1 1 High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee New Delhi, 28 June-1 July 2010 POLICY AND COORDINATION COMMITTEE MEETING Nomination of a member in place of Indonesia whose term expires on 31 December 2010 Agenda item 6.2 2 2 High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee New Delhi, 28 June-1 July 2010 Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) of HRP PCC of Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) acts as a governing body of HRP – responsible for overall policy and strategy � coordinates the interests and responsibilities of cooperating parties (UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/WB) Composition by category: 1. Largest financial contributors: 11 countries, incl. India and Thailand 2. Countries elected by WHO Regional Committees: 3-year term, 14 countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand 3. Other interested cooperating parties: 3-year term, 2 countries 4. Permanent members: co-sponsors 5. Observers 3 3 High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee New Delhi, 28 June-1 July 2010 Country Period Elected by Paragraph of the Memorandum on the administrative structure under which elected Bangladesh 1990-1992 2000-2002 2006-2008 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 India 1990-1991 1993-1995 1996-1998 1999-2001 2002-2004 PCC Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 Indonesia 1992-1994 1995-1997 1998-2000 2001-2003 2008-2010 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee RegionalCommittee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 Myanmar 2007-2009 Regional Committee 2.2.2 Nepal 2000-2002 2005-2007 PCC Regional Committee 2.2.3 2.2.2 Sri Lanka 1994-1996 2004-2006 2009-2011 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 Thailand 1997-1999 2003-2005 2010-2012 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 4 4 High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee New Delhi, 28 June-1 July 2010 Nomination for PCC Member Category 2 The term of office of Indonesia ends on 31 December 2010 � the Regional Committee may consider electing one Member States of the Region to serve on the PCC for a three-year term of office from 1 January 2011 In selecting a Member country, due account should be taken: - a country's financial and/or technical support to HRP - its interest in the field of family planning, research and development in human reproduction and fertility regulation as demonstrated by the national policies and programmes 5 5 High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee New Delhi, 28 June-1 July 2010 Make Every Mother and Child Count
High-Level Preparatory (HLP) Meeting for the 63 rd Session of WHO/SEA Regional Committee WHO/SEARO, New Delhi, 28 June – 1 July 2010 Agenda item 6.2 SEA/HLP-Meet/6.2 15 June 2010 Special Programmes: UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction: Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on attendance at PCC in 2010 and nomination of a member in place of Indonesia whose term expires on 31 December 2010 The Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) acts as the governing body of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction. The last PCC Meeting was held from 24 to 25 June 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland. The report on attendance at this meeting is contained in the working paper. At present, there are three Member states from the South-East Asia Region (Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand) that are members of PCC. Since the term of office of Indonesia ends on 31 December 2010, the HLP meeting may consider recommending, in this session, one of the Member States of the Region to serve on the PCC for a three-year term of office from 1 January 2011. The recommendation of the HLP meeting will be submitted to the Sixty-third Session of the Regional Committee for its consideration
SEA/RC63/22 Page 1 REGIONAL COMMITTEE Provisional Agenda item 17.2 Sixty-third Session SEA/RC63/22 Bangkok, Thailand 7–10 September 2010 15 June 2010 Special Programmes: UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction: Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on attendance at PCC in 2010 and nomination of a member in place of Indonesia whose term expires on 31 December 2010
SEA/RC63/22 Background 1. The Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction acts as the governing body of the Special Programme and is responsible for its overall policy and strategy. For the purpose of coordinating the interests and responsibilities of the parties cooperating in the Special Programme, it: • reviews and decides upon the planning and execution of the Special Programme; • reviews and approves the plan of action and budget for the coming financial period prepared by the Executing Agency and reviewed by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) and the Standing Committee; • reviews the proposals of the Standing Committee and approves arrangements for the financing of the Special Programme; • reviews the proposed longer-term plans of action and their financial implications; • reviews the annual financial statements submitted by the Executing Agency, and