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ations Educational,and Cultural Organization Executive Board ex

Hundred-and-twenty-fifth Session

125 EX/DecisionsPARIS, 6 November 1986

DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARDAT ITS 125th SESSION

(Paris, 10 September-8 October 1986)

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125 EX/Decisions

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

President of the General Conference

Members

Mr Eid ABDO(Syrian Arab Republic)

Mr Camille ABOUSSOUAN(Vice-Chairman)(Lebanon)

Mr Paul Yao AKOTO(Côte d'Ivoire)

Mr Bashir BAKRI(Sudan)

Mr Alphonse BLAGUE(Central African Republic)

Mr Léon Louis BOISSIER-PALUN(Benin)

Mr Hilaire BOUHOYI( Congo )

Mr Mohamed BRAHIMI EL-MILI(Algeria)

Mr Aurelio CAICEDO AYERBE(Colombia)

Mr Ian Christie CLARK(Vice-chairman)(Canada)

Mr Dimitri COSMADOPOULOS(Greece)

Mr Buyantyn DASHTSEREN(Mongolia) (absent)

Mr Georges-Henri DUMONT(Belgium)

Mr Mohamed Fathallah EL-KHATIB(Egypt)

Mr Pierre FOULANI(Niger)

Mr Walter GEHLHOFF(Federal Republic of Germany)

Mr Nikolai' TODOROV

Deputies

Mr Emile CHOUERIMr Ahmad BADR

Mr Adel ISMAILMrs Silvie FADLALLAHMiss Dona BARAKATMr Joseph SAYEGHMr Wagih GHOSSOUB

Mr Christophe WONDJIMr Eugène AIDARAMr Ezo MIEZANMr René-Pierre ANOUMA

Mr Mohamed EL RAFIE MUSTAFA

Mr Joachim GUELEMBIMr Georges AGBA

Mrs Jeanne DAMBENZETMr Jean-Marie ADOUAMr Michel ODZOKI

Mrs Taous DJELLOULIMr Nourredine GAOUAOU

Miss Lilia SANCHEZ TORRESMrs Carmenza JARAMILLO

Mr David WILSONMr Henry-Alan LAWLESSMrs Shirley THOMSONMr Louis PATENAUDE

Mr Nicolas PAPAGEORGIOUMr Costas ECONOMIDESMrs C. CARYCOPOULOS-VLAVIANOSMrs Katerina STENOU

Mrs N. ITGELMrs Luvsandanzangiin IDERMr Purevjavyn GANSUKH

Mr André ONKELINXMr Jules MAJAMr Karel MAENHOUT

Mr Wagdi MAHMOUD

Mr Alfred B. VESTRINGMr Klaus von RAUSSENDORFFMrs Uta MAYER-SCHALBURGMr Karl-Josef PARTSCHMr Hans MEINELMr Lothar KOCHMr Johannes MULLERSMiss Gisela WESSEL


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Members

Mr Miguel GONZALEZ AVELAR(Mexico)

Mrs Gisèle HALIMI(France)

Mr Abdul Aziz HUSSEIN(Kuwait)

Mrs Attiya INAYATULLAH(Pakistan) (absent)

Mr Andri ISAKSSON(Iceland)

Mr Ben Kufakunesu JAMBGA(Vice-Chairman)(Zimbabwe)

Mr Siegfried KAEMPF(German Democratic Republic)

Mr Takaaki KAGAWA(Vice-Chairman)(Japan)

Mrs Elsa D.R. KELLY(Vice-Chairman)(Argentina)

Mr A. Majeed KHAN(Bangladesh)

Mr Edward Victor LUCKHOO(Guyana)

Mr Abdelsalam MAJALI(Jordan)

Mr Ivo MARGAN(Chairman)(Yugoslavia)

Deputies

Mr Luis VILLORO TORANZOMr Juan Antonio MATEOSMrs Alicia CABRERA de CASTANEDAMr Juan Manuel GONZALEZ BUSTOSMrs Guadalupe UGARTE de BERNARD

Mrs Marie-Claude CABANAMr Yves BRUNSVICKMr Andre ZAVRIEWMr Jean SIRINELLIMr Emmanuel de CALANMiss Marie-Frangoise CARBONMr Bruno CARNEZMiss Frangoise DESCARPENTRIESMr Michel LUMMAUXMr Yves MANVILLEMr Bruno METTLINGMr Georges POUSSINMr Jean-Pierre REGNIERMiss Genevieve ROUCHETMr Philippe SEIGNEURINMr Jean-Louis ZOEL

Mr Sulaiman AL-ONAIZIMr Faisal AL-SALEMMr Chams El-Dine EL-WAKIL

Mr Jamsheed MARKERMr Muhammad SAEED KHALIDMiss Raana MUNTAZMr Muhammad Haroon SHAUKATMr Muzaffar ABBAS

Mr Haraldur KROYERMr Gunnar Snorri GUNNARSSON

Miss Ashbel D. BVUNZAWABAYAMr Samuel C. MUGADZA

Mr Ferdinand THUNMrs Hildegard KIERMEIERMr Heinz JUNGMr Manfred MOHR

Mr Nobuo NISHIZAKIMr Shunichi SAT0Mr Yoshikazu KANEKOMr Hiroshi GYODAMr Masayuki INOUEMiss Mayuko KATSUMOTOMr Toshimitsu ISHIGUREMrs Keiko NAGASAWA

Mr Juan Archibald0 LANUSMr Adrian MIRSONMrs Stella PELAEZ AYERRA

Mr Chaudhury KEMAL REHEEMMr Hasan MAHMOODMr M. Faroque AMIN

Mrs Maureen LUCKHOO

Mr Salem BADERMr Yusef BORANMr Zougan OBEIDAT

Mr Branko MIKASINOVICMr Branislav SOSKICMr Nikola CICANOVICMr Bozidar PERKOVICMrs Gordana DIKLIC-TRAJKOVICMr Miroslav MILOSEVIC


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Members

Mr N'Tji Idriss MARIKO(Mali)

Mr Milan MILANOV(Bulgaria)

Mr Adamou NDAM NJOYA(Cameroon)

Mr Musa Justice NSIBANDE(Swaziland)

Mr Guennady V. OURANOV(Vice-Chairman)(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

Mrs Maria Luisa PARONETTO VALIER(Italy)

Mr Luis Manuel PEtiVER(Venezuela)

Mr Jean PING(Gabon) (absent)

Mr Guy A. RAJAONSON(Madagascar)

Mr Ronald SANDERS(Antigua and Barbuda)

Mr Swaran SINGH(India)

Mrs Preciosa SOLIVEN(Philippines)

Mrs Sheilah SOLOMON(Trinidad and Tobago)

Mr Alemayehu TEFERRA(Ethiopia)

Mr Iba Der THIAM(Senegal)

Mr Doddy Achdiat TISNA AMIDJAJA(Indonesia)

Mrs Birgitta ULVHAMMAR(Sweden)

Deputies

Mr Keoule BOUNDY

Mr Tchavdar DAMIANOVMr Ivan MARKOVMr Ognemir STOIMENOVMr Konstantin PACHEV

Mr Henri DJEUMOMr Raymond EPOTE

Mr G.M. MAMBA

Mr Guennadi A. MOJAEVMr Jakov A. OSTROVSKIMr Nikolai M. KANAEVMr Boris A. BORISSOVMr Vitali D. SOUKHOVMr Vladimir A. GAIMr NicolaY K. DOUBININE

Mr Alberto INDELICATOMrs Giuseppina de PAOLIMr Raffaele BRIGLI

Mr Marcel ROCHEMr Carlos ORTIZ CHALBAUDMrs Sylvia DORANTEMrs Muriel VON BRAUN KARTTUNENMrs Teresa FLORES PETITMrs F. Indalecia DELANO

Mr Laurent BIFFOTMr Augustin ZE MEZUI

Mr Michel FAVEREAU

Mr Joseph A. SANDERSMiss Delia RICHMONDMr John HARRISMiss Lucie GRENVILLE

Mrs Arundhati GHOSEMr Gollerkery V. RAOMr Madanjeet SINGHMr Pradeep SINGHMr Harsh V. SHRINGLA

Mr Felipe MABILANGANMrs Dolores MAKALINTALMrs Marietta GUERRERO

Mr Lyle E. WILLIAMSMr Harold ROBERTSON

Mr Legesse NEGEWOMr Engeda GABRE MEDHINMr Messek ASSEFA

Mr Lamine DIAKHATEMr Abdourahmane TRAORE

Mr Marsetio DONOSEPOETROMr IMRON

Mr Andreas bAHLMr Anders FALKMr Karl-Gunnar LIDSTROMMrs Lena SUNDH


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Members

Mr Jos.6 Israel VARGAS(Brazil)

Mr Albert0 WAGNER DE REYNA(Peru)

Mr Edward Gough WHITLAM(Australia)

Mr ZHAO Fusan(China)

Deputies

Mr Luis Felipe de SEIXAS CORREAMr Sergio de Abreu e Lima FLORENCIOMr Joao Carlos de SOUZA GOMESMrs Isis MARTINS RIBEIRO DE ANDRADEMr Isnard Garcia de FREITAS

Mr Alfredo PICASSO DE OYAGUE

Mr John KENNEDYMr David MACINTYRE

Mr LA1 HanxuanMr ZHANG ChongliMr CA1 JintaoMr JIANG YazhouMr XIA KuisunMr GAO LinghanMr XU JinyuanMr QIU XunyuanMr ZHANG FuminMr ZHOU Shusen

Representatives and observers

United Nations:

Mr Theodore S. ZOUPANOSMrs Aminata DJERMAKOYE

Mr Aldo AJELLOMr Evlogui BONEV

Mr Mohammed BENAMARMr Didier LAYE

International Labour Organisation:

Mr John de MARTIN0

Council of Europe:

Miss Graziela BRIANZONI

(United Nations DevelopmentProgramme)

(Office of the United Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees)

Ibero-American Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization:

Mr D. Ernest0 BARNACH-CAL30 MARTINEZ

Commission of the European Communities:

Mr A. COMBAMr J. DURIEUX

Intergovernmental Bureau for Informatics:

Mr Corrado FERRANTELLIMr BOUDEGGAMr C. CADUDAMr J.F. SOUPIZETMr Carlos GIULIANO

Inter-American Development Bank:

Mr Rodolfo SILVA

Organization of African Unity:

Mr Aziz FARAG

Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization:

Mr Tahar ALI-BABIKERMr Ahmed DERRADJI


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Islamic States Broadcasting Services Organization:

Mr Ahmad FARRAG

University for Peace:

Mr Mario FERNANDEZ SILVA

Latin Union:

Mr Remolo BOTTO

International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration ofCultural Property:

Mr Jean TARALON

Mr Amadou-Mahtar M'BOW (Director-General), Mr JeanGeneral), Mr Chikh

KNAPP (Deputy Director-BEKRI (Assistant Director-General, Director of the Executive

Office), Mr Sioma TANGU-IANE (Assistant Director-General for Education),Mr Abdul-Razzak KADDOURA (Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences andtheir Application to Development), Mr Henri LOPES (Assistant Director-Generalfor Culture and Communication), Mr Julio LABASTIDA MARTIN DEL CAMP0 (AssistantDirector-General for the Social and Human Sciences), Mr Serge VIEUX (ActingAssistant Director-General for General Administration) Mr Thomas KELLER (ActingAssistant Director-General for General Programmes and Programme Support 1,Mr Doudou DIENE (Deputy Assistant Director-General for External Relations andInformation), Mr LUONG VU CONG (Director of the Bureau of Studies andProgramming), Miss Marie-Claude DOCK (Legal Adviser), other members of theSecretariat, Mr Pie RODRIGUEZ (Secretary of the Executive Board).

Secretariat


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM 1 Adoption of the agenda .......................................

ITEM 2 Approval of the summary records of the124th session ...............................................

ITEM 3 Methods of work of the Organization .........................

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Executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.1.1 Report by the Bureau on questions that donot appear to require debate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Report by the Committee on Conventions andRecommendations: Examination of communicationstransmitted to the Committee in accordance with104 EX/Decision 3.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Report on the results obtained throughdecentralization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Report on a possible plan for using modern technologyin the exchange of information between Headquartersand Field units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Examination of the aims and content of future in-depthstudies, the relationship of these studies with theOrganization's evaluation system and medium-termplanning, and the modalities of their implementation . . .

United Nations Joint Inspection Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.6.1 Fifteenth report by the Director-General on thefollow-up action taken on recommendations madeby the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit . . . . . .

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4ITEM 4 Third Medium-Term Plan and Programme and Budget for

1988-1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.1 Consultation of Member States, Associate Members,international governmental and non-governmentalorganizations for the preparation of the thirdMedium-Term Plan: Preliminary proposals by theDirector-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

4.2 Preliminary report by the Director-General concerningthe Draft Programme and Budget for 1988-1989............ 6

ITEM 5 Execution of the programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

5.1 Reports by the Director-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

5.1.1 Oral report on the activities of the Organizationsince the 124th session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

5.1.2 Report by the Director-General on the imple-mentation of the decisions of the ExecutiveBoard adopted on the basis of the recommendationsof its Temporary Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5.2 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5.2.1 Amendments to the Statutes of the AdvisoryCommittee on Regional Co-operation in Educationin Asia and the Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-..

5.2.2 Implementation of 23 C/Resolution 27 concerningeducational and cultural institutions in theoccupied Arab territories: Report by theDirector-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-.--

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5.2.3 Preparation of the draft questionnaire for theFifth Consultation of Member States on theimplementation of the Convention and Recommen-dation against Discrimination in Education . . . . . .

5.2.4 Statutes of the Consultative Committee on theRegional Programme for the Eradication ofIlliteracy in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.2.5 Implementation of the Regional Conventions onthe Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degreesin Higher Education . . . . . . . . . ..*..................

5.3 Natural sciences and their application to development . .

5.3.1 Invitations to the second Conference ofMinisters Responsible for the Application ofScience and Technology to Development inAfrica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-..

5.4 Culture and communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.4.1 Jerusalem and the implementation of23 C/Resolution 11.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.4.2 Invitations to the Intergovernmental Conferenceon Communication Policies in the Arab States . . . .

5.4.3 Replenishment of the world Heritage Fund . . . . . . *.

ITEM 6 Relations with Member States and internationalorganizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-.........

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6.3

6.4

6.6

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6.8

Operational activities for development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.1.1 Triennial review of the policy of the UnitedNations system in the field of operationalactivities for development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.1.2 Financing of operational activities fordevelopment within the framework of Unesco . . . . .

Procedures for dealing with requests by internationalnon-governmental organizations (other than those incategories A and B) to be represented by observers atfuture General Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Information on the use made of subventions by thoseinternational non-governmental organizations that havereceived them under Unesco's programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relations with the International Organization ofSpace Communications (INTERSPUTNIK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Draft agreement between Unesco and the InternationalCentre for the Bantu Civilizations (CICIBA) . . . . . . . . . .

Relations with the Andean Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Draft agreement between Unesco and the AndeanParliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 7 Administrative and financial questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.1 Proposed transfers between appropriation lineswithin the budget for 1986-1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.2 Gifts, bequests and subventions, and report on theestablishment and closure of Trust Funds and Reserveand Special Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.3 Review of budgeting techniques: Establishment of theDraft Programme and Budget for 1988-1989 (24 C/5)on the basis of a constant or a current dollar . . . . . .

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7.4 Financial report and audited financial statementsrelating to the accounts of Unesco for the financialperiod ended 31 December 1985, and report by theExternal Auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.5 Financial report and audited financial statementsrelating to the United Nations Development Programmeas at 31 December 1985, and report by the ExternalAuditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.6 Report on the state of the account for end-of-servicegrants and indemnities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.7 Report by the Director-General on staff questions . . .

7.8 Geographical distribution of the staff, and revisionof the quota system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.9 Consultations in accordance with Rule 54 of the Rulesof Procedure of the Executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.10 Exercise of the functions of External Auditor of theOrganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 8 Constitutional and statutory questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.1 Harmonization of constitutional and statutory textsfollowing amendments already made to the Constitutionby the General Conference at its seventh sessionconcerning the holding every two years of the sessionsof the General Conference and at its eighth sessionconcerning withdrawals of Member States . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.2 Examination of the measures necessary to specify whatwould be the financial obligations of a Member Statewhich withdraws from the Organization in the middle ofa two-year budgetary period, including the possibilityof a request for an advisory opinion from the Inter-national Court of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ITEM 9 Other business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.1 Celebration of the fortieth anniversary of thefounding of Unesco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.2 Report by the Director-General on the implementationof 124 EX/Decision 8.1-8.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.3 Consideration of the procedure to be followed forthe appointment of the Director-General of theOrganization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.4 Tribute to the memory of Vittorino Veronese . . . . . . . .

