Special Programmes: UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP): Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on attendance at PCC in 2023 and nomination of a member in place of Bangladesh whose term expires on 31 December 2023

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The Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) acts as the Governing Body of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction for its overall policy and strategy.Currently, there are three Member States from the WHO South-East Asia Region (Bangladesh, Indonesia and Timor-Leste) that are Members of PCC in Category 2. Since the term of office of Bangladesh ends on 31 December 2023, the High-Level Preparatory Meeting was requested to consider electing one of the Member States of the SE Asia Region to serve on the PCC under Category 2 for a three-year term of office starting 1 January 2024.The High-Level Preparatory Meeting recommended that India serve on the PCC for the three-year term replacing Bangladesh. The recommendations made by the HLP Meeting for consideration by the Seventy-sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia are as follows:Action by WHO(1) Document the nomination of India based on the recommendations made at the HLP Meeting for inclusion in the Working Paper on this Agenda item for the Seventy-sixth Session of the Regional Committee and update the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Department at WHO headquarters after the Regional Committee Session.The attached Working Paper and the HLP Meeting recommendations are submitted to the Seventy-sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia for its consideration and decision.Citation
World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia. (2023). Special Programmes: UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP): Policy and Coordination Committee (PCC) – Report on attendance at PCC in 2023 and nomination of a member in place of Bangladesh whose term expires on 31 December 2023. World Health Organization. Regional Office for South-East Asia. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/372968