Second report of Committee B (Draft)

SEVENTIETH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY (Draft) A70/74 27 May 2017 Second report of Committee B (Draft) Committee B held its third and fourth meetings on 26 May 2017 under the chairmanship of Dr Molwyn Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda). It was decided to recommend to the Seventieth World Health Assembly the adoption of the attached two decisions and one resolution relating to the following agenda items: 22. Staffing matters 22.3 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules One resolution entitled: – Salaries of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General 22.5 Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee One decision 23. Management, legal and governance matters 23.4 Proposed Infrastructure Fund (consolidating the Real Estate Fund and IT Fund) One decision entitled: – Infrastructure Fund (Draft) A70/74 2 Agenda item 22.3 Salaries of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General The Seventieth World Health Assembly, Noting the recommendations of the Executive Board with regard to remuneration of staff in ungraded posts and of the Director-General, 1. ESTABLISHES the salaries of Assistant Directors-General and Regional Directors at US$ 174 373 gross per annum, with a corresponding net salary of US$ 130 586; 2. ALSO ESTABLISHES the salary of the Deputy Director-General at US$ 192 236 gross per annum, with a corresponding net salary of US$ 142 376; 3. FURTHER ESTABLISHES the salary of the Director-General at US$ 241 276 gross per annum, with a corresponding net salary of US$ 172 069; 4. DECIDES that those adjustments in remuneration shall take effect on 1 January 2017. (Draft) A70/74 3 Agenda item 22.5 Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee The Seventieth Health Assembly nominated the alternate members, Dr Naoko Yamamoto of the delegation of Japan and Dr Gerardo Lubin Burgos Bernal of the delegation of Colombia, as members for the remainder of their terms of office until May 2019. The Health Assembly nominated Dr Asad Hafeez of the delegation of Pakistan, Dr Papa Amadou Diack of the delegation of Senegal and Dr Alan Ludowyke of the delegation of Sri Lanka as alternate members of the WHO Staff Pension Committee for a three-year term until May 2020. (Draft) A70/74 4 Agenda items 23.4 Infrastructure Fund The Seventieth World Health Assembly, having considered the report on Proposed Infrastructure Fund (consolidating the Real Estate Fund and IT Fund); 1 having noted the report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Seventieth World Health Assembly; 2 noting the financing requirements for infrastructure needs, comprising investments in both real estate and information technology, as described in document A70/54; and noting the existing financing arrangements for the Real Estate Fund, in accordance with resolution WHA63.7 (2010) on the Capital Master Plan and decision WHA69(18) (2016) on real estate: update on the Geneva buildings renovation strategy, which provide for US$ 25 million per biennium for real estate needs, decided: (1) to approve the renaming of the Real Estate Fund as the Infrastructure Fund; (2) to approve also the extension of the purposes of the Infrastructure Fund (formerly Real Estate Fund) to include information technology investments, as approved by the IT Board, in addition to the approved purposes defined under resolution WHA23.14 (1970) on Real Estate Fund; separate sub-accounts will be maintained and reported; (3) to authorize the Director-General to allocate, by the end of each biennium, at least US$ 15 million, as available, for information technology investment needs within the Infrastructure Fund; (4) to request the Director-General to establish separate sub-accounts to maintain the segregation between the Real Estate and IT investment funds within the Infrastructure Fund; (5) to further request the Director-General to report to the Executive Board at its future sessions on the implementation of information technology and real estate projects covered by the Infrastructure Fund, and on its financing. = = = 1 Document A70/54. 2 Document A70/65.