CD39.R1: Report on the collection of quota contributions

PAN

AMERICAN

HEALTH

ORGANIZATION

WORLD

HEALTH

ORGANIZATION

39th DIRECTING COUNCIL

Washington D.C., 23-27 September 1996

RESOLUTION

CD39.R1

REPORT ON THE COLLECTION OF QUOTA CONTRIBUTIONS

THE 39th DIRECTING COUNCIL,

Having considered the report of the Director on the collection of quota contributions (Document CD39/21 and Add. I) and the concern expressed by the 118th Meeting of the Executive Committee1 with respect to the status of the collection of quota contributions;

Noting from the report of the Working Party on the application of Article 6.B of the PAHO Constitution (Document CD39/21, Add. II) that a payment plan has been received from Venezuela; and

Further noting that Bolivia, Cuba, Guatemala, and Venezuela have outstanding quota amounts in excess of two full years of assessments and are subject to the application of Article 6.B of the Constitution,

RESOLVES

1. To take note of the report of the Director on the collection of quota contributions (Document CD39/21 and Add. I).

3. To congratulate Barbados, Canada, El Salvador, France, Guyana, Honduras, the Netherlands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Suriname for their successful payment efforts in fully meeting their quota obligations through 1996.

4. To compliment Jamaica and Cuba for their payment efforts to reduce quota arrearages for prior years.

5. To request the Director to notify Venezuela that its voting privileges are restored at this XXXIX Meeting of the Directing Council, based upon its formal written commitment to pay its full quota arrearage by 31 December 1996.

6. To request the Director:

a) To continue to monitor the implementation of special payment agreements made by Member Governments in arrears for the payment of prior years' quota assessments;

b) To advise the Executive Committee of Member Governments' compliance with their quota payment commitments;

c) To report to the XL Meeting of the Directing Council on the status of the collection of quota contributions for 1997 and prior years.

September 1996 OD 280