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United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization Executive Board ex
Hundred and forty-ninth Session
149 EX/DecisionsPARIS, 28 May 1996
DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARDAT ITS 149th SESSION
(Paris, 22 April-3 May 1996)
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LIST OF MEMBERS(REPRESENTATIVES AND ALTERNATES)
President of the General Conference1 Mr Torben KROGH (Denmark)
Members
Angola
Representative Mr Pedro Domingos PETERSON
Alternates Mr Domingos VAN-DUNEMMr Manuel Teodoro QUARTAMr Miguel K. NSINGUI
Argentina
Representative Mr Victor MASSUH
Alternate Mr Eduardo GONZALEZ PLAZA
Austria
Representative Mr Anton PROHASKA
Alternates Ms Frieda LUGGAUER-GOLLNERMr Christian STROHALMr Peter BREZOVSZKYMs Gabriele ESCHIGMs Sabine STAFFELMAYRMr Harald GARDOS
Bangladesh
Representative Mr Abul AHSAN(Chairperson, Special Committee)
Alternates Mr K.M. SHEHABUDDINMr A.H.M. MONIRUZZAMANMr A.F.M. GOUSAL AZAM SARKERMr Amitava CHAKRABORTY
Belgium
Representative Mr Henri BEYENS
Alternates Mr Peter MARTINMr Georges-Henri DUMONTMr Fredy JACQUETMr Pierre RUYFFELAERE
Benin
1. The President of the General Conference shall sit ex officio in an advisory capacity on the Executive
Board.
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Representative Mr Nouréini TIDJANI-SERPOS(Chairperson)
Alternates Mr Ayouba BABIOMr Isidore MONSIMs Raïmatou TINGBO
Bolivia
Representative Mr Victor Hugo CARDENAS CONDE
Alternates Mr Carlos Antonio CARRASCOMr Eduardo BARRIOSMr Walther RICOMr Adhenar ROMEROMs Silvia ROCA
Brazil
Representative Mr Fernando PEDREIRA
Alternates Mr Ricardo CARVALHOMr Ricardo A. BASTOSMr Pedro SARAIVA ETCHEBARNEMr Alessandro CANDEASMs Helena DURAN HEWITTMr Debrair Isaias DA SILVAMr Isnard de FREITAS
Bulgaria (Vice-Chairperson)
Representative Mr Simeon ANGUELOV
Alternates Mr Cristo GUEORGUIEVMs Stanislava RADITCHEVA
Cameroon
Representative Mr Ebénezer NJOH MOUELLE
Alternate Mr Innocent MEUTCHEYE
Chile
Representative Mr Jorge EDWARDS VALDES(Chairperson, Committee on Conventionsand Recommendations)
Alternates Mr Jaime CONTRERASMs Sylvia BEAUSANG
China
Representative Mr YU Fuzeng
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Alternates Mr ZHANG XuezhongMr YUAN KeweiMr LIU JinkeMs WU JihongMr CHENG XiaolinMr JU KuilinMr LIU WangliangMr LI JiangangMr ZHAO Changxing
Costa Rica (Vice-Chairperson)
Representative Ms Aida de FISHMAN
Alternates Ms María SANCHO BARQUEROMs Iris LEIVA de BILLAULTMs Gabriela CASTILLO GARCIAMs Yanina ROVINSKI GILBERSTEINMr Juan PORRAS ZÚÑIGAMs Leda MELÉNDEZ HOWELLMs Patricia BRENES CIRILO
Cuba
Representative Mr Roberto FERNÁNDEZ RETAMAR
Alternates Ms María Soledad CRUZ GUERRAMs Juana SILVERA NÚÑEZMr Cleton EDGHILL FORDMs Adelaida de JUAN SEILER
Czech Republic
Representative Ms Jaroslava MOSEROVÁ
Alternates Mr Petr LOMMr Karel KOMÁREK
Egypt (Vice-Chairperson)
Representative Mr Hussein Kamel BAHA-EL-DINE
Alternates Mr Mohsen TAFWIKMs Taysir RAMADANMr Elsayed HALIMA
El Salvador
Representative Mr David ESCOBAR GALINDO
Alternates Mr José Ramiro ZEPEDA ROLDANMs Rosa Ester MOREIRA de LEMOINEMs Nanette VIAUD DESROCHES
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Ethiopia
Representative Ms GENNET ZEWIDE
Alternates Mr Iyassu MENGESHAMr Mulatu KEFFELEW
France
Representative Mr Claude HAREL
Alternates Mr Jean SIRINELLIMs Josyane COURATIERMr Yves BRUNSVICKMr Emmanuel de CALANMr Jean-René GEHANMr Georges POUSSINMr Michel BENARDMs Renée CLAIRMs Anne CONSTANTYMs Anne LEWIS-LOUBIGNACMs Corinne MATRASMr Philippe ORLIANGEMr Jean-Pierre REGNIERMs Muriel SORET
Germany
Representative Mr Christoph DERIX
Alternates Ms Rose LÄSSINGMr Lothar KOCHMr Peter CANISIUSMr Traugott SCHÖFTHALERMr Hartmut HEIDEMANN
Guyana
Representative Mr David DABYDEEN
Alternates Mr Laleshwar SINGHMs Carmen JARVISMs Lilawatie GAJRAJ
Hungary
Representative Mr Pál PATAKI(Chairperson, Programme and ExternalRelations Commission)
Alternates Mr Péter KARIKÁSMr Mihály RÓZSAMs Márta SZABÓ
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India
Representative Mr Ram Niwas MIRDHA
Alternates Mr Jagdish RAIMs NEENA
Indonesia
Representative Mr Makaminan MAKAGIANSAR
Alternates Mr Soedarso DJOJONEGOROMr Kria Fahmi PASARIBUMr Achmad ZAINI
Italy
Representative Mr Giancarlo LEO
Alternates Mr Francesco MARGIOTTA-BROGLIOMr Vincenzo PALLADINOMr Giovanni ARMENTOMs Marina MISITANO
Japan
Representative Mr Azusa HAYASHI
Alternates Mr Toshio MOCHIZUKIMr Yukuto MURATAMr Shinichiro HORIEMr Shinji NAGASHIMAMr Hiroshi YOSHIMOTOMr Akira TAKEDAMs Tokuko NABESHIMA
Jordan
Representative Mr Munther Wassef AL-MASRI
Alternates Mr Al-Sharif Fawaz SHARAFMs Janette BERMAMETMr Wajed MUSTAKIM
Kenya
Representative Mr Shem Oyoo WANDIGA
Alternate Mr Jones A.M. NZEKI
Lesotho
Representative Mr Thekiso G. KHATI
Alternate Ms Thami MASHOLOGU
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Malaysia
Representative Mr Mohamed NAJIB
Alternates Mr FONG Chan OnnMr Osman JAFFARMr Talaat HUSAINMr Mukhtar BOERHANNOEDDINMr Faqir Chand VOHRA
Mali
Representative Mr Baba Akhib HAÏDARA
Alternates Ms Madina LY-TALLMr Kléna SANOGOMr Samuel SIDIBEMr Amidou DOUCOUREMr Sékou Gaoussou CISSEMr Amadou Kamir DOUMBIAMr Aly CISSE
Malta
Representative Mr Joseph LICARI
Alternates Ms Tanya VELLAMr Clive AGIUSMs Marie Stella ASSIMAKOPOULOSMr Oliver MARTINEZ
Mauritius
Representative Mr James Burty DAVID
Alternates Ms Marie-France ROUSSETYMr Taye WAN CHAT KWONGMr Nadrajen CHEDUMBARUM
Mexico
Representative Mr Miguel LIMON ROJAS
Alternates Mr Mario Hector OJEDA GOMEZMr José CHANES NIETOMs Zadalinda GONZÁLEZ y REYNEROMr José Manuel CUEVAS
Morocco
Representative Mr Mohamed Allal SINACEUR
Alternates Mr Driss AMORMs Naïma SEDRATIMr M’Hand MEZIANE
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Mr Abdellah STOUKYMs Najia GUEDIRA
Namibia
Representative Mr Peter Hitjitevi KATJAVIVI
Alternates Mr Leonard Nangolo IIPUMBUMr Isaac PROLLIUSMr Salmaan D. JACOBS
Nepal (Vice-Chairperson)
Representative Mr Keshav Jaj JHA
Alternates Mr Khem Raj REGMIMr Shyamanand Das SUMANMs Usha DIXIT
New Zealand
Representative Mr Russell MARSHALL
Alternates Ms Elizabeth ROSEMs Rachel FRY
Niger
Representative Mr Lambert MESSAN
Alternates Mr Aissatou SOULEYMr Bako Mahamadou IBRAHIM
Nigeria
Representative Mr Emmanuel O. AKINLUYI
Alternates Mr Umar AHMEDMr Yemi LIJADUMr Oladejo ADELEYE
Pakistan
Representative Mr Khwaja Shahid HOSAIN
Alternates Mr M. Saeed KHALIDMr Roshan Ali SIYALMs Drissia CHOUIT-NFISSI
Poland
Representative Mr Jerzy KLOCZOWSKI
Alternates Ms Alicja CIEZKOWSKAMr Wojciech FALKOWSKIMs Aleksandra WACLAWCZYK
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Ms Hanna WEGRZYNEK
Republic of Korea
Representative Mr Hyun-Gon KIM
Alternates Mr Jung-Hee YOOMr Gul-Woo LEEMs Hyun-Joo OHMr Jong-Seop LEE
Russian Federation
Representative Mr Vasili SIDOROV
Alternates Mr Alexei JOUKOVMr Mikhail FEDOTOVMr Teimuraz RAMISHVILIMr Alexandre KOUZNETZOVMr Boris BORISSOVMr Anatoli EGOCHKINEMr Vladimir KOROTKOVMr Vladimir KOVALENKOMs Olga IVANOVAMr Valeri SAKHAROVMs Natela LAGUIDZEMr Alexei POVESCHENKOMr Vladimir ENTINE
Saudi Arabia
Representative Mr Mohammed Ahmed RASHEED
Alternates Mr Ibrahim AL-SHEDDIMr Ibrahim Mohammed MANNAA
Senegal
Representative Mr Théodore NDIAYE
Alternate Mr Assane HANE
Slovakia
Representative Mr Dusan SLOBODNÍK
Alternates Mr Frantisek LIPKAMs Viera POLAKOVICOVÁMr Miroslav MUSIL
Spain (Vice-Chairperson)
Representative Mr Félix FERNANDEZ-SHAW
Alternates Mr Salvador BERMUDEZ DE CASTRO
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Mr Manuel PEREZ DEL ARCOMr Manuel BENAVIDESMr Juan Antonio MENENDEZ PIDALMr Agustín GANGOSO
Sweden
Representative Mr Nils Gunnar NILSSON
Alternates Mr Ingemar LINDAHLMr Anders FALKMr Erland RINGBORGMr Erik von PISTOHLKORSMs Britta HANSSON
Switzerland
Representative Ms Doris MORF(Chairperson, Committee on InternationalNon-Governmental Organizations)
Alternates Mr Edouard BRUNNERMs Sylvie MATTEUCCIMr François BARRASMr Bernard THEURILLATMr Stephan NUNLISTMs Madeleine VIVIANIMr Robert MUGGLER
Thailand
Representative Mr Adul WICHIENCHAROEN
Alternates Mr Vichai TUNSIRIMs Srinoi POVATONGMs Chavanart THANGSUMPHANT
Tonga
Representative Mr Senipisi Langi KAVALIKU
Alternate Ms Paula BLOOMFIELD
Trinidad and Tobago
Representative Mr Lawrence D. CARRINGTON
Alternates Mr Trevor SPENCERMs Mary Ann RICHARDSMs Lauren BOODHOOMr Rabindranath PERMANANDMs Sandra GIFT
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Ukraine
Representative Mr Volodymyr KHANDOGY
Alternates Mr Yuri KOCHUBEYMr Olexander DEMYANYUKMr Volodymyr KHRYSTYCHMr Oleg YATSENKIVSKIY
United Arab Emirates
Representative Mr Salem Humaid AL GHAMMAI
Alternates Mr Abdul Aziz Nasser Rahma AL SHAMSIMr Abdulla Tayeb QASSEM
United Republic of Tanzania (Vice-Chairperson)
Representative Mr Immanuel K. BAVU
Alternate Mr Abbas KITOI
Yemen
Representative Mr Ali Mohamed ZAID(Chairperson, Finance and AdministrativeCommission)
Zimbabwe
Representative Mr Christopher J. CHETSANGA
Alternates Mr Joey Mazorodze BIMHAMr Josiah Jasper MHLANGA
Representatives and Observers
Organizations of the United Nations system
Mr Evlogui BONEV United Nations Development Programme
Mr Darioush BAYANDOR High Commissioner for RefugeesMs Corinne PERTHUIS
Mr C. GUILLEMIN United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Mr Heitor Gurgulino de SOUZA United Nations UniversityMr Peter KOENZMs Caterina CASULLO
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Intergovernmental organizations
Mr Mohamed TRABELSI League of Arab StatesMs Soheir HAFEZMr Tahar ADDOUANI
Ms Graziella BRIANZONI Council of Europe
Mr Dominique BOREL International Committee of the Red Cross
Ms Lil DESPRADEL Latin UnionMr Ernesto BERTOLAJAMs Fiorella NUOVOMr Daniel PRADOMs Dolores ALVAREZMs Helena VARGAS
Mr Jean-Louis ROY Agency for Cultural and TechnicalMr Habib BENESSAHRAOUI Co-operation
Mr Abdulaziz Othman ALTWAIJRI Islamic Educational, Scientific and CulturalMr Mohamed GHEMARI Organization
Mr Andrés BAJUK Inter-American Development Bank
Secretariat
Mr Federico MAYOR (Director-General), Mr Adnan BADRAN (Deputy Director-General),Mr Henri LOPES (Deputy Director-General for Africa), Mr Colin Nelson POWER (AssistantDirector-General for Education), Ms Francine FOURNIER (Assistant Director-General forSocial and Human Sciences), Mr Henrikas Alguirdas YUSHKIAVITSHUS (AssistantDirector-General for Communication, Information and Informatics), Mr Daniel JANICOT(Assistant Director-General for the Directorate), Ms Lourdes ARIZPE (Assistant Director-General for Culture), Mr Nobuaki TANAKA (Assistant Director-General for Management andAdministration), Mr Ahmed Saleh SAYYAD (Assistant Director-General for ExternalRelations), Mr Maurizio IACCARINO (Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences),Mr Thomas KELLER (Assistant Director-General, Director of the Bureau for Relations withExtra-Budgetary Funding Sources), Mr Jacques HALLAK (Assistant Director-General,Director of the International Institute for Educational Planning), Mr Gunnar KULLENBERG(Assistant Director-General, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental OceanographicCommission), Mr Georges MALEMPRE (Director in the Executive Office of the Director-General), Mr Jonathan KUSI (Legal Adviser), Mr Mohamed AL-SHAABI (Secretary of theExecutive Board) and other members of the Secretariat.
