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United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization Executive Board ex

Hundred and fifty-first Session

151 EX/DecisionsPARIS, 3 July 1997

DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARDAT ITS 151st SESSION

(Paris, 26 May-12 June 199)

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LIST OF MEMBERS(REPRESENTATIVES AND ALTERNATES)

President of the General Conference1 Mr Torben KROGH (Denmark)

Members

Angola

Representative Mr Pedro Domingos PETERSON

Alternates Mr Domingos VAN-DUNEMMr P. Barros NSINGUIMr Domingos MARTINS

Argentina

Representative Mr Victor MASSUH

Alternates Mr Carlos FLORIAMs María Susana PATAROMr Eduardo E. GONZALEZ PLAZAMs Claudia Alejandra ZAMPIERIMr Gustavo Alfredo ARAMBARRIMr Alejandro MARTINEZ MANRIQUE

Austria

Representative Mr Anton PROHASKA

Alternates Ms Frieda LUGGAUER-GOLLNERMr Christian STROHALMr Ernst-Peter BREZOVSZKYMr Gerhard MAYNHARDTMr Harald GARDOSMs Eva Maria LENZMr Franz-Otto HOFECKER

Bangladesh

Representative Mr Abul AHSAN(Chairperson, Special Committee)

Alternates Mr Tufail K. HAIDERMr A.H.M. MONIRUZZAMANMr Ikhtiar M. CHOWDHURYMr A.F.M. GOUSAL AZAM SARKER

1. The President of the General Conference shall sit ex officio in an advisory capacity on the Executive

Board.

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Belgium

Representative Mr Henri BEYENS

Alternates Mr Peter MARTINMr Georges-Henri DUMONTMr Philippe CANTRAINEMr Pierre RUYFFELAERE

Benin

Representative Mr Nouréini TIDJANI-SERPOS(Chairperson of the Executive Board)

Alternates Mr Rigobert K. KOUAGOUMr Isidore MONSIMs Raïmatou ADECHOKAN TINGBO

Bolivia

Representative Mr Victor Hugo CARDENAS CONDE

Alternates Mr Carlos Antonio CARRASCOMr Eduardo BARRIOS IÑIGUES

Brazil

Representative Mr Fernando PEDREIRA

Alternates Mr Ricardo V. de CARVALHOMr Armando BOISSON CARDOSOMr Ricardo A. BASTOSMr Pedro SARAIVA ETCHEBARNEMr Alessandro W. CANDEASMr Debrair Isaias DA SILVAMs Helena DURÁN HEWITTMr Isnard G. de FREITAS

Bulgaria (Vice-Chairperson)

Representative Mr Simeon ANGUELOV

Alternates Ms Stanislava RADITCHEVAMr Christo GUEORGUIEVMr Kosta PACHEV

Cameroon

Representative Mr Ebénezer NJOH MOUELLE

Alternates Mr Pascal BILOA TANGMr Innocent MEUTCHEYE

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Chile

Representative Mr Jorge EDWARDS VALDÉS(Chairperson, Committee on Conventionsand Recommendations)

Alternates Mr Jaime CONTRERASMs Ana María MAZAMs Sylvia BEAUSANGMs Andrea CABRERA

China

Representative Mr ZHANG Chongli

Alternates Mr TIAN XiaogangMr LIU JinkeMs LIN ShaMr TIAN JianpingMr LIU JunMs WANG SuyanMs DONG JianhongMr ZHAO Changxing

Costa Rica (Vice-Chairperson)

Representative Ms Aída de FISHMAN

Alternates Ms Iris LEIVA de BILLAULTMs Gabriela CASTILLO GARCÍAMs Janina ROVINSKI GIBERSTEIN

Cuba

Representative Mr Miguel BARNET LANZA

Alternates Ms María Soledad CRUZ GUERRAMr Cleton EDGHILL FORDMr Lorenzo MENÉNDEZ ECHEVARRÍAMr Enrique HIDALGO VIDAL

Czech Republic

Representative Ms Jaroslava MOSEROVÁ

Alternates Mr Petr LOMMr Karel KOMÁREKMr David MASEKMs Markéta LARSENOVA

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Egypt (Vice-Chairperson)

Representative Mr Hussein Kamel BAHA-EL-DINE

Alternates Mr Mohsen TAWFIKMs Taysir RAMADANMr Elsayed HALIMA

El Salvador

Representative Mr David ESCOBAR GALINDO

Alternates Mr José Ramiro ZEPEDA ROLDÁNMs Rosa Ester MOREIRA de LEMOINEMs Nanette VIAUD DESROCHES

Ethiopia

Representative Ms GENNET ZEWIDE

Alternates Mr Mulugeta ETEFFAMr Mulatu KEFFELEW

France

Representative Mr Jean FAVIER

Alternates Ms Anne LEWIS-LOUBIGNACMr Yves BRUNSVICKMr Jean-René GEHANMr Emmanuel de CALANMr Yves CHARPENTIERMs Aurélia BOUCHEZMr Jean-Pierre BOYERMs Florence CORMONMs Anne CONSTANTYMs Catherine DUMESNILMs Martine GUERCHONMr Jean-Paul MARTINMs Corinne MATRASMr Jean-Pierre REGNIERMs Muriel SORET

Germany

Representative Mr Christoph DERIX

Alternates Ms Rose LÄSSINGMr Uwe HEYEMr Thilo KÖHLERMr Lothar KOCHMr Peter CANISIUSMr Traugott SCHÖFTHALERMr Hartmut HEIDEMANN

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Guyana

Representative Mr David DABYDEEN

Alternates Mr Laleshwar SINGHMs Carmen JARVISMs Lilawatie GAJRAJ

Hungary

Representative Mr Pál PATAKI(Chairperson, Programme and ExternalRelations Commission)

Alternates Mr Péter KARIKASMr Mihály RÓZSAMs Márta SZABÓ

India

Representative Mr Ram Niwas MIRDHA

Alternates Mr Chiranjiv SINGHMs NEENA

Indonesia

Representative Mr Makaminan MAKAGIANSAR

Alternates Mr Soedarso DJOJONEGOROMr Iman SANTOSOMr Sam Elihar MARENTEKMr Achmad ZAINI

Italy

Representative Mr Giancarlo LEO

Alternates Ms Tullia CARETTONIMr Francesco MARGIOTTA-BROGLIOMr Pietro SEBASTIANIMr Giovanni ARMENTOMs Marina MISITANO

Japan

Representative Mr Azusa HAYASHI

Alternates Mr Yasuo NOSAKAMr Hiroshi KARUBEMr Takahito NARUMIYAMr Shinichiro HORIEMr Hiroshi YOSHIMOTOMs Miyako MURAKAMIMr Akira TAKEDAMs Tokuko NABESHIMA

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Jordan

Representative Mr Munther Wassef MASRI

Alternates Mr Al-Sharif Fawaz SHARAFMs Janette BERMAMETMr Wajed MUSTAKIM

Kenya

Representative Mr Shem Oyoo WANDIGA

Alternate Mr Jones A.M. NZEKI

Lesotho

Representative Mr Thekiso G. KHATI

Alternates Ms Thami MASHOLOGUMr Tefetso MOTHIBE

Malaysia

Representative Mr Mohamed NAJIB

Alternates Mr Khalid YUNUSMr Osman JAFFARMr Mukhtar BOERHANNOEDDINMr Kenneth J. LUISMr Faqir Chand VOHRA

Mali

Representative Mr Baba Akhib HAÏDARA(Chairperson of the Finance and AdministrativeCommission)

Alternates Ms Madina LY-TALLMr Kléna SANOGOMr Samuel SIDIBEMr Amidou DOUCOUREMr Sékou Gaoussou CISSEMr Amadou Kamir DOUMBIAMr Aly CISSE

Malta

Representative Mr Vincent CAMILLERI

Alternates Mr Clive AGIUSMs Tanya VELLAMs Marie Stella ASSIMAKOPOULOSMs Catherine PINTOUT

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Mauritius

Representative Mr James Burty DAVID

Alternates Ms Marie-France ROUSSETYMr Taye WAN CHAT KWONGMr Nadrajen CHEDUMBARUM

Mexico

Representative Mr Miguel LIMÓN ROJAS

Alternates Mr Mario Hector OJEDA GÓMEZMr José CHANES NIETOMs Zadalinda GONZÁLEZ y REYNEROMr José Manuel CUEVAS

Morocco

Representative Mr Mohamed Allal SINACEUR

Alternates Mr Driss AMORMs Naïma SEDRATIMr Mohamed Mustapha KABBAJMr Salah Eddine EL HONSALI

Namibia

Representative Mr Peter Hitjitevi KATJAVIVI

Alternates Mr Leonard Nangolo IIPUMBUMr Isaac PROLLIUSMs Trudie AMULUNGU

Nepal (Vice-Chairperson)

Representative Mr Keshav Raj JHA

Alternate Mr Shyamanand Das SUMAN

New Zealand

Representative Mr Russell MARSHALL

Alternates Ms Elizabeth ROSEMs Rachel FRY

Niger

Representative Mr Lambert MESSAN

Alternates Ms Aissatou SOULEYMr Bako Mahamadou IBRAHIMMr Abdourahamane DIALLO

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Nigeria

Representative Mr Emmanuel O. AKINLUYI

Alternates Mr Umar AHMEDMr Yemi LIJADUMr Oladejo ADELEYE

Pakistan

Representative Mr Khwaja Shahid HOSAIN

Alternates Mr Roshan Ali SIYALMr Aman RASHIDMs Drissia CHOUIT-NFISSI

Poland

Representative Mr Jerzy KLOCZOWSKI

Alternates Ms Alicja CIEZKOWSKAMs Joanna WRONECKAMr Wojciech FALKOWSKIMs Aleksandra WACLAWCZYKMr Grzegorz WALINSKI

Republic of Korea

Representative Mr Hyun-Gon KIM

Alternates Mr Jung-Hee YOOMr Gul-Woo LEEMs Ji-eun PARKMs Young-Ae SEOMr Yung-Min YOONMr Seunghwan LEEMs Soon-ho CHOI

Russian Federation

Representative Mr Vasili SIDOROV

Alternates Mr Mikhail FEDOTOVMr Anatoli EGOCHKINEMr Teimouraz RAMICHVILIMr Igor AKIMOVMr Alexandre KOUZNETSOVMr Boris BORISSOVMs Olga IVANOVAMr Vladimir KOROTKOVMr Vladimir KOVALENKOMr Grigori ORDJONIKIDZEMr Valeri SAKHAROVMs Natela LAGUIDZEMr Vladimir ENTINE

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Saudi Arabia

Representative Mr Mohammed Ahmed RASHEED

Alternates Mr Ibrahim AL-SHEDDIMr Abdulaziz S. Bin SALAMAH

Senegal

Representative Mr Théodore NDIAYE

Alternates Mr Assane HANEMr Ousman BLONDIN-DIOPMr Cheikhna SANKHARE

Slovakia

Representative Mr Dusan SLOBODNÍK

Alternates Mr Frantisek LIPKAMs Viera POLAKOVICOVÁMr Anton GAJDOSMs Magdaléna POHLODOVÁ

Spain (Vice-Chairperson)

Representative Mr Félix FERNÁNDEZ-SHAW

Alternates Mr Jesús EZQUERRAMr Manuel PÉREZ DEL ARCOMs Clara BARREIROMr Agustín GANGOSO

Sweden

Representative Mr Nils Gunnar NILSSON

Alternates Mr Ingemar LINDAHLMr Anders FALKMs Eva HERMANSSONMs Britta HANSSON

Switzerland

Representative Ms Doris MORF(Chairperson, Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations)

Alternates Mr Bénédict DE TSCHARNERMr Rudolf BÄRFUSSMs Sylvie MATTEUCCIMr Hans Jacob ROTHMr Bernard THEURILLATMr Bernard WICHTMs Monika RÜHLMr Daniel HAENERMs Madeleine VIVIANIMr Robert MÜGGLER

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Thailand

Representative Mr Adul WICHIENCHAROEN

Alternates Ms Savitri SUWANSATHITMs Sasithara PICHAICHANNARONGMs Duangtip SURINTATIPMs Weeranut MAITHAIMs Chavanart THANGSUMPHANT

Tonga

Representative Mr Senipisi Langi KAVALIKU

Trinidad and Tobago

Representative Mr Lawrence D. CARRINGTON

Alternates Mr Trevor SPENCERMs Mary Ann RICHARDSMs Lauren BOODHOOMr Rabindranath PERMANANDMs Sandra GIFT

Ukraine

Representative Mr Volodymyr KHANDOGY

Alternates Mr Yuri KOCHUBEYMr Olexander DEMIANIUKMr Leonid GUBERSKYMr Vyacheslav SOTNYKOVMr Volodymyr KHRYSTYCHMr Oleg YATSENKIVSKIY

United Arab Emirates

Representative Mr Salem Humaid AL GHAMMAÏ

Alternates Mr Abdul Aziz Nasser Rahma AL SHAMSIMr Abdulla Tayeb QASSEM

United Republic of Tanzania (Vice-Chairperson)

Representative Mr Immanuel K. BAVU

Alternate Mr Mohamed SHEYA

Yemen

Representative Mr Abdallah Yahya EL-ZINE

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Zimbabwe

Representative Mr Christopher J. CHETSANGA

Alternates Mr Joey Mazorodze BIMHAMr Josiah Jasper MHLANGA

Representatives and Observers

Organizations of the United Nations system

Mr Hassen M. FODHA United NationsMr Alexandre DABBOU

Mr Michael MILLS World Bank

Mr Evlogui BONEV United Nations Development Programme

Mr Darioush BAYANDOR United Nations High Commissioner forMs Corinne PERTHUIS Refugees

Mr Muhiedeen TOUQ United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

Mr Peter KONZ United Nations UniversityMs Catarina CASULLO

Intergovernmental organizations

Ms Graziella BRIANZONI Council of Europe

Mr Piergiorgio MAZZOCCHI European CommissionMr Renaud-François MOULINIERMr Samy SANCHEZ

Mr Mohamed EL-MILI Arab League Educational, Cultural andMr Wagdi MAHMOUD Scientific OrganizationMr Youcef RAHMANIA

Mr Dominique BOREL International Committee of the Red Cross

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Mr Geraldo CAVALCANTI Latin UnionMs Lil DESPRADELMr Ernesto BERTOLAJAMs Dolores ALVAREZMr Daniel PRADOMs Claudia COSTAMs Elisabeth De BALANDAMs Marta PRIETOMs Helena VARGAS

Mr Mohamed TRABELSI League of Arab StatesMr Mohamed Tahar ADDOUANIMr Abdelmajid KLAI

Mr Nanguyalai S. TARZI Organization of the Islamic Conference

Mr Thomas ALEXANDER Organisation for Economic Co-operation andMr Andreas SCHLEICHER Development

Secretariat

Mr Federico MAYOR (Director-General), Mr Adnan BADRAN (Deputy Director-General),Mr Henri LOPES (Deputy Director-General for Africa), Mr Colin Nelson POWER (AssistantDirector-General for Education), Ms Francine FOURNIER (Assistant Director-General forSocial and Human Sciences), Mr Henrikas Alguirdas IOUCHKIAVITCHIOUS (AssistantDirector-General for Communication, Information and Informatics), Mr Daniel JANICOT(Assistant Director-General for the Directorate), Ms Lourdes ARIZPE (Assistant Director-General for Culture), Mr Ahmed Saleh SAYYAD (Assistant Director-General for ExternalRelations), Mr Maurizio IACCARINO (Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences),Mr Yasuo MATSUI (Assistant Director-General for Management and Administration),Mr Jacques HALLAK (Assistant Director-General, Director of the International Institute forEducational Planning), Mr Gunnar KULLENBERG (Assistant Director-General, ExecutiveSecretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission), Mr Jurgen HILLIG(Assistant Director-General, Director of the Division for Decentralization and Relations withField Units), Mr Georges MALEMPRE (Director of the Executive Office), Mr Jonathan KUSI(Legal Adviser), Mr Mohamed AL SHAABI (Secretary of the Executive Board), and othermembers of the Secretariat.