9.5 Implementation of the resolution on 'Peace,development and international scientific andcultural co-operation', adopted by the GeneralConference at its twenty-third session . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.6 Celebration of the centenary of the birth ofMarcus Mosiah Garvey, First National Hero ofJamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dates of the 126th session of the Executive Board and itssubsidiary bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*......................

Announcement concerning the private meetings held on 10 and15 September and 1 and 10 October 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ITEM 1

ITEM 2

ITEM 3

3.1

3.1.1

3.2

3.3

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (125 EX/1)

At its first meeting,in document 125 EX/l.

the Executive Board adopted the agenda set out

At its twenty-fourth meeting, the Executive Board decideditem 6.8 on its agenda.

The Board decided to refer to the Commissions the followingits agenda:

to place

items of

1. To the Programme and External Relations Commission:items 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.5, 5.3.1, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 6.1(6.1.1, 6.1.2), 6.4 and 6.6;

2. To the Finance and Administrative Commission: items 4.2(125 EX/5, Part IV) and 7.1 to 7.8.

(125 EX/SR 1, 3 and 24)

APPROVAL OF THE SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE 124TH SESSION (124 EX/SR.l-15)

The Executive Board approved the summary records of its124th session.

(125 EX/SR 1)

METHODS OF WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION

Executive Board

Report by the Bureau on questions that do not appear to requiredebate (125 EX/2 and Corr.)

The Executive Board approved the proposals of the Bureau containedin document 125 EX/2 and Corr. concerning items 6.7, 'Relations withthe Andean Parliament', and 5.2.4, 'Draft Statutes Of the Con-sultative Committee on the Regional Programme for the Eradication OfIlliteracy in Africa', and referred to the Programme and ExternalRelations Commission items 5.3.1, 'Invitations to the second Con-ference of Ministers Responsible for the Application of Science andTechnology in Africa (CASTAFRICA II)', 5.4.2, 'Invitations to theIntergovernmental Conference on Communication Policies in the ArabStates (ARABCOM)', 6.4, 'Relations with the International Organ-ization of Space Communications (INTERSPUTNIK)', 6.6, 'Draft agree-ment between Unesco and the International Centre for the BantuCivilizations (CICIBA)', and 5.2.1, 'Draft amendments to theStatutes of the Advisory Committee on Regional Co-operation inEducation in Asia and the Pacific'.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 3)

Report by the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations:Examination of communications transmitted to the Committee inaccordance with 104 EX/Decision 3.3 (125 EX/3 PRIV.)

The announcement to be found at the end of these decisions reportson the Board's deliberations on this subject.

(125 EX/SR 25)

Report on the results obtained through decentralization (125 EX/6and 125 EX/20)

The Executive Board,

1. Having examined document 125 EX/6 and the report of the SpecialCommittee thereon (125 EX/20),

2. Noting the progress already made with regard to decentrali-zation, particularly in respect of the volume of decentralizedactivities, resources and personnel,


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Consideringit important to continue to improve administrative pro-cedures to ensure that decentralized activities are carried out asefficiently as possible, and to adapt activities and regionalstructures to the specific needs of each region while preservingthe unity of the Organization and its universal dimension,

Is of the opinion that the choice of activities for decentrali-zation in the programme must maintain a balance between activitiesof a universal nature and those that are regional in character andbetween activities of reflection and those that are operational innature,

Considering that the units responsible for implementing decen-tralized activities should be given sufficient financial resources,personnel and authority to carry them outordination with Headquarters,

efficiently, in co-

Invites the Director-General in selecting activities for decen-tralization when preparing the Draft Programme and Budget for1988-1989, to pay particular attention to the following types ofactivities:

(a) activities which are regional or subregional in scope andthose that provide direct support to Member States;

(b) operational projects involving activities such as advisoryservices, fellowships and training,and organization.

including their planning

(125 EX/SR 24)

3.4 Report on a possible plan for using modern technology in the exchange ofinformation between Headquarters and Field Units (125 EX/7 and 125 EX/20)


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Having examined document 125 EX/7, and the report of the SpecialCommittee thereon (125 EX/20),

Noting the information provided by the Director-General in thisdocument on the studies undertaken by the Secretariat with a viewto the use of modern means of communication in the exchange ofinformation between Headquarters and Field units,

Stresses the important role that this technology could play, parti-cularly in simplifying and accelerating administrative and manage-ment procedures;

Considers it desirable to examine more especially, among other pos-sibilities, that of using the United Nations telecommunicationsnetwork;

Invites the Director-General to continue the studies that have beenundertaken, giving particular attention to the costs of the dif-ferent kinds of technology envisaged, and to keep the ExecutiveBoard informed of the results of this work.

(125 EX/SR 24)

3.5 Examination of the aims and content of future in-depth studies, therelationship of these studies with the Organization's evaluation systemand medium-term planning, and the modalities of their implementation(125 EX/SP/2 and 125 EX/20)


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Recalling decision 5.1.3-5.1.4, adopted at its 124th session, onthe studies in depth to be carried out by the Special Committee in1986-1987,

Emphasizing the importance of the studies, particularly forstrengthening the Organization's future programmes in key fields,


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Stressing the constant need to link these studies with theevaluation system and to take their findings into account inthe Organization's medium-term planning,

Confirming its decisionaims,

107 EX/4.1.2 (paras. 9-11) on thecontent and choice of subjects of the in-depth studies,

Takes note of the Special Committee's report on the question(125 EX/20) and endorses the proposals concerning the way inwhich the studies should be organized;

Decides on the following choice of in-depth studies to becarried out in 1986-1987 and of their respective rapporteurs:

Subject: Unesco's literacy work: Rapporteurs: Mr Iba Der Thiamachievements, strategies (Senegal) andand future action Mr Andri Isaksson

(Iceland)

Subject: Unesco and the evolution Rapporteurs: Mr Alberto Wagner deof the concept of Reyna (Peru) and

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development Mr-Mohamed FathallahEl-Khatib (Egypt)

Also decides that only one of the two studies in depth notcompleted in 1984-1985 will be carried out in 1986-1987, i.e.the study on 'The problem of brain drain: its causes,consequences and remedies and Unesco's role in this regard',with Mr Siegfried Kaempf (German Democratic Republic) and MrSwaran Singh (India) as its rapporteurs;

Further decides that half of the provision of $93,500 includedin document 23 C/5 Approved, paragraphs 00010-00014 (c) (iv),for travel of Board members wishing to see how the Organ-ization's field projects are being carried out and how theRegional Offices are functioning especially in the regions towhich they belong, will be re-allocated so as to provide thefinancial support needed for the studies to be carried out, inaccordance with the work plan and the budget estimates pre-pared for each of them, on the understanding that the remain-ing amount will be used for the purpose for which it was ini-tially intended;

Recommends that as necessary, and within the limits of avail-able resources, the Director-General should provide Sec-retariat support for carrying out the studies, for instance,by appointing a contact person for each study to assist therapporteurs;

Further recommends that appropriate provision, in the form ofallocations and supporting services, be made for in-depthstudies in future C/5 documents.

(125 EX/SR 24)

3.6 United Nations Joint Inspection Unit

3.6.1 Fifteenth report by the Director-General on the follow-up actiontaken on recommendations made by the United Nations JointInspection Unit (125 EX/8 and 125 EX/20)


1. Having reviewed the fifteenth report by the Director-Generalon the follow-up action taken on recommendations made by theUnited Nations Joint Inspection Unit (125 EX/8) and the reportof the Special Committee thereon (125 EX/20),

2. Takes note with satisfaction of the content of these reports;

3. Invites the Director-General to continue to report annually tothe Executive Board on the follow-up actions taken on thoserecommendations of the reports of the Joint Inspection Unitagreed upon by the Director-General and the Executive Board.

(125 EX/SR 24)



ITEM 4 THIRD MEDIUM-TERM PLAN AND PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 1988-1989

4.1 Consultation of Member States, Associate Members, internationalgovernmental and non-governmental Organizations for the preparationof the third Medium-Term Plan: Preliminary proposals by theDirector-General (125 EX/4)


1. Having considered document 125 EX/4 entitled 'Consultation ofMember States, Associate Members, international governmentaland non-governmental organizations for the preparation of thethird Medium-Term Plan: Preliminary proposals by theDirector-General',

2. Notes that the draft questionnaire submitted in that documentreflects the preliminary exchange of views that took place atits 124th session:

3. Invites the Director-General to proceed with the consultationof Member States, Associate Members and international govern-mental and non-governmental organizations for the preparationof the third Medium-Term Plan, in accordance with the time-table and provisions laid down in 124 EX/Decision 4.1 adoptedat its 124th session;

4. Recommends to the Director-General that he finalize thequestionnaire on the basis of the observations made by theExecutive Board at its present session, as reflected in theappended text.

I. LINES OF EMPHASIS OF THE THIRD MEDIUM-TERM PLAN

Question 1:

What in your view, are, the developments or changes that haveoccurred at the national, subregional, regional and internationallevels or in the global situation during the last few years whichshould be examined in the context of the preparation of the thirdMedium-Term Plan, bearing in mind the analysis presented in thefirst part of the Medium-Term Plan for 1984-1989 (4 XC/4 Approved)?

Question 2:

What, in your opinion, are the main trends characterizingdevelopments in the areas of education, the natural sciences, thesocial and human sciences, culture and communication, at thenational, subregional, regional and international levels, and whatproblems do you foresee in these areas between now and the end ofthe century?

Question 3:

HOW should Unesco contribute, in its spheres of competence andin accordance with the mandate conferred on it by the Constitution,to solving the problems identified under question 2 above at thenational, subregional, regional and international levels?

Question 4:

In the light of the replies to the foregoing questions, andtaking account of experience gained, how should Unesco act todischarge the responsibilities assigned to it by the Constitution?What do you consider should be, on the one hand, the lines ofemphasisfields of

of the third Medium-Term Plan and, on the other, theaction to be regarded as of priority importance for

Unesco as an organization of the United Nations system, havingregard to its specific competence?

Question 5:

(a) Do you consider that the main forms which the Organiza-tion's action should take in the context of the third Medium-TermPlan might be the same as those which were defined by the General



Conference at its twenty-first session, in 21 C/Resolution 100*Do you think that other forms of action might be envisaged in orderto strengthen the interdisciplinary nature of Unesco's activities?If so, please state which.

(b) For each of the fields identified by you in reply toquestion 4,importance?

which forms of action do you consider to be of priority

(cl What forms of action are, in your view, likely tostrengthen the catalytic role of Unesco's activities and fosterco-operation with the intergovernmental organizations, inparticular those of the United Nations system, and with theinternational non-governmental organizations and the NationalCommissions for Unesco, which constitute intermediaries of theOrganization's action?

Question 6:

Do you wish to make any further observations concerning thelines of emphasis of the third Medium-Term Plan?

II. METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS

Question 7:

(a) Should the third Medium-Term Plan be a fixed-term plan,a rolling plan 1 or another kind of plan?

(b) Should it cover a six-year period?² Or should it havea different. duration?

(c) DO you think that in the case of a fixed-term plan theduration of certain programmes would not necessarily have tocoincide with that of the Plan?

Question 8:

A fixed-term plan may need adjustments during its implemen-tation; to what extent should such adjustments be carried out inaccordance with 21 C/Resolution 100, in the light of:

(a) the evolution of the problems and needs of Member Statesand the international community?

(b) evaluation of the activities undertaken within theframework of the biennial programmes and budgetscorresponding to the duration of the plan? or

(c) should they be also carried out on the basis of othercriteria? In this case, please indicate the criteria.

Question 9:

(a) Should the Plan be presented according to a structure bymajor programmes, programmes and subprogrammes as in the secondMedium-Term Plan, or a structure by objectives as in the firstMedium-Term Plan, or according to any other structure?

(b) Assuming that the structure chosen includes major pro-grammes, how many major programmes do you think there should be in

* (a) Encouraging research, reflection and intellectual and scientificco-operation;

(b) Familiarizing the general public throughout the world with thenature of these problems in order to make the world community

(c)conscious of their importance and urgency,Promoting the dissemination of knowledge and exchanges ofexperience;

(d) Contributing to the framing of policies and strategies with a viewto finding practical solutions to these problems;

(e) Implementing action-oriented programmes, with a view to developmentand in favour of the developing countries in particular.

1. Explanatory note: Fixed-term plan and rolling plan [to be completed].2. The second Medium-Term Plan is a fixed-term plan covering a six-year period.



the third Medium-Term Plan and how might they be structured andformulated, taking into account sectorality, intersectorality andinterdisciplinarity?

Question 10:

What suggestions do you wish to make to ensure that there isthe best possible functional connection between the Medium-Term Planand the biennial programmes and budgets, bearing in mind that thelatter are intended to translate into action the lines of emphasisand the objectives of the Plan?

Question 11:

What suggestions do you wish to make concerning the presenta-tion of the Plan so as to ensure that, while it contains the neces-sary information and particulars, it remains a document that is easyto use and is accessible to all who are interested in the Organiza-tion's action?

Question 12:

Do you consider it desirable to include resource indications inthe third Medium-Term Plan? If so, how should those indications beformulated? In particular, how should the priorities for the alloca-tion of resources be presented?

Question 13:

Do you wish to make any other observations concerning methodo-logical questions?

III. OTHER SUGGESTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS NOT FORMULATED INTHE FIRST TWO PARTS OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE

Question 14:

What other observations or suggestions do you consider mightcontribute usefully to the preparation of the third Medium-Term Plan?

(125 EX/SR 16, 17, 18, 19 and 28)

4.2 Preliminary report of the Director-General concerning the DraftProgramme and Budget for 1988-1989 (125 EX/5 and Add. 1 and 2)


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Having examined document 125 EX/5, 'Preliminary report of theDirector-General concerning the Draft Programme and Budget for1988-1989', in the light of the observations and suggestionsmade by members of the Executive Board during the debate onitem 4.2 of its agenda and of the Director-General's oralintroduction and reply to that debate,

Expresses its appreciation to the Director-General for havingprepared, in a very short time, a substantial document that hasprovided a solid basis for the Board's debate;

Recommends to the Director-General that, when preparing docu-ment 24 C/5 on the basis of the lines of emphasis and the maintasks set out in the second Medium-Term Plan and of thedecisions adopted by the General Conference, in particular atits twenty-third session, he take account of the views ex-pressed by Member States, Associate Members and internationalgovernmental and non-governmental organisations in theirreplies to the consultation by questionnaire concerning thepreparation of the Draft Programme and Budget for 1988-1989(125 EX/5, Parts I and II and Addenda), of the opinions ex-pressed by the Executive Board on item 4.2 at its 125th ses-sion, of the recommendations of the intergovernmental Confer-ences and councils, of the relevant decisions of the ExecutiveBoard, in particular 120 EX/Decisions 3.1 and 5.1.2 adopted onthe basis respectively of the recommendations of its TemporaryCommittee and of the report of the Director-General on theinitiatives he has taken to improve the functioning Of theOrganization, as well as of the following recommendations:



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Consultation

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Notes with satisfaction that the consultation by questionnaireundertaken by the Director-General enabled Member States andinternational governmental and non-governmental organizationsto express a particularly valuable range of opinions andsuggestions, in particular as regards priorities and programmeconcentration, and considers that this consultation was a use-ful form of evaluation of the Organization's activities;

Notes that, despite the fact that only 87 of the 158 MemberStates of the Organization replied to the consultation in timefor their observations to be taken into account in the prepar-ation of document 125 EX/5 and in its examination by the Exec-utive Board, considerable progress has been made in the rate ofreply by the Member States as compared with past consultations;

Commends the Director-General for presenting an objective andat the same time accurate summary of these replies in document125 EX/5, Parts I and II and Addenda;

II

General considerations

Particularly emphasizes the need to continue the efforts toincrease programme concentration in the interests of effective-ness and optimum use of resources, this being especiallynecessary in view of the financial constraints arising from thewithdrawal of three Member States from the Organization;

Considers that the activities proposed in document 24 C/5should be worked out on the basis of the Medium-Term Plan for1984-1989, of which the Programme and Budget for 1988-1989 willconstitute the last phase of execution, and taking into accountthe criteria laid down by the General Conference in 18 C/Resol-ution 10.1 and by the Executive Board in 108 EX/Decision 4.1,4 X/EX/Decision 2 and 120 EX/Decision 4.1;

Notes that the replies of the Member States to the consultationindicate that many of them give high priority to the strength-ening of certain programmes, subprogrammes or programmeactions;

Invites the Director-General to continue to include options indocument 24 C/5, whenever appropriate, so as to increase thepossibilities of choice by the General Conference;

Reaffirms the intellectual character of the task of inter-national co-operation which is that of Unesco, and recommendsthat special attention be given, during the' preparation ofdocument 24 C/5, to the search for that balance and complemen-tarity which are essential between activities relating to studyand reflection and those of an operational character;

