Second report of Committee B (Draft)

SEVENTY-SECOND WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY (Draft) A72/73 24 May 2019 Second report of Committee B (Draft) Committee B held its second and third meetings on 23 May 2019 under the chairmanship of Mr Herbert Barnard (Netherlands). It was decided to recommend to the Seventy-second World Health Assembly the adoption of the attached four resolutions and two decisions relating to the following agenda items: 16. Audit and oversight matters 16.1 Report of the External Auditor One decision 15. Financial matters 15.2 WHO programmatic and financial reports for 2018–2019, including audited financial statements for 2018 One decision 15.3 Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution One resolution 15.4 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears One resolution entitled: – Special arrangements for settlement of arrears: Central African Republic 16. Audit and oversight matters 16.4 Appointment of the External Auditor One resolution (Draft) A72/73 2 15. Financial matters (continued) 15.5 Scale of assessments One resolution entitled: – Scale of assessments for 2020–2021 (Draft) A72/73 3 Agenda item 16.1 Report of the External Auditor The Seventy-second World Health Assembly, having considered the report of the External Auditor to the Health Assembly;1 and having noted the report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Seventy-second World Health Assembly,2 decided to accept the report of the External Auditor to the Health Assembly. 1 Document A72/39. 2 Document A72/67. (Draft) A72/73 4 Agenda item 15.2 WHO programmatic and financial reports for 2018–2019, including audited financial statements for 2018 The Seventy-second World Health Assembly, having considered the WHO Results Report for the Programme budget 2018–2019 and the audited financial statements for 2018;1 and having noted the report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Seventy-second World Health Assembly,2 decided to accept the WHO Results Report for the Programme budget 2018–2019 and the audited financial statements for 2018. 1 Documents A72/35, A72/36 and A72/INF./5. 2 Document A72/62. (Draft) A72/73 5 Agenda item 15.3 Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution The Seventy-second World Health Assembly, Having considered the report on status of collection of assessed contributions, including Member States in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution, and special arrangements for settlement of arrears;1 Having noted the report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Seventy-second World Health Assembly;2 Noting that, at the time of opening of the Seventy-second World Health Assembly, the voting rights of the Central African Republic,3 Comoros, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, South Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)4 were suspended, such suspension shall continue until the arrears of the Member States concerned have been reduced, at the present or future Health Assemblies, to a level below the amount that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution; Noting that Congo and Senegal were in arrears at the time of the opening of the Seventy-second World Health Assembly to such an extent that it was necessary for the Health Assembly to consider, in accordance with Article 7 of the Constitution, whether the voting privileges of those countries should be suspended at the opening of the Seventy-third World Health Assembly in 2020, DECIDES: (1) that, in accordance with the statement of principles set out in resolution WHA41.7 (1988), if, by the time of the opening of the Seventy-third World Health Assembly, Congo and Senegal are still in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution, their voting privileges shall be suspended as from the said opening; (2) that any suspension that takes effect as set out in paragraph (1) above shall continue at the Seventy-third World Health Assembly and subsequent Health Assemblies, until the arrears of Congo and Senegal have been reduced to a level below the amount that would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution; (3) that this decision shall be without prejudice to the right of any Member to request restoration of its voting privileges in accordance with Article 7 of the Constitution. 1 Document A72/37. 2 Document A72/66. 3 See document A72/61. 4 See document A72/60 (Draft) A72/73 6 Agenda item 15.4 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears Central African Republic The Seventy-second World Health Assembly, Having considered the request of the Central African Republic in respect of its outstanding contributions up to and including 2018 of US$ 134 646; considering also the request of the Central African Republic to reschedule payment of this balance over the period 2019–2028; Noting that this request did not comply fully with the requirements of resolution WHA54.6 as to timing and procedure, 1. DECIDES to restore the Central African Republic’s voting privileges at the Seventy-second World Health Assembly on the following conditions: The Central African Republic shall pay its outstanding arrears of assessed contributions, totalling US$ 134 646 over 10 years from 2019 to 2028, as set out below, in addition to payment of its annual assessment for the current year; Year US$ 2019 13 465 2020 13 465 2021 13 465 2022 13 465 2023 13 465 2024 13 465 2025 13 465 2026 13 465 2027 13 465 2028 13 461 Total 134 646 2. FURTHER DECIDES that, in accordance with Article 7 of the Constitution, voting privileges shall be automatically suspended if the Central African Republic does not meet the requirements laid down in paragraph 