WHO reform: amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly

SEVENTY-SECOND WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY WHA72(21) Agenda item 18.1 28 May 2019 WHO reform: amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly The Seventy-second World Health Assembly, having considered the report by the Director-General on WHO reform,1 decided: (1) to amend its Rules of Procedure in line with the examples set out in the Annex to document A72/50 in order to replace or supplement gender-specific language so as to indicate both feminine and masculine forms in the English language only and to follow United Nations’ practice for the other five official and working languages of WHO’s governing bodies, in accordance with Rule 119 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly; (2) that the amendments shall come into effect at the moment when the Director-General renumbers the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly in accordance with decision WHA72(23) (2019). Seventh plenary meeting, 28 May 2019 A72/VR/7 = = = 1 Document A72/50.