WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE A45/DIV/5 3 June 1992 FORTY-FIFTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY DECISIONS AND LIST OF RESOLUTIONS I. DECISIONS (1) Composition of the Committee on Credentials The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly appointed a Committee on Credentials consisting of delegates of the following 12 Member States: Bahrain, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Costa Rica, Gabon, Greece, Iceland, Netherlands, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay and Zimbabwe. (First plenary meeting, 4 May 1992) (2) Composition of the Committee on Nominations The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly elected a Committee on Nominations consisting of delegates of the following 25 Member States: Angola, Austria, Bahamas, Bolivia, Burundi, Chile, China, Cyprus, France, Honduras,Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal,New Zealand, Oman, Russian Federation, Samoa, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania and Venezuela. (First plenary meeting, 4 May 1992) (3) Election of officers of the Forty-fifth World Health Assembly The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the Committee on Nominations, elected the following officers: President: Mr A. Al-Badi (United Arab Emirates) Vice-Presidents: Professor M. Maiorescu (Romania) Mr J. Eckstein (Trinidad and Tobago) Dr M. Adhyatma (Indonesia) Dr N. Ngendabanyikwa (Burundi) Professor Pham Song (Viet Nam) (Second plenary meeting, 4 May 1992)
(4) Election of officers of the main committees The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the Committee on Nominations, elected the following officers of the main committees: Committee A: Chairman, Dr Catherine L. Mead (Australia) Committee B: Chairman, Dr A.-S. Yoosuf (Maldives) (Second plenary meeting, 4 May 1992) The main committees subsequently elected the following officers: Committee A: Vice-Chairmen, Dr A. Javor (Hungary) and Dr Véronique Lawson (Benin) Rapporteur, Dr F. Chávez Peón (Mexico) Committee В: Vice-chairmen,Dr A.D. Jatene (Brazil) and Dr E. Nakamura (Japan) Rapporteur, Mr D. van Daele (Belgium) (First meetings of Committees A and B, 5 and 6 May 1992) (5) Establishment of the General Committee The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the Committee on Nominations, elected the delegates of the following 17 countries as members of the General Committee: Argentina, Brazil, China,Cuba, Ethiopia, France, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Lesotho, Mozambique, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Togo, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America and Zambia. (Second plenary meeting, 4 May 1992) (6) Adoption of the agenda The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly adopted the provisional agenda prepared by the Executive Board at its eighty-ninth session with the deletion of two items. (Third plenary meeting, 5 May 1992) (7) Verification of credentials The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly recognized the validity of the credentials of the following delegations: Members Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia,Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium,Benin,Bhutan, Bolivia,Botswana,Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi,Cameroon,Canada,Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica,Côte d'ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, 1 Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia,Fiji, Finland,France, Gabon, Gambia,Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Guyana,Haiti,Honduras,Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic 1 Credentials provisionally accepted.
Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), 1 Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, 1 Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1 Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain,Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Vanuatu, 1 Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe. State whose application for membership has been approved pending deposit of the formal instrument of acceptance of the Constitution Georgia. Associate Member Puerto Rico. (Fifth, twelfth and thirteenth plenary meetings, 6, 13 and 14 May 1992) (8) Report of the Director-General pn the work of WHO in 1990-1991 The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly, after reviewing the Director-GeneraPs report on the work of the Organization in 1990-1991, 2 noted with satisfaction the manner in which the Organization's programme for that biennium had been implemented. (Tenth plenary meeting, 10 May 1992) (9) 曰 ection of Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board. ',. -.- - i :;- },:..";,.. :." t ; _.:..:,-... The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly, after considering the recommendations of the General Committee, 3 elected the following as Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board: Cameroon, Canada, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, Portugal, Qatar, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (Eleventh plenary meeting, 11 May 1992) (10) Renewal of appointments to expert advisory panels and committees The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly decided to amend the last sentence of paragraph 3.3.1 of the Regulations for Expert Advisory Panels and Committees, which would now read as follows: "Renewals of appointments should be fixed for periods of up to four years". 4 (Twelfth plenary meeting, 13 May 1992) 1 Credentials provisionally accepted. 2 The Work of WHO, 1990-1991. 3 For report of the General Committee, see document A45/42. 4 See Basic documents, thirty-eighth edition, 1990, p. 100.
