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EXECUTIVE BOARD Ninety-third Session
Agenda item 21.1 — ^ e e Rev/
EB93/Conf.Paper No.14 25 January 1994
Accelerating the employment and
participation of women in the work of WHO
(Draft resolution proposed by Dr Qhing Qhing Dlamini，
Dr J. Larivière and Dr Méropi Violaki-Paraskeva)
The Executive Board,
Recalling earlier resolutions of the Executive Board and the Health Assembly on this subject, and in particular resolution WHA46.24;
Reaffirming the urgent need for a better balance between women and men on the staff of WHO and more equitable participation in the Organization's programme of work;
Noting with concern the slow rate of progress being made towards this goal;
Particularly concerned that women continue to be grossly under-represented at the highest levels and also, grade for grade, less often in positions of designated responsibility than men,
1. REQUESTS the Director-General and the Regional Directors:
(a) to ensure that, in cases where qualified women have not applied for a vacant post in the professional category, the Programme Manager concerned and the Division of Personnel undertake an active search for such candidates;
(b) to see to it that the short-list of candidates submitted to a selection committee for professional category posts includes qualified women candidates;
2. URGES the Director-General to give priority consideration, for all future vacancies at the D.2 and ungraded levels, to appointing women candidates;
3. REQUESTS the Director-General to report annually to the Executive Board on action taken to
increase the number of women at the most senior levels.
EXECUTIVE BOARD Ninety-third Session
Agenda item 21.1 EB93/Conf.Paper No.14 Rev.1 25 January 1994
Accelerating the employment and
participation of women in the work of WHO
(Draft resolution proposed by Dr Qhing Qhing Dlamini, Dr J. Larivière and Dr Méropi Violaki-Paraskeva)
T h e Executive B o a r d ,
R e c a l l i n g earlier resolutions o f t h e Executive B o a r d a n d t h e H e a l t h A s s e m b l y o n this subject, a n d in p a r t i c u l a r r e s o l u t i o n W H A 4 6 . 2 4 ;
R e a f f i r m i n g t h e u r g e n t n e e d for a better b a l a n c e between w o m e n a n d m e n o n t h e staff o f W H O a n d m o r e e q u i t a b l e p a r t i c i p a t i o n in t h e O r g a n i z a t i o n ' s p r o g r a m m e o f w o r k ;
N o t i n g w i t h c o n c e r n t h e slow r a t e o f progress b e i n g m a d e t o w a r d s this goal;
Particularly c o n c e r n e d that w o m e n c o n t i n u e to b e grossly under-represented at t h e highest levels a n d also, g r a d e for grade, less o f t e n in p o s i t i o n s o f designated responsibility t h a n m e n ,
1. R E Q U E S T S t h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l a n d t h e R e g i o n a l Directors:
( a ) t o e n s u r e that, in cases w h e r e q u a l i f i e d w o m e n h a v e n o t a p p l i e d for a v a c a n t post in t h e professional category, t h e P r o g r a m m e M a n a g e r c o n c e r n e d a n d t h e D i v i s i o n o f P e r s o n n e l u n d e r t a k e a n active search for such c a n d i d a t e s ;
( b ) t o see t o it that t h e short-list o f c a n d i d a t e s s u b m i t t e d t o a selection c o m m i t t e e for professional category posts includes q u a l i f i e d w o m e n c a n d i d a t e s ;
2. U R G E S t h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l t o h e n c e f o r t h give priority c o n s i d e r a t i o n t o t h e a p p o i n t m e n t o f w o m e n c a n d i d a t e s at t h e D . 2 a n d u n g r a d e d levels;
3. R E Q U E S T S t h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l to report a n n u a l l y to t h e E x e c u t i v e B o a r d o n action t a k e n to increase t h e n u m b e r o f w o m e n at t h e most senior levels.