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CONTENTS

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1 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA, TIMETABLE OF WORKAND REPORT OF THE BUREAU .................................................................... 1

1.1 Election of the Chairperson of the Finance and AdministrativeCommission............................................................................................... 1

2 APPROVAL OF THE SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE150th SESSION ....................................................................................... 2

3 EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME ............................................................. 2

3.1 Report by the Director-General on the execution ofthe programme adopted by the General Conference.................................... 2

I. Universality of the Organization........................................................ 2II. Transdisciplinary project ‘Towards a culture of peace’...................... 3III. The situation in educational and cultural institutions in Albania.......... 3IV. Cash management............................................................................. 4V. Decentralization................................................................................ 4

3.2 Education................................................................................................... 6

3.2.1 Application of 150 EX/Decision 3.2.1, concerning educationaland cultural institutions in the occupied Arab territories.................. 6

3.2.2 Interim report on the development of the Regional Programmefor Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific................................... 8

3.2.3 Implementation of 28 C/Resolution 1.15 concerning reform andrenewal of education in Central and Eastern Europe........................ 9

3.2.4 Revision of the International Standard Classificationof Education (ISCED) .................................................................... 9

3.3 Culture ................................................................................................ 11

3.3.1 Jerusalem and the implementation of 150 EX/Decision 3.4.3........... 11

3.3.2 Report by the Director-General on the findings of themeeting of experts concerning the preparation of aninternational instrument for the protection of the underwatercultural heritage.............................................................................. 12

3.3.3 Feasibility study on the establishment of an InternationalInstitute of Comparative Civilization at Takshaschila(Taxila, Pakistan)............................................................................ 13

3.3.4 Follow-up to the report of the World Commission onCulture and Development............................................................... 14

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3.3.5 Invitations to the Stockholm intergovernmental conferenceon cultural policies for development................................................ 14

3.3.6 Amendment of the Statutes of the UNESCO Prize for thePromotion of the Arts ..................................................................... 15

3.4 Communication.......................................................................................... 15

3.4.1 Project to establish a film bank and data base for the useof the public television channels of developing countries................. 15

3.4.2 Regulations for the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano WorldPress Freedom Prize....................................................................... 16

3.4.3 Implementation of 150 EX/Decision 3.5.1 concerning thechallenges of the information highways: the role of UNESCO.............. 17

3.5 Social and human sciences.......................................................................... 18

3.5.1 Tuning in to youth: how to involve it in UNESCO’s ideals.............. 18

3.5.2 Draft Declaration on the Safeguarding of Future Generations.......... 18

3.5.3 Restructuring of the Intergovenrmental Committeefor Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS) and theInternational Fund for the Development of Physical Educationand Sport (FIDEPS) ....................................................................... 19

4 MATTERS RELATING TO NORMS, STATUTES ANDREGULATIONS................................................................................................ 19

4.1 Report by the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations:Examination of the communications transmitted to the Committeein pursuance of 104 EX/Decision 3.3.......................................................... 19

5 DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 1998-1999 (29 C/5)................... 20

5.1 Consideration of the Draft Programme and Budget for1998-1999 ................................................................................................ 20

A. Recommendations by the Executive Board on the DraftProgramme and Budget for 1998-1999 ............................................. 20

B. Administrative Tribunal of the International LabourOrganization (ILOAT)...................................................................... 31

6. METHODS OF WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION.......................................... 31

6.1 Study on possible ways of limiting the number of draft resolutionsand amendments to be submitted by a single Member State........................ 31

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6.2 Conclusions of the ad hoc working group established to examinethe structure and function of the General Conference.................................. 31

6.3 Report on the evaluation of UNESCO field offices in Asia andthe Pacific ................................................................................................ 34

7 GENERAL CONFERENCE............................................................................... 36

7.1 Preparation of the provisional agenda of the twenty-ninth sessionof the General Conference.......................................................................... 36

A. Provisional agenda of the twenty-ninth session of the GeneralConference........................................................................................ 36

B. Balanced use of the working languages of the General Conferenceat UNESCO...................................................................................... 37

7.2 Draft plan for the organization of the work of the twenty-ninth sessionof the General Conference.......................................................................... 38

7.3 Invitations to the twenty-ninth session of the General Conference............... 40

7.4 Form of the Executive Board’s report on its activities in 1996-1997,to be submitted to the General Conference at its twenty-ninth session......... 40

8 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONS..................................... 41

8.1 Report by the Director-General on budget adjustments authorizedwithin the Appropriation Resolution for 1996-1997.................................... 41

8.2 Twenty-second annual report (1996) of the ICSC and relatedGeneral Assembly resolutions: report of the Director-General.................... 43

8.3 Annual report by the Director-General on the use of outsideconsultants and advisers by the Secretariat................................................. 43

8.4 Report by the Director-General on the implementation andfinancing of the Renovation Plan for Headquarters buildings....................... 44

8.5 Report by the Director-General on the Information TechnologyMaster Plan................................................................................................ 45

8.6 Procedure to be followed for the appointment by the ExecutiveBoard of the Chairman and Alternate Chairman of the AppealsBoard ................................................................................................ 45

8.7 Consultation in pursuance of Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedureof the Executive Board............................................................................... 46

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9. RELATIONS WITH MEMBER STATES AND INTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONS............................................................................................ 46

9.1 Recent decisions and activities of the organizations of theUnited Nations system of relevance to the work of UNESCO..................... 46

9.1.1 Follow-up to the United Nations Year for Tolerance....................... 46

9.1.2 Questions relating to information and to communicationfor development.............................................................................. 46

9.1.3 Implementation of Agenda 21, special session of theGeneral Assembly on its review and appraisal, and relatedresolutions...................................................................................... 48

9.1.4 Human rights questions: commemoration of the fiftiethanniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rightsand review of the implementation of the Vienna Declarationand Programme of Action............................................................... 48

9.2 Application of the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relationswith non-governmental organizations adopted by the GeneralConference at its twenty-eighth session...................................................... 49

9.3 Revised text of the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relationswith foundations and similar institutions..................................................... 51

9.4 Arrangements for co-operation with international organizationsother than intergovernmental organizations and non-governmentalorganizations.............................................................................................. 51

9.5 Proposals by Member States for the celebration of anniversarieswith which UNESCO should be associated in 1998-1999........................... 52

9.6 Accountability, management improvement, and oversight in theUnited Nations system (JIU/REP/95/2)...................................................... 55

9.7 Report by the Director-General on the execution of the action planfor the rehabilitation of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina......................... 55

9.8 Relations with the Intergovernmental Television and RadioCorporation ‘Mir’ and draft agreement between UNESCO andthat body.................................................................................................... 56

9.9 Draft agreement between UNESCO and the International Centreof Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE).................................................. 56

9.10 Draft agreement between the Lebanese Government and UNESCOon the establishment of an International Centre for the Humanities............. 56

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9.11 Relations with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) anddraft agreement between UNESCO and that body...................................... 57

9.12 Relations with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Developmentand draft agreement between UNESCO and that organization.................... 57

10 GENERAL MATTERS...................................................................................... 58

10.1 Evaluation of the entire transdisciplinary project ‘Environmentand population education and information for development’ (EPD)............ 58

10.2 Report on the implementation of the transdisciplinary project‘Towards a culture of peace’...................................................................... 58

10.3 Feasibility, mandate, method of work and cost of a World Commissionon the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology............................... 58

10.4 The Culture of Maintenance project........................................................... 58

10.5 Dates of the 152nd session......................................................................... 59

ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING THE PRIVATE MEETINGSHELD ON 9 JUNE 1997.............................................................................................. 59

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1 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA, TIMETABLE OF WORK AND REPORT OFTHE BUREAU (151 EX/1, 151 EX/INF.1, 151 EX/INF.1 Rev., 151 EX/INF.1 Rev.2and 151 EX/2)

The Executive Board adopted the agenda and timetable of work as set out indocuments 151 EX/1, 151 EX/INF.1, 151 EX/INF.1 Rev. and 151 EX/INF.1 Rev.2.

The Executive Board decided to refer to the commissions and committee specifiedbelow the following items of its agenda:

1. Programme and External Relations Commission (PX): items 3.1 (Part I),3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.3.1,1 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.6, 3.4.1, 3.4.3,3.5.2, 3.5.3, 5.1, 9.1, 9.4, 9.5, 9.7, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4.

2. Finance and Administrative Commission (FA): items 3.1 (Parts II and III),5.1, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 and 9.6.

3. Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations (ONG):items 9.2 and 9.3.

The Executive Board approved the proposals by the Bureau contained indocument 151 EX/2 concerning the following items of the agenda:

9.8 Relations with the Intergovernmental Television and Radio Corporation (Mir)and draft agreement between UNESCO and that body (151 EX/137)

9.9 Draft agreement between UNESCO and the International Centre of InsectPhysiology and Ecology (ICIPE) (151 EX/38)

9.10 Draft agreement between the Lebanese Government and UNESCO on theestablishment of an International Centre for the Humanities (151 EX/39)

9.11 Relations with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) and draftagreement between UNESCO and that body (151 EX/40);

and referred item 3.3.6 - Amendment of the Statutes of the UNESCO Prize for thePromotion of the Arts - to the Programme and External Relations Commission.

(151 EX/SR.1 and 11)

1.1 Election of the Chairperson of the Finance and Administrative Commission

In accordance with Rule 16, paragraph 3 of its Rules of Procedure, the ExecutiveBoard elected Mr Baba Akhib Haidara (Mali) as Chairperson of the Finance and

1. This item was examined in plenary. The Board also examined directly in plenary items 1.1, 2, 3.1, 3.4.2,

3.5.1, 5.1, 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 8.6, 8.7 and 10.5.

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Administrative Commission to replace Mr Ali Mohamed Zaid (Yemen) for theremainder of his term of office.

(151 EX/SR.1)

2 APPROVAL OF THE SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE 150th SESSION(150 EX/SR.1-17)

The Executive Board approved the summary records of its 150th session.

(150 EX/SR.1)

3 EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME

3.1 Report by the Director-General on the execution of the programme adopted bythe General Conference (151 EX/5 (Parts I and Corr., II and III and Add.),151 EX/INF.3, 151 EX/INF.4, 151 EX/INF.10, 151 EX/INF.11, 151 EX/50 and151 EX/51 and Corr.)

I

Universality of the Organization

The Executive Board,

1. Reaffirming the importance that it attaches to universal membership of theOrganization for the achievement of its mission, which requires international co-operation,

2. Recognizing the benefits, particularly those of an intellectual and scientific nature,that the Organization and the international community can reap not only from thereturn of all the states that have withdrawn from it but also from the entry of thestates that are not yet members of UNESCO,

3. Welcomes with satisfaction the decision of the Government of the UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to resume membership ofUNESCO on 1 July 1997;

4. Notes with interest that the highest authorities of the United States of America, inexpress recognition of UNESCO’s unique and important role, have pledged tocontinue to explore ways and means of bringing about the return to UNESCO oftheir country;

5. Encourages the authorities of the United States of America and of Singapore tocontemplate the early return of their countries to the Organization;

6. Encourages, also, the states that are not yet members of UNESCO to considerjoining the Organization;


7. Congratulates the Director-General on his action and encourages him to continuehis efforts to create conditions conducive to achieving the universality of theOrganization.

(151 EX/SR.1, 16 and 17)

II

Transdisciplinary project ‘Towards a culture of peace’


1. Having examined document 151 EX/5, Part I, and bearing in mind document 151EX/43,

2. Recalling 149 EX/Decision 7.1.1 concerning a report to the fifty-first session ofthe General Assembly on the transdisciplinary project ‘Towards a culture ofpeace’,

3. Welcomes General Assembly resolution 51/101 which calls for the promotion ofa culture of peace based on the principles established in the Charter of the UnitedNations, respect for human rights, democracy, tolerance, dialogue, culturaldiversity and reconciliation, and efforts to promote development, education forpeace, the free flow of information and the wider participation of women, as anintegral approach to prevent violence and conflicts and to contribute to thecreation of conditions for peace and its consolidation;

4. Takes note of the General Assembly request to the Secretary-General to report,together with the Director-General of UNESCO, to the General Assembly at itsfifty-second session on the progress of educational activities within theframework of the transdisciplinary project entitled ‘Towards a culture of peace’,including the preparation of elements for a draft provisional declaration andprogramme of action on a culture of peace;

5. Invites the Director-General to submit to it at its 152nd session his contributionto the Secretary-General’s report, including elements for a draft provisionaldeclaration and programme of action, with a view to presenting that contributionto the General Conference as well, so that the Member States may participatefully in the elaboration of a declaration and an effective programme of action.

(151 EX/SR.16)

III

The situation in educational and cultural institutions in Albania


1. Having heard the Director-General’s report,

2. Thanks the Director-General for the information concerning the situation ineducational and cultural institutions in Albania;


3. Welcomes the Director-General’s decision to grant emergency aid to meet themost urgent needs indicated by the Government of the Republic of Albania;

4. Urges the Director-General, in close co-operation with the competent authoritiesof the Republic of Albania and in close co-ordination with the other internationalorganizations concerned, to draw up a plan of action for the rehabilitation ofeducational, cultural and scientific institutions and the restoration of the culturaland architectural heritage of Albania;

5. Requests the Director-General to submit to it, at its 152nd session, a report onthe follow-up to and implementation of that decision, which will be submitted tothe General Conference at its twenty-ninth session.