Considers furthermore that an appropriate emphasis should begiven both to activities of international co-operation and tothose promoting national institution-building in all spheres ofUnesco's competence;

Stresses the importance of international exchanges of infor-mation and experience concerning achievements on the frontiersof knowledge in education, science, culture and communication;

Also stresses that priority should be accorded to the trainingcomponent of all activities of the Organization;

Invites the Director-General to continue his collaboration withthe other organizations of the United Nations system, with aview to avoiding any duplication and to strengthening comple-mentary action;



16. Considers that particular attention should be paid to thestrengthening of the interdisciplinary and intersectoralapproach in support of the five main tasks established for theOrganization in the second Medium-Term Plan;

17. Is of the opinion that, in document 24 C/5, the role of thenatural sciences and of the social and human sciences should bestrengthened, an important place being accorded to the latter,and that special emphasisactions,

should be placed on their inter-in view of the increasing global impact of scientific

and technological developments on man and societies;

18. Stresses the need to continue the efforts aimed at strengthen-ing international,in particular,

regional and subregional co-operation and,co-operation among developing countries,

especially countries having similar cultural and biogeographi-cal features or those faced with similar problems;

19. Recommends to the Director-General that, in accordance withdecision 125 EX/3.3, he continue to implement the policy ofdecentralization, while ensuring that the unity of conceptionand action within the Organization is preserved, giving par-ticular attention to the choice of services and means requiredfor the execution of activities and operational projects at thenational, subregional and regional levels, on the basis of theneeds of Member States and the characteristics of the differentregions and subregions;

20. Expresses the wish that particular attention be paid to thecontribution that the National Commissions for Unesco and thenon-governmental organizations can make to the implementationof activities and to the role which they can play as inter-mediaries of the Organization's action;

III

Major Programme I: Reflection on world problems and future-orientedstudies

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Recalls that Major Programme I is intended to contribute to thefirst main task established in the second Medium-Term Plan,i.e. 'to contribute to a continuing study of present worldproblems so as to create a greater awareness of the commondestiny which now unites individuals and peoples alike';

Also recalls that Major Programme I is consonant with theintellectual vocation of Unesco, since it makes it possible toidentify trends of development in the Organization's fields ofcompetence and thus has a central role to play in the overallplanning of its activities;

Recommends that the activities proposed in the Draft Programmeand Budget for 1988-1989 be designed on the basis of the linesof emphasis set forth in the preliminary report of theDirector-General (125 EX/5, Part III), care being taken toidentify, wherever possible, options for solutions;

Stresses the importance of the regional studies which seek toestablish, for each region, a survey of prospects and chal-lenges in Unesco's fields of competence up to the year 2000, itbeing understood that studies already conducted within thismajor programme will be utilized as far as possible;

Reaffirms the need to ensure, in the implementation of MajorProgramme I, close collaboration with the relevant bodies andinstitutions, the international governmental and non-governmental organizations and the institutions of the UnitedNations system, especially the United Nations University:

Invites the Director-General to make provision, within theframework of Major Programme I, for appropriations under theparticipation programme, with a view to meeting the requests ofMember States wishing to implement activities consonant withthe objectives of this major programme;



Major Programme II: Education for all

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Recognizes the fundamental importance of Major Programme II,which is designed to contribute, in association with Major Pro-gramme III, to the second main task established in the secondMedium-Term Plan, i.e. 'to help to pave the way for the widestparticipation by individuals and groups in the life of thesocieties to which they belong and in that of the worldcommunity';

Approves the main lines of emphasis envisaged for this majorprogramme in document 125 EX/5, Part III, and in this context:

Emphasizes the special importance of the Organization's actionin the literacy field and the urgent need for exploring innova-tive, intersectoral and interagency approaches for achievingits objectives;

Recommends that increased resources be allocated to ProgrammeII.1 (Promotion of general access to education: development andrenewal of primary education and intensification of thestruggle against illiteracy), in keeping with the very highpriority to be accorded to this area of Unesco's work, thefunds required for this purpose being drawn from other pro-grammes under Major Programmes II, IV and V;

Recommends the continuation of activities aimed at fosteringco-operation among Member States in this field and the imple-mentation of regional programmes for the eradication ofilliteracy through a co-ordinated effort to ensure the univer-salization of primary education and adult literacy;

Invites the Director-General to propose, within the frameworkof document 24 C/5, the requisite measures for the procla-mation, by the United Nations General Assembly, of an-Inter-national Literacy Year, and a basis for the formulation, withinthe framework of the third Medium-Term Plan, of a worldstrategy for the eradication of illiteracy;

Emphasizes that importance should continue to be given to Pro-gramme II.5 (Development of education in rural areas) andrecommends the transfer of those activities concerning primaryeducation and adult literacy in rural areas to Programme II.1,it being understood that the volume and specific character ofthese activities will be preserved;

Further recommends that the activities under SubprogrammeII.1.4, devoted to the struggle against relapse into illiteracyand functional illiteracy, be incorporated in the three othersubprogrammes of Programme 11.1;

Reaffirms the importance of Programme II.2 (Democratization ofeducation), which relates to supporting the implementation ofthe Convention and Recommendation against Discrimination inEducation, as well as to the promotion of early childhood edu-cation and to co-ordination between formal and non-formaleducation:

Emphasizes the importance of action in respect of adult edu-cation, including education of the elderly, and considers thatProgramme II.3 should serve as a focal point for all the Organ-ization's activities in this field, a comprehensive summary ofwhich might usefully be provided in document 24 C/5;

Recommends that emphasis continue to be placed on ProgrammeII.4 (Equality of educational opportunity for girls and women),in accordance with the lines of emphasis set out in document125 EX/5, Part III, and on the basis of an interdisciplinaryapproach:

Is of the opinion that the activities under Programme II.6(Promotion of the right to education of particular groups)should be designed on the basis of the considerations containedin document 125 EX/5, Part III:



Major Programme III: Communication in the service of man

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Recalls that Major Programme III is intended to contribute tothe second main task set out in the second Medium-Term plan;

Recommends that the present balance within Major Programme IIIbe maintained on the whole, care being taken to preserve theconsensus achieved at the twenty-third session of the GeneralConference and high priority being accorded to Programme III.3(Development of communication);

Approves the transfer to Programme III.1 of the researchactivities relating to the imagemedia under Subprogramme III.2.3;

of women projected by the

Considers that the activities relating to the concept of theright to communicate and to the theme of a new world infor-mation and communication order,tinuous process,

seen as an evolving and con-should mainly focus on promoting the evalu-

ation and dissemination of the results of previous work;

Stresses the need for Unesco, through this and other major pro-grammes, to encourage the media to contribute to the advance-ment of mutual knowledge, understanding, respect and co-operation between peoples and cultures, without distinction ofrace, sex, language, religion or ideology, in accordance withthe principles set forth in the Organization's Constitution;

Reaffirms in this regard the importance Unesco attaches to thefreedom of the press;

Considers that the activities relating to research on the con-tribution of the media in regard to major world issues such asdisarmament, the situation of refugees and efforts to combatfamine, poverty and natural disasters should be completed inthe 1988-1989 biennium, and that research specialists and com-munication professionals themselves should be involved in theirimplementation;

Emphasizes that the activities relating to the 1978 Declarationon the mass media should be prepared in the light of theresults of the evaluation foreseen in the Approved Programmeand Budget for 1986-1987;

Considers that high priority should be given to the activitiesrelating to training and further training of communication per-sonnel, and to those bearing on the development of infrastruc-tures and the endogenous production of messages, programmes andbooks;

Reaffirms the special importance to be attached in this con-nection to the strengthening of the activities of the Inter-national Programme for the Development of Communication;

Considers that the activities relating to further developmentof the periodic report on the state of communication in theworld should be designed in the light of the evaluation whichis to be made of the experimental version of that report;

Recommends that suitable steps be taken to develop an inter-disciplinary approach making it possible to treat books, filmsand the audio-visual media as means of communication andvehicles for the dissemination of culture and for artisticcreation;

Considers in this connection that Subprogramme III.3.5 shouldbe transferred to Major Programme XI;

Further recommends that, in document 24 C/5, the activitiesunder Subprogramme III.3.4 and those activities under Sub-programme XI.4.2 which relate to the development of the audio-visual media and the cultural industries be grouped together;

Reaffirms the need to involve the appropriate non-governmentalorganizations, as well as National Commissions, intergovern-mental organizations and competent professional circles, veryclosely in Unesco's activities in the field of communication;



Major Programme IV: The formulation and application of educationpolicies

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Recalls that Major Programme IV, in association with Major Pro-grammes V, VI and VII, is intended to support the third maintask established in the second Medium-Term Plan, i.e. 'toassist in strengthening problem-solving capability by fosteringthe development and democratisation of education and theadvancement of science, by increasing and developing thecreative potential, both scientific and technological, of allpeoples by reinforcing aptitudes and abilities, by developingresearch and training infrastructures and by promoting the freeflow of knowledge and know-how';

Reaffirms the importance of this major programme for the devel-opment of national educational capacities;

Recalls the methodological purpose served by Major Programme IVand its capacity for integrating the Organisation's activitiesin the field of education:

Considers that the preliminary considerations presented indocument 125 EX/5, Part III, match the objectives and purposesof this major programme;

Recommends that the balance achieved in the Approved Programmeand Budget for 1986-1987 between activities of reflection andthose of a practical nature be maintained;

Also recommends that priority continue to be given to activi-ties for the training and further training of planners, admin-istrators and other-educational personnel, and to activitiesconcerning the status of teachers;

Considers that activities to increase the role of the edu-cational sciences in the educational process should also con-tinue to be given priority:

Stresses the importance of regional and subregional networks ofeducational innovation and activities for the improvement ofeducational content and methods - particularly those concernedwith the uses of informatics in education, of which it would bedesirable to include an overall recapitulation in document24 C/5;

Recommends that, in accordance with 23 C/Resolution 4.11, pro-vision be made for the further strengthening of activitieshaving to do with the application of new technologies ineducation;

Approves the regrouping of the activities of SubprogrammesIV.2.2 (Improvement of the content of education) and IV.2.3(Improvement of educational methods) into a single sub-programme, without any reduction in resources;

Recalls the importance of intergovernmental meetings for thedevelopment of international, regional and subregional co-operation in the field of education and emphasizes the rele-vance thereto of the study carried out by the Secretariat onthe frequency of regional conferences of ministers of educationand of the International Conference on Education, as well as ofthe evaluation study of the methods of operation of the Inter-national Bureau of Education, the findings of which will besubmitted to the General Conference at its twenty-fourthsession;

Recalls that in 23 C/Resolution 4.1, paragraph (a) (i), theGeneral Conference invited the Director-General to prepare thefourth Conference of Ministers of Education of Members of theEurope Region (MINEDEUROPE IV), planned for 1988, and that theApproved Programme and Budget for 1986-1987 provides for theorganisation of the sixth Conference of Ministers of Educationand Those Responsible for Economic Planning in African MemberStates (MINEDAF VI) in 1988;



66. Reaffirms the importance of the activities conducted by theInternational Bureau of Education and the International Insti-tute for Educational Planning as well as by the Unesco Insti-tute for Education in Hamburg and recommends that efforts becontinued to associate the latter Institute more closely withthe execution of the relevant activities of the Organization,in accordance with 22 C/Resolution 4.4;

Major Programme V: Education, training and society

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Recalls that Major Programme V, which is designed to contributeto the third main task established in the second Medium-TermPlan, complements Major Programmes II (Education for all) andIV (The formulation and application of education policies),with which it forms a consistent whole:

Reaffirms the priority nature of Programmes V.2 (Teaching ofscience and technology) and V.3 (Education and the world ofwork), and stresses the role that the areas covered by thoseprogrammes are destined to play in the development ofsocieties, particularly of the developing countries;

Recommends that increased attention be paid, in the frameworkof the activities relating to science teaching, to the study ofthe problems of the utilization of energy;

Recalls resolution 5.2 adopted by the General Conference at itstwenty-third session, relating to the desirability of adoptingan international convention on technical and vocationaleducation:

Recalls also resolution 5.3 adopted by the General Conferenceat the same session, which invites the Director-General 'tocarry out the necessary preparatory work for convening, duringthe 1988-1989 biennium, the Second International Conference(category II) of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible forPhysical Education and Sport';

Stresses the importance of the activities to strengthen inter-national, regional and subregional co-operation, including co-operation with the United Nations University, in the field ofhigher education as they are envisaged in Programme V.5 (Highereducation, training and research), and considers that specialattention should be given to them, particularly to activitieswithin Subprogramme V.5.1 which aim at the development andimprovement of higher education for the advancement of society;

Underlines the need for closer co-ordination between Pro-gramme V.5 and Major Programme VI, with a view to increasingefficiency and contributing to the achievement of the thirdmain task set out in the second Medium-Term Plan;

Recommends that Programme V.5 and Programme V.6 (Action with aview to better integration of training and research activities)be designed so as to constitute a focal point of reflectionaround which programmes relating to training and research inthe context of higher education could be elaborated:

Recommends that the Draft Programme and Budget for 1988-1989include a recapitulatory table of activities relating to highereducation:

Major Programme VI: The sciences and their application todevelopment

76. Emphasizes the importance of Major Programme VI, which isintended to contribute to the third main task set out in thesecond Medium-Term Plan, and considers that the interdisciplin-ary character of this major programme should be strengthened;

77. Recommends that the science programmes be given greater promi-nence in the Draft Programme and Budget for 1988-1989;

78. Is of the opinion that, in document 24 C/5, the role of thesocial and human sciences should be greatly strengthened:



79. Considers that special emphasis should be placed on the inter-actions between the natural sciences and the social and humansciences:

80. Recommends that there be closer co-ordination between theactivities under Major Programme VI and those under Major Pro-grammes V, VIII, IX and X, especially in training activities,and that the proposed activities under this major programmereflect greater concentration by developing closer linksbetween activities intended to strengthen national research andtraining potential and institutions and activities aimed atdeveloping regional, subregional and international co-operationin scientific research;

81. Considers that special emphasis should be placed on activitieswhich aim at assisting national programmes for building upscientific capability, through training, research, and exchangeof personnel and information, at improving scientific infra-structures through support to scientific institutions and theorganisation of pilot projects, and at promoting international,regional and subregional scientific co-operation;

82. Believes that greater attention should be given to universityscience teaching and the training of specialists, and that inview of the importance of engineering education and techniciantraining, particularly in developing countries, the existingtraining centres, particularly for high-level technicians,should be strengthened;

83. Recommends the reinforcement of the activities associated withtraining and research in informatics, and that all necessarysteps should be taken for the effective launching of theactivities of the Intergovernmental Informatics Programme (IIP)that may be recommended by the Intergovernmental Committee ofIIP:

84. Considers that a high priority should be given to the develop-ment of joint programmes and networks in applied microbiologyand biotechnology, and that appropriate studies should beundertaken to explore the possibility of creating an inter-national biotechnology programme of an intergovernmental orco-operative nature;

85. Is of the opinion that priority should be given in Pro-gramme VI.3 to activities relating to the social, cultural andethical impact of the new technologies (informatics, micro-biology and biotechnology);

86. Recommends that activities concerning renewable energy sourcesunder Subprogramme VI.3.3 be expanded to cover energy conser-vation and emphasise training in this area, due considerationbeing given to their interdisciplinary and intersectoralcharacter, and is of the view that the existing co-operationprogramme should be reinforced;

87. Recommends furthermore that co-operation with non-governmentalscientific organisations and national and internationalresearch centres be strengthened so as to increase the partici-pation of scientists from developing countries in internationaland regional research activities and to assist developingcountries in the organisation of advanced research and trainingactivities, while at the same time associating these scientificbodies more closely with the execution of Unesco's activities:

88. Considers that the activities relating to the social and humansciences under Programme VI.4 should focus on the developmentof training and the strengthening of regional, subregional andinternational co-operation, national potential and inter-national or regional documentation and information networks;

89. Considers that the activities under Programme VI.4 should aimprimarily at the development of those sciences and disciplineswhich are the sources of knowledge and understanding of humanbeings and society;



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Considers further that appropriate attention should be given topromoting pioneering interdisciplinary research, methods andtechniques with a view to encouraging new approaches to thesolution of social, economic and cultural problems and conse-quently to the execution of all major programmes;

Recommends that the Director-General examine the possibility ofincluding in document 24 C/5 a programme of multidisciplinarystudies on the role of the family as an institution in contem-porary societies;

Expresses the wish that appropriate steps should continue to betaken to associate with the activities of Programme VI.4 thoseprofessional associations of specialists, scientific insti-tutions (including their networks) and individual experts bestqualified to contribute to them throughout the world - withspecial emphasis on those in developing countries;

Considers it important that the process of strengthening thesocial and human sciences in Unesco's programmes be conductedaccording to a global integrated strategy;

Recommends consequently that continued efforts be made todevelop co-operation with international non-governmental organ-izations in the social and human sciences as well as withNational Commissions, and stresses the importance of promotingthe participation of a larger number of institutions orspecialists from developing countries in this regard.

