Nomination of a Member State to the Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Disease

Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean Sixty-ninth session Provisional agenda item 8 EM/RC69/24 October 2022 Nomination of a Member State to the Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Disease Composition of the Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases 1. The Joint Coordinating Board of the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) consists of 28 members drawn from among the cooperating parties as follows: • twelve government representatives selected by contributors to the resources of the Special Programme; • six government representatives selected by WHO regional committees from among those countries directly affected by the diseases dealt with by the Special Programme, or from among those providing technical or scientific support to the Special Programme; • six members designated by the Joint Coordinating Board itself from among the remaining cooperating parties; • the four agencies that comprise the Standing Committee (UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank and WHO). Observer status on the Joint Coordinating Board 2. Other cooperating parties may, on request, be represented as observers, upon approval by the Joint Coordinating Board. Member States of the Eastern Mediterranean Region who have observer status and are not currently members are: Djibouti, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Member States selected by the Regional Committee 3. Members of the Joint Coordinating Board serve for a period of four years and may be reappointed. From the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Egypt (under paragraph 2.2.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding: governments selected by WHO regional committees) is currently a member of the Board. The term of office of Egypt will expire on 31 December 2022 EM/RC69/24 2 4. The following Member States were previously selected by the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean to the Joint Coordinating Board: Egypt 1978 – 1979 (2 years) Pakistan 1978 – 1980 (3 years) Iraq 1980 – 1982 (3 years) Yemen Arab Republic 1984 – 1985 (2 years) Sudan 1984 – 1986 (3 years) Islamic Republic of Iran 1986 – 1988 (3 years) Morocco 1987 – 1989 (3 years) Somalia 1989 – 1991 (3 years) Republic of Yemen 1990 – 1992 (3 years) Egypt 1992 – 1994 (3 years) Saudi Arabia 1993 – 1995 (3 years) Tunisia 1995 – 1997 (3 years) Islamic Republic of Iran 1996 – 1998 (3 years) United Arab Emirates 1998 – 2000 (3 years) Oman 1999 – 2001 (3 years) Saudi Arabia 2001 – 2003 (3 years) Kuwait 2002 – 2004 (3 years) Bahrain 2004 – 2006 (3 years) Djibouti 2005 – 2007 (3 years) Syrian Arab Republic 2007 – 2009 (3 years) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2008 – 2010 (3 years) Iraq 2010 – 2013 (4 years) Djibouti 2011 – 2014 (4 years) Afghanistan 2015 – 2018 (4 years) Egypt 2019 – 2022 (4 years) 5. As of 1 January 2023, there will be one vacancy from the Eastern Mediterranean Region to replace Egypt, whose term of office will end on 31 December 2022. This vacancy exists under paragraph 2.2.2 of the Memorandum of Understanding (Members selected by the WHO regional committees). The Regional Office invited the Member States to apply for this vacancy. The following Member States applied: • Egypt • Morocco 6. The Regional Committee is requested to nominate one Member State to serve on the Joint Coordinating Board for a four-year period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2026.