Depositary
STATUS AS AT : 17-08-2017 05:00:22 EDT
CHAPTER IX
HEALTH
1. b Amendment to article 7 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
Geneva, 20 May 1965
Not yet in force
:
see article 73 of the Constitution which reads as follows: "1. Texts of proposed amendments to this Constitution shall be communicated by the Director-General to Members at least six months in advance of their consideration by the Health Assembly. Amendments shall come into force for all Members when adopted by a two-thirds vote of the Health Assembly and accepted by two-thirds of the Members in accordance with their respective constitutional processes.".
Status :
Parties : 98
Text :
World Health Assembly resolution 18.48;  Official Records of the World Health Organization , No. 143, p. 32.
Note :
The amendment to article 7 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization  was adopted by the Eighteenth World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 18.48 of  20 May 1965.
Participant 1, 2
Acceptance(A)
Afghanistan
 16 Nov 1966 A
Algeria
 27 May 1966 A
Andorra
 30 Apr 2001 A
Austria
 15 Sep 2005 A
Bahrain
 25 Jun 1975 A
Bangladesh
 24 Mar 2000 A
Barbados
  3 Jul 1967 A
Belize
 10 Oct 2003 A
Benin
  2 Feb 1966 A
Bhutan
 14 Apr 1999 A
Botswana
  4 Oct 2004 A
Brazil
  9 May 2002 A
Bulgaria
 26 Jan 1973 A
Burkina Faso
  6 May 1966 A
Burundi
 11 May 1970 A
Cameroon
  5 Sep 1967 A
Central African Republic
 30 Dec 1970 A
Chad
 15 Dec 1998 A
Colombia
 29 Jan 2008 A
Cook Islands
 14 Feb 2000 A
Costa Rica
 15 Jun 1967 A
Côte d'Ivoire
  6 Dec 1965 A
Croatia
 29 Jun 2000 A
Cuba
 17 Jun 1975 A
Cyprus
 29 Jul 2002 A
Czech Republic
 12 Nov 2002 A
Djibouti
 30 Mar 2005 A
Dominica
 13 Aug 1998 A
Dominican Republic
 13 Dec 1965 A
Egypt
 20 Jul 1966 A
Estonia
  9 Mar 2005 A
Ethiopia
 19 Sep 1966 A
Fiji
  9 Feb 1999 A
France
  5 Oct 2000 A
Ghana
  9 Feb 1966 A
Greece
  7 Dec 1998 A
Guinea
 22 Dec 1965 A
Iceland
 29 May 2002 A
India
 10 May 1966 A
Iraq
 12 Feb 1968 A
Jamaica
 28 Sep 1970 A
Jordan
 11 May 1970 A
Kuwait
 11 May 1966 A
Lebanon
  5 Feb 1968 A
Liberia
 16 Sep 2005 A
Madagascar
 26 Nov 1965 A
Maldives
 10 Jul 1968 A
Mali
 18 Oct 1966 A
Malta
 29 Mar 2000 A
Mauritania
 26 Oct 1965 A
Mauritius
  8 Apr 1969 A
Mexico
 20 Jun 2001 A
Monaco
  5 Nov 2003 A
Mongolia
  5 Oct 1971 A
Morocco
  2 Mar 1967 A
Mozambique
  9 Jul 1998 A
Myanmar
  8 Mar 1966 A
Namibia
 21 Sep 2004 A
Nepal
 22 Aug 2003 A
New Zealand 3
16 Jun 2000 A
Niger
  9 May 1966 A
Nigeria
 30 Jun 1966 A
Niue
 12 Oct 1998 A
Oman
 25 Jun 1971 A
Pakistan
  8 Jul 1966 A
Palau
  7 Oct 2003 A
Panama
 16 Aug 2004 A
Peru
 20 Jun 1967 A
Philippines
 20 Nov 1967 A
Poland
 19 Feb 1971 A
Portugal
  7 Jan 2005 A
Qatar
 21 Jun 1999 A
Russian Federation
  2 Feb 1972 A
Rwanda
  5 Jan 1966 A
Samoa
 19 Aug 1998 A
San Marino
 28 Oct 1980 A
Saudi Arabia
 26 May 1967 A
Senegal
  7 Jul 1966 A
Serbia
 28 Dec 2004 A
Seychelles
  6 Oct 2004 A
Sierra Leone
  3 Mar 1966 A
Slovakia
 11 May 2005 A
Somalia
 26 Apr 1971 A
Spain
 26 Sep 2001 A
Sudan
 12 May 1999 A
Syrian Arab Republic
  2 Jun 1966 A
Thailand
 22 Jul 1998 A
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  9 Mar 1999 A
Togo
 15 Dec 1998 A
Trinidad and Tobago
  2 Dec 1965 A
Tunisia
  9 Mar 1966 A
Uganda
 26 May 1999 A
United Republic of Tanzania
 17 Aug 1966 A
Uruguay
  7 Nov 2007 A
Uzbekistan
 23 Apr 2004 A
Viet Nam
  4 Jun 1999 A
Yemen
 18 Oct 2002 A
Zambia
 22 Nov 1965 A
End Note
1

The former Yugoslavia had accepted the amendments on 29 March 1966. See also note 1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia"  in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
2

The German Democratic Republic had accepted the amendment on 21 February 1974.  See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section.
3

See note 1 under “New Zealand” regarding Tokelau in the “Historical Information” section.