EB55.R51 Activities of the World Health Organization with regard to assistance to liberation movements in southern Africa pursuant to United Nations General Assembly resolution 2918 (XXVII) and Economic and Social Council resolution 1804 (LV)
The Executive Board,
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Having reviewed the report of the Director-General on the activities of the Organization with regard to assistance to liberation movements in southern Africa; 1 and
Considering that the Director-General has responded positively to the requests made in resolution WHA27.36 adopted pursuant to United Nations General Assembly resolution 3118 (XXVIII), particu- larly operative paragraphs 4，8 and 9 thereof, and resolution 1804 (LV) of the Economic and Social Council,
1. COMMENDS the Director-General on the action he has taken in furthering cooperation with UNDP, UNICEF, and the Organization of African Unity with a view to providing health assistance to peoples in the liberated areas in the colonial territories of Africa ； and
2. REQUESTS the Director-General to continue to intensify collaboration with UNDP, UNICEF, and the Organization of African Unity regarding programmes of assistance to the national liberation movements concerned;
Noting with satisfaction that invitations were extended to the national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity or the League of Arab States to send representatives to participate in an observer capacity to the 1974 sessions of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa and of Subcommittee A of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, respectively; and
Recognizing that attendance by representatives of the national liberation movements concerned in the meetings of the Organization would be facilitated if funds for that purpose were available, and recalling resolution 1892 (LVÍI) of the Economic and Social Council,
RECOMMENDS to the Twenty-eighth World Health Assembly that it consider allocating the funds necessary to meet the expenses of attendance by a representative from each of the national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity or the League of Arab States at future meetings of the Organization to which they are invited in accordance with resolution WHA27.37.
Handb. Res. Vol. II，8.1.4.3; Vol. I，7.1.13 Twenty-second meeting, 31 January 1975
