UfcUTFD. ..NATIONS NATIONS UNIES vV O R. L D H E A L T H ORGANIZATION I ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ SIXTH WORID HEALTH ASSEMBLY Аб/Р & В / l l ^ 12 May 1953 Working Paper ORIGINAL: ENGLISH For information only AIDE MEMOIRE ON TERMINOLOGY AND BASIC DOCUMENTS REGARDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE The aim of the present working paper i s t o f a c i l i t a t e the reading of the o f f i c i a l documents and the discussion in the Committees of the Assembly f o r such delegates as are not wholly familiar with the terminology relating t o the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance. EC OS ОС ECOSOC ECOSOC Economic and S o c i a l Council Conseil Economique et S o c i a l Consejo Economico y Social One of the three main Councils of the United Nations, the ECOSOC i s composed of representatives of 18 Member Governments, elected by the United Nations General Assembly,. I t i s responsible f o r a l l economic and s o c i a l recommendations forwarded to the United Nations General Assembly and i s the point o f . c o n t a c t between the United Nations and the s p e c i a l i z e d agencies. NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE COMITE DES NEGOCIATIONS COMITE DE NEGOCIACIONES The Negotiating Committee i s a s p e c i a l committee established by the United Nations General Assembly t o deal with governments in respect t o contributions t o United Nations programmes not financed from regular contributions. (i) These programmes are those covered by; United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund; (ii) United Nations R e l i e f Works Agency fr.r Palestine Refugees in the Middle East; (iii) (iv) United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency ; United Nations Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance f o r Economic Development of Underdeveloped Countries, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE DE L'ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE CONFERENCIA DE ASISTENCIA TECNICA TAC CAT CAT An annual United Nations meeting t o which a l l governments wishing t o make pledges t o the "Special Account" report t h e i r contributions and the form in which they w i l l be made„ Technical Assistance Committee of the ECOSOC Comité de l'Assistance technique de I'ECOSOC Comité de Asistencia Técnica del ECOSOC An ECOSOC Committee of the whole which is responsible f o r formulating recommendations on the Technical Assistance programme t o the ECOSOC. TAB BAT JAT Technical Assistance Board Bureau de l'Assistance technique" Junta de Asistencia Técnica The Technical Assistance Board is composed of 8 international agencies which participate in the Expanded Programme. these under present circumstances receive funds. Six of Two additional international agencies are regularly represented at the Board and certain other instruments of the United Nations are represented from time to time. EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT DIRECTEUR PRESIDENTE EJECUTIVO A f u l l - t i m e international c i v i l servant who is responsible f o r the operation of the TAB and co-ordination within that body of the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance. He i s supported by a secretariat stationed at United Nations Headquarters, a Liaison Office at'Geneva, .and Resident Technical Assistance Representatives in certaiii countries. UN-ТЛЛ Technical Assistance Administration of the United Nations Administration de ^ A s s i s t a i ce technique des Nations Unies Administración de Asistencia Técnica de las Naciones Unidas The operating arm of the United Nations, the UN-ТАЛ was created when the United Nations amalgamated i t s economic and s o c i a l f i e l d operations under both the regular and Expanded Programmes in 1950. ILO OIT OIT International Labour Organization Organisation International de Travail Organización Internacional del Trabajo FAO FAO FAO Food and Agriculture Organization Organisation pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture Organización para la Agricultura y la Alimentación ICAO OACI OACI International C i v i l Aviation Organization Organisation de l ' A v i a t i o n c i v i l e Internationale Organización de Aviación C i v i l Internacional UNESCO United Nations Educational, S c i e n t i f i c and Cultural Organization UNESCO Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Education, la . Science et l a Culture UNESCO Organización de les Naciones Unidas para la Educación, l a Ciencia y l a Cultura WHO OMS OMS World Health Organization Organisation Mondiale de l a Santé Organización Mundial de l a Salud The next two Organizations are members of the TAB, but have as yet received no s p e c i f i c allocations of funds except what they receive from the share of the U.N, ITU UIT UIT International Telecommunications Union Union Internationale des Telecommunications Union Internacional de Telecomunicaciones WMO OMM OMM World Meteorological Organization Organisation météréologique Mondiale, . .'*. Organización Metereologica Mundial The following two organizations have been represented, without vote, and do not receive funds from the Special Account. BANK BANQUE ACABQ CCQAB CCQAP BANCO International Bank f o r Reconstruction and Development Banque Internationale pour l a Reconstruction et l e Relèvement Banco Internacional de Reconstrucción y Fomento . FUND FONDS FONDO International Monetary Fund Fonds Monétaire International Fondo Monetario Internacional Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions Comité consultatif pour l e s questions administratives et budgétaires Comisión Consultativa sobre Cuestiones Administrativas y de Presupuesto & Committee of experts reporting d i r e c t l y to the United Nations General Assembly. I t reviews administrative and f i n a n c i a l matters of the United Nations-and the specialized agencies, ACC CAO САЗ Administrative Committee on CO-ordination Comité administratif de Coordination Comité Administrativo de Coordinación The t o p - l e v e l interagency machinery f o r co-ordination, the ACC is comprised of the Secretary-General of the UN and the Directors-General of the specialized agencies. BASIC DOCUMENTS QUOTED IN WHO Off. Rec.46, Report; Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance (1) ECOSOC resolution 222(IX) A and В of 14 and 15 August 1949 - see handbook of basic documents, page 145. (2) The above resolution was amended by ECOSOC resolution 433 (XIV) of 11 June 1952 see WHO Off. Rec. 46 pages 115 - 116 (Appendix 5). the o r i g i n a l resolution are numbers 3, 3 ( h ) , 4 and 5. The paragraphs altered in By the resolution of Аб/Р & В Д page 5 11 June 1952, ECOSOC has also approved resolution number 3 of the TAC on the terms of reference of the Executive Chairman - see WHO Off. • Rec. 46 page 116 (Appendix 6) Observations on and Guiding Principles of an Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance for Economic Development - see handbook of basic documents, page I5I-I56. This is Annex I t o ECOSOC resolution 222 (EC) A and B. United Nations General Assembly resolution 304 (IV) of 16 November 1949 see "Handbook of Basic Documents" page 144. United Nations General Assembly resolution A/84 of 21 December 1952 - see WHO Off. Rec. 46 page 117 (Appendix 7 ) . Financial arrangements agreed t o by the ECOSOC - resolution 433 В (XIV) WHO Off. Rec. 46 page 117 (Appendix 7 , Annex» Financial Arrangements) see