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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Executive Board ex

Hundred and seventy-fourth session

174 EX/31 PARIS, 23 February 2006 Original: English/French

Item 31 of the provisional agenda

RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE

METHODS OF WORK OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL NGOs

SUMMARY

The Director-General submits this document to the Executive Board pursuant to 171 EX/Decision 49 and 33 C/Resolution 92 and in accordance with the 1995 Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and those governing UNESCO’s relations with foundations and similar institutions.

This document deals, inter alia, with the improvement of the methods of work of the newly elected Committee on international NGOs of the Executive Board.

In accordance with the above-mentioned Directives that stipulate the submission, every six years, of a report on the contribution made to UNESCO’s activities by international non-governmental organizations maintaining statutory relations with UNESCO, the document also presents proposals to the Executive Board with a view to preparing that report for the period 2001-2006.

Furthermore the document contains a number of other issues of relevance to UNESCO’s interaction with the NGO community.

Decision proposed: paragraph 54.

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INTRODUCTION

1. The present document, in Part I, deals with the improvement of the methods of the work of the Executive Board’s Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and sets forth the role and terms of reference of that newly elected Committee for 2006-2007 in the context of the revitalization of its role and improving its methods of work. In Part II, the document treats the form, content and modalities of the preparation of the sexennial report that the Executive Board is called upon to prepare on the contribution made to UNESCO activities by NGOs in the period 2001-2006. Part III of the document concerns the reclassification and/or admission of a number of NGOs, foundations and similar institutions, to statutory relations with the Organization. Finally, in Part IV the document contains other issues of relevance to UNESCO’s cooperation with the NGO community.

I. IMPROVEMENT OF THE METHODS OF THE WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD’S COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL NGOs WITH A VIEW TO ITS REVITALIZATION

2. At its 171st session in April 2005, the Executive Board, by 171 EX/Decision 49, decided to include in the agenda of its 174th session, an item on the “improvement of the methods of work of the Committee on International NGOs”.

3. In that context, it is perhaps useful to recall that this Committee, set up in 1966 at the Executive Board’s 72nd session on an experimental basis, was called upon to carry out a thorough examination of NGOs’ requests for admission to statutory relations with UNESCO. It had initially 11 members and became a permanent Committee of the Executive Board at its 122nd session (122 EX/Decision 3.6 and 123 EX/Decision 4 (1985)) with 24 members.

4. The evolution of the successive terms of reference of the Committee that is reflected in the yellow booklet on the Executive Board of UNESCO (updated every two years, the latest edition dating to 2004) which is available to Members of the Board, shows a broadening of the mandate of the Committee over the years, to include additional responsibilities, such as deciding on practical ways of implementing resolutions and decisions concerning NGOs admitted to statutory relations with UNESCO, or examining the criteria to be applied for the granting of framework agreements. The Committee was subsequently also entrusted with the examination of all questions relating to cooperation with foundations and similar institutions coming under the 1991 Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with such organizations.

5. In recent years, the Committee has been reviewing its methods of work, which has meanwhile resulted in a more participatory approach and direct dialogue with NGO representatives. Thus the Committee ensures the presence at its meetings of those NGOs, whose applications for statutory relations are being examined and other NGO representatives who wish to do so. In the same vein, NGO focal points in programme sectors that deal with concrete and specific joint UNESCO-NGO activities in their respective fields of competence, take part in the meetings of the Committee. Of great value has also been the participation of the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee in the person of its President who systematically gives a brief on mechanisms and activities conceived by that Committee with a view to promoting bilateral and collective collaboration on programme related issues between the NGO community and UNESCO.

6. In the latest review of the terms of reference of the NGO Committee (October 2005), the Executive Board decided that it should, among other things, continue to improve its methods of work, to enhance its intellectual and ethical reflection, and to pursue its dialogue with all relevant

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non-governmental organizations and the Secretariat with a view to promoting the input of those organizations to the work of UNESCO.

7. In that context, it is also important to recall that the ad hoc working group established by 32 C/Resolution 81 to examine the relations between the three organs of UNESCO, in 33 C/Resolution 92, recommendation R.19(ii) concerning the NGO Committee put forward, that “its role should be revitalized and focused on the role and contribution of NGOs to the work of UNESCO”.

8. Consequently, it was decided to extend to two full days the NGO Committee meeting at its present session to allow its members to deliberate, in an active and thorough manner, on measures they would deem as conductive to improving its methods of work with the ultimate aim of promoting the inputs of the NGO community to UNESCO’s work.

9. Another relevant element to bear in mind in this connection, is that in accordance with the Rules and Procedures of the Executive Board, half of the members of the above-mentioned Committee was renewed and a new Chairperson elected to conduct its work during the current 2006-2007 biennium. The discussions on this issue at the present session of the Executive Board are therefore most timely and opportune.

