W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N

ORGANISATION MUlNüiALt DE LA SANTÉ

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Twenty-first Session

Provisional agenda item 9 .1

EB21/52 8 January 1958

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

CO-OÍERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS Ш SPECIALIZED

AGENCIES M D THEIR DECISIONS AFFECTING THE WORK OF

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

I . UNITED NATIONS

(i) Membership of the United Nations. The Federation of Malaya was admitted

to United Nations membership on 17 September 1957.

( ii ) Revision of the United Nations Charter. The General Assembly decided to

consider not later than at its fourteenth session, in 1959* reccxmnendatioris to

be prepared by its Committee on Arrangements for a conference for the purpose of

reviewing the Charter.

( i i i ) General review of the development and co-ordination of the economic,

social and human rights activities of the United Nations and the

specialized agencies as a whole

Under this item the Economic and Social Council heard statements by the

Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Directors -General of several

specialized agencies and, in conclusion of its debates, adopted three resolutions.

The statement delivered by the Director-General of WHO, as shown in the 2

summary records of the Council (981st plenary meeting), is reproduced in Annex.

Two of the three resolutions adopted by the Council are dealt with in

separate documents:

Resolution 665.'Ai Document EB21/55 •un I • HI I I I ттттЁвтяшвШттт ,

Resolution. 665„.Ci Document EB21/52 Add.l

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In the 3rd resolution (66Д A) the Council noted the efforts by the special-

ized agencies to improve the co-ordination of their programmes both within each

agency and in relation to the programmes of other agencies. The Council invited

the agencies to continue to provide information in their annual reports concerning

1 Co-operation on administrative and financial matters is reported in a separate

document (EB21/51)

Annex A

the co-ordination of activities, to include in their reports for 1958 passages

dealing with further concentration of their programmes and to consider the extent

to which they can apply certain guiding principles approved as guides to the

future work of the United Nations and set out in an Ainex to the Resolution,1

(iv) Financing of Economic Development. The subject is dealt with in a separate

document (EB21/52 Add»2)

(V) Reports on World Social Situation• The Economic and Social Council requested

three reports under the heading "World Social Situation" 5 a survey of programmes

of social development (1959) ； a brief survey of major trends in the social

situation and a study of balanced economic and social development (1961) j a

report on the world social situation, including a comprehensive review of changes in

levels of living throughout the world and analyses of such special problems as the

situation demands (1963)«

It ftirther requested the Secretaiy•General, in collaboration with the

specialized agencies, to explore ways of improving the quality o£ the data available

for analysis of the world social situation •

The Council attached f e c i a l importance to the question of urbanization and

inyited the specialized agencies to continue their work in this field , looking

towards the evolution of integrated policies to "be developed with due regard to

both rural and urban aspects of the problem.

(vi) Balanced and Integrated Economic and Social Progress* In connexion with the

request reported under (v) above, the Council considered of special importance the

problems of balance among the factors of economic and social development and the

interaction between developments in the economic and social fields•

The General Assembly, noting this action by the Council, recommended that the

Council, in со-operation with the specialized agencies, should intensify its

efforts in the s tudy and recoamendati^n of ineasures to effect a balanced and

integrated economic and social progress•

(vii) United Wations Expert Group on Social Services> The specialized agencies

were invited Ъу the Council to co-operate in the work of a group of experts vhich

1 Annex В

will advise on national social services programmes and on priorities in this f ield �

particularly family and child welfare services and programmes relating to community

development, urbanization and the improvement of family levels of living.

vi i i ) Community Development> The Economic and Social Council (Besolution 665 D)1,

commended to the attention of governments and international organizations the latest

formulation of the essential character and requirements of the principles and tech-

niques of community development process embodied in the 20fch report of the

Administrative Committee on Co-ordination in 1957 (submitted to the Executive Board

at its nineteenth session). It recommended international action on six points,

including study of the possibilities or application of community developnent in urban

a r e a s � a n d requested a progress report> including recommendations for farther action,

for the Council in 1959•

The General Assembly noted the action by the Council and recommended that

goverments and international agencies should encourage and assist the participation

of women in community development progress.

(ix) Family Levels of Living. The Council recommended further Joint study in the

United Nations, the International Labour Organisation and the other specialized

agencies of ways and means gradually to achieve� in the countries now entering upon

a more rapid economic and social development^ a comprehensive system of social

security and related social services, and study of co-operative arrangements to

assist countries in achieving co-ordinated social policy; it requested in 1959 the

comments of governments and specialized agencies on the report of the UN/IDO expert -

group on family levels of living which was the subject of the Board^ s resolution

EB20.B22.2

(x) Economic Opportunities for Women• The Council invited the specialized agencies

to co-operate in a report to the Commission on the Status of Women in 1959 on

employment opportunities for vomen in three fields* One of the fields selected is

engineering, which includes sanitary engineering.

(xi) Licensing of Motor Vehicle Drivers» The Council requested the United Nations,

in consultation with WHO, to complete revision of provisional recommendations on

physical and mental fitness of drivers.

1 See Annex С о

Handbook of Resolutions and Decisions,红 th e d ” p. 29紅

( x ü ) Addiction-Producing Drugs. The Economic and Social Council invited WHO to

study and report on the medical aspects of the habitual chewing of the leaves of

Khat and to report thereon to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs • It also recommended

that the United Nations and the specialized agencies concerned give consideration to

requests for technical assistance from India and Morocco on matters including the

treatment of addicts using canabis and from Iran for questions including the treat-

ment of opium addicts •

(xiii) Appoijatments to Permanent Central Opium Board and Drug Supervisory Body^

In view of the interlocking work of the Permanent Central Opium Board and the Drug

Supervisory Body, the Council decided to establish.a personal union between these

two organs by means of a common membership to both. It invited the World Health

Organization to consider appointing to the Drug Supervisory Body persons who are

members of the Permanent Central Opium Board* After nomination of three candidates

by the World Health Organization, the Economic and Social Council elected two of

them as members of the Permanent Central Opium Board, and the World Health

Organization appointed them as members of the Drug Supervisory Body*

(xiv)• Demographic Questions, The Economic and Social Comicil requested the

Population Commission^ in consultation with the specialised agencies, to report in

1959 on wider co-operation in demographic studies and vital statistics in Africa

and on the possibilities of establishment of donographic research and training

centres in Africa.

(XV) Effects of Atomic Radiation • The General Asserribly called on its Scientific

Committee on Atomic Radiation to complete its report for use at the second Conference

on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy which is to meet in 1958. The Secretary^General

was requested, in cc^isultation Tdth the Committee, to consider ttie question of

strengthening and widening scientific activities in this field.

(xvi) Observance of the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Universal Declaration

on Human Rights

The Council approved the plans for the observance of this anniversary which will

take place in the course of 1958 and more particularly on 10 December The

specialized agencies are invited to co-operate in that observance*

(xvii) International Administrative Service. In a memorandum submitted to the

Council, the Secretary-General of the United Nations put forward suggestions aiming

at the creation of an "international administrative service" which the Secretary-

General described himself in his opening statement as "an international service of

experienced officials 油 。 w o u l d actually occupy responsible - though presumably

not central policy-making posts in the national administrations", and which the

Technical Assistance Committee defined as "an experimental programme for providing

to less-developed countries at their request intemationally-геcruited administrators

to work in the civil service of the requesting povernments".

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In his statement in the Council, the Director-General referred, to the

Secretary-General^s proposal.

In its resolution on this question the Council requested the Secretary-General

to transmit his proposal to governments and to the specialized agencies for their

comments and to prepare a consolidated report for the next summer session of the

Council.

I I . INTERNATIONAL LABOUR QRGMISAT工ON

The International Labour Conference adopted in June 1957 the Convention relating

to the Protection and Integration of Indigenous and other Tribal and Serai-Tribal

Populations i»j Independent Countries. Thé Convention as adopted includes the provisions 2 ‘

approved by the Health Assembly in resolution WHAl0.41«

The Governing Body of the International Labour Office, which determines the agenda

of the Internaid-onal Labour Conference, decided that the Conference would consider in

1958, inter alia, the organization of health services far workers in places of employment

and, In 1959, inter alia, the protection of workers against radiations.

