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FIFTH TORLB HEALTH ASSEMBLY A5/58 t /
Д. May 1952
ORIŒENALr- ENGLISH
SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION FINANCE AND 'LEGAL MATTERS >
The Committee on Administrâtion¿ Finance and Legal Matters held its third and fourth meetings on Thursday, 8 May, and on Saturday, 10 May* 1952.
The Committee decided to recommend the following resolutions to the Fifth World Health Assembly for adoptions
1 , Publications Revolving Fund
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Having considered the report of the Executive Board on its -study of "WHO publications;
Realizing the necessity for better publicity to make known through"
out the world the existence of WHO publications and the subjects with which they deal, and to improve the sale of such publications through all available channels,
1 . AUTHORIZES the Director*-,General
(1) .to ccntinue to use such sums from the Publications Revolving Fund as are'required to finance the cost of printing additional copies of WHO publications for sale; and*
(2) to draw on the Publications Revolving Fund, amounts not to exceed the sum of $6,000 for 1952 and if $10,000 for 1953., such sums to be used to give publicity to WHO publications and to improve the sales, through available commercial distribution channels, of such publications; and
2 . REQUESTS the Executive Board, at its first session in 1953, to review the status of the Publications Revolving Fund in order to determine the purposes for #iich any accumulated sums should be used.
2. Accident Insurance for Members of the Executive Board
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AUTHORIZES the Director-General to provide accident insurance for members of the Executive Board travelling on business of the Board.
3 . Working Capital Fund for 1953*
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1 , HESDLVES that the Working Capital Rind for the membership as at 1 May 1952 be established for 1953 in the amount of US $3,378,<?11 plus the assessments of Members joining after 1 May 1952j
•2. AUTHORIZES the Directors-General
(1) to advance from the liiiorking Capital Fund such sume as may be necessary to finance the appropriations for the finare! 1 year 1953, pending receipt of contributions from Membersj sums so advanced shall be reimbursed to the Tftorking Capital Fund as contributions are available y
(2) to advance such sums in 1953 as may be necessary to meet unforeseen or extraordinary expenses, and to increase the
relevant Appropriation Section accordingly, лгот^сЪЛ that not
more than US"$250,000 may be used for such purposes, except that with the prior concurrence of the Executive Board a total of US $500,000 may be used. The Director-General shall report to the next convening Health Assembly all advances made under this clause and the circum- stances relating thereto, and shall make provision in the estimates for reimbursements of the Working Capital Fund except when such advances are recoverable from some other source;
3 . AUTHORIZES the Executive Board to use not to exceed US $300,000 of the Working Capital Fund as the special fund to be used at the discretion of the
• • Board to meet emergencies and unforeseen contingencies, this authorization being made in order to comply with .article 58 of the Constitution. Any
amounts used under this authorization will increase the relevant Appropriation Section and are to be replaced by making specific provisions therefor in the next year's annual budget, except when expenditures made under this authority are recoverable from some other source.
4 . Assembly Suspense Account;
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NOTES the report of the Director-General on the status of the Assembly's Suspense Account as at 31 December 1951»^
5. Currency of Contributions
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Having considered the report of the Director-General on the currency of contributions to the annual budget of WHO,
Noting with gratification the steps taken by the Director-General to implement a plan whereby a proportion of contributions could be paid in sterling ;
Realizing, however, that the successful execution of this plan will depend on the co-operation of all governments concerned,
1 . CALLS on all Member States to give their maximum support to the plan5 2 . WISHES to thank the Government of the United Kingdom for its generous co-operation, which has made the introduction of the plan possible;
3 . CONCURS in the proposal of the Director-* Gene ral for its further implementation; and
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4. RE&ILLSTS the Executive Board, at its tenth session, to consider this proposal in accordance with the provisions of Financial Regulation 5.5.
Beimbursement by Governments for Materials, Supplies and Equipment The Fifth lorId Health Assembly
Having considered the report of the Director-General on the reimbursement by governments for supplies and equipment after completion of the work of demonstration teams, and
Taking into consideration that the countries to which services are provided by the Organization are contributing considerable sums in their national currencies towards the implementation of these projects;
1 , DECIDES to amend the draft Appropriation Resolution for 1953 contained in Official Records Ho.39, page 8 2 , by the deletion of paragraph V ; and', further,
2 . DECIDES to authorize the DirectorwGeneral not to implement these requirements for years prior to 1953.
7. Frequency of Assembly Sessions
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Considering that it is not in a position to examine the proposals contained in Executive Board Resolution EB9.R53'1'and the documents issued subsequent to that resolution;
R¿QU¿STS the Director-General, therefore, to communicate to all Member Governments, for consideration by the Sixth «orId Health Assembly, these texts and any other amendments which may bê submitted by Member States, the Executive Board or the Director-General and which may be received in time to comply with the requirements of Article 73 of the Constitution.
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