Micronesia, Federated States of

In May 1953, the Federated States of Micronesia was assigned to the Western Pacific Region in the Sixth World Health Assembly ''without prejudice to any questions regarding sovereignty'' as an area. It joined WHO on 14 August 1991 as a Member State. Prior to joining WHO, it was a member of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands dominated by the United States of America until the Office of the High Commissioner determined to end its association on 10 July 1987. All functions were transferred to individual governments including the Federated States of Micronesia.

The Federated States of Micronesia was previously covered by the WHO Representative Office in Singapore. From 1959, it was covered by the WHO Representative Office in Taipei, China (Taiwan) until 30 June 1972 when the Representative Office was closed. The responsibility for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was transferred to the Regional Office in 1972, and it was decided that the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was to come under the WHO Representative Office in the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji in 1976. In August 2010, the Regional Director for the Western Pacific Region, Dr Shin Young-soo, approved the establishment of the new WHO Country Liaison Office in the Federated States of Micronesia covering the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau.