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INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL

AND

UNESCO

Silja Fischer, IMC Secretary General

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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.

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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.)

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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!

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Thank you for your attention

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