Major Programme VII: Information systems and access to knowledge

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Recalls that Major Programme VII is intended to contribute tothe third main task set out in the second Medium-Term Plan;

Recommends that the structure of Major Programme VII and thebalance among its different components (libraries, archives andinformation and documentation services) be maintained, and thathigh priority be given, under the General Information Pro-gramme, to activities such as pilot projects, training activi-ties and, the establishment of national structures as well asof subregional and regional networksthe application of the conceptualgained through this programme;

Considers that particular importanceProgramme VII.l, to the establishmentapplication of new technologies and

should be attached, underof data bases through theof appropriate norms and

standards, and to the strengthening of subregional and regionalnetworks:

and, in general terms, toand technical knowledge

Emphasizes the importance of the Regional Network for theExchange of Information and Experience in Science and Tech-nology in Asia and the Pacific (ASTINFO), and recommends inthis regard that extra-budgetary resources be, sought with theactive collaboration of the Member States of the region toincrease the funding of the programme;

Considers that high priority should continue to be given toSubprogramme VII.2.2 (Training of information personnel andinformation users), while ensuring that seminars, courses,workshops and training programmes are planned in close liaisonwith activities under other programmes, so as to provide themwith additional support;

Recommends that the roles, activities and needs of the UnescoLibrary, Archives and Documentation Services Division beexamined with a view to the strengthening of its internal andexternal services in the future;

Major Programme VIII: Principles, methods and strategies of actionfor development

101. Recalls that Major Programme VIII is intended to contribute, inassociation with Major Programmes IX and X, to the fourth maintask set out in the second Medium-Term Plan, i.e. 'TO help tofacilitate the changes and transitions that are now recognized



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as necessary by the international community as a whole, infields where the convergence of aspirations gives rise to abroad consensus';

Reaffirms that consideration for the cultural dimension ofdevelopment should inspire all activities included in MaiorProgramme VIII and considers that close co-operation should-beestablished between Major Programme VIII and Pro-gramme XI, particularly

Major

dimension of development);Subprogramme XI.4.1 (The cultural

Stresses the need to ensure effective complementarity betweenthe activities carried out under Programme VIII.1 and the workundertaken in the framework of the other institutions of theUnited Nations system, particularly in regard to studies oncommon topics that call for specific contributions by each ofthese institutions;

Recommends that special attention be paid to strengtheningtechnical co-operation among developing countries, both in thecontext of the preparation of document 24 C/5 and in all oper-ational activities for development, bearing in mind especiallythe co-operation between countries and regions that share bio-geographical and cultural similarities;

Considers that high priority should be given to the developmentand mobilization of human resources and to institution-buildingfor that purpose;

Reaffirms that activities in favour of young people should becontinued and developed, special emphasis being laid on thoseaimed at involving young people in development (SubprogrammesVIII.1.3, 'Development of technical co-operation among develop-ing countries in Unesco's fields of competence', and VIII.3.2,'Mobilization of human resources');

Invites the Director-General, when drawing up document 24 C/5,to re-examine the function and staffing of SubprogrammeVIII.2.1 (Country profiles and studies) and its place in theOrganization's programme, due consideration being paid to co-ordination with the other organizations of the United Nationssystem, while laying emphasis on the quality of the data and onmaking them rapidly available for use by Member States andinternational institutions;

Recommends the continuation and strengthening of relations withthe various funding sources with a view to mobilizing increasedresources for development activities carried out by MemberStates in the spheres of competence of Unesco;

Major Programme IX: Science, technology and society

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Considers that the activities coming under this major pro-gramme. which is intended to contribute to the fourth main taskset out in the second Medium-Term Plan, should be more closelylinked with those carried out under Major Programmes VI and X,particularly in view of the interdisciplinary nature of severalof these activities, and recommends to that 'end that particularemphasis be placed on the role of the social and human sciencesin-the framework of this major programme;

Considers that, within Programme IX.1, stress should be laid onscience extension work and on the study of the effects ofscientific and technological progress on the development ofsocieties;

Considers that the publication and circulation of the journal'Impact of Science on Society' should be continued, its contentbeing made still more relevant and special attention being paidto topical subjects concerning science, technology and society:

Recommends that special attention be paid to the action to betaken on the recommendations of the CASTALAC II (1985) andCASTAFRICA II (1987) conferences, and that the results of theimpact evaluation of the conferences of ministers responsiblefor the application of science and technology to development be



taken into account in determining the lines of emphasis for theactivities of Programme IX.2, particularly those concerned withco-operation among Member States in the formulation of scienceand technology policies for development;

113. Further recommends that in regard to science and technologypolicy, priority should be given to training activities and theexchange of information, particularly through the regional andsubregional networks which are currently being established ordeveloped;

Major Programme X: The human environment and terrestrial and marineresources

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Reasserts the very high priority that should be accorded toMajor Programme X, which is linked with the fourth main taskset out in the second Medium-Term Plan, and stresses the vitalrole played in the implementation of this major programme bythe international and intergovernmental scientific programmes,viz. the International Geological Correlation Programme (IGCP),the International Hydrological Programme (IHP), the Inter-governmental Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB) and theprogrammes of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission(IOC) ;

Approves the suggestions for regrouping within this major pro-gramme, submitted in 125 EX/5, Part III, which aim to achievegreater concentration of activities and improved delimitationof responsibilities in implementing those activities;

Welcomes the co-operation that exists with the relevant organ-isations of the United Nations system and with the competentinternational, governmental and non-governmental organizations,and expresses the wish that everything should be done to main-tain and strengthen that co-operation;

Reaffirms the need to preserve and strengthen the interdisci-plinary approach within the various programmes as well as thecomplementarity of those programmes and the co-ordination oftheir activities;

Recommends, in particular, the inclusion of appropriate pro-visions in the MAB programme with a view to increasing the con-tribution of the social and human sciences to that programmeand to strengthening the interdisciplinarity of its activities;

Further reaffirms that, within the framework of each programme,priority should be given to training activities and demon-stration projects and to the strengthening of national, sub-regional and regional research and teaching facilities;

Urges the development of regional and subregional co-operationwith a view to more successful adaptation of the programmes tothe special circumstances and specific needs of differentgroups of countries;

Recommends that measures be taken so that Programme X.9(Environmental education and information) can benefit as muchas possible from the findings of research conducted under theMAB programme and the other science programmes, and that theclose links existing between environmental education activi-ties, on the one hand, and environmental research and highereducation activities as well as other education activities, onthe other hand, be made closer still:

Further recommends that the mechanisms established in theframework of the intergovernmental programmes for the transferof knowledge and technology, particularly the governing bodiesof those programmes, be strengthened:

Major Programme XI: Culture and the future

123. Recalls that Major Programme XI is designed to contribute, inassociation with Major Programmes XII and XIII, to the fifthmain task set out in the second Medium-Term Plan, i.e 'toarouse and encourage a renewal of values within a context of



genuine understanding among peoples, thereby advancing thecause of peace and human rights';

124. Reaffirms the fundamental importance of the Organization's workin the field of culture and stresses the high priority of MajorProgramme XI, particularly in the perspective of the proposedWorld Decade for Cultural Development;

125. Recommends in particular that increased priority be given tothe activities relating to the safeguarding of the culturalheritage (Programme XI.1);

126. Considers that, within Major Programme XI, the training activi-ties in connection with both the preservation of the heritaqe(Subprogramme XI.1.5) and artistic creation (SubprogrammeXI.3.2) and cultural development (Subprogramme X1.4.3) shouldbe strengthened:

127. Recalls that one of the aims of Programme XI.2 (Cultural iden-tity and intercultural relations) is to promote respect for thevalues of different cultural areas and recommends that, in pur-suance of this goal, close co-ordination and co-operation beestablished with- the relevant education programmes; i.e. Pro-grammes IV.2 (The educational sciences and their application tothe renewal of the educational process) and XIII.3 (Educationfor peace and respect for human rights and the rights ofpeoples);

128. Expresses the hope that the activities under Subpro-gramme XI.2.1 (Knowledge of cultures and promotion of culturalidentities), with which Subprogramme XI.2.2 (Interculturalcommunication and cultural values) will be merged, will bebroadened so as to cover as far as possible all the culturalzones;

129. Stresses the importance of Subprogramme X1.2.3 (Action to pro-mote the mutual appreciation of cultures) and approves thetransfer to this subprogramme of the activities connected withtranslation coming at present under Subprogrammes 111.2.1(Elimination of obstacles to the flow of books, news and pro-grammes and strengthening of the machinery for exchange andinternational co-operation) and 111.3.5 (Action to promotebooks and reading);

130. Considers that the efforts to concentrate the activities ofProgramme XI.3 (Creation and creativity) should be continuedand, while recognizing the relevance of this programme as awhole, expresses the view that special emphasis should be laidon the activities likely to enhance the creative possibilitiesafforded by the audio-visual media, especially the cinema andtelevision;

131. Considers that Unesco's contribution to the implementation ofthe proposed World Decade for Cultural Development should beplanned and executed in an integrated manner, and that specificactivities should be included to this effect within Major Pro-gramme XI and in other major programmes;

132. Recommends that increased priority be accorded to ProgrammeXI.4 (Cultural development and cultural policies), which isdestined to play a central role in the implementation of theproposed Plan of Action for the Decade;

133. Considers that, in the context of the proposed World Decade forCultural Development, special attention should be paid toactivities aimed at taking greater account of the culturaldimension of development, in particular through the implemen-tation of pilot projects, and to activities relating to thepromotion of international cultural co-operation:

134. Expresses the hope in this regard that, in the framework ofSubprogramme XI.4.4 (International cultural co-operation),support be extended to national institutions for the develop-ment of the arts and culture which promote Cultural co-operation on a subregional, regional and international basis,particularly among developing countries;



135. Emphasizes the importance of involving youth during the pro-posed World Decade in the process of creating links betweenpast, present and future cultures, taking into account thetechnological changes in society;

Major Programme XII:racism and apartheid

The elimination of prejudice, intolerance,

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Reaffirms the importance of Major Programme XII in the light ofthe provisions of the Constitution and of the principle of non-discrimination enshrined in it, and recalls that this majorprogramme is intended to contribute to the fifth main task setout in the second Medium-Term Plan;

Stresses that it is one of Unesco's basic tasks to continue itsaction with a view to contributing, in the fields of education,science, culture and communication, to the elimination ofprejudice, intolerance, racism, apartheid and discrimination inall its forms;

Considers that to this end Unesco's action should promote inparticular international, regional and subregional co-operationin the social and human sciences;

Recommends that attention be paid to the inclusion of pro-visions in Major Programme XII designed to promote andstrengthen co-operationwith the United Nations- and otherorganizations of the United Nations system, and also collabor-ation with competent non-governmental organizations or scien-tific and academic establishments;

Stresses in this connection the need to take account of workalready accomplished both by Unesco itself and within theUnited Nations system and by the competent scientific insti-tutions, with a view to avoiding any duplication of work;

Further stresses the need to take steps to ensure that thepromotion of studies and research makes a direct contributiontowards enhancing the effectiveness and consistency of actionto counter discrimination in all its forms;

Considers that the activities of Major Programme XII shouldfocus as a matter of priority on training, educational activi-ties and the dissemination of information and knowledge;

Recommends that the activities of Major Programme XII and thoseof Programme XIII.4 (Elimination of discrimination based onsex) be closely co-ordinated;

Considers that special importance should be attached to theactivities of Programme XII.2 (Action against prejudice,intolerance and racism in the fields of education, science,culture and communication);

Recommends that a central place should be given to the need tocombat apartheid (Programme XII.31, priority being accorded inthis connection to Subprogramme XII.3.3 (Struggle againstapartheid in education, science, culture, communication andinformation);

Major Programme XIII: Peace, international understanding, humanrights and the rights of peoples

146. Reaffirms the great importance of Major Programme XIII, whichbears on questions directly related to the purposes of theOrganization as laid down in its Constitution, and which isintended to contribute to the fifth main task established inthe second Medium-Term Plan;

147. Considers that care should be taken, with regard to Major Pro-gramme XIII, to preserve the consensus and maintain the balancebetween the main lines of emphasis set out in resolution 13.1adopted by the General Conference at its twenty-third session;



148. Also emphasizes the need to continue to ensure close co-operation and co-ordination with the United Nations as well aswith the other competent institutions of the United Nationssystem , so as to avoid any duplication of work by either;

149. Considers that the activities to be proposed under ProgrammesXIII.1 (Maintenance of peace and international understanding)and XIII.2 (Respect for human rights) should be envisaged fromthe viewpoint of both the social and human sciences, includingthe legal sciences and philosophy, with emphasis on the devel-opment of training, the promotion of research, and the exchangeand dissemination of information, in particular through theprovision of support to international, regional, subregional ornational scientific institutions;

150. Takes the view that, in general, the activities envisaged indocument 125 EX/5, Part III, for Programmes XIII.1 and XIII.2correspond to the lines of emphasis laid down by the GeneralConference at its twenty-third session in resolution 13.1,which was adopted by consensus;

151. Reaffirms that, the technical aspects of disarmament being theresponsibility of the competent organs of the United Nations,Unesco's activities in the field of disarmament should, inaccordance with 23 C/Resolution 13.1, focus on the promotion ofgreater awareness in educational, scientific and culturalcircles and at the level of public opinion of the full range ofactivities being carried out in this field, particularly withinthe United Nations system, and on the encouragement ofexchanges of information between experts in this field;

152. Also reaffirms the provisions of 23 C/Resolution 13.1 relatingto Unesco's contribution 'to the elucidation and better under-standing of the concept of rights of peoples' and to the clari-fication of 'the relationship between rights of peoples andhuman rights as they are defined in existing universal inter-national instruments';

153. Stresses the importance of Programme XIII.3 (Education forpeace and respect for human rights and the rights of peoples),which should continue to be based on the 1974 Recommendationconcerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace and Education Relating to Human Rights andFundamental Freedoms and should draw its inspiration fromresolutions 13.1, 13.3, 13.4 and 13.5 adopted by the GeneralConference at its twenty-third session;

154. Considers that, under Programme X111.3, priority should begiven to the full and comprehensive implementation of the 1974Recommendation as well as to following up the recommendationsof the 1983 Intergovernmental Conference, and in particular to:(a) the permanent system for the preparation of reports byMember States; (b) the execution of the Plan for the Develop-ment of Education for International Understanding, Co-operationand Peace; (c) follow-up activities relating to the Plan forthe Development of Human Rights Teaching and to the Inter-national Congress on human rights teaching, information anddocumentation to be held in 1987;

155. Recommends that special attention should continue to be given,in the execution of this programme, to strengthening theAssociated Schools Project and co-operation between thoseschools and the Unesco Associations and Clubs;

156. Considers that under Subprogramme X111.3.4 provision should bemade for following up the initiatives taken during Inter-national Youth Year to foster co-operation between Unesco andnon-governmental youth organizations as well as interculturalexchanges between young people designed to promote inter-national understanding, co-operation and peace and respect forhuman rights and fundamental freedoms, and to encourage soli-darity between young people in the different regions of theworld;

157. Takes the view that in general, the activities envisaged indocument 125 EX/5, Part III, for Programme XIII.3 correspond tothe above-mentioned guidelines:


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Recognizes the need to explore, under this programme, thefeasibility of developing a methodological approach to teachingspecific skills for the resolution of conflicts through dia-logue and other peaceful means at interpersonal and inter-national levels;

Stresses the need for Unesco to encourage within its fields ofcompetence, through Programme XIII.4 (Elimination of discrimin-ation based on sex), the implementation of provisions of theUnited Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms ofDiscrimination Against Women and of the recommendations of theWorld Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of theUnited Nations Decade for Women (Nairobi, 1985);

Also stresses the need for an intersectoral approach to issuesrelating to the question of women and their role in societyand, to this end calls for close co-ordination with Major Pro-grammes VI and XII and further collaboration with the otheragencies of the United Nations system:

Recommends the strengthening of activities relating to theparticipation of women in decision-making and in political,economic, social and cultural life;

Recommends that the activities under Programme XIII.4 shouldseek to achieve its objectives through research and analysis,including anthropological and historical research and activi-ties aimed at awareness raising, and, in this context, reiter-ates the importance of co-ordinated action with SubprogrammeVI.4.4 (Research, training and international co-operation con-cerning the status of women);

Considers that activities undertaken under this programmeshould be continued, in particular studies relating to struc-tural and legal obstacles to equality, including access tofinancial credit and property ownership, and studies of therole of women in specific situations where they are heads ofhouseholds, and is of the view that particular attention shouldalso be paid to the problems relating to assaults on thedignity of women and to the changing social and cultural rolesof women and men;

