WHO reform process: documents

Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly (WHA66) and Executive Board 133, May 2013

• WHO reform, financing of WHO: report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Sixty-sixth World Health Assembly
  A66/50
  pdf, 40kb
• WHO governance reform: options for criteria for inclusion, exclusion or deferral of items on the provisional agenda of the Executive Board
  EB133/3
  pdf, 47kb
• WHO governance reform: report by the Secretariat
  EB133/16
  pdf, 85kb
• WHO reform - High-level implementation plan and report
  A66/4
  pdf, 374kb
• WHO reform - Financing of WHO
  A66/48
  pdf, 126kb
• Draft twelfth general programme of work
  A66/6
  pdf, 496kb
• Proposed programme budget 2014–2015
  A66/7
  pdf, 1Mb

132nd Executive Board, January 2013

• Report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board at its second extraordinary meeting
  EB132/3
  pdf, 37kb
• WHO reform - report by the Secretariat
  EB132/5
  pdf, 27kb
• WHO’s arrangements for hosting health partnerships and proposals for harmonizing WHO’s work with hosted partnerships
  EB132/5 Add.1
  pdf, 132kb
• Key issues for the development of a policy on engagement with nongovernmental organizations
  EB132/5 Add.2
  pdf, 51kb
• Streamlining of the work of the governing bodies and harmonization and alignment of the work of regional committees
  EB132/5 Add.3
  pdf, 62kb
• Options to streamline the reporting of and communication with Member States
  EB132/5 Add.4
  pdf, 42kb
• WHO’s role in global health governance
  EB132/5 Add.5
  pdf, 51kb
• Review of management, administration and decentralization in the World Health Organization, report by the Joint Inspection Unit
  EB132/5 Add.6
  pdf, 105kb
• Modalities for the independent evaluation of the WHO reform: stage two
  EB132/5 Add.7
  pdf, 32kb
• Implementation of WHO reform, 2012 - Report by the Director-General
  EB132/5 Add.8
  pdf, 86kb
• Draft Twelfth WHO General Programme of Work
  EB132/26 - Draft for discussion by the Executive Board in January 2013
  pdf, 770kb
• Proposed programme budget 2014–2015
  EB132/27
  pdf, 633kb
• Scale of assessments for 2014–2015
  EB132/28 Add.1 - Foreign exchange risk management
  pdf, 29kb
• Implementation of WHO reform, 2012 - High-level implementation plan
  EB132/INF./3
  pdf, 99kb

Special Session of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board (PBAC), 6-7 December 2012

A meeting focused on improving WHO’s financing.

• All documentation

Consultation with nongovernmental organizations, October 2012

The Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly requested WHO Secretariat to present a draft policy paper on WHO’s engagement with nongovernmental organizations to the Executive Board at its 132nd session in January 2013 (WHA65(9)). As a step in developing this draft policy WHO consulted NGOs on issues concerning consultation, collaboration and accreditation.

• Draft agenda
  pdf, 152kb
• Issues paper
  pdf, 253kb
  Issues to consider in the formulation of a policy.
• Towards a new policy of WHO engagement with NGOs
  pdf, 905kb
  Presentation to NGOs
• WHO Director-General addresses NGO community
  Speech of Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO
• Report on consultation with NGOs, 18 October 2012
  pdf, 1.48Mb
• Comments received during the consultation

Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly (WHA65) and Executive Board 131, May 2012

