda item to the next meeting of the Committee. One delegation took the floor to request that the European Union be invited to attend and participate without vote in the deliberations of the meetings, sub-committees, drafting groups or other subdivisions thereof, and addressing matters falling within the European Union competence in the Seventieth World Health Assembly.

20 Item 20 (continued) Financial matters Item 20.1 WHO mid-term programmatic and financial report for , including audited financial statements for 2016 The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Committee approved the draft decision contained in document A70/58. Item 20.2 Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution The Chairman advised the Committee that Somalia is no longer concerned by Article 7 and should be deleted from the list. The draft resolution contained in document A70/60 was approved as amended. Item 20.4 Scale of assessments for The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Committee considered the draft resolution contained in EB140.R6 submitted by the Executive Board. The Secretariat responded to issues raised and the Committee approved the draft resolution. Item 21 Audit and oversight matters The Chairman opened the item and advised the Committee that subitem 21.2 would be taken first, pending the arrival of the External Auditor. Item 21.2 Report of the Internal Auditor The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to questions raised and the Committee noted the reports contained in documents A70/44, A70/56 and A70/62. Item 21.1 Report of the External Auditor The Chairman invited the Assistant Commissioner of the Commission on Audit of the Republic of the Philippines to present the report of the External Auditor and then opened the floor for discussion. The Secretariat responded to questions raised and the Committee approved the draft decision contained in document A70/61. The Chairman advised the Committee that the next meeting would commence with agenda item 19, to be followed by agenda item 22 Staffing matters and item 23 Management, legal and governance matters. If time permits, the Committee will also take sub-items 23.3 and 23.4 during the meeting.

21 The meeting was adjourned. Second meeting of Committee B Commencing 14:30 Thurs 25 May Chairman: Dr Molwyn Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda) Item 19 (continued) Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan The Chairman opened the item for discussion and invited the Committee to consider the draft decision contained in document A70/B/CONF./1 Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan. In accordance with Rule 72 of the Rules of Procedure, a roll-call vote was taken. The Chairman drew a letter in order to identify the first country to vote which was I. The vote resulted in 98 votes in favour to seven votes against, with 21 abstentions and 61 Member States absent, as follows: Votes in favour: Afghanistan; Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe. Votes against: Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Israel, Togo, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America. Abstentions: Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bulgaria, Colombia, Côte d Ivoire, Croatia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Malawi, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu. Absent: Albania, Andorra, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Cook Islands, Democratic People s Republic of Korea, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People s Democratic Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Myanmar,

22 Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Palau, Paraguay, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zambia. Nine delegations gave an explanation of vote under Rule 75 of the Rules of Procedure, one of which was given on behalf of a group of 15 Member States. The draft decision was approved and the meeting was adjourned. Third meeting of Committee B Commencing immediately after Item 8 in the plenary, Fri 26 May Chairman: Dr Molwyn Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda) Draft first report of Committee B The Chairman invited the Rapporteur Dr Nguyen Manh Cuong (Viet Nam), to read out the first draft report of Committee B, document (draft) A70/71 containing three decisions entitled: Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan WHO mid-term programmatic and financial report for , including audited financial statements for 2016 Report of the External Auditor and two resolutions entitled: Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution Scale of assessments for The first draft report of Committee B was adopted. Item 22 Staffing matters Item 22.1 Human Resources: annual report The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to questions raised and the Committee noted the report contained in document A70/45. Item 22.2 Report of the International Civil Service Commission The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Committee noted the report contained in document A70/46.

23 Item 22.3 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the Committee to consider the report contained in document A70/47. The Committee noted the report and approved resolution EB140.R9 submitted by the Executive Board. Item 22.4 Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to questions raised and the Committee noted the report contained in document A70/48. Item 22.5 Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee The Chairman opened the subitem and the Committee agreed to the nominations of Dr Naoko Yamamoto (Japan) and Dr Gerardo Lubin Burgos Bernal (Colombia) as members of the WHO Staff Pension Committee for the remainder of their terms of office until May The Committee also agreed to the nominations of Dr Asad Hafeez (Pakistan), Dr Papa Amadou Diack (Senegal), and Dr Alan Ludowyke (Sri Lanka) as alternate members of the WHO Staff Pension Committee for a three year term until May Item 23 Management, legal and governance matters Item 23.1 Overview of WHO reform implementation The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Committee noted the reports contained in document A70/50, A70/50 Add.1 and A70/50 Add.2. Item 23.2 Governance reform: follow-up to decision WHA69(8) (2016) The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. It was announced that discussion of the subitem would resume at the next meeting of Committee B. The meeting was adjourned. Fourth meeting of Committee B Commencing 14:30 Fri 26 May

24 Item 23 (continued) Management, legal and governance matters Item 23.2 (continued) Governance reform: follow-up to decision WHA69(8) (2016) The Chairman reopened the subitem. Three delegations requested to suspend the item to the next meeting of the Committee. Discussion of the subitem was suspended. Item 23.3 Engagement with non-state actors The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to questions raised and the Committee noted the reports contained in documents A70/52 and A70/53. Item 23.4 Proposed Infrastructure Fund (consolidating the Real Estate Fund and IT Fund) The Chairman opened the subitem and read out a correction to the draft decision. The Chairman invited comments from the floor and the Secretariat responded to questions raised. The Committee approved the draft decision contained in document A70/65 as corrected. Item 24 Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations The Chairman opened the item and invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to questions raised and the Committee noted the report contained in document A70/55. Item 15 Noncommunicable diseases (transferred from Committee A) Item 15.1 Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018 The Chairman invited the Chair of the Executive Board to introduce this subitem. The Chairman then opened the floor for discussion. Due to time constraints, it was decided to continue discussion of this subitem at the next meeting of Committee B. The meeting was adjourned.