I I I . FOOD ШВ AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION

The Conference of FAO approved in November a resolution whereby it considers that

basic policy with respect to joint FAO/UNICEF activities can best be dealt with by a

1 Annex Â

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Handbook of Resolutions and Decisions, Ath ed. , p« 312

Joint FAO/UNICEF Policy Committeef The FAO Conference authorized further consul-

tations with UNICEF and requested the Council of FAO to consider how this Policy

Committee might be established and might operate and to arrange for the agreed

procedure to be implemented,

OTHEE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES

International Civil Aviation Organization* Arrangements have been concluded

with НС AO concerning close co-operation with respect to aviation medicine.

Universal Postal Uniotu Amended regulations to facilitate postal transmission

of perishable biological goods were prepared in consultation with the UHJ and vere

adopted in August by the Universal Postal Congress. WHO also advised URJ on occu-

pational diseases of postal workers.

Interim Commission of the International Trade Organigation (General Agreement oxv 一

Tariffs and Trade厂 ^ 一 “ ^ 一 ^

The GATT consulted WHO concerning technical questions arising from a proposal by

the Council of Europe to lift trade restrictions on artificial limbs and orthopaedic

appliances.

V. INTERNATIONAL ATCM3E ENERGY AGENCY

Pollcfving the authorization given to the Director -General Ъу the Executive Board

at its nineteenth session (resolution EB19.R2)1 to initiate discussions with the

Preparatory Commission of the International Atomic Energy Agency "vith a view to 4 in-

cluding an agreement between the two organizations on the basis of the agreements

entered into between WHO and the specialized agencies11, the Director-General

communicated to the then Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the

Agency, in January 1957� a draft preliminary agreement for his consideration and

comment s • As stated belo^ the first contact by the Director-General of the Agency-

concerning arrangements for preliminary discussions took place in December of the

same year»

The question of the relationship of the International Atomic Energy Agency with the

specialized agencies was considered both Ъу the Board of Governors and by the first

general conference of the Agency h，ld simultaneously in October 1957 in Vienna. The

specialized agencies had been invited to send representatives to attend the Conference»

1 Handbook of Besolutions and Decisionst Vbh e d ” p, k

They were also invited to attend that part of a meeting of the Board of Governors at lrtiich

the question of relationship between the Agency and the specialized agencies was discussed.

In consultation with the representatives of the other specialized agencies in Vienna, the

representative of the World Health Organization made a declaration on behalf of all these

agencies •

On the recommendation of the Board of Governors, the General Conference of the

Agency authorized the Board of Governors (resolution GC 1 (S)/RES/ll adopted on

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11 October, taking into account the guiding principles drawn up by the Preparatory

Commission for relationship agreements between the Agency and the specialized agencies,

to negotiate relationship agreements with the appropriate authorities of the specialized

agencies.

The Board of Governors cdf the Agency held another session in December 1957 and

considered again the question of the plans for the initiation of negotiations between the

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Agency and the specialised agencies• By a resolution adopted on 17 December, it

requested the Director-General of the Agency to arrange, as soon as practicable, for the

initiation of consultations with specialized agencies whose work is related to that of

the Agency•

The Direotor--General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, appointed by the

Conference of the Agency in October 1957> started preliminary contacts with the Director-

General of the World Health Organization in the second half of December 1957 concerning

the arrangements for the dis eussions of a relationship agreement between the Agency

and WHO.

1 Annex D

2 Annex E 3 ^ Annex F

STATEMENT ВТ Ш CANDAÜ

IN PLENARY (F ТЯЕ ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (981st meeting, 11 Jiily)

GENERAL REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND CO-ORDINATION OF THE ECONOMIC,

SOCIAL AND HUMAN RIŒÎTS ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS

AND THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AS A WHOLE

1 . Dr CANDAU (Director-General, World Health Organization), referring to the

discussion of an international administrative service at the 980th meeting, said

that the World Health Organization (WHO) continued to believe that so far as its

work vas concerned, an international civil service was unnecessary. WHO had always

acted in accordance with the policy of helping States to help themselves, and had

based all its assistance on the training of local personnel. He doubted the

feasibility of any new approach.

2. He would not comment in detail on The Work of WHO 1956 (E/2980) 9 since the

Council was well aware of WHO's main concerns and méthode of work, which were not

likely to change substantially from year to year.

3» In recent months there had been some change in the meinbership situation. Five

of the Organization's nine "inactive" meinbers - Albania, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania

and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - had resumed active participation; and

it was hoped that their exanple would soon be followed by Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and

the Byelorussian and Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republics •

4 , In 1958, the tenth anniversary year of the Organization^ establishment, the

Eleventh World Health Assembly was to meet at Minneapolis at the invitation of the

United States of America.

5# There had been some comment in the Council on the expansion of the Organization^

budget. That expansion should, however, be considered in relation to the expansion

in the Organization^ work, -which had increased, not only in the sense that more

countries were being served, but also in the sense that more was being done in various

fields of activity • The Secretary-Gene ral had referred at the 980th meeting to work

in Africa, for exanple » In 1952, WHO had had only three projects in Africa; in

1957 there had been 67 projects, and in 1958 there were to be 74. In the Eastern

Mediterranean, there had been 54 projects in 1952 and there were 87 in 1957» In

the West Pacific Region, WHO had 50 projects in 1957, as against 14 in 1952; and

the corresponding figures far the Americas were 46 and 18. If the percentage

increase in the budget were related to the nimiber of projects, it would be seen that

WHO was doing much more than it had done before, and for less money• It was now

found that fewer tedinical personnel were required per project, owing to the training

effort which the Organization had made.

Annex A

6. Altogether^ under the Expanded Programme as W6ll as under the Regular Budget,

WHO had 700 projects under execution in 120 countries and territories.

7. The interest of member countries in the Organizationfs work was shown by the

fact that in 1956 more than 95 per cent, of the total assessed contributions for

that year had been received.

8. In discussing co-ordination, he was afraid there was always a tendency to take

only the negative side. In matter¿ of public health, he thought that co-ordination

at the international level was satisfactory, and had given good results, WHO had

reviewed its agre errent s with the International Labour Organisation, the Food and

Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 9 and had decided that they need not at present be

revised, since they were working satisfactorily*

9 . WHO had also considered the question of participation in broad programmes in the

economic and social f i6lds. The World Health Asseiribly had instructed the Executive

Board to review the proposals for such broad programmes and determine the priority

of WHO participation in them in relation to the rest of the Organization's progranimQ,

arid had instructed the Dire с to г -Gene ral to communicate to the Council the views of

the Executive Board concerning the priority to be given WHO participation in such

broad programmes» He hoped to be able to inform the Council of the Executive Boardfs

views the following year. Meaiwdiile, the Tenth World Health Assembly had approved

WHO participation in principle, and had allocated a small amount for planning such

participation in the initial stages•

10. Reference had been made at the 980th meeting to General Assembly Resolution

1094 (XI ) , requesting the Council to study the matters raised in paragraphs 6 and 7

of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on

the administrative budgets of the specialized agencies for 1957. The two paragraphs

in question concerned an appraisal of the overall programmes to be undertaken by the

United Nations and the specialized agencies in the economic and social fields over

the next five or six years.

11. The matter had been reported to the World Health Assembly• To remove the

misunderstanding which seemed to have arisen^ he wished to say that the Assembly

had not taken up any position on it, and was awaiting the result of the Council1s

discussions before taking any decision.

12. Of special interest in connexion with co-ordination was WHO'S co-operation with

the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)} which had been described as a genuine

concerted programme. The arrangements under which WHO provided technical advice � while UNICEF provided supplies, had worked well, and the WHO programme had greatly

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benefited from the ftuids UNICEF had been able to raise for programmes to assist

children and motherse WHO also co-operated closely with the United Nations Relief

and Works Agency for the Relief of Palestine Refugees in the Near East. WHO gave

technical guidance and provided the chief medical officer and the chief nurse.

