EB9l/Conf.Paper No.11 28 January 1993
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Ninety-first Session Agenda item 16
STAFF PARTICIPATION IN THE WHO RESPONSE TO GLOBAL CHANGE
(Draft resolution proposed by Dr Méropi Violaki-Paraskeva)
The Executive Board,
Noting the statement of the representative of the WHO staff associations;
Aware of the support expressed by the Director-General to the staff of the Organization;
Recognizing that the credibility and effectiveness of the work of the Organization depends on the competence and dedication of its staff;
1. ENDORSES the emphasis placed by its Working Group on the WHO Response to Global Change on the primary importance of maintaining as a priority the technical excellence of WHO staff;
2. COMMENDS the staff of the Organization on their dedication to the goal of health for all;
3. REQUESTS the Director-General:
(1) to continue to uphold the objectives of efficiency, integrity and international representation for the recruitment, retention and promotion of staff;
(2) to involve staff representatives more fully in decisions on questions of personnel management;
4. REQUESTS the staff representatives:
(1) to contribute actively to the furtherance of the Organization's goals;
(2) to continue to bring to the attention of the Board problems of staff.