25 Fifth meeting of Committee B Commencing after Item 8 in Plenary Mon 29 May Draft second report of Committee B The Chairman invited the Rapporteur Dr Nguyen Manh Cuong (Viet Nam) to read out the second draft report of Committee B, document (draft) A70/74 containing one resolution entitled: Salaries of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General and two decisions entitled: Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee Infrastructure Fund The second draft report of Committee B was adopted. Item 23 (continued) Management, legal and governance matters Item 23.2 (continued) Governance reform: follow-up to decision WHA69(8) (2016) The Chairman reopened the subitem. It was agreed to recommend to the Seventieth World Health Assembly that its current agenda item 23.2 Governance reform: followup to decision WHA69(8) (2016) be included on the agenda of the Executive Board at its 142nd session in January 2018 in order to permit, inter alia, further consideration of the two options contained in document A70/51 under the heading Explanatory memorandum for items proposed under Rule 5 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly. Item 15 (continued) Noncommunicable diseases (transferred from Committee A) Item 15.1 (continued) Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018 The Chairman reopened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. It was announced that discussion of the subitem would resume at a subsequent meeting of Committee B pending the outcome of an informal consultation on document A70/B/CONF./2.

26 Item 15.2 Draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. It was announced that discussion of the subitem would resume at the next meeting of Committee B. The meeting was adjourned. Sixth meeting of Committee B Commencing 14:30 Mon 29 May Sixth meeting of Committee B Chairman: Dr Molwyn Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda) Later: Dr Mario Miklosi (Slovakia) Item 15 (continued) Noncommunicable diseases (transferred from Committee A) Item 15.2 (continued) Draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia The Chairman reopened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to questions raised and the Committee approved the decision EB140(7) contained in document EB140/2017/REC/1 submitted by the Executive Board. Item 15.3 Public health dimension of the world drug problem The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to questions raised. The Committee noted the report contained in document A70/29 and approved the draft decision contained in document A70/A/CONF./6. Item 15.4 Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. It was announced that discussion of the subitem would resume at the next meeting of Committee B. The meeting was adjourned. Seventh meeting of Committee B Commencing 0900 Tuesday 30 May Chairman: Dr Mario Miklosi (Slovakia) Later: Dr Molwyn Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda) Draft third report of Committee B

27 The Chairman invited the Secretary to read out the third draft report of Committee B, document (draft) A70/76 containing two decisions entitled: Draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia Public health dimension of the world drug problem The third draft report of Committee B was adopted. Item 15 (continued) Noncommunicable diseases (transferred from Committee A) Item 15.4 (continued) Outcome of the Second International Conference on Nutrition The Chairman reopened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to questions raised and the Committee noted the report contained in document A70/30. Item 15.1 (continued) Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018 The Committee resumed discussion of the subitem and the Chairman invited comments from the floor. The Secretariat responded to questions raised and the Committee noted the report contained in document A70/27. The Chairman then invited the Chair of the informal consultation (New Zealand) to inform the Committee of the deliberation concerning the draft resolution. He invited the Committee to consider, as written, the draft resolution recommended by the Executive Board in EB140.R7 and endorse the updated Appendix 3. The Committee approved the resolution. Two delegations objected to Operative Paragraph 1 in the resolution and the Chairman announced that their positions will be noted in the record of the World Health Assembly. Item 15.5 Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. Amendments to the draft decision contained in document A70/A/CONF./10 were requested and the Chairman announced that a drafting group would convene at 13:00. The Secretariat responded to questions raised. The subitem remained open pending the outcome of the informal consultation. The meeting was adjourned.

28 Eighth meeting of Committee B Commencing 1430 Tuesday 30 May Eighth meeting of Committee B Chairman: Dr Slamet (Indonesia) Later: Dr Molwyn Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda) Item 15 (continued) Noncommunicable diseases (transferred from Committee A) Item 15.6 Cancer prevention and control in the context of an integrated approach The Chairman opened the subitem and informed the Committee that the draft resolution contained in document A70/A/CONF./9 had been corrected to reflect the complete list of countries who are co-sponsors of the draft resolution. The Chairman invited comments from the floor and the Secretariat responded to questions raised. The Committee approved the draft resolution as amended. Item 15.7 Strengthening synergies between the World Health Assembly and the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control The Chairman opened the subitem and invited the President of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO/FCTC to introduce his report. The Chairman opened the floor for discussion and the Committee noted the report contained in document A70/33 and approved the draft decision contained in document A70/A/CONF./3 as amended. Item 15.8 Prevention of deafness and hearing loss The Chairman opened the subitem and invited comments from the floor. The Committee noted the report contained in document A70/34 and approved resolution EB139.R1 contained in document EB139/2016/REC/1 submitted by the Executive Board. Item 15.5 (continued) Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity: implementation plan The Chairman reopened the subitem and invited the Chair of the Informal Group (Barbados) to inform the Committee of the deliberation. The Committee approved the draft decision contained in the White paper 1 distributed to the Committee during the session, as amended. The meeting was adjourned.