13, For WHO, however, co-ordination with many agencies outside the United Nations

family was a bigger problem than co-ordination within the United Nations. The

regional and intergovernmental organizations associated with WHO1s work included the

Pan American Sanitary Bureau, which served as WHO's regional office in the Americas,

the Council of Europe, the Commission for Technical Co-operation in Africa South of

the Sahara (CCTA) ^ the League of Arab States and the South Pacific Commission, to

mention only a few»

14e There was also a problem, of co-ordination with iirportant bilateral programmes,

such as those condi^ted by the United States International Co-operation Administration

(IGA) and under the Colombo plan。 In connexion solely with its work on medical

education in the Americas^ WHO co-operated with the World Medical Associatioxiy the

Kellogg Foundation^ the Children1s Bureau of the United States Government, the

Coimnonwealth Fund_, the Unitarian Service Committee, the United States Public Health

Service, the Institute of International Education^ th6 Rockefeller Foundation, the

Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Medical Association, IGA and

the Inter-Amei'icaii Foundation for Post Graduate Medical Education.

15. ШО гз efforts to stimulate medical research were also co-ordinated with those

of other bodies。 The Organisation^s basic policy was not to create international

csntresj bixt̂ in accordance with the directives laid down by the Second World Health

Asserribly in 1 9 4 9 � t o encourage national centres to carry out research on a co-ordinated

basis. WHO itself was responsible for no international research centre except the

Ooperúiagen Tiiberculosis Research Office. The system of cooperative research work

conducted under WHO1 s guidance^ however，included 1800 institutions all over the

world, For exampleP for influenza research there were $6 centres in 36 countries,

including the World Influenza Centre in London^ which had recently identified the

new strain of influença virus5 thus enabling suitable vaccines to be prepared. There

was also a network of centres including six laboratories in six countries for polio-

myelitis research, All those centres worked in со—operation with "WHO�without

receiving any direct contribution. On influenza research, for example, WHO did not

spend more than $ 10 000,

1ви There was also wide со -operation in the study of resistance of insects to

insecticides^ involving 152 laboratories in 51 countries all over the world.

17q WHO - s technical work did not depend entirely on the secretariat, but also on

the work of the panels of experts, of which there were 35, the total nuiriber of

experts being about 1500,

Annex A

18. With reference to malaria eradication, he said that at the end of March 1957

there had been no less than 63 countries and territories in which eradication had

been accepted as the goal. In 10, eradication had been practically achieved; in

15, it was well advanced; in 31,'programmes had been started; and in the remaining

7 , work was at the planning stage. There were 1 070 280 people living in

malaria-infested areas, and of those, 680 361, or at least 57 per cent., lived in

the 63 countries already mentioned in which eradication could be ejected to be

completed in a comparatively few years* Malaria mortality and morbidity rates were

now no more than one ‘third of whst they had been 12 years before.

19. In its efforts to collect money for the special account it had established for

malaria eradication, WHO had been much less successful, having collected only

$ 125 000 in two years. The spirit of co-operation which had been created would,

however, prove more valuable perhaps than the collection of a large sum at the outset.

Nevertheless, malaria eradication was being held up, where it could well be undertaken,

for lack of funds.

20* Some comment had been made in the Council regarding the designation of

territories in WHOls reports. The matter was a political one, and WHO would welcome

any guidance it received on the subject from the United Nations.

ANNEX В

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

CONCENTRATION OF ACTIVITIES OF THE

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES IN THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS FIELDS

The Economic and Social Council, » “ . .i .. - ' ' f~l I • . T • III Г . I . i i . i i • j • ^

Having considered the reports of the specialized agencies presented to the Council

and in particular those sections included in response to paragraph 8 of Council

resolution 630 A I (XXII) of 9 August 1956 concerning the co-ordination and concentr-

ation of their activities,

1 , Notes with satisfaction the efforts being made by the specialized agencies to

improve the co-ordination of their programmes, both within each agency and in relation

to the programmes of other agencies；

2. Invites the specialized agencies：

(a) To continue to provide inforination in their annual reports concerning the

co-ordination of activities, both within each agency and between the specialized agencies

and other international organizations where appropriate；

(b) To include in their reports in 1958 passages dealing specifically with the

further concentration of their programmes in the light of the discussions which have

taken place in the Council, and to cite examples of concentration achieved during the

preceding yearj

(c) To consider the extent to which they may be able to apply the general guiding

principles in the field of co-ordination and concentration of activities, as contained

in paragraph 1(c) of the appendix to the report of the Co-Ordination Committee (see

below) and approved by the Council at its twenty-fourth session as guides to the future

work of the United Nations and its subsidiary organs in the field of co-ordination.

RESOLUTION 664 A

UNITED NATIONS AND THE

The guiding principles approved by the Council as guides to future work in the

field of co-ordination (paragraph 1(c) of the appendix to the report of the Council's

Co-ordination Committee) are as follows：

Annex В

( i ) All efforts to achieve greater effectiveness in the work of the United Nations

in the economic, social and human rights fields should be regarded as a continuing pro-

cess and to this end programmes of work of the Council and its subsidiary bodies should

continue to be reviewed at periodic intervals by the Council on the basis of reports

submitted by the Secretary-General;

( il ) The promotion of economic and social development of under-developed countries

should continue to be the over-riding objective of all activities in this field as

established by the Council at its fourteenth session;

( i i i ) The achievement of optimum results, within the limits of whatever resources

may be available at any given time, can best be assured by concentration of efforts on

a limited number of major areas of activity, by giving preference to those projects

which promise practical results, by grouping together and inter-relating^ where approp-

riate ̂ individual items of demonstrable urgency or importance, or by eliminating o?,

deferring projects of relatively low priority;

(iv) Continued attention should be paid to the closer co-ordination of the economic

and social aspects of international development work, to the elimination of unrelated

and isolated activities which are not of demonstrable urgency or practical value^ and to

the most effective co-ordination of the work of the Secretariat at Headquarters and in

the regional economic commissions•

ANNEX С

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL RESOLUTION 665 D

WORLD SOCIAL SITUATION

CQMMUTÍITI DEVELOPMEMTs REPORT ON CONCEPTS AND т Ш С Ш Е Б

AND EECCMMEMDATIONS ON FURTHER ШАСТЮАЬ MEASURES TO

BE TAKEN BY INTEENATIOHAL QRGAHIZATIONS

The Economic and Social Council,

Bearing in mind General Assembly resolution 10k2 (XI) of 21 February 1957 on

community development ; the report of the Secretary-General 011 "Concepts and Principles

of Community Development and Eecoinmendations on further Practical Measures to be taken

by International Organizations"л the vievs of different Governments as summarized in

that report and the discussion that took place in the Social Commission at its

eleventh session�

1. Notes with satisfaction the growing understanding of the basic principles of

coimmmity development} and the increasing recognition of the comraunity development

movement^ in its different forms， as an essential instrument of national and inter-

national action, particularly in the under—developed regions, for promoting economic

and social progress;

2. Commends to the attention of all Governments and international organizations а — Р Ч И — с и е — m a w m T T — л — n ' H мiwл̂ sjx-jygwart‘trjrJBXtKLM'-m

the latest formulation of the essential character and requirements of the principles

arid techniques of 七he community development process embodied in the twentieth report

of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination to the Council and incorporated in the

report of the Secretary-General;

5» Becognizes that assistance by international organizations to Governments in

the field of coimmmity development should be organized onwa long-term basis, and

endorses the proposals contained in the Secretary-General1s report to this end;

k. Eecoinmeiids to the Governments of States Members of the United Nations and to

inter-governmental and non-goverrunental organizations} so far as may be practicalble^

the following steps for improving community development and for strengthening inter-

national action for that purpose :