(151 EX/SR.16)

IV

Cash management


1. Notes that interest cost for borrowing has already amounted in March 1997 to$1.3 million;

2. Notes also that timely payment of contributions by Member States would bringborrowing to an end;

3. Requests the Director-General to make every effort to avoid external borrowing;

4. Calls on all Member States to pay their contributions on time.

(151 EX/SR.14)

V

Decentralization


1. Having examined document 151 EX/5, Part II,

2. Considering the importance to the Organization of reconciling a universalconception of UNESCO’s programmes with the necessary adaptation of itsactivities to the local context in which they are carried out,

3. Further considering that the definition of decentralization which was submitted tothe General Conference at its sixth session and subsequently repeated in the ‘in-depth study on decentralization’ submitted to the 136th session of the ExecutiveBoard, as follows: ‘all the measures which, without destroying the close-knitcoherence of the programme or detracting from the worldwide implications ofUNESCO’s aims, tend to make it easier for Member States to take a full part inthe Organization’s work and to promote practical and effective action byUNESCO in the different regions of the world, taking account, as appropriate, of


the needs of Member States, of the characteristic features of their civilization, andof the relative urgency of the problems with which they have to cope’, is astopical as ever,

4. Considering also that a genuine decentralization policy aimed at rationalizingUNESCO’s action in Member States and at reflecting more closely their actualcircumstances in the decision-making process of the Organization’s governingbodies should not be limited to the mere juxtaposition of representation offices,

5. Considering lastly that decentralization should also take its place in the context ofco-operation and co-ordination with the local representatives of other UnitedNations agencies,

6. Recalling the recommendations on the decentralization policy adopted at its136th session and the consolidated report of the five regional working groups onthe overall review of decentralization submitted at its 145th session,

7. Also recalling 149 EX/Decision 3.1 (Part I, para. 7) and 150 EX/Decision 5.1(Part I, para. 27) concerning, in particular, the opening of new field offices,

8. Reaffirming the importance of the elements singled out in the documentsmentioned in paragraph 6 for the planning and effective implementation ofdecentralization, in particular:

(a) the need for each office to fulfil a functional requirement and a clearlydefined mandate,

(b) the need to have the ‘critical mass’ necessary for field offices,

(c) the need to reinforce existing structures (rather than create new ones)through an effective delegation of authority and an appropriate allocation ofhuman and financial resources,

(d) the need to draw up an effective decentralization plan embodying precisetargets and time-frames and a clear definition of the links, lines of authorityand respective responsibilities between and among field offices, NationalCommissions and Headquarters,

(e) the need to ensure the highest quality of personnel in the decentralized unitsthrough regular rotation of staff between Headquarters and the field,

(f) the need to strengthen and support National Commissions as the majoractors in decentralization, while ensuring their complementarity with fieldoffices,

9. Conscious of the need for a framework to guide the action of the Secretariat andof Member States in the implementation of decentralization,

10. Decides to include ‘the implementation of decentralization’ in the agenda of its152nd session as an item that could be discussed at the joint meeting of theProgramme and External Relations Commission and the Finance andAdministrative Commission;


11. Accordingly invites the Director-General to submit to it, at that session, a reporton the activities undertaken in the field of decentralization since the submission tothe 142nd session of the report on the status of the implementation of therecommendations adopted in 136 EX/Decision 3.3, concerning, in particular:

(a) the function and place of field offices in the policy and actions ofUNESCO;

(b) the criteria for the establishment and restructuring of field offices and theirpractical application to those established since the 142nd session;

(c) the policy applied for the recruitment, rotation and assessment of staff;

(d) the qualitative and quantitative data relating to the staff assigned to eachfield office;

(e) the operational resources allocated to field offices (maintenance ofpremises, equipment, communications, travel expenses, etc.);

(f) the autonomy and responsibility granted to field offices as regardsadministrative and financial management;

(g) the co-ordination and control exercised by Headquarters over field offices;

(h) relations and co-operation with the National Commissions and otherinstitutions of the United Nations system;

(i) the mandate or mandates given to each field office, such information to bepresented in tabular form;

and to propose to it the lines of emphasis he intends to give to thedecentralization process in the future;

12. Recommends that the General Conference adopt, on the basis of these proposalsand in the light of the discussions which will take place at its 152nd session, acomprehensive framework of standard-setting guidelines and criteria for therational implementation of decentralization, especially concerning theestablishment of new field offices in Member States.

(151 EX/SR.14)

3.2 Education

3.2.1 Application of 150 EX/Decision 3.2.1 concerning educational and culturalinstitutions in the occupied Arab territories (151 EX/4 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Having examined the report of the Director-General (151 EX/4),

2. Expresses its entire satisfaction and thanks to the Director-General for hisceaseless efforts to ensure the effective application of 28 C/Resolution 16;


3. Expresses its deep concern at the lack of progress of the peace process, which isthreatening peace in the Middle East and hindering co-operation in science,technology, culture and education and the promotion of dialogue betweenpeoples;

4. Invites the Director-General to attend to the regular functioning of educationalinstitutions in the occupied Arab territories by making sure that they are notclosed or obstructed in their activities;

5. Expresses the hope that the Arab-Israeli peace negotiations will be resumed andthat a just and global peace will be speedily brought about in accordance with theUnited Nations resolutions to which UNESCO adheres, particularly SecurityCouncil Resolutions 242, 338 and 425, based on withdrawal from the occupiedArab territories and the principle of land for peace;

6. Considers that UNESCO’s action in favour of the Palestinian people is of majorimportance and gives the Organization an important role in peace-building withinthe United Nations system;

7. Expresses its sincere gratitude and thanks to the Member States, in particularItaly, Norway and Saudi Arabia, for their financial contributions to the projects ofthe Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP);

8. Taking note of the deplorable events that have recently occurred in the occupiedArab territories, urges the Director-General to implement a programme seekingto consolidate peace and the culture of peace in the region;

9. Invites the Director-General:

(a) to continue his efforts to guarantee freedom of movement to the Palestinianstudents of Gaza in order to enable them to go to their colleges anduniversities in the West Bank, and to ensure that the same facilities areaccorded to Palestinian students from the West Bank studying in Gaza;

(b) to support the five-year plan drawn up by the Palestinian ‘Ministry ofEducation’, in close collaboration with donor states, the Palestinianauthorities concerned and international institutions and agencies;

(c) to give greater support to the Palestinian ‘Ministry of Culture’ to supportthe establishment of the Palestinian museum in Bethlehem and to help the‘Ministry’ by providing the equipment it needs;

(d) to support Palestinian universities, particularly by increasing the number ofuniversity Chairs;

(e) to speed up the creation of a fund for higher education fellowships;

(f) to continue his efforts among donor states to obtain the necessary fundingfor the implementation of projects decided upon by the UNESCO/Palestinian Authority Co-ordinating Committee;


10. Also invites the Director-General:

(a) to continue with his approaches to the Israeli authorities with a view topreserving the human and social fabric and safeguarding the Syrian Arabcultural identity in occupied Syrian Golan, in accordance with the relevantresolutions adopted in this regard;

(b) to continue with his approaches to the Israeli authorities so that they ceaseto impose Israeli curricula on the students of occupied Syrian Golan, tooffer grants to these students and to provide assistance to the educationalestablishments of the Golan;

11. Decides to include this item in the agenda of the 152nd session.

(151 EX/SR.13)

3.2.2 Interim report on the development of the Regional Programme for HigherEducation in Asia and the Pacific (151 EX/6 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Having examined document 151 EX/6,

2. Appreciating the efforts already undertaken to strengthen UNESCO’s activities inthe field of higher education in the Asia-Pacific region,

3. Bearing in mind the importance of inter-institutional co-operation, including thedevelopment of UNESCO Chairs and Networks within the framework of theUNITWIN Programme, in order to help higher education institutions achievetheir goals and improve their pertinence and quality,

4. Bearing also in mind the importance of the co-operation with governmental andnon-governmental organizations active in the field of higher education in theregion,

5. Endorsing the holding of a Regional Conference on Higher Education in Tokyofrom 8 to 10 July 1997 within the framework of preparation for the WorldConference on Higher Education in 1998, as a pertinent opportunity for thefurther development of the Regional Programme for Higher Education in Asiaand the Pacific,

6. Reaffirming that the Bangkok Office must play a leading role in the co-ordinationof activities related to UNESCO’s higher education programme in the region,

7. Invites the Director-General to take appropriate measures to reinforce theRegional Programme on Higher Education in the Bangkok Office by creating aseparate unit for higher education as a focal point to co-ordinate regionalprogrammes on higher education and by mobilizing extrabudgetary resources toimplement its activities;

8. Invites the Member States to further support the Regional Programme on HigherEducation through their active participation in its activities;


9. Requests the Director-General to submit to it at its forthcoming session a reporton the further development of the structure and the activities of the RegionalProgramme, especially in terms of the objectives established as guidelines forUNESCO’s strategy in higher education.

(151 EX/SR.13)

3.2.3 Implementation of 28 C/Resolution 1.15 concerning reform and renewal ofeducation in Central and Eastern Europe (151 EX/7 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Having examined the report submitted by the Director-General on theimplementation of 28 C/Resolution 1.15 on reform and renewal of education inCentral and Eastern Europe (151 EX/7),

2. Taking into account that civic education is of vital importance on a universalscale and notably in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe undergoingmajor social transformations,

3. Acknowledging with satisfaction the diversified action taken by the Organizationto implement activities and projects in civic education in the subregion, especiallythe efforts aimed at strengthening the partnerships and co-operation in this areawith other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and with theNational Commissions, and other partners such as CIVITAS (internationalconsortium of civic educators),

4. Invites the Director-General to continue to provide special support and assistanceto the countries of Central and Eastern Europe in order to develop civiceducation and introduce into it new components in line with the major democraticreforms under way in their societies;

5. Also invites the Director-General to intensify UNESCO’s co-operation in thisfield with the Council of Europe, the European Commission and the Organizationfor Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE);

6. Appeals to Member States to support the activities in the countries of Central andEastern Europe aimed at reinforcing co-operation and developing new projects inthe area of civic education, considering it a vital element for the promotion of aculture of peace.

(151 EX/SR.13)

3.2.4 Revision of the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)(151 EX/8 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Having examined document 151 EX/8 concerning the revision of theInternational Standard Classification of Education (ISCED),

2. Recommends to the General Conference that at its twenty-ninth session it adoptthe following resolution:


‘The General Conference,

Recalling 28 C/Resolution 1.11 concerning the International StandardClassification of Education (ISCED),

Noting with satisfaction that in accordance with this resolution a Task Force wasestablished in December 1995, composed of experts from Ethiopia, France andthe Netherlands, and of representatives of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Statistical Office of the EuropeanUnion (EUROSTAT), and UNESCO, and that a Reference Group of Expertsdrawn from all of UNESCO’s geographical regions was also established,

Further noting that the ISCED document prepared by the Task Force waspresented for review at two meetings of the Reference Group as well as at ameeting of experts convened on the occasion of the 45th session of theInternational Conference on Education (Geneva, October 1996), and that thecomments and suggestions made at these meetings have been taken into accountin preparing the revised version of ISCED,

Taking note of 151 EX/Decision 3.2.4 of the Executive Board,

1. Approves the revised version of ISCED, contained in Annex II todocument 151 EX/8 as ISCED 1997;


(a) to extend the mandate of the Task Force beyond the twenty-ninthsession of the General Conference and to expand it to include otherconceptual and methodological aspects which are related and relevantto levels of education and fields of study;

(b) to prepare an operational manual aimed at providing guidance tousers on the interpretation and practical application of ISCED 1997;

(c) to consider the implications ISCED 1997 may have on the 1978Revised Recommendation concerning the International Standard-ization of Educational Statistics;

(d) to continue to revise periodically and to update ISCED 1997 so as toensure that it is consistent with developments in education andtraining and meets the needs of education policies, and to inform theGeneral Conference regularly of the changes that have taken place inthat classification;

(e) to request Member States to provide UNESCO with a description oftheir education systems in accordance with ISCED and to bring itregularly up to date;

(f) to report on the results of the work accomplished to the ExecutiveBoard at its 154th session’.

(151 EX/SR.13)


3.3 Culture

3.3.1 Jerusalem and the implementation of 150 EX/Decision 3.4.3 (151 EX/9 and Add.)


1. Recalling the provisions of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection ofCultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the Protocol thereto andthe relevant provisions of the Geneva Convention and its Additional Protocols,

2. Also recalling that the Old City of Jerusalem is inscribed on the World HeritageList and the List of World Heritage in Danger, and that its protection also comeswithin the framework of the 1972 Convention for the Protection of the WorldCultural and Natural Heritage,

3. Recalling further that, as regards the status of Jerusalem, UNESCO conforms tothe resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly and of the SecurityCouncil of the United Nations,

4. Having examined the Director-General’s report 151 EX/9 and Add.,

5. Recalling the previous decisions and resolutions on the safeguarding of thecultural heritage of Jerusalem, requesting that no measure or act be undertakenthat alters the religious, cultural, historical or demographical nature of the city orimpairs the balance of the site as a whole, pending the outcome of negotiationson the final status of Jerusalem,

6. Keenly regrets that the new buildings and extensions impair the balance of theurban fabric, disrupt the site and damage the landscape;

7. Also regrets that until now the Israeli authorities have not implemented150 EX/Decision 3.4.3, which requested them to return the tunnel running alongthe western wall of al-Saram ash-Sharîf to its state prior to the opening of anentrance to that tunnel;

8. Notes:

(a) that the work on a ‘belvedere’ in the east of the city has been almostcompleted, despite 147 EX/Decision 3.6.1 and 28 C/Resolution 3.14 of theGeneral Conference;

(b) that, moreover, the construction of a footpath along the ha-‘Ofel road bythe Israeli occupying authorities has brought about the destruction of oldgraves in the Muslim Cemetery, and caused very extensive and irreparabledamage to the landscape of the Old City of Jerusalem and that, indeed, thework now being completed has been the cause of the irremediable loss ofone of Jerusalem’s most essential treasures of landscape and history duringthis century;

(c) that to date no comprehensive plan has been drawn up for the purpose ofmaking an inventory of the cultural property of the Old City of Jerusalem


and working out safeguarding measures, despite the relevant decisions andresolutions of the Executive Board and of the General Conference;

9. Notes with satisfaction the progress of the restoration work on the al-Saram ash-Sharîf, the Sammâm al-‘Ain and the precious manuscripts of the al-AqZàmosque and the compilation of a catalogue of the collection of old Koranicmanuscripts housed in al-Saram ash-Sharîf;

10. Thanks the Heads of State and Government, the organizations and the legalentities and private individuals that have contributed to the Special Account forthe Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of the Old City of Jerusalem;

11. Appeals for further contributions to that Special Account;

12. Thanks the Director-General for the praiseworthy efforts that he ceaselesslyexpends in order to ensure the full implementation of UNESCO’s decisions andresolutions with a view to the safeguarding of the cultural aspects, features andproperty of the Old City of Jerusalem;

13. Requests him to take the necessary measures to:

(a) ensure the implementation of 150 EX/Decision 3.4.3 concerning theopening of an entrance to the tunnel running along the western wall ofal-Saram ash-Sharîf;

(b) remedy the harmful consequences for the balance of the landscape and theenvironment of the Old City of Jerusalem, in particular for the al-Saramash-Sharîf, of the construction under way of the footpath between thewestern wall of the al-Saram and the ha-‘Ofel road;

(c) give instructions for the drawing up of a comprehensive plan for thepurpose of making an inventory of the cultural property of the Old City ofJerusalem and working out safeguarding measures, such action to bepossibly preceded by a preliminary study with a view to determining thenecessary ways and means of drawing up such a comprehensive plan;

(d) continue his representations to the supreme religious authorities concernedwith a view to undertaking the study on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,and to report to it at its 152nd session;

14. Decides to place this item on the agenda of its 152nd session.

(151 EX/SR.11 and 13)

3.3.2 Report by the Director-General on the findings of the meeting of expertsconcerning the preparation of an international instrument for the protection ofthe underwater cultural heritage (151 EX/10 and Add. and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Having examined the feasibility study submitted by the Director-General on thedrafting of an international standard-setting instrument for the protection of theunderwater cultural heritage (146 EX/27), the report of the meeting of experts


for the protection of the underwater cultural heritage held at Headquarters from22 to 24 May 1996 (151 EX/10, Annex I) and the comments of states on thatreport,

2. Taking note of 28 C/Resolution 3.13 inviting the Director-General to report backto the twenty-ninth session in order to enable the General Conference at thatsession to determine whether it is desirable for the matter to be dealt with on aninternational basis and also which method should be adopted for this purpose,

3. Recommends that the General Conference request the Director-General toprepare, in close co-operation with the United Nations division responsible forthe United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and taking account of thecomments of Member States, a first draft convention concerning the protection ofthe underwater cultural heritage, and to convene a small group of governmentalexperts representing all regions together with representatives of the competentinternational organizations in order to consider this draft convention forsubmission to the General Conference at its thirtieth session;

4. Urges Member States to take immediate measures, within their jurisdiction andthrough international co-operation, to ensure that damage to the underwatercultural heritage is limited until such time as a convention is adopted.