• WHO reform: Consolidated report by the Director-General (A65/5)
  Consolidated report covering the three areas of the WHO reform, providing an update on developments over the past 12 months (April 2012).
  pdf, 162kb
• Draft Twelfth General Programme of Work and explanatory notes (A65/5 Add.1)
  pdf, 199kb
  Draft strategic overview of the draft Twelfth General Programme of Work for 2014-2019.
• WHO reform: Independent evaluation report: stage one (A65/5 Add.2)
  Report of the External Auditor (27 February to 30 March 2012) on the first stage of an evaluation to provide input into the reform process.
  pdf, 312kb
• WHO reform: Sixth report of the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board to the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly (A65/43)
  Comments and discussions regarding the strategic overview of the draft Twelfth General Programme of Work, the mechanism for predictable financing and scheduling of meetings of the governing bodies.
  pdf, 82kb
• WHO reform: High-level implementation and monitoring framework (A65/INF.DOC./6)
  Implementation and monitoring framework for the programme of reform with milestones.
  pdf, 800kb
• Chairman's report: meeting of Member States on programmes and priority setting (A65/40)
  Chairman's report from the meeting of Member States on programmes and priority setting (27-28 February 2012) discussing criteria, categories, timeline, methodology and guidance for the Secretariat on the next General Programme of Work and Programme Budget.
  pdf, 46kb
• Decisions and list of resolutions (A65/DIV/3)
  Compiled list of decisions and resolutions from WHA65 - reform decision is WHA65(9).
  pdf, 99kb
• WHO reform: Draft formal evaluation policy (EB131/3)
  Draft policy defining the overall framework for evaluation at WHO (3 May 2012) revised following input from EB130, Member states' input on special consultation website and deliberations from an Independent Expert Oversight Advisory Committee.
  pdf, 50kb
• WHO reform: Revised terms of reference for the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board (EB131/10)
  Proposal to strengthen Programme, Budget and Administration Committee's role with regard to overseeing the monitoring and evaluation of programmatic and financial implementation at the three levels of the Organization.
  pdf, 30kb
• Revised terms of reference for the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board (EB131.R2)
  Approved Terms of Reference for the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board.
  pdf, 29kb
• Decisions and list of resolutions (EB131/DIV/2)
  131st Executive Board decision and list of resolutions - Reform decision is EB131(10).
  pdf, 238kb

Member State meeting on programmes and priority setting, February 2012

• Programmes and priority setting in WHO (document 1)
  pdf, 81kb
  Summary of the current-priority setting practices in WHO, the relationship between the country cooperation strategies, and the formulation of the General Programme of Work and Programme Budget.
• Mapping of functions of WHO (document 2)
  pdf, 90kb
  Maps the functions of WHO with the categories of work proposed to EB130 including cross-cutting needs and areas of work.
• Analysis of WHO country cooperation strategies (document 3)
  pdf, 94kb
  This document responds to a request by Member States for an analysis of country cooperation strategies that identifies the needs of countries in order to determine on what WHO should focus and how WHO can best add value.
• Twelfth General Programme of Work 2014-2019 and programme budget 2014-2015: road map and timelines (document 4)
  pdf, 60kb
  Secretariat proposed roadmap and timelines for the preparation of the Twelfth General Programme of Work and Programme Budget.
• Secretariat briefing 26 February 2012 (presentation document)
  pdf, 480kb
  As requested by the Member States at the Executive Board the Secretariat prepared a presentation on current priority-setting practices, focusing on their strengths and weaknesses, country cooperation strategies, General Programme of Work formulation process and budget process.

NGO consultation on programmes and priority setting, February 2012

• NGO consultation on programmes and priority setting February 2012
  In line with the Executive Board's decision at the special session of the Executive Board, arrangements were made for a web-based consultation for NGOs in official relations with WHO to present their views on programmes and priority setting.