(a) The co-ordinated operation, with special emphasis on their bearing upon

community development plans in each country, of the relevant parts of the programmes

of the specialized agencies and of the organizations functioning under the guidance of

the United Nat ions ; such as the United Nations Children's Fund and other bodies

responsible for measures of relief and rehabilitationj

Annex С

(b) More effective co-ordination^ at the country level, of the international

agencies assisting GovernrtBnts in general or particular aspects of their community

development programmes, taking into account, for this purpose, the activities under

bilateral assistance programmes and the activities of non-governmental organizations^

(c) Further study of the essential elements of the coimminity development process

and of the prerequisites of a well-balanced comrminity development programme, particularly

with regard to the training and supervision of personnel；

(d) Further exploration of the possibilities of extending the application of the

principle s and programmes of community development to urban areasj

(e) Initiation and assistance in the organization of conferences, seminars,

workshops and study tours at the ixternational, regional and national levels, for the

promotion of better understanding of corraminity devBlopment processes and techniques,

both in their general and technical aspects- as well as for the establishment and

improvement of training facilities for all personnel, both paid and voluntary, concerned

with the planning and execution of coiranunity development prograiranes；

( f ) Initiation and assistance of programmes of research and publication on

particular aspects of coiranunity development as suggested in paragraph 5 of Council

resolution 585 С (XX) of 23 July 1955 and in the work programme of the Social Commission

for 1957-1959� taking into account the resources of international, regional and national

bodies that are available at the present time and utilizing these to the maxiimim extent

for thi5 purposej

5. Re que sts the Secretary•-General, in co-operation &ri.th the specialized agencie s

concerned, to prepare for the next session of the Commission and for the next session

of the Council，a report on the progress of all significant measures in the field of

comrminity development. The report should include recommendations for further action

as necessarye

ANNEX D

、 STATEiyENT BY THE WHO REPRESENTATIVE TO THE

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

6. Dr Dorolle (World Health Organization) said that to save time his colleagues had

requested him to act as their spokesman. Their presence testified to tte close interest

taken by the International Labovir Organisation (ILO), the Food and Agriculture Organic

aation (FAO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

(UNESCO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in establishing relations with the

Agency* Those organizations had had almost ten years experience of working together

in accordance with the provisions of the bilateral agreements concluded between them.

These agreements had proved to be satisfactoiy as evidenced by the fact that, when

the last Health Assembly considered whether these agreements required revision, it was

decided^ after consultation with the other agencies, that no modifications were necessary•

The basis of these agreements was that the overriding responsibility and competence

of each agency in its particular sphere was recognized by the other s j but there were

marginal areas where responsibilities might merge or overlap, and it was in such areas

that arrangements had to be agreed upon to demarcate common activities, and avoid gaps

and overlapping.

8 . He would not of course take it upon himself to commenb on the draft resolution

sutanitted by Canada, Egypt and the United. States (GOV/15)； but he felt justified in

expressing the view that paragraph (c) of the preamble and paragraph X of the operative

part of the draft resolution proposed to be recaranended for adoption by the General

Conference would allow for the flexibility necessary to permit negotiations.

9 . In conclusion^ he assured the Board that the Agency^ representatives in the

negotiations with other specialized agencies would find the latter eager to co-operate

and that during the interim period working relations will be established with due respect

to the competence of each. . 、

Annex D

35, Dr DOROLLE (World Health Organization) said that he and his colleagues had

carefully noted the observations of the Board of Governors and in particular those of

the Governors from South Africa and France, who had so rightly pointed out that the

Secretariats of specialized agencies could not commit their govorning bodies which must

have the final word in respect of policy matters and of agreements.

36. He thanked the Chairman and the Board for the opportunity afforded to his

colleagues and himself to be pre sent at the meeting.

A.NNEX Е

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE

工N T E R N â T I C m L ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

(October 1957)

Relationship agreement between the Agency and the

Specialized Agencies .

The General Conference ^

(a) Noting that Article XVIЛ of the Statute provides that "the Board of

Governors у with the approval of the General Conference} i贫 authorized to enter

into an agreement or agreements establishing an appropriate relationship between

the Agency and any other organizations the work of which is related to that

of the Agency",

(b) Noting further that Article V.E#7 of the Statute provides that the General

Conference shall approve any agreement or agreements between the Agency and other

organizations provided for in Article XVI5

(c) Having considered the recommendations submitted by the Preparatory Commission

concerning the guiding principles for relationship agreements between the Agency

and the specialized agencies in accordance with paragraph C ,7 . (b ) of Annex I to

the Statute 5

1» Authorizes the Board of Governors, taking into account the guiding principles

drawn up by the Preparatory Commission for relationship agreements between the

Agency and the specialized agencies, to negotiate relationship agreements with

the appropriate authorities of the specialized agencies>

2 , Requests the Board to submit these agreements to the General Conference for

approval during the regular session following the negotiation of each such

agreement.

ANNEX F

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE BQA.RD OF GOVERNORS

OF THE INTERNA.TIONA.L ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

(December 1957)

Negotiation of Relationship Agreements with

Specialized Agencies

The Board of Governors,

(a) Recalling resolution GC.l(S)/RES/ll adopted by the General Conference on 24

October 1957, in which the Board was authorized, taking into account the guiding

principles drawn up by the Preparatory Commission� to negotiate relationship

agreements with the appropriate authorities of the specialized agencies；

(b) Recalling further that in view of the Agency1 s primary responsibility for

^international activities concerned with the peaceful uses of atomic energy In

accordance with its Statute^ the initial programme approved by the Bôard and the

General Conference provided that the Agency should seek to exercise$ through its

activities, a co-ordinating effect and to discourage undesirable duplication of

effort in the development of the peaceful vlsgs of atomic energy；

(c) Noting that several specialized agencies will shortly consider their future

programming, including any activities relating to the peaceful uses of atomic

energy；

(d) Considering that machinery for effective consultation and co-operation

should be established at an early date ； and

(e) Recognizing that the effective development of such arrangements will be

dependent upon the availability to the Agency of scientific advice arid further

definition of the Agency^ programme ;

Requests the Director-Gencra 1 to arrange, as soon as practicable^ for the

initiation of consultations with th6 specialized agencies whose work is related

to that of the Agency with a view tot

Annex F

(a) Exploring areas of possible over-lapping of activities and the delineation

of primary functions；

(b) Devising arrangements for co-ordinated programming on a continuing basis；

(c) Incorporating provision for such arrangements in appropriate relationship

agreements；

2щ Decides to establish a committee consisting of the Chairman, or, in his

absence or disability, one of the Vice-Chairmen acting as Chairman^ and five

members of the Board, designated by th6 Chairman with the concurrence of the

Board, to advise the Director-General on negotiations with the specialized

agencies ; and

3» Requests the Director-General to report, during subsequent series of meetings

of the Board, on the progress made, to enable the Board to review the procedure

for negotiation in the light of such progress•

W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ

EXECUTIVE BOxJîD

Twenty-first Session

Provisional agenda item 9 Д

EB21/52 Add.l

8 January 1958

ORIGINAL: ENGLISH

CO-OffiRATION WITH UNITED NATIONS AND SOCIALIZED AG'îNCIES

ÍJÍD THEIR DECISIONS EFFECTING WHO»S ACTIVITIES

Implementation of Resolution 665 С(XXIV)

of the Economic and Social Council

I . In resolution 1094 (XI) on Administrative and Budgetary Co-ordinatien between

the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies, the General Lssembly J»f the United

Nations at its eleventh session (September 1956 - February 1957〉 requested the

Economic and Social Council to study the matters raised in a report of the Advisory

Committee on iiàninistrative and Budgetary Questions concerning an appraisal of the

overall programmes to be undertaken by the United Nations and the specialized agencies

in the economic and social fields over the next five or six years, and to report

thereon to the General Assembly at its thirteenth session (1958).

For convenience, the relevant passage1 (paragraphs 6 and 7) from the report of

the ádviscry Committee (UN Document A/3489) and Resolution 1094 (XI) of the General

Assembly are reproduced in Annexes 1 and 2C

This resolution was brought to the notice of the Tenth World Health Assembly in

the Director-General's Report on Co-ordination with and Decisicns of the United

Nations and Specialized Agencies on. Administrative, Financial and Legal Questions.