(151 EX/SR.13)

3.3.3 Feasibility study on the establishment of an International Institute ofComparative Civilization at Takshaschila (Taxila, Pakistan) (151 EX/11 and151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Recalling 28 C/Resolution 3.7 in which the General Conference requests theDirector-General to help Pakistan undertake a feasibility study on theestablishment of an International Institute of Comparative Civilization atTakshaschila (Taxila) and to submit the findings of that study to the ExecutiveBoard,


3. Shares the conclusion of the study that the establishment of such an internationalinstitute is both feasible and highly desirable;

4. Invites the Director-General to work out in greater detail the practical aspectsincluding the funding of this project and the precise details regarding the natureof its collaboration with the International Institute for Central Asian Studies inSamarkand and to submit them along with this study to the General Conferenceat its twenty-ninth session;

5. Recommends that the General Conference examine this study and, in case of afavourable recommendation, invite the Member States to contribute financiallyand technically to the establishment of the institute.


3.3.4 Follow-up to the Report of the World Commission on Culture and Development(151 EX/12 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Considering the debates in the Executive Board on the content andimplementation of the recommendations of the report ‘Our Creative Diversity’,

2. Considering also the proposals contained in the Draft Programme and Budgetconcerning the implementing of that report (29 C/5, para. 03028), particularly asregards the drafting of UNESCO’s biennial report on culture,

3. Recommends to the Director-General that the biennial UNESCO World CultureReport should be drafted by a team of scientifically recognized experts set upwith due regard for equitable geographical distribution, and that the MemberStates should be invited to participate actively in the preparation of the report, inparticular, if they so wish, by drawing up national reports, providing data andinformation, developing cultural indicators and presenting the best local practicesin this field.

(151 EX/SR.13)

3.3.5 Invitations to the Stockholm intergovernmental conference on cultural policiesfor development (151 EX/13 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Considering that, at its 150th session, it invited the Director-General to convene,in 1998, an international conference (category II) on cultural policies,


3. Decides that:

(a) invitations to participate in the intergovernmental conference on culturalpolicies for development with the right to vote will be sent to all theMember States and Associate Members of UNESCO;

(b) invitations to send observers to the conference will be sent to the statesreferred to in paragraph 9 of document 151 EX/13;

(c) an invitation to send observers to the conference will be sent to Palestine,as indicated in paragraph 10 of document 151 EX/13;

(d) invitations to send representatives to the conference will be sent to theorganizations of the United Nations system referred to in paragraph 11 ofdocument 151 EX/13;

(e) invitations to send observers to the conference will be sent to theintergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations listedin paragraph 13 of document 151 EX/13;


(f) the Director-General is authorized to issue any other invitations to anyinternational non-governmental organization not listed in paragraph 13 ofthe document whose participation he may deem conducive to the work ofthe intergovernmental conference on cultural policies for development.

(151 EX/SR.13)

3.3.6 Amendment of the Statutes of the UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts(151 EX/46 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)



2. Decides to continue the examination of the proposed amendments to the Statutesof the UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts at its 152nd session.

(151 EX/SR.13)

3.4 Communication

3.4.1 Project to establish a film bank and database for the use of the public televisionchannels of developing countries (151 EX/14, 151 EX/INF.6 and 151 EX/51 andCorr.)


1. Having examined document 151 EX/14 on the establishment of a film bank anddatabase for the use of the public television channels of developing countries,

2. Thanks the International Radio and Television University (URTI) and the authorof the study for the quality of their work;

3. Recognizing the importance of this initiative, which could result in an ambitiouscultural project, and conscious that its implementation would have significantimplications in terms of human and financial resources,

4. Stressing the importance of associating in this project not only professional mediaorganizations, but also governments, foundations and possible sponsors,

5. Thanks the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for theDevelopment of Communication (IPDC) for its co-operation and appeals to it toconsider the possibility of contributing to the financing of the project;

6. Invites the Director-General to:

(a) specify the objectives and modalities for establishing such a bank and itsdatabase;

(b) continue contacts with all possible partners;

(c) study the advisability of organizing a meeting with interested countries andbodies;


(d) draw up detailed financial estimates and a financing plan;

(e) report on the results achieved to it at its 154th session.

(151 EX/SR.13)

3.4.2 Regulations for the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize(151 EX/15 and 151 EX/INF.12)


1. Recalling 150 EX/Decision 3.1, part IV, and 25 C/Resolution 104,

2. Having examined the Director-General’s report on the institution of theUNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize and the Regulationsproposed for this Prize (151 EX/15),

3. Approves the Regulations for the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World PressFreedom Prize contained in the Annex to this decision;

4. Invites the Director-General to take the necessary steps for the administration ofthe UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

ANNEX

Regulations for the UNESCO/Guillermo CanoWorld Press Freedom Prize

Definition

UNESCO has established an annual World Press Freedom Prize, theUNESCO/Guillermo Cano Prize, in honour of the Colombian journalist who died in theexercise of his profession.

Purpose

This Prize is intended to honour, each year, a person, organization or institution thathas made a notable contribution to the defence and/or promotion of press freedomanywhere in the world, especially if this involved risk.

Amount and financing

The prizewinner shall receive the sum of US $25,000, together with an objectsymbolizing the award. The Cano Foundation undertakes to contribute annuallyUS $12,500 to a special account created for the Prize, which may also receivevoluntary contributions from public or private institutions, associations, foundations,corporate entities or persons.

Nominations of candidates

Member States, and international and regional professional and non-governmentalorganizations working in the field of journalism and freedom of expression may


nominate candidates for the Prize. They must explain their choice in writing, in Englishor French. Nominations should be submitted to the Director-General. No MemberState or organization may submit more than three candidates in the same year.

The Jury

The Prize Jury shall be composed of two members from each of the six regions asdefined by UNESCO, in other words 12 persons appointed in their individual capacityby the Director-General of UNESCO, and two representatives of the Cano Foundation.In addition, the Director-General of UNESCO or his designated representative shallserve as Secretary to the Jury. The Jury shall adopt its rules of procedure which may inno way contravene the provisions of these Regulations. The Director-General shallnominate the prize-winner on the recommendation of the Jury.

Schedule

Nominations shall reach the Director-General every year before 31 October. He shallcommunicate them to the President of the Jury by 15 December at the latest. The Juryshall meet on or about 15 February to vote and inform the Director-General of itschoice. The formal ceremony for the award of the Prize by the Director-General shalltake place on the following 3 May during the celebration of World Press Freedom Day,to be organized at UNESCO in Paris or elsewhere.

Changes to the Regulations

The Director-General, after consulting the Jury, shall submit any changes to theseRegulations to the Executive Board.

(151 EX/SR.15)

3.4.3 Implementation of 150 EX/Decision 3.5.1 concerning the challenges of theinformation highways: the role of UNESCO (151 EX/16 and Add. and 151 EX/51and Corr.)


1. Having examined document 151 EX/16 and Add.,

2. Expresses its appreciation to the Director-General for the efforts undertaken toimplement 150 EX/Decision 3.5.1 with a view to ensuring that UNESCO plays apioneering role in the use of the information highways for education, science,culture, communication and information;

3. Takes note with interest of the strategy proposed for facing the challenge of theinformation highways in the next biennium; and welcomes the Director-General’sproposals for action to implement this strategy, taking into account the viewsexpressed by the Members of the Executive Board at its 151st session;


(a) to continue his efforts to ensure inter-agency co-operation as well asintersectorality and interdisciplinarity in the use of information and


communication technologies including information highways for education,science, culture, communication and information; and

(b) to undertake, with regard to the envisaged new activities, in-depthconsultations with Member States, National Commissions and competentorganizations in order to establish priorities according to the needs ofMember States;

5. Also invites the Director-General to collect existing cyberspace codes of practicethrough other international organizations, so that due account may be taken ofthem in UNESCO’s work;

6. Further invites the Director-General to report to it at its 154th session on theactivities carried out since the 151st session.

(151 EX/SR.13)

3.5 Social and human sciences

3.5.1 Tuning in to youth: how to involve it in UNESCO’s ideals (151 EX/17 and Corr.)


1. Having examined document 151 EX/17 and Corr.,

2. Taking into consideration the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year2000 and Beyond adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in1995, and stressing the important role incumbent upon UNESCO in itsimplementation,

3. Reaffirms that youth is a permanent priority in all of UNESCO’s actions;

4. Considers that, in the activities on the theme of youth, fuller use should be madeof the potential of the National Commissions, Associated Schools, Clubs andAssociations, and UNESCO Chairs;

5. Invites the Director-General to continue his activities in connection with theimplementation of the Programme of Action on the basis of a cohesiveconception of the Organization’s activities for youth as one of its priority groups;

6. Also invites the Director-General to pursue his efforts for young people, with dueregard for their aspirations and for the research findings of the behaviouralsciences related to child, adolescent and young adult development.

(151 EX/SR.16)

3.5.2 Draft Declaration on the Safeguarding of Future Generations (151 EX/18 and151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Having examined the general lines of the draft Declaration on the Safeguarding ofFuture Generations,


2. Taking into account the fundamental ethical mission of UNESCO,

3. Invites the Director-General to convene an open-ended working group composedof governmental experts, representing all the electoral groups, to continue theexamination of the draft, duly taking into consideration the replies by the MemberStates to the Director-General’s letter of 16 January 1997, as well asobservations and suggestions communicated to the Executive Board during thepresent session; the chairperson of the working group to report to the Board atits 152nd session.

(151 EX/SR.13)

3.5.3 Restructuring of the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education andSport (CIGEPS) and the International Fund for the Development of PhysicalEducation and Sport (FIDEPS) (151 EX/19 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Having examined document 151 EX/19 regarding the proposed restructuring ofthe Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS)and the International Fund for the Development of Physical Education and Sport(FIDEPS),

2. Recalling that the General Conference wished FIDEPS to be restructured(28 C/Resolution 2.11),

3. Considering that the proposals of the CIGEPS Bureau and the FIDEPS Board inthis regard are better adapted to the realities and current requirements of physicaleducation and sports activities,

4. Welcomes the measures taken in order to provide CIGEPS and FIDEPS with amore flexible, revitalized and less costly structure designed to make their actionmore effective and more relevant;

5. Invites the Director-General to submit to the General Conference at its twenty-ninth session the proposals formulated by the CIGEPS Bureau and the FIDEPSBoard, for the restructuring of CIGEPS and FIDEPS and the revision of theirStatutes.

(151 EX/SR.13)

4 MATTERS RELATING TO NORMS, STATUTES AND REGULATIONS

4.1 Report by the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations: Examinationof the communications transmitted to the Committee in pursuance of104 EX/Decision 3.3 (151 EX/CR/HR and Addenda and 151 EX/3 PRIV.)

The announcement appearing at the end of these decisions reports on the Board’sdeliberations on this subject.

(151 EX/SR.12)


5 DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 1998-1999 (29 C/5)

5.1 Consideration of the Draft Programme and Budget for 1998-1999 (29 C/5, Corr.(Technical Annex) and Corr. 2, 151 EX/FA/INF.2, 151 EX/INF.10, 151 EX/INF.11,151 EX/50 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)

A

Recommendations by the Executive Board on theDraft Programme and Budget for 1998-1999


1. Having examined the Draft Programme and Budget for 1998-1999 (29 C/5),1

2. Bearing in mind the orientations set out in the Medium-Term Strategy for 1996-2001 (28 C/4 Approved),

3. Recalling 150 EX/Decision 5.1 concerning the Draft Programme and Budget for1998-1999,

4. Appreciating the efforts made to improve the readability of document 29 C/5 andto present a considerable amount of information, including comparative data fromdocument 28 C/5, useful for understanding the proposals made,

5. Reaffirming the recommendations contained in paragraphs 71 and 72 of150 EX/Decision 5.1, and considering that the efforts for improvement should becontinued, in particular with a view to defining more precisely the activitiesgeared to the objectives to be attained and the results expected during a givenbiennial period, indicating the costs and the necessary resources, and, wherepossible, the proposed duration of the projects; and specifying more clearly theresults expected from co-operation with major international, governmental andnon-governmental partners,

6. Stressing the need to establish and develop efficient systems for monitoring,reporting and evaluation, with a view to guiding the adjustments to be made atappropriate times and to facilitating the monitoring of programme execution bythe governing bodies; and consequently to reinforce the Central Evaluation Unit,

7. Submits to the General Conference the Draft Programme and Budget for 1998-1999 (29 C/5), together with the following recommendations, for examinationand for decision on the programme and budget to be adopted;2

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Major Programme I - Education for all throughout life

8. Welcomes the budget reinforcement proposed for this major programme;

1. Composed of three documents: Draft Programme and Budget for 1998-1999; Technical Annex and

Proposed Resolutions.2. In conformity with Article IV.B, paragraph 2, and Article V.B, paragraph 6, of the Constitution.