10. The general feeling that emerged in earlier discussions on the question of improving the methods of the work of the Committee, seems to indicate that there is a need for greater stimulation of a meaningful dialogue between the representatives of the Member States and those of NGOs that are active in UNESCO’s fields of competence, with a view to mobilizing NGOs for the achievement of the Organization’s strategic objectives. Similarly, it would seem useful that the Committee set in place appropriate mechanisms to breathe new life into exchange of relevant information and experience among all its members on issues related to NGOs. These could cover, for example, briefs by Committee members of “good practices” established in the Member States for outreach to the NGO community at the national level, through National Commissions and other relevant machinery, as appropriate.

11. The organization of round tables and/or lectures by prominent keynote personalities may perhaps also go some way in improving the working methods of the Committee and direct its deliberations towards a more action-oriented approach in forging partnerships with the NGO community at international, regional and national levels. It is expected that this “external” factor may strengthen the remit of the Committee to embrace new challenges in outreach to NGOs and to keep abreast with the ever changing NGO environment and thus allow it to judge how best to tap into the wide range of expertise and experience of relevant NGOs in the programmatic interest of the Organization.

12. The establishment of specific working groups within the NGO Committee with the participation of NGO representatives and other experts could also allow a more in-depth examination of certain specific issues of relevance to the work of the Committee. Such a mechanism is for example proposed for the preparation of the next sexennial report as will be seen further below in Part II of the document.

13. Furthermore, the promotion of closer relationships between the NGO Committee of the Executive Board and the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee would also seem to be beneficial. Thus, the participation of some of the Committee members in collective consultation mechanisms that have been set up by the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, such as the joint programme commissions, may lead to a better appreciation and understanding of the underlying issues in NGO-

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UNESCO cooperation with a view to realistically assessing the present opportunities and challenges in forging an effective and efficient partnership with the NGO community.

14. The Committee members are invited to express their views on the above-mentioned measures and on any other related course of action in this respect that they would deem fit with a view to giving a fresh impetus to the methods of work of the NGO Committee. Needless to add, the statutory mandate of the Committee in accordance with the stipulation of the 1995 Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with NGOs has to remain, of course, in force.

15. The decision to revitalize the role of this Committee as mentioned above is indeed most propitious, since during the current biennium it is called upon to also reflect on the very conceptualization and the concrete modalities for drawing up the next sexennial report that the Executive Board has to prepare for submission to the next session of the General Conference in October 2007.

II. PREPARATION OF THE SEXENNIAL REPORT FOR 2001-2006

A. Form and content

16. The preparation of a report, every six years, by the Executive Board on the contribution made to UNESCO’s activities by NGOs in statutory relations with UNESCO is based on the above-mentioned 1995 Directives (ref. Section V, Article 3). In that context the latter stipulate that the report should also include an evaluation of NGO-UNESCO cooperation under the related framework agreements and indicate those NGOs whose lack of cooperation in the period under consideration has resulted in the termination of statutory relations in accordance with Section I, Article 6.2 and Section II, Article 5.1 of the Directives.

17. For the report that will cover the period 2001-2006, to be ready for submission to the 34th session of the General Conference and for timely dispatch to the Member States, the Executive Board has to examine and approve it at its Spring session in 2007.

18. Needless to add, that report has to take into due consideration the relevant decisions and resolutions of the Executive Board and the General Conference since 2001, in particular the sectoral and intersectoral strategies for the Organization’s cooperation with non-governmental organizations (32 C/31 and 32 C/31 Add.) which were formulated in line with the Medium-Term Strategy 2002-2007, and were endorsed at the 32nd session of the General Conference in October 2003 (32 C/Resolution 60).

19. Subject to the outcome of the deliberations of the present session of the NGO Committee, the report, by analogy to the last sexennial report for the period 1995-2000 that was submitted to the 31st session of the General Conference, could deal with the following interrelated aspects of UNESCO’s interaction with the NGO community.

20. Accordingly, the next sexennial report in Part I might analyse emerging challenges that the Organization currently faces in relation to its interaction with civil society organizations, 60 years after its creation, with a view to providing a background for the evaluation of cooperation between UNESCO and NGOs in the subsequent chapters. Reference might be made in this context to UNESCO relevant observations and conclusions presented in the report of the United Nations Panel of Eminent Persons on United Nations-Civil Society Relations, the so-called “Cardoso Report”, that was published in June 2004.

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21. Part II of the report might describe the current statutory and legal framework governing UNESCO’s cooperation with NGOs and give a factual account of the way in which the related statutory provisions operate, both in the context of bilateral and collective cooperation mechanisms provided for in the Directives.

22. Part III would focus on the evaluation proper of cooperation between UNESCO and NGOs, examining the participation of NGOs in programme design and implementation with respect to intellectual, material and financial aspects, notably in the light of the above-mentioned sectoral and intersectoral strategies related to NGOs. The emphasis in this regard would be on the qualitative evaluation of cooperation applying a result-based evaluation approach.