the audit report thereon, submitted by the External Auditor of the Executing Agency; • reviews periodic reports that will evaluate the progress of the Special Programme towards the achievement of its objectives; • reviews and endorses the selection of members of STAG by the Executing Agency in consultation with the Standing Committee, and • considers such other matters relating to the Special Programme as may be referred to it by any Cooperating Party. Composition 2. The PCC consists of members from among the Cooperating Parties as follows (Annex 1): (1) Largest financial contributors (Category 1): eleven government representatives from countries that are the largest financial contributors to the Special Programme, including India. (2) Countries elected by WHO regional committees: fourteen Member States elected by the WHO regional committees for three-year terms according to population distribution and regional needs. Three countries representing the South-East Asia Region under this category (Category 2) are Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. In their election, due account is taken of a country's financial and/or technical support to the Special Programme, as well as its interest in the fields of family planning, and research and development in human reproduction and fertility regulation, as demonstrated by national policies and programmes. SEA/RC63/22 Page 2 (3) Other interested Cooperating Parties (Category 3): two members elected by PCC for three-year terms from the remaining Cooperating Parties. (4) Permanent members: the cosponsors of the Special Programme viz., UNDP, UNFPA, WHO, The World Bank and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). (5) Observers: other Cooperating Parties may be represented as observers upon approval of the Executing Agency, which is the World Health Organization, after consultation with the Standing Committee. Observers may attend sessions of PCC at their own expense. 3. Members of PCC in Categories 2 and 3 may be re-elected. Action to be taken by the Regional Committee Report on the PCC Session 4. The Regional Committee, at its earlier session, recommended that the PCC members elected by it should report to the Regional Committee giving a summary of the deliberation of the last PCC session attended by them. The report of the PCC meeting held on 24-25 June 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland is being presented to the High-Level Preparatory (HLP) meeting for noting. Membership from the South-East Asia Region under Category 2 5. The following table depicts the membership of PCC from the South-East Asia Region over the past few years. Country Period Elected by Paragraph of the Memorandum on the administrative structure under which elected Bangladesh 1987-1989 1990-1992 2000-2002 2006-2008 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 India 1988-1989 1990-1991 1993-1995 1996-1998 1999-2001 2002-2004 PCC PCC Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.1 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 SEA/RC63/22 Page 3 Country Period Elected by Paragraph of the Memorandum on the administrative structure under which elected Indonesia 1992-1994 1995-1997 1998-2000 2001-2003 2008-2010 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 Myanmar 2007-2009 Regional Committee 2.2.2 Nepal 1989-1991 2000-2002 2005-2007 Regional Committee PCC Regional Committee 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.2 Sri Lanka 1988-1990 1994-1996 2004-2006 2009-2011 Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 Thailand 1988-1990 1991-1993 1997-1999 2003-2005 2010-2012 PCC Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee Regional Committee 2.2.3 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 2.2.2 6. At present, the three Member states from the South-East Asia Region that are members of PCC are Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Since the term of office of Indonesia ends on 31 December 2010, the HLP meeting may consider recommending, in this session, one of the Member States of the Region to serve on the PCC for a three-year term of office from 1 January 2011. The recommendation of the HLP meeting will be submitted to the Sixty-third Session of the Regional Committee for its consideration. 7. In selecting a Member State, the HLP meeting may keep in view that due account should be taken of the country's financial and/or technical support to the Special Programme, as well as its interest in the fields of family planning, and research and development in human reproduction and fertility regulation, as demonstrated by the national policies and programmes. SEA/RC63/22 Page 4 Annex 1 Category 1 – Largest financial contributors in the previous biennium China Flemish Government, Belgium France India Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Category 2 – Countries elected by the WHO Regional Committees Ethopia Ghana Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Indonesia Iarq Japan Mongolia Paraguay Philippines Sri Lanka Thailand Ukraine Category 3 – Other interested Cooperating Parties Niger Russian Federation Category 4 – Permanent members UNDP ) UNFPA ) WHO ) Cosponsors The World Bank ) IPPF )