PAN
AMERICAN
HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
WORLD
HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
25th DIRECTING COUNCIL
29th SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
Washington D.C., 27 September – 6 October 1977
RESOLUTION
CD25.R5
MECHANISMS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICIAL
RELATIONS BETWEEN PAHO AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS
THE 25th DIRECTING COUNCIL,
Having examined Document CD25/10, whose annex contains Document CE78/20 submitted by the
Director to the Executive Committee at its 78th Meeting;
Recognizing the need to formalize the procedures for applying the criteria established1 by the XIV
Pan American Sanitary Conference; and
Desiring to facilitate the consideration of these matters by the Governing Bodies,
RESOLVES
To instruct the Director to draw up a provisional draft of Special Regulations for the establishment
of official relations with nongovernmental organizations and to submit it to the Executive
Committee and Directing Council for approval at their next meetings.