The Tenth Assembly noted this report (Resolution WHA10.50 and Annex 16 of Official

Records No. 79) .

The Eccncinic and Social Council, at its twenty-fourth session, considered the

request of the General Assembly in connexion with its review of the development and

co-ordination of the economic, social and human rights programmes and activities ef

the United Nations and the specialized agencies as a whole. Its resolution 665 С

(XXIV) on this subject isa .s follows i

1 Off. Rec. Wld Hlth Org» 她 战 工 3

"The Economic and Social Council,

Noting General Assembly Resolution 1094 (XI) of 27 February 1957,

Having consideredд as requested in that resolution, paragraphs 6 and 7 of

the Thirty-Seventh Report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and

Budgetary Questions,

Recalling the successive steps taken by it year by year since 1950 to ensure

the concentration of efforts and resources of the United Nations and the

specialized agencies with respect to their programmes in the economic, social

and human rights fields, and to bring about a maximum return from international

outlays for such programmes,

Calls the attention of the General Assembly to the Council，s continued

interest in co-ordination, concentration and the orderly development of programmes

of the United Nations and the specialized agencies in the e conomic, social and

human rights fields, and to its intensified efforts to achieve these ends;

2 , Expresses its belief that a general survey of the activities of the

United Nations and the specialized agencies in the economic, social and human

j rights fields^ and a forecast of the scope and trend of programmes and expendi-

tures during the next five years, would contribute to the increased effectiveness

of the work of the United Nations and the specialized agencies in these fields,

separately and as a whole� and be of assistance to Government? in formulating

policies towards these organizations；

Requests the Secretary-General, in the light of the principles set

forth in the annex to its Resolution 664 (XXIV) of 1 August 1957, to make an

appraisal of the scope, trend and cost of the regular United Nations programmes

in these fields for the period 1959-1964 for consideration by the Council at its

twenty-eighth session；

Invites the International Labour Organisation, the Food and Agriculture

Organization of the United Nations� the United Nations Educational, Scientific

and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization and the World Meteoro-

logical Organization, to consider the most appropriate and practical methods of

preparing similar appraisals of their own programmes for the same period, equally-

based on the principles contained in the annex；

5• Requests the Secretary-General and invites the executive heads of the

specialized agencies concerned to consult together, as soon as possible^ with a

view to the preparation by the various organizations concerned of the appraisals

referred to above in comparable form;

6 . Requests the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination to present to

the Council at its twenty-sixth session a special report regarding the

preparation of these appraisals, with particular reference to any major problems

that may have been encountered；

1• Decides to consider at its twenty-sixth session the arrangements

necessary for preparing on the basis of the above-mentioned appraisals a

consolidated report with conclusions, to be submitted together with the

appraisals to the Council at its thirtieth session."

.Resolution 664 A (XXIV) and its Annex, to which reference is made in paragraphs

3 and 4 of the above resolution, are annexed to document ЕВ21/52б

I I . The Administrative Conrniittee on Co-ordination held a preliminary discussion

regarding Economic and Social Council resolution 665 С (XXIV) at its twenty-fifth

session in October 1957о It adopted no report and decided to resume its debate on

this matter at its twenty-sixth session in May 1 9 5 8 � w i t h a view to preparing its

report to the Economic and Social Council, as requested by paragraph 6 of the

resolution•

In the meantime, the executive heads of the followdng agencies mentioned in the

resolution ( i . e . ILO, FAO^ UNESCO and WMO) brought the matter to the attention of

their governing organs in order to obtain guidance for the discussion to take place

at the next session of the ACC. The decisions adopted by these agencies are to be

found in Annexes 3 9 5 and 6 respectively.

工工：[• In view of the origin of Resolution 6 6 5 С (XXIV) of the Economic and Social

Council, it seems of interest to reproduce below a pertinent paragraph from the

1

report to the twelfth session of the General Assembly by the United Nations Advisory

Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions 0 In this report which deals with

the administrative budgets of the specialized agencies the Advisory Committee comments

on the action taken by the Economic and Social Council as follows:

"The Advisory Committee attaches particular importance, in the light of

its reccranendation last year (A/3錦，paras• 6 and 7)，to the action of the

Economic and Social Council (see para. 6(b) above), in initiating a ^forward

look。covering the period 1959-1964, at programmes in the economic, social and

human rights fields « While such a forward look much necessarily be in terms of

the broad scope and direction of these programmos, it will nevertheless facilitate

and render more meaningful an annual formulabion, within such a framework, of the

details of the programmes for the following year。 In addition, a measure of

continuity of programmes as well as their orderly evolution will be assured»11

1 United Nations Document A/3752, paragraph 8

IV• Paragraph 2 of resolution 665 С (XXIV) refers both to a general survey of the

activities of the United Nations and the specialized agencies in the economic, social

and human rights fields and to "a forecast of the scope and trend of programmes and

expenditures during the next five years" • Paragraph 4 refers particularly to this

forecast and invites the agencies "to consider the most appropriate and practical

methods of preparing similar appraisals".

With regard to the programmes, it does appear that in WHO the forecast of scope

and trends^ as requested by the Council, has, in fact, been made since the inception

of the organization through the preparation by the Board and the approval by the

Health Assembly of the General Programme of Work Covering a Specific Period, as

provided for in Article 28(g) of the Constitution.

The value of this constitutional requirement is evidenced by the fact that the

Health Assembly has requested the Executive Board, when considering the Director-

Generalas annual proposed programme and budget estimates in accordance with Article S5

of the Constitution to ascertain "whether the annual pro gramme follows the general 1

programme of work approved by the Health Assembly" and it may therefore be considered

that the Programme of Work for a Specific Period is the best forecast of the scope and

trend of WHO programmes.

Resolution 665 С (XXIV) also refers to a forecast of scope and trend of expend!�

tures for the period 1959-1964• The Director-General believes, however, that it is

not possible to estimate costs in a way which would be of practical value to the

Economic and Social Council until the annual, detailed programme is established.

The specialised agencies are invited to consider "the most appropriate and

practical methods of preparing" such appraisals (paragraph 4 of the resolution quoted

abovç) and the Economic and Social Council will consider at its twenty-sixth session,

next Jxily^ a special report of the ACC on this subject (paragraph 6 of the same

resolution) • In answer to the invitation of the Economic and Social Council, it

seems that the position of WHO should be as follows ;

(a) The most appropriate and practical forecast of the scope and trend of WHO

programmes is in fact the General Programme of Work for a Specific Period, which

can, if necessary, be adjusted to the five-year period in question. Accordingly

this General Programme of Work should be made available to the Eoonomic and

Social Council»

1 WHA2»62 and W H A 5 - Handbook of Resolutions and Decisions，4th e d ” pp. 185-186

(b) It is not considered possible to estinets coats based on the broed. outUoe

of a long-term programme in a way which would be of jo'aotiûai value to the

Economic and Social Council and therefore it is proposed that the Economic and

Social Council consider abandoning this element of the forecast.

V. The Director-General would be glad to have the views and guidance of the

Executive Board in this matter.