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CONTENTS
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ITEM 1 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA, TIMETABLE OF WORKAND REPORT OF THE BUREAU ........................................................... 1
ITEM 2 APPROVAL OF THE SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE147th AND 148th SESSIONS.................................................................... 1
ITEM 3 EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME .................................................... 1
3.1 Report by the Director-General on the execution ofthe programme adopted by the General Conference........................... 1
3.2 Education.......................................................................................... 6
3.2.1 United Nations University: Report by the Council of theUniversity and the Director-General’s comments thereon.......... 6
3.2.2 Invitations to the meeting of governmental experts toexamine the draft Recommendation concerning the Statusof Higher Education Teaching Personnel.................................. 7
3.2.3 Invitations to the fifth International Conferenceon Adult Education (CONFINTEA V) ..................................... 7
3.3 Science.............................................................................................. 8
3.3.1New initiatives in science.......................................................... 8
3.4 Social and human sciences................................................................. 9
3.4.1 UNESCO’s contribution to poverty eradication withinits fields of competence............................................................ 9
3.5 Culture.............................................................................................. 10
3.5.1 Report of the World Commission on Cultureand Development..................................................................... 10
3.5.2 Invitations to the meeting of governmental experts on thereview of the Hague Convention for the Protection ofCultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 1954........ 10
ITEM 4 GENERAL MATTERS.............................................................................. 11
4.1 Evaluation of activities relating to the transdisciplinary project:Environment and population education and informationfor development................................................................................ 11
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4.2 Preparation of the next UNESCO Programme and Budget................ 12
4.3 Establishment of a UNESCO Peace Games competition.................... 13
ITEM 5 MATTERS RELATING TO NORMS, STATUTESAND REGULATIONS .............................................................................. 14
5.1 Examination of the communications transmitted to theCommittee on Conventions and Recommendations inpursuance of 104 EX/Decision 3.3, and report of theCommittee thereon............................................................................ 14
5.2 Questions relating to the methods of work of the Committeeon Conventions and Recommendations.............................................. 14
5.3 Statutes of the International Advisory Committee of the‘Memory of the World’ Programme................................................... 14
5.4 Amendment to the Statutes of the Appeals Board.............................. 17
5.5 Amendments to the Statutes of the Advisory Committeeon Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy..................... 17
5.6 Statutes of the International Advisory Committee for theInternational Project on Technical and Vocational Education(UNEVOC)....................................................................................... 19
5.7 Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board......... 21
ITEM 6 ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL QUESTIONS ............................ 21
6.1 Report by the Director-General on the budgetary situationof the Organization in 1994-1995 and on transfers made betweenappropriation lines for the purpose of closing the accounts for1994-1995......................................................................................... 21
6.2 Report by the Director-General on budget adjustmentsauthorized within the Appropriation Resolution for 1996-1997.......... 22
6.3 Report by the Director-General on the implementation of theInformation Resources Development Plan (1996-1997) ..................... 24
6.4 Report by the Director-General on the implementation andfinancing of the Renovation Plan for Headquarters Buildings............. 25
6.5 Report by the Director-General on the cash situation of theOrganization and on borrowing as well as on measures toenable Member States to settle arrears of contributions innational currency............................................................................... 26
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6.6 Twenty-first annual report (1995) of the International CivilService Commission: Report by the Director-General........................ 27
6.7 Annual report by the Director-General on the use of outsideconsultants and advisers by the Secretariat......................................... 28
6.8 Consultation in pursuance of Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedureof the Executive Board...................................................................... 28
ITEM 7 RELATIONS WITH MEMBER STATES AND INTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONS................................................................................... 29
7.1 Recent decisions and activities of the organizations of theUnited Nations system of relevance to the work of UNESCO............ 29
7.1.1 Towards a culture of peace....................................................... 29
7.1.2 Questions relating to information and communicationfor development....................................................................... 29
7.1.3Follow-up to international conferences includingfollow-up to the United Nations Conference onEnvironment and Development (UNCED)................................ 30
7.2 Relations with the International Centre of Insect Physiologyand Ecology (ICIPE)......................................................................... 33
7.3 Application of the new Directives concerning UNESCO’srelations with non-governmental organizations, adopted bythe General Conference at its twenty-eighth session........................... 33
7.4 UNESCO’s relations with foundations and similar institutions........... 34
7.5 Report by the Director-General on the legal and proceduralaspects of UNESCO’s relations with new partners............................. 34
7.6 The situation of the cultural and architectural heritage and ofeducational and cultural institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina......... 36
7.7 Priority Africa: Follow-up to Audience Africa................................... 37
7.8 Relations with the International Institute for Central AsianStudies and draft agreement between UNESCO and the Institute....... 37
7.9 Relations with the Fund for the Development of IndigenousPeoples of Latin America and the Caribbean and draftagreement between UNESCO and the Fund...................................... 38
7.10 Reports by the United Nations Joint Inspection Unitof interest to UNESCO ..................................................................... 38
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7.10.1 A review of telecommunications and relatedinformation technologies in the United Nationssystem (JIU/REP/95/3).......................................................... 38
7.10.2 The advancement of women through and in theprogrammes of the United Nations system: Whathappens after the Fourth World Conference on Women(JIU/REP/95/5)...................................................................... 39
7.10.3 Investigation of the relationship between humanitarianassistance and peace-keeping operations(JIU/REP/95/6)...................................................................... 39
7.10.4 Report of the Joint Inspection Unit (1 July 1994-30 June 1995) (A/50/34) ........................................................ 39
7.11 Relations with the Joint Administration of the TurkicCulture and Arts (TÜRKSOY), and draft agreementbetween that organization and UNESCO........................................... 40
7.12 Situation of educational institutions in Lebanon and assistancethat could be provided to them by UNESCO ..................................... 40
ITEM 8 DATES OF THE 150th SESSION ............................................................. 41
ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE PRIVATE MEETINGSHELD ON 2 MAY 1996 .............................................................................................. 41
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ITEM 1 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA, TIMETABLE OF WORK ANDREPORT OF THE BUREAU (149 EX/1, 149 EX/INF.1 and 149 EX/2)
At its first meeting, the Executive Board adopted the agenda and timetable ofwork as set out in documents 149 EX/1 and 149 EX/INF.1.
The Executive Board decided to refer to the commissions and committeespecified below the following items of its agenda:
1. Programme and External Relations Commission (PX): items 3.1(Part I), 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 4.3, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 7.1, 7.1.1,7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7 and 7.12.
2. Finance and Administrative Commission (FA): items 3.1 (Parts IIand III), 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7.
3. Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations:items 7.3 and 7.4.
The Executive Board approved the proposals by the Bureau contained indocument 149 EX/2 concerning item 3.2.3 - Invitations to the fifth InternationalConference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA V); item 7.2 - Relations withthe International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE);item 7.8 - Relations with the International Institute for Central Asian Studiesand draft agreement between UNESCO and the Institute; item 7.9 - Relationswith the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America andthe Caribbean and draft agreement between UNESCO and the Fund;item 7.11 - Relations with the Joint Administration of the Turkic Culture andArts (TÜRKSOY), and draft agreement between that organization andUNESCO.
(149 EX/SR.1)
ITEM 2 APPROVAL OF THE SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE 147th AND148th SESSIONS (147 EX/SR.1-12 and 148 EX/SR.1-2)
The Executive Board approved the summary records of its 147th and 148thsessions.
(149 EX/SR.1)
ITEM 3 EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME
3.1 Report by the Director-General on the execution of the programmeadopted by the General Conference (149 EX/5 (Parts I, II and III),149 EX/INF.3 and Add., 149 EX/INF.4, 149 EX/INF.5 and 149 EX/45)
I
Report by the Director-General on the execution of the programme
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/5 (Parts I, II and III) and149 EX/INF.3 and Add. and in particular the information on the first stepsthat have been taken recently and those that are under consideration for
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the adaptation of the Organization to support the implementation of theMedium-Term Strategy (28 C/Resolution 0.12 (III), para. 17),
2. Noting that a comprehensive review of the personnel resources of theOrganization is under way with a view to achieving the most efficientutilization of human resources through measures including agreed earlyretirement,
3. Noting with regret that a staff cost deficit of $7.3 million was producedduring the biennium 1994-1995,
4. Recalling 28 C/Resolution 28.2 concerning a possible increase in staffcosts in future,
5. Requests the Director-General therefore to:
(a) ensure that no deficit is incurred in staff costs in future;
(b) introduce all measures necessary to implement the programmewithin resource availability;
(c) present to it at its 150th session all relevant information on the staffsituation including projections on short-term and long-termadministrative and financial results and the implications of measuresdescribed in document 149 EX/5 (Part II), giving special attentionto envisaged retirements, separations and related indemnities, andalso on the overall situation with regard to staff costs, expendituresfor temporary assistance, personal promotions and consultants, inparticular special advisers, and related costs (contracts, travel, dailysubsistence allowances, etc.);
(d) present to it at its 150th session a report on the results of the workof the high-level Task Force;
6. Invites the Director-General to report to it at its 150th session on thenumber and cost of staff implementing the programme as well as thoseexercising administrative and co-ordination functions;
7. Requests the Director-General to submit to it any project for the openingof new field offices;
8. Invites the Director-General to present in due course detailed proposals oroptions for dealing with the problems and questions raised in 149 EX/5(Part II) and 149 EX/INF.3 and Add. concerning evaluation, monitoringand publishing;
9. Further invites the Director-General to present to it at its 150th sessionproposals for improving the effectiveness, transparency and timeliness ofthe delivery of the Participation Programme (28 C/Resolution 12.2).
(149 EX/SR.8)
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II
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
The Executive Board,
Requests the Director-General to submit to it for decision at its next session adetailed report, specifying the scope of the measures aimed at conferringoperational flexibility on the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission(IOC) at the administrative and financial level, and reviewing the work of the adhoc Group on the Development, Operations, Structure and Statutes (DOSS II)of IOC.
(149 EX/SR.8)
III
World Solar Summit
The Executive Board,
1. Having reviewed the Medium-Term Strategy for 1996-2001 (28 C/4Approved), and the Approved Programme and Budget for 1996-1997(28 C/5 Approved),
2. Recalling 145 EX/Decision 4.1 (Part A.II, (b)(viii) and Part B, para. 10,(j)(iii)) inviting the Director-General to give special attention, in theMedium-Term Strategy (28 C/4) and in the Draft Programme and Budgetfor 1996-1997 (28 C/5), to the activities relating to renewable energysources for development,
3. Taking into account 145 EX/Decision 5.3.2 approving the Statutes of theWorld Solar Commission,
4. Stressing its recommendations on the Draft Programme and Budget for1996-1997 (28 C/6, para. 32) to give importance to the activities relatingto renewable energy sources, and to organize regional consultations inAfrica, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, theMediterranean countries, and Central and Eastern Europe, with a view tothe preparation of the World Solar Summit,
5. Recalling 28 C/Resolution 2.1 (para. 2.A(e)) adopted by the GeneralConference, inviting the Director-General to facilitate the use ofrenewable energy sources for development,
6. Noting that the preparation of the World Solar Summit, to be held inHarare, Zimbabwe, on 16 and 17 September 1996, has continued during1994-1995, in compliance with 27 C/Resolution 2.1, 2(e) and paragraph02117 of the work plan in document 27 C/5 Approved,
7. Convinced that a wider use of clean renewable energy sources would be afactor conducive to social development and to the preservation of theenvironment, as it would:
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(a) reduce developing countries’ bills for energy imports;
(b) make electricity available to rural and isolated populations in orderto enhance their educational, sanitary and communication levels, aswell as their income-generating and employment opportunitiesthrough the creation of small-scale industries, thus reducing rural-urban drift;
(c) contribute to developing an environmentally sound economy;
(d) improve the quality of life of women, especially in rural and remoteareas, as the burden of carrying fuelwood and drinking-water wouldbe greatly alleviated, thus giving them more time to engage ineducational and income-generating activities;
(e) decrease deforestation and desertification, leading to the improvedfertility of the land and the preservation of ecosystems;
(f) contribute to saving the earth from environmental degradation andglobal warming;
8. Expresses appreciation to the Director-General for his efforts inimplementing the World Solar Summit Process;
9. Also expresses its appreciation to the Heads of State and Governmentwho have agreed to serve on the World Solar Commission on a personalbasis, and especially to its Chairman, H.E. Dr Robert Mugabe, Presidentof the Republic of Zimbabwe, who has agreed to host the World SolarSummit in Harare on 16 and 17 September 1996;
10. Calls upon all Member States of UNESCO to contribute to the success ofthe World Solar Summit and to ensure their participation at the highestpossible level;
11. Invites the Director-General: (a) to ensure that sufficient financial,technical and human resources, drawn also from extra-budgetary sources,are made available for the effective functioning of the World SolarCommission, the preparation of the World Solar Summit and follow-upactivities; and (b) to report to it at its 150th session on the resultsachieved in this regard.
