for imc membersslide 1 international music council and unesco silja fischer, imc secretary general
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For IMC members slide 1
INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL
AND
UNESCO
Silja Fischer, IMC Secretary General
For IMC members slide 2
Introduction
This presentation is intended for IMC members and their affiliates.
It aims to explain the relationship between the International Music Council and
UNESCO. It demonstrates the different characteristics of each organisation and shows how the relationship developed
over time.
A clear understanding of this relationship will enable members to reflect the
situation correctly in their communications.
For IMC members slide 3
Key facts in comparison
IMC
Non-governmental organisation
Membership organisation
Governing bodies: General AssemblyExecutive Board
Budget: Core budget: membership feesActivities: grants, donations and other sources
UNESCO
Inter-governmental organisation
Members = States (193)
Governing bodies:General ConferenceExecutive Board
Budget:Regular: “dues” from Member StatesExtrabudgetary contributions: various sources (governments, Foundations etc.)
For IMC members slide 4
History of IMC-UNESCO Relations
IMC founded in 1949 at the request of UNESCO as an advisory body to the agency on musical matters
Until 1980s: IMC operations and activities highly subsidized by UNESCO
Until mid-1990s: steady decrease of subsidies due to decreasing UNESCO budget
1995: UNESCO adopts new Directives concerning its relations with non-governmental organizations =“forced emancipation”
1996: end of subsidies
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Application of the new Directives
1995-1996: re-evaluation and reclassification process
1997: IMC obtains official status of an “NGO maintaining formal associate relations with UNESCO”
"a very small number of umbrella organizations that are broadly international in membership, bring together specialist international
professional associations, have proven competence in an important field of [...] culture [...] and have a record of regular
major contributions to UNESCO's work [...] Close and continuous working relations shall be maintained with these organizations,
which will be invited by the Director General to advise him regularly on the preparation and execution of UNESCO's programme and to participate in UNESCO's activities."
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Relations under the new Directives
Status reviewed every six years (last time in 2008)
Framework Agreement (FA) for six years recognizes IMC as UNESCO’s main partner in the field of musicdefines areas of cooperationimplemented through 2-year contracts subject to administrative and budgetary constraints (2010-2011: within budget for cultural industries section)
Cooperation beyond FA
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BENEFITSfinancial:
contracts related to the- implementation of the framework agreement (6 years)- execution of aspects of UNESCO's regular programme contributions under the Participation Programme
material: office space (free of charge)meeting rooms (preferential rates)rooms for special events (preferential rates)
intellectual: advice, consultationavailability of programme specialists, experts, lecturers
moral support: Patronageuse of UNESCO name and logo for specific initiatives
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Use of UNESCO name and logo(Directives adopted by UNESCO General Conference,
valid for all NGOs)
use of UNESCO name in connection with IMC name only in the following formulation:
IMC is an «NGO in formal associate relations with UNESCO »
“IMC (UNESCO)” and “IMC/UNESCO” no longer allowed
logo of UNESCO: only upon request and approval, only for projects in cooperation with or financed by UNESCO
Websites of NGOs no longer hosted on UNESCO server
NGO email addresses ending with @unesco.org no longer possible
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National Commissions for UNESCO
national cooperating bodies set up by the Member States for the purpose of associating their governmental and non-governmental bodies with the work of UNESCO
196 National Commissions worldwide
GET IN TOUCH!
BECOME KNOWN TO YOUR NATCOM!
For IMC members slide 10
Thank you for your attention
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