9. Reaffirms that the highest priority should be given to basic education for all inline with the Framework of Action adopted at the Jomtien World Conference onEducation for All (March 1990), and that special emphasis should be placed onthe educational needs of girls and women and of disadvantaged and marginalizedyouth, including school drop-outs and street and working children;

10. Welcomes the importance given to the strengthening of the follow-up to theEducation-for-All Initiative of the nine high-population countries, andrecommends that efforts should be intensified to promote basic education for allin these nine countries, in Africa and in the least-developed countries, particularlyas regards education of girls and women, literacy and teacher training;

11. Reaffirms the need to strengthen early childhood education, special needseducation and preventive education;

12. Recommends that innovative actions, employing, inter alia, distance education,be undertaken to reinforce literacy, post-literacy and basic adult education as wellas skills training and continuing education, taking into account the conclusionsand recommendations of the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education(Hamburg, July 1997);

13. Stresses the importance that should be attached to improving the quality andrelevance of basic education, putting emphasis on basic scientific literacy andpractical skills for daily life and employment, adapted to the specific needs andlanguage of the learners;

14. Reaffirms the importance of promoting reflection and debate in Member Stateson the Report of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-firstCentury with a view to fostering the reform of education systems to meet presentand future challenges;

15. Recommends that increased emphasis be placed on promoting science andtechnology education, particularly at primary and secondary levels, and onstrengthening technical and vocational education, in particular through thereinforcement of the UNEVOC project and of its regional approach; recommendsfurther, in this context, the development of a model for technical and vocationaleducation and training for the Asia-Pacific region;

16. Recognizing the vital role of teachers in ensuring the quality and relevance ofeducation, stresses the need to reinforce Member States’ capacity to strengthenteacher education and to improve their status as a follow-up to the conclusionsand recommendations of the 45th session of the International Conference onEducation;

17. Welcomes the emphasis placed on the renewal of universities and other highereducation institutions and recommends, to this end, the convening of a WorldConference on Higher Education in 1998;

18. Reaffirms the importance of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs programme infostering inter-university co-operation and the transfer of knowledge, andstresses, in this regard, the need to develop further the concept and the criteriafor selecting appropriate institutions, in close collaboration with competent


international institutions and organizations such as the United Nations University,paying particular attention to ensuring a better balance in the geographicaldistribution of Chairs and in the subjects or themes covered by them;

19. Emphasizes the importance of encouraging Member States to mobilize thevarious segments of civil society with a view to their participation in thedevelopment of education;

20. Recommends that continued efforts be made to mobilize the support ofinstitutional partners of the United Nations system, intergovernmentalorganizations, regional development banks as well as bilateral donors in attainingthe goal of basic education for all, to enhance inter-agency co-operation and, tothat end, to jointly prepare for a follow-up conference to the Jomtien WorldConference on Education for All;

21. Reiterates, in this connection, the appeal addressed by the InternationalConference on Education at its 45th session(October 1996), to internationalorganizations and donors to support educational projects in developing countries,particularly in Africa, the Education-for-All project and the E-9 initiative foreducation without frontiers;

22. Considers that a more coherent approach should be achieved for the UNESCOeducation institutes - including those whose establishment as UNESCO institutesis proposed to the General Conference (the Institute for InformationTechnologies in Education - Moscow) or is under consideration (the InternationalResearch and Training Centre for Rural Education - Baoding, China and theInternational Institute for Peace and Capacity-building - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) -with a view to ensuring a clear division of tasks and avoiding duplication ofefforts among the institutes and vis-à-vis the Secretariat;

23. Underlines the need to allocate to all these institutes the necessary resources sothat they may discharge, with maximum efficiency, all the tasks assigned to themby the General Conference;

Major Programme II - The sciences in the service of development

24. Reaffirms the importance that should be attached to improving university-levelteaching and research in basic and engineering sciences, to strengthening co-operation with competent scientific networks and institutions, such as the Inter-regional Network of Scientists of Latin America and the Caribbean, and tosupporting the development of new national, regional and international scientificnetworks - both South-South and South-North;

25. Considers that the objectives of the World Science Conference to be held in 1999should be more clearly defined, indicating the complementary roles of the naturaland the social and human sciences, in collaboration with the International Councilof Scientific Unions (ICSU) and with other partners (relevant institutions of theUnited Nations system as well as competent intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations); recommends that a wide range of expertise drawn,on a balanced basis, from all regions of the world be associated with thepreparation of this conference, including in the framework of the InternationalScientific Advisory Board (ISAB); recommends also that collaboration with


partner institutions should be reinforced in preparing the conference and inensuring its follow-up;

26. Stresses the need to clarify further - before its establishment - the mandate of theproposed World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge andTechnology, in the light inter alia of the conclusions of the special session of theUnited Nations General Assembly on sustainable development (June, 1997) andof the expected outcome of the World Science Conference; recommends that thisCommission should have a flexible and transparent structure, enabling it to haverecourse to networking with corresponding members in the different regions, andto associate with its work the International Council of Philosophy and HumanSciences (ICPHS), the International Council of Social Sciences (ICSS) and theInternational Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), other competent scientificinstitutions and the five intergovernmental scientific programmes of UNESCO,with a view to avoiding duplication of efforts;

27. Recommends that efforts should be intensified to strengthen co-operationbetween university and industry, especially in developing countries and the LDCs,through the UNISPAR programme;

28. Welcomes the support envisaged for the maintenance of scientific equipment indeveloping countries, particularly in Africa, and reiterates its recommendation toencourage the Director-General to reinforce the involvement of all the Sectors,with the Member States concerned, in the development and implementation ofactivities and training related to the umbrella project ‘Culture of maintenance’and to ensure appropriate interdisciplinary and intersectoral co-ordination;1

29. Reaffirms the importance that should be attached to the implementation of theWorld Solar Programme 1996-2005 and recommends that efforts should bestrengthened to sensitize Member States and international financial institutions tothe importance of implementing the 300 projects proposed under the World SolarProgramme; recommends further that UNESCO collaborate more closely withcompetent institutions of the United Nations system with a view to transformingthe programme into a joint United Nations endeavour and to ensuring fundingnecessary for its implementation both from regular and extrabudgetary resources.Particular attention should be paid to ensuring the successful launching of theglobal renewable energy education and training programme and facilitating, inliaison with its Chairman, the activation of the African Solar Council;

30. While reaffirming its adherence to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,stresses the need for ensuring respect for pluralism and cultural diversity in theimplementation of the project on ‘universal ethics’ which should contributetowards reinforcing the dialogue between cultures, ensuring a deeper knowledgeand a better understanding of their most fundamental values;

31. Reaffirms the importance of philosophy education and recommends that theactivities aimed at improving philosophy curricula at all levels of education bereinforced, as appropriate, through the creation of UNESCO Chairs inphilosophy, particularly in developing countries, and the development ofnetworks for philosophy education;

1. In line with 151 EX/Decision 10.4.


32. Reaffirms the need to develop transdisciplinary approaches to facilitate thesustainable management of complex environmental issues and welcomes in thisconnection the initiatives taken in the framework of the two intersectoral projects(‘Environment and development in coastal regions and in small islands’, and‘Cities: management of social transformations and the environment’);recommends that the use of such approaches be extended to other activities,including those on behalf of population groups affected by natural hazards ortechnological disasters, placing emphasis on the preventive dimension of suchactivities; recommends the reinforcement of the activities relating to regionsprone to natural disasters, under Programme II.4.2, ‘Earth sciences, earth systemmanagement and natural hazards’; and stresses the need in this context to takeinto account the conclusions of the Rio +5 conference to be held in June 1997;

33. Stresses, in view of the growing scarcity of water resources worldwide, theimportance that should be attached in document 29 C/5 to developing anintegrated approach to the management of ground, surface and fresh waterresources, in both rural and urban areas, in order to enhance their sustainable use;

34. Stresses the importance of the activities under TEMA (Training, Education andMutual Assistance in the Marine Sciences) within the programme of theIntergovernmental Oceanographic Commission;

35. Welcomes the recapitulatory table, as presented in the Technical Annex ofdocument 29 C/5 (paras. 284-293), as an instrument for enhancing the visibilityand coherence of all of UNESCO’s activities in the social and human sciences,including human rights and philosophy and ethics; in this context, the re-establishment of a major programme in social and human sciences should not beruled out;

36. Notes with satisfaction the budgetary reinforcement proposed for the activities inthe field of social and human sciences, and in particular those under the MOSTprogramme;

37. Underlines the need to reorient UNESCO’s activities so as to meet better theinterests, needs and aspirations of youth and to identify more effective ways ofassociating closely young people and youth organizations from all regions of theworld in the design and implementation of activities in all of UNESCO’sprogrammes, especially those in favour of youth;

Major Programme III - Cultural development: the heritage and creativity

38. Stresses the importance of reinforcing intercultural dialogue as a factor of peace,tolerance and mutual understanding among peoples;

39. Recommends that an evaluation be carried out of the World Decade for CulturalDevelopment, which comes to an end in 1997, with a view to identifying the mostappropriate means for continuing to foster the acknowledgement of the culturaldimension of development;

40. Stresses the importance of encouraging the continuation of discussions andreflection in Member States on the questions raised in the Report of the World


Commission on Culture and Development, ‘Our Creative Diversity’, and ofmaking the results of such discussions and reflection available to Member States;

41. Recommends that measures be taken to ensure the appropriate follow-up to therecommendations of the Conference on Cultural Life in Central and EastEuropean countries (Budapest, 1997) and the Intergovernmental Conference onCultural Policies for Development (Stockholm, 1998);

42. Considers that the World Culture Report, which should take full account ofcultural and linguistic diversity, should contribute to the improvement ofinternational cultural statistics, to the elaboration of national and internationalcultural indicators and to the development of innovative cultural policies;

43. Recommends that in the proposals concerning the safeguarding of the natural andcultural heritage, care be taken to use terminology which clearly reflects the spiritof international co-operation enshrined in UNESCO’s Constitution;

44. Recommends that, in the framework of the action for the safeguarding andrevitalization of the intangible heritage, emphasis should be placed on thepreservation of oral traditions, and endangered languages and forms of culturalexpression, in particular those of minorities and indigenous peoples; recommendsalso that the Harare Conference on Linguistic Policies in Africa (March, 1997) beappropriately followed up;

45. Recommends further that support be given to the study of the impact of historicalgardens on societies in Central and South Asia and their role in modern times ascentres of cultural tourism, with a view to declaring one such garden as a regionalresearch centre;

46. Notes with satisfaction the new emphasis placed in document 29 C/5, underProgramme III.2, ‘Promotion of living cultures’, on the role of traditionalcultures in fostering creativity, and in this context recommends the strengtheningof existing networks;

Major Programme IV - Communication, information and informatics

47. Reaffirms the importance of the two components of UNESCO’s strategy in thearea of communication, information and informatics: to promote the free flow ofinformation and to broaden access to it; and to strengthen the capacities ofMember States, especially developing countries;

48. Recalls the priority to be given to the promotion of the freedom of expression andthe freedom of the press as well as the pluralism and the independence of themedia;

49. Stresses the importance of actions aimed at encouraging the reduction of violencein the media, especially on the screen, and at identifying ways and means ofprotecting children; and recommends that in close co-operation with MajorProgramme I, these actions be further developed within a more encompassingconcept of media education;


50. Welcomes activities aimed at enhancing the role of women in the media,particularly through the WOMMED/FEMMED network;

51. Welcomes the extended mandate of the General Information Programme (PGI),which meets the new needs of Member States and stresses the necessity toprovide it with support through extrabudgetary resources;

52. Reaffirms the importance of the role of libraries and emphasizes the necessity toprovide support for the ‘Reading for All’ initiative to enhance access to readingfor all classes of society, particularly in developing countries;

53. Stresses the importance of the Memory of the World Programme for ensuring thepreservation and diffusion of important and/or endangered works, which formpart of the heritage of humanity and which are held in museums, libraries andaudiovisual or print archives; stresses also the need to clarify further the criteriafor selection of such works and to address legal questions relating to the use ofdocuments placed on the Internet; and considers that this programme should befurther strengthened with support from extrabudgetary resources;

54. Emphasizes the priority that should be given to the development of archives inMember States and expresses the wish, in this connection, that efforts be pursuedto improve the quality of the archival services of UNESCO;

55. Notes the importance attached to reflection on the ethical and socio-culturalchallenges of the information society and to the possibilities that the newinformation and communication technologies offer for the development ofeducation, science and culture; and stresses the need for intersectoralcollaboration in the implementation of the proposed actions, as well as inter-agency co-operation in this area;

56. Reaffirms that a high priority should continue to be given to strengthening thecapacities of Member States, particularly developing countries, in the fields ofcommunication, information and informatics, with emphasis on training, andwelcomes the budgetary reinforcement proposed for these activities;recommends, in this connection, the organization of regional seminars for traininginformatics professionals in the use of information highways for education,training and research purposes;

57. Considers in particular that, while supporting the access of developing countriesto new information and communication technologies, the Organization shouldcontinue its action to promote the development of print media, radio andtelevision, and underlines in this regard, the importance of training in the use andmaintenance of equipment;

Transdisciplinary projects and activities

Educating for a sustainable future (environment, population, development)

58. Reaffirms, while noting the recommendations of the external evaluation recentlycarried out, that the transdisciplinary project ‘Educating for a sustainable future’should be reoriented and focus its action primarily on education, and recommendsthat the project should be based on intersectoral and inter-agency collaboration;


Towards a culture of peace

59. Reaffirms that all of UNESCO’s activities ought to contribute to peace inaccordance with the constitutional mandate of the Organization and thereforewhilst expressing its agreement with the objectives of the transdisciplinary project‘Towards a culture of peace’, considers that the conceptual basis of the projectneeds to be further developed and that the ‘added value’ it brings to UNESCO’saction for peace needs to be more clearly demonstrated; therefore proposes thatthe General Conference invite the Director-General to submit a thoroughevaluation report on this project to the Executive Board at its 155th session;

60. Recommends that priority be given to concrete activities, such as the AssociatedSchools Project;

61. Reaffirms that co-operation with armed forces should fall clearly within the fieldsof UNESCO’s competence and that initiatives in this regard should only beundertaken in close co-operation with the Member States and through the usualchannels of communication;

62. Notes with satisfaction the proposal to concentrate efforts and resources onaction in the fields of education and training for peace, human rights, democracy,tolerance and international understanding; underlines the importance ofelaborating teaching materials and pedagogical aids in these fields, andrecommends that priority be given to their translation into different languages aswell as to their dissemination in all regions;

63. Recommends also that support be given to the efforts of Member States aimed atpromoting linguistic diversity in education, in particular through teachers’exchange programmes;

64. Stresses the importance of initiatives taken in Member States or through bilateralor multilateral co-operation which aim at fostering research, the sharing ofknowledge and teaching in the fields of history and geography, including therevision of textbooks and curricula - which deserve full support by UNESCO;

65. Considers that the activities that will be carried out by UNESCO on the occasionof the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights shouldfocus on making better known the existing normative instruments relevant toUNESCO’s fields of competence, with particular attention to those relating towomen, and recommends that these activities be carried out in close co-operationwith the other institutions of the United Nations system;

66. Recommends that the activities relating to the struggle against all forms ofracism, intolerance and discrimination, as well as those aimed at promotingintercultural and inter-faith dialogue be reinforced;

67. Stresses the importance of ensuring an appropriate follow-up to theimplementation of the Action Plan of the International Year for Tolerance,including the celebration of the International Day for Tolerance (16 November),in particular through the establishment and development of networks fortolerance in different regions;


68. Recommends that a programme for the reconstruction of peace and democracyfor sustainable development in the Great Lakes region of Africa be developedwithin UNESCO’s fields of competence, and in partnership with the otherinternational organizations concerned and Member States;