(11) Annual report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board for 1990 The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly noted the status of the operation of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, as indicated in the annual report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board, and as reported by the Director-General. 1 (12) Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly appointed the members of the Executive Board designated by the Government of Senegal and the Government of China as member and alternate member, respectively, of the WHO Staff Pension Committee, the appointments being for a period of one year, and the members of the Executive Board designated by the Government of Mongolia and the Government of Canada as member and alternate member, respectively, of the Committee, the appointments being for a period of three years. (13) Reports of the Executive Board on its eighty-eighth and eighty-ninth sessions The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly, after reviewing the Executive Board's reports on its eighty-eighth 2 and eighty-ninth 3 sessions, approved the reports; commended the Board on the work it had performed; and expressed its appreciation of the dedication with which the Board had carried out the tasks entrusted to it. It requested the President to convey the thanks of the Health Assembly in particular to those members of the Board who would be completing their terms of office immediately after the closure of the Assembly. (14) Selection of the country in which the Forty-sixth World Health Assembly will be held The Forty-fifth World Health Assembly, in accordance with Article 14 of the Constitution, decided that the Forty-sixth World Health Assembly would be held in Switzerland. 1 Document A45/32. 2 Document EB88/1991/REC/1. 3 Documents EB89/1992/REC/1 and EB89/1992/REC/2.
II. RESOLUTIONS WHA45.1 WHA45.2 WHA45.3 WHA45.4 WHA45.5 WHA45.6 WHA45.7 WHA45.8 WHA45.9 WHA45.10 WHA45. 11 WHA45..12 WHA45. 13 Admission of new Members and Associate Members: Georgia Admission of new Members and Associate Members: Slovenia Admission of new Members and Associate Members: Puerto Rico Implementation of the Global Strategy for Health for All by the Year 2000, second evaluation; and Eighth Report on the World Health Situation Strengthening nursing and midwifery in support of strategies for health for all Financial report on the accounts of WHO for the financial period 1990-1991, report of the External Auditor, and comments thereon of the Committee of the Executive Board to Consider Certain Financial Matters prior to the Health Assembly (Article 18(f); Financial Regulations 11.3 and 12.9) Status of collection of assessed contributions and status of advances to the Working Capital Fund Members in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent which would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution Real Estate Fund Disability prevention and rehabilitation Assessment of new Members and Associate Members: Assessments of Latvia and Lithuania Assessment of new Members and Associate Members: Assessment of Puerto Rico Assessment of new Members and Associate Members: Assessments of Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Tajikistan WHA45. 14 Assessment of new Members and Associate Members: Assessment of Slovenia WHA45. 15 Scale of assessments for the second year of the financial period 1992-1993 WHA45. 16 Salaries for ungraded posts and the Director-General WHA45. 17 Immunization and vaccine quality WHA45. 18 Collaboration within the United Nations system: General matters WHA45. 19 Support to drought-stricken countries of southern Africa WHA45.20 WHA45.21 WHA45.22 WHA45.23 Collaboration within the United Nations system: General matters: Multisectoral collaboration on WHO,s programme on "tobacco or health" Collaboration within the United Nations system: Health assistance to specific countries Child health and development: Health of the newborn Arrears of contributions payable by formerly inactive Members Belarus and Ukraine
WHA45.24 WHA45.25 WHA45.26 WHA45.27 WHA45.28 WHA45.29 WHA45.30 WHA45.31 WHA45.32 WHA45.33 WHA45.34 WHA45.35 Collaboration within the United Nations system: General matters: Health and development Collaboration within the United Nations system: General matters: Women, health and development Health conditions of the Arab population in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine WHO Action Programme on Essential Drugs Harmonizing drug regulations Proposed guidelines on the WHO Certification Scheme on the Quality of Pharmaceutical Products moving in International Commerce WHO ethical criteria for medicinal drug promotion Health and environment International Programme on Chemical Safety National strategies for overcoming micronutrient malnutrition Infant and young child nutrition (progress and evaluation report; and status of implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes) Global strategy for the prevention and control of AIDS