W O R L D H E A L T H ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
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ORIGINAL: FRENCH
DRAFT THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMME AND BUDGET
At its ninth, tenth and eleventh meetings, held, on 17 and l8 May 1963, the Committee on Programme and Budget decided to recommend the following resolutions for adoption by the Sixteenth World Health Assembly:
1. Television influence on youth
"The Sixteenth World Health Assembly,
Aware of the great influence of television programmes and of the risk that those based on violence and crime may adversely affect the mental health particularly of the younger viewers ;
Taking into account the need to obtain a scientific assessment of the effects of such programmes; and
Mindful of the different measures taken by governments to secure the avoidance of harmful influences,
1. STRESSES the educational value of television, with special regard to programmes in the field of health education and medical training; and 2. RECOMMENDS that national health authorities encourage the study of television influence on mental health particularly of children and young adults. "
2. Voluntary Fund for Health Promotion: Medical Research
"The Sixteenth World Health Assembly,
Considering that the programme planned under the Special Account for Medical Research as set forth in Official Records No. 121, Annex 4, is satisfactory;
Noting that this programme is complementary to the research programme included in the regular budget of the Organization; and
Emphasizing the world-wide importance of medical research, 1. EXPRESSES the hope that more countries will make voluntary contributions to the Special Account;
2. REQUESTS the Director-General to implement the medical research programme, within the broad concept of the third general programme of work for a specific period, to the extent that funds become available through voluntary contributions to the Special Account; and
3. INVITES the Director-General to take such further action as would most effectively contribute to the development of the medical research programme."
3- Voluntary Fund for Health Promotion: Community Water Supply
"The Sixteenth World Health Assembly,
Considering that the programme planned under the Special Account for Community Water Supply as set forth in Official Records No. 121, Annex 4, is satisfactory; and
Believing that this programme is of considerable importance in stimulating and assisting countries to develop plans for community water supply systems,
1. EXPRESSES the hope that more countries will make voluntary contributions to the Special Account;
2. REQUESTS the Director-General to implement the planned programme, within the broad concept of the third general programme of work for a specific period, to the extent that funds become available through voluntary contributions to the Special Account; and
3. INVITES the Director-General to take such further action as would most effectively contribute to the development of the community water supply programme."
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Appropriation Resolution for the Financial Year 1964
"The Sixteenth World Health Assembly
RESOLVES to appropriate for the financial year 1964 an amount of US$ 36 288 230 as follows:
Appropriation Purpose of Appropriation Amount Section
PART I: ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS
US$
1. World Health Assembly 317 210
2. Executive Board and its Committees 189 O9O
3. Regional Committees 100 530
Total Part I PART II. OPERATING PROGRAMME
606 83О
4. Programme Activities 16 439 819
5- Regional Offices 2 663 706
6. Expert Committees 226 6OO
7- Other Statutory Staff Costs 5 521 28O
Total Part II PART III: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
24 851 405
8. Administrative Services 1 925 182
9- Other Statutory Staff Costs 618 683
Total Part III PART IV: OTHER PURPOSES
2 543 865
10. Headquarters Building Fund 500 000
11. Transfer to the Malaria Eradication Special Account
5 363 000
12. Reimbursement of the Working Capital Fund
200 000 Total Part IV 6 063 000
Sub-total - Parts I, II, III and IV 34 065 100
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Appropriation Purpose of Appropriation Amount
Section ' US$
PART- V: RESERVE •• -■
13. Undistributed Reserve 2 223 130
Total Part V 2 223 130
TOTAL ALL PARTS 36 288 230
II. Amounts not exceeding the appropriations voted under paragraph I shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the period 1 January to 31 December 1964 in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Regulations.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, the Director-General shall limit the obligations to be incurred during the financial year 1964 to the effective working budget established by the World Health Assembly, i.e. Parts I, II, III and IV.
III. The appropriations voted under paragraph I shall be financed by contributions from Members after deduction of:
(i) the amount of $ 756 990 available by reimbursement from the Special Account of the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance
(ii) the amount of $ 98' 86O representing assessments on new Members from previous years
(iii) the amount of $ 454 733 representing miscellaneous income available for the purpose
(iv) the amount of $ 295 507 available by transfer from the cash portion of the Assembly Suspense Account
Total $ 1 606 090
thus resulting in assessments against Members of $ 3^ 682 l40.
IV. The Director-General is authorized to transfer an amount not exceeding US$ 19О 060 from the cash balance available in the Malaria Eradication Special Account to cover the credits towards the payment of contributions of Members in accordance with Schedule A attached."
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SCHEDULE A
TO THE APPROPRIATION RESOLUTION POR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1964
Members eligible for credits of 25 per cent." towards the payment of their contributions in respect of that portion of their assessments corresponding to the total amount voted for Appropriation Section 11 under Part IV (Other Purposes) of paragraph I of the Appropriation Resolution:
Afghanistan Albania
^Algeria Argentina Bolivia
*
Brazil Bulgaria Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon
Central African Republic Ceylon
„ Chad
TV
China Colombia
Congo (Brazzaville) Congo (Leopoldville) Costa Rica
Cuba Dahomey
Dominican Republic Ecuador
El Salvador Ethiopia
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gabon
Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Haiti
^Honduras India
^ In accordance with resolution WHA14.15
*
Eligible under resolution WHA15•35
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Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Ivory Coast Jamaica J ordan Kenya
Korea, Republic of Laos
Lebanon Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaya Mali
Mauritania
^Mauritius Mexico Morocco Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru
Philippines Portugal Romania Rwanda
Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia
^South Africa Spain
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic Tanganyika
Thailand Togo
Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia
*
Eligible under resolution WHA15-35
Turkey Uganda
United Arab Republic Upper Volta
Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Yugoslavia
