WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION A27/l910 April 1974

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ

'NDEXEDTWENTY-SEVENTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

Provisional agenda item 3.4.2

CONTRIBUTIONS PAYABLE BY CERTAIN MEMBERS IN RESPECT OF 1974 AND PRIOR YEARSReport by the Director-General

1. Action taken by the World Health Assembly

1.1 Assessment of Bangladesh

The Twenty-fifth World Health Assembly decided in resolution WHA25.52 that Bangladesh shall be assessed at the provisional rate of 0,04% for 1972 and future years, to be adjusted to the definitive assessment rate when established by the World Health Assembly; and that the assessment for 1972 shall be reduced to one-third of 0.04%.

1.2 Assessment of the German Democratic Republic2Resolution WHA26.20 of the Twenty-sixth World Health Assembly provides that the German

Democratic Republic shall be assessed at the provisional rate of 1.50% for 1973 and 1974, to be adjusted to the definitive asesssment rate when established by the Twenty-seventh World Health Assembly; and that the assessment for 1973 shall be reduced to one-third of 1.50%.

1.3 Assessment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea3In resolution WHA26.53, the Twenty-sixth World Health Assembly decided that the

Democratic People's Republic of Korea shall be assessed at the provisional rate of 0.10% for1973 and 1974, to be adjusted to the definitive assessment rate when established by the World Health Assembly; and that the assessment for 1973 shall be reduced to one-third of 0.10%.

2. Action taken by the United Nations

The United Nations General Assembly, in resolution 3062 (XXVIII) of 9 November 1973 resolved, inter alia, that

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(d) For the financial year 1973, the Bahamas, the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany, which became Members of the United Nations on 18 September 1973, shall contribute amounts equal to one-third of 0.02 per cent.,1.22 per cent, and 7.10 per cent, respectively, applied to the same basis of assessment for 1973 as for other Member States;

1 Handbook of Resolutions and Decisions, Vol, I, 1948-1972, p. 381.2 Off. Rec. Wld Hlth Org., No. 209, p. 9.3 Off. Rec. Wld Hlth Org., No. 209, p. 28.

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(g) Bangladesh shall be called upon to contribute towards the 1973 expenses of the United Nations activities in which it has participated from the dates indicated below at the following rates:

Date of participation Rate for 1973United Nations Conference on Trade andDevelopment 21 May 1972 0.15 per cent.

United Nations Industrial DevelopmentOrganization 11 December 1972 0.15 per cent.

Economic Commission for Asia and theFar East 19 April 1973 3/4 of 0.15

per cent.

Ш The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which became a member of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on 23 July 1973, shall be called upon to contribute towards the 1973 expenses of the Conference at the rate of half of 0.07 per cent.; . . .".

3. Matters to be considered by the Twenty-seventh World Health Assembly

3.1 Assessments of Bangladesh, the German Democratic Republic and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

In the light of the criteria established by the World Health Assembly for determining the WHO scale of assessment, the assessment rates for 1973 of 0.15%, 0.07% and 1.22% as fixed by the United Nations General Assembly for Bangladesh, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the German Democratic Republic respectively, correspond to the following assessment percentages in the WHO scale:

1972 1973 1974% % %

Bangladesh 0.13 0.13 0.13Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 0.06 0.06German Democratic Republic - 1.10 1.10

Should the Twenty-seventh World Health Assembly decide to fix the definitive assessments of those three Members at the rates indicated above, the adjustments required to be made in their contributions would be as follows:

Member

BangladeshProvisionalDefinitive

1972

11 203 36 410

1973

36 960 120 090

1974

42 870 139 300

Totaladjustment

$

Increase 25 207 83 130 96 430 204 767

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Member 1972 1973 1974 Total

$ $ $adjustment

$Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Provisional - 30 790 107 150Definitive - 18 470 64 280

Reduction - (12 320) (42 870) (55 190)

German Democratic RepublicProvisional - 461 900 1 607 360Definitive - 338 720 1 178 720

Reduction - (123 180) (428 640) (551 820)

Net reduction (402 243)

3.2 Assessment of Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan has submitted a request for a reduction of its contribution for 1974 in the amount of $ 139 300. The correspondence exchanged with Pakistan is attached as Annexes 1 and 2.

In response to a previous request from that Member, the Twenty-sixth World Health Assembly, in resolution WHA26.171 made a reduction in the contribution of Pakistan for the year 1973 in respect of the contributions payable for 1972 and 1973. This reduction in Pakistan's contribution for 1973 corresponded to the amounts payable by Bangladesh on the basis of the latter's provisional assessments for 1972 and 1973.

