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World Health Organization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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From May 5 to 22, 1953, the Sixth World Health Assembly met in the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Upon presentation in the first report of the Committee on Nominations of nominations for the offices of president, vice-president, chairman of the Committee on Program and Budget, and chairman of the Committee on Administration, Finance and Legal Matters and for membership of the General Committee, the Indian delegate (Amrit Kaur) pointed out the omission of the region of southeast Asia. After some discussion a Norwegian proposal to refer the report back to committee for reconsideration in the light of observations made in the Assembly was adopted by a vote of 22 to 21 with 15 abstentions. The following day the committee submitted a revised report, and the nominations it contained were approved. The Assembly thus elected as its president Dr. Murched Khater (Syria).

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: II. Specialized Agencies
Information
International Organization , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , August 1953 , pp. 425 - 427
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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1953

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References

1 Document A6/VR/2, May 5, 1953, p. 30.

2 World Health Organization, Official Records …: No. 45:The Work of WHO, 1952, Switzerland, 03 1953Google Scholar.

3 Document A6/VR/4, May 7, 1953, p. 13.

4 Document A6/VR/5, May 11, 1953, p. 10. For information on the decision to nominate Dr. Candau made at the eleventh session of the Executive Board, see International Organization, VII, p. 279.

5 Document A6/VR/8, May 15, 1953, p. 17.

6 Document A6/53, May 14, 1953; Document A6/VR/8, May 15, 1953, p. 21.

7 Document A6/VR/8, May 15, 1953, p. 34.