23. Needless to add, UNESCO’s cooperation with NGOs, which takes place on an ad hoc basis at national, regional and international levels, would also be looked into, in that same context. Furthermore, Part III of the report might also include an evaluation of the implementation of the framework agreements concluded with the relevant NGOs.

24. Part IV of the document might focus on the assessment of the effectiveness of the current system, namely the application of the 1995 Directives, its effects on collaboration with NGOs, the degree of satisfaction of the various partners, and any weaknesses or dysfunctions in the light of the experience gained since the introduction of the Directives.

25. Part V of the report would include proposals for adjustments/improvements to the Directives in view of the rapidly growing number of NGOs that, having expertise in one or more UNESCO fields of competence, could meaningfully contribute to UNESCO’s work in the coming years.

26. Part VI would focus on the results of the implementation of the recommendations of the Executive Board, as contained in Part V of the previous report (1995-2000) with a view to identifying any shortcomings or impediments in that regard during the 2001-2006 period.

27. Finally, the report, prepared along the lines mentioned above, could elaborate on a limited number of practical and action-oriented recommendations with a view to strengthening the efficiency and effectiveness of UNESCO’s interaction with NGOs with the ultimate aim of further enhancing their role as a valuable UNESCO programme delivery mechanism. These recommendations would be the subject of a draft resolution that the Executive Board would submit to the General Conference for its consideration.

28. It goes without saying that the sexennial report will also contain, in the form of annexes, a number of listings of NGOs in various statutory relations and the modifications in that respect that may have come about during the 2001-2006 period.

29. It is also important to stress that in the light of the Executive Board’s repeatedly expressed concerns to reduce the volume of the documentation, every attempt will be made to keep the report as concise and succinct as possible.

B. Modalities of preparing the sexennial report

30. As it will be recalled, the Executive Board, which is called upon to prepare the sexennial report in accordance with Section V.3 of the 1995 Directives as already mentioned, entrusted the two previous sexennial reports (28 C/42 and 31 C/27) to a working group set up within its Committee on NGOs. The working group was assisted by the Secretariat.

31. Bearing in mind this satisfactory precedent, it would seem appropriate for the NGO Committee to make a similar arrangement for deciding on the content, form and modalities for the

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preparation of the report. Such a group, if established, would work under the guidance of the Chairperson of the NGO Committee. It would comprise, say, six members of the Committee on NGOs (one per geographical group), five representatives of NGOs (both in formal and operational relations with UNESCO including the President of the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee) and five or six members of the Secretariat (such as NGO focal points in the Secretariat) involved in substantive cooperation with NGOs in various fields of UNESCO’s competence.

32. This working group would be given methodological support by the Internal Oversight Service, and its Secretariat would be provided by the Sector for External Relations and Cooperation. It would meet immediately upon its establishment to determine the evaluation criteria and the conceptualization of the data collection methodology such as the design of questionnaires, etc., to be sent to the Secretariat units concerned at Headquarters and in the field, to the National Commissions and to the NGOs themselves.

33. The Committee members may therefore wish to examine thoroughly paragraphs 16 to 32 above, concerning the preparation of the sexennial report, with a view to the consideration of the related operative paragraphs of the draft decision contained in paragraph 54.

III. RECLASSIFICATIONS AND ADMISSIONS

A. Reclassifications

34. At the current session, the Executive Board has before it a request for reclassification to formal consultative relations from the Academia Europaea, admitted to operational relations in 1996. Founded in 1988, the members of this Academy are scientists and scholars who aim at promoting learning, education and research. Over the years UNESCO benefited from collaboration with the Academy in the realization of objectives in fields related to both natural and social sciences.

35. In accordance with the established practice to spread over two consecutive sessions of the Board the examination of requests for formal relations, the NGO Committee is invited to take note of this request at the present session. A detailed fact sheet containing the Director-General’s recommendation is provided in Annex I to this document.

B. Admissions

(a) International non-governmental organizations

36. Pursuant to the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) approved by the General Conference at its 28th session (1995) and amended at its 31st session (2001), the Executive Board is informed at the present session of the decisions taken by the Director-General on admissions to operational relations in respect of the following international non-governmental organizations which in recent years have established fruitful working relations with UNESCO on a regular basis:

• The International Association of Educators for Peace (IAEP) which aims at promoting a culture of peace through human rights education, at all levels and in all countries. IAEP encourages education in fields related to tolerance and comprehension between cultures, solidarity, cooperation and democracy. It organizes conferences, seminars and workshops at the local, national, regional and international levels in order to promote the exchange of best practices and research in the area of peace education. It also publishes numerous reports and articles on new developments and approaches to teaching peace education.

