Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00962:section:6:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00962
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 7/21)
Character Range: 20853–23873

that body.

CHAPTER VII

THE SECRETARIAT

Article 30

 The Secretariat shall comprise the Director‑General and such technical and administrative staff as the Organization may require.

Article 31

 The Director‑General shall be appointed by the Health Assembly on the nomination of the Board on such terms as the Health Assembly may determine. The Director‑General, subject to the authority of the Board, shall be the chief technical and administrative officer of the Organization.

Article 32

 The Director‑General shall be ex officio Secretary of the Health Assembly, of the Board, of all commissions and committees of the Organization and of conferences convened by it. He may delegate these functions.

Article 33

 The Director‑General or his representative may establish a procedure by agreement with Members, permitting him, for the purpose of discharging his duties, to have direct access to their various departments, especially to their health administrations and to national health organizations, governmental or non‑governmental. He may also establish direct relations with international organizations whose activities come within the competence of the Organization. He shall keep Regional Offices informed on all matters involving their respective areas.

Article 34

 The Director‑General shall prepare and submit annually to the Board the financial statements and budget estimates of the Organization.

Article 35

 The Director‑General shall appoint the staff of the Secretariat in accordance with staff regulations established by the Health Assembly. The paramount consideration in the employment of the staff shall be to assure that the efficiency, integrity and internationally representative character of the Secretariat shall be maintained at the highest level. Due regard shall be paid also to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.

Article 36

 The conditions of service of the staff of the Organization shall conform as far as possible with those of other United Nations organizations.

Article 37

 In the performance of their duties the Director‑General and the staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any authority external to the Organization. They shall refrain from any action which might reflect on their position as international officers. Each Member of the Organization on its part undertakes to respect the exclusively international character of the Director‑General and the staff and not to seek to influence them.

CHAPTER VIII

COMMITTEES

Article 38

 The Board shall establish such committees as the Health Assembly may direct and, on its own initiative or on the proposal of the Director‑General, may establish any other committees considered desirable to serve any purpose within the competence of the Organization.

Article 39

 The Board, from time to time and in any event annually, shall review the necessity for continuing each committee.

Article 40

 The Board may provide for the creation