Considers that activities under this programme should becarried out within the framework of the results obtained fromresearch regarding the origins of attitudes towards women andstrategies for changing these attitudes;

Emphasizes that the role of Unesco in this field should be topromote action at the national, subregional and regional levelswithin the framework of international co-operation;

Major Programme XIV: The status of women

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Stresses the importance of including the points of view andconcerns of women in all programme activities, which should beplanned in precise and concrete terms in document 24 C/5;

Recommends to the Director-General, in accordance with resol-ution 14.2, adopted by the General Conference at its twenty-third session that he 'envisage, as far as is possible, in thepreparation of the next biennial programme and budget, withinthe overall budget limits, a further increase in the financialand personnel resources for programmes specifically designedfor women';

Considers that 'the Draft Programme and Budget for 1988-1989should contain the necessary provisions for the implementation,in Unesco's fields of competence, of the 'Nairobi forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women', adopted bythe World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements ofthe United Nations Decade for Women, and should includeactivities - backed by appropriate resources - conducive to theexecution of pilot projects that benefit women;



169. Requests the Director-General to strengthen his collaborationwith the other organizations of the United Nations system andwith non-governmental organizations with a view to the imple-mentation of the forward-looking strategies of Nairobi for theadvancement of women in an integrated and interdisciplinarymanner:

Activities for youth

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Emphasizes the importance assigned to the youth programme bythe General Conference at its twenty-third session and invitesthe Director-General to ensure its intersectoral co-ordinationas well as its visibility by a unified substantive presentationof its activities;

Requests the Director-General to explore with the otheragencies of the United Nations system, and in consultation withNational Commissions and the appropriate non-governmentalorganizations, the possibility of developing an integratedinterdisciplinary approach to meeting the needs of youth;

Stresses furthermore the importance to be attached to thepoints of view and aspirations expressed by young people and toencouraging their full participation in society;

Considers it important that adequate resources be allocated tothe Organization's youth programme activities;

IV

Budgeting techniques and probable budget base for 1986-1987

174. Recommends that the Director-General, when preparing the DraftProgramme and Budget for 1988-1989 (24 C/5), take into accountthe

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

following guidelines:

having regard to 125 EX/Decision 7.3 on budgeting tech-niques, adopted on the basis of document 125 EX/23, the1988-1989 budget shall be prepared using a constant dollar(i.e. 6.45 French francs and 2.01 Swiss francs to oneUnited States dollar);

the budget base for 1988-1989 for Parts I to VI of thebudget shall be $313,020,500;

the budgetary requirements under Part VI for 1988-1989relating to the amortization of the Headquarters buildingsshould be adjusted so that no increase over the 1986-1987budget for Part VI occurs;

the amount of the first instalment, repayable in 1988-1989, for the amortization of the account for end-of-service grants and indemnities should not be added to thebudget base, it being understood that this amount will befinanced in accordance with resolution 38 adopted by theGeneral Conference at its twenty-third session;

the inflation costs in 1986-1987 should be budgeted for indocument 24 C/5 after a careful scrutiny of the estimateson the basis of up-to-date information on cost-of-livingand other factors affecting inflation;

the reserve for inflation in 1988-1989 should be providedseparately in document 24 C/5, in Part VII - AppropriationReserve, and should be recalculated taking into accountupdated inflation in the host country and in localitieswhere Unesco carries out its programme;

the amount that may be required to compensate for antici-pated differences between the constant and the currentdollar at the United Nations operational exchange ratesfor French and Swiss francs during 1988-1989 shall be pro-vided in Part VIII - Currency Fluctuation, and this amountshould be revised periodically up until the eve of theGeneral Conference;


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(h) the scale of assessments for the financial period 1988-1989 shall be identical with that approved by the Generalconference at its twenty-third session for Member Statesfor 1986-1987 and their contributions shall be calculatedaccording to the rates of assessment assigned to eachMember State taken in proportion to the total of suchrates, i.e. the scale of assessment that appears undercolumn 1 of pages 1 and 2 of Annex to Part IV of document125 EX/5;

Considers:

(a) that the Director-General, in providing for the three items below, should re-examine the related budget esti-mates, taking into account the directives of the GeneralConference, and as far as possible the guiding factorsemerging from the consultation of Member States and thework of the Executive Board:

(i) the mandatory provision for an increase in theOrganization's contribution to the Medical BenefitsFund, on behalf of associate members;

(ii) the increase in staff costs resulting from the re-duction in staff turnover;

(iii) the reserve of up to $1 million for draft resol-utions:

(b) that the question of the Executive Board's recommendationto the General Conference concerning the absorption withinor addition to the budget base of the cost of these threeitems will be decided by the Executive Board at its 126thsession+

(c) furthermore that, in preparing document 24 C/5, theDirector-General should be guided by the followingprinciples:

(i) as far as possible, no reductions should be made inthe programmes;

(ii) savings should be made in the management and func-tioning of the Organization;

V

Presentation of document 24 C/5

Invites the Director-General to prepare document 24 C/5, as inthe case of document 23 C/5, in two volumes which should betransmitted together to Member States and submitted to theExecutive Board and the General Conference for examination;

Considers that Volume I, the function of which is to facilitatethe general policy debate in the General Conference, should bedrafted more concisely than in the case of document 23 C/5 andshould focus on the main features of the different programmes,while indicating the innovations or modifications envisaged;

Recommends that the Director-General make, as far as possible,the improvements to Volume II set out in document 125 EX/5,Part V, in particular in paragraphs E.012 and E.017, andinclude a computerized index in document 24 C/5;

Considers that the headings 'Targets' and 'Expected results',as they appear in Volume II of document 23 C/5 at the beginningof the work plan for each subprogramme, should be combined intoa single heading 'Expected results', so as to facilitate evalu-ation of the implementation of the proposed activities.

(125 EX/SR.9, lo, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 28)



ITEM 5 EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME

5.1 Reports by the Director-General

5.1.1 Oral report on the activities of the Organization since the124th session

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Unesco's role in planning for the eradicationof illiteracy by the year 2000


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Considering the fact that the ability to read and write is thebasis for participation in almost all activities which fallwithin Unesco's spheres of competence in education, culture andscience and that it is fundamental for the perception of humandignity,

Recalling Unesco's efforts to mobilize its own resources andthose of others for the purpose of combating illiteracy,

Referring to 23 C/Resolution 2.2 concerning InternationalLiteracy Year and 23 C/Resolution 4.6 concerning the Plan ofAction to eradicate illiteracy by the year 2000,

Stressing the need, in the context of this Plan of Action, toconcentrate the available resources on a limited number ofurgent problems in respect of which tangible results can beobtained within a reasonable period of time,

Believing that a greatly increasedcorresponding adaptation of societaleffectively to long-term solutions of

degree of literacy ands y s t e m s can contribute

today's global problems,including political and social inequalities,

Invites the Director-General when preparing the draft programmefor the International Literacy Year and the progress report onthe preparation of the Plan of Action to be presented to theGeneral Conference at its twenty-fourth session, to include anassessment of the required financial, human, training, physicaland communication resources, identifying at the same timeUnesco's role for the attainment of this goal, bearing in mindthe potential contribution of other multilateral and bilateralbodies;

Further invites the Director-General to take account, in thiscontext, of the findings of the in-depth study on 'Unesco'sliteracy work: achievements, strategies and future action' tobe undertaken by the Executive Board.

II

International Programme for the Developmentof Communication (IPDC)


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Having heard the oral report of the Director-General, andtaking into account the valuable work of the InternationalProgramme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) in thedevelopment of communication in Member States,

Mindful of the need to continue this important work,

Recalling resolution 4/21 adopted by the General Conference atits twenty-first session concerning the establishment, withinUnesco, of the International Programme for the Development ofCommunication (IPDC),

Recalling the invitation made by the Executive Board at its120th session to take measures to strengthen the IPDC,

Recalling also the appeals made in 1981 and 1985 by theDirector-General of Unesco for contributions to the SpecialAccount of the IPDC,


125 EX/Decisions

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1 . Taking note of the part of the Director-General's oral reportconcerning activities of intellectual co-operation and moreParticularly the work of the XIth World Congress of Sociology,

2 . Considering that, as was highlighted in the work of the Con-mess, the role of the familv as an institution is of parti-cular importance both in the industrialized and in the develop-ing countries,

3 . Taking account of the unprecedented changes in biology andmedicine and in attitudes to life and death, to married lifeand to relations between men and women,

4 . Mindful that the effects of such changes on the place andfunction of the family in contemporary societies are still notclearly perceived and are little understood,

5 . Considering that Unesco, in conjunction with the other agenciesof the United Nations system, can make a major contribution toin-depth reflection on the psychological, biological, economic,legal, social and cultural aspects of the changes affecting thefamily as a social institution and as a focus of social livingand of the self-fulfilment of all its members,

6. Taking account of the unique contribution that the family canmake, having regard to the distinctive patterns of culturalidentity in different societies, both to the education ofchildren, in which task it helps among other things to estab-lish international understanding, human rights and peace at thebase, and also to the integration of the elderly,

7. Requests the Director-General, in consultation with the MemberStates and the other agencies and bodies of the United Nationssystem, to explore the possibility of proclaiming an Inter-national Year of the Family, and to report to it on the matterat its 127th session.


1 . Recalling that, as stated in the Constitution of Unesco, 'thepurpose of the Organization is to contribute to peace andsecurity' by, inter alia, 'assuring the conservation and pro-tection of the world's inheritance of books, works of art andmonuments of history and science, and recommending to thenations concerned the necessary international conventions',

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Mindful of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Pro-perty in the Event of Armed Conflict and the Protocol thereto,which were signed at The Hague on 14 May 1954 and are depositedin the archives of Unesco,

Considering the need for Unesco to contribute in 1986 in itsspheres of competence to the celebration of the InternationalYear of Peace,

Urges Member States who have not yet done so to examine thepossibility of ratifying the Convention and Protocol or ofacceding to them.

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Considering the significant role the IPDC is playing in thefield of communication development,countries,

particularly in developing

Appeals to Member States, international organizations andagencies of the United Nations system, other intergovernmentaland non-governmental organizations, and professional groups tostrengthen, by means of voluntary contributions, the financialresources of the Special Account of the IPDC.

III

International Year of the Family

IV

Convention and Protocol for the Protection of CulturalProperty in the Event of Armed Conflict

(125 EX/SR 2-8 and 26, 27 and 28)



5.1.2 Report by the Director-General on the implementation of thedecisions of the Executive Board adopted the b f therecommendations of its Temporary Committee (125 EX/9 and 125 EX/2O)


1. Having examined the Report of the Director-General on theimplementation of the decisions of the Executive Board adoptedon the basis of the recommendations of its Temporary Committee(125 EX/9),

2. Having taken note of the observations and suggestions containedin the report of the Special Committee on this(125 EX/20),

subject

3. Expresses its satisfaction at the progress made during thebrief period since its 124th session in the implementation ofthese recommendations;

4. Reaffirms the importance of regular revision and updating ofthe timetable for this implementation;

5. Invites the Director-General to continue to report to theExecutive Board periodically on the measures taken by him inthis regard in the light of the outcome of the debate of theSpecial Committee (125 EX/20) and of the following observationsand recommendations;

Executive Board

6. Decides to set up a working group composed of the following sixmembers of the Special Committee: Mr M.F. El-Khatib (Egypt),Mr w. Gehlhoff (Federal Republic of Germany), Mr T. Kagawa(Japan), Mr M. Milanov (Bulgaria), Mr I.D. Thiam (Senegal) andMr A. Wagner de Reyna (Peru), to examine the implementation ofRecommendation B of the Temporary Committee adopted by theExecutive Board at its 120th session relating to thefunctioning of the Board itself, as well as its working methods;

7. Requests the Chairman of the Executive Board and the Director-General to provide to the working group the backgrounddocumentation on this subject;

8. Invites the working group to report on this subject to theSpecial Committee at the 126th session of the Executive Board;

Decentralization

9. Recalling 124 EX/Decision 5.1.2 (paragraphs 8-10),

10. Notes with satisfaction that, at the conclusion of the processof reducing activities and staff numbers following thewithdrawal of three Member States of the Organization,decentralized activities and funds relating to decentralizedstaff have been maintained at percentages close to thoseprovided for in document 23 C/5 Approved:

11. Invites the Director-General to pursue the efforts he hasundertaken to implement the decentralization policy, takinginto account 125 EX/Decision 3.3 adopted at the current session:

Operational activities

12. Invites the Director-General to continue to:

(a) Intensify activities aimed at mobilizing increasedextra-budgetary resources for the financing of operationalactivities;

(b) Seek to achieve greater geographical diversification ofthe candidatures of experts and consultants submitted togovernments and of the sources of the purchase ofequipment;



Evaluation

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Notes with satisfaction the progress made in the practicalimplementation of the system for evaluating the Organization'sactivities;

Stresses the usefulness and relevance of the most recent stepstaken in regard to the training in evaluation of programmespecialists, the updating of a glossary of terms used inevaluation activities, the preparation of guidelines for theevaluation of projects financed from funds-in-trust, and thedevelopment and strengthening of co-operative links with theother organizations of the United Nations in the field ofevaluation;

Expresses its interest regarding the first three impactevaluations transmitted to it Director-General:Programme X.2 'Natural Hazards' (125 EX/INF.7); Activities ofthe Centre for the Co-ordination of Social Science Research andDocumentation for Africa South of the Sahara (CERDAS)(125 EX/INF.8); Activities of the Arab Regional Centre forSocial Sciences (ARCSS) (125 EX/INF.9);

Approves their conclusions and recommendations and invites theDirector-General to keep it informed of the implementation ofthe measures he advocates, in his comments, in order to giveeffect to those recommendations:

Personnel

17. Notes with renewed satisfaction the efforts made, despite therestrictions of difficult administrative and budgetarysituation, to implement certain aspects of Recommendation F(l),particularly as regards the improvement and computerization ofdata in the roster of candidates, the evaluation of the tutorscheme, the development of a periodic summary statisticaltable, and in-service training, particularly for redeployedstaff:

1.8. Recommends that the Director-General:

(a) with regard to recruitment:

(i) should continue his efforts to improve thegeographical distribution of personnel and to attainthe goals set in respect of Member States which arenot represented or underrepresented within theSecretariat:

(ii) should speed up measures for the resumption of thejunior professional probationers programme (P-l/P-2or P-3), so as to reach the figure of sixappointments of junior trainee staff members duringthe current budgetary period:

(b) with regard to personnel administration:

(i) bearing the administrative situation in mind, shouldtake the necessary steps to implement the recommen-dations concerning the type and duration of appoint-ments, performance reports and the continuousrationalization of the Organization's structures andstaff;

Financial and budgetary matters

19. Notes that the Director-General has submitted docu-ments 125 EX/5 (Part IV) and 125 EX/23, dealing in particularwith budgeting techniques, on which the Executive Board is todecide at this session for the preparation of the Programme andBudget for 1988-1989 (24 C/5);

Public information

20. Recommends that the Office of Public Information shouldcontinue to intensify the efforts already undertaken to improveUnesco's public image, particularly in regard to adapting theliterature produced by Unesco to media needs, the distributionof its video productions and the establishment o f b a s i c

documentation:



Role of the Permanent Delegations

21. Notes with satisfaction the pursuit of efforts aimed atstrengthening contacts between the Permanent Delegations andthe Secretariat and expresses the wish that new initiatives betaken in this connection;

22. Looks forward to receiving the report which, in accordance withi t s mandate, the Special Committee will submit at the126th session of the Board on its further examination andassessment of the implementation of the decisions adopted onthe basis of the recommendations of the Temporary Committee.

(125 EX/SR 24)

5.2 Education

5.2.1 Amendments to the Statutes of the Advisory Committee on RegionalCo-operation in Education in Asia and the Pacific (125 EX/10 andCorr., and 125 EX/42)


1. Having examined document 125 EX/10 and Corr. concerning thedraft amendments to the Statutes of the Advisory Committee onRegional Co-operation in Education in Asia and the Pacific,

2. Approves the amendments appended to this decision.

ANNEX

Article 3

1. The Committee shall be composed of specialists from MemberStates in Asia and the Pacific serving in a personal capacity.The Director-General shall, after consulting the authorities ofeach Member State of the region concerned, appoint one memberand one alternate from each Member State.

2. The normal term of office of members of the Committee andalternates shall be four years. Members of the Committee andalternates shall be eligible for reappointment. In the event ofresignation, incapacity or death of a member of the Committeeor alternate the Director-General shall appoint a replacementfor the remainder of the term.

