Legislative developments in the United Nations Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance (Resolution)

1EGIONAL CO;v2;IT'rEE Sixth Session Sinr;apore 13-19 September 1955 VIP /fC6/21 'Rev. 1 Page 2) HI' /n:;6. Rl2 16 September 1955 I.F!GISLATIifE DJ!;VELOPI1~!HS IN THE UNITED NATIONS-:XP,J:-'JE;) P~OC::',.A~IT,m OF TECHNICil.L -,LJS I3Tl~IJCE The Regional Committee, Having considered resolution mf.t~S.33 adopted by the Eighth World Health Assembly~ Rl<:IT3Ri~TES the existence of a direct relationship betueon economic, social and health factors in the economic devolopmont of under-developed countries; mTDOHSFB the desire of the: Assombly that the methods of developing procedures for countr;y- pY'ogrammos should be as simple as possible; NOTES the decision of the l!lorld Health Assembly to continue to defer final consideration of the amendments to the basic resolution 222 (IX) until such time as sufficient experiJnce in the operation of the new s;)rstcm of allocation of funds has been gained; REQUFBTS the Regional Director to report to tho Director-General his observations on tho practical aspects of the new procedure; URGES !-lember States of the vlcstern Pacific Region to r:ive the necessary priority to health projects in planning their country programmes; and RECOITI'~ENDS to the Membor States of the Western Pacific Region that representatives of their health administrations shall be included in the body empowered to allocate Technical Assistar:ce funds 'within the countr3r". Fifth M88ting, 16 September 1955 \-1P /RC6/Nin/5