SIXTY-FOURTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

1 WHA64/2011/REC/1 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SIXTY-FOURTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY GENEVA, 16 24 MAY 2011 RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS ANNEXES GENEVA 2011 - ii - ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviations used in WHO documentation include the following: ACHR Advisory Committee on HEALTH Research ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations CEB United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (formerly ACC) CIOMS Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development ILO International Labour Organization (Office)

2 IMF International Monetary Fund IMO International Maritime Organization INCB International Narcotics Control Board ITU International Telecommunication Union OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OIE Office International des Epizooties PAHO Pan American HEALTH Organization UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDCP United Nations International Drug Control Programme UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children s Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East WFP WORLD Food Programme WIPO WORLD Intellectual Property Organization WMO WORLD Meteorological Organization WTO WORLD Trade Organization _____ The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this volume do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the WORLD HEALTH Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities.

3 Or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Where the designation country or area appears in the headings of tables, it covers countries, territories, cities or areas. - iii - PREFACE The SIXTY-FOURTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY was held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 16 to 24 May 2011, in accordance with the decision of the Executive Board at its 127th session. _____ - v - CONTENTS Page Preface .. iii Agenda .. ix List of documents .. xiii Officers of the HEALTH ASSEMBLY and membership of its committees .. xix RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS Resolutions Implementation of the International HEALTH Regulations (2005) .. 1 WHO 2 Appropriation resolution for the financial period 2012 2013 .. 2 HEALTH conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan .. 5 Pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits.

4 8 HEALTH workforce strengthening .. 9 Strengthening nursing and midwifery .. 13 Strengthening national policy dialogue to build more robust HEALTH policies, strategies and plans .. 16 Sustainable HEALTH financing structures and universal coverage .. 18 Strengthening national HEALTH emergency and disaster management capacities and resilience of HEALTH systems .. 21 Preparations for the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General ASSEMBLY on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, following on the Moscow Conference .. Page - vi - WHO s role in the follow-up to the United Nations High-level Plenary Meeting of the General ASSEMBLY on the Millennium Development Goals (New York, September 2010) .. 26 Working towards the reduction of perinatal and neonatal mortality .. 28 Global HEALTH sector strategy on HIV/AIDS, 2011 2015 .. 30 Cholera: mechanism for control and prevention .. 31 Eradication of dracunculiasis.

5 34 Malaria .. 35 Unaudited interim financial report on the accounts of WHO for the year 2010 .. 39 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 .. 39 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears .. 40 Scale of assessments for 2012 2013 .. 41 Amendments to the Financial Regulations .. 45 Appointment of the External Auditor .. 46 Drinking-water, sanitation and HEALTH .. 46 Salaries of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General .. 50 International Agency for Research on Cancer: amendments to Statute .. 51 Child injury prevention .. 51 Youth and HEALTH risks .. 55 Decisions WHA64(1) Composition of the Committee on Credentials .. 59 WHA64(2) Election of officers of the SIXTY-FOURTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY .

6 59 WHA64(3) Election of officers of the main committees .. 59 WHA64(4) Establishment of the General Committee .. 60 WHA64(5) Adoption of the agenda .. 60 WHA64(6) Verification of credentials .. 60 Page - vii - WHA64(7) Election of Members entitled to designate a person to serve on the Executive Board .. 67 WHA64(8) United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund: appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee .. 67 WHA64(9) Selection of the country in which the Sixty-fifth WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY would be held .. 67 WHA64(10) Substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/fa lsified/counterfeit medical products .. 67 WHA64(11) Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks .. 68 ANNEXES 1. Recommendations contained in the final report of the Review Committee on the Functioning of the International HEALTH Regulations (2005) in relation to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 .. 71 2. Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for the sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits.

7 79 3. The Moscow Declaration .. 121 4. Global HEALTH sector strategy on HIV/AIDS, 2011 2015 .. 127 5. Text of the amended Financial Regulations of the WORLD HEALTH Organization .. 157 6. Financial and administrative implications for the Secretariat of resolutions adopted by the HEALTH ASSEMBLY .. 158 _____ - ix - AGENDA1 PLENARY 1. Opening of the HEALTH ASSEMBLY Appointment of the Committee on Credentials Election of the President Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairmen of the main committees, and establishment of the General Committee Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to the main committees 2. Report of the Executive Board on its 127th and 128th sessions 3. Address by Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General 4. Invited speaker 5. [Deleted] 6. Executive Board: election 7. Awards 8. Reports of the main committees 9. Closure of the HEALTH ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE A 10. Opening of the Committee2 11. The future of financing for WHO 12.

8 Programme and budget matters Implementation of Programme budget 2010 2011: interim report 1 Adopted at the second plenary meeting. 2 Including election of Vice-Chairmen and Rapporteur. SIXTY-FOURTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY - x - Medium-term strategic plan 2008 2013: interim assessment Medium-term strategic plan 2008 2013 and Proposed programme budget 2012 2013 13. Technical and HEALTH matters Pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits Implementation of the International HEALTH Regulations (2005) HEALTH -related Millennium Development Goals WHO s role in the follow-up to the high-level plenary meeting of the sixty-fifth session of the United Nations General ASSEMBLY on the review of the Millennium Development Goals (September 2010) HEALTH system strengthening Global immunization vision and strategy Draft WHO HIV/AIDS strategy 2011 2015 Substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/fa lsified/counterfeit medical products Smallpox eradication: destruction of variola virus stocks Cholera.

9 Mechanism for control and prevention Malaria Eradication of dracunculiasis Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases WHO s role in the preparation, implementation and follow-up to the high-level meeting of the United Nations General ASSEMBLY on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (September 2011) [Transferred to Committee B] [Transferred to Committee B] [Transferred to Committee B] [Transferred to Committee B] [Transferred to Committee B] AGENDA - xi - COMMITTEE B 14. Opening of the Committee1 15. HEALTH conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan 16. Audit and oversight matters Report of the Internal Auditor 17.

10 Financial matters Unaudited interim financial report on the accounts of WHO for the year 2010 Interim report of the External Auditor 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 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears Scale of assessments for 2012 2013 [Deleted] Amendments to the Financial Regulations and Financial Rules Appointment of the External Auditor 18. Staffing matters Human resources: annual report Report of the International Civil Service Commission Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee Interim progress report of the Working Group on the Election of the Director-General of the WORLD HEALTH Organization 19. Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations 20.