3. In addition to the members of the Committee and alternates, theDirector-General may invite to sessions of the Committee, asnon- voting participants, persons who by reason of theirfunctions and special knowledge and experience can assist theCommittee in its work.

Article 6

The travel and subsistence expenses of members/alternates and otherpersons referred to in Article 3 shall be borne by Unesco, inaccordance with the provisions of the Organization's travel rules.However, Unesco will not bear the travel and subsistence expenses ofboth the member and the alternate to the same session.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

5.2.2 Implementation of 23 C/Resolution 27 concerning educational andcultural institutions in the occupied Arab territories: Report bythe Director-General (125 EX/11 and Add. and 125 EX/42)


1. Recallinq 23 C/Resolution 27 in which the General Conference,inter alla, invited the Director-General 'to appoint a leadingacademic personality with responsibility for conducting acomprehensive study of the conditions in which academicfreedoms are guaranteed and exercised in the occupied ArabTerritories, the said mission to gather the necessaryinformation in the occupied territories, hear testimony at theHeadquarters of the Organization and' prepare a report to besubmitted, when completed, to the Executive Board forconsideration at a future session',


125 EX/Decisions

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Having examined the report of the Director-General containeddocument 125 EX/11 and Add.,

Noting that as a consequence,the occupation authorities that mission take place

the Director-General proposed

October 1986,

Takes note of document 125 EX/11 and Add.;

in

toin

Invites the Director-General to take all measures necessary forthe accomplishment of the mission of the academic personalitywhom he has designated, on the understanding that that missionshall also investigate the new developments mentioned in theaforesaid report;

Decides to consider this question at its 126th session on thebasis of the report to be submitted by the Director-General.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

5.2.3 Preparation of the draft questionnaire for the Fifth Consultation ofMember States on the implementation of the Convention andRecommendation against Discrimination in Education (125 EX/12)


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Referring to 23 C/Resolution 2.5 in which the GeneralConference reaffirmed the importance of the Convention andRecommendation against Discrimination in Education and recalledthat the presentation by Member States of periodic reports onthe implementation of those instruments was a constitutionalobligation and that States Parties to the Convention hadfurther assumed the obligation, under Article 7 of thatinstrument, to submit similar reports periodically to theGeneral Consequence,

Recalling that in 121 EX/Decision 5.2.3, concerning the FourthConsultation of Member States on the. implementation of theConvention and Recommendation, it noted, once again, that theprocedure for the periodic consultation of Member States on theimplementation of the two instruments enables the Organizationto ascertain both the extent to which Member States are givingeffect to the Convention and Recommendation and the obstaclesthey encounter, and constitutes an effective reminder of theobjectives sought and of the norms laid down by theseinstruments,

Having examined the report of the Committee on Conventions andRecommendations and the draft questionnaire adopted by thisCommittee (125 EX/12),

questionnaire for the Fifth Consultation of

Recalls that, in accordance with the timetable for the FifthConsultation of Member States on the implementation of theConvention and Recommendation, which was adopted by the GeneralConference, Member States should have ten months from the dateof dispatch of the questionnaire in order to prepare theirreplies and submit them to the Director-General;

Urges Member States to make renewed efforts to publicize andimplement the Convention and Recommendation and, in the contextof the fifth periodic consultation, to submit complete reports,following the approved questionnaire, on the measures taken bythem to implement, the provisions of those instruments;

Again urges Member States that have not yet done so to becomeparties to the Convention.

(125 EX/SR 24)



5.2.4 Statutes of the Consultative Committee on the Regional Programme forthe Eradication of Illiteracy in Africa (125 EX/13 and 125 EX/2)


1. Having examined document 125 EX/13,

2. Approves the Statutes of the Consultative Committee on theRegional Programme for the Eradication of Illiteracy in Africa,the text of which is appended to this decision.

ANNEX

STATUTES OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THEREGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE ERADICATION OF

ILLITERACY IN AFRICA

Article 1

A Consultative Committee of the Regional Programme for the Era-dication of Illiteracy in Africa (hereinafter referred to as 'theCommittee') is hereby established.

Article 2

The function of the Committee will be to advise the Director-General on the implementation of the Regional Programme for the Era-dication of Illiteracy in Africa, particularly as regards the Pro-gramme's general thrust and ways and means of implementing the acti-vities to be undertaken under it, and to formulate opinions on mea-sures which the Organization might take to enable the Programme'sobjectives to be achieved more rapidly.

Article 3

1. The Committee shall be composed of educational policy-makers ofMember States of Africa, serving in a personal capacity and selectedin such a way as to ensure that the Committee has technical exper-tise in the various fields of action to counter illiteracy,especially as regards educational policy and planning, the extensionand renewal of primary education and the development of literacyteaching for young people and adults. The Director-General, afterconsulting the authorities of all the States participating in theRegional Programme for the Eradication of Illiteracy in Africa,shall appoint one member and one alternate member from each State.

2. The normal term of office of members and alternate members ofthe Committee shall be four years. However, when appointing thefirst members and alternate members of the Committee, the Director-General shall designate those whose first terms will expire on 31December 1988, it being understood that the first term of the otherswill expire on 31 December 1990. The terms of office of members andalternate members of the Comittee are renewable. In the event of theresignation, incapacity or death of a member or alternate member ofthe Committee, the Director-General shall appoint a replacement forthe remainder of the term.

Article 4

1. The Director-General shall convene the Committee, if possible,in ordinary session once every two years. He may convene specialsessions if he considers it necessary.

2. The Director-General shall draw up the agenda for the sessionsof the Committee.

3. At each of its sessions, the Committee shall elect a chairman,one or more vice-chairmen and a rapporteur, who shall constitute theBureau of the Committee. The Bureau of the Committee shall remain inoffice until the following session.

Article 5

1. In addition to the members of the Committee or their alter-nates, the Director-General may invite to sessions of the Committee,as participants without the right to vote, persons who, on accountof their functions and special knowledge and experience, can assistthe Committee in its work.



2. Alternate members, when not replacing regular members, mayaccompany them at the sessions of the Committee.

Article 6

1. Member States and Associate Members of Unesco may sendobservers to sessions of the Committee.

2. The United Nations and other organizations of the UnitedNations system with which Unesco has concluded mutual representationagreements may send representatives to sessions of the Committee.

3. The Director-General may invite the following to send observersto sessions of the Committee:

(a) organizations of the United Nations system with whichUnesco has not concluded mutual representation agreements;

(b) intergovernmental organizations;

(c) international non-governmental organizations, inaccordance with the Directives concerning Unesco'srelations with international non-governmentalorganizations.

Article 7

The travel and subsistence expenses of the members andalternate members of the Committee and of the other personsmentioned in Article 5, paragraph 1, shall be borne by Unesco, inaccordance with the Organization's travel rules. Unesco shall not,however, bear travel and subsistence expenses for a regular memberand his alternate at the same session.

Article 8

1. The Director-General shall designate members of the UnescoSecretariat to represent him on the Committee, without the right tovote.

2. The Secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by theUnesco Secretariat.

Article 9

1. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure, which shallbe submitted to the Director-General for approval.

2. After each session, the Committee shall present a report on itswork and its recommendations to the Director-General.

Article 10.

These Statutes may be amended by the Executive Board on its owninitiative or on the proposal of the Director-General.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 3)

5.2.5 Implementation of the Regional Conventions on the Recognition ofStudies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education (125 EX/36 and125 EX/42)


1. Having considered document 125 EX/36,

2. Gratified with the progress made in the establishment ofstandards for the recognition of studies, diplomas and degreesin higher education,

3. Reaffirming the importance of the conventions on the recogni-tion of studies, diplomas and degrees in higher education andtheir application in the development of regional and inter-national co-operation in the field of higher education,

4. Recalling resolution 1.262 adopted by the General Conference atits fifteenth session, by which it authorized the Director-General 'to continue comparative studies in specific dis-ciplines and carry out inquiries and studies on the expediency



and practicability of preparing an international convention onthe recognition and the validity of degrees, diplomas andcertificates issued by establishments of higher learning andresearch in all countries',

Urges Member States to consider the possibility of ratifyingconventions adopted for the regions to which they belong aswell as accession to other regional conventions,

Recommends to the Director-General that he facilitateco-operation between the committees for the application ofthese conventions;

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8.

Invites the Director-General to continue monitoring thepositive results for higher education achieved by theapplication of the regional conventions, and to report on it tothe Executive Board at the appropriate time:

Invites the Director-General to propose, in the Draft Programmeand Budget for 1988-1989, activities aimed at reviewing andcontinuing work on the desirability and possibility ofpreparing an international convention on the recognition andvalidity of degrees, diplomas and certificates issued byestablishments of higher learning and research in allcountries, taking into account international experience in thismatter.

(l25 EX/SR 1 and 25)

5.3 Natural sciences and their application to development

5.3.1 Invitations to the second Conference of Ministers Responsible forthe Application of Science and Technology to Development in Africa(CASTAFRICA II) (125 EX/14 and Corr., and 125 EX/42)


1. Having regard to the Director-General's proposal contained inparagraph 09205 of the Organization's Approved Programme andBudget for 1986-1987 concerning the convening of the secondConference (category II) of Ministers Responsible for theApplication of Science and Technology to Development in AfricaCASTAFRICA II),

2. Having regard to the provisions of the Regulations for thegeneral classification of the various categories of meetingsconvened by Unesco,

3. Having considered document 125 EX/14 and Corr.invitations said Conference of Ministers,

concerning

4. Decides:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

that invitations to participate in the second Conference(category II ) of Ministers Responsible for the Application

of Science and Technology to Development in Africa(CASTAFRICA II) shall be sent to the Member States listedin paragraph 9 of document 125 EX/14 and to any otherState in Africa that might become a member of Unesco priorto the opening of the Conference;

that invitations to send observers to the Conference shallbe sent to all Member States and Associate Members ofUnesco, other than those mentioned in subparagraph (a)above, and to any other State that becomes a member ofUnesco prior to the opening of the Conference;

that invitations to send observers to the Conference shallbe extended to the following non-Member States: Republicof Djibouti, Holy See and any other State belonging to theregion that becomes a member of any organization of theUnited Nations system prior to the opening of theConference;

that invitations to send observers to the Conference shallbe extended to the African Liberation Movements recognizedby the OAU listed in paragraph 11 of document 125 EX/14,



(e) that invitations to send representatives to the Conferenceshall be sent to the organizations of the United Nationssystem with which Unesco has concluded a mutualrepresentation agreement, listed indocument 125 EX/14,

paragraph 12 of

(f) that the international organizations listed inparagraphs 12 (ii) and 13 of document 125 EX/l4 shall beinvited to send observers to the Conference;

(g) that invitations to send observers to the Conference besent to the foundations and national aid agencies listedin paragraph 14 of document 125 EX/14, to which thefollowing should be added: 'Cartagena Agreement Board'.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

5.4 Culture and communication

5.4.1 Jerusalem and the implementation of 23 C/Resolution 11.3 (125 EX/15and Add.1, and 125 EX/42)

The

1.

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Executive Board,

Recallingthe provisions of the Constitution of Unesco relatingto the conservation and protection of and respect for thenatural heritage and cultural property, especially property ofoutstanding universal value,

Recalling the Hague Convention and Protocol of 1954 concerningthe protection of cultural property in the event of armedconflict,

Recalling that the conventions, recommendations and resolutionsthat have been adopted by the international community on behalfof the natural heritage and cultural property demonstrate theimportance for humanity of safeguarding such property,

Considering that it is of importance to the entireinternational community that the natural and cultural heritageshould be protected,

Considering the unique role of the city of Jerusalem in thehistory of humanity as a holy city for the three monotheisticreligions that share the same philosophical, ethical andreligious values, which are fundamental for more than 2,000million people in all the continents of the world,

Considering that the historic city of Jerusalem constitutes ahomogeneous, balanced and unique cultural property ofoutstanding universal value, and that accordingly theinternational community has deemed it to be one of theinvaluable and irreplaceable properties of humanity as a whole,worthy of being included on the World Heritage List,

Considering that it is the eternal vocation of Jerusalem topromote peace and understanding among men, in accordance withthe message that was delivered there,

Having examined the Director-General's report on this matter(125 EX/15 and Add.l),

Takes note of the report by Professor Lemaire (125 EX/15Add.l), and in particular of the cessation of archaeologicalexcavations in the holy city of Jerusalem;

Requests consequently that, in accordance with the provisionsof the 1954 Hague Convention and the resolution of the General

Conference adopted at its ninth session (New Delhi, 1956), noexcavation should be resumed;

Recalls that the Israeli occupation of the city entails risksfor the safeguarding of its essential vocation;



Recalls and reaffirms the previous decisions adopted by theExecutive Board, which seek to ensure the safeguarding of allthe spiritual, cultural, historical and other values of theholy city;

Deplores the fact that assaults and attempted assaults havebeen perpetrated on the holy places of Islam, which constitutesa grave derogation from the ecumenical vocation of the city,and requests, consequently, that the occupation authoritiesshould reinforce security measures so as to prevent any furtherattempted assault:

Urges the Israeli occupation authorities to follow upimmediately the recommendation of the Executive Board at its120th session regarding the effects of the digging of a tunnelalong the western wall of Haram Al-Sharif (Professor Lemaire'sreports of 19 March 1985 and 28 July 1986);

Thanks the Director-General for all that he has done to ensurethe application of Unesco resolutions and decisions regardingthe occupied city of Jerusalem:

Invites the Director-General to submit a synoptic report to itat its 127th session on the application of Unesco resolutionsand decisions regarding the cultural heritage of Jerusalem;

Requests the Director-General to launch a solemn appeal to theinternational community to contribute to the financing of theworks for safeguarding the Islamic cultural and religiousheritage in order to support the efforts of the Waqf, the ownerof this heritage;

Decides to include this question on the agenda of its 127thsession with a view to taking such decisions as may be requiredby the situation obtaining at that time.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

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5.4.2 Invitations to the Intergovernmental Conference on CommunicationPolicies in the Arab States (ARABCOM) (125 EX/32 and Corr., and125 Ex/42)


1. Having examined document 125 EX/32 and Corr.,

2. Decides:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

that invitations to participate with the right to vote inthe Intergovernmental Conference on Communication Policiesin the Arab States (ARABCOM) will be addressed to allMember States in the Arab region and to any other State inthat region that may become a member of Unesco prior tothe opening of the Conference;

that invitations to send observers to the conference willbe addressed to all Unesco Member States and AssociateMembers not invited under the preceding paragraph (a) aswell as to any other State which may become a member ofUnesco prior to the opening of the Conference;

that invitations to send observers to the Conference willbe addressed to the States mentioned in paragraph 10 ofdocument 125 EX/32 Corr., which are not members of Unescobut which are members of another organization of theUnited Nations system:

that invitations to send observers to the Conference willbe addressed to the African liberation movementsrecognized by the OAU mentioned in paragraph 12 ofdocument 125 EX/32 and also to the Palestine LiberationOrganization recognized by the League of Arab States;

that invitations to send representatives to the Conferencewill be addressed to the organizations of the UnitedNations system with which Unesco has concluded mutualrepresentation agreements and which are listed inparagraph 14 of document 125 EX/32;



(f) that invitations to send observers to the Conference willbe addressed to the organizations, foundations and insti-tutions mentioned in paragraph 16 of document 125 EX/32 aswell as to the following organizations:

under the heading: Other intergovernmental organizations:

- The Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool;

under the heading: Institutions and foundations:

- Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung;

- Hanns-Seidl Stiftung.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

5.4.3 Replenishment of the World Heritage Fund (125 EX/33 and 125 EX/42)


1.

2.

Having examined document 125 EX/33,

Recalling that the Convention for the Protection of the WorldCultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by the GeneralConference at its seventeenth session,

3. Considering that 91 States have now ratified, accepted ora c c e d e d t o C o n v e n t i o n ,

4. Considering the continuing importance of identifying, preserv-ing, protecting and presenting the world's cultural and naturalheritage,

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6.

Noting that threats to that heritage are constantly increasing,

furthermore that the resources of the World Heritagenot adequate to respond to the increasing number of

requests to the World Heritage Committee for technical co-operation for the safeguarding of that heritage,

7. Recalling the terms of Article 16, paragraph 1, of the Con-vention which stipulate that States Parties undertake to payregularly to the World Heritage Fund contributions, the amountof which, in the form of a uniform percentage applicable to allStates,Parties,

shall be determined by the General Assembly of States

8. Noting that the General Assembly at each of its sessions hasdecided that this amount should represent one per cent of thecontribution of States Parties to the regular budget of Unesco,

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12.

