From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ina Verzivolli</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ina.verzivolli@gifa.org">ina.verzivolli@gifa.org</a>></span><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">IBFAN’s digest of discussions at the 133</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt" lang="EN-US">rd </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">Executive Board on WHO’s engagement with non-state actors (NSA)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"></span><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="FR-CH">
<div><p><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">29-30 May 2013 </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt" lang="EN-US">WHO Secretariat fails to act on WHA decision on relations with non-state actors </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">The document </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0070c0" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB133/B133_16-en.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070c0">EB 133/16</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> ‘<i>WHO Governance reform: report by the Secretariat’</i> informed the discussion of EB member states at the 133rd session of the EB on WHO’s engagement with non-state actors (NSA). The document proposed an overall approach based on 4 overarching principles, a typology of interactions and a proposed comprehensive system for identifying and managing conflicts of interests that is yet to be developed. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">The burning point of the discussion was the issue of differentiation between different types of NSA<b>. </b>Despite previous decisions by member states (MS) and their continuous guidance on this matter, no typology of actors was put forward in this report by the Secretariat. Most importantly, the approach proposed by the Secretariat goes counter the decision 65(9) by the WHA which requested two specific and separate policies on interaction with NGOs and the private commercial entities. This feeling was expressed by many MS as they asked for clarification on why the previous decisions had not been reflected in the approach contained in the document, and as they affirmed that they look forward to their concerns being reflected in a refined paper. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">In our view, the Secretariat report has deliberately overlooked previous decisions by MS and has chosen not to propose any classification/typology or categories of NSA, thus opting for a position of the major donor countries and not of all MS of WHO. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US"> However, IBFAN was pleased with many constructive interventions by MS which addressed these shortcomings, and with the decision of MS to not endorse the document, but instead to ‘<i>note</i>’ it, and ask the Secretariat to advance this work taking into account their deliberations at this EB session. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">In her closing remarks, the Director-General (DG) confirmed that the Secretariat will work to develop the two policy papers decided by the 65</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt" lang="EN-US">th </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-US">WHA.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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