WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION FIFTY-SIXTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY Geneva, Switzerland 19-28 May 2003 A56/1 Rev.1 19 May 2003
Agenda PLENARY 1. Opening of the Assembly1 Document A56/1 2. Reports of the Executive Board on its 110th and 111th sessions Document A56/2 3. Address by Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General Document A56/3 4. Director-General Documents EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R17, and A56/INF.DOC./8 4.1 Appointment Document EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R15 4.2 Approval of contract Documents EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R16, and A56/4 5. 6. 7. [deleted] Executive Board: election Awards
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Appointment of the Committee on Credentials Election of the Committee on Nominations Reports of the Committee on Nominations • Election of the President • Election of the five Vice-Presidents, the Chairmen of the main committees, and establishment of the General Committee Adoption of the agenda and allocation of items to the main committees.
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Reports of the main committees Closure of the Assembly
ROUND TABLES 10. Round tables: Healthy environments for children Document A56/DIV/4
COMMITTEE A 11. 12. Opening of the Committee1 Programme budget 12.1 Proposed programme budget for 2004-2005 Documents PB/2004-2005, A56/INF.DOC./1, and A56/51 Documents EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R3, A56/5, and A56/50 Document A56/6 12.2 Miscellaneous income 2002-2003 Document A56/7 16.6 Assessments for 2004-2005 Documents A56/35, A56/INF.DOC./3, and A56/51 Document EB111/2003/REC/1, decision EB111(3) 13. WHO framework convention on tobacco control Documents A56/8, A56/8 Rev.1, A56/INF.DOC./2, A56/INF.DOC./7, and A56/INF.DOC./7 Rev.1 14. Technical and health matters 14.1 Tropical diseases, including Pan African tsetse and trypanosomiasis eradication campaign Document A56/9
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14.2 Control of neurocysticercosis Document A56/10 14.3 WHO’s contribution to achievement of the development goals of the United Nations Millennium Declaration Document A56/11 14.4 WHO’s contribution to the follow-up of the United Nations General Assembly special session on HIV/AIDS Documents EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R4, A56/12, and A56/12 Appendix Rev.1 14.5 World Summit on Sustainable Development Document A56/13 14.6 Smallpox eradication: destruction of Variola virus stocks Document A56/14 14.7 Strategy for child and adolescent health and development Documents EB111/2003/REC/1, resolutions EB111.R5 and EB111.R11, and A56/15 14.8 WHO medicines strategy Document A56/16 14.9 Intellectual property rights, innovation and public health Document A56/17 14.10 Traditional medicine Documents EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R12, and A56/18 14.11 Strengthening nursing and midwifery Document A56/19 14.12 Eradication of poliomyelitis Document A56/20
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14.13 Strengthening health systems in developing countries Documents A56/21 and A56/22 14.14 Influenza Documents EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R6, and A56/23 14.15 Implementing the recommendations of the World report on violence and health Documents EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R7, and A56/24 14.16 Revision of the International Health Regulations Documents EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R13, A56/25, A56/25 Add.1, and A56/48 14.17 Elimination of avoidable blindness Document A56/26 14.18 International Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma-Ata: twenty-fifth anniversary Document A56/27 14.19 Joint FAO/WHO evaluation of the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Document A56/34
COMMITTEE B 15. 16. Opening of the Committee1 Financial matters 16.1 Reports •
Unaudited interim financial report on the accounts of WHO for 2002 and comments thereon of the Administration, Budget and Finance Committee Documents A56/28, A56/28 Add.1, and A56/47
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Interim report of the External Auditor Documents A56/29 and A56/49
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Report of the Internal Auditor Document A56/30
16.2 Appointment of the External Auditor Documents A56/31, A56/31 Add.1, A56/31 Add.2, A56/31 Annex 10 Rev.1, A56/31 Annex 10 Rev.2, and A56/31 Annex 10 Rev.3 16.3 Status of collection of assessed contributions, including Members in arrears in the payment of their contributions to an extent which would justify invoking Article 7 of the Constitution Document A56/32 16.4 Special arrangements for settlement of arrears Document A56/33 16.5 Assessment of new Members and Associate Members [if any] Document EB111/2003/REC/1, decision EB111(3) 16.6 [transferred to Committee A] 16.7 [deleted] 17. Assignment and transfer of Member States to regions 17.1 Assignment of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the South-East Asia Region Document A56/36 17.2 Reassignment of Cyprus from the Eastern Mediterranean Region to the European Region Document A56/37 18. Staffing matters 18.1 Human resources: annual report Documents A56/38 and A56/39 18.2 Representation of developing countries in the Secretariat Document A56/40
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18.3 Increased representation of developing countries on Expert Advisory Panels and in Expert Committees Document A56/41 18.4 Amendments to the Staff Regulations and Staff Rules [if any] Document EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R10 18.5 Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board Document A56/42 18.6 Appointment of representatives to the WHO Staff Pension Committee Document A56/43 19. Health conditions of, and assistance to, the Arab population in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine Documents A56/44, A56/INF.DOC./4, A56/INF.DOC./5 and A56/INF.DOC./6 20. Collaboration within the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental organizations Document A56/45 21. Policy for relations with nongovernmental organizations Documents EB111/2003/REC/1, resolution EB111.R14, and A56/46
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