Recalling that paragraph 2 of Article 16 provides that eachState may declare, at the time of deposit of its instruments ofratification, acceptance or accession, that it shall not bebound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of that Article,

Recalling also the terms of Article 16, paragraph 4, of theConvention which provide that the contributions of StatesParties which have made the declaration foreseen in paragraph 2of that Article should not be less than the contributions whichthey should have paid if they had been bound by the provisionsof paragraph 1 of the same Article,

Appeals to Member States that have not become parties to theWorld Heritage Convention to examine the possibility of becom-ing parties thereto;

Appeals to all States Parties, whether or not they have madethe declaration foreseen in Article 16, paragraph 2, to paypromptly and regularly to the World Heritage Fund the equi-valent of at least one per cent of their contribution to theregular budget of Unesco, in order to increase the resourceswhich are needed to ensure the safeguarding of World Heritagesites.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)



ITEM 6 RELATIONS WITH MEMBER STATES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

6.1 Operational activities for development

6.1.1 Triennial review of the policy of the United Nations system in thefield of operational activities for development (125 EX/16, Part I,and 125 EX/42)


1. Having examined Part I of document 125 EX/l6 and the report onthe triennial review of the policy of the United Nations systemin the field of operational activities for(A/41/350) and bearing in

developmentmind ECOSOC resolution E/1986/74

adopted at its second session in 1986,

2. Considering that this report contains a useful collection ofinformation on the subject covered and that the analyses itprovides on many points make a valuable contribution to thecollective appraisal required in order to bring about constant-ly needed improvements in the operational action of all theorganizations of the system,

3. Associates itself fully with ECOSOC's reaffirmation (in itsresolution E/1986/74) of the exclusive responsibility of therecipient countries in both formulating priorities and objec-tives for national development and in specifying the arrange-ments needed on the spot to co-ordinate co-operation fordevelopment:

4. Recognizes the constant need to strengthen co-ordination andcomplementarity of agencies and their governing bodies withinthe United Nations system through permanent consultation amongthe parties concerned by finding practical means, particularlywithin the ACC and through improved information to the govern-ing bodies of the Specialized Agencies;

5. Emphasizes that, while UNDP should continue its role as co-ordinator for operational activities within the United Nationssystem, full use should be made of the technical expertise ofthe Specialized Agencies for the benefit of the countriesconcerned;

6. Reaffirms its support for the aim of more coherent actionwithin the United Nations system at country level and for therole of the Resident Co-ordinator, particularly concerning theuse of the UNDP country programming process as a framework forall operational activities,Resolution 32/197;

in accordance with General Assembly

7. Requests the continuation of efforts to harmonize, more than inthe past, the operational procedures of the organizations ofthe United Nations system engaged in operational activities fordevelopment in areas such as project formulation and presenta-tion, procurement, evaluation and follow-up activities;

8. Further associates itself with the views expressed in reportA/41/350 as to the need to increase resources provided formultilateral co-operation within the framework of the UnitedNations system, ensuring that these resources are used in themost effective way and that they meet in particular the needsof the least developed countries;

ECOSOC to organizations oftheir programmes and pro-

jects in such a way- as to strengthen technical co-operationamong developing countries;

10. Emphasizes the importance of taking into account both quantita-tive and qualitative criteria in preparing and implementingdevelopment projects and of ensuring that questions concerningdevelopment are approached within the system as a whole from amultidisciplinary and interdisciplinary viewpoint.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)



6.1.2 Financing of operational activities for development within theframework of Unesco (125 EX/16, Part II and 125 EX/42)


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Having examined Part II of the Director-General's report onoperational activities implemented by Unesco (125 EX/16),

Takes note of the efforts made to strengthen relations withdevelopment funding sources and to mobilize support foroperational activities undertaken by Unesco;

Emphasizes the priority that should be accorded in technicalco-operation activities to human resources development andinstitution-building for this purpose in particular in view ofthe role of Unesco in these fields;

Requests the Director-General to submit to the Executive Boardin his next report on operational activities details regardingrates of implementation of projects funded from extra-budgetarysources;

Having regard to the importance of technical co-operation amongdeveloping countries (TCDC) in the fields of competence ofUnesco,

Requests the Director-General to identify, in consultation withMember States, common problems of developing countries andopportunities for joint action among them through formulatingand implementing projects in the above-mentioned fields;

Stresses that TCDC should be an integral and central part ofthe full range of development co-operation activities andshould not be restricted to a separate programme;

Decides to examine TCDC in depth at a future session of theBoard;

Expresses its gratitude to Member States and developmentfunding bodies for the valuable support they provide to theoperational activities carried out by Unesco and expresses thehope that they will sustain and broaden such co-operation.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

6.2 Procedures for dealing with requests by international non-governmental organizations (other than those in categories A and B)to be represented by observers at future General Conferences‘(125 EX/l7 and 125 EX/43)


1. Having considered the document submitted to it by theDirector-General on the procedure for admitting internationalnon-governmental organizations, other than those in categoriesA and B, to the sessions of the General Conference (125 EX/17)and the the Committee onNon-Governmental Organizations (125 EX/43),

International

2. Considering the procedure that it adopted at its 88th sessionconcerning the invitation of international non-governmentalorganizations in category C to the sessions of the GeneralConference (88 EX/Decision 3.1 (V)),

3. Recalling that, at that session, the Executive Board decided toinvite the Director-General:

(a) to continue sending the provisional agenda of the sessionsof the General Conference to non-governmentalorganizations in category C for information;

(b) to establish a list of organizations in that categorywhich, at least one month before the opening of anysession of the General Conference, have asked to sendobservers to it;


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6.

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9.

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(c) to submit this list, without any additional information onthe organizations concerned, to the Executive Board at itssession preceding the opening of the General Conference,

and when considering this list, to take a single decisioneither to recommend or not to recommend to the GeneralConference the admission of observers from all theorganizations appearing on the list, without discussingindividual cases,

Considering further that, in accordance with Article IV E.13 ofthe Constitution and Rule 17 of the Rules of Procedure of theGeneral Conference, the General Conference, on the rec-ommendation of the Executive Board, may admit as observers tosome of its sessions or sessions of its Commissions represen-tatives of international non-governmental or semi-governmentalOrganizations not maintaining any category of relations withUnesco but that no procedure exists for the exercise of thisprerogative,

t h a t ,Noting by virtue of these provisions, the procedureprovided for by 88 EX/Decision 3.1 (V), with the exception ofparagraph 3(a), has, since the 105th session of the ExecutiveBoard, also been applied to international non-governmentalorganizations not maintaining official relations with Unesco,

Bearing in mind that the case of international non-governmentalorganizations maintaining unofficial relations with Unesco,unlike that of organizations already admitted to category C,has not been examined in the light of the Directives concerningUnesco's relations with non-governmental organizations, theresolutions of the General Conference and the decisions of theExecutive Board concerning NGOs,

Considers therefore that in future a distinction should bedrawn between such organizations according to whether or notthey maintain official relations with Unesco in conformity withthe Directives;

Decides that the procedure described in paragraph 3 above shallbe maintained in respect of international non-governmentalorganizations maintaining mutual information relations withUnesco (category C);

Requests the Director-General to draw up a separate list ofinternational non-governmental organizations not maintainingofficial relations with Unesco which, at least one month beforethe opening of any session of the General Conference, haveasked to send observers to it, to notify the Board of thereasons invoked by those organizations which would justifytheir taking part in the examination of specific items of theGeneral Conference's agenda and to provide it at the same timewith information concerning the goals pursued by thoseorganizations, the geographical distribution of their membersand the conformity of the statements submitted by them with theresolutions of the General Conference and the decisions of theExecutive Board concerning NGOs;

Recalls that all the organizations concerned are required, atthe time of submitting their requests and irrespective of theirstatus, to indicate 'the items of the Conference's agenda inthe examination of which their representatives would like totake part', in accordance with Article IV.1 of the Directives;

Decides that the participation of such organizations asobservers in the sessions of the General Conference shall belimited exclusively to the working meetings relating to theitems of the agenda indicated.

(125 EX/SR 25)

6.3 Information on the use made of subventions by those internationalnon-governmental organizations that have received them underUnesco's programme (125 EX/l8 and 125 EX/43)


1. Mindful of the valuable advisory function of non-governmentalorganizations within Unesco and their important role in the



implementation of Unesco's programmes at a time when theOrganization is striving to decentralize its activities,

2. Recalling 22 C/Resolution 15.5, paragraph 5, stating 'that theinternational non-governmental organizations should continue tobe subject to a careful and individual examination in the lightof the Directives in force',

3.

4.

5.

6.

Having considered the document entitled 'Information on the usemade of subventions by those international non-governmentalorganizations that have received them under Unesco's programme'(125 EX/18),

Decides to undertake a prospective study on Unesco's relationswith non-governmental organizations, which would review:

(a) the present and potential contributions of non-governmental organizations to the fulfilment of Unesco'sobjectives;

(b) existing and desirable directives and administrativeprocedures relating to Unesco's relations with non-governmental organizations, particularly those concerningthe granting of subventions and the awarding of contractsand the accountability of the recipient organizations;

(c) the geographic location and spread of non-governmentalorganizations which maintain relations with Unesco, with aview to increasing participation in different regions,

and which shall comprise recommendations and be submitted tothe Executive Board at its 126th session;

Further decides to set up a working group composed of thefollowing members: Mr C. Aboussouan (Lebanon), Mr G.V. Ouranov(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics),Mr A. Teferra (Ethiopia),

Mr S. Singh (India).Mr A. Wagner de Reyna (Peru) and

Mr E.G. Whitlam (Australia), to carry out in consultation withthe NGO Standing Committee the prospective study referred toabove:

Invites the Director-General to make available to the workinggroup all relevant documentation and such other assistance asmay be required.

(125 EX/SR 25)

6.4 Relations with the International Organization of Space Communica-tions (INTERSPUTNIK) (125 Ex/19 and Add., and 125 EX/42)


1. Having considered document 125 EX/19 and Add. concerning theeffective relations that might be established between Unescoand the International Organization of(INTERSPUTNIK),

Space Communications

2. Recalling Article 1, in particular paragraph 2(a), of theConstitution of Unesco and resolution 4/22 adopted by theGeneral Conference at its twenty-first session relating tointernational telecommunication tariffs, especially para-graph 2, in which it invited the Director-General to com-municate the said resolution to the International Telecommuni-cation Union and to the INTELSAT and INTERSPUTNIK organizationsand to seek their collaboration',

3. Recalling further the relevant resolutions of Unesco in thefield of communication, which should guide any discussion andto which any agreement should refer,

4. Authorizes the Director-General to enter into negotiations withthe Director-General of INTERSPUTNIK with a view to drawing upa draft co-operation agreement between Unesco and the Inter-national Organization of Space Communications (INTERSPUTNIK) infields of interest to both organizations from the standpoint oftheir respective constitutional responsibilities;



5. Invites the Director-General to report to the Executive Boardat one of its subsequent sessions on the state of negotiations,to provide it with any further information it may require and,at the appropriate time,for examination.

to submit the draft agreement to it

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

6.6 Draft agreement between Unesco and the International Centre for theBantu Civilizations (CICIBA) (125 EX/31 Rev. and 125 EX/42)


1. Recalling that, in 120 EX/Decision 6.6, it authorized theDirector-General to negotiate with the President of the Admin-istrative Council of the International Centre for the BantuCivilizations (CICIBA) for the purpose of preparing a draftagreement establishing a working relationship between Unescoand CICIBA and invited him to submit that draft for theapproval of the Board at a subsequent session,

2. Having examined the report by the Director-General entitled'Draft agreement between Unesco and the International Centrefor the Bantu Civilizations' (125 EX/31 Rev.) and the actualdraft agreement annexed to that document,

3. Approves the draft agreement;

4. Authorizes the Director-General to sign it on behalf of Unesco.

(125 EX/SR 1, 3 and 25)

6.7 Relations with the Andean Parliament (125 EX/35)


1. Having examined document 125 EX/35 submitted by the Director-General concerning the possibility of establishing relationsbetween the Andean Parliament and Unesco,

2. Authorizes the Director-General to enter into negotiations withthe President of the Andean Parliament, in accordance withArticle XI, paragraph 1, of Unesco's Constitution, with a viewto the preparation of a draft agreement concerning the establ-ishment of formal relations between Unesco and the AndeanParliament;

3. Invites the Director-General to submit the draft agreement tothe Executive Board for its approval.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 3)

6.8 Draft Agreement between Unesco and the Andean Parliament (125 EX/44)


1. Recalling that at the present session it authorized theDirector-General to enter into negotiations with the Presidentof the Andean Parliament with a view to preparing a draftagreement between Unesco and the said Parliament and invitedhim to submit that draft to the Executive Board for itsapproval,

2. Having considered the document submitted by the Director-General, entitled 'Draft Agreement between Unesco and theAndean Parliament' (125 EX/44),

3. Approves the draft agreements;

4. Authorizes the Director-General to sign it on Unesco's behalf.

(125 EX/SR 24 and 27)



ITEM 7 ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL QUESTIONS

7.1 Proposed transfers between appropriation lines within the budget for1986-1987 (125 EX/21 and 125 EX/41)


1. Having examined document 125 EX/21, concerning the transfersproposed by the Director-General within the 1986-1987 budget,in accordance with the terms of the Appropriation Resolutionapproved by the General Conference at its twenty-third session(23 C/Resolution 21, paragraph 1.A (c)(i) and (e)), and thereport of its(135 EX/41),

Finance and Administrative Commission thereon

2. Approves:

(a) transfers to cover increasesaccount of inflation:

Appropriation Line

in goods and services on

T o From$ $

PART I - GENERAL POLICY

1. General Conference2. Executive Board3. Directorate4. Services of the Directorate

Total Part I

48,600 -37,400 -11,300 -26,300

123,600 -

PART 1I.A - MAJOR PROGRAMMES

MP IIIIIIIVVVI.VIIVIIIIXXXIXIIXIIIXIV

Total Fart II.A 1,503,400

18,900172,700107,100202,80098,200

183,40073,30088,40058,700

262,000162,30020,40054,400

800

PART II.B - GENERAL PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES

1. Copyright 14,900 -2. Statistics 25,000 -3. Unesco Courier and Periodicals 14,800 -4. External Relations and Public

Information 153,800 -

Total Part II.B 208,500 -

Total Fart II 1,711,900 -

PART III - PROGRAMME SUPPORTING SERVICES 22,600 -

PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVESERVICES 58,000 -

PART V - COMMON SERVICES 207,800 -

PART VII - APPROPRIATION RESERVE 2,123,900

Total (a) 2,123,900 2,123,900



(b) transfers to reflect changes in administrative

arrangements:

Appropriation Line

PART II.A - MAJOR PROGRAMMES

MP VIII

t o$

PART II.B - GENERAL PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES

4. External Relations and PublicInformation 279,000

Total (b) 279,000

Total (a) + (b) 2,402,900

From$

279,000

279,000

2,402,900

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

7.2 Gifts, bequests and subventions, and report on theestablishment and closure of Trust Funds, Reserveand Special Accounts (125 EX/22 and Add., and 125 EX/41)


1. Recalling that Articles 6.6 and 6.7 of the FinancialRegulations of the Organization stipulate that:

'6.6 Trust Funds, Reserve and Special Accounts may beestablished by the Director-General and shall be reportedto the Executive Board;

6.7 The purpose and limit of each trust fund, reserve and special account shall be clearly defined by theappropriate authority. The Director-General may, whennecessary in connection with the purposes of a trust fund,reserve or special account, prepare special financialregulations to govern the operations of such funds andaccounts and shall report thereon to the Executive Board.Unless otherwise provided, such funds and accounts shallbe administered in accordance with the present FinancialRegulations.',

2. Having examined' the report of the Director-General on theamendments to the financial regulations of the HeadquartersUtilization Fund (125 EX/22) and the advice given on theseamendments by the Headquarters Committee (125 EX/22 Add.), aswell as the new special financial regulations of the PublicInformation, Liaison and Relations Fund, which will replace thePublic Information and Liaison Fund and the Special Account forPublic Relations Activities,

3. Takes note of the amendments to the financial regulations ofthe Headquarters Utilization Fund and of the special financialregulations of the Public Information, Liaison and RelationsFund.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

7.3 Review of budgeting techniques: Establishment of the Draft Programmeand Budget for 1988-1989 (24 C/5) on the basis of a constant or acurrent dollar (125 EX/23 and 125 EX/41)


1. Recalling that, at its twenty-third session, the GeneralConference decided in resolution 47 that the Executive Boardshould pursue, at its 125th session, the examination ofbudgeting techniques (value of the constant dollar),


125 EX/Decisions

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

- page 42

Recalling further that the General Conference, in the sameresolution 47, delegated to the Executive Board the authorityto decide whether the Draft Programme and Budget for 1988-1989(24 C/5) should be established on the basis of a constant or acurrent dollar,