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IAEP has been cooperating with the Education Sector and the Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP) since 1998.

• World Technopolis Association (WTA) which fosters the advancement of science and technology and aims at connecting science and technology with regional development issues and contributing to the prosperity of human beings through the advancement of science and technology. The association promotes exchanges of information and experience and mutually beneficial cooperation among science cities in the world. It encourages the transfer of scientific knowledge and technological products, and also supports the establishment of cooperative relationships among member cities.

The corresponding individual fact sheets for the above-mentioned NGOs are provided in Annex II to this document.

(b) Foundations

37. In accordance with the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with foundations and similar institutions adopted by the General Conference at its 26th session (1991), the Executive Board is informed of the admission to official relations of the following foundation:

• The Institute of Political Studies “S. Pio V” which aims at promoting and encouraging political and classical studies in Italy and abroad, with special emphasis on the historical, political and linguistic subjects. Its objectives are implemented by creating research groups on humanities and economics, creating or strengthening teaching and research centres and organizing scientific postgraduate courses. The foundation’s cooperation with UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector will concentrate on two projects, one related to UNESCO’s programme “Memory of the World”, that aims at building a network on the main archives in the Balkan area to protect documentary heritage and to implement documents’ digitalization. The other project is the establishment of an Italian-Romanian Research Centre which will carry out research project, seminars, publications and document collection on Romanian politics and history, as well as on ethnic problems in the area.

The corresponding individual fact sheet is provided in Annex III to this document.

38. As concerns the International Dance Council (IDC), it should be noted that disagreements within this NGO regarding its representation have led to a serious conflict among the members of its governing bodies that has unfortunately resulted in judicial proceedings introduced against each other by the conflicting parties. Therefore the Director-General, with regret, has decided to suspend the status of operational relations with this organization pending the resolution of its internal conflict.

39. With regard to The City of Peace Foundation (UNIPAZ/UNIPAIX) it will be recalled that the Executive Board at its 171st session (171 EX/Decision 49.7) requested that the Foundation submit additional information required for the examination of its application for operational relations. In this connection the Secretariat, in January 2006, received a written communication from the Foundation requesting a delay of two years to allow it sufficient time for the preparation of the required documentation. Therefore, the examination of this request for admission will be submitted to the 179th session of the Executive Board in spring 2008.

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IV. OTHER ISSUES OF RELEVANCE TO UNESCO’S COOPERATION WITH THE NGO COMMUNITY

A. International Conference of NGOs in statutory relations with UNESCO (Paris, 14-16 December 2005)

40. The International Conference of NGOs took place from 14 to 16 December 2005 with the participation of over 200 representatives of 116 NGOs in statutory relations with UNESCO, who attended the various meetings of the Conference and took part in elections to the office of President and to the Liaison Committee.

41. The keynote of the Conference was UNESCO’s sixtieth anniversary, with a round table, “60 years of cooperation: report and perspectives”, in which the Assistant Director-General of the Office of the Director-General, and several former Chairpersons of the NGO Committee took an active part. In response to the implications of the term “perspectives”, the Committee also invited to the podium a representative of the Youth Group recently set up within the Liaison Committee, and the Coordinator of the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS), who gave a broader view of relations between agencies of the United Nations system and civil society.

42. The presence of the newly elected Chairperson of the Executive Board and the newly elected Chairperson of the Executive Board’s Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO Committee) at the opening meeting was particularly noteworthy, demonstrating a consolidation of the ties between the governing bodies of the Secretariat and the NGO-UNESCO Committee on issues related to cooperation with NGOs.

43. In this context, given the importance of partnership with NGOs as set out in the Preamble to the Constitution and recalled in the Directives approved by the General Conference at its 28th session and amended at its 31st session, a more sustained dialogue between NGOs and Member States in the framework of the NGO Committee of the Executive Board could help the Member States of UNESCO to appreciate the role of NGOs better and make for a better understanding of their international, regional and local contributions to the Organization’s activities. This would help improve the methods of work of the Board’s NGO Committee.

44. The Conference, organized around two round tables on, respectively, education for sustainable development and 60 years of cooperation between NGOs and UNESCO, as already mentioned, led to a wide-ranging exchange of views on several of the Organization’s fields of action of particular relevance to the NGO community, such as the role of the media, education in urban environments, women as agents of change, and the specific problem of the urban environment in education.

45. Furthermore, the contribution of NGOs to the preparation of the Executive Board’s next sexennial report on the contribution made to UNESCO’s activities by NGOs which will cover the period 2001-2006 gave rise to fruitful discussions which will provide the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee with input for active participation in the deliberations on this item during the current session of the Board.

