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EXECUTIVE BOARD Twenty-third Session

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL RESOLUTION 630 В II (XSVI) Draft resolution presented by the Rapporteurs

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Noting Resolution 680 В II (XXVI) of the Economic and Social Council inviting the World Health Organization to undertake a study of the persistence

o f customs w h i c h subject girls to r i t u a l o p e r a t i o n s and of the m e a s u r e s

a d o p t e d o r p l a n n e d for p u t t i n g a stop to such p r a c t i c e s ^

B e l i e v i n g t h a t t h e r - t u a l o p e r a t i o n s in q u e s t i o n are b a s e d o n s o c i a l and c u l t u r a l b a c k g r o u n d s , t h e c t c d y o f w h i c h i s o u t s i d e t h e c o m p e t e n c e of t h e W o r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n ; a n d

Noting that the only contribution of the World Hsalth Organization would

c o n s i s t in g i v i n g i n f o r m a t i o n of a g e n e r a l n a t u r e o n the m e d i c a l e f f e c t s o f the p r a c t i c e in questionj

R E C O M S K D S to the Twelfth World Health Assembly the adoption of the

following r e s o l u t i o n ;

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The Twelfth World Health Assembly-

N o t i n g R e s o l u t i o n 630 Б II (XXVI) of t h e E c o n o m i c and S o c i a l C o u n c i l

inviting the Worl.d Health Organization to undertake a study of the

persistence of customs which subject girls to ritual operations and of

t h e m e a s u r e s a d o p t e d o r p l a n n e d for p u t t i n g a stop to such p r a c t i c e s； and

Noting Resolution E323.K ... adopted by the Executive Board at its twenty-third, session|

1 . C O N S I D E R S that t h e ritual o p e r a t i o n s in q u e s t i o n are t h e r e s u l t

of social and cultural patterns which are outside the competence of the

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2 . BEQUESTS the Director-General, if the study envisaged by the

Economic snd Social Council is to be undertaken by other organizations, to provide any information of a medical character he may have available;

and

3 . REQUESTS the Director-General to communicate the present resolution

to the Economic and Social Council."