(149 EX/SR.9)
IV
International campaign to collect exercise booksand pencils for the developing countries
The Executive Board,
1. Bearing in mind the Director-General’s remarks in his report on theprogramme adopted by the General Conference, and in particular thoseconcerning Programme I.1, ‘Basic education for all’,
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2. Considering that education is a fundamental human right and a key tosustainable development, a vital instrument for realizing each individual’sfull potential and combating underdevelopment, and a fundamental toolfor improving the quality of life,
3. Recalling the World Declaration on Education for All, its broad vision ofbasic education and its renewed commitment to such education, seen as afundamental right of all men and women of all ages everywhere,
4. Convinced that, despite the significant efforts of countries the world overto respect the right to education for all, the following realities still persist:
(a) over 130 million children have no access to primary education,
(b) over 890 million adults are illiterate,
(c) some 100 million children and countless adults are unable tocomplete their basic education,
(d) over a third of the world’s adults lack access to printed informationand the new skills and technologies that could improve their qualityof life and help them bring about and adapt to social and culturalchanges,
5. Stressing that UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategy for 1996-2001 placesprime emphasis on the promotion of basic education for all,
6. Observing the importance of the initiatives that UNESCO has taken toenhance the quality and relevance of basic education in the context ofeducation for the twenty-first century,
7. Recognizing that the universalization of basic education - that is, itsextension to all children - is far from being a reality in all countries of theThird World,
8. Considering the implications of the severe economic crisis affecting mostof the developing countries, and realizing that this situation has disastrousrepercussions on education systems,
9. Concerned at the lack of educational materials in the developing countriesas a consequence of this serious economic crisis, which has made parentsless able to contribute to their children’s education,
10. Requests the Director-General to take appropriate steps to ensure thatUNESCO launches, on International Literacy Day, which is celebratedevery year on 8 September, an international campaign to collect exercisebooks and pencils for the developing countries as a tangible contributionto meeting their urgent educational needs.
(149 EX/SR.9)
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3.2 Education
3.2.1 United Nations University: Report by the Council of the University andthe Director-General’s comments thereon (149 EX/4 and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Taking note with interest of the annual reports for 1994 and 1995 of theCouncil of the United Nations University (UNU) and the Director-General's report thereon (149 EX/4),
2. Expresses satisfaction with the achievements of UNU's research andtraining centres;
3. Pays tribute to Mr Heitor Gurgulino De Souza, Rector of the UnitedNations University, for the excellent work accomplished during his termof office with a view to extending the influence and increasing the impactof the University in academic and scientific circles and strengthening itsco-operation with UNESCO;
4. Expresses the wish that continued efforts be undertaken to establish newresearch and training centres and programmes, consonant with the Charterof the University, as well as to provide support to existing centres andprogrammes;
5. Expresses its appreciation to the Government of Ghana and the Universityof Ghana at Legon for the facilities offered to the Institute for NaturalResources in Africa (UNU/INRA) and, at the same time, appeals todonors to provide special support to INRA;
6. Thanks the governments which have contributed to the endowment oroperating fund of the University or of its research and training centres andprogrammes;
7. Expresses its gratitude to the Government of Japan for its generous gift ofa new university centre, as well as for its continued financial andintellectual support to the University, and in particular for the creation ofa trust fund for the UNESCO/UNU joint programmes and for thelaunching of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) in Tokyo;
8. Reaffirms its recommendation for enhanced co-operation betweenUNESCO and the United Nations University, including the reinforcementof collaboration in support of the UNITWIN/UNESCO ChairsProgramme with a view to developing further the concept of thatprogramme and the criteria for selecting appropriate institutions;
9. Invites the Director-General to communicate to the Chairperson of theCouncil of the United Nations University and to the Rector the text of thepresent decision together with the relevant documents.
(149 EX/SR.9)
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3.2.2 Invitations to the meeting of governmental experts to examine the draftRecommendation concerning the Status of Higher Education TeachingPersonnel (149 EX/6 and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Considering that, in 27 C/Resolution 1.15, the Director-General isrequested to convene a small group of governmental experts, representingMember States of all regions, for the purpose of further examining thedraft Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher EducationTeaching Personnel,
2. Having examined document 149 EX/6,
3. Decides that 24 Member States (four per region) will be invited to theabove expert meeting and requests the Director-General to reinvite theelectoral groups to submit to him, not later than 31 May 1996, the namesof the four countries for each electoral group;
4. Decides also that other Member States and Associate Members as well asnon-Member States and higher education NGOs which have contributedto the elaboration of the above draft recommendation will be invited bythe Director-General to attend the meeting as observers;
5. Further decides that, taking into account the very active role played by theInternational Labour Organization (ILO) in the elaboration of the abovedraft recommendation, it will be specially invited by the Director-Generalto participate in the meeting;
6. Recommends to the General Conference that, in future, when it takesdecisions to hold meetings of various categories with a limited number ofparticipants, it should also decide, whenever possible, on the exact totalnumber of participants to be invited.
(149 EX/SR.9)
3.2.3 Invitations to the fifth International Conference on Adult Education(CONFINTEA V) (149 EX/7 and 149 EX/2)
The Executive Board,
1. Considering that the General Conference at its twenty-eighth sessionauthorized the Director-General to convene the fifth InternationalConference on Adult Education in Hamburg in 1997,
2. Having examined document 149 EX/7,
3. Decides:
(a) that invitations to participate in the fifth International Conference onAdult Education with the right to vote will be sent to all MemberStates and Associate Members of UNESCO;
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(b) that invitations to send observers to the Conference will be sent tothe States mentioned in paragraph 7 of document 149 EX/7, whichare not members of UNESCO but are members of anotherorganization of the United Nations system, and to any other Statethat becomes a member of one of the organizations of the UnitedNations system;
(c) that an invitation to send observers to the Conference will be sent toPalestine, as mentioned in paragraph 8 of document 149 EX/7;
(d) that invitations to send representatives to the Conference will besent to the organizations of the United Nations system with whichUNESCO has concluded mutual representation agreements andwhich are listed in paragraph 9 of document 149 EX/7;
(e) that invitations to send observers to the Conference will be sent tothe organizations, foundations and similar institutions listed inparagraph 12 of document 149 EX/7;
(f) that the Director-General is authorized to send out any otherinvitations he may deem useful for advancing the work of theConference, notifying the Executive Board thereof.
(149 EX/SR.1)
3.3 Science
3.3.1 New initiatives in science (149 EX/8 and 149 EX/INF.5)
I
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined the report by the Director-General on new initiatives inscience (149 EX/8),
2. Emphasizing that the well-being of societies depends to a great extent onthe advancement and use of science and that ongoing changes in theworld have brought about new opportunities for international co-operation in science,
3. Recalling that, as the only intergovernmental organization within theUnited Nations system having a specific mandate in basic sciences,UNESCO ought to play a leading role in fostering this co-operation, aswell as innovative international actions and new commitments in basicsciences in the service of development,
4. Recommends that the consultations carried out be extended to theMember States, with the help of the National Commissions and the mainresearch institutions and centres, and to high-level scientists, on thedesirable objectives of a possible World Science Conference (WSC), asmentioned in paragraph 02113 of document 28 C/5 Approved, andexpresses the wish that the International Council of Scientific Unions(ICSU) be heard on this project at its 150th session.
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II
The Executive Board,
1. Having heard the Director-General’s reply to the debate (149 EX/INF.5)on new initiatives in science,
2. Taking into account the Approved Programme and Budget for 1996-1997,
3. Recalling its recommendations in document 28 C/6 (paras. 43, 44 and 45)to give importance to the activities connected with Audience Africarelating to the culture of maintenance,
4. Taking into account the fact that the first phase of the Culture ofMaintenance project undertaken during the 1994-1995 biennium hasclearly shown the crucial importance of maintenance issues to manydeveloping countries,
5. Expresses appreciation to the Director-General for his efforts inimplementing the first phase of the Culture of Maintenance project forwhich he has enlisted the co-operation of several Member States andnational institutions concerned;
6. Noting from the recommendations of the Dar es Salaam Seminar (March1996) on the culture of maintenance for sustainable development that theproject calls for an intersectoral approach,
7. Calls upon all Member States to contribute to the success of the Cultureof Maintenance project;
8. Invites the Director-General to make adequate financial, technical andhuman resources available to continue promoting awareness with a viewto ensuring follow-up to the Dar es Salaam Seminar;
9. Further invites the Director-General to develop an umbrella intersectoralproject and seek extra-budgetary funds to finance the implementation ofthe sectoral projects;
10. Requests the Director-General to report to it on the development of theproject at its 151st session.
(149 EX/SR.9)
3.4 Social and human sciences
3.4.1 UNESCO’s contribution to poverty eradication within its fields ofcompetence (149 EX/9 and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/9,
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2. Takes note of the activities undertaken and planned by the Director-General to ensure that UNESCO makes an effective contribution to thefight to eradicate poverty;
3. Takes note also of the measures taken to ensure the cohesion and co-ordination of programme activities of organizations in the United Nationssystem at international and country level in the fight to eradicate poverty;
4. Requests the Director-General to continue to take the appropriateinitiatives for laying special emphasis on poverty eradication in theimplementation of UNESCO’s activities and programmes;
5. Invites the Director-General to submit to it, at its 152nd session, a reporton UNESCO’s contribution to poverty eradication and on actionconsidered within the framework of the United Nations Decade for theEradication of Poverty.
(149 EX/SR.9)
3.5 Culture
3.5.1 Report of the World Commission on Culture and Development (149 EX/10and Add. and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/10 and Add.,
2. Considers that the Report of the World Commission on Culture andDevelopment is likely to arouse the interest of governments, SpecializedAgencies of the United Nations system, other intergovernmentalorganizations, non-governmental bodies, academia, foundations and non-profit-making associations in the voluntary sector in many differentcountries;
3. Expresses its thanks to the many individuals and institutions who havealready contributed to the international debate on the report;
4. Invites Member States which have not already done so to formulate theircomments and suggestions concerning the report;
5. Decides to continue its consideration of this item at its 150th and 151stsessions.
(149 EX/SR.9)
3.5.2 Invitations to the meeting of governmental experts on the review of theHague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event ofArmed Conflict of 1954 (149 EX/11 and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling 145 EX/Decision 5.5.5 concerning the convening of a meetingof States Parties to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural
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Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 1954 on the occasion of thetwenty-eighth session of the General Conference,
2. Noting with satisfaction that such a meeting took place on 13 November1995 and was attended by the representatives of 69 of the 87 StatesParties to the Convention,
3. Noting that the resolution adopted by the States Parties on that occasionemphasizes the importance of holding a meeting of a limited number ofgovernmental experts from various geographical regions together withappropriate expert bodies in order to discuss further the improvement ofthe Convention and to submit proposals to the Director-General fortransmission to States Parties,
4. Further noting that in the same resolution the States Parties invite theDirector-General, after consultation with the Executive Board, toimplement the above provision,
5. Approves the Director-General's proposal to invite 20 governmentalexperts of States Parties to the Hague Convention, together withappropriate expert bodies, to participate in that meeting;
6. Invites the Director-General to call the States Parties’ attention to thepossibility of their sending observers to the meeting;
7. Invites the Director-General to consult with the Chairpersons of theelectoral groups of Member States in order to obtain a list of StatesParties to the Convention interested in participating in the meeting, inaccordance with the distribution between the groups proposed indocument 149 EX/11;
8. Invites the Director-General to present this list to the Executive Board, atits 150th session, which will designate the States Parties to theConvention to be invited to the meeting of 20 governmental experts.
(149 EX/SR.9)
ITEM 4 GENERAL MATTERS
4.1 Evaluation of activities relating to the transdisciplinary project:Environment and population education and information for development(149 EX/12 and 149 EX/43 Rev.)
The Executive Board,
1. Considering the importance of environment and population education andinformation for development,
2. Having examined document 149 EX/12, and taking into account theobservations of the Special Committee,
3. Takes note of the information that it contains and the clarificationsprovided by the Secretariat on the nature of this document;
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4. Stresses UNESCO’s role of co-ordination with the other agencies of theUnited Nations system in relation to population and environmentaleducation;
5. Invites the Director-General to submit to it at its 151st session anevaluation of the entire transdisciplinary project: Environment andpopulation education and information for development;
6. Specifies that this evaluation should take into account the relevantrecommendations of the major conferences of UNESCO and of theUnited Nations and also the complementarity to be promoted with theOrganization’s other actions in the fields concerned by the project.
(149 EX/SR.8)
4.2 Preparation of the next UNESCO Programme and Budget (149 EX/36 and149 EX/38)
The Executive Board,
1. Referring to its responsibility as established in Article V.B.6(a) of theConstitution,
2. Confirming that the Programme and Budget (C/5) should define theactivities that will aim at achieving the objectives of the Medium-TermStrategy,
3. Noting the instruction of the Director-General on evaluation in theOrganization (DG/Note/96/12 of 8 March 1996) and reaffirming thatevaluation should have a more important role in the preparation of theC/5 document, as well as in the execution of the approved activities andtheir results,
4. Reaffirming the responsibility of Member States to participate inestablishing priorities at each stage in the preparation of the Programmeand Budget,
5. Convinced that the process of preparation of the Programme and Budgetand the C/5 document itself should become more transparent,
6. Invites the Director-General:
(a) to propose the activities for the next biennium, taking into accountthe evaluated results of the execution of the programme during theprevious biennium;
(b) in preparing the Programme and Budget, to define activities aimedat achieving the goals of the Medium-Term Strategy (28 C/4) andindicate their time-frame and costs;
(c) when first consulting Member States on preliminary proposals, toindicate clearly the objectives, methods, envisaged resources andexpected results of major programmes;
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(d) to present separately the activities to be financed exclusively fromthe regular budget, and those to be co-financed using extra-budgetary resources;
(e) to structure the budget according to Rule 3.3 of the FinancialRegulations, dividing it into parts, chapters, sections and items;
(f) to complement the budgetary part of the Draft Programme andBudget for 1998-1999 (29 C/5) with estimates of income:contributions, rents, sales of publications, etc.;
(g) to clearly reflect in the aforesaid document contingency planningmeasures, if any, intended to deal with the cash-flow situation;
(h) in preparing that document, to ensure that detailed instructions onwork plans are given in order to avoid changes after it is approvedby the General Conference;
7. Confirms the principle of zero-base budgeting, stressing the need to raiseproductivity and to minimize all costs not directly related to programmeimplementation;
8. Invites the Director-General to prepare and submit to it at its150th session the preliminary proposals concerning the Draft Programmeand Budget for 1998-1999 (29 C/5), taking duly into account the aspectsmentioned in paragraph 6 above together with corresponding estimatesfor all parts of the budget.
(149 EX/SR.9)
4.3 Establishment of a UNESCO Peace Games competition (149 EX/41 and149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Having considered document 149 EX/41,
2. Takes note of the Secretariat’s indications concerning the support to beprovided for the organization of the finals of the Peace Games to be heldin Togo in July 1996;
3. Invites the Director-General to submit to it at its 150th session afeasibility study on the establishment of a UNESCO Peace Gamescompetition.
(149 EX/SR.9)
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ITEM 5 MATTERS RELATING TO NORMS, STATUTES ANDREGULATIONS
5.1 Examination of the communications transmitted to the Committee onConventions and Recommendations in pursuance of 104 EX/Decision 3.3,and report of the Committee thereon (149 EX/CR/HR and Add. and149 EX/3 PRIV.)
The announcement appearing at the end of these decisions reports on theBoard’s deliberations on this subject.
(149 EX/SR.8)
5.2 Questions relating to the methods of work of the Committee onConventions and Recommendations (149 EX/CR/2 and 149 EX/44)
The Executive Board,
1. Having noted the report of the Committee on Conventions andRecommendations (CR) on its working methods (149 EX/44),
2. Bearing in mind, in particular, the Committee’s concern that practicalaction should be taken on the recommendations and suggestions it makes(147 EX/53),
3. Notes with satisfaction the information given to the Committee by therepresentative of the Director-General on action already taken on therecommendations and suggestions made by it on the occasion of theexamination of its working methods which it conducted at the Board’s146th and 147th sessions (paragraph 13 of document 149 EX/44) and thefurther measures which the Secretariat has committed itself to taking(paragraph 14 of document 149 EX/44);
4. Invites the Director-General to continue to implement these measures;
5. Also invites the Director-General to continue to carry out a preliminaryverification of the conformity of communications received with therelevant provisions of 104 EX/Decision 3.3, where appropriate inconsultation with the Chairperson of the Committee.
(149 EX/SR.7)
5.3 Statutes of the International Advisory Committee of the ‘Memory of theWorld’ Programme (149 EX/13 and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/13,
2. Approves the Statutes of the International Advisory Committee of the‘Memory of the World’ Programme which are contained in the annexhereto;
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3. Invites the Director-General to ensure that there is appropriate co-ordination and co-operation between the International AdvisoryCommittee of the ‘Memory of the World’ Programme and other bodies,especially the Consultative Committee for the Safeguarding of the FilmHeritage and the Intergovernmental Council for the General InformationProgramme.
ANNEX
Statutes of the International Advisory Committeeof the ‘Memory of the World’ Programme
Article 1
An ‘International Advisory Committee of the “Memory of the World”Programme’ hereinafter termed ‘the Committee’ (category V), is herebyestablished.
Article 2
The Committee shall be responsible for advising the Organization on theplanning and implementation of the ‘Memory of the World’ programme as awhole and for making recommendations on raising funds, allocating them toprojects, placing elements of the documentary heritage on the ‘Memory of theWorld’ Register and granting the ‘Memory of the World’ label to selectedprojects, including those which are not receiving financial assistance from theprogramme. The Committee shall seek co-operation with competentinternational non-governmental organizations such as the International Councilon Archives (ICA) and the International Federation of Library Associations andInstitutions (IFLA). It shall also examine the possibility of gaining access to thisheritage by means of the most up-to-date technologies.
Article 3
1. The Committee shall be composed of 14 members, appointed by theDirector-General after consultation of the National Commissions of the Statesconcerned, and serving in a personal capacity.
2. The term of office of members of the Committee shall be four years. It isrenewable once. In the event of the resignation or death of a member of theCommittee, the Director-General shall appoint a replacement for the remainderof the term.
3. Every two years, half the membership of the Committee shall be renewed.Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 above, when appointing theinitial members of the Committee, the Director-General shall designate theseven whose term of office will expire on 31 December 1998, it beingunderstood that the term of office of the other members will expire on31 December 2000.
4. The members of the Committee shall be chosen for their authority in thefield of the safeguarding of the documentary heritage, taking due account ofgeographical representation and in such a way as to represent the various
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disciplines and schools of thought prevalent in this field within Member Statesand in the main international professional organizations.
5. In addition to the 14 members mentioned above, the Director-Generalmay invite to meetings of the Committee individuals whose duties andqualifications make them suitable for assisting the Committee in its task. Theyshall not have the right to vote.
Article 4
The Director-General shall convene the Committee in ordinary session onceevery two years. He may convene extraordinary sessions.
Article 5
1. At each of its ordinary sessions, the Committee shall elect a chairperson,three vice-chairpersons and a rapporteur who shall constitute the Bureau of theCommittee and shall remain in office until the following ordinary session.
2. The Director-General shall convene the Bureau and be represented at itsmeetings.
Article 6
The secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the General InformationProgramme of UNESCO.
Article 7
1. Member States and Associate Members of UNESCO may send observersto meetings of the Committee.
2. The United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations systemwith which UNESCO has concluded mutual representation agreements may berepresented at meetings of the Committee.
3. The Director-General may extend invitations to send observers tomeetings of the Committee to:
(a) organizations of the United Nations system with which UNESCOhas not concluded mutual representation agreements;
(b) intergovernmental organizations;
(c) international non-governmental organizations, in accordance withthe Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with non-governmental organizations.
Article 8
1. The Committee shall establish its Rules of Procedure, which shall besubmitted to the Director-General for approval.
2. The Director-General shall draw up the agenda of the sessions of theCommittee after consultation with the chairperson of the Committee.
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3. After each session, the Committee shall present a report on its work andits recommendations to the Director-General and to the IntergovernmentalCouncil for the General Information Programme. The Director-General shallinform the Executive Board of the results of the Committee’s proceedings.
Article 9
These Statutes may be amended by the Executive Board on its own initiative oron the proposal of the Director-General.
(149 EX/SR.9)
5.4 Amendment to the Statutes of the Appeals Board (149 EX/14 and149 EX/45)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/14,
2. Decides to make the following amendments to paragraphs 4, 11 and 12 ofthe Statutes of the Appeals Board:
(a) in paragraph 4, replace ‘Bureau of Personnel’ by ‘Administration’;
(b) in paragraph 11, replace ‘to the Director of the Bureau ofPersonnel’ by ‘to the Administration’;
(c) in paragraph 12, replace ‘the Director of the Bureau of Personnel’by ‘the Administration’.
(149 EX/SR.8)
5.5 Amendments to the Statutes of the Advisory Committee on Education forPeace, Human Rights and Democracy (149 EX/15 and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Having considered document 149 EX/15,
2. Decides to add the terms ‘International Understanding’ and ‘Tolerance’ tothe title of the Advisory Committee on Education for Peace, HumanRights and Democracy;
3. Approves the amendments to the Statutes of the Advisory Committeepresented in the annex to this decision.
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ANNEX
Amendments to the Statutes of the Advisory Committeeon Education for Peace, Human Rights, Democracy,
International Understanding and Tolerance
Article 2
1. The Committee shall follow up, promote and supervise theimplementation of:
the World Plan of Action on Education for Human Rights andDemocracy, adopted at the International Congress on Education forHuman Rights and Democracy (Montreal, Canada, March 1993) andapproved by the General Conference in 27 C/Resolution 5.8;
the 1974 Recommendation concerning Education for InternationalUnderstanding, Co-operation and Peace and Education relating to HumanRights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted by the General Conference atits eighteenth session (Paris, 19 November 1974);
the Declaration and Integrated Framework of Action on Education forPeace, Human Rights and Democracy, as respectively endorsed andapproved by the General Conference at its twenty-eighth session (Paris,November 1995);
the Plan of Action for the United Nations Decade for Human RightsEducation (1995-2005) (in parts concerning UNESCO);
the resolution of the General Assembly, adopted at its fiftieth session(New York, 1995) concerning the United Nations Decade for HumanRights Education: Culture of Peace;
relevant resolutions of the General Assembly of the United Nations and ofthe General Conference of UNESCO.
2. The Committee shall in particular:
(...)
(c) give advice on the preparation of questionnaires and regularprogress reports within the Permanent System of Reporting on thesteps taken by Member States to apply the documents mentioned inArticle 2, paragraph 1, and provide for the evaluation of relevantindividual projects and activities of UNESCO;
(...)
(e) pay special attention to the considerable development of theAssociated Schools Project on the basis of the relevant resolutionsof the General Conference;
(...)
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(g) advise the Director-General on public information in the fieldscovered by its mandate and help disseminate the World Plan ofAction and the 1974 Recommendation, as well as the Declarationand Integrated Framework of Action on Education for Peace,Human Rights and Democracy;
(h) evaluate the activities undertaken by UNESCO to implement thePlan of Action to follow up the United Nations Year for Tolerancein the field of education.
(149 EX/SR.9)
5.6 Statutes of the International Advisory Committee for the InternationalProject on Technical and Vocational Education (UNEVOC) (149 EX/39and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/39 on the establishment of anInternational Advisory Committee for the International Project onTechnical and Vocational Education (UNEVOC),
2. Approves the Statutes of the International Advisory Committee, the textof which is annexed to this decision.
ANNEX
Statutes of the International Advisory Committeefor the International Project on Technical
and Vocational Education (UNEVOC)
Article 1
An International Advisory Committee for the International Project on Technicaland Vocational Education, hereinafter called ‘the Committee’ is herebyestablished for the duration of the UNEVOC project.
Article 2
The Committee shall be responsible for advising the Organization on thepreparation and implementation of the programme envisaged under the workplan of the UNEVOC project.
Article 3
1. The Committee shall be composed of 12 members, who shall be appointedby the Director-General to serve in a personal capacity, after consultation withthe relevant National Commissions and Member States and taking due accountof equitable geographic distribution, the appropriate rotation of the MemberStates within the various regions and the importance of their contribution to theproject. The term of office of one half of the members appointed by theDirector-General shall expire at the end of each biennium.
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2. The members of the Committee shall be chosen for their competence inthe field of technical and vocational education, in order to represent the variousscientific and technical sectors, systems, occupational levels and trends ofthought encountered in this field within the Member States.
3. In addition to the 12 members mentioned above, the Director-Generalmay invite to sessions of the Committee, as non-voting participants, personswho by reason of their functions and qualifications can assist the Committee inits work.
Article 4
The Director-General shall convene the Committee in ordinary session at leastonce each biennium. He may convene extraordinary sessions.
Article 5
1. At each of its sessions the Committee shall elect a chairperson, three vice-chairpersons and a rapporteur, who shall constitute the Bureau of theCommittee. They shall remain in office until the following session.
2. The Director-General shall convene the Bureau and shall be representedat its meetings.
Article 6
1. The Director-General shall designate members of the Secretariat ofUNESCO to represent him on the Committee without the right to vote.
2. The secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the Secretariat ofUNESCO.
Article 7
The travel and subsistence expenses of the Committee members and otherpersons referred to in Article 3 shall normally be borne by UNESCO, inaccordance with the provisions of the Organization’s rules regarding travel.
Article 8
1. Member States and Associate Members of UNESCO may send observersto meetings of the Committee.
2. The United Nations and the organizations of the United Nations systemwith which UNESCO has concluded mutual representation agreements maysend representatives to meetings of the Committee.
3. The Director-General may extend invitations to send observers tomeetings of the Committee to:
(a) organizations of the United Nations system with which UNESCOhas not concluded mutual representation agreements;
(b) intergovernmental organizations; and
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(c) international non-governmental organizations, in accordance withthe Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with non-governmental organizations.
Article 9
1. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure, which shall besubmitted to the Director-General for approval.
2. The Director-General shall draw up the agenda of the sessions of theCommittee, after consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee.
3. After each session, the Committee shall present a report on its work andits recommendations to the Director-General. The Director-General shall informthe Executive Board of the results of the Committee’s deliberations.
Article 10
These Statutes may be amended by the Executive Board on its own initiative oron the proposal of the Director-General.
(149 EX/SR.9)
5.7 Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board(149 EX/40)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/40,
2. Decides to incorporate in its Rules of Procedure the amendmentscontained in paragraphs 6 and 13 of that document;
3. Decides also to defer to its 150th session its examination of other possibleamendments to its Rules of Procedure;
4. Invites Members of the Executive Board wishing to do so tocommunicate to the Secretariat their proposals in this regard.