EXTRACTS FROM THE THIRTÏ-SEVENTH REPORT OF THE ADVISORY

COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY QUESTIONS

ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGETS OP THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES FOR 1957 (A/3489)

6, Coincidentally with General Assembly

Council, in establishing in 1950 a set of

(resolution 324 (XI)，annex), pointed out

resolution 411 (V)，the Economic and Social

that "their effectiveness will largely depend

criteria for the application of priorities

upon the extent to which Governments^ through their delegates, are prepared to apply

them to proposals submitted at the various international conferences". Inasmuch as

the programmes and budgets of each of the agencies have been approved annually, or at

other appropriate intervals, by the competent intergovernmental body, it must be

assumed that such approval has been preceded by an appraisal of the programmes in the

light of the criteria set by the Economic and Social Council, Furthermore, the

Council itself has annually reviewed these programmes and signified its general approval

of their content. Therefore, while the enlargement of the programmes in question does

not conform to the General Assembly1s objective� the development of these programmes

over the years emphasizes the need for their orderly regulation so that a maximum return

from increasing outlays may be assured•

7 . The Advisory Committee accordingly considers it necessary that there should be a

re-appraisal of the over-all situation as regards the programes of the United Nations

and the specialized agencies, in the light of their growth and development over the

past five years. Such a re-appraisal, which initially might be undertaken by the

Economic and Social Council, either directly or through the agency of an ad hoc

committee, should be aimed at determining the scope and trend of the programmes during

the ensuing period of five or six years. The review and appraisal of annual or

biennial plans of work would indeed be more effective if undertaken within the framework

of a longer-term programme• Four considerations should, in the Committee's opinion,

be present: First, the direction and pace of the programmes will be governed largely

by the total resources ^ i c h Governments are willing to devote to these activities•

Secondly, it is important for the orderly and effective development of programmes that

they should, on the one hand, be supported by adequate preparatory work and, on the

other, be geared to the needs of the various oountries in such a way that the maximum

advantage may be derived. Thirdly, provision must be made, as an integral part of

this re-appraisal, for a regular periodic review of all current programmes with a view

to the elimination or deferment of those which are no longer of the highest Importance

and urgency. Finally, every effort should be made to enswe that the programmes are

implemented with the utmost economy, and with a minimum of administrative cost.

EB21/52Í Add.l

page 8

ANIŒX 2

UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION VRES/1094 (XI)

ADMINISTRATIVE АШ BUDGET皿 CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE ‘

UNITED NATIONS AND THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES

The General Assembly,

,• • I

Invites the attention of the specialized agencies to the observations

and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on the

administrative budgets of the specialized agencies for 1957 (A/3489

2# Requests the Economic and Social Council to study the matters raised in

paragraphs 6 and 7 of that report concerning an appraisal of the overall

programmes to be undertaken by the United Nations and the specialized agencies

in the econojnic and social fields over the next five or six years, and to report

thereon to the General Assembly at its thirteenth sessionj

3 , Requests the specialized agencies to co-operate with the Economic and Social

Council in its consideration of this question.

ANNEX 3

DECISION TAKEN BY THE GOVERNING BODY OP THE

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFF工CE

The Governing Body of the International Labour Office at its 177th session (November

1957), on the recommendation of its International Organizations Committee, invited the

Director-General to prepare a proposed communication from the Governing Body to the

Economic and Social Council along the line suggested by the various speakers who had

participated in the discussion and to submit it to the Governing Body at its next session

for consideration.

The line suggested by the various speakers is indicated in the following extraots

from the report of the International Organizations Committee:

r $Qe At the outset of the discussion of/resolution 66^i£/the Chairman invited the

Director-General to communicate his views to the Committee^ The Director-General

expressed the opinion that co-ordination between the international organisations of the

United Nations family was better than the E concmic and Social Council apparently believed.

Trust and goodwill which had been built up over the years among the organisations had

increased their understanding of and respect for the terms of reference of each agency and

had resulted in increasingly fruitful joint effortsd There were no serious problems of

co-ordination and if any such problem should arise it could be solved by the existing

machinery without undue difficulty.

9. In connection with the five-year appraisal which had been requested, the

Director-General cited and enumerated his reasons for concluding that such long-range

programming was impracticable for the 工 H e recalled that the programme of the

International Labour Conference was planned on a two-year basis and that the research and

action programmes of the I.L«>0. were related both to this two-year cycle regarding the

Conference and to the decisions taken by the Governing Body at its frequent meetings. He

emphasised that the 工 丄 . 0 。 b y its nature, had always adhered and should continue to

adhere to a dynamic programme in accordance with the changing realities of the world

social and economic situation。 How would it be possible, for example, to plan for the

reduction of the work week or to forecast the needs for social security in terms of

coverage of persons or contingencies in five years1 time from now?

10, The Director-General then drew attention to the fact that the planning of I.L。0‘

programmes is unique and different from that of the United Nations and the other

specialised agencies since, to a very large extent, it depends upon conclusions and

agreements which are reached on the basis of active negotiations between workers and

employers' in addition to governments1 representatives w

11# The Director-General further noted that he had refrained in the course of his

recent discussions at the United Nations in New York, from raising the constitutional

Issues involved in this resolution by the Economic and Social Council which had a direct

bearing upon the autonomy of the 工•!/•()• in determining its budget and programme.

Neither did he raise the question whether or not the spirit of this resolution was in

conformity with the principles which underlie the agreement in force between the 工

and the United Nations,

12. In concluding his remarks, the Director-General indicated that it might

perhaps be possible to meet the requests of the Council by conveying to the Council

Information on the long-term trends which may be noted in the development of the I # L ,0 .

programme. He fully realised that any such trends are speculative and changeable, but (

nevertheless felt that some conclusions could be drawn in this regard, based on ovrrent

approximations and the experience of the I , L , 0 , in its area of competence. He indicated

that, until now, the position of the 工 ， h a d been completely reserved with respect to

this resolution and asked the committee for its comments and guidance on the policy to be

adopted.

13. The United Kingdom Government member emphasised that two considerations must

constantly be borne in mind with respect to the matter under consideration. On the one

hand, the autonomy of the 工 工 0。must be respect ed, particulatly in the adoption of its

budget and the planning of its programmes # In this respect the 工 工 几 was not subordinate

to the Council and must retain the flexibility which has traditionally provided the impetus

for its effectiveness. On the other hand, the Economic and Social Council had been

charged with the responsibility of co-ordination and the 工丄 .0 * in its agreement with the

United Nations, had affirmed its intention of co-operating to make co-ordination of the

activities of specialised agencies and those of the United Nations fully effective and to

furnish such information to the Council as may be required for the carrying out of this

purpose, The 工丄』， m u s t therefore make every effort to assist the Council in dis- л

charging Its responsibilities. “

14. The United Kingdom Government member signified his agreement with the Director-

General that the co-ordination presently existing within the and between it and

other international organisations was satisfactory. He also stated his concurrence with

the Director-General with regard to the practical difficulties which would be faced by the

I .L .O , in making the requested long-term appraisal. It appeared to him that the Council

was not sufficiently aware of these difficulties. The insoluble problems presented by

the request of the Council would become even more obvious in connection with a five-yearly-

appraisal of the Technical Assistance Programme since the volume and scope of this

programme are dictated by requests of the governments which are beyond the control of the

工 丄 . 0 � He suggested that the should emphasise all these difficulties to the

Council In such a way that they might be understood and appreciated by the Council.

15. The United Kingdom Goveroment member suggested that any action which the

should take on the recommendation of the Council should be based on the interpretations

of that resolution given by the representative of the United States at the Council as in

the provisional record of the meeting^ namely^ that there was no intention of using the

appraisal to reduce, or'even to stabilise, budgets or of interfering in any way with the

right of the specialised agencies to determine their own programmes# The aim was rather

to bring out the growth in the economic and social activities of the United Nations and

to convince the peoples of the world that the steadily increasing budgets of the

specialised agencies are designed to meet carefully defined and clearly recognisable

needs.

l6# The United Kingdom Government member reaffirmed the duty of the 工•!!•()• to

render all possible assistance to the Council, which would be consistent with the

autonomy and also the duties of the Organisation^ He suggested that the I .L .O . could

outline the future trends of its programme on the basis of the agenda which is planned

for the succeeding two International Labour Conferences and of certain activities which

can be expeotgd to be of a continuing nature# Th.ese include those concerning labour-

management relations; the development of workers1 education； consideration of the

problems associated with technological development and of social adjustment to

industrialisation of the less developed countries; the development of standards of �

radiation protection; the broad outline of the programme of meetings of Industrial

Committeesj action to safeguard freedom of association and other human rights； and the

research and publications progrananes# The outline should further indicate which of the

Ц 0 , activities mentioned in it were the result of requests by the United Nations or

other Agencies, and which were undertaken jointly by the l.L90. and оfcher Organisations,

17• He believed, however, that any forecast or appraisal of the long-term trends

of the programme might be difficult to incorporate into the consolidated report

requested. Içr the Council because <5f the peculiar problems wiiich are inherent in ^he

工• I i , O f t r i p a r t i t e structure and its dyúéimLc field of activity, and should ^therefore

be près en ted to ' the 'Council separately. , • 、"’

18, The United Kingdom Government member also suggested that the I^L.O» should

reaffirm to the Council that any future programme developed by the as haç been the

case in the past, will be carefully considered in the light of pressing needs,

particularly those of the mderdeveloped countries, and that these programmes will be

formulated completely in conformity with the guiding principles for the evaluation of

priorities laid down by the Council,

1 9 , Finally, he suggested that consideration might be given to suggesting to the

Council the desirability of direct contact between representatives of the Council and of

the Governing Body with a view to discussing the general principles of inter-

organisational co-operation and co-ordination,, and the problems arising thereon Including

the problems raised, by the resolution under considération.