Provided the Twenty-seventh World Health Assembly decides to establish the definitive assessment of Bangladesh at 0.13% this will result, as shown above, in a contribution by Bangladesh for 1974 in the amount of $ 139 300.

Taking into account the basis of the reductions granted to Pakistan during 1972 and 1973, the Government of Pakistan, in its letter to the Director-General (Annex 1) proposed that its annual contribution towards the WHO budget for 1974 be likewise reduced by an amount of US$ 139 300 which is equivalent to the amount payable by Bangladesh for 1974.

It will be of interest to the Assembly to note that Pakistan's contribution to the United Nations regular budget for 1973 has been reduced by the amount that Bangladesh will be required to contribute to the United Nations budget for 1973 in respect of United Nations activities in which Bangladesh participates as a non-member State. Furthermore, Pakistan's assessment in the United Nations for the years 1974, 1975 and 1976 has been adjusted by excluding Bangladesh from its assessment rate and accordingly the scale of assessment proposed by the Director-General in respect of 1975, which takes into account the United Nations scale for 1974, 1975 and 1976, reflects a similar reduction in the 1975 assessment of Pakistan.

4. Related action already taken by the Executive Board

At its fifty-third session, the Executive Board considered the assessment rates of Bangladesh, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the German Democratic Republic as

1 Off. Rec. Wld Hlth Org., No. 209, p. 8.

well as Pakistan's request for a reduction of its contribution for 1974. In resolution EB53.R13,1 the Board recommended to the Twenty-seventh World Health Assembly

(1) that Bangladesh, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the German Democratic Republic be assessed at the rates as indicated in paragraph 3.1 above;

(2) that the contribution of Pakistan for the year 1974 be reduced by the amount of $ 139 300;

(3) that the required adjustments in the contributions of the four Members concerned be made in 1975; and

(4) that the total sum of $ 541 543 required for all those adjustments be financed from available casual income to be appropriated for the purpose.

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1 Off. Rec. Wld Hlth Org., No. 215, p. 12.

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ANNEX 1

PERMANENT MISSION OF PAKISTAN 56, RUE DE MOILLEBEAU

1211 GENEVA

No. PMG-2(5)/72

Excellency,

On instructions from my Government, I have the honour to state that in accordance with Resolution EB 51 R.48, the Executive Board had decided that the contribution of Pakistan, the years 1972 and 1973 shall be reduced by the amounts of US$ 11,203 and US$ 36,960 respectively.

This decision was in response to a request by the Government of Pakistan - document EB 5Í/46 - in which my Government had explained the circumstances that had greatly reduced "capacity to pay". Not only that these circumstances continue to remain very much valid but that the "capacity to pay" of my country has been further adversely affected due to the recent devastating floods in Pakistan and their long term effect on Pakistan’s economy. The United Nations Committee on Contributions duly took note of these circumstances and recommended to the General Assembly which the latter approved, that Pakistan’s assessment rate to United Nation's budget for the triennium 1974 - 1976 be reduced from 0.34% to 0.14%.

The reduction granted to Pakistan in its annual contributions for 1972 and 1973 towards the budget of the WHO corresponded to the amounts payable by Bangladesh during that period. Since the admission of Bangladesh to the World Health Organisation the assessment rate of Bangladesh has been provisionally fixed at the minimum rate of 0.04% of the annual budget of the WHO. The Executive Board has before its fifty-third Session the report of the Director- General in document EB 53/27 in which it has been suggested to fix the definitive assessment per centage of Bangladesh at 0.13% and its contribution for the year 1974 at US$ 139 300.

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The Government of Pakistan therefore requests that on the basis of corresponding reduction granted to it during 1972 and 1973, its annual contribution towards the WHO budget for 1974 be likewise reduced by an amount of US$ 139.300 which is equivalent to the amount payable by Bangladesh for 1974.

I shall be grateful if Your Excellency brings the above request to the notice of the Executive Board during its fifty-third Session for its consideration and favourable recommendation to the World Health Assembly.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

(signed) Niaz A. NaikAmbassador and Permanent Representative

His Excellency Dr. Halfdan T. Mahler,Director-General,World Health Organisation,Geneva.

TEL. 34 77 60

November 30, 1973

ANNEX 2

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10 December 1973

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to your letter of 30 November 1973 requesting on behalf of your Government that Pakistan’s contribution to the World Health Organization for the year1974 be reduced, and proposing that the matter be brought to the notice of the fifty-third session of the Executive Board.

I am pleased to advise you that this matter will be included on the Board’s agenda under provisional agenda item 6.9, Review of Contributions payable by certain Members in respect of 1974 and prior years. An addendum is being issued to the relevant document EB53/27 transmitting the contents of your letter of 30 November 1973.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

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