69. Further recommends that, in close co-operation with the competent authorities ofthe Republic of Albania and in close co-ordination with the other internationalorganizations concerned, a plan of action be implemented for the rehabilitation ofeducational, cultural and scientific institutions and the restoration of the culturaland architectural heritage of Albania;

70. Recommends, lastly, that, in the framework of the intercultural project on the‘Slave Route’, support be given, in addition to that provided to the GoréeMemorial, to other memorial sites, locations and institutions of historicimportance in all regions of the world, such as the Museum and the InternationalCentre for Studies and Research on the black Diaspora and its relations withAfrica, in Ouidah (Benin), the Museum of Matanzas (Cuba) and the Museum ofthe Croix de Bosales (Haiti);

Fellowship and Equipment Services

71. Stresses the need, in the management of the fellowships as well as study andtravel grants provided under the regular programme and extrabudgetaryresources, to give priority to requests emanating from young people;

Priority Africa Department

72. Recommends:

(a) to assign to the Priority Africa Department, in addition to the tasks alreadyenvisaged, a mission of forward and future-oriented thinking on thedevelopment of the situation now prevailing in Africa, in order to make theOrganization’s policies and activities correspond more closely to it;

(b) to entrust the Priority Africa Department with the implementation of alimited number of specific projects, five at most, that should be identified inthe light of the priorities required by the new African context and whoseresults should be measurable within a specified time;

(c) to envisage that the continuation of the Priority Africa Programme, in viewof its exceptional nature, should be limited in time (six years at most) so asto enable a full evaluation to be carried out;

Participation Programme

73. Welcomes the establishment of a separate budget line for the ParticipationProgramme, as a measure which should lead to further improving the functioningof this programme as a means of enhancing the participation of Member Statesand their National Commissions in achieving UNESCO’s objectives, andrecommends that the Participation Programme be presented under a separatesection of Part II.A of the Programme and Budget;


New Partnerships

74. Notes with satisfaction the emphasis placed, in document 29 C/5, on mobilizingnew partners within civil society, and reaffirms the need to ensure that suchpartnerships are forged through co-operation with the National Commissionswhich, as principal focal points for UNESCO’s activities in Member States, areessential actors in the decentralization process and have a vital role to play infacilitating interactive relations among the Organization’s various nationalpartners and in promoting public awareness of its ideals and activities;

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75. Having examined the Draft Programme and Budget for 1998-1999 (29 C/5, Corr.(Technical Annex) and Corr.2), prepared by the Director-General and submittedto the Executive Board in accordance with Article VI.3(a) of the Constitution,

76. Submits, as provided for in Article V.6(a) of the Constitution, this draft with thefollowing recommendations to the General Conference for approval;

77. Noting that document 29 C/5 presented in three volumes contains additionaluseful information and is more readable and transparent,

78. Further noting that most of the directives contained in 150 EX/Decision 5.1,paragraph 83, have been applied by the Director-General,

79. Noting with regret the continuing presence of a large number of high-level postsin the Secretariat and the new proposal in document 29 C/5 which would furtheraggravate this situation,

80. Recalling its recommendation to the Director-General as contained in150 EX/Decision 5.1, especially paragraphs 73 to 76, to prepare a DraftProgramme and Budget for 1998-1999 (29 C/5) of up to but not in anycircumstances exceeding $544,367,250,

81. Drawing the attention of the General Conference to the downward trend ofbudgets of international organizations, in particular those of the United Nationssystem, to nominal zero growth and even less, and to the desire of certainMember States to maintain nominal zero growth for the budget of UNESCO,

82. Further drawing the attention of the General Conference to the similar trend innational budgets of almost all Member States, caused by the severe financialconstraints they are facing,

83. Also drawing the attention of the General Conference to the strong wish ofMembers of the Executive Board to restrict the budget for 1998-1999 to a levelreflecting the above considerations,

84. Recommends that the General Conference approve a budget ceiling which underno circumstances exceeds $544,367,250 for the biennium 1998-1999;

85. Recommends that the General Conference examine different options within thislimit;


86. Considers that, in the appropriation resolution, it is necessary to stipulate thenumber of established posts for the 1998-1999 biennium, including the staffassigned to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and theWorld Heritage Centre (WHC);

87. Recommends that the same resolution should indicate the posts assigned to theInternational Bureau of Education (IBE), the International Institute forEducational Planning (IIEP) and the UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE);

88. Considers that the amounts earmarked for the operations of IOC and WHCshould not under any circumstances be modified by transferring funds to otherParts of the budget;

89. Recommends that the General Conference should consider that all parts ofdocument 29 C/5 form an integral whole and, as such, should be subjected toformal approval in accordance with Article IV, paragraph 2, and Article IX,paragraph 2, of the Constitution;

90. Further recommends that the General Conference decide to publish the approved29 C/5 documents in a one-volume format, which would be more user-friendlyfor partners of the Organization in Member States;

91. Invites the General Conference to include within the budget ceiling the expensesmentioned in paragraph 1804 of the Technical Annex of document 29 C/5;recommends that it provide within the 29 C/5 budget ceiling a budgetary line of$8.7 million for inside and outside structural repairs (for safety reasons), and notfor embellishments, and for the complete cabling of Headquarters; it beingunderstood that this amount could nevertheless be revised subsequently, in thelight of the Director-General’s report on the progress of work;

92. Recommends that the General Conference invite the Director-General to executein an effective and rational manner the programme of work and budget approvedwithin funds available from assessed contributions and miscellaneous income andto restrict the periods and amounts of external and internal borrowing to the strictminimum with a view to phasing out external borrowing as soon as possible;

93. Recommends also that the General Conference invite the Director-General tocontinue to fully participate in the common services of the Joint Machinery of theUnited Nations system, including the Administrative Tribunal of the InternationalLabour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, and to continue his efforts to helpimprove those services;

94. Further recommends to the General Conference that, except for Part VII, notransfer modifying the amounts originally approved for each appropriation line bymore than 10 per cent may be made; recommends lastly that necessary rules forbudgetary transfers be established in the Financial Regulations.

(151 EX/SR.14, 15, 16 and 17)


B

Administrative Tribunal of theInternational Labour Organization (ILOAT)


1. Recalling that UNESCO has recognized the jurisdiction of the AdministrativeTribunal of the International Labour Organization (ILOAT) since 1953,

2. Taking note of the Director-General’s explanations and comments concerning theprocedures of the Administrative Tribunal of the International LabourOrganization (ILOAT) in Geneva, in particular those relating to the review ofjudgements,

3. Taking into account the observations of the Members of the Executive Boardduring the current session,

4. Requests the Director-General to submit to it at its 152nd session a reportenabling it to consider the matter in greater depth.

(151 EX/SR.17)

6 METHODS OF WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION

6.1 Study on possible ways of limiting the number of draft resolutions andamendments to be submitted by a single Member State (151 EX/20 and151 EX/48)

and

6.2 Conclusions of the ad hoc working group established to examine the structureand function of the General Conference (151 EX/21 and 151 EX/48)



2. Having also examined the report of the ad hoc working group on the structureand function of the General Conference (151 EX/21), set up and chaired by thePresident of the twenty-eighth session of the General Conference in pursuance of28 C/Resolution 37.2,

3. Thanking the President of the twenty-eighth session of the General Conferenceand Chairperson of the ad hoc working group for his presentation of the report tothe Special Committee and for the explanations provided by him at the request ofits members,

4. Emphasizing with satisfaction the quality of the work accomplished by themembers of the group, whose conclusions suggest tangible ways in which theGeneral Conference could improve its functioning and its effectiveness as theOrganization’s main decision-making body,


5. Considers that the working group, by addressing fully all the problems relating tothe structure and function of the General Conference, has fulfilled the mandateentrusted to it by the latter;

6. Expresses appreciation of the report as a whole and recommends that the GeneralConference adopt the recommendations contained therein, taking intoconsideration the following observations and suggestions:

Unit I - Planning, programming and evaluation; the process of preparingdecisions

Recommendation No. 1

(a) The recommended consultations should continue through the second half ofthe first year of each biennium.

(b) It would be desirable to update the Medium-Term Strategy every two years(see page 13, paragraph 29, of the report).


‘Questions of less importance which are usually placed on the agenda of theConference’ should be defined clearly.

Unit II - Structure and presentation of the C/5 document, nature and scopeof the decisions of the General Conference


The document containing the Draft Programme and Budget should be concise,transparent, functional and exhaustive.


A clear distinction should be drawn in the Draft Programme and Budget betweenwhat is to be approved by the General Conference and is binding, and what ismerely an indication.


The measures referred to in this Recommendation should be in conformity withthe programme adopted by the General Conference.

Unit III - Processing of draft resolutions to amend the Draft Programmeand Budget


It is important to define clearly the criteria of admissibility concerning ‘the overalldirection and general strategy of the Organization’ (Rule 78A, paragraph 3 of theRules of Procedure).



It would be preferable to appeal to Member States’ sense of responsibility ratherthan to self-discipline. Similarly, it may be better to implement the provisions ofRule 78A rather than to adopt rules restricting Member States’ freedom to submitdraft resolutions.


(a) Rather than imposing a minimum financial requirement for admissibility ofdraft resolutions having budgetary implications, only draft resolutionsproposing regional or interregional activities should be consideredadmissible.

(b) The General Conference should also decide whether to increase theReserve for Draft Resolutions, maintain it at its current level, or abolish itand increase the Participation Programme funds by an equivalent amount.


The Board agrees that the preliminary screening for admissibility of draftresolutions relating to the Draft Programme and Budget should be done by theDirector-General. The request of any Member State for a reconsideration of theassessment made by the Director-General in the matter should be addressed tothe General Conference, which may instruct the Legal Committee or any otherbody to look into that request.


(a) The proposed form (Annex II of the document) should not restrict MemberStates’ freedom to propose amendments, but should rather help them toexpress their wishes in accordance with the rules in force.

(b) The footnote to the above-mentioned form should be deleted in view ofRecommendation No. 8.

Unit IV - Function and structure of the General Conference, role of its mainorgans


During the general policy debate, the heads of delegation may inter alia wish tofocus on the basic thrust and orientation of the programme submitted to theGeneral Conference for adoption.


The exact role of the President of the General Conference in the preparation ofthe following session should be clearly defined.



According to the Board, the proposed candidates already meet, by and large, thecriteria set forth in the recommendation.


The candidates should be designated by the Executive Board during its autumnsession in accordance with current practice.


The round tables and seminars held during General Conference sessions shouldnot take up too much time or interfere with the official proceedings.


The composition of delegations to the General Conference is the responsibility ofeach Member State.

Unit V - Organization of sessions

Recommendations Nos. 29 and 32

The comments concerning these two recommendations are to be found underRecommendations No. 20 and No. 6 respectively.

Unit VI - Elections, Rules of Procedure


It should be made clear that ‘results’ is intended to mean the results of the voterather than those of the voting system.

(151 EX/SR.13)

6.3 Report on the evaluation of UNESCO field offices in Asia and the Pacific(151 EX/47 AND 151 EX/48)



2. Being of the view that further data and facts are needed to justify the findings andanalysis in the document, relating in particular to the following aspects:

(a) the mandate confided to each UNESCO office in the Asia and the Pacificregion and the relations among these offices,

(b) the substance and major priorities of the programme activities of eachUNESCO office in the Asia and the Pacific region, taking into account thespecific needs of the Member States involved,

(c) the functioning of small field offices in the region,


(d) the functioning of the Bangkok Office following the reduction of financialand human resources,

(e) the actual allocation of financial resources to each field office from theregular budget including indirect costs as well as from extrabudgetaryresources,

3. Expressing its appreciation to the Director-General for taking steps to implement,in conformity with the decentralization policy of the Organization and therecommendations of the sixth Regional Conference of Ministers of Education(MINEDAP VI, June 1993, Kuala Lumpur), concerning the recommendations inparticular:

(a) the promotion of co-operation at subregional level,

(b) the development of an integrated resources network among the UNESCOoffices in the region,

(c) the strengthening of the role of the Bangkok Office as an intellectual leaderas well as a focal point in the region,

(d) the strengthening of intellectual capacities in all the UNESCO offices in theregion,

(e) the creation of a flagship project in each office,

4. Stressing, however, that further reinforcement of the activities and structure of allthe UNESCO offices in the region equipped with adequate financial and humanresources is of paramount importance for effective and efficient decentralization,

5. Invites the Director-General in conformity with the guidelines on decentralizationprovided by the Medium-Term Strategy, as expressed in document 28 C/4Approved, paragraphs 201 and 248 to 255, to take appropriate measures toreinforce the human, financial and technical resources in all the UNESCO officesin the region as well as to strengthen their capacity for programmeimplementation, taking account, in particular, of the following:

(a) the transfer of posts, financial resources and qualified staff fromHeadquarters to all the UNESCO offices in the region should be developedon an intersectoral basis;

(b) any posts which fall vacant in UNESCO offices in the region should beadvertised and recruited without delay in close consultation with theseoffices;

(c) newly established offices should be staffed by qualified staff and providedwith adequate financial and technical resources without any detriment toposts and financial/technical resources in existing offices in the region;


6. Invites further the Director-General:

(a) to ensure that the overall level of funding in the region is furtherstrengthened in view of the size of the population as well as the complexityand diversity of the region;

(b) to work more closely with regional co-ordinating mechanisms such as theRegional Committee on Education in Asia and the Pacific (EDCOM) with aview to further promoting regional co-operation as well as defining a clearrole and function for all the UNESCO Offices in the region;

7. Invites Member States to continue to give their full attention to the programme ofall the UNESCO offices in the region and facilitate their co-operation, inparticular with a view to mobilizing human and financial resources andstrengthening the endogenous capacity of the Member States of the Asia and thePacific region;

8. Requests the Director-General to submit to it at its 155th session a report on theprogress made in the implementation of the above recommendations.

(151 EX/SR.13)

7 GENERAL CONFERENCE

7.1 Preparation of the provisional agenda of the twenty-ninth session of the GeneralConference (151 EX/22 and Add.)

A

Provisional agenda of the twenty-ninth sessionof the General Conference


1. Having regard to Rules 9 and 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the GeneralConference,


3. Decides:

(a) that the provisional agenda of the twenty-ninth session of the GeneralConference shall include the questions proposed in Annex I to document151 EX/22 and Add., subject to the following modifications:


Item 2.1 Report of the Director- Const. V.B.10, 29 C/3General on the activities of the VI.3(b)Organization in 1994-1995, Rule 10(a)submitted by the Chairpersonof the Executive Board

Item 9.13 Administrative Tribunal: 28 C/Res.32 29 C/42Extension of its period ofjurisdiction

(b) that items 4.8 and 5.3 become 6.6 and 6.5 respectively;

(c) that any other questions that may be submitted by Member States orAssociate Members or by the United Nations, in accordance with Rule 9 ofthe Rules of Procedure, not later than 100 days before the opening of thesession (i.e. by 13 July 1997 at the latest) shall be placed by the Director-General on the provisional agenda, which will then be communicated toMember States and Associate Members not later than 90 days before theopening of the session (i.e. by 23 July 1997).

(151 EX/SR.12)B

Balanced use of the working languagesof the General Conference at UNESCO


1. Bearing in mind Rules 52 and 55 of the Rules of Procedure of the GeneralConference,

2. Referring to 28 C/Resolution 38 of the General Conference and to previousresolutions,

3. Recalling its deep concern at the continuing imbalance in the use of the six workinglanguages of the General Conference at UNESCO,



(a) to ensure that all the General Conference documents, with the exception ofthe INF series, are issued in the six working languages of the GeneralConference;

(b) to ensure the balanced use of the six working languages of the GeneralConference in other UNESCO documents and publications;

(c) to report to the General Conference at its twenty-ninth session on the use atUNESCO of the six working languages of the General Conference.

(151 EX/SR.12 and 13)


7.2 Draft plan for the organization of the work of the twenty-ninth session of theGeneral Conference (151 EX/23)


1. Having considered document 151 EX/23,

2. Noting with satisfaction the innovations suggested by the Director-General in theorganization and methods of work of the General Conference, in particular in thelight of the report of the ad hoc working group on the structure and function ofthe General Conference (151 EX/21),

3. Invites the Director-General to prepare document 29 C/2 on the basis ofdocument 151 EX/23, subject to the following modifications:

(a) the prevailing rules concerning General Conference documents should beobserved;

(b) the proposed date of adoption of the provisional budget ceiling should bereconsidered;

(c) immediately after the 151st session of the Executive Board and well beforesending out document 29 C/2, the Director-General should issue a circularletter informing the Member States and National Commissions of theconsequences of the new Rule 78A, paragraph 3, adopted by the GeneralConference at its twenty-eighth session, as compared to previous practice;a form that could be used for the presentation of the draft resolutions theywish to submit should be attached to this letter;

(d) draft resolutions relating to the Draft Programme and Budget which appearto the Director-General to be admissible should be translated anddistributed to Member States at the earliest opportunity; in this connection,the Board takes note of the Director-General’s intention to treat asadmissible until 15 September 1997 draft resolutions involving substantialprogramme or budget modifications entailing the addition, reduction ordeletion of activities, if they appear to him to meet the criteria foradmissibility;

(e) in respect of paragraph 47 of document 151 EX/23, draft resolutionsshould be subregional, regional or international in scope and theirbudgetary implications should be in an amount equal to or greater than$40,000 instead of $50,000;

(f) the Executive Board invites the Director-General to send notes to theMember States concerned, in respect of draft resolutions relating to theDraft Programme and Budget which appear to him to be inadmissible,clearly indicating the reason and, whenever possible, suggesting ways andmeans for accommodating the proposal within the existing rules, be itthrough redrafting, by presenting the proposal orally during the debates ofthe programme commissions on the programme for the subsequentbiennium, or by making use of existing mechanisms such as submittingrequests under the Participation Programme or negotiating a contract for


the implementation of activities envisaged under the Programme andBudget for 1998-1999; these notes should be briefer in respect of draftresolutions reaching the Secretariat after 15 September 1997;

(g) the sponsors of draft resolutions which appear to the Director-General tobe inadmissible may request the General Conference to take a final decisionon the matter. The General Committee may charge the Legal Committee tolook into it on its behalf. This procedure will be duly clarified in the notereferred to in subparagraph (f) above;

(h) document 29 C/2 should contain clear information on the rules governingthe admissibility of draft resolutions and amendments, relating to the DraftProgramme and Budget, having due regard to the above subparagraphs;

(i) in accordance with the proposals made in document 151 EX/23, specialmeetings should be organized as follows:

25 October (morning)

Two meetings in connection with the general policy debate on the followingthemes:

- Education and the fight against poverty (report on human development)

- Civic education and promotion of human rights (in connection with thefiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

31 October (morning)

Three round tables on the following themes:

- Youth in distress

- Youth and tolerance

- How young people can help to spread the ideals of UNESCO

31 October (afternoon)

Joint meeting of the programme commissions on the theme: ‘Science,power and responsibility’

8 November (morning)

Overview of the discussions on youth in plenary

(151 EX/SR.13)


7.3 Invitations to the twenty-ninth session of the General Conference (151 EX/24)



2. Takes cognizance of the notification to be sent by the Director-General toMember States and Associate Members in accordance with Rule 6, paragraph 1,of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference;

3. Takes note of the invitations to be sent by the Director-General tointergovernmental organizations in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of thatrule;

4. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 4 of that rule, that the following statesshall be invited to send observers to the twenty-ninth session of the GeneralConference:1

Brunei Darussalam LiechtensteinFederated States of Micronesia SingaporeHoly See United States of America

5. Includes Palestine in the list provided for in paragraph 6 of that rule and takesnotes of the invitation that the Director-General intends to send it in accordancewith that paragraph;

6. Notes that the Director-General intends to send invitations to the SovereignMilitary Order of Malta and the International Committee of the Red Cross;

7. Notes also that the Director-General intends to send invitations to internationalnon-governmental organizations maintaining formal (consultative or associate)relations with UNESCO.

(151 EX/SR.13)

7.4 Form of the Executive Board’s report on its activities in 1996-1997, to besubmitted to the General Conference at its twenty-ninth session

The Executive Board decided that the report on its activities in 1996-1997 would bemade orally to the General Conference by the Chairperson of the Board.

(151 EX/SR.13)

1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall be invited to attend as a Member State

as soon as the formalities for its return to UNESCO, scheduled for 1 July 1997, have been completed.


8 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONS

8.1 Report by the Director-General on budget adjustments authorized within theAppropriation Resolution for 1996-1997 (151 EX/25 and Addenda and 151 EX/50)


1. Having examined the transfers proposed by the Director-General within the1996-1997 budget and his report on donations and special contributions receivedsince the 150th session of the Executive Board and appropriated to the regularbudget, in accordance with the terms of the appropriation resolution approved bythe General Conference at its twenty-eighth session (28 C/Resolution 14,paras. A(b) and (d)) (151 EX/25 and Addenda);

2. Approves the between-line transfers shown in paragraph 7 below amounting to$6,612,300 to cover increases in staff costs and in goods and services on accountof inflation and statutory factors;

3. Takes note of the use of $1,888,600 carried forward from Part VII of the 1994-1995 budget, in accordance with 28 C/Resolution 28.2, to meet increases in staffcosts during 1996-1997 which arose from measures adopted by the UnitedNations General Assembly and by the International Civil Service Commission;

4. Takes note of the Director-General’s intention to absorb within the 1996-1997budget staff costs amounting to $1,259,100 arising from the implementation ofthe ICSC decision concerning the Paris post adjustment as of 1 May 1996;

5. Expresses its appreciation to the donors listed in paragraph 13 of document151 EX/25;

6. Takes note of the fact that the Director-General has, as a consequence of thesedonations and special contributions, adjusted the appropriations to the regularbudget by increasing it by an amount of $874,023 as follows:

$ Part II.A - Major Programme I 235,331Part II.A - Major Programme II 238,640Part II.A - Major Programme III 221,212Part II.A - Major Programme IV 15,800Part II.A - Transdisciplinary projects and activities 71,000Part III 5,000Part IV 87,040

Total 874,023

7. Takes note of the revised Appropriation Table:


28 C/528 C/5 Proposed adjustments Approved

28 C/5 Approved as adjustedAppropriation line Approved as adjusted* Staff Other Donations after pr oposed

costs costs and Total adjustmentscontributions (151 EX/25)

$ $ $ $ $ $ $Part I - General Policy and DirectionA. Governing bodies1. General Conference 7,356,300 7,383,400 4,200 - - 4,200 7,387,6002. Executive Board 8,538,900 8,691,000 18,600 - - 18,600 8,709,600

Part I.A - Subtotal 15,895,200 16,074,400 22,800 - - 22,800 16,097,200B. Direction3. Directorate 1,627,200 1,656,000 18,200 - - 18,200 1,674,2004. Services of the Directorate 19,744,200 20,015,600 297,800 - - 297,800 20,313,400

Part I.B - Subtotal 21,371,400 21,671,600 316,000 - - 316,000 21,987,600C. Participation in the Joint Machinery ofthe United Nations System 1,447,000 1,447,000 - - - - 1,447,000

Part I.C - Subtotal 1,447,000 1,447,000 - - - - 1,447,000

Part I - TOTAL 38,713,600 39,193,000 338,800 - - 338,800 39,531,800

Part II - Progr amme Execution andServicesA. Major Programmes andTransdisciplinary ProjectsI. Towards lifelong education for all 104,025,000 105,330,918 1,435,900 253,100 235,331 1,924,331 107,255,249II. The sciences in the service of

development- Natural Sciences Sector 63,597,200 65,217,412 808,800 312,700 238,640 1,360,140 66,577,552- Social and Human Sciences Sector 21,406,500 21,794,700 232,500 4,400 - 236,900 22,031,600

III. Cultural development: the heritageand creativity 45,176,200 45,617,866 525,300 115,300 221,212 861,812 46,479,678

IV. Communication, information andinformatics 30,560,200 30,986,555 313,500 28,400 15,800

357,700 31,344,255

Transdisciplinary Projects and Activities- Environment and population education

and information for development 3,920,700 3,993,800 32,700 - - 32,700 4,026,500- Towards a culture of peace 16,672,000 16,747,900 126,700 - 71,000 197,700 16,945,600- Co-ordination of activities in favour of

priority target groups and specificclusters of countries 3,891,800 6,141,000 44,400 - - 44,400 6,185,400

Part II.A - Subtotal 289,249,600 295,830,151 3,519,800 713,900 781,983 5,015,683 300,845,834B. Information and DisseminationServices1. Clearing house 5,572,000 5,699,600 65,700 - - 65,700 5,765,3002. Statistical programmes and services 5,876,700 6,027,200 72,900 - - 72,900 6,100,1003. UNESCO Publishing Office 4,904,400 5,031,600 69,400 - - 69,400 5,101,0004. UNESCO Courier Office 4,336,800 4,422,000 43,700 - - 43,700 4,465,7005. Office of Public Information 10,251,300 10,475,887 132,100 - - 132,100 10,607,987

Part II.B - Subtotal 30,941,200 31,656,287 383,800 - - 383,800 32,040,087C. Participation Programme - - - - - -

Part II - TOTAL 320,190,800 327,486,438 3,903,600 713,900 781,983 5,399,483 332,885,921

Part III - Support for Progr ammeExecution 63,880,500 64,392,200 905,200 - 5,000 910,200 65,302,400

Part IV - Management andAdministrative Services 44,127,700 45,454,200 509,600 - 87,040 596,640 46,050,840

Part V - Maintenance and Security 33,919,500 34,384,300 241,200 - - 241,200 34,625,500

Part VI - Capital Expenditure 1,618,900 1,618,900 - - - - 1,618,900Provision for obligatory expenditure 290,000 290,000 - - - - 290,000

Parts I to VI - Subtotal 502,741,000 512,819,038 5,898,400 713,900 874,023 7,486,323 520,305,361

Part VII - Anticipated Cost Increases 15,704,000 6,612,300 (5,898,400) (713,900) - (6,612,300) -

TOTAL, REGULAR PROGRAMME 518,445,000 519,431,338 - - 874,023 874,023 520,305,361

* After 149 EX/Decision 6.2 and 150 EX/Decision 6.4.

(151 EX/SR.14)


8.2 Twenty-second annual report (1996) of the ICSC and related General Assemblyresolutions: report of the Director-General (151 EX/26 and Addenda and Corr. and151 EX/50)


1. Having examined document 151 EX/26 and Addenda and Corr. concerning theDirector-General’s report on the twenty-second annual report of the InternationalCivil Service Commission (1996) and the related General Assemblyresolution 51/216,

2. Takes note of:

(a) the contents of the said document 151 EX/26 and Addenda and Corr.;

(b) the twenty-second annual report (1996) of the International Civil ServiceCommission;

(c) resolution 51/216 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly;

3. Invites the Director-General to continue to ensure the participation of UNESCOin the work of the Commission and to take due account of the results of its work.

(151 EX/SR.14)

8.3 Annual report by the Director-General on the use of outside consultants andadvisers by the Secretariat (151 EX/27 and 151 EX/50)


1. Recalling 149 EX/Decision 6.7 and 150 EX/Decision 6.8,

2. Recalling also the discussions at its 144th, 145th and 146th sessions,

3. Having examined document 151 EX/27, which contains, in particular, additionalinformation requested on consultants and special advisers,

4. Noting that, contrary to what it had requested in 149 EX/Decision 6.7, namely,to specify the budgetary sources for the financing of special advisers and seniorspecial advisers, no satisfactory information on this subject has been included indocument 151 EX/27,

5. Aware that an appropriate balance between permanent staff and short-termoutside experts is important and desirable for cost-effective programmeimplementation,

6. Recalling 149 EX/Decision 6.7 in which it invited the Director-General, interalia, to make every effort to contain expenditure in 1996-1997 on consultants tothe Secretariat and the Member States within the respective budget provisions forthat purpose in document 28 C/5 Approved,

7. Reaffirming that the outside experts should be recruited from all regions of theworld,


8. Notes with concern that the posts of certain special advisers and senior specialadvisers, who are consultants to the Director-General, were financed fromsources earmarked for paying the fees of consultants to Member States;

9. Requests the Director-General:

(a) to rigorously pursue the achievement of a better geographical balanceamong the Organization’s consultants, especially when recruiting new ones;and

(b) to apply its relevant decisions and those of the General Conference.

(151 EX/SR.14)

8.4 Report by the Director-General on the implementation and financing of theRenovation Plan for Headquarters buildings (151 EX/28 and Add. and 151 EX/50)


1. Having considered document 151 EX/28 and Add.,

2. Expresses its satisfaction and gratitude to the Chairperson of the HeadquartersCommittee for the efforts she has made in co-operation with the members of theHeadquarters Committee and the Secretariat, in respect of the results obtained bythe fund-raising campaign to finance some of the work under the RehabilitationPlan and for the measures taken by her with regard to the host countryauthorities, which have resulted in, among other things, the establishment of aUNESCO/Paris City Hall Working Group with a view to involving the City ofParis in the implementation of the Rehabilitation Plan for the exterior ofUNESCO Headquarters;

3. Recommends that the Director-General invite the Headquarters Committee toprovide co-ordination for the UNESCO/Paris City Hall Working Group;

4. Expresses its gratitude to Member States, public and private organizations andindividuals for their contributions to the rehabilitation work, and invites thoseMember States that have not yet done so to participate, in particular in view ofthe major requirements mentioned in the document;

5. Regrets that the inadequate programming of work, the timetable forimplementation and the financing of the Renovation Plan for Headquartersbuildings drawn up in 1992 have led to an increase in costs of $13,672,000;

6. Convinced that the problems raised by the implementation of the Renovation Planfor Headquarters buildings and by the day-to-day upkeep of the buildings requirea well-defined operational structure with direct responsibility for such work,

7. Urgently recommends that the Director-General consider restructuring certainservices of the Secretariat and regrouping the units responsible for implementingthe Renovation Plan for Headquarters buildings with a view to assigning the tasksto a single unit with specific functional responsibilities without occasioning anyextra expenditure for the Organization;


8. Considers it necessary that the responsibility for this unit should be entrusted to aqualified and competent construction specialist, with experience in the renovationand upkeep of buildings as well as in safety systems and standards;

9. Invites the Director-General to seek within the 1996-1997 budget(28 C/5 Approved) the additional funds needed to continue the work scheduledfor 1997 and to include in document 29 C/5 an appropriation line of $8.7 millionto finance repair work during the 1998-1999 biennium, while respecting thebudgetary ceiling recommended by the Executive Board in 150 EX/Decision 5.1;

10. Invites the Director-General to submit to it, at its 154th session, jointly with theHeadquarters Committee, a report on the progress of the renovation andrehabilitation plans for Headquarters.

