Secretariat

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United Nations specialized agency secretariat administrative body technical body

The Secretariat is the administrative and technical arm of the World Health Organization, responsible for implementing its programs and policies under the leadership of the Director-General.

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Secretariat of the World Health Organization 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations specialized agency secretariat ⓘ
administrative body ⓘ
technical body ⓘ
affiliatedWith United Nations system ⓘ
aimsTo keep the world safe ⓘ
promote health ⓘ
serve the vulnerable ⓘ
appliesPolicyOf World Health Assembly ⓘ
coordinatesWith international health partners ⓘ
national ministries of health ⓘ
other United Nations agencies ⓘ
employs staff of the World Health Organization ⓘ
followsGuidanceOf Executive Board decisions ⓘ
World Health Assembly resolutions ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
surface form: Geneva, Switzerland
hasJurisdiction World Health Organization Member States ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure country offices ⓘ
headquarters departments ⓘ
regional offices ⓘ
hasRole administrative arm of the World Health Organization ⓘ
technical arm of the World Health Organization ⓘ
headedBy Director-General of the World Health Organization ⓘ
operatesInLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
partOf World Health Organization ⓘ
performsFunction administration of WHO budget and resources ⓘ
coordination of global health activities ⓘ
day-to-day operations of the World Health Organization ⓘ
management of WHO programmes and projects ⓘ
organization of technical meetings and expert consultations ⓘ
preparation of reports and studies for WHO governing bodies ⓘ
support for international health regulations implementation ⓘ
technical support to Member States ⓘ
reportsTo Director-General of the World Health Organization ⓘ
responsibleFor implementing World Health Organization policies ⓘ
implementing World Health Organization programmes ⓘ
sector global public health ⓘ
supportsBody Executive Board of the World Health Organization ⓘ
World Health Assembly ⓘ
usesLegalFramework Constitution of the World Health Organization ⓘ

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