20, The Uhited States Government member underlined the importance which he attached

to co-ordination in the manner suggested by the Еошот1с and Social Council and drew

attention to the fact that all three resolutions ooncerning co-ordination were adopted

unanimously by the Council. He expressed his appreciation of the informative statement

by the Director-General, especially since it indicated ways in which the I,Lt0^ can and

will co-operate with the Council and expressed his support, in general, of the suggestions

made by the United Kingdom Government representative which" were consistent with the

intention expressed by the Council. He affirmed the idea that the appraisal could be

concerned with the major lijies of development of the I ,L*0 , and felt that there would be

no significant difficulties in drafting a stateraéñt In this vein.

21. Mr.Witiliie'1' expressed approval of the occlusions of the Director-General and

also of the suggestions made by the United Kingdom Government member. While he

certainly was interested in seeing the collaborate with the Economic and Social

Council, he expressed the hope that too much time would not be expended witjh respect to

co-ordination efforts to the detriment of the actual work programmes of the Organisation.

2 22. Mp.Dülaííey expressed the serious misgivings of the Workers? group about the

resolution of the Council which he considered, to be another attempt to stabilise the

budget of the I . L .O . He fully agreed with the reasoning of the Director-General that

the I . L .O . progranmie was notfitted for long-range planning since it was arrived at very

largely on the basis of negotiations between workers' and employers1 representatives,

агк! emphasised his confidence in the I .L .O . where the voices of the employers and of the

workers were more properly represented than in the Council, He concluded that the

Director-General should maintain the position he had assumed, taking into consideration

the suggestions put forward by the Itoited Kingdom Government member.

2 ) , Concluding Its exchange of views, the Committee decided to recommend to the

Governing Body to invite the Director-General to prepare a proposed oomimgiloatlon from

the Governing Body to the Economlo and Social Council along the line suggested by the

various speakers who had participated In the discussion and to submit it to the Governing

Body at its next session for consideration»

Member of the employers' group

Member of the workers* group

ANNEX 4

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF FAO (NOVEMBER 1957)

ECOSOC RESOLUTION ON CO-ORDINATION AND CONCENTRATION

THE CONFERENCE

Taking note of the resolution adopted by the Economic and Social Council of the

United Nations (ECOSOC) at its 24th Session, contained in Appendix I of docunent

С 57/55(1) , concerning the coordination and concentration of the programme and

activities of the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies in the economic,

social and human rights fields,

Approves the recommendations contained in these resolutions and the principles ⑵

included in Appendix I I of document С 57/55 on the сocrdination and concentration

of activities of the United Nations and the Specialized /igencies；

Requests the Direсtor-General,

(1) to apply these principles as a guide to the future work of the Organization

with reference to coordination and concentration both within the Organization and in

its relations with the United Nations and other Specialized Agencies5

(2) to consider the most appropriate and practical method of preparing an appraisal

of the FAO programme in accordance with the second ECOSOC resolution contained in (o)

Appendix I of document С 57/55 ； . . .

(3) to continue through the Administrative Committee on Coordination the

consultations already initiated with the IMited Nations and the Specialized Agencies

in the preparation of the report to be presented by the Administrative Committee on

Coordination to the ECOSOC in implementation of that resolution4

(Д) to report to the Council on action takan to implement the above paragraphs.

( ^ ECOSOC resolution 665 Л and С

( 2 ) ECOSOC resolution 66Д Л and its annex

(3)ECOSOC resolution 665 С

ANNEX 5

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF UNESCO

(November 1957)

Appraisal of UNESCO's Programmes for the Economic and Social Council

• • •

The Executive Board,

Having considered resolution 665 С adopted by the Economic and

Social Council at its 24th session,

Having examined the report submitted by the D ire сtor-General in

document 49 EX/18 and Addendum,

1* Decides that UNESCO will fully co-operate in the implementation

of the above一mentioned resolution by providing, in accordance with the

spirit defined in paragraph 7 of document 49 EX/18,

(a) An appraisal of its main programmes^ as reviewed in 1959j

(b) A forecast of the scope, trend and cost of these programmes

for the years I960 - 1964}

2« And to this end, approves the time-table of work contained in

paragraph 9 of the above document.

ANNEX 6

BESOLUTION ADOPEES BY THE EXECUTIVE ССММПТББ OP Ш О

(October 1957)

CO-QRDmTIQN WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AMD THE SEECIALBED AGENCIES

AND C(®CEIWBATION OP EFFORTS AND BESOUBCES

THE MECUTIVE С0ММШББ,

NOTING Article 26 (a) of the Convention of the World Meteorological Organization

and Besolution 6 (Cg-Il) with regard to close co-operation with the other Specialized

Agencies of the United Nations]

HAVITO CONSIDBBED,

(1) Resolution 1 映 ( X I ) of the General Aesenbly of the United Nations»

( 2 ) Resolutions 63О (XXII) A, 66U A and 665 (XXW) A and С of the Econmlc and

Social Council of the United Nations} and

(3) Besolutlcm 8.1 of the U6th Session of the Executive Board of the United

Nations Educational Scientific anâ Cultural Orsanizationi

RECALLS that the World Meteorological Concress recognized that it is in the beet interests of the Organization that the closest co-operation be established with the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies wherever natters of nutual interest exist;

CONSIDERS that the planning for the third financial period I96O-1963 should be undertaken insofar as appropriate In consultation with the United Nations and the other Specialized Agencies concerned}

EXBRESS THE HOKE that the EconoiJLc and Social Council and the governing bodies of the other Specialized Agencies will, whenever they consider undertaking progrannes which call for the participation of the World Meteorological Organization, take the necessary steps to consult the Executive Comittee and/or Congress of the Oreanizationj

DIRECTS the Secretary-General:

(l) To ensure, vhen preparing the draft programe and cstlnates of naxinun expenditures for the third financial period I96O-I963, that due attention is paid to the need for concentrating the efforts and resources of the Orsanization on najor problem to bring about a naxinun return fren the outlays of its Meribersi

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(2) To subnit to the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies concerned the

draft programe and estimates, of ciaxinuxi expenditures for the third financial period

for connents, prior to the Tenth Session of the Executive Cannitteej

(3) To subnit to the Tenth Session, of the Executive Cormittee such с ornent s as

are received fron the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies concerned;

(紅) To consult vith the Executive Heads of the Specialized Agencies invited by

the Economic and Social Council to consider the preparation of appraisals of their

programes for the period 1959'*19^i

(5) To continue to ccmsult with, the United Nations and the Specialized Agencies

within the Adninistrative Coonittee on Co-ordination recording procedures of inter-

agency collaboration and concerted action;

(6) To include in the annual report to the Menbers of the Organization and to

the United Nations an account of action taken both as regards inter-agency

co-ordination and programe concentration within the Orcajolzation.

W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ

EXECUTIVE BOARD EB21/52 Add.2

8 January 1958

Twenty-first Session

Provisional agenda item 9.1.