46. With regard to the elections, the Conference renewed the mandate of its President, Ms Françoise Sauvage (France, representative of the International Federation of University Women, an NGO maintaining formal consultative relations with UNESCO) for a new term of office of two years. In addition, the following NGOs were elected to form the new Liaison Committee: four NGOs maintaining formal associate relations [Coordinating Committee for International

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Voluntary Service (CCIVS),∗* International Council on Archives (ICA),* International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (ICPHS),* Education International (EI)]; two NGOs maintaining formal consultative relations [Catholic International Education Office (OIEC) and Traditions for Tomorrow];* three NGOs maintaining operational relations [Pax Romana – International Movement of Catholic Students,* Rotary International (RI)* and Soroptimist International (SI)].

47. Finally, the International Conference adopted a resolution which constitutes, for the 2006-2007 biennium, the road map for interaction between the NGOs concerned and the Secretariat, as the resolution defines the specific fields of cooperation with UNESCO and the related collective consultation mechanisms established to promote joint activities with UNESCO.

B. NGO awareness-raising at the national level

48. With a view to strengthening efforts, with the help of UNESCO National Commissions, for NGO mobilization at local levels, a training module on UNESCO’s outreach modalities to NGOs was presented in the training seminar organized for new officials of National Commissions of English-Speaking African Countries, held from 20 November to 1 December 2005 in Maseru, Lesotho.

49. Three community-based organizations took part in the module by presenting their modus operandi and modalities of their interaction with governmental authorities at national and local levels, including with the National Commission for UNESCO.

50. Activities related to NGO awareness-raising and advocacy at the national level will continue to form an integral part of training seminars that are planned, in the current biennium, for new officials of National Commissions for UNESCO in various regions.

C. NGO involvement in the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) (Tunis, 16-18 November 2005)

51. UNESCO’s distinctive contribution to WSIS has been the elaboration, together with its NGO and other relevant civil society partners of the concept of building knowledge societies, defined by four key principles, namely: freedom of expression; universal access to information and knowledge; respect for cultural and linguistic diversity; and quality education for all.

52. The NGO community was actively involved in a number of UNESCO events organized during the summit in Tunis, particularly in the high-level round table debate on “Shaping the future through knowledge” hosted by the Director-General of UNESCO, in which the Internet Society was represented by its Chief Executive Officer. Likewise, a workshop on “ICT and persons with disabilities” was organized with the participation of a large number of NGOs working in the area of access to information, including a representative of the section on “Libraries serving disadvantaged persons” of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), an NGO in formal associate relations with UNESCO.

53. One of the most important decisions of the summit calls for the implementation of the WSIS outcomes at the international level through a multi-stakeholder approach. UNESCO has already forged strong relationships for this purpose with many NGOs and other key partners in civil society, that the Organization will continue to involve in the implementation of its activities related to WSIS. In this connection, it is worth noting that a “Report by the Director-General on the

* New members.

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implementation of a follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on Information Society” prepared for the present session of the Executive Board, is available under document 174 EX/15.

Proposed draft decision

54. After examining the present document, the Executive Board may wish to adopt the following decision:

The Executive Board,

1. Recalling 171 EX/Decision 49 and 33 C/Resolution 92,

2. Having examined document 174 EX/31,

3. Taking note of 33 C/Resolution 92, recommendation R.19 (ii) concerning the revitalization of the role of the NGO Committee,

4. Having examined a number of measures contained in Part I of document 174 EX/31 with a view to improving the methods of work of the NGO Committee,

5. Referring to Section V, Article 3 of the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with non-governmental organizations (1995), according to which the General Conference shall receive, every six years, a report by the Executive Board on the contribution made to UNESCO’s activities by non-governmental organizations,

6. Considering that the purpose of the sexennial report, that it will submit to the General Conference at its 34th session, is essentially to evaluate cooperation between UNESCO and NGOs during the period 2001-2006 based on the 1995 Directives, to evaluate the functioning and current relevance of the statutory mechanisms established by these Directives and to contribute to the definition of future directions for UNESCO’s cooperation with international non-governmental organizations in the framework of the Organization’s next Medium-Term Strategy,

7. Decides, with respect to the improvement of the methods of work of the NGO Committee, to consider setting in place, as appropriate, one or more of the following mechanisms in future meetings of the NGO Committee: (to be completed in light of the debate within the NGO Committee);

8. Also decides, with respect to the preparation of the sexennial report, that the latter shall take the form outlined in paragraphs 16 to 29 of document 174 EX/31;

9. Further decides to establish a working group composed of: (to be completed in light of the debate within the NGO Committee) and entrust it with the preparation of the sexennial report to be examined at the 176th session of the Board in April 2007;

10. Takes note of the Director-General’s recommendations concerning the admission to formal consultative relations of the organization listed in Annex I of document 174 EX/31 and decides to continue the examination of this recommendation at its next session;

11. Takes note of the Director-General’s decisions concerning the admission to operational relations of the organizations listed in Annex II of document 174 EX/31;

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12. Also takes note of the Director-General’s decisions concerning the admission to official relations with the organization listed in Annex III of document 174 EX/31;

13. Further takes note of the Director-General’s decision to suspend the status of operational relations with the International Dance Council (IDC) pending the resolution of its internal conflicts;

14. Invites the Director-General to submit to it at its 179th session the examination of the application from the City of Peace Foundation (UNIPAZ/UNIPAIX) for official relations.

