GC/51/R1-R19

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LE CANCER
Governing Council GC/51/R1
Fifty-first Session
Lyon, 14–15 May 2009
Auditorium
IARC INTERIM ANNUAL REPORT 2008
The Governing Council,
Having reviewed the IARC Interim Annual Report for 2008 (Document GC/51/2),
1. EXPRESSES its satisfaction with the work accomplished; and
2. COMMENDS the Director and his staff on the Interim Annual Report 2008.

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LE CANCER
Governing Council GC/51/R2
Fifty-first Session
Lyon, 14–15 May 2009
Auditorium
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
The Governing Council,
Having reviewed the Director’s Report (Document GC/51/3),
Noting the request made at the 50th Session of the Governing Council that the Director’s
Report should be made available to members before the session as it was difficult to
respond to such a wide-ranging report when it was presented orally,
1. EXPRESSES its satisfaction with the Director’s written and oral Report; and
2. REQUESTS that the Director’s Report continues to be presented as a Governing
Council Document.

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LE CANCER
Governing Council GC/51/R3
Fifty-first Session
Lyon, 14–15 May 2009
Auditorium
REPORT OF THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL
The Governing Council,
Having reviewed the Report presented by the Forty-fifth Scientific Council (Document
GC/51/4) and the Director’s response (Document GC/51/5),
1. NOTES the Report with great interest;
2. CONGRATULATES the members of the Scientific Council for their constructive
and excellent work; and
3. COMMENDS the Director for his constructive responses to the recommendations
of the Forty-fifth Session of the Scientific Council.

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LE CANCER
Governing Council GC/51/R4
Fifty-first Session
Lyon, 14–15 May 2009
Auditorium
UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2008
The Governing Council,
Having examined the Unaudited Interim Financial Report for the year 2008, as
contained in Document GC/51/6,
APPROVES the Unaudited Interim Financial Report for the year 2008 on the financial
operations of the Agency.

ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LE CANCER
Governing Council GC/51/R5
Fifty-first Session
Lyon, 14–15 May 2009
Auditorium
REQUEST FOR INCREASE TO THE PROVISION
TO COVER UNFORESEEN BUDGETARY COSTS
DUE TO CURRENCY REALIGNMENTS
The Governing Council,
Having taken note of Document GC/51/7 relating to a proposed increase to the provision
to cover unforeseen budgetary costs due to currency realignments,
Recalling its Resolution GC/49/R9 which granted authority to the Director to use a
maximum of US$ 3 500 000 in the biennium 2008–2009 to cover unforeseen budgetary
costs due to currency realignments,
1. DECIDES to authorize the Director to increase from US$ 3 500 000 to
US$ 5 100 000 the amount to be used to cover unforeseen budgetary costs due to
currency realignments in the biennium 2008–2009, from the Governing Council Special
Fund; this authority being dependant upon there being sufficient cash balances available
in the Special Fund; and
2. FURTHER DECIDES that the aforesaid authorization will remain in effect until
31 December 2009, i.e. the end of the biennium preceding the change of the base
currency of the Agency from the US dollar to the euro.