ORIGINAL: ENGUSH

CO-OPERATION WITH UNITED NATIONS AND SPECIALIZED

AGENCIES AND THEIR DECISIONS AFFECTING WHO»S

ACTIVITIES

Resolution 121? (XII) of the General Assembly of the United

Nations on Financing of economic development

In pursuance of resolution ША.8.21 adopted by the Eighth World Health

Assembl/ with regard to a proposed Special Fund for Improving National Health

Services, the Director-General reported to the Ninth World Health Assembly, the

Executive Board at its nineteenth session and the Tenth World Health Assembly,

on developments related to the establishment by the United Nations of a "Special

United Nations Fund for Economic Development» (SUNFED)•

Since the Tenth World Health Assembly, both the Economic and Social Council

at its twenty-fourth session last July, and the United Nations General Assembly

at its twelfth session, have again dealt "with this question. The General

Assembly^ on 14 December 1957, adopted the attached resolution which the Director-

General wishes to bring to the attention of the Executive Board because of the

far-reaching implications it may have.

Though this resolution -will also be brought to the attention of the Eleventh

World Health Assembly, paragraphs 8 and 9 of the resolution make it necessary for

the Director-General to forward the views and any suggestions the Organization

may have before that Assembly meets • He would therefore be glad to have the views

and guidance of the Board in this matter.

ANNEX

Twelfth session

Agenda item 28 From: A/RES/1219 (XII)

17 December 1957

RESOLUTION ADOPTED BI THE GENERAL ASSEMBLT

¿on the report of the Second Committee (A/378227

1219 (XII)• Financing of economic development

The- General Assembly5

In conformity with the determination of the United Nations, as expressed in its

Charter, to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, and

for these ends, to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and

social advancement of all peoples.

Conscious of the particular needs of the less developed countries for inter-

national aid in achieving accelerated development of their economic andsocial infxa-

structure,

Recalling its resolutions on the establishment of an international fund for

economic development within the framework of the United Nations and, in particular,

reaffirming its unandiiiously adopted resolutions 1724 A (VIII) and 724 В (VIII) of

7 December 1953�

Noting the re с огшпб nda t ion of the Economic and Social Council in its resolution

662 В (XXIV) of 31 July 1957,

Recognizing that the United Nations Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance is

of proven effectiveness in promoting the economic development of the less developed

countries,

Recognizing however that neither the Expanded Programme nor other existing

programmes of the United Nations or the specialized' agencies can now meet certain

urgent needs which, if met, would advance the processes of technical, economic

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and social development of the less developed countries, and, in particular, would

facilitate new capital investments of all types - private and public, national and

international - by creating conditions which would make such investments either

feasible or more effective,

Convinced that a rapidly achieved enlargement in the financial resources and

scope of technical assistance rendered by the United Nations and the specialized

agencies to the less developed countries would constitute a constructive advance in

United Nations assistance and would be of immediate significance in accelerating their

economic development,

Recognizing that, -while lon^-term pledges are desirable, some Governments are

unable to make financial commitments except with the approval of their legislatures

and on an annual basis,

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Commends the Ad Hoc Committee on the Question of the Establishment of a Special

United Nations Fund for Economic Development for the vierte embodied in its final 2

and supplementary reports prepared in accordance "with General Assembly resolutions

923 (X) of 9 December 1955 and 1Э30 (XI) of 26 February 1957;

I I .

1. Decides that � subject to the conditions prescribed, hereunder, there shall be

established as an expansion of the existing technical assistance and development activi-

ties of the United Nations and the specialized agencies a separate Special Fund *which

^ould provide systematic and sustained assistance in fields essential to the integrated

technical, economic and social development of the less developed countries^

1 A/3579 and Corr.l and Add.l‘

2 A/358Ô.

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2。 Decides further that, in view of the resources prospectively available at

this time， ^hich are not likely to exceed million annually, the operations of the

Special Fund, shall be directed towards enlarging the scope of the United Nations *

programmes of technical assistance so as to include special projects in certain basic

fields to be defined by the Preparatory Committee provided for in paragraph 4 belotc,

for example, intensive surveys of water, mineral and potential power resources, the

establishment, including staffing and equipping, of training institutes in public

administration^ statistics and technology, and of agricultural and industrial research

and productivity centres；

3， Considers that while, without impairing the separate identity of the Special

Fund, the fullest possible use should be made of the existing machinery of the United

Nations, the specialized agencies - including the existing international financial

institutions - and the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance，the Fund -will

require some new administrative and operational machinely ；

4c Decides to establish a Preparatory Committee composed of representatives of

sixteen Governments to do the following, taking into account the principles set out in

the annex to the present resolution and the views and suggestions forwarded by Govern-

ments pursuant to paragraph 7 belo^w:

(a) Define the basic fields of assistance -which the Special Fund should

encompass and� within these fieIds, the types of projects which should be

eligible for assistance；

(b). Define in the light of paragraph 3 above the administrative and

operational machinery to be recommended for the Special Fund, including such

changes as may be required in the present legislation and procedures of the

Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance；

(c) Ascertain the extent to which Governments would be "willing to contri-

bute to the Special Fund}

5o Invites the President of the General Assembly to appoint the members of the

Preparatory Committee；

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6 . Invites the Secretary-General to provide the Preparatory Committee with all

the necessary facilities, including the provision of such expert consultants as might

be required；

7 . Requests Governments to assist the Preparatory Committee in its work by-

forwarding their views and suggestions to the Committee through the Secretaiy-General

and, in particular, by indicating the extent to which they would be willing to contri-

bute to the Special Fund；

8* Invites the Secretary-General, the executive heads of the specialized agen-

cies and the Executive Chairman of the Technical Assistance Board to forward their views

and suggestions to the Preparatory Committee；

9. Requests the Preparatory Committee to submit the results of its work in the

form of a report and recommendations to the Economic and Social Council, at its

twenty-eixth session,

ID. Requests the Economic and Social Council to transmit the Preparatory

Committee^ report, together with its own comments, to the General Assembly, at its

thirteenth session, for final action；

ll t Looks forward to the establishment of the Special Fund as of 1 January 1959;

12. Appeals to all States Members of the United Nations, in a spirit of co-

operation and solidarity, to give the greatest possible assistance to the Special Fund；

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Decides that as and when the resources prospectively available are considered by

the General Assembly to be sufficient to enter into the field of capital development,

principally the development of the economic and social intrastructure of the less

developed countries, the Assembly shall review the scope and future activities of the

Special Fund and take such action as it may deem appropriate•

730th plenary meeting� 14 December 1957>

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1. The Special Fund shall be a multilateral fund of the United Nations, with

financial resources principally derived from voluntary annual contributions of

Governments and others in or transferable into currency usable by the Fund and, as much

as possible, pledged or indicated for a number of years•

2á Assistance from the Special Fund shall be given only to projects which would

make a contribution to the economic development of the requesting country or countries.

The operations of the Fund shall be in conformity with the principles of the Charter of

the United Nations and shall not be influenced by political considerations,.

The Special Fund shall be administered by a chief executive officer "under

policies established by an executive body in accordance with such rules and principles

as may be laid down by the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, The

membership of the executive body shall be equally distributed between two groups^ one

consisting mainly of major contributing countries and the other consisting mainly of

less developed countries. Each member of the executive body shall have one vote.

Decisions of the executive body on questions of policy, including the allocation of fmds

shall require a qualified majority vote,

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At the 730th plenary meeting on 14 December 1957, after the adoption of the

resolution^ the President of the General Assembly appointed the following States Members

to be represented on the Preparatory Committee^ in accordance with paragraph 5 of

section 工I of the resolution above: CANADA, CHILE, DENMARK, EGYPT, PRANCE, GHANA, INDIA^

JAPAN, MEXICO, the NETHERLANDS, PAKISTAN, PBRU, the UNION OP SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS,

the UNITED KINGDOM OP GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, the UNIOED STAIES OF AMERICA .

and YUGOSLAVIA,