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ANNEX I/ANNEXE I

NGO RECLASSIFIED INTO FORMAL CONSULTATIVE RELATIONS ONG RECLASSÉE AUX RELATIONS FORMELLES DE CONSULTATION

INDIVIDUAL FACT SHEET FICHE INDIVIDUELLE

ACADEMIA EUROPAEA ACADEMIA EUROPAEA

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ACADEMIA EUROPAEA

1. Headquarters: London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

2. Date of creation: 1988

3. Aims:

Academia Europaea aims at fostering and supporting excellence in academic research and education spheres in Europe. To achieve these goals the Academy makes recommendations to national governments and international agencies, concerning matters affecting science, scholarship and academic life in the region. It also encourages interdisciplinary and international research in areas of learning, particularly in relation to European issues. Additionally it identifies topics of trans-European importance to science and scholarship, and proposes appropriate action to ensure that these issues are adequately studied.

4. Fields of competence:

The Academia Europaea covers disciplines of the natural sciences and engineering, which are of direct concern to the European society. It organizes various workshops, conferences and expert meetings and also encourages research projects and other similar interdisciplinary activities with a genuine international dimension.

5. Geographical representation:

Academia Europaea’s members, drawn from across the European continent include European scholars who reside in other regions of the world. The current membership stands at approximately 2,200 from over 35 countries and territories. Among the members are some 38 Nobel Prize winners, several of whom were elected to the Academia before they became Nobel laureates.

6. Internal structure:

The Academy is administered by a Council of 12 members, elected by the Annual General Meeting of all members of the Academia. The Council appoints a President, three Vice-Presidents and a Treasurer who together form a Board of Management to supervise the work of the Academia between meetings of the Council.

7. Financial resources:

Funding is generated through membership dues, project management, donations and other miscellaneous grants and contributions from sponsors.

8. Cooperation with UNESCO:

Admitted to former category B in 1992 and subsequently reclassified to operational relations in 1996, Academia Europaea cooperates with UNESCO in the realization of the Organization’s objectives particularly in the Science Sector. In particular, there have been a number of activities co-organized by UNESCO, Academia Europaea and other partners, including the following:

• participation in the launching and programme activities of the UNESCO International Basic Science Programme;

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• participation in the Second World Science Forum, Budapest, 10-12 November 2005, organized by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in partnership with UNESCO and ICSU.

Over the past several years, the collaboration between Academia Europaea and UNESCO provided the Organization with a valuable opportunity to work with a group of eminent scientists in areas of importance to programmes in the Science Sector. The activities carried out by Academia Europaea relate closely to UNESCO priorities regarding the dissemination of scientific information and capacity- building in science.

In light of the consolidation of the cooperation between this Academy and UNESCO on science related activities, the Science Sector advocates the reclassification of the Academia Europaea into formal consultative relations.

Recommendation by the Direction-General: Admission to formal consultative relations.

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ANNEX II/ANNEXE II

NGOS ADMITTED TO OPERATION RELATIONS ONG ADMISES AUX RELATIONS OPÉRATIONNELLES

INDIVIDUAL FACT SHEETS FICHES INDIVIDUELLES

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS FOR PEACE (IAEP) ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES ÉDUCATEURS À LA PAIX (AIEP)

WORLD TECHNOPOLIS ASSOCIATION (WTA) WORLD TECHNOPOLIS ASSOCIATION (WTA)

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS FOR PEACE (IAEP)

1. Headquarters: Paris (France)


3. Aims:

The main aim of the Association is to promote a culture of peace through education for peace and human rights as an integral part of all education at every level in every country. IAEP works for the promotion of education in tolerance and understanding among cultures, solidarity, cooperation, democracy, gender equality and other human rights, the non-violent resolution of conflicts, disarmament and environmentally sound development, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UNESCO recommendation (Paris – 1974) and other international conventions and recommendations of the same kind. IAEP acts against racism, xenophobia, ethnocentrism, sexism, militarism and all forms of discrimination and oppression, by organizing seminars, conferences and workshops, constantly exchanging experience, ideas and research findings about education for peace, publishing works dealing with education for peace and assisting in the establishment of Associations of Educators for Peace in countries where there are none.


Peace, culture of peace, education for peace, tolerance, human rights, non-violent conflict resolution, democracy.


Every region is represented among the members of the Executive Committee and International Coordinating Group.