(149 EX/SR.8)
ITEM 6 ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
6.1 Report by the Director-General on the budgetary situation of theOrganization in 1994-1995 and on transfers made between appropriationlines for the purpose of closing the accounts for 1994-1995 (149 EX/16 and149 EX/45)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling General Conference Appropriation Resolution for 1994-1995,27 C/Resolution 14, which authorizes the Director-General in urgent andspecial circumstances to make transfers between appropriation lines,informing the Members of the Executive Board in writing, at the session
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following such action, of the details of the transfers made and the reasonstherefor,
2. Recalling also that the same Appropriation Resolution authorizes theDirector-General to accept voluntary contributions, donations andcontributions from governments towards the cost of established fieldunits, reporting thereon to the Members of the Executive Board in writingat the session following such action,
3. Having examined the Director-General’s report on the budgetary situationof the Organization in 1994-1995 and the adjustments and transfers madeby him (149 EX/16),
4. Notes with concern that the total staff costs budget as established by theGeneral Conference at its twenty-seventh session in the AppropriationResolution for 1994-1995 has been exceeded by $7.3 million;
5. Further notes that this deficit is in part due to staff separation costs;
6. Urges the Director-General to ensure that no deficit is incurred in staffcosts in future;
7. Invites the Director-General to proceed with obligations only after he hasensured that funds are effectively available on the appropriation linesconcerned, in accordance with the rules in force;
8. Takes note of the adjustments between appropriation lines made by him tocover the staff cost deficit, excess expenditure in the ParticipationProgramme and transfers to close the accounts for 1994-1995;
9. Takes note also that the Director-General has increased the appropriationsto the regular budget for 1994-1995 by a total amount of $2,899,714 byaccepting donations and contributions from governments and institutions,as well as contributions towards the running costs of established fieldoffices;
10. Expresses its appreciation to the donors mentioned in Annex I todocument 149 EX/16.
(149 EX/SR.8)
6.2 Report by the Director-General on budget adjustments authorized withinthe Appropriation Resolution for 1996-1997 (149 EX/17 and 149 EX/45)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined the transfers proposed by the Director-General withinthe 1996-1997 budget, in accordance with the terms of the AppropriationResolution approved by the General Conference at its twenty-eighthsession (28 C/Resolution 14) (149 EX/17),
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2. Notes with concern that at this early stage of the biennium the proposedtransfer of $9,091,700 represents 58 per cent of the available funds inPart VII;
3. Requests the Director-General, in the event that the funds available inPart VII prove insufficient to cover the anticipated statutory and inflation-related increases in costs, to put forward at an early stage proposals onpossible economies for dealing with this situation;
4. Approves the following between-line transfers amounting to $9,091,700to cover increases in staff costs and in goods and services due to inflationand statutory factors:
28 C/5 Proposed transfers 28 C/5Appropriation line Approved Approved
Staff costs Other costs Total as adjusted$ $ $ $ $
Part I - General Policy andDirection
I.A Governing bodies1. General Conference 7,356,300 6,800 20,300 27,100 7,383,4002. Executive Board 8,538,900 35,900 116,200 152,100 8,691,000
Subtotal, Part I.A 15,895,200 42,700 136,500 179,200 16,074,400
I.B Direction3. Directorate 1,627,200 27,300 1,500 28,800 1,656,0004. Services of the Directorate 19,744,200 536,500 5,600 542,100 20,286,300
Subtotal, Part I.B 21,371,400 563,800 7,100 570,900 21,942,300
I.C Participation in the JointMachinery of the United NationsSystem 1,447,000 0 0 0 1,447,000
Subtotal, Part I.C 1,447,000 0 0 0 1,447,000Total, Part I 38,713,600 606,500 143,600 750,100 39,463,700
Part II - Programme Execution andServices
II.A Major Programmes andTransdisciplinary ProjectsI. Towards lifelong education for all 104,025,000 1,403,900 238,100 1,642,000 105,667,000II. The sciences in the service of
development- Natural Sciences Sector 63,597,200 898,400 89,700 988,100 64,585,300- Social and Human Sciences Sector21,406,500 369,700 18,500 388,200 21,794,700
III. Cultural development: the heritageand creativity 45,176,200 648,900 36,800 685,700 45,861,900
IV. Communication, information andinformatics 30,560,200 376,600 30,400 407,000 30,967,200
Transdisciplinary Projects andActivities- Environmental and population
education and information fordevelopment 3,920,700 66,900 6,200 73,100 3,993,800
- Towards a culture of peace 16,672,000 45,200 30,700 30,700 16,702,700- Co-ordination of activities in favour
of priority target groups and specificclusters of countries 3,891,800 81,500 3,300 84,800 3,976,600
Subtotal, Part II.A 289,249,600 3,891,100 453,700 4,344,800 293,594,400
II.B Information and DisseminationServices1. Clearing house 5,572,000 122,200 5,400 127,600 5,699,6002. Statistical programmes and
services 5,876,700 143,600 6,900 150,500 6,027,2003. UNESCO Publishing Office 4,904,400 127,100 100 127,200 5,031,6004. UNESCO Courier Office 4,336,800 83,500 1,700 85,200 4,422,0005. Office of Public Information 10,251,300 213,200 9,200 222,400 10,473,700
Subtotal, Part II.B 30,941,200 689,600 23,300 712,900 31,654,100
II.C Participation Programme 0 0 0 0 0Total, Part II 320,190,800 4,580,700 477,000 5,057,700 325,248,500
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Part III - Support for ProgrammeExecution 63,880,500 1,451,000 41,600 1,492,600 65,373,100Part IV - Management andAdministrative Services 44,127,700 1,054,600 271,900 1,326,500 45,454,200Part V - Maintenance and Security 33,919,500 457,700 7,100 464,800 34,384,300Part VI - Capital Expenditure 1,618,900 0 0 0 1,618,900Provision for obligatory expenditure 290,000 0 0 0 290,000
Subtotal, Parts I to VI 502,741,000 8,150,500 941,200 9,091,700 511,832,700Part VII - Anticipated CostIncreases 15,704,000 (8,150,500) (941,200) (9,091,700) 6,612,300
Total, Regular programme 518,445,000 0 0 0 518,445,000
(149 EX/SR.8)
6.3 Report by the Director-General on the implementation of the InformationResources Development Plan (1996-1997) (149 EX/18 and 149 EX/45)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling 26 C/Resolution 33, 27 C/Resolution 38 and 28 C/Resol-ution 36, and 147 EX/Decision 7.8,
2. Having examined document 149 EX/18,
3. Reaffirms the need to increase individual and collective productivity andprovide better information services both within the Organization and toMember States;
4. Notes that, although a number of problems identified in147 EX/Decision 7.8 remain unsolved, progress has been achieved in theimplementation of the Plan;
5. Emphasizes in this connection the need to take informatics skills intoconsideration in recruiting, training and promoting personnel andrecommends that the continued implementation of the InformationResources Development Plan (IRDP) be accompanied by a personneldevelopment strategy aimed at training staff so as to maximize itseffectiveness in terms of output and efficiency;
6. Recommends in particular the elaboration of a single master plan withbinding standards and methodology for all envisaged IRDP activities;
7. Authorizes the Director-General to make allotments of up to $2.1 millionfor the continued implementation of IRDP until its 151st session;
8. Invites the Director-General to continue the implementation of IRDPalong the lines indicated in document 149 EX/18, taking into account thecomments made by Members of the Executive Board at its 149th session;
9. Requests the Director-General to mandate the consultancy firm that is tobe selected to urgently make a recommendation on modernization of thefinance and budget system, as well as the personnel and payroll systems ofUNESCO, taking into account various optional software packagesincluding customization of the IMIS system of the United Nations; thisrecommendation to include also the full cost implications thereof togetherwith proposed modalities of implementation;
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10. Recommends that the use of the SITA (Société Internationale desTelecommunications Aéronautiques) network should be reviewed withthe help of the consultancy firm referred to above, particularly with regardto the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of this system for UNESCO ascompared to other systems, especially the Internet; the results of thisreview to be reported by the Director-General to it at its 150th session;
11. Takes note of the assurance given by the Director-General that IRDP willbe used for the development of telecommunication links with UNESCOunits away from Headquarters;
12. Requests the Director-General to submit a report to it at its 150th sessionon the progress of implementation of IRDP, on the results obtained,particularly with regard to improved productivity and the reduction ofmanagement costs arising therefrom, and on the improvement ofinformation services, including an evaluation of the above.
(149 EX/SR.8)
6.4 Report by the Director-General on the implementation and financing ofthe Renovation Plan for Headquarters Buildings (149 EX/19 and Add. and149 EX/45)
The Executive Board,
1. Having considered documents 149 EX/19 and 149 EX/19 Add.,concerning, respectively, the Director-General’s proposals and therecommendations of the Headquarters Committee regarding theimplementation and financing of the Renovation Plan for HeadquartersBuildings,
2. Notes that expenditure incurred in 1994-1995 exceeded the initialauthorized budgetary ceiling by $933,500;
3. Expresses its concern at the deficit of $436,500 for the 1996-1997financial period and at the overall deficit of $1,917,070 estimated for thesexennial plan;
4. Invites the Director-General to inform it at its 150th session whatmethods he proposes to use to cope with the shortfalls, and how heeventually intends to absorb the additional costs;
5. Recalls the appeal issued to Member States to participate, according totheir means, in the rehabilitation work on Headquarters buildings;
6. Expresses its appreciation for the efforts made by the chairperson of theHeadquarters Committee in co-operation with the members of theHeadquarters Committee and the Director-General concerning the launchand follow-up of the fund-raising campaign;
7. Expresses also its gratitude to all Member States, public and privateorganizations and individuals for their contributions in cash or in kind, andinvites those Member States and private organizations which have not yet
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done so to respond to the appeal by participating in the renovation andrefitting work on Headquarters buildings;
8. Invites the Director-General to continue, after consulting theHeadquarters Committee, to report to it, at each of its regular sessions, onthe implementation of the Renovation Plan.
(149 EX/SR.8)
6.5 Report by the Director-General on the cash situation of the Organizationand on borrowing as well as on measures to enable Member States to settlearrears of contributions in national currency (149 EX/20 and Add. and149 EX/45)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined the report of the Director-General on the cash situationof the Organization and on borrowing, together with possible measuresconcerning the use of national currencies to settle arrears of contributionsof Member States (149 EX/20 and Add.), and having taken note of theup-to-date information provided during the debate in the current sessionof the Finance and Administrative Commission,
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2. Expresses its gratitude to Member States that have paid theircontributions for 1996 and to those that have speeded up the payment oftheir contributions in response to appeals;
3. Notes that, while several Member States have paid their assessedcontributions for 1996 and previous years, the majority are in arrears inthe payment of amounts assessed;
4. Expresses deep concern at the adverse impact on the implementation ofthe approved programme of persistent late payment and non-payment ofassessed contributions;
5. Regrets that, owing to insufficient improvement in contribution paymentssince the twenty-seventh session of the General Conference, the Director-General, on the basis of 27 C/Resolution 26.41 and 28 C/Resol-ution 24.31, has entered into internal and external borrowingarrangements;
6. Considers that borrowing to overcome cash-flow deficits entails a heavyburden of interest payments and should be phased out, and stronglysupports the approaches that the Director-General is continuing to maketo Member States in arrears with a view to obtaining the timely paymentof contributions;
7. Recalls that the prompt payment of contributions is an obligationdevolving upon Member States under the Constitution and the FinancialRegulations of the Organization and that it determines the right to vote atthe General Conference, and invites the Director-General to propose to itat its 150th session measures that might be taken to ensure the effective
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application of the amended Rule 79 of the Rules of Procedure of theGeneral Conference concerning the right to vote;
8. Calls upon Member States, in application of 28 C/Resolution 24.31, totake the necessary steps to ensure that their contributions are paid in fullat the earliest possible date;
9. Urges Member States to inform the Director-General promptly, as far aspossible, of the probable date, amount and method of payment of allcontributions due, in order to facilitate his management of theOrganization’s treasury function;
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10. Taking note of the suggestions of the Director-General on measures thatmight be taken to enable Member States, particularly those among theleast-developed countries that are in arrears in the payment of theircontributions and are facing currency difficulties, to settle their arrears intheir national currency,
11. Recalls 144 EX/Decision 6.2 concerning arrangements for Member Statesto settle arrears of contributions in national currencies, within the limits ofpossible utilization, to pay financial contributions under the ParticipationProgramme;
12. Invites the Director-General to accept settlement of arrears ofcontributions in national currencies in accordance with the provisions of28 C/Resolution 24.2 and to conclude swap arrangements, to enableMember States, particularly those among the least-developed countries,that are in arrears in the payment of their contributions and are facingcurrency difficulties, to settle such arrears by making payments into abank account opened by UNESCO in the national currency of theircountry, from which funds could be withdrawn to finance activities innational currency for the Member State concerned.
(149 EX/SR.8)
6.6 Twenty-first annual report (1995) of the International Civil ServiceCommission: Report by the Director-General (149 EX/21 and Add. and149 EX/45)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/21 and Add., containing theDirector-General’s report on the twenty-first annual report of theInternational Civil Service Commission (1995),
2. Takes note of the content of the said document;
3. Recognizes the important role that the International Civil ServiceCommission plays in the management of the United Nations commonsystem procedures for determining the salaries, allowances and otherconditions of service of the staff of the system;
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4. Invites the Director-General to continue his collaboration with theCommission.
(149 EX/SR.8)
6.7 Annual report by the Director-General on the use of outside consultantsand advisers by the Secretariat (149 EX/22 and 149 EX/45)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/22,
2. Invites the Director-General to pursue his efforts to achieve optimal useof consultant services especially in terms of cost-effectiveness and betterbalanced geographical representation;
3. Invites again the Director-General to ensure the optimal use ofconsultants and to have recourse only to highly specialized experts, forspecific missions of very limited duration, stressing that those consultantsshould be recruited from all regions of the world, and that the existingrules and procedures regarding the duration of consultant contractsshould be respected;
4. Further invites the Director-General to present in future annual reportsmore details taking into account the debate at its 149th session, andspecifying the costs and budgetary sources for the financing ofconsultants, advisers and outside experts;
5. Notes with regret that in 1994-1995 the expenditure on consultants to theSecretariat considerably exceeded the amount allocated for that purpose;
6. Invites the Director-General to make every effort to contain expenditurein 1996-1997 on consultants to the Secretariat and the Member Stateswithin the respective budget provisions for that purpose in document28 C/5 Approved.
(149 EX/SR.8)
6.8 Consultation in pursuance of Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure of theExecutive Board (149 EX/PRIV.1)
The announcement appearing at the end of these decisions reports on the Board’sdeliberations on this subject.
(149 EX/SR.8)
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ITEM 7 RELATIONS WITH MEMBER STATES AND INTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONS
7.1 Recent decisions and activities of the organizations of the United Nationssystem of relevance to the work of UNESCO (149 EX/23 and 149 EX/46)
7.1.1 Towards a culture of peace
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/23, Part I.A,
2. Recalling that in the Constitution of UNESCO, the governments of theStates Parties created the Organization for the purpose of advancing theobjectives of international peace and of the common welfare of mankind,
3. Considering that the changed international environment has created newopportunities for the pursuit of disarmament, and presented newchallenges which underscore the important task of education for peaceand international understanding,
4. Bearing in mind that UNESCO’s Mid-Term Strategy for 1996-2001emphasizes peace-building and development, and
5. Recognizing that peace-building strategies encompass a whole range ofactions and activities as stipulated in 28 C/Resolution 5.3 onimplementation of the transdisciplinary project: Towards a culture ofpeace,
6. Welcomes General Assembly resolution 50/173 encouraging UNESCO topursue its work in education for peace, human rights, democracy,international understanding and tolerance;
7. Takes note of the General Assembly requests to the Secretary-General toreport, together with UNESCO, to the General Assembly at itsfifty-first session on the progress of educational activities in this field;
8. Requests the Director-General to report to the fifty-first session of theGeneral Assembly on the progress of activities of all the units involved inthe implementation of the transdisciplinary project: Towards a culture ofpeace.
(149 EX/SR.9)
7.1.2 Questions relating to information and communication for development
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/23, Part I.B,
2. Recalling 28 C/Resolution 4.5 and 28 C/Resolution 4.6,
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3. Emphasizing the importance of communication and the role ofindependent and pluralistic media in development and democratizationprocesses,
4. Reaffirming UNESCO’s mandate to ‘collaborate in the work of advancingthe mutual knowledge and understanding of peoples, through all means ofmass communication and (...) to promote the free flow of ideas by wordand image’,
5. Thanks the Director-General for the successful implementation ofcommunication and information programmes for development;
6. Invites the Director-General to continue the present orientation of suchprogrammes with particular emphasis on the priority areas identified bythe General Conference at its twenty-eighth session and on co-ordinationbetween the intergovernmental and advisory bodies in the field ofcommunication, information and informatics;
7. Requests Member States to make voluntary contributions, especially of afinancial and material nature, to the International Programme for theDevelopment of Communication;
8. Further invites the Director-General to prepare, as suggested by theIntergovernmental Council of the International Programme for theDevelopment of Communication, a project aimed at establishing a filmbank and data base for the use of the public television channels ofdeveloping countries, and to report to it at its 151st session on theprogress made with this project.
(149 EX/SR.9)
7.1.3 Follow-up to international conferences including follow-up to the UnitedNations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)
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The Executive Board,
1. Taking note of the content of document 149 EX/23, Part I.C.1, dealingwith UNESCO’s contribution to the follow-up to the United NationsConference on Environment and Development (UNCED),
2. Recalling 141 EX/Decision 7.2.1, 142 EX/Decision 7.2, 144 EX/De-cision 5.1.3 and 146 EX/Decision 7.1.4,
3. Reiterates its invitation to Member States:
(a) to continue to support UNESCO’s action in response to UNCED,including implementation of the relevant United Nationsconventions and the Programme of Action for the SustainableDevelopment of Small Island Developing States (Barbados, 1994),by ensuring an enhanced role for the sciences, including the socialsciences, and education in national action aimed at achievingsustainable development;
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(b) to ensure the involvement of the national focal points of UNESCO’sintergovernmental scientific programmes in national action aimed atUNCED follow-up, as well as appropriate inter-institutional andcross-sectoral co-ordination and co-operation at the national level,which are considered indispensable for the effective implementationof Agenda 21;
(c) to continue to promote and enhance, within the governing bodies offinancing institutions such as UNDP and mechanisms such as theGlobal Environment Facility (GEF), a policy of appropriateinvolvement by Specialized Agencies such as UNESCO;
4. Invites the Director-General:
(a) to continue to ensure that UNESCO’s relevant programmescontribute fully to the United Nations system-wide mechanisms forimplementing Agenda 21, the United Nations conventions resultingfrom the UNCED process and the Programme of Action for theSustainable Development of Small Island Developing States;
(b) to ensure in particular UNESCO’s active co-operation in theprogramme of work of the Commission on SustainableDevelopment and the 1997 special session of the General Assemblyfor the purpose of an overall review and appraisal of theimplementation of Agenda 21, especially by fully assuming theOrganization’s role as inter-agency Task Manager for Chapter 35 ofAgenda 21 on science for sustainable development, and Chapter 36,on education, awareness-raising and training, taking into accountthe co-ordination role of the Inter-Agency Committee onSustainable Development;
(c) to continue to devote particular attention to the enhanced role ofUNESCO’s intergovernmental and international scientificprogrammes (IGCP, IHP, IOC, MAB and MOST) in the follow-upto UNCED and the implementation of Agenda 21’s rec-ommendations related to education for sustainable development aspart of the transdisciplinary and inter-agency co-operation project:Environment and population education and information fordevelopment (EPD);
(d) to pursue efforts to seek funds from appropriate funding agenciesand mechanisms, including GEF, UNDP’s ‘Capacity 21’ and UNEP,for the implementation of Agenda 21 and to assist Member States,particularly developing countries, in their national efforts to obtainextra-budgetary funds;
(e) to ensure that UNESCO’s contribution to UNCED follow-upbecomes part of the Organization’s co-ordinated implementation ofrecommendations drawn from the conclusions of all recent majorUnited Nations conferences;
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(f) to report periodically to it on progress made by UNESCO and atUnited Nations system level in the implementation of UNCEDagreements, in particular Agenda 21.
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The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/23, Part I.C,
2. Takes note of the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly at itsfiftieth session concerning the follow-up to international conferences andthe information provided by the Director-General on UNESCO’scontribution to the following:
(a) World Conference on Human Rights: Follow-up to the ViennaDeclaration and Programme of Action (resolution 50/201);
(b) International Conference on Population and Development(resolution 50/124);
(c) World Summit for Social Development (resolution 50/161);
(d) Fourth World Conference on Women (resolution 50/42);
(e) United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II)(resolution 50/100);
3. Recognizes the importance of co-ordinated follow-up action at UnitedNations system level and in UNESCO;
4. Notes the efforts of the United Nations system as a whole to build up anintegrated approach for the co-ordinated follow-up at all levels of theseconferences as well as to set up inter-agency mechanisms for thatpurpose;
5. Recalls 141 EX/Decision 7.2.2 and 144 EX/Decision 5.1.4 concerningUNESCO’s contribution to the above-mentioned conferences;
6. Acknowledges with appreciation the action taken by the Director-Generalto establish an in-house mechanism with a view to co-ordinating andensuring the coherence of UNESCO’s activities and programmes withregard to the many intersecting issues involved in the follow-up to theseinternational conferences;
7. Requests the Director-General to ensure that UNESCO contributes fully,within its fields of competence, to the implementation of the programmesof action and recommendations of the different global conferences andparticipates actively in the United Nations system’s joint efforts forco-ordinated, integrated follow-up action at interregional, regional andcountry levels.
(149 EX/SR.9)
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7.2 Relations with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology(ICIPE) (149 EX/24 and 149 EX/2)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/24 concerning the new form ofrelations which may be established between the International Centre ofInsect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and UNESCO,
2. Authorizes the Director-General to undertake negotiations with theDirector-General of ICIPE in accordance with Article XI, paragraph 1, ofthe Constitution, with the view to preparing a draft agreement concerningthe establishment of formal relations between the two organizations;
3. Invites the Director-General to submit the draft agreement for its approvalat a subsequent session.
(149 EX/SR.1)
7.3 Application of the new Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations withnon-governmental organizations, adopted by the General Conference at itstwenty-eighth session (149 EX/25, 149 EX/ONG/2 (Parts I and II) and149 EX/47)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined documents 149 EX/25, ‘Application of the newDirectives concerning UNESCO’s relations with non-governmentalorganizations, adopted by the General Conference at its twenty-eighthsession’, and 149 EX/ONG/2, ‘Individual evaluation of the complete fileson NGOs previously admitted to categories A, B and C andrecommendations of the Director-General for their reclassification’,
2. Stresses the importance of strictly applying the Directives adopted by theGeneral Conference at its twenty-eighth session, in regard both to theprinciples and criteria of admission and to the financial and materialarrangements for co-operation;
3. Adopts the text prescribing the financial and material arrangements forco-operation with non-governmental organizations, as set out inparagraph 15 of document 149 EX/25;
4. Decides to admit to associate relations the organizations appearing inAnnex 1* of document 149 EX/47, and to consultative relations thoseappearing in Annex 2*;
5. Takes note of the decision of the Director-General to admit toconsultative relations, in accordance with Section I, paragraph 3.4 of theDirectives, the networks and similar institutions appearing in Annex 3*
and of his decision to admit to operational relations the organizationsappearing in Annex 4* of document 149 EX/47;
* These annexes are reproduced separately as an appendix to these decisions.* These annexes are reproduced separately as an appendix to these decisions.
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6. Further decides to postpone until its 150th and 151st sessionsconsideration of the files concerning the NGOs listed in Annex 5*;
7. Requests the Director-General to implement his recommendationsconcerning the NGOs appearing in Annex 6* of document 149 EX/47 andin the individual fact sheets of Part II of document 149 EX/ONG/2;
8. Further requests the Director-General to explore ways of facilitating theformation and reinforcement of NGOs in Africa and the least-developedcountries;
9. Decides to examine annually, at its first session of the year, freshapplications from organizations for admission to formal relations.
(149 EX/SR.9)
7.4 UNESCO’s relations with foundations and similar institutions (149 EX/26and 149 EX/47)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/26,
2. Invites the Director-General to submit to it at its 151st session a revisedtext of the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with foundationsand similar institutions, in accordance with 28 C/Resolution 13.41 and28 C/Resolution 13.5, notably paragraph 2 thereof.
(149 EX/SR.9)
7.5 Report by the Director-General on the legal and procedural aspects ofUNESCO’s relations with new partners (149 EX/27 and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling 147 EX/Decision 8.11 and 28 C/Resolution 13.5,
2. Having examined document 149 EX/27,
3. Adopts the Directives appended to this decision;
4. Requests the Director-General to submit to it at its 150th sessionadditional directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with any other newpartners in the Member States who wish to be associated with UNESCOor to co-operate with the Organization and to which the presentDirectives are not applicable.
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ANNEX
Directives concerning UNESCO's co-operation with privateextra-budgetary funding sources and their right to use
UNESCO's name, emblem or any other type of representationof the Organization's corporate entity
PART I
Co-operation with private extra-budgetary funding sources
1. Voluntary contributions, gifts, bequests and subventions, whether in cashor in kind (hereinafter referred to as ‘contributions’) may be offered toUNESCO by private persons, associations, institutions and corporate entities(hereinafter referred to as ‘private funding sources’) either on their owninitiative or upon request by the Director-General.
2. In each case, the private funding source concerned will be required toindicate in writing the purpose for which the contribution is to be used byUNESCO.
3. If the stated purpose is not deemed to be consistent with the policies, aimsand activities of the Organization, the Director-General may propose to theprivate funding source an appropriate alternative utilization of the contribution.
4. An offer of a contribution can be rejected by the Director-General if heconsiders that its acceptance is not in the interests of UNESCO, in particular ifthe purpose for which it is to be used is not consistent with the policies, aimsand activities of the Organization and that it is not appropriate to make acounter proposal regarding the utilization of the contribution.
5. In cases where the Director-General deems an offer of contribution to beprima facie acceptable, he will directly request the opinion of the UNESCONational Commission of the Member State concerned or refer it to itsPermanent Delegation to UNESCO.
6. The request for an opinion as mentioned in paragraph 5 above, the supplyof the opinion, and its use will all be on a confidential basis.
7. A decision on whether or not a contribution is to be accepted from aprivate funding source will be taken by the Director-General, subject to thereply given by the National Commission or the Permanent Delegation and tosuch conditions as he may deem necessary, in the interest of the Organization,to attach to the decision. Where the acceptance of the contribution wouldinvolve additional financial liability for the Organization, it would require theconsent of the Executive Board.
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PART II
The right of private extra-budgetary funding sourcesto use UNESCO's name, emblem or any other type
of representation of the Organization's corporate entity
8. No private funding source has the right, without authorization by theDirector-General, to use UNESCO's name, emblem or any other type ofrepresentation of the Organization's corporate entity (hereinafter referred to as‘UNESCO's name or emblem’).
9. A private funding source which wishes to be authorized to useUNESCO's name or emblem will be required to address its request in writing tothe Director-General, indicating the purpose for which the name or emblem is tobe used and the duration of the use of the name or emblem.
10. The request will be rejected by the Director-General if he considers thatthe purpose for which the name or emblem is to be used is not consistent withthe policies, aims and activities of the Organization.
11. If the Director-General deems a request to be prima facie acceptable, hewill directly request the opinion of the UNESCO National Commission of theMember State concerned or refer it to its Permanent Delegation to UNESCO.
12. The request for an opinion as mentioned in paragraph 11 above, thesupply of the opinion, and its use will all be on a confidential basis.
13. A decision on whether or not to authorize the use of UNESCO's name oremblem will be taken by the Director-General, subject to the reply given by theNational Commission or the Permanent Delegation and to such conditions as hemay deem necessary, in the interest of the Organization, to attach to thedecision.
14. The authorization granted to a private funding source regarding theutilization of UNESCO's name or emblem will be withdrawn by the Director-General whenever he considers that the purpose for which the name or emblemof the Organization is being used has ceased to be in the interest of theOrganization.
(149 EX/SR.9)
7.6 The situation of the cultural and architectural heritage and of educationaland cultural institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina (149 EX/28 and Add.and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/28 and Add.,
2. Recalling 147 EX/Decision 8.12 on the situation of the cultural andarchitectural heritage and of educational and cultural institutions in Bosniaand Herzegovina,
3. Welcomes:
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(a) the agreement signed between UNESCO and Bosnia andHerzegovina concerning 39 projects in the fields of education,culture and communication;
(b) the establishment of the Commission to Preserve NationalMonuments, provided for in Annex 8 of the General FrameworkAgreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (DaytonAgreement), entrusting UNESCO with an essential mandate for thepreservation of peace and the reconciliation process in Bosnia andHerzegovina;
4. Expresses its satisfaction at the measures taken by the Director-Generaland requests him to continue the implementation of the Memorandum ofCo-operation between UNESCO and Bosnia and Herzegovina;
5. Invites the Member States to support this action;
6. Requests the Director-General to report to it on this subject at its150th session.
(149 EX/SR.9)
7.7 Priority Africa: Follow-up to Audience Africa (149 EX/29 and Add. and149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/29 and Add.,
2. Takes note of its content.
(149 EX/SR.9)
7.8 Relations with the International Institute for Central Asian Studies anddraft agreement between UNESCO and the Institute (149 EX/34 and149 EX/2)
The Executive Board,
1. Considering the desirability of establishing official relations betweenUNESCO and the International Institute for Central Asian Studies and thefact that the Director of the Institute has approved the text of a possibleco-operation agreement,
2. Having examined document 149 EX/34,
3. Bearing in mind the establishment by the Director-General of the CentralAsian Project (CAP) to co-ordinate activities relating to Central Asia,
4. Approves the draft agreement;
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5. Authorizes the Director-General to sign the agreement establishingrelations between UNESCO and the International Institute for CentralAsian Studies.
(149 EX/SR.1)
7.9 Relations with the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples ofLatin America and the Caribbean and draft agreement between UNESCOand the Fund (149 EX/35 and 149 EX/2)
The Executive Board,
1. Taking account of 145 EX/Decision 5.1 and 146 EX/Decision 7.1.3,
2. Considering that it would be helpful to establish official relations with theFund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America andthe Caribbean,
3. Having examined the draft agreement between UNESCO and the Fundfor the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and theCaribbean as approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors on 28 August1995,
4. Approves the draft agreement;
5. Authorizes the Director-General to sign it.
(149 EX/SR.1)
7.10 Reports by the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit of interest toUNESCO
7.10.1 A review of telecommunications and related information technologies inthe United Nations system (JIU/REP/95/3) (149 EX/30 and 149 EX/43 Rev.)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/30,
2. Thanks the Joint Inspection Unit for its report entitled ‘A review oftelecommunications and related information technologies in the UnitedNations system’ (JIU/REP/95/3);
3. Takes note with satisfaction of the findings and recommendationscontained in that report, and of the Director-General’s comments thereon;
4. Invites the Director-General to follow the United Nations globalendeavours in the field of telecommunications;
5. Invites the Director-General to submit to it at its 150th session a report onUNESCO’s plan in the field of telecommunications and relatedinformation technologies and its implementation.
(149 EX/SR.8)
149 EX/Decisions - page 39
7.10.2 The advancement of women through and in the programmes of the UnitedNations system: What happens after the Fourth World Conference onWomen (JIU/REP/95/5) (149 EX/31 and 149 EX/43 Rev.)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/31,
2. Thanks the Joint Inspection Unit for its excellent report entitled ‘Theadvancement of women through and in the programmes of the UnitedNations system: What happens after the Fourth World Conference onWomen’ (JIU/REP/95/5);
3. Takes note with satisfaction of the findings and recommendationscontained in this report, and of the Director-General’s comments thereon;
4. Invites the Director-General to take all possible practical measuresnecessary for effective and efficient implementation of the relevant partsof the Beijing Platform for Action, in accordance with the System-WideMedium-Term Plan for the Advancement of Women (1996-2001) andUNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategy and Agenda for Gender Equality.
(149 EX/SR.8)
7.10.3 Investigation of the relationship between humanitarian assistance andpeace-keeping operations (JIU/REP/95/6) (149 EX/32 and 149 EX/43 Rev.)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/32 containing the comments by theDirector-General on the JIU report entitled ‘Investigation of therelationship between humanitarian assistance and peace-keepingoperations’ and the attached JIU report (JIU/REP/95/6),
2. Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit forits report;
3. Stresses the particular importance of UNESCO’s role in the protection ofthe cultural heritage in the event of armed conflict;
4. Considers that UNESCO’s activities relating to a culture of peace alsobear on humanitarian assistance and peace-building;
5. Takes note of the conclusions and recommendations contained in thatreport and the Director-General’s comments thereon.
(149 EX/SR.8)
7.10.4 Report of the Joint Inspection Unit (1 July 1994-30 June 1995) (A/50/34)(149 EX/33 and 149 EX/43 Rev.)
The Executive Board,
1. Having examined document 149 EX/33,
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2. Thanks the Joint Inspection Unit for its report on the period 1 July 1994-30 June 1995 (A/50/34);
3. Takes note of the above-mentioned report of the Joint Inspection Unitand the comments of the Director-General thereon.
(149 EX/SR.8)
7.11 Relations with the Joint Administration of the Turkic Culture and Arts(TÜRKSOY), and draft agreement between that organization andUNESCO (149 EX/37 and 149 EX/2)
The Executive Board,
1. Considering the desirability of establishing official relations betweenUNESCO and the Joint Administration of the Turkic Culture and Arts(TÜRKSOY) and the fact that the Council of Ministers of Culture of theMember States of that organization has approved the text of a possibleco-operation agreement,
2. Having examined document 149 EX/37,
3. Approves the draft agreement;
4. Authorizes the Director-General to sign it on behalf of UNESCO.
(149 EX/SR.1)
7.12 Situation of educational institutions in Lebanon and assistance that couldbe provided to them by UNESCO (149 EX/42 and 149 EX/46)
The Executive Board,
1. Bearing in mind the principles and purposes set forth in UNESCO’sConstitution,
2. Considering the tragic situation prevailing in Lebanon as a result of therecent bombardment that has affected educational, cultural andarchaeological institutions and has caused very many victims among thecivilian population,
3. Considering also the destruction inflicted on cultural institutions,educational infrastructure and historic and archaeological sites and thesubsequent exodus,
4. Recognizing the need for the nations of the world to co-operate in thefields of education, science and culture to establish international peace andthe common prosperity of humankind,
5. Welcoming the cease-fire and return to normal in South Lebanon,
6. Calls on the Member States of UNESCO, intergovernmental andinternational non-governmental organizations, specialized internationaland national agencies and private institutions to grant assistance to
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Lebanon in order that it may rehabilitate its educational and culturalinfrastructure;
7. Invites the Director-General:
(a) to assign, as emergency assistance, material and financial resourcesof the Organization to help surmount the humanitarian problemsfacing the Lebanese population within UNESCO’s fields ofcompetence, at the earliest opportunity;
(b) to assess, in co-operation with the Lebanese Government, thepopulation’s needs with a view to establishing programmes for therehabilitation of the educational, cultural, media and scientificinstitutions in the affected areas of Lebanon;
(c) to inform it at its 150th session of the action taken to follow up thisdecision.
(149 EX/SR.9)
ITEM 8 DATES OF THE 150th SESSION1
Special Committee ))
Committee on Conventions ) 8-10 October 1996
and Recommendations )
Bureau 11 October 1996
Plenaries and Commissions 14-31 October 1996
(149 EX/SR.9)
ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE PRIVATE MEETINGS HELD ON2 MAY 1996
At the private meetings held on 2 May 1996, the Executive Board considered items 5.1 and 6.8of its agenda.
5.1 Report by the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations: Examinationof the communications transmitted to the Committee in pursuance of104 EX/Decision 3.3 (149 EX/3 PRIV.)
1. The Executive Board examined the report of its Committee on Conventions andRecommendations concerning the communications received by the Organizationon the subject of cases and questions of alleged violations of human rights inUNESCO’s fields of competence;
2. After discussions concerning the mandate of the Committee and questions relatedto this mandate, the Board took note of the narrative part of the report of theCommittee and endorsed the wishes expressed therein.
1. The Group of Experts on financial and administrative matters will meet from 7 to 11 October 1996.
149 EX/Decisions - page 42
6.8 Consultation in pursuance of Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure of the ExecutiveBoard (149 EX/PRIV.1)
In accordance with Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board theDirector-General informed the Board of the decisions he had taken since its147th session, or was intending to take, concerning the structure of the Secretariat,appointments, transfers, post reclassifications and promotions of officials at grade D-1and above. He also consulted it concerning an appointment and the extension of thecontracts of a number of officials also at grade D-1 and above.
(149 EX/SR.8)
United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization Executive Board ex
Hundred and forty-ninth Session
149 EX/Decisions - AppendixPARIS, 28 May 1996English & French only
APPENDIX
(This appendix contains Annexes 1 to 6 ofdocument 149 EX/47 referred to in 149 EX/Decision 7.3)
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 1
ANNEX 1: NGOs admitted to formal associate relations
EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PHILOSOPHY AND HUMANISTIC STUDlES
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON ARCHIVES
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MONUMENTS AND SITES
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF MUSEUMS
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC UNIONS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL THEATRE INSTITUTE
WORLD FEDERATION OF UNESCO CLUBS, CENTRES AND ASSOCIATIONS
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List of NGOs previously benefiting from separate relations for which co-operation
shall continue trough their affiliation to an umbrella NGO.
ICSPE *
INTERNATIONAL FAIR PLAY COMMITTEE
ICPHS
ICONOGRAPHICAL LEXICON OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY FOUNDATION
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST EUROPEAN STUDlES
ISSC
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES SOCIOLOGUES DE LANGUE FRANCAISE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LEGAL SCIENCE
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ANTROPOLOGICAL AND ETHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(also ICSU and CIPSH)
WORLD FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
WFACU
ASIAN PACIFIC FEDERATION OF UNESCO CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS
ICET
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF REMOTE SENSING LABORATORIES
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF TECHNICAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
WORLD FEDERATION OF ENGENEERING ORGANIZATIONS
The type of relations to be established with ICSPE will be examined at the 150th session.
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ICSU
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE EDITORS
INTERNATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
IFLA
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
ITI
UNION INTERNATIONALE DE LA MARIONETTE
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 4.
ANNEX 2: NGOs admitted to formal consultative relations
ASIAN MASS COMMUNICATION RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTRE
CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE
COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTING
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION OF GRADUATES OF SOVIET EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADULT EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF TRANSLATORS
INTERNATIONAL P.E.N
INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF GIRLS GUIDES AND GIRLS SCOUTS
WORLD ORGANISATION OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 5
NGO previously benefiting from separate relations for which co-operation shall
continue through its affiliation to an umbrella NGO.
WOSM
INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF FORMER SCOUTS AND GUIDES
(also WAGGS/AMGE)
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 6
ANNEX 3: Networks admitted to formal consultative relations
DEVELOPMENT INNOVATIONS AND NETWORKS
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF ARTS, SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL CELL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION
REPORTERS SANS FRONTIERES - INTERNATIONAL
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM COMMITTEE
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 7
A N N E X 4 : NGOs and entities admitted to operational relations
AFRICAN SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDlES PROGRAMME
ASSOCIATION DES UNIVERSITES DE LANGUE PORTUGAISE
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL CIRCULATION OF
THE PRESS
ASSOCIATION FRANCOPHONE D’AMITIE ET DE LIAISON
COMMUNITY OF MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITIES
CONSUMERS INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CONTINUING ENGINEERING EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL
ACHIEVEMENT
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS FOR
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ART CRITICS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS FOR WORLD PEACE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS IN TOURISM
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION TO SAVE TYRE
INTERNATIONAL BOARD ON BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
INTERNATIONAL BOOKSELLERS FEDERATION
INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC UNION OF THE PRESS
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF FREE TRADE UNIONS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ACTORS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
INTERNATIONAL HUMANIST AND ETHICAL UNION
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HUMANITARIAN LAW
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR CHILD AND ADULT EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL LIAISON CENTRE FOR FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOLS
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT A.T.D FOURTH WORLD
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDISATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREEDOM OF
EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF JOURNALISTS
INTERNATIONAL PRESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL FOR ISLAND DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION THROUGH ART
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 8
INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR VACUUM SCIENCE, TECHNIQUE AND APPLICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF FAMILY ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF LATIN NOTARIES
MEDIACULT- INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA,
COMMUNICATION AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM
WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCHOOL AS AN INSTRUMENT OF PEACE
WORLD EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP
WORLD FEDERATION OF SCIENTIFIC WORKERS
WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF
WORLD LEISURE AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION
WORLD ORGANISATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
WORLD PEACE COUNCIL
ANNEX 5: Files for which consideration is
a) Pending for a grouping
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 9
postponed
AGENCE FRANCOPHONE POUR L’ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR ET LA RECHERCHE
ALL - AFRICA STUDENTS UNION
ASSOCIATED COUNTRY WOMEN OF THE WORLD
ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES
ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES
CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS
INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL ALLlANCE OF WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR THEATRE ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MASS COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ART
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHARITIES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUND ARCHIVES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND LECTURERS
INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC CHILD BUREAU
INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC GIRLS’ SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF FOLKLORE FESTIVALS AND
FOLK ARTS
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TRADITIONAL MUSIC
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WELFARE
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR HOUSING AND PUNNING
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM ARCHIVES
INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION CENTRE ON THE SOURCES OF BALKAN HISTORY
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF CATHOLIC AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL YOUTH
INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNERS
INTERNATIONAL YOUNG CATHOLIC STUDENTS
INTERNATIONAL YOUNG CHRISTIAN WORKERS
PAX CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
WORLD ALLlANCE OF YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 10. .
WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH
WORLD CONFEDERATION OF TEACHERS
WORLD FEDERATION OF TEACHER’S UNIONS
WORLD ORGANIZATION OF FORMER PUPILS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION
WORLD STUDENT CHRISTIAN FEDERATION
WORLD UNION OF CATHOLIC TEACHERS
WORLD UNION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS
WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE
WORLD YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
b) Pending consideration within another framework
- Organizations of elected officials
ASSEMBLEE INTERNATIONALE DES PARLEMENTAIRES DE LANGUE FRANCAISE
UNION OF LOSO-AFRI-AMERICA-ASIATIC CAPITAL CITIES
UNITED TOWNS ORGANIZATION
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF THE MAJOR METROPOLISES
- Consideration under the 1991 Directives
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN’S FRIEND
c) Pending completion of their files
- NGOs whose file was considered complete and for which detailed consideration was not
possible for lack of certain specific data.
ANTI - SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL
ARCHIVES DE LA LITERATURE LATINO-AMERICAINE DES CARAÏBES ET AFRICAINE
DU XXe SIECLE- ASSOCIATION DES AMIS DE MIGUEL ANGEL ASTURIAS
ASSOCIATION FRANCOPHONE INTERNATIONALE DES DIRECTEURS
D’ETABLISSEMENTS SCOLAIRES
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE PEDAGOGIE UNIVERSITAIRE
ASSOCIATION OF ARAB UNIVERSITIES
DEFENSE FOR CHILDREN - INTERNATIONAL
EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTRE
EUROPEAN LAW STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR PEACE STUDlES
FEDERATION OF PRIVATE EDUCATIVE ASSOCIATIONS OF LATIN-AMERICA AND THE
CARIBBEAN
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 11
IBERO-AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION FOR POST GRADUATE STUDIES
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CERAMICS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUBS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE THIRD AGE UNIVERSITIES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKERS FOR TROUBLED CHILDREN AND
YOUTH
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR FILM, TELEVISION AND AUDIOVISUAL
COMMUNICATION
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF GRAPHIC DESIGN ASSOCIATIONS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR PARENT EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF NON - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE
PREVENTION OF DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RURAL ADULT CATHOLIC MOVEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF ESPERANTIST TEACHERS
INTERNATIONAL PEAT SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PHONETIC SCIENCES
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY ON FAMILY LAW
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRAVEL CONFEDERATION
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF STUDENTS
JACQUES MARITAIN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
LATIN AMERICAN GROUP OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
LAW ASSOCIATION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
PAN - PACIFIC AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
PAX ROMANA- INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC MOVEMENT FOR INTELLECTUAL AND
CULTURAL AFFAIRS- INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF CATHOLIC STUDENTS
PROGRAMME OF RESEARCH AND LIAISON BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES FOR
DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
SERVICIO PAZ Y JUSTICIA EN AMERICA LATINA
UNDA-CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION
UNITED WORLD COLLEGES
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF PUBLISHERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
WORLD CONFERENCE ON RELIGION AND PEACE
WORLD FEDERATION OF UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATIONS
WORLD FUTURES STUDlES FEDERATION
WORLD MOVEMENT OF MOTHERS
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WORLD ORT UNION
WORLD VETERANS FEDERATION
ZONTA INTERNATIONAL
- NGOs whose file was not complete as at 30/1 1/1995
ACADEMIA EUROPAEA
AFRICA CLUB
AFRICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LITERACY AND ADULT EDUCATION
AFRICAN COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATION EDUCATION
AFRICAN JURISTS ASSOCIATION
AFRO-ASIAN PEOPLES’ SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION
AFRO-ASIAN WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
ARAB FEDERATION FOR THE ORGANS OF THE DEAF
ARAB LAWYERS UNION
ARAB SPORTS CONFEDERATION
ASIA-PACIFIC BROADCASTING UNION
ASIAN PACIFIC STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
ASIAN-SOUTH PACIFIC BUREAU OF ADULT EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION DES PROFESSIONNELLES AFRICAINES DE LA COMMUNICATION
ASSOCIATION FOR TEACHER EDUCATION IN EUROPE
ASSOCIATION FOR WORLD EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION LATINO-AMERICAINE D’EDUCATION RADIOPHONIQUE
ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
ASSOCIATION OF AMAZONIAN UNIVERSITIES
ASSOCIATION OF ASIAN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCILS
ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION OFFICE
CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR SOCIAL SERVICE
CENTRE OF CO-ORDINATION AND DIFFUSION OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT FOR PEACE
CLUB OF ROME
COMMISSION OF THE CHURCHES ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
COMMONWEALTH HUMAN ECOLOGY COUNCIL
COMMONWEALTH PRESS UNION
CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS
COUNCIL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH IN
AFRICA
COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN NATIONAL YOUTH COMMITTEES
DIALOGUE AND CO-OPERATION
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 13
DISABLED PEOPLES’ INTERNATIONAL
ECUMENICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLES
ENVIRONMENT LIAISON CENTRE INTERNATIONAL
EUROPEAN ALLlANCE OF PRESS AGENCIES
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION
EUROPEAN CO-ORDINATION BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR YOUNG FARMERS’ AND 4H CLUBS
EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF YOUTH CLUBS
EUROPEAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH ON LATIN AMERICA
EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR INTERCULTURAL LEARNING
EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF NATIONAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATIONS
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION
EUROPEAN YOUTH SCIENCE NETWORK
FEY ALEGRIA
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE MUSIQUE-ESPERANCE -
FEDERATION OF ARAB NEWS AGENCIES
FEDERATION OF ARAB TEACHERS
FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL YOUTH TRAVEL ORGANIZATIONS
GENERAL ARAB WOMEN FEDERATION
GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS
GENERAL UNION OF ARAB ARTISTS
IBERO-AMERICAN TELEVISION ORGANIZATION
INTER - AMERICAN ORGANIZATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
INTER-AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR ADULT EDUCATION
INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION
INTERNATIONAL ABOLITIONIST FEDERATION
INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CYBERNETICS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGENDERING
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CROSSCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCUMENTATION
LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES IN AFRICA
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR WATER LAW
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONFERENCE INTERPRETERS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEMOCRATIC LAWYERS
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LITERARY CRITICS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL FAMILY CENTRES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE PARKS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS IN ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND
LITERATURE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE CRITICS
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL FEDERATION
INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF SOCIAL TOURISM
INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL CASTLES INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC ORGANIZATION FOR CINEMA AND AUDIO-VISUAL
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF FILMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN YOUTH EXCHANGE
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE RESEARCH
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR JURISTS
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND
STRUCTURES
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPEAN SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION AND
DOCUMENTATION
INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF SOCIETIES OF AUTHORS AND COMPOSERS
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL MEDIA
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF B’NAI B’RITH
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF FRENCH-SPEAKING RADIO AND TELEVISION
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SPORT SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR TEACHING
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON JEWISH SOCIAL AND WELFARE SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL FALCON MOVEMENT
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR HOME ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF
‘JEUNESSES MUSICALES’
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES
INTERIOR ARCHITECTS / DESIGNERS
149 EX/Decisions - Appendix - page 15
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ORGANIZATION FOR SCHOOL
CORRESPONDENCE AND EXCHANGES
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF TELEVISION ARCHIVES
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE PERIODICAL PRESS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF TRAINING CENTRES FOR THE PROMOTION OF
PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN IN LEGAL PROFESSIONS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION ON AGEING
INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP LEAGUE
INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND MEDICAL PUBLISHERS
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDlES
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR THE RIGHTS AND LIBERATION OF PEOPLES
INTERNATIONAL LITERARY AND ARTISTIC ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR FRATERNAL UNION AMONG RACES AND PEOPLES
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR CHEMICAL SCIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FOLK ART
INTERNATIONAL PEACE BUREAU
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL PRESS INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL PROGRESS ORGANIZATION
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL REGISTRY OF WORLD CITIZENS
INTERNATIONAL ROUND TABLE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELING
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE
INTERNATIONAL TRIBOLOGY COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF FORESTRY RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PROPERTY OWNERS
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF SPELEOLOGY
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INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH AND STUDENT MOVEMENT FOR THE UNITED NATIONS
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH HOSTEL FEDERATION
ISLAMIC CALL SOCIETY
JAYCEES INTERNATIONAL
LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
LATIN AMERICAN CONTINENTAL STUDENTS ORGANIZATION
LATIN AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR ADULT EDUCATION
LATIN AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF COMMUNICATION SCHOOLS
LATIN AMERICAN FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS
LATIN AMERICAN SOCIAL SCIENCES COUNCIL
MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL
MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CLUB
MUNICIPALIST IBEROAMERICAN UNION
MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ARAB CULTURE
ORGANIZATION FOR MUSEUMS, MONUMENTS AND SITES OF AFRICA
ORGANIZATION OF ASIA-PACIFIC NEWS AGENCIES
PACIFIC SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
PAN- AFRICAN UNION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PAN-AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF MEDICAL SCHOOLS
REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL
SALVATION ARMY
SERVICE CIVIL INTERNATIONAL
SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIETY OF AFRICAN CULTURE
SOCIETY OF SAINT- VINCENT DE PAUL
SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL
SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL
THIRD WORLD NETWORK OF SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS
THIRD WORLD SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
UNION INTERNATIONALE DES JOURNALISTES ET DE LA PRESSE DE LANGUE
FRANCAISE
UNION OF AFRICAN JOURNALISTS
UNION OF AFRICAN TOWNS
UNION OF AFRICAN WATER SUPPLIERS .
UNION OF ARAB JURISTS
UNION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
UNION OF LATIN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
UNION OF NATIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION ORGANlZATIONS OF AFRICA
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UNION OF PRODUCERS, CONVEYORS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF ELECTRIC POWER IN
AFRICA
UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES
UNITED SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL
WAR RESISTERS’ INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FEDERATION
WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATION
WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY RADIO BROADCASTERS
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ORGANIZATION
WORLD BLIND UNION
WORLD CONFEDERATION OF LABOUR
WORLD CONSERVATION UNION
WORLD COUNCIL FOR-CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
WORLD COUNCIL OF COMPARATIVE EDUCATION SOCIETIES
WORLD COUNCIL OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
WORLD CRAFTS COUNCIL
WORLD EDUCATION
WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL
WORLD FEDERALIST MOVEMENT
WORLD FEDERATION OF ADVERTISERS
WORLD FEDERATION OF ARABIC-ISLAMIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
WORLD FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC YOUTH
WORLD FEDERATION OF MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATIONS
WORLD FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS
WORLD FELLOWSHIP OF BUDDHISTS
WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS
WORLD UNDER WATER FEDERATION
WORLD UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM
WORLD UNION OF JEWISH STUDENTS
WORLDVIEW INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
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ANNEX 6: Informal / ad hoc relations
a) Files evaluated
ASSOCIATION DES ETUDES TSIGANES
CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL SUMMER VILLAGES
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC INTERNATIONAL
CHRISTIAN PEACE CONFERENCE
COMMONWEALTH COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
DATA FOR DEVELOPMENT
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS
EUROPEAN CHEMORECEPTION RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CULTURE
FEDERATION EIL- THE EXPERIMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LIVING
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES ECRIVAINS DE LANGUE FRANCAISE
MAISON INTERNATIONALE DE LA POESIE
FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY ASSOCIATIONS
FRIENDS WORLD COMMITTEE FOR CONSULTATION - (QUAKERS)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE CHILD’S RIGHT TO PLAY
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEFENCE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JUVENIL AND FAMILY COURT
MAGISTRATES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOGOPEDICS AND PHONIATRICS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURVEY STATISTICIANS
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNION OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVES
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE ALLlANCE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF LABOUR HISTORIANS
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SOCIETIES OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF THE ELDERLY
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF EDUCATIVE COMMUNITIES
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF WORKERS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF NATURE
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PROMOTION PRESTIGE
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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW OF THE FRENCH - SPEAKING COUNTRIES
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MINE SURVEYING
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND MEDICINE
INTERNATIONAL WORKERS AID
LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL
PAN-AFRICAN YOUTH MOVEMENT
PLANETARY CITIZENS
S.0.S. KINDERDORF INTERNATIONAL
SAINT JOAN’S INTERNATIONAL ALLlANCE
SOCIETY FOR INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION TRAINING AND RESEARCH - EUROPA
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
SRI AUROBINDO SOCIETY
UNIVERSAL ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION
WORLD FEDERATION OF FRIENDS OF MUSEUMS
WORLD FEDERATION OF TRAVEL WRITERS AND JOURNALISTS
WORLD HINDU FEDERATION
WORLD ORGANIZATION OF SYSTEMS AND CYBERNETICS
WORLD UNION OF PROFESSIONS
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b) NGOs having failed to respond to any correspondence between 12/08/1994 and
30/11/1995
AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
AGUDATH ISRAEL WORLD ORGANIZATION
ALL-AFRICA TEACHERS’ ORGANIZATION
ALLlANCE INTERNATIONAL - ASSOCIATION DES ANCIENS DE LA CITE
INTERNATIONAL DE L’UNIVERSITY DE PARIS
ARAB CENTRE FOR INFORMATION STUDIES ON POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
CONSTRUCTION
ARAB DISTRIBUTORS’ UNION
ASIAN BUDDHISTS’ CONFERENCE FOR PEACE
ASIAN WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
ASSOCIATION OF ATTENDERS AND ALUMNI OF THE HAGUE ACADEMY OF
INTERNATIONAL LAW
ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN HISTORIANS
ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS’ OF THE NON-ALIGNED COUNTRIES
CARIBBEAN CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
CHARLES DARWIN FOUNDATION FOR THE GALAPAGOS ISLES
COUNCIL ON TALL BUILDINGS AND URBAN HABITAT
EUROPE MIGRANTS ASSOCIATIONS COUNCIL
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
EUROPEAN BUDDHIST UNION
EUROPEAN BUREAU OF ADULT EDUCATION
EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE
EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF’ INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL SPACE- STUDY GROUP
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
EUROPEAN PUBLIC RELATIONS’ CONFEDERATION
EUROPEAN UNION OF SCIENCE JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATIONS
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DU SPORT UNIVERSITAIRE
FEDERATION OF ASIAN WOMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL COALITION
IBERO-AMERICAN FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS’ ASSOCIATIONS
INTER-AFRICAN UNION OF LAWYERS ‘
INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT
INTER-UNIVERSITY CENTRE OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HYDROGEN ENERGY
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MONGOL STUDlES
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PHILOSOPHY OF LAW AND SOCIAL
PHILOSOPHY
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL TOURISM AND WORKERS’ LEISURE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE RAOUL FOLLEREAU FOUNDATIONS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN AND HOME PAGE JOURNALISTS
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF COMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN FEDERATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF
ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ADDICTION
INTERNATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL
WORKERS
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF UNIVERSITY ADULT EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF
SCIENCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL SCIENTIFIC
ACTIVITIES
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BUILDING RESEARCH, STUDlES AND
DOCUMENTATION
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ‘ECOLE MODERNE’ MOVEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF INSTITUTES FOR ADVANCED STUDY
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LIBERAL AND RADICAL YOUTH
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PARK AND RECREATION ADMINISTRATION
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOUND HUNTERS
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND READING
RESEARCH
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PEACE
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL MEASUREMENT CONFEDERATION
INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION
INTERNATIONAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC FILM ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL CENTRE
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CRIMINOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE SYSTEM SCIENCES
INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF POPULATION
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGISTS AND CHEMISTS SOCIETIES
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF SOCIALIST DEMOCRATIC TEACHERS
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF SOCIALIST YOUTH
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF YOUNG CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SPORTS FEDERATION
INTERNATIONAL WRITERS GUILD
INTERNATIONAL YOUNG NATURE FRIENDS
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FEDERATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDlES AND
CONSERVATION
LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN AND AFRICAN STUDlES
LATIN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNICATION RESEARCHERS
LATIN AMERICAN FEDERATION OF PRESS WORKERS
MUDRA-TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
ORGANIZATION FOR FLORA NEOTROPICA
ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN TRADE UNION UNITY
PAN-AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT
PAN-AFRICAN WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION
PAN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
PAN-AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES
PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL WOMEN
THIRD WORLD FORUM
TRADE UNIONS INTERNATIONAL OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND PLANTATION
WORKERS
WEST AFRICAN SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH
WORLD CHESS FEDERATION