AFR/RC64/13 14 July 2014
REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA Sixty-fourth session Cotonou, Republic of Benin, 1–5 September 2014 Provisional agenda item 19
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DRAFT PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND DATES OF THE SIXTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE, AND PLACE OF THE SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE In accordance with Article 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Regional Committee and Procedural Decision No.5 of its Sixty-third session, the Regional Committee decided to hold its Sixty-fifth session in Chad. 1.
2. As regards Member States’ requests to host the Regional Committee, it should be noted that the cost of holding the Regional Committee outside the Regional Office is high. Furthermore, by virtue of Resolution AFR/RC41/R13, the additional costs of hosting the Regional Committee in a country other than that of the Regional Office shall be fully borne by the host country. 3. Should a Member State wish to host a Regional Committee, an agreement is drawn up between the host country’s government and the World Health Organization, covering the following items that are required for the Regional Committee meeting: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) premises, furniture and equipment, including interpretation equipment required for the Regional Committee’s work; lighting equipment, including maintenance, electric power supply and ventilation of the premises; staff for maintenance, cleaning and surveillance of the premises, installations, equipment and supplies; postal and telephone service, together with radio and television coverage essential for the efficient and proper coverage of the Regional Committee’s proceedings; accommodation and travel expenses for the WHO Secretariat authorized to attend the meeting; vehicles for transporting Member State representatives, members of the WHO Secretariat, equipment, supplies and documents; national currency at the best rate of exchange and in the amount needed to meet the Organization’s expenses in the host country.
4. The Regional Director deems it expedient to draw the attention of the Member States to the need to give full consideration to these commitments.
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5. The Regional Committee is hereby requested to agree that the dates for its Sixty-fifth session will be from 31 August to 4 September 2015 in N’Djamena, Republic of Chad. The draft provisional agenda of the Sixty-fifth session of the Regional Committee is attached herewith. 6. The Regional Committee is requested to decide on the venue of the Sixty-sixth session. In the absence of an offer from any Member State to host the Sixty-sixth session the Secretariat proposes that the session be held at the Regional Office in Brazzaville.
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ANNEX AFR/RC65/1 21 July 2014
REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA Sixty-fifth session Ndjamena, Republic of Chad, 31 August to 4 September 2015 Provisional agenda item 4 DRAFT PROVISIONAL AGENDA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Opening of the meeting Constitution of the Subcommittee on Nominations Election of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairmen and the Rapporteurs Adoption of the agenda Appointment of members of the Subcommittee on Credentials
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The Work of WHO in the African Region: implementation of Programme Budget 2014-15 Statement of the Chairman of the Programme Subcommittee
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
Health-related Millennium Development Goals: achievements and perspectives Global Strategy on people-centred integrated service delivery: contribution of the African Region Situation analysis of injuries in the African Region Setting the research agenda for emerging epidemics in the African Region Progress report on the establishment of the African Medicines Agency Regional orientation on the implementation of the WHO Programme Budget 2016-2017 Information 12.1 Report on WHO staff in the African Region 12.2 Regional matters arising from reports of the WHO internal and external audits
12.3 Poliomyelitis in the African Region: progress report 12.4 Progress report on the implementation of the Health Promotion Strategy for the African Region
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12.5 Progress report on Strategy for Addressing Key Determinants of Health in the African Region 12.6 Progress report on the implementation of the Recommendations of the Women’s Health Commission for the African Region 15. 16. 17. Draft provisional agenda and dates of the Sixty-sixth session of the Regional Committee and place of the Sixty-seventh session of the Regional Committee Adoption of the report of the Regional Committee Closure of the Sixty-fifth session of the Regional Committee