The NGO’s activities (conferences, symposiums and seminars) take place throughout the world, with the exception of the Asia and Arab regions.


The World Assembly, held once every four years, is the main body that formulates the Association’s overall policy and statutes. The World Assembly elects the International Coordinating Group which remains in office until the subsequent World Assembly. Every continent must be represented on it.

The International Coordinating Group executes the decisions of the World Assembly. It is responsible for organizing World Assemblies, in cooperation with the organizing country, and for the electoral process. It can convene an extraordinary World Assembly. It elects an Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee is a representative body that executes the decisions of the International Coordinating Group. It takes the necessary measures regarding the deposit of the statutes and amendments to them.


The Association’s resources include the membership subscriptions set by the International Coordinating Group according to the capacities of each country; subsidies from States, regions,

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departments, municipalities, national and international institutions, and income linked to IAEP activities.


Since 1992, IAEP has forged links with the Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP), in charge of monitoring implementation of International Year for the Culture of Peace of which it is a recognized partner. The NGO and the Bureau worked together in organizing, in 1998 and 1999, two symposiums, one to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the other on the culture of peace.

Moreover, this Association has collaborated with BSP in the framework of the latter’s contribution to the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010). In addition, BSP has provided this Association since 1998 with technical, logistical and financial assistance to support the Association’s efforts to promote best practices in peace education worldwide. In return, IAEP has given the impetus for numerous symposiums and conferences through their comprehensive peace educators’ network.

One noteworthy example of the collaboration between the Bureau of Strategic Planning and IAEP is the seventh World Conference on “Sustainable development, education and human rights, a way to cultivate peace” in Mexico from 20 to 24 July 2004 that was sponsored by UNESCO. The objective of this conference was to contribute to a culture of peace, tolerance, diversity and respect for human rights.

The Education Sector has taken part on several occasions in events organized by the Association (World Conferences of Educators for Peace, from 1994 to 2000), which has established a solid network of educators and teachers operating throughout the world. The objectives and educational principles declared and implemented by IAEP fully correspond to those of UNESCO.

In the light of above, both the Education Sector and BSP recommend the establishment of operational relations with IAEP.

Decision by the Director General: Admission to operational relations.

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WORLD TECHNOPOLIS ASSOCIATION (WTA)

1. Headquarters: Daejeon (Republic of Korea)


3. Aims:

World Technopolis Association (WTA) fosters the advancement of science and technology and aims at connecting science and technology with regional development issues and contributing to the prosperity of human beings through the advancement of science and technology. The Association also promotes exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation among science cities in the world. Furthermore, it encourages the transfer of scientific knowledge and technological products, and supports the establishment of cooperative relationships of research and educational institutions among member cities.

4. Fields of action:

Capacity-building, networking of science cities, technology transfer and knowledge dissemination through its “Science City” development.


WTA is a non-profit oriented organization, which conducts activities at the international level in a spirit of cooperation. WTA branches exist in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.


The General Assembly is the decision-making body of WTA. The Executive Board comprises the President, Deputy Presidents, the Treasurer and five WTA members who serve two-year renewable terms and are elected at the General Assembly which convenes annually.


Income is generated from membership dues, admission fees, endowments, and other funding sources such as international organizations, foundations, businesses, research institutes and individuals as well as profits derived from projects implemented by WTA.


WTA has been cooperating with UNESCO on jointly organized activities during the last two years. In particular, a UNESCO-WTA Workshop on Science City Governance, held in Daejeon, Korea, in November 2005 was totally funded by WTA. It also contributed significantly towards the positive participation of developing countries in a week-long workshop held in Daejeon, Korea, during the first week of November 2005.

Additionally, preparations for a feasibility study for the setting up of a UNESCO category II Centre for training of future managers of Science and Technology Parks is under way.

Based on the past cooperation and in light of the anticipated contribution of the World Technopolis Association to the role of Science and Technology Parks in promoting sustainable development, the Science Sector advocates the establishment of statutory relations with this NGO.

Decision by the Director-General: Admission to operational relations.

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ANNEX III/ANNEXE III

FOUNDATION ADMITTED TO OFFICIAL RELATIONS FONDATION ADMISE AUX RELATIONS OFFICIELLES

INDIVIDUAL FACT SHEET FICHE INDIVIDUELLE

INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL STUDIES « S. PIO V » (ISPPIOV) ISTITUTO DI STUDI POLITICI « S. PIO V » (ISPPIOV)

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INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL STUDIES “S. PIO V” (ISPPIOV)

1. Headquarters: Rome (Italy)


3. Aims:

The Institute of Political Studies “S. Pio V” aims to promote and encourage political and classical studies in Italy and abroad, with particular emphasis on historical, political and linguistic subject areas as well as issues concerning contemporary society. The Institute bases its activities on three pillars: to create research groups on humanities and economics; to strengthen educational and research centres; and to organize scientific postgraduate courses.