(151 EX/SR.14 and 15)

8.5 Report by the Director-General on the Information Technology Master Plan(151 EX/29 and Corr., 151 EX/INF.7 and 151 EX/50)


1. Recalling 26 C/Resolution 33, 27 C/Resolution 38 and 28 C/Resolution 36,

2. Recalling 147 EX/Decision 7.8, 149 EX/Decision 6.3 and 150 EX/Decision 6.5,

3. Having examined documents 151 EX/29 and Corr. and 151 EX/INF.7,

4. Reaffirms the need to increase individual and collective productivity andprovide better information services both within the Organization and to MemberStates, especially by assuring the input of summaries of all major UNESCOdocuments into systems accessible on-line;

5. Authorizes the Director-General to make the necessary allotments for theresidual amount out of the total allocation of $3.6 million for theimplementation of the Information Resources Development Plan for 1996-1997.

(151 EX/SR.14)

8.6 Procedure to be followed for the appointment by the Executive Board of theChairman and Alternate Chairman of the Appeals Board (151 EX/PRIV.1)


1. Having examined document 151 EX/PRIV.1,

2. Having regard to paragraph 2(a) of the Statutes of the Appeals Board,

3. Invites its Chairman, acting on behalf of the Executive Board and afterconsultation with the Director-General, to appoint a Chairman and an AlternateChairman for the Appeals Board for a six-year term commencing on 1 January1998.

(151 EX/SR.12)


8.7 Consultation in pursuance of Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure of the ExecutiveBoard (151 EX/PRIV.2)

The announcement appearing at the end of these decisions reports on the Board’sdeliberations on this subject.

(151 EX/SR.12)

9 RELATIONS WITH MEMBER STATES AND INTERNATIONALORGANIZATIONS

9.1 Recent decisions and activities of the organizations of the United Nations systemof relevance to the work of UNESCO (151 EX/30 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)

9.1.1 Follow-up to the United Nations Year for Tolerance


1. Having examined document 151 EX/30 (Part I.A) containing recent decisions andactivities of the organizations of the United Nations system of relevance to thework of UNESCO,

2. Takes note with satisfaction of the activities already undertaken by UNESCO andits Member States, in accordance with the Declaration of Principles on Toleranceand the Follow-up Plan of Action for the United Nations Year for Tolerance(1995);

3. Invites the Director-General to continue activities to promote tolerance and non-violence during the next biennium, in line with the relevant resolutions adopted bythe General Conference at its twenty-eighth session and United Nations GeneralAssembly resolution 51/95;

4. Further invites the Director-General to submit to the General Conference at itstwenty-ninth session a full report on activities regarding tolerance implementedby UNESCO since the adoption by the General Conference at its twenty-eighthsession of the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance and the Follow-up Plan ofAction for the United Nations Year for Tolerance, and to present regular reportsto the United Nations General Assembly, in accordance with paragraph 9 ofresolution 51/95.

(151 EX/SR.13)

9.1.2 Questions relating to information and to communication for development


1. Recalling the report on ‘Communication for development programmes in theUnited Nations system’ prepared by the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit in1994, which recommends that a policy of communication be integrated withineach department of an agency dealing with development and humanitarianassistance,


2. Recalling also 146 EX/Decision 3.4.2 which inter alia recommends to theDirector-General that ‘the Organization take into account the recommendationsof the report in carrying out programmes in communication for development andfor peace-building’,

3. Aware of the need to understand the concept of communication as a managementprocess closely involving policy- and decision-making organs, as well as the needfor co-ordination between the communication operations at Headquarters and inthe field and among the United Nations Specialized Agencies,

4. Recalling resolution 50/130 ‘Communication for development programmes in theUnited Nations system’ adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nationsat its fiftieth session, which recognizes ‘the important role of communication fordevelopment programmes in the United Nations system’ and encourages therelevant agencies, organizations, funds and programmes of the United Nationssystem to use informal mechanisms such as round-table conferences to improvecommunication for development programmes,

5. Taking note with appreciation of the report of the sixth Round Table onCommunication for Development, organized by UNESCO in Harare, Zimbabwe,in September 1996, which reaffirmed that all people-oriented developmentprogrammes and projects should include a communication component,

6. Bearing in mind United Nations General Assembly resolution 51/172‘Communication for Development Programmes in the United Nations System’,which inter alia recognizes ‘the relevance for concerned actors in development atthe country level, including policy- and decision-makers at all levels, to attributeincreased importance to communication for development and encourages them toinclude it, in an appropriate manner, as an integral component in the developmentof projects and programmes’, and stresses ‘the need to support two-waycommunication systems that enable dialogue and that allow communities to speakout, express their aspirations and concerns, and participate in the decisions thatrelate to their development’,

7. Appreciating the reaffirmation of UNESCO’s mandate in the field ofcommunication within the United Nations system,

8. Invites the Director-General to include communication for development as anintegral component in UNESCO development programmes and projects and totake into consideration the recommendations contained in the Harare report whenplanning and implementing these programmes and projects;

9. Requests the Director-General to ensure that UNESCO maintains and reinforcesits role in communication for development, particularly in the framework of theinformal round tables, as a practical mechanism for inter-agency co-operation andco-ordination, and to prepare UNESCO’s contribution to the report of theSecretary-General of the United Nations on the implementation ofresolution 51/172 to the fifty-third session of the General Assembly.

(151 EX/SR.13)


9.1.3 Implementation of Agenda 21, special session of the General Assembly on itsreview and appraisal, and related resolutions


1. Taking note of the content of document 151 EX/30, Part I.C, dealing withUNESCO’s contribution to the follow-up to the United Nations Conference onEnvironment and Development (UNCED),

2. Recalling 141 EX/Decision 7.2.1, 142 EX/Decision 7.2, 144 EX/Decision 5.1.3,146 EX/Decision 7.1.4 and 149 EX/Decision 7.1.3,

3. Recognizing the importance of the special session of the United Nations GeneralAssembly for the purpose of an overall review and appraisal of theimplementation of Agenda 21 to be held in New York in June 1997,

4. Invites Member States to accord special attention, in finalizing the decisions ofthe special session, to the essential role of the natural sciences, the socialsciences, education, culture and communication in moving towards sustainabledevelopment;

5. Reiterates its invitation to Member States to support UNESCO’s activitiescontributing to the implementation of Agenda 21 and to ensure the involvementof the national focal points of UNESCO’s intergovernmental scientificprogrammes (IGCP, IHP, IOC, MAB and MOST) in national action aimed atUNCED follow-up, as an appropriate inter-institutional and cross-sectoralco-ordination and co-operation means at the national level which is consideredindispensable for the effective implementation of Agenda 21;

6. Invites the Director General:

(a) to continue to ensure that UNESCO’s relevant programmes, including theWorld Solar Programme, contribute fully to the United Nations system-widemechanisms for implementing Agenda 21 and other UNCED conclusions;

(b) to ensure efficient UNESCO input to the preparations and the holding of thespecial session Rio + 5 of the United Nations General Assembly (June 1997)and to report to the Executive Board thereon at its 152nd session andspecifically on the implications of the decisions taken by the General Assemblyon UNESCO’s action in the area of environment and sustainable development.

(151 EX/SR.13)

9.1.4 Human rights questions: commemoration of the fiftieth Anniversary of theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights and review of the implementation of theVienna Declaration and Programme of Action


1. Recognizing the prime importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rightsfor the promotion and implementation of human rights and fundamentalfreedoms,


2. Bearing in mind the Memorandum of Understanding between the Director-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights signed inOctober 1995, in which they agreed to co-operate in the planning andimplementation of major activities and events in the field of human rights,including the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the UniversalDeclaration,

3. Taking into consideration resolution 51/88 of the General Assembly of the UnitedNations in which the General Assembly, inter alia, called upon the UnitedNations agencies to mark the anniversary by intensifying their own contributionsto the United Nations system-wide efforts to promote and protect human rights,

4. Welcomes the Plan of Action for the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversaryof the Universal Declaration of Human Rights being prepared by the Director-General and invites him to present this Plan of Action to it at its 152nd session;

5. Invites the Member States to contribute to the preparation of this Plan of Actionand to undertake additional efforts with a view to achieving further progress inthe promotion of education and information for human rights and their protectionat national, regional and world level;

6. Also requests the Director-General to prepare UNESCO’s contribution to thereport of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the follow-up to theVienna Declaration and Programme of Action and encourages UNESCO tocontinue its collaboration with the High Commissioner and the Centre for HumanRights in promoting human rights education.

(151 EX/SR.13)

9.2 Application of the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with non-governmental organizations adopted by the General Conference at its twenty-eighth session (151 EX/31, 151 EX/ONG/2 - Parts I, II and Add. and 151 EX/49)


1. Having examined document 151 EX/31, ‘Application of the new Directivesconcerning UNESCO’s relations with non-governmental organizations, adoptedby the General Conference at its twenty-eighth session’ and document151 EX/ONG/2 and Add., ‘Establishment of official relations between UNESCOand NGOs: Recommendations and decisions by the Director-General onreclassifications and admissions’,

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2. Noting the information provided by the Director-General on the results ofconsultations undertaken since its 150th session aimed at a more effectivefunctioning of the mechanisms of collective consultation with NGOs, as providedfor in Section III of the Directives,

3. Sharing the opinion of the Director-General that these results and the proposalsprepared in consultation and co-ordination with the National Commissions and


the NGOs could ensure such effectiveness and are in conformity with the spirit ofthe Directives,

4. Expressing its appreciation to the NGOs which participated in these consultationsfor their support for UNESCO’s efforts to reform and revitalize co-operativerelations with the non-governmental community, and for their desire to findsolutions which might meet their expectations and those of the Organization,

5. Requests the Director-General to introduce on an experimental basis the variousmeasures he advocates, in particular in paragraphs 33-45 of document151 EX/31, in conjunction with the NGOs, and to keep it regularly informed ofthe results of the new collective co-operation arrangements thus established;

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6. Taking note of the information provided by the Director-General on the changesthat should be envisaged regarding NGO participation in the work of the GeneralConference, in particular for those maintaining operational relations,

7. Invites the Director-General to submit to it at its 152nd session proposalsensuring that the participation of these NGOs in the General Conference will bein line with their acknowledged role;

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8. Decides to admit to associate relations the organizations listed in Annex 1* todocument 151 EX/ONG/2, and to admit to consultative relations thosementioned in Annex 2* to that document;

9. Takes note of the Director-General’s decision to admit to consultative relations inaccordance with Section I, Article 3.4, of the Directives, the networks and similarinstitutions listed in Annex 3* to document 151 EX/ONG/2, and of his decisionto admit to operational relations the organizations mentioned in Annex 4* to thatdocument, together with those referred to in its Addendum;

10. Takes note of the decision of the Director-General to admit the organizationsmentioned in Annex 5* to document 151 EX/ONG/2 to operational relationsprovisionally for one year until it has been possible to complete and evaluate theirfiles;

11. Takes note also of the fact that the organization mentioned in Annex 6* hasceased to exist following a regrouping, and requests the Director-General not toinclude it any longer on lists of NGOs maintaining official relations withUNESCO;

12. Requests the Director-General to place relations with the organizationsmentioned in Annex 7* on an informal basis;

13. Notes that the institutional relations the Organization wishes to pursue with theorganizations mentioned in Annex 8* will be considered in the framework of

* These annexes are reproduced separately as an Appendix to these decisions. The organizations referred

to in the Addendum have been included in Annex 4.


other existing statutory co-operation arrangements, including those set out in151 EX/Decision 9.4, and requests the Director-General to keep it informed in atimely manner of his decisions or recommendations concerning them.

(151 EX/SR.14)

9.3 Revised text of the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with foundationsand similar institutions (151 EX/32 and 151 EX/49)



2. Takes note of the fact that the official relations of association networks andsimilar institutions, as governed by these Directives, may henceforward begoverned by the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with non-governmental organizations, adopted by the General Conference at its twenty-eighth session, and endorses the transfers that the Director-General envisages, asset forth in paragraph 5 of document 151 EX/32;

3. Recommends that the General Conference approve at its twenty-ninth session theDirector-General’s proposal to delete Article V and modify Article VI(1) of theDirectives concerning UNESCO’s relations with foundations and similarinstitutions, contained in the Annex to document 151 EX/32.

(151 EX/SR.14)

9.4 Arrangements for co-operation with international organizations other thanintergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations (151 EX/33and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Taking into account the provisions of Article XI of the Constitution of UNESCO,

2. Bearing in mind the need to ensure that UNESCO, in the pursuit of its goals,should be able to establish relations of co-operation with internationalorganizations of all types relevant to its mandate and fields of competence,

3. Aware that certain international organizations are neither intergovernmental nornon-governmental in character and desirous of ensuring that suitable and mutuallysatisfactory arrangements can be made to co-operate with them,

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4. Therefore decides that:

(a) the Director-General may, under the general authority of the ExecutiveBoard, establish relations of co-operation with international organizationsother than intergovernmental organizations established by agreementamong governments of states, or organizations as defined under theDirectives concerning UNESCO’s relations with non-governmental


organizations adopted by the General Conference at its twenty-eighthsession by 28 C/Resolution 13.42;

(b) the principles set out in Article XI of the Constitution, and mutatismutandis those set out in the aforementioned NGO Directives, apply torelations of co-operation with organizations of this type;

(c) the Director-General shall, in each case where relations are envisaged, referthe matter to the Executive Board which shall decide accordingly;

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5. Welcomes and approves, in initial implementation of the above procedures, thetext of an agreement with the Inter-Parliamentary Union as contained inAnnex III to document 151 EX/33 and invites the Director-General to sign it.

(151 EX/SR.13)

9.5 Proposals by Member States for the celebration of anniversaries with whichUNESCO should be associated in 1998-1999 (151 EX/34 and Add. and 151 EX/51and Corr.)


1. Having considered the report by the Director-General contained in document151 EX/34 and Add.,

2. Noting that, according to the procedure for the selection of anniversaries withwhich the Organization should be associated, adopted at its 132nd session(132 EX/Decision 9.1), Member States’ proposals should be sent to the Director-General at least one year before the biennium in which the celebrations are to beheld,

3. Recommends to the General Conference:

(a) that UNESCO associate itself with the following celebrations in 1998-1999:

(i) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Ukrainian poetVolodymyr Sosiura;

(ii) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Russian film directorSergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein;

(iii) hