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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


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)


II

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission


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


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:


(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


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’,


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)


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)


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)


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)


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)


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,


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;


(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


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.


II


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)




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)


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)


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


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.)


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;


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)


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;


(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)


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)


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)


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)



2. Approves the Statutes of the International Advisory Committee of the‘Memory of the World’ Programme which are contained in the annexhereto;


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


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.


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)



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)


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.


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;

(...)


(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)


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.


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


(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)



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)


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


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)


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),


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


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)


1. Recalling 26 C/Resolution 33, 27 C/Resolution 38 and 28 C/Resol-ution 36, and 147 EX/Decision 7.8,


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;


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)


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


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)


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


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)


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;


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)



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)


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


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


1. Having examined document 149 EX/23, Part I.B,

2. Recalling 28 C/Resolution 4.5 and 28 C/Resolution 4.6,


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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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;


(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;


(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;


(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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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)


7.2 Relations with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology(ICIPE) (149 EX/24 and 149 EX/2)


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)


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.


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)



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)


1. Recalling 147 EX/Decision 8.11 and 28 C/Resolution 13.5,


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.


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.


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)



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:


(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)



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)


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,


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;


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)


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,


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.)



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)


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.)



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.)


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.)




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)


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,



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)


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


Lebanon in order that it may rehabilitate its educational and culturalinfrastructure;


(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.


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


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.


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


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)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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




‘JEUNESSES MUSICALES’

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES

INTERIOR ARCHITECTS / DESIGNERS


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

149 EX/Decisions - Appendix -page 16

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


WORLD FEDERATION OF CATHOLIC YOUTH

WORLD MOVEMENT OF CHRISTIAN WORKERS

WORLD PEACE THROUGH LAW CENTRE

WORLD PHOSPHATE INSTITUTE

WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

WORLD SOCIAL PROSPECTS ASSOCIATION

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