CD5.R35: Development of national programs for the benefit of children

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5th DIRECTING COUNCIL

3rd SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE

THE 5th DIRECTING COUNCIL,

Acting as the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization for the Americas,

Considering that the Director-General of the World Health Organization has brought Resolution

WHA4.16 of the Fourth World Health Assembly to the attention of Regional Committees, in which

it is stated that the relevant programs of the United Nations, including those of the Department of

Social Affairs and UNICEF and of ILO, FAO, UNESCO, and WHO, would, when fully

coordinated, constitute a reasonably comprehensive and coherent plan for international assistance to

national programs for the benefit of children; and

Considering that the Director-General has been requested to take the necessary measures to

strengthen and further develop activities of the World Health Organization for assistance to national

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Nations, including UNICEF and the other responsible specialized agencies, both directly and

through the mechanism established by the Economic and Social Council for that purpose,

RESOLVES

To approve this recommendation as a whole, requesting the Regional Director, for his part, to take

measures to bring about a closer cooperation and to facilitate negotiations between technical

assistance bodies and technical institutions so that the programs may be developed more effectively.