1 above; 3. REQUESTS the Director-General to report to future Health Assemblies as appropriate on the prevailing situation; 4. FURTHER REQUESTS the Director-General to communicate this resolution to the Government of the Central African Republic. (Draft) A72/73 7 Agenda item 16.4 Appointment of the External Auditor The Seventy-second World Health Assembly, 1. RESOLVES that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India be appointed External Auditor of the accounts of the World Health Organization for the four-year period from 2020 to 2023 and that he/she audits in accordance with the principles incorporated in Regulation XIV of the Financial Regulations and the Appendix to the Financial Regulations, provided that, should the necessity arise, he/she may designate a representative to act in his/her absence; 2. EXPRESSES its thanks to the Commission on Audit of the Republic of the Philippines for the work it has performed for the Organization in auditing the accounts for the eight-year period from 2012 to 2019. (Draft) A72/73 8 Agenda item 15.5 Scale of assessments for 2020–2021 The Seventy-second World Health Assembly, Having considered the report of the Director-General on the scale of assessments for 2020–2021,1 ADOPTS the scale of assessments of Members and Associate Members for the biennium 2020–2021 as set out below. Members and Associate Members WHO scale for 2020–2021 % Afghanistan 0.0070 Albania 0.0080 Algeria 0.1380 Andorra 0.0050 Angola 0.0100 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0020 Argentina 0.9151 Armenia 0.0070 Australia 2.2101 Austria 0.6770 Azerbaijan 0.0490 Bahamas 0.0180 Bahrain 0.0500 Bangladesh 0.0100 Barbados 0.0070 Belarus 0.0490 Belgium 0.8211 Belize 0.0010 Benin 0.0030 Bhutan 0.0010 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0160 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0120 Botswana 0.0140 Brazil 2.9482 Brunei Darussalam 0.0250 Bulgaria 0.0460 Burkina Faso 0.0030 Burundi 0.0010 Cabo Verde 0.0010 1 Document A72/38. (Draft) A72/73 9 Members and Associate Members WHO scale for 2020–2021 % Cambodia 0.0060 Cameroon 0.0130 Canada 2.7342 Central African Republic 0.0010 Chad 0.0040 Chile 0.4070 China 12.0058 Colombia 0.2880 Comoros 0.0010 Congo 0.0060 Cook Islands (not a member of the United Nations) 0.0010 Costa Rica 0.0620 Côte d’Ivoire 0.0130 Croatia 0.0770 Cuba 0.0800 Cyprus 0.0360 Czechia 0.3110 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0.0060 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0100 Denmark 0.5540 Djibouti 0.0010 Dominica 0.0010 Dominican Republic 0.0530 Ecuador 0.0800 Egypt 0.1860 El Salvador 0.0120 Equatorial Guinea 0.0160 Eritrea 0.0010 Estonia 0.0390 Eswatini 0.0020 Ethiopia 0.0100 Fiji 0.0030 Finland 0.4210 France 4.4273 Gabon 0.0150 Gambia 0.0010 Georgia 0.0080 Germany 6.0904 Ghana 0.0150 Greece 0.3660 Grenada 0.0010 Guatemala 0.0360 Guinea 0.0030 (Draft) A72/73 10 Members and Associate Members WHO scale for 2020–2021 % Guinea-Bissau 0.0010 Guyana 0.0020 Haiti 0.0030 Honduras 0.0090 Hungary 0.2060 Iceland 0.0280 India 0.8341 Indonesia 0.5430 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.3980 Iraq 0.1290 Ireland 0.3710 Israel 0.4900 Italy 3.3072 Jamaica 0.0080 Japan 8.5645 Jordan 0.0210 Kazakhstan 0.1780 Kenya 0.0240 Kiribati 0.0010 Kuwait 0.2520 Kyrgyzstan 0.0020 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0.0050 Latvia 0.0470 Lebanon 0.0470 Lesotho 0.0010 Liberia 0.0010 Libya 0.0300 Lithuania 0.0710 Luxembourg 0.0670 Madagascar 0.0040 Malawi 0.0020 Malaysia 0.3410 Maldives 0.0040 Mali 0.0040 Malta 0.0170 Marshall Islands 0.0010 Mauritania 0.0020 Mauritius 0.0110 Mexico 1.2921 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0010 Monaco 0.0110 Mongolia 0.0050 Montenegro 0.0040 Morocco 0.0550 Mozambique 0.0040 (Draft) A72/73 11 Members and Associate Members WHO scale for 2020–2021 % Myanmar 0.0100 Namibia 0.0090 Nauru 0.0010 Nepal 0.0070 Netherlands 1.3561 New Zealand 0.2910 Nicaragua 0.0050 Niger 0.0020 Nigeria 0.2500 Niue (not a member of the United Nations) 0.0010 North Macedonia 0.0070 Norway 0.7540 Oman 0.1150 Pakistan 0.1150 Palau 0.0010 Panama 0.0450 Papua New Guinea 0.0100 Paraguay 0.0160 Peru 0.1520 Philippines 0.2050 Poland 0.8021 Portugal 0.3500 Puerto Rico (not a member of the United Nations) 0.0010 Qatar 0.2820 Republic of Korea 2.2671 Republic of Moldova 0.0030 Romania 0.1980 Russian Federation 2.4052 Rwanda 0.0030 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0010 Saint Lucia 0.0010 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0010 Samoa 0.0010 San Marino 0.0020 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0010 Saudi Arabia 1.1721 Senegal 0.0070 Serbia 0.0280 Seychelles 0.0020 Sierra Leone 0.0010 Singapore 0.4850 Slovakia 0.1530 Slovenia 0.0760 (Draft) A72/73 12 Members and Associate Members WHO scale for 2020–2021 % Solomon Islands 0.0010 Somalia 0.0010 South Africa 0.2720 South Sudan 0.0060 Spain 2.1461 Sri Lanka 0.0440 Sudan 0.0100 Suriname 0.0050 Sweden 0.9061 Switzerland 1.1511 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0110 Tajikistan 0.0040 Thailand 0.3070 Timor-Leste 0.0020 Togo 0.0020 Tokelau (not a member of the United Nations) 0.0010 Tonga 0.0010 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0400 Tunisia 0.0250 Turkey 1.3711 Turkmenistan 0.0330 Tuvalu 0.0010 Uganda 0.0080 Ukraine 0.0570 United Arab Emirates 0.6160 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.5673 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0100 United States of America 22.0000 Uruguay 0.0870 Uzbekistan 0.0320 Vanuatu 0.0010 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.7280 Viet Nam 0.0770 Yemen 0.0100 Zambia 0.0090 Zimbabwe 0.0050 Total 100.0000 = = =