130th Executive Board, January 2012

• WHO reform: Report by the Secretariat (EB130/5)
  Outlines the information in each of the documents provided to EB130.
  pdf, 30kb
• WHO reform: Programmes and priority setting (EB130/5 Add.1)
  As requested by the Member States at the special session of the Executive Board this gives an outline of the priority setting process and proposed timeline for development of General Programme of Work and Programme Budget.
  pdf, 150kb
• WHO reform: Programmes and priority setting: summary information on the distribution of financial and human resources to each level and cluster (EB130/5 Add.2)
  This document provides information on the distribution of financial and human resources to each level and cluster in the Organization.
  pdf, 1.2Mb
• WHO reform: Governance (EB130/5 Add.3)
  This document covers proposals for revised terms of reference for the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee, increasing linkages and alignment between Regional Committees, Executive Board and World Health Assembly, the meeting schedule of governing bodies and streamlining national reporting.
  pdf, 178kb
• WHO reform: Governance: promoting engagement with other stakeholders and involvement with and oversight of partnerships (EB130/5 Add.4)
  This document provides information on the following: proposals to promote engagement with other stakeholders; modalities to improve Member State involvement with and oversight of partnerships including the possible expansion of the mandate of the Standing Committee on Nongovernmental Organizations.
  pdf, 144kb
• WHO reform: Managerial reform: making WHO’s financing more predictable (EB130/5 Add.5)
  Report by the Secretariat detailing a new three stage financial mechanism to increase financial predictability and transparency.
  pdf, 165kb
• WHO reform: Managerial reform: contingency fund for outbreaks (EB130/5 Add.6)
  Proposal to strengthen the Organization's response to outbreaks: details how such a fund could be structured.
  pdf, 30kb
• WHO reform: Managerial reforms: clarification on propsals for enhancing organizational effectiveness (EB130/5 Add.7)
  Enhancing networks and relationships between WHO regional and country offices and enhancing capacity for effective resource mobilization at country level.
  pdf, 36kb
• WHO reform: WHO evaluation policy (EB130/5 Add.8)
  Draft policy aiming at defining the overall framework for evaluation at WHO, (including thematic, programmatic and country office-specific evaluation), 22 February 2011.
  pdf, 52kb
• WHO reform: Managerial reform: evaluation (EB130/5 Add.9)
  Proposal for the way forward for evaluations including UN joint inspection unit and a two-stage evaluation of the Organization.
  pdf, 169kb
• Decisions and list of resolutions (EB130(6))
  Compiled list of decisions and resolutions from EB130 (reform decision is (EB130(6)).

Special session of the Executive Board, November 2011

• Executive Board special session documents
  About 100 Member States attended the first ever three-day special session of the Board. Discussions were held on the three main areas: priorities, governance and managerial reform.

Documents requested by Member States at 129th Executive Board, May 2011

• Independent formative evaluation
  pdf, 57kb
  Independent evaluation of WHO's work to improve programme performance.
• Proposed terms of reference for thematic independent evaluation.
  pdf, 107kb
• Governance of WHO
  pdf, 34kb
  Four main issues to improve WHO governance.
• World health forum
  pdf, 44kb
  A platform for interaction between wide range of global health stakeholders.

Member States consultation with Geneva-based missions (2011)

• 15 September 2011: Summary of discussions
  pdf, 131kb
• 1 July 2011: Summary of discussions
  pdf, 143kb

Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly, May 2011

• The future of financing for WHO - (A64/4)
  Paper proposing a series of reforms for the consideration of the WHA64.
  pdf, 89kb
• The future of financing for WHO - Reforms for a healthy future: development plan (A64/INF.DOC./5)
  Development plan to provide with more detail on the reform and give an indication of the expected outcomes and outputs from the areas of reform.
  pdf, 36kb
• World Health Assembly resolution - WHO reform for a healthy future (A64.2)
  Mandate for reform.
  pdf, 8kb

128th session of the Executive Board, January 2011

• The future of financing for WHO (EB128/21)
  Making the case for reform in WHO - reviewing WHO's distinct contribution to global health, providing a summary of the roles of the Organization at different levels and an outline of an agenda for organizational reform.
  pdf, 52kb
• The future of financing for WHO - Summary of the Director-General's concluding remarks (EB128/INF.DOC./3)
  pdf, 29kb

The future of financing for WHO - January 2010

• The future of financing for WHO
  The discussion initiated in January 2010 on the future of the financing of WHO, the subsequent deliberations in 2010 and 2011 both by the Executive Board and by the World Health Assembly on the matter, as well as the inputs provided by Member States in different recent opportunities when consultative processes on the future of WHO have taken place, have resulted in a concerted vision on the need for a reform of WHO in order to place the Organization at the forefront of the global health challenges of the 21st Century.