CD28.R19: Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute

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28th DIRECTING COUNCIL

THE 28th DIRECTING COUNCIL,

Having examined the final report of the Evaluation Team and the attachment containing the

summary matrix of government responses regarding the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute

(CFNI) (Document CD28/16);

Taking into account Resolution XVIII of the 86th Meeting of the Executive Committee; and

Recognizing that the Organization, through CFNI, has emphasized integration of the Institute's

operations within the broader context of primary health care in the Caribbean, in accordance with

appropriate program priorities,

RESOLVES

1. To thank the Governments that have expressed their positions on the future role of the Institute.

2. To thank the Director for the evaluation report and the summary of the views and policies of the

Institute's member countries.

3. To request the Director, after further consultation with the Member Governments, to support and

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4. To request the Director to enlist the cooperation of the participating governments in establishing

the Policy Advisory Committee and the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee of the

Institute, in addition to the ongoing mechanism for membership in those bodies, and, as

recommended by the Evaluation Team, to convene their meetings as soon as possible.

5. To request the Director, with the support of the member governments of CFNI, to seek funding

from appropriate institutions or external funding sources for a suitable building for the Institute.

Sept.–Oct. 1981 OD 180, 81