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Official Records of the World Health Orgamzation OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGAMZATION No. 2 SUMMARY REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS MINUTES AND FINAL ACTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CONFERENCE HELD IN NEW YORK FROM 19 JUNE TO 22 JULY 1946 United Nations WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Interim Commission 350 Fifth Avenue, New York Palais des Nations, Geneva JUNE 1948 NOTE This volume comprises : I. A résumé of the steps that led to the convening of the International Health Confer- ence, and an introductory survey of the opening of the proceedings and the method of work. II. Lists of the delegations and observers and of Conference officers and committees. III. A summary report, consisting of an analytical digest of the debates, presented under chapter headings of the Constitution to which the Conference gave definitive form; a review of measures approved by the Conference for the integration of existing international health agencies with the World Health Organization; and an account of the drawing up of the Arrangement establishing an Interim Commission of the World Health Organization. IV. Minutes of the plenary meetings. V. The text of the four Final Acts, with table showing how each was signed. Annexes. Index. Acknowledgment. - Much of the material in this number of the Official Records is based, with permission of the United Nations, on its " Report of the International Health Conference " (United Nations document E/772), dated II March 1948 and published in New York. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION Page 1. Steps leading to the convening of the International Health Conference 5 2 .Opening of the Conference 5 3. Work of the Conference 6 H. MEMBERSHIP OF THE CONFERENCE AND ITS COMMITTEES 1. Delegations and Observers 7 2 .Secretariat 13 3. Officers and Committees 13 Officers of the Conference 13 General Committee 13 Credentials Committee 14 Committee on Rules of Procedure 14 Working Committees : Committee I. - Scope and Functions of the World Health Organization 14 Committee II. - Administration and Finance 14 Committee III. - Legal Questions 14 Committee IV. - Relations withtheUnited Nationsandother Organizations 15 Committee V. - Regional Arrangements r5 Central Drafting Committee 15 III. SUMMARY REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS 1. Constitution of the World Health Organization 16 Name of the Organization 16 Preamble 16 Chapter I. - Objective i6 Chapter II. - Functions 17 Chapter III. - Membership and Associate Membership 18 Chapter IV. - Organs 19 Chapter V. - The World Health Assembly 19 Chapter VI. - The Executive Board 21 Chapter VII. - The Secretariat 22 Chapter VIII. - Committees 22 Chapter IX. - Conferences 22 Chapter X. - Headquarters 23 Chapter XI. - Regional Arrangements 23 Chapter XII. - Budget and Expenses 25 Chapter XIII. - Voting 25 Chapter XIV. - Reports submitted by States 25 Chapter XV. - Legal Capacity, Privileges and Immunities 25 Chapter XVI. - Relations with other Organizations 25 Chapter XVII. - Amendments 26 Chapter XVIII. - Interpretation 26 Chapter XIX. - Entry into Force 27 Page 2 .Integration of existing International Health Agencies with the World Health Organization : A. League of Nations Health Organization 27 B. Office International d'Hygiène Publique 28 C. United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration 28 3. Arrangement establishing an Interim Commission 28 IV. MINUTES OF THE PLENARY MEETINGS . First Meeting 31 2 .Second Meeting 34 3. Third Meeting 38 4. Fourth Meeting 38 5. Fifth Meeting 40 6. Sixth Meeting 41 7. Seventh Meeting 43 8. Eighth Meeting 44 9. Ninth Meeting 50 ro. Tenth Meeting 56 . Eleventh Meeting 63 12 .Twelfth Meeting 68 13. Thirteenth Meeting 73 14. Fourteenth Meeting 78 15. Fifteenth Meeting 85 16. Sixteenth Meeting 90 17 .Seventeenth, Meeting 92 18. Eighteenth Meeting 94 V. FINAL ACTS OF THE CONFERENCE A. Final Act of the International Health Conference 98 B. Text of the Constitution of the World Health Organization roo C. Arrangement concluded by the Governments represented at the International Health Conference for the establishment of an Interim Commission of the World Health Organization rio D. Protocol concerning the Office International d'Hygiène Publique 113 E. Signatures of the Final Acts 115 ANNEXES . Resolution adopted on II June 1946 by the Economic and Social Council relative to the Report of the Technical Preparatory Committee. 