Having examined document 125 EX/23, which summarizes thediscussions held in the Executive Board and the GeneralConference in the past and most recently in 1985 at thetwenty-third session of the General Conference,of i t s Finance

and the reportand Administrative Commission thereon

(125 EX/41),

Requests the Director-General in drawing up the Draft Programmeand Budget for 1988-1989 (24 C/5) - the third and last bienniumof the second Medium-Term Plan -dollar value (exchange rate)

to apply the same constantas that used for the preceding

biennia (i.e. 22 C/5 and 23 C/5);

Further requests the Director-General to prepare for theExecutive Board at its 126th session and for the GeneralConference at its twenty-fourthtabular form updating,

session budget documents inat the level of major programmes and

programmes,basis of

the budget estimates in document 24 C/5 on the(i) the exchange rate of the United States dollar

against the French franc and the Swiss franc prevailing at thetime of their examination of the Draft Programme and Budget for1988-1989, and (ii) cost variations due to inflation estimatedfor 1986-1987 and 1988-1989;

Further requests the Director-General to inform the ExecutiveBoard at an appropriate session in 1988 about the Report of theJoint Inspection Unit on its study 'Budgets of theorganizations of the United Nationsand to make proposals, if

system, some comparisons'any on possible lessons to be

derived therefrom to the benefit of the budgeting techniques ofUnesco for the budgetary periods within the next Medium-TermPlan;

Notes that other essential components of the Organization'sbudgeting techniques, in particular the separate calculation ofinflation costs and the separate treatment of currencyfluctuation, will continue to be applied in document 24 C/5, inline with resolution 44 adopted by the General Conference atits twenty-second session:

Invites the Director-General to keep under review the budgetingtechniques used by the Organization, with a view to furtherrefinements and improvements, and to inform the Executive Boardabout any new developments in this respect.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

7.4 Financial report and audited financial statements relating 'to theaccounts of Unesco for the financial period ended 31 December 1985and report by the External Auditor (125 EX/24 and Add., and125 EX/41)


1. Having examined document 125 EX/24 and Add.,

2. Commends the Director-General for the sound financialmanagement of the Organization in accordance with the FinancialRegulations and legislative authority, as reflected in theFinancial the Director-General and the ExternalAuditor's

Report ofreport on the accounts of the Organization for

1984-1985;

3. Decides to transmit the report of the External Auditor togetherwith the audited financial statements on the accounts of Unescofor the financial period ended 31 December 1985 to the GeneralConference.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)



7.5 Financial report and audited financial statements relating to theUnited Nations Development Programme as at 31 December 1985, andreport by the External Auditor (125 EX/25 and Add., and 125 EX/41)


1. Having examined document 125 EX/25 and Add.,

2. Approves on behalf of the General Conference, as authorizedunder 23 C/Resolution 33.2 adopted by the General Conference atits twenty-third session, the report of the External Auditortogether with the audited financial statements relating to theUnited Nations Development Programme as at 31 December 1985.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

7.6 Report on the state of the account for end-of-service grantsand indemnities( 1 2 5 E X / 2 6 a n d 1 2 5 E X / 4 1 )


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Recalling resolution 38 adopted by the General Conference ati t s twenty-third session, concerning the Report on theestablishment, operation and financing of an account forend-of-service grants and indemnities,

Having examined the report of the Director-General on the stateof the account for end-of-service grants and indemnities(125 EX/26) and the report of its Financial and Adminis-trative Commission on this subject (125 EX/41),

Notes with approval the steps taken by the Director-Generalwith regard to staff reduction and redeployment following thewithdrawal of Member States from the Organization - measureswhich involve the payment of end-of-service grants andindemnities in accordance with the relevant Staff Regulationsand Rules;

Authorizes, by virtue of the authority which has been speciallydelegated to it by the General Conference, the Director-Generalto use an additional sum of $2 million provisionally for thepayment of end-of-service grants and indemnities, to befinanced from the excess in miscellaneous income for 1984-1985;

Decides that the sum advanced from miscellaneous income for the1984-1985 financial period to finance the account for end-of-service grants and indemnities, increased by such interest asit could have earned, will be replenished in three equalbiennial instalments in 1988-1989, 1990-1991 and 1992-1993;

Requests the Director-General to submit a further report on thestate of the account for end-of-service grants and indemnitiesto the Executive Board at its 127th session.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

7.7 by the Director-General on staff questions (125 EX/27 and/41)


1.

2.

3.

4.

Having examined the report by the Director-General on thesituation regarding staff questions at the end of the secondphase of the staff reduction and redeployment exercise,

Takes note of the information provided on the steps taken inthe framework of this exercise by the Secretariat, whichsupplements that already given in document 124 EX/39;

Approves the measures adopted by the Director-General, whichhave been implemented in a humane and harmonious manner;

Encourages the Director-General to continue his efforts toeffect a continuous improvement in the quality of Secretariatservices, through the satisfactory integration of staff membersin posts to which they have been redeployed and through theirretraining.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)



7.8

7.9

7.10

Geographical distribution of the staff, and revision of the quotasystem (125 EX/28 and Corr. and 125 EX/41)


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Recalling resolution 41 adopted by the General Conference atits twenty-third session,

Having taken cognizance of document 125 EX/28, and inparticular the information that it contains on the question ofa possible revision of the quota system,

Notes with interest the developments in thedistribution of

geographicalthe staff and the prospects for the

implementation of the recruitment plan for 1986-1987;

Bearing in mind Article VI (4) of the Constitution, Requeststhe Director-General to continue, notwithstandingadministrative and budgetary constraints,

presentthe efforts already

made to widen the geographical distribution of posts within theSecretariat, taking into account the recommendations containedin 124 EX/Decision 7.6;

Invites the Director-General to report on this subject to theExecutive Board at its 127th session and to the GeneralConference at its twenty-fourth session;

Decides to pursue the examination of the question of therevision of the quota system at its 127th session, taking intoaccount the views expressed by the members of the Finance andAdministrative Commission at the present session as well as anyadditional information that the Director-General may wish tosubmit.

(125 EX/SR 1 and 25)

Consultations in accordance with Rule 54 of the Rules of Procedureof the Executive Board

The announcement to be found at the end of these decisions reportson the Board's deliberations on this subject.

(125 EX/SR 25)

Exercise of the functions of the External Auditor of theOrganization (125 EX/38)


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Recalling its discussion at the 124th session,

Further recalling decision 7.4 adopted at the same session,

Taking accountdocument 125 EX/38, recognizing

of the information supplied inthat an extraordinary situation

has developed in which the accounts of the Organization are notbeing externally audited, and mindful of the need for urgentaction, particularly in the light of the expressed wish of theDirector-General, during discussion of item 7.10 at the presentsession, that this situation should not continue,

Invites, as a provisional measure ('mesure conservatoire'), theDirector-General promptly to ensure that the external auditingof the accounts of Unesco is carried out, until a new ExternalAuditor is appointed by the General Conference, by requestingthe External Auditor of the International Labour Organisation(ILO) to provide services to carry out the external audit ofUnesco's accounts for 1986-1987;

Further invites the Director-General, should there be noindication by 31 October 1986 that the services of the ExternalAuditor of the ILO will be available, to request the ExternalAuditor of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)to carry out the external audit of Unesco's 1986-1987 accounts;

Further invites the Director-General, should there be noindication by 30 November 1986 that the External Auditor ofICAO will be available, to consult with the Executive Heads of



the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations system in orderto secure one of their Auditors to provide these services;

7. Requests the Director-General to conclude arrangements witheither the External Auditor of the IL0 or the External Auditorof the ICAO in accordance with the timing indicated inparagraphs 4 and 5;

8. Further requests the Director-General, in the event that he hasto consult the Executive Heads of the Specialized Agencies, toinform the Chairman of the Executive Board of the outcome ofhis consultations, and requests the Chairman of the ExecutiveBoard to consult the members of the Board by correspondence, inaccordance with Rule 55 of the Board's Rules of Procedure, andto take the appropriate decision;

9. Reiterates the invitation to the Director-General to take allnecessary steps, in consultation with Member States, for theappointment of a new External Auditor by the General Conferenceat its next session.

(125 EX/SR 20, 22 and 25)

ITEM 8 CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY QUESTIONS

8.1 Harmonization of constitutional and statutory texts followingamendments already made to the Constitution by the General Confer-ence at its seventh session concerning the holding every two yearsof the sessions of the General Conference and at its eighth sessionconcerning withdrawals of Member States (125 EX/29)


1. Recalling 124 EX/Decision 5.1.1, part III, on the subject of

t h e p o s s i b l e a m b i g u o u s o r i n c o n s i s t e n tc o n s t i t u t i o n a l a n d s t a t u t o r y t e x t s ,

2. Takes note of document 125 EX/29, which contains the report bythe Director-General on the subject of agenda item 8.1,prepared at the request of the Executive Board:

3. Expresses its gratitude to the Director-General for the qualityand comprehensiveness of his report;

4. Requests the Director-General to transmit to all Member Statesand Associate Members a copy of document 125 EX/29 togetherwith the corrected summary record of the Executive Board'sdebate on this item as well as a copy of this decision.

(125 EX/SR 14, 15, 17 and 19)

8.2 Examination of the measures necessary to specify what would be thefinancial obligations of a Member State which withdraws from theOrganization in the middle of a two-year budgetary period, includingthe possibility of a request for an advisory opinion from theInternational Court of Justice (125 EX/39)

The Executive Board

1.

2.

3.

4.

Having considered document 125 EX/39,

Recalling paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 of resolution 0.9, adoptedby the General Conference at its twenty-third session,

Recalling also 125 EX/Decision 8.1 concerning the harmonizationof constitutional and statutory texts following amendmentsalready made to the Constitution by the General Conference atits seventh session concerning the holding every two years ofthe sessions of the General Conference and at its eighthsession concerning withdrawals of Member States,

Expresses its gratitude to the Chairman and the other membersof the Group that was appointed at the 123rd session of theBoard, under the terms of 23 C/Resolution 0.9, to discuss withthe authorities of the State that withdrew at the end of 1984the question of its financial contributions to the Organization;


125 EX/Decisions

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

- page 46

Having noted that the discussions of that Group have notreached a final solution to the problems at hand,

Having examined all the measures necessary to specify whatwould be the financial obligations of a Member State thatwithdraws from the Organization in the middle of a two-yearbudgetary period, including the possibility of a request for anadvisory opinion from the International Court of Justice,

Requests the Group created at the 123rd session of the Board tocontinue discussions with the authorities of the State thatwithdrew from the Organization in 1984 on its financialrelations with the Organization;

Decides to report to the General Conference at itstwenty-fourth session the Board's conclusion that, of all thepossible measures examined with a view to clarifying for thefuture the obligations mentioned in paragraph 6 above, theoptimum measure would be that involving the amendment ofArticle II.6 of the Constitution to eliminate any ambiguity inits interpretation;

Also decides to study again at a later session of the Board thepossibility of requesting an advisory opinion from theInternational court of Justice.

(125 EX/SR 21, 22 and 25)

ITEM 9 OTHER BUSINESS

9.1 Celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Unesco


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of theUnesco to be a suitable occasion for evaluating the

life of the Organization in its various fields of activity,

Recalling that the General Conference at its eighth session,held in 1954, decided on the design that would become theemblem and distinctive sign of Unesco and that would be used asthe Organization's official seal (8 C/Resolution IV.1.8.2),

Emphasizing further all the measures taken since the eighthsession of the General Conference to protect the name of theOrganization and its distinctive emblem and official seal,

Noting that for a number of years now there has been a growingtendency to abandon the use of the Unesco acronym in theOrganization's editions, periodicals and supplies,

Reaffirms the basic principles of 8 C/Resolution IV.1.8.2;

Requests the Director-General to see to it that the originalpractice is resumed in respect of the Organization's editions,periodicals and supplies;

Invites the National Commissions of Member States to dolikewise with the agreement of the Organization.

(125 EX/SR 2-8, 23 and 26)

9.2 Report by the Director-General on the implementation of124 EX/Decision 8.1-8.2 (125 EX/30 and Add.)


1. Takes note of document 125 EX/30 and Add., together with thecontent of the Director-General's introduction andexplanations;

2. Invites the Director-General to pursue negotiations with theauthorities of the United Kingdom, having regard to thediscussion on this item, and to report to it at its nextsession on the results of the negotiations.

(125 EX/SR 21)



9.3 Consideration of the procedure to be followed for the appointment ofthe Director-General of the Organization

The announcement concerning the private meeting of 1 October 1986 atwhich this matter was considered, is to be found at the end of thesedecisions.

(125 EX/SR 20)

9.4 Tribute to the memory of Vittorino Veronese


1. Deeply moved by the news of the death of Vittorino Veronese,who was a member of the Executive Board from 1952 to 1958, itsChairman from 1956 to 1958, and Director-General of Unesco from1958 to 1961,

2. Recalling the invaluable contribution rendered to theOrganization by this eminent scholar and administrator,

3. Addresses its sincere condolences to his family and to thepeople and Government of Italy;

4. Renders a solemn tribute to the memory of Vittorino Veronese,an exemplary man of action with a lofty sense of responsibilityand devoted to the cause of international co-operation andsolidarity between peoples.

(125 EX/SR 1)

9.5 Implementation of the resolution on 'Peace, development andinternational scientific and cultural co-operation', adopted by theGeneral Conference at its twenty-third session

The Executive Board decided to resume consideration of this questionat its 126th session.

(125 EX/SR 2-8 and 27)

9.6 Celebration of the centenary of the birth of Marcus Mosiah Garvey,f i r s t N a t i o n a l H e r o o f J a m a i c a


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Considering that international celebration of the anniversariesof great intellectual and cultural personalities contributes tothe achievement of Unesco's aims and to internationalunderstanding,

Recalling the spirit of the resolution of the GeneralConference, according to which the international celebration ofthe anniversaries of outstanding personalities whose work isimbued with a spirit of universal understanding provides aninspiring example for present and future generations,

Noting that the year 1987 marks the 100th anniversary of thebirth of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, whose thought and action had aprofound impact on the history of the world between the twoworld wars, and who was an eminent theorist of culturalidentity and a father of Pan Africanism, apart from beingtotally involved in the struggle for African independence andcultural liberation,

Noting that in 1964 Marcus Garvey was declared Jamaica's firstNational Hero because of his catalytic role in theinternational movement against racism and for the recognitionof the equal dignity of human beings irrespective of race,creed and national origin,

Recognizing that the life and work of this international figureexercised considerable influence on the development of Africanliberation and made an impact on the development of Blackculture in the Caribbean, in Africa and in the United States ofAmerica,



6. Invites the Director-General to associate Unesco with thiscentenary celebration to the fullest extent possible.

(125 EX/SR 26)

DATES OF THE 126TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND OF ITS SUBSIDIARY BODIES

Committee on Conventions and Recommendations : 4-7 May 1987Special Committee: 4-7 May 1987Bureau :Plenary and Commissions:

11-12 May 198713 May-19 June 1987

(125 EX/SR 28)

ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE PRIVATE MEETINGS HELD ON 10 AND 15 SEPTEMBER AND1 AND 6 OCTOBER 1986

1. At its private meetings on 10 and 15 September 1986, the Executive Boardconsidered the question of the follow-up action to be taken on the reporton the mission to El Salvador of its mandated representative and decided torefer that report to the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations forconsideration at the present session.

2. At its private meetings on 1 and 6 October 1986, the Executive Boardconsidered items 3.2, 7.9 and 9.3 of its agenda.

3.2 Report by the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations:Examination of communications transmitted to the Committee inaccordance with 104 EX/Decision 3.3 (125 EX/3 PRIV.)

(a) The Board examined the report of its Committee on Conventionsand Recommendations relating to the communications received bythe Organization concerning cases and questions of allegedviolations of human rights in Unesco's fields of competence.

(b) The Board took note of that report and endorsed the wishesexpressed by the Committee.

7.9 Consultation in accordance with Rule 54 of the Rules of Procedure ofthe Executive Board

(a) The Director-General informed the Board concerning therecommendations submitted to him by a Swedish group ofconsultants on the different structures of the Secretariat.

'(b) The Director-General, in accordance with Rule 54 of the Rulesof Procedure of the Executive Board, consulted the Boardconcerning an appointment to a senior post in the Secretariat.

(c) He also provided information concerning the procedure forappointments to senior posts in the Secretariat.

9.3 Consideration of the procedure to be followed for the nomination ofthe Director-General of the Organization

Following its deliberations, the Executive Board took the measuresrequired to give effect to Rule 53 of its Rules of Procedure. Inparticular, it invited its Chairman to send to Member States, at theend of the present session, the usual communication referred to inparagraph 1 of Rule 53, and decided that 1 April 1987 would be thedate for replies. It further decided to consider, at its127th session, in a private meeting, in accordance with paragraph 2of Rule 53, all the names suggested.

* * *

In addition, the Executive Board heard a statement by the Director-General.

(125 EX/SR 4, 20 and 25)


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