UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES
W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N
EXECUTIVE BOARD Twelfth Session
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
S B 1 2 / 1 1 Z 26 Ivlay 1953
ORIGINAL: E N G U S H
CENTENARY OF THE Y/ORK BEGUN BY FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE Proposal submitted b y the Government of U r u g u a y
In accordance iwith the suggestion made b y the Acting P r e s i d e n t of the S i x t h World H e a l t h A s s e m b l y and accepted b y the Delegate of Uruguay^ the Director-General has the honour to draw the attention of the members of the Board to the attached p r o p o s a l regarding steps to be taken in recognition of the w o r k of Florence N i g h t i n g a l e .
кб/шг/и, p . 8
UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES
W O R L D H E A L T H
O R G A N I Z A T I O N ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
S I X T H W O R L D H E A L T H A S S E M B L Y
A6/66
2 1 M a y 1953
O R I G I N A L : E N G L I S H
C E N T E N M I A L A N N I V E R S A R Y OF T H E W O R K OF F L O R E N C E N I G H T I N G A L E
P r o p o s a l s u b m i t t e d b y t h e D e l e g a t i o n of U r u g u a y
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1 ( 4 ) t h a t t h e D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l b e a u t h o r i z e d to. r e i m b u r s e t h e W o r k i n g C a p i t a l F u n d f r o m s a v i n g s w h i c h m a y o c c u r i n t h e 1953 A p p r o p r i a t i o n ^ o r , s h o u l d s u f f i c i e n t s a v i n g s not b e a v a i l a b l e f o r t h i s p u r p o s e , to i n c l u d e t h e b a l a n c e r e q u i r e d i n t h e 1 9 5 5 p r o g r a m m e and b u d g e t e s t i m a t e s .