119 2 .Rules of Procedure of the Conference 121 3 .Minutes of the Discussions in Committee II on the Site of the Headquarters of the World Health Organization 123 4. Extract from the Report of Committee III 130 Subject Index 131 Name Index 139 - 5 - I. INTRODUCTION 1. Steps leading to the convening of the Inter-resolution, the Council established a Technical national Health Conference 1 Preparatory Committee of Experts, and directed The proposal toconvene aninternationalthat itshould meet in Paris not later than conference for the establishment of a new world-15 March 1946 to prepare a draft annotated agenda wide health organization originated at the Unitedand constitutional proposals for the consideration Nations Conference on International Organizationof the International Health Conference to be held at San Francisco in 1945.The Conference, held not later than 20 June 1946. recognizing the vital importance of health as a The Technical Preparatory Committee, con- factor in the promotion of " conditions of stability sisting of sixteen public health experts serving in and well-being " for the nations of the world,their personal capacity, and representatives of included" health " among thefieldsofco- four organizations, appointed in a consultative operative endeavour with which the Unitedcapacity, deliberated in Paris from. 18 March to Nations system should concern itself.Articles 13, 5April 1946. 1The Committee gave special 55 and 59 of the Charter envisaged the creationconsideration to concrete suggestions submitted by inter-governmental agreement of a specializedby its French, British, American, and Yugoslav agency of the United Nations having wide inter-members. On the basis of these suggestions, the national responsibilities in all matters relating toCommittee developed a set of draft constitutional health. proposals, as well as a provisional annotated The States represented on Committee 11/3 ofagenda,forsubmissiontotheInternational the Conference unanimously approved the follow-Health Conference. ing Declaration 2 submitted jointly by the dele- The Committee,in view of the need for world-wide control of disease and for promo- gations of Brazil and China : - tingimprovedstandardsofhealthforall " The delegations of Brazil and China re-peoples, went on record in favour of as widely commend- thatageneralconferenceberepresentative a membership as possible for the convened within the next few months for the Conference.Accordingly,itwas decidedto purpose of establishing an international healthrecommend to the Economic and Social Council organization. that States not Members of the United Nations, " They intend to consult further with thetheAlliedControl Authoritiesfor Germany, representatives of other delegations with a viewJapan, and Korea, and several inter-governmental to the early convening of such a general confer-and private international organizations concerned ence, to which each of the Governments herewith health should be invited to send observers represented will be invited to send representa-to the Conference.The Committee further pro- tives. posed that all States invited to the Conference " They recommend that, in the preparationshould be requested to authorize their repre- of a plan for the international health organiza-sentatives to sign an inter-governmental agree- tion, full consideration should be given to thement establishing a World Health Organization, relation of such organization and to methods oftogether with a protocol designed to facilitate the associating it with other institutions, nationalabsorption of the Office International d'Hygiène as well as international, which already exist orPublique into the World Health Organization. which may hereafter be established in the fieldFinally, the Committee included in its report to of health. the Council recommendations relating to the " They recommend that the proposed inter-transfer to the World Health Organization of the national health organization be brought intofunctions of the Health Organization of the League relationship with the Economic and Socialof Nations and the peace-time phases of the work Council." of the Health Division of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. In view of the widely expressed desire that the At its second session in New York (May-June proposed conference should be held at an early 1946), the Economic and Social Council took note date, the United States Government was askedof the report of the Technical Preparatory Com- to act as host.Since the Economic and Socialmittee of Experts and on ii June adopted a Council of the United Nations would shortly beresolution 2 (a) approving its recommendations established,it was, however, agreed that theand (b) transmitting to the International Health Conference should be convened by the CouncilConference various observations made by mem- acting under Article 62 of the Charter. bers of the Council on the draft constitutional A resolution to this effect was adopted by the Economic and Social Council on 15 Februaryproposals. 1946 8 In accordance with paragraph 3 of this 2. Opening of the Conference. I See also og. Rec. WHO, No. I, Minutes of the The International Health Conference held its Technical Preparatory Committee
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