WHO'S HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

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1 КИГ)7/СопГ. Doc. No January 976 WHO'S HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (Draft resolution proposed by Dr J. M. Carrillo, Dr E. del-cid, Dr Z. M. Dlamini, Dr N. N. Fetisov, Dr T. Hossain, Sir Harold Walter and Dr P. R. Yanez) The Executive Board, Having considered report of Director-General on WHO'S human health and environment programme,. THANKS Director-General for his report; 2. ENDORSES principles and general approach of proposals; 3. TRANSMITS report toger with comments of Executive Board to Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly;and 4. RECOMMENDS that Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly adopt following resolution: "The Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly, Having considered report of Director-General on WHO,s human health and environment programme;^ Recalling resolutions WHA26.58, WHA27.49, WHA27.50 and WHA28.63; Considering that progress in improving conditions of human environment as y affect health is too slow, and that present efforts by all concerned require intensification ; Emphasizing that improvement of environmental conditions should be seen as part of total health and development effort ; Document EB57/23.

2 EB57/conf.Doc. No. 4 page 2 Stressing particular priority to be given to environmental sanitation in developing countries, especially to provision of adequate and safe water supplies and disposal of wastes; Recognizing, however, that all countries must pay increasing attention to prevention of adverse effects on health resulting from conditions in various environments to which man is exposed; Reaffirming priority of health in context of environmental programmes and need for close cooperation in this field f. THANKS Director-General for his report, and endorses approach to future development and implementation of programme; 2. REITERATES that WHO should collaborate with governments in development of ir environmental health services and infrastructures; 3. URGES governments () to make environmental health programmes an integral part of ir national health and development efforts, particular attention being given to most needy sectors of population; and (2) to allocate more adequate resources to environmental health; 4. REQUESTS Director-General : () to plan and implement programme on basis of proposals made in his report and taking into account resolutions WHA26.58, WHA27.49 and WHA27.50; (2) to continue to follow a multidisciplinary approach and to integrate various programme areas into a comprehensive programme, as proposed in his report;

3 EB57/Conf.Doc. No. 4 page 3 (3) to continue collaboration and coordination within United Nations system and with or intergovernmental and nongovernmental agencies concerned with environmental matters, with a view to: (a) maintaining WHO'S leading role in respect of activities to promote human health, (b) increasing availability of resources in addition to regular budget of Organization; and (c) making Organization s contribution to environmental programmes as effective as possible; (4) to continue to give high priority in implementation of this programme to collaboration with governments; (5) to report to Thirty-first World Health Assembly on impact of implementation of this resolution on work of Organization.

4 ^ ^ ^ ^ WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION EB57/Conf.Doc. No. 4 Rev.l ^ ^ ^ ^ ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ 26 j anuary 976 EXECUTIVE BOARD Fifty-seventh Session Agenda item 9 WHO'S HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (Revised draft resolution proposed by Dr J. M. Carillo, Dr E. del-cid Peralta, Dr Z. M. Dlamini, Dr N. N. Fetisov, Dr T. Hossain, Professor Nabede Pakai, Sir Harold Walter, Dr P. R. Yanez and Rapporteurs) The Executive Board, Having considered report of environment programme,^ Director-General on WHO s human health and. THANKS Director-General for his report; 2. ENDORSES principles and general approach of proposals; 3. TRANSMITS report toger with comments ninth World Health Assembly; and of Executive Board to Twenty- 4. RECOMMENDS that Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly adopt following resolution: "The Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly, Having considered report of Director-General on WHO s human health and environment programme,^ Recalling resolutions WHA26.58, WHA27.49, WHA27.50 and WHA28.63; Considering that progress in improving conditions of human environment as y affect health is too slow, and that present efforts by all concerned require intensification; Emphasizing that improvement of environmental conditions part of total health and development effort; should be seen as Stressing particular priority to be given to environmental sanitation in developing countries, especially to provision of adequate and potable water and disposal of wastes; Recognizing, however, that all countries must pay prevention of adverse effects on health resulting from environments to which man is exposed; increasing attention to conditions in various Reaffirming priority of health in context and need for close cooperation in this field, of environmental programmes Document EB57/23.

5 EB57/Conf.Doc. No.4 Rev.l page 2. THANKS Director-General for his report, and endorses approach to future development and implementation of programme; 2. REITERATES that WHO should collaborate with governments in development of ir environmental health services and infrastructures; 3. URGES governments : () to make environmental health programmes an integral part of ir national health and development efforts, particular attention being given to most needy sectors of population; and (2) to allocate more adequate resources to environmental health; 4. REQUESTS Director-General: () to plan and implement programme on basis of proposals made in his report and taking into account resolutions WHA26.58, WHA27.49, WHA27.50 and WHA28.63; (2) to continue to follow a multidisciplinary approach and to integrate various programme areas into a comprehensive programme, as proposed in his report; (3) to continue collaboration and coordination within United Nations system and with or intergovernmental and nongovernmental agencies concerned with environmental matters, with a view to: (a) maintaining WHO s leading role in respect of activities to promote human health; (b) increasing availability of resources in addition to regular budget of Organization; and (c) making Organization s contribution to environmental programmes as effective as possible; (4) to continue to give high priority to collaboration with governments in implementation of this programme; and (5) to report to a subsequent World Health Assembly on impact of implementation of this resolution on work of Organization Vc