Teaching and research in fields related to humanities and culture.


The foundation has offices in Albania, Malta and Romania.


The foundation’s Board of Governors, which consists of nine members headed by a President, decides the general policy. The Board meets twice annually to decide on budgetary and organizational matters and also convenes in extraordinary sessions as decided by either the Chairperson or when called for by at least one third of its members. The Board of Governors is divided into Executive and Scientific Committees headed by the President or Chairperson. Members are added or replaced by co-option procedure.


The financial assets of the Institute consist of its real estate holdings as well as donations, legacies and funds from capital assets. Income is also generated from other sources as well as governmental and intergovernmental grants for specific projects.


Since its creation in 1971 the Istituto di Studi Politici “S. Pio V” has focused primarily on working with research groups on a wide range of topics including the protection of archival and electronic memory and the protection of minorities through the safeguarding of linguistic diversity in the European Union. These efforts are also aimed at the creation of digital libraries and providing students with the necessary skills to utilize the technology.

The Institute has recently initiated two programmes that are in line with UNESCO’s objectives to actively promote measures to ensure the long-term preservation of the documentary heritage in all its forms.

The first, Memories of “Via Egnazia” is designed to build a network of the main archives in the Balkan area to assist local authorities to protect documentary heritage and implement digitalization of documents. The Communication and Information Sector expects this project to contribute to the

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achievement of UNESCO’s objectives related to the promotion of the long-term preservation of the documentary heritage in all its forms.

The second project aims at the establishment of an institute “Centro di Ricerca Italo – Romeno” (Italian-Romanian Research Centre), in Romania to carry out research project, seminars, publications and document collection on Romanian politics and history, as well as on ethnic problems in the area. The Communication and Information Sector is also very interested in this project, as it aims to contribute to information management and content development, which is among the sector’s priorities.

Given the relevance of the above two projects to UNESCO’s fields falling within the competence of the Communication and Information Sector the latter advocates admission to official relations.

Decision by the Director General: Admission to official relations.

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Executive Board ex

Hundred and seventy-fourth session

174 EX/31 Add. PARIS, 30 March 2006 Original: English

Item 31 of the provisional agenda

RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE METHODS OF WORK OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL NGOs

SUMMARY

This addendum contains a fact sheet reporting on the admission of the Foundation, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to official relations with UNESCO in accordance with the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with foundations and similar institutions approved by the General Conference.

Decision proposed: paragraph 54 of document 174 EX/31.

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WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY (WADA)

AGENCE MONDIALE ANTIDOPAGE (AMA)

1. Headquarters: Montreal, Canada


3. Aims:

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) aims to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against doping in sport in all its forms at the international level. WADA further seeks to foster a doping-free culture in sport. It combines the resources of sports and governments to enhance, supplement, and coordinate existing efforts to educate athletes about the harms of doping, reinforce the ideal of fair play, and sanction those who cheat themselves and their sport.

4. Fields of action:

To implement, support, oversee and monitor compliance with the World Anti-Doping code.


WADA is based in Montreal, Canada, with regional offices in Lausanne, Switzerland; Tokyo, Japan; Cape Town, South Africa; and Montevideo, Uruguay.


The decision-making body of WADA is its Board that comprises 36 members: 18 members representing the Olympic Movement and 18 members from the Public Authorities. The Executive Committee, headed by a President, is made up of 12 members, with equal representation from the Olympic Movement and public authorities. It deals with the actual management of the Foundation, including the administration of assets.

7. Financial Resources:

Funding is provided equally by the Olympic Movement and governments, and is based on a decision incorporated in the Copenhagen Declaration on Anti-Doping in Sports and the International Convention against Doping.

8. Cooperation with UNESCO in its fields of competence:

WADA has been cooperating with UNESCO over the past several years, particularly on the development and preparation of the International Convention against Doping in Sport (the Convention) by UNESCO. It also participated and contributed significantly to related meetings such as MINEPS IV (Fourth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport) and to the intergovernmental expert meetings on the preliminary draft of the International Convention against Doping in Sport. WADA was invited to attend the information meeting on the subject mentioned above at the 33rd session of the General Conference, and the press conference that followed. Moreover, the normative documents provided by WADA were integrated into the Convention as Annexes and Appendices.

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Over the years, UNESCO has been invited as an observer to WADA’s founding board meetings and participated in several other meetings organized by the Foundation’s Education and Ethics Committee. In addition to the aforementioned activities, partnership proposals for the creation of school-based educational resources on anti-doping programmes are being developed.

Based upon the past cooperation and in the light of the anticipated contribution of WADA to the implementation of the Convention on anti-doping, the Social and Human Sciences Sector supports the admission to official relations.

Decision of the Director-General: Admission to official relations.

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