Method of work of the Regional Committee (Resolution)

16 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFTIETH SESSION (3) evidence of public health leadership; (4) sensitivity to cultural, social and political differences; (5) a strong commitment to the work of WHO; (6) the good physical condition required of all staff members of the Organization; and (7) sufficient skill in at least one of the working languages of the Regional Committee; DECIDES to retain the current selection methods and procedures for nomination of the Regional Director; AFFIRMS that campaigns for elective office in the Western Pacific Region should be open and fair, and based on the merits of the individual candidates. WPRJRC50.R9 Seventh Meeting, 17 September 1999 WPRJRC50/SRJ7 METHOD OF WORK OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE The Regional Committee, Noting the Regional Director's objective, expressed in WHO in the Western Pacific Region: a framework for action,l to make sessions of the Regional Committee more outcome-oriented and less formal; Recalling resolution WPRlRC48.R6, which requested the Regional Director to continue to hold technical briefings in conjunction with the Regional Committee; Noting that ministerial round tables can contribute to achieving the Regional Director's goal of making sessions of the Regional Committee more participatory; Noting further that the lasting value of ministerial round tables would be enhanced if they became a part of sessions of the Regional Committee; Recognizing that the ministerial round table at the fiftieth session of the Regional Committee provided many valuable insights for both Member States and WHO; 1. CONGRATULATES the Regional Director on the arrangements at the ministerial round table; 2. DECIDES: (1) to make ministerial round tables a regular agenda item at sessions of the Regional Committee; [ Document WPRfRCSO/2. REPORT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE 17 (2) to discontinue technical briefin 'h f£ Regional Committee' gs WIt e ect from the fifty-first session of the , 3. REQUESTS the Regional Director: ~ket~h~ke ~urther reforms to the method of work of the Regional Committee to make reco=:~!t~~:~ ~~rr;::! ~~;a~~re interactive and to establish a working group to C(2) to. circulate the findings of t his working group to Members of the R' I OmmIttee before Its fifty-first session; eglOna (~fu~ arrange ministerial round tables on topics of contemporary relevance as a part o e sessIOns of the Regional Committee; 4. ,AUTHORIZES the Regional ~irector to implement the recommendations of the working group at the fifty-first sessIon of the Regional COmmittee, bearing in mind comments receIved from Members pnor to the session. WPRlRC50.RIO Seventh Meeting, 17 September 1999 WPR/RC50/SRl7 INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD NUTRITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE OF MARKETING OF BREAST -MILK SUBSTITUTES The Regional Committee, Recalling resolutions WHA49.15 and WPRJRC48.R8; Having reviewed the report of the Regional Director on infant and young child nutrition and implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes; I Acknowledging in particular the cooperation between WHO and other organizations in the field of nutrition, aimed at developing national plans of action for nutrition, including the promotion of breast-feeding; Noting with satisfaction the increasing number of countries reporting on infant and young child nutrition, the continued expansion of the baby-friendly hospital initiative, and the introduction of breast-feeding counselling training in the curriculum of midwives; Concerned that, notwithstanding the measures initiated by an increasing number of Member States to support the aim of the International Code, parts of the Code are frequently not complied with in some countries and areas; I Document WPRlRC50/J3. 16 REGIONAL COMMITTEE: FIFTIETH SESSION (3) evidence of public health leadership; (4) sensitivity to cultural, social and political differences; (5) a strong commitment to the work of WHO; (6) the good physical condition required of all staff members of the Organization; and (7) sufficient skill in at least one of the working languages of the Regional Committee; DECIDES to retain the current selection methods and procedures for nomination of the Regional Director; AFFIRMS that campaigns for elective office in the Western Pacific Region should be open and fair, and based on the merits of the individual candidates. WPRJRC50.R9 Seventh Meeting, 17 September 1999 WPRJRC50/SRJ7 METHOD OF WORK OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE The Regional Committee, Noting the Regional Director's objective, expressed in WHO in the Western Pacific Region: a framework for action,l to make sessions of the Regional Committee more outcome-oriented and less formal; Recalling resolution WPRlRC48.R6, which requested the Regional Director to continue to hold technical briefings in conjunction with the Regional Committee; Noting that ministerial round tables can contribute to achieving the Regional Director's goal of making sessions of the Regional Committee more participatory; Noting further that the lasting value of ministerial round tables would be enhanced if they became a part of sessions of the Regional Committee; Recognizing that the ministerial round table at the fiftieth session of the Regional Committee provided many valuable insights for both Member States and WHO; 1. CONGRATULATES the Regional Director on the arrangements at the ministerial round table; 2. DECIDES: (1) to make ministerial round tables a regular agenda item at sessions of the Regional Committee; [ Document WPRfRCSO/2.