WHO participation in the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance (Resolution)

WP/RC8/20 Rev.l Page 7 2. NOTES that the following inter-country projects have been proposed to be financed by Technical Assistance Funds in 1959: (a) Health Education of the Public - South Pacific (b) Environmental Sanitation - Education and training of sanitation personnel, and ,. REQUESTS that these inter-country projects be approved by the Technical Assistance Board and Technical Assistance Committee. WP/Rc8.Rll Fourth Meeting, 9 September 1957 wp/RC8/Min/4 ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES FOR EXAMINING THE PROGRAMIv1E, BUOOEl' AND ANCILLARY AIMINISTRATIVE, FINANCIAL AND P:ERSONNEL MATTERS The Regional COmmittee, Having considered resolution WHAIO.27 of the World Health Assembly on assembly procedures for examining the programme,budget and ancillary administrative, financial and personnel matters, and Having noted in particular the fact that the Executive Board will make a new study of the procedures established in regard to classification of projects; FEELS that the present system with regard to the establishment of priorities has proved satisfactory and that this should continue. wp/RC8.R12 Fourth Meeting, 9 September 1957 WP/RC8/Min/4 WHO PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPANDED PROGRAMME OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE The Regional Committee, Having considered resolution WHAIO.19 of the Tenth World Health Assembly, Recognizing the importance of Members emphasizing the priority of health projects in their 1958 country programme requests as an essential factor in the social and economic development of countries, 1. ENDORSES the view of the World Health Assembly that the ten per cent. limitation for regional or inter-country projects placed by the Technical Assistance Committee on the planning figure for projects is detrimental to assistance to governments in the health field When such assistance can best take the form of a programme serving a group of countries; /2. REITERATES ••• WP/RC8/20 Rev.l Page 8 2. REITERATES its previous opinion that much benefit can be derived fram group conferences, lectures and/or study tours; 3. REQUESTS the Regional Director to keep governments informed of all proposals received for inter-country programmes in order that interested governments may ensure that regional health projects in Which they wish to participate are considered for approval by their government's central co-ordinating authority for the Technical Assistance Programme. wp/RC8.R13 Fourth Meeting, 9 September 1957 wp/RC8/Min/4 LOCAL COSTS UNDER THE EXPANDED PROGRAMME OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE The Regional Committee, 1. ADOPTS as its own the views of the Executive Board at its nineteenth session and those of the Tenth World Health Assembly emphasizing that governments should be exonerated from contributing to the payment of the local SUbsistence expenses of international staff financed under the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance; 2. URGES governments in the Region which are represented on the Technical Assistance Committee to give instructions to their representatives so as to defend the views of the Executive Board and the Health Assembly at the 1958 summer session of the Technical Assistance Committee. WP/RC8.Rl4 Fourth Meeting, 9 September 1957 wP/RC8/Min/4 SYSTEM OF ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER THE EXPANDED PROGRAMME OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE The Regional Committee, Having reviewed the functioning of the country programme planning procedures under the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance in the Western Pacific Region; Being of the opinion that the establishment of agency sub-totals wi thin the country target-planning figures has proved of material assistance to governments in developing the international health programmes included in their programme requests; Considering that the present plannirig procedures have up to the present time proved adequate, 1. CONSIDERS that the present country programme planning procedures should be continued for a further trial period and that meanwhile no material change should be introduced. /2. REQUESTS •••