executivecommitteeof
workingpartyof
thedirectingcouncil
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theregionalcommittee
HEALTH
HEALT
H
ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATION
116th Meeting
Washi
n
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, D.C.
June 1995
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ProvisionalAgenda Item 4
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ORIGINAL: EN_l_'gt-I
R
EVIEW O
F _
LIS
T
O
F
INTER-A
M
_
R
I
C
AN
N
ONGOVER_Nl
V
IENTAL
O
R
GANIZ
A
TIONS
IN OFFI
C
IAL
R
ELATI
O
N
S
WIT
H PAHO
1.
Introduction
The
S
tanding
S
ubcommittee on In
t
er-American Nongovernmental Organization
s
in Official Relations with PAHO, composed of the Representatives of Argentina, Belize
,
and Bolivia, will meet during the course of the l l6th
M
eeting of the Executive
Committee to review the
issues presented
in this document, and to
make
recommendations
to the Executive Committee for its consideration and transmittal to the
D
'
frectingCouncil at its XXXVIII
M
eeting in September 1995
.
2.
R
eview
o
f Inte
r
-America
n N
G
Os
in O
ffi
c
i
al
R
elat
io
ns with PA
H
O
During the review o
f nine
In
t
er-American
N
ongovernm
en
tal Organizations in
Official
R
elations
w
ith PAI-IO during t
h
e l l3th Meeting o
f
the Executiv
e
Committee
(June 1994), Resolution CEll3.R18
(see Annex A) recommended that three NGOs be
offered an extension of 90 days to respond to the evaluation questionnaire. The results
would
enable the
Standing
Subcommittee
on Inter-American
Nongovernmental
Organizations in Official Relations with PAHO to recommend whether to continue or
suspend relations.
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The Executi
v
e
Co
m
m
i
t
t
ee
is
asked
to
ta
ke
a dec
isi
on o
n t
he
c
on
tin
u
ati
on
of
officia
l
re
h
tio
n
s with
e
ac
h
of t
he
s
e
NGOs after considerin
g
t
he
r
e
com
m
endations
of th
e
Subcommittee
.
3
.
R
eq
u
e
s
t
s
from
Othe
r
In
t
er-
A
merica
n
NGO
s
fo
r
Esta
b
li
s
h
m
ent
of
Of
fi
ci
a
l
R
elation
s
with PA
HO
During
1994,
eight
NGOs
c
o
rrespo
n
ded
with
P
A
H
0
co
n
cerning
possible
ad
m
is
s
io
n
into official relati
ons
with PAl-lO. Of the
s
e organizatio
n
s,
o
nly o
n
e, the
Inter-American Associati
on
of
S
anitary and
E
nvironme
n
tal
E
ngineering (AIl)I
S
), submitted all
the necessar
y
information.
The req
u
est o
f
AIDIS was communicated
t
o
all Member States f
o
r review a
n
d
c
o
mment. Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Cuba, El Salvad
o
r, Kingd
o
m
o
f the Netherlan
d
s
(Amba),
and Nica
r
agua resp
o
nded in supp
o
rt
o
f the admissi
o
n
o
f
AIDIS int
o
official relati
o
ns with PAHO.
The
E
xecutive
Committee
is asked
to
take a deci
s
io
n
o
n
the establishme
n
t
of
official re
h
tions
with the Inter-American
Association
of Sanitary and
E
nvironmental
Engineering (A
K
)IS) after considering the recommendation
of the Subcommittee.
4.
R
e
vi
ew o
f t
he
C
riteria
Gov
e
rn
i
ng
PAH
O-
N
GO
O
ffic
i
al R
e
lati
o
n
s
R
e
so
luti
on
C
Ell3.R18
al
s
o recom
m
e
n
ded
th
at
t
he criteria fo
r
the e
s
tablishment
and mainte
n
ance
o
f
official relations betwee
n
PAHO and
inter-American NGO
s
be
reviewed.
I
n
thi
s
regard, the principles a
n
d
p
rocedure
s
for official relati
on
s betwee
n
PA
H
O
and inter-American
NGOs which are outlined in Resol
u
tion
C
SP20.R20
(1978) (see
Annex B)
w
ere examined.
Three areas would seem to benefit from modifications:
4.1
NGOs Already in Official Relations with WHO
At pres
e
nt, the criteria established
b
y PAHO d
o
es
not
permit a simple pr
o
ce
ss
by
which t
o
review and approve
o
fficial relati
o
ns with an NGO which al
r
eady has
o
fficial
r
elati
o
ns with W
H
O.
As a re
s
ult, the pr
o
cess i
s
duplicated
a
n
d acts as a disincentive.
4.2
Evaluation Period for Reviewing
Ar
GO Official Relations
CE
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g.)
Pa_
3
env
i
r
onme
n
t
an
d h
ealth se
c
to
r
reform
, wh
e
re
the be
n
e
fi
ts of
P
A
H0-NGO
re
latio
n
s
a
r
e
on
l
y appa
r
ent over a long
e
r time period.
4.
3
Rotation of the Standing Subcommittee Members
P
arag
r
ap
h
1.4
of
Re
s
o
luti
o
n C
S
P2
0
.R2
0
s
tat
e
s that "
The Executive Committee of
PAHO will appoint a standing subcommittee composed of three members, one of whom
will be rotated each year to ensure the continuity of the s
ub
committee's functions
."
In
reality, the terms
of
the
m
e
m
bers expire
s
imultaneou
s
ly
w
ith the e
n
d
of
their official
t
erm o
n
the Exec
u
tive
C
o
mmittee
.
The Exec
u
tive
Co
m
mittee
is asked to revie
w
the rec
o
mme
n
dati
on
s
of
the
Subc
o
mmittee
on
the proposed modificatio
n
s t
o
the criteria and to transmi
t
the
m
to the
Directing
Council for its decision.
RESOLUTIO
N
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n
ex A
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m
REVIE
W
OF IN
T
ER-A
M
ERICAN
N
ONGOV
ER
NM
E
NTAL
OR
G
ANI
Z
A
T
IO
NS
IN OFF
I
C
I
A
L
Rh'_AT
ION
S
w
rr
H
PA
H
O
THE llSth
__
G
OF THE EXECUTIVE COM
_
MTITE
E
,
Havin
g
studied
the repo
rt
presented
by
the
S
t
andin
g
Subcomm
i
ttee
of
the
E
xecutive
Comm
i
ttee
charged
w
ith reviewing
th
e
lis
t
o
f
nongove
r
nmen
t
al
or
ga
n
i
T
,
'
a
tio
n
s
in o
ff
icia
l
rela
ti
ons with PAHO
;
and
Mindful
of the provisions
of pa
r
agraph
1.9 of Resolution
XX of the XX
Pan
Americ
a
n
Sanitary
C
onferen
c
e,
RE$OLVES:
1.
T
o
recommend the updating
o
f the current criteria regarding the establishment
and mainte
n
a
n
ce
o
f
o
fficial relati
on
s
between
PA
H
O and inter-American
NGOs and t
o
that
e
n
d,
to request
the
Director
to prepare
a
proposa
l
to be submitt
e
d
f
o
r
the
consideration
of the Executive C
o
m
m
it
tee
at its meeting in June 1995, and subsequently
t
r
a
n
smiaed
to the XXXVIII Meeting
o
f the _g
C
o
uncil f
o
r appr
o
val.
2.
To continue
relations with the Lati
n
American
Federati
o
n
of H
o
spitals,
the
Pan Ame
ri
can
Fede
r
ation o
f
Asso
c
iations
o
f
Medi
c
al Schools,
th
e Latin Ameri
c
an
U
nion
again
st
Sexual
l
y
Transmitted
Diseases,
th
e
I
n
te
r
-
Ame
ri
c
an
Col
le
ge of Radiology,
th
e
La
tin
Ame
ri
c
an
Confederation
of
Clinica
l
Biochemistry,
an
d
th
e Pan Ame
ri
c
an
Federation
of Nurs
in
g Professiona
l
s
unti
l th
e new
c
rite
ria are approved.
P,
_
lution
XVIII
(Eng.)
Page
2
4
.
To request the Directoc.
(a)
To continue devel_
g
dynamic worki
n
g relations with inter-American NGOs of
interest to the
O
rgnni
_
t
_
on in areas which fan within the program priorities that
the Governing Bodies have adopted
f
or PAH
O
;
(b)
To assess the relevance of the relationsh
i
p with inter-American NGOs working
officinlly with PAH
O
, enc
_
-uraging more participation and co
ll
abo
r
ation;
(c)
To continue fostering relationships between the Member Governments and NG
O
s
in health;
(
d)
To encourage NGOs to provide their technical cooperation within the framework
of nationa
l
hea
l
th po
li
cies and with the awareness of the pertinent
country
a
u
thorities.
CEl
1
6
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(En
g
.)
,
Annex B
XX
P
an A
m
erican Sanitary C
onf
e
r
ence
XXX Meetin
g of
the WHO
R
eg
ion
al C
om
mitt
ee
Ifmlmloa XX
Mechanisms forthe _stabihhment of Oftcial R_latiom between
PAI-IO and Inter-Amexican Nongovemme,_-l 0rp,,;,-dom
The XX Pan American Sam'tar_ Conference,
Recalling that the XIV Pan American Sanitary Conference adopted
Resolution XXVIII setting forth the criteria that the Pan American
Health Organization wai to observe when establishing official relations
with inter-American nongovernmental organizations:
Considering chat it is necessary to establish procedures for applying the
criteria set forth in the above-mentioned Resolution XXVIIX;
Recognizing the need to establish the privileges that anofficial rel
ation-ship with PAHO confers on nongovernmental organizations:
Having considered the proposed procedures and privileges contained in
Document CE80/14 presented by the Director tothe Execudve Committee
at its 80th Meeting;. and
Having taken note of Resolution XX of the 80th Meeting of the
gxecutive Committee,
Resoh;es:
1. To adopt the following procedures for the establishment by the Pan
American Health Organization of official relations with inter-American
nongovernmental organizations:
1.1 An inter-American nongovernmental organization may. o(iu own accord
or by invitation, request official recugnitioa and the establishment of working
relations in areas ofmutual intertnt.
1.2 To this end, the inter-American nonlrovernmental organization must
submit with iu application the following supporting documenution:
1.2.1 Certified copies of its charter and by-laws.
L
2.2 C
erti
fi
e
d
co
pi
,_
o
f
the chmm and
by-laws of its affiliates in the Hemi-sphere.1.2.3 An authenticated copy of the proceedings in which the Igoverning body
was elected and ofthe authorization of the zuembly to establish relations with
PAl-lO.
1.9.4 A copy of the most recent periodic report on its activities.
1.3 The letter of application will be circulated to all the Member Governments
and their views obtained within a term of 60 days.
1.4The Executive Committee of PAHO will appoint a standing subcommittee
composed of threemembers, one of whom will be rotated eachyear to ensure the
continuity of the subcommittee's functions.
1.4.1 The Director of PA.qB will forward to the standing subcommittee thea
-Amer-
-2-1.4.2 If the documentation received isnot sufficiently cmn_iem st_atidama'?. theDirector will also intorm the sulg'ommitte_ of the steps that havebeen taken. 1.4.3 The Committee will review and analyze the documentation presented in detail. If a question arises, it may request the appearance of anauthorized repr e-sentative of the inter-American nongovernmental organization to clarify any matters relating to the applications.
1.5 When the applications received have been properly reviewed, the standing
subcommittee will make its recommendations to the Executive Committee on the recognition and theestablishment of official working relations with theapplying
inter-American nongovernmental orr_nization.
In certain cases, the standing subcommittee may recommend that consideration of an application bepostponed and that the Director be requested to contact the
applying organization irt order to determine the areas of common interest and the
mutual benefits that _uuld accrue from cooperation between the two organizations.
1.60n_ it has considered the standing subcommittee's recommendations, the Exet'utive Committee will decide whether ornot to authorize relations with a given
organization.
1.7. Every year the Chairman of the Executive Committee will convey the deci
-sions taken to the Directing Council or the Pan American Sanitary Conference.
1.8 The Director of PASB will inform each organization of the Executive Committee's decision on its application. If the decision is favorable, hewill indi -cate the privileges conferred by the establishment of official relations.
1.9 Every three years the _.xecutive Committee. acting through the standing subcommittee, will review the list of inter-American nongovernmental organiz a-tions with which PAH O bas official working relations and decide whether they
should be continued or suspended.
2. To establish that the status of official relations with PAHO shall confer on an inter-American nongovernmental organization the follow -ing privileges:
2.1 The right to appoint an observer to participate, without the right to vote, in the regular meetings of the Governing Bodies of PAl=lO, and in conferences and seminars conducted under the authority of PAHO.
When matters of particular interest to the organization are diacuned at these
meetings, its observer may, at the request of the Chairman of the meeting or
in the Chairman's acceding to a request from it. make astatement presenting its views.
2.2 Active participation in the Technical Discussions that take placein co
nnec-tion with the meetings of the Directing Council or the Conference.
2.3 Access to nonconfidential documentation related to matters ofinterest to it.
2.4 Collaboration, when requested by the Chairn_n of the Lzecutive C_-o,,_;t-tee, in the prorramming of joint activities in health matters of common interest.
Llt The right tosubmit a memorandum to the Director of PASB on programs
going forward in areas of common interest: the Director will determine the nature
and scope of its circulation. In the event of a memorandum being submitted which, in the view of the Director, should be placed on the agenda of the Directing
Council, the memorandum will be put be.fore the F.,zecutive Comngttet for possible inclusion on the agenda of the Council.
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