9th Session of the General Assembly,
Birmingham, 25-28 October 1993
“DECISION 23, Strengthening the Role of the Federation in Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control” contains the paragraph
“Recalling that, in addition to General Assembly Resolutions on primary health care (1981 and 1986), a number of Decisions have been adopted by the General Assembly which focus on the prevention and control of vaccine preventable diseases (1985 and 1986), the problem of the mY/AIDS pandemic (1987, 1991), sexually transmitted diseases (1989),”
Decision 36 adopted the report on “Women in Red Cross and Red Crescent Development”
“DECISION 37
Women in Red Cross and Red Crescent Development
The General Assembly,
Recalling Decision 23 of the VIIIth Session of the General Assembly in 1991, and the endorsement of the 1989 Plan of Action on Women in Red Cross and Red Crescent Development,
Recognizing that women, and their dependents, make up the largest percentage of the most vulnerable globally,
Increasingly concerned about the particular vulnerability of women in disaster and conflict situations, and as refugees and displaced persons,
Noting that the Fourth World Conference on Women and Development will be held in Beijing, China, in September, 1995.
Urges all National Societies to take necessary measures to implement fully Decision 23 of the 1991 General Assembly,
Encourages the Federation to take part in the Fourth World Conference on Women and Development, to be held in Beijing, China, in September 1995, and related preparatory meetings, as well as to undertake special activities in this regard,
Invites Governments to facilitate the participation of National Societies in national level discussions related to the 1995 World Conference on Women and Development,
Requests the Secretary General to prepare a progress report for the next General Assembly on the implementation of this Decision”.
Two women appointed to the Committee of Scrutineers:
- Mrs Susan Douglas, Fiji RC
- Mrs Alicia Carvajal, Chilean RC
Two women appointed/elected Vice Presidents:
- Mrs Carmen Mestre Vergara, Spanish RC
- Mrs Meneca de Mencia, Honduran RC
Three women elected to the Youth Commission:
- Mrs. L. C. Quezon, Philippines RC
- Mrs. A. Courtenay, Belize RC
- Mrs. M. C. Glinton, Bahamas RC
Three women elected to the Development Commission:
- Mrs. L. Bayarmaa, Mongolian RC
- Mrs. J. Thordardottir, Icelandic RC
- Mrs. R. F. Urrutia Uribe, Chilean RC
[Possibly additional women on the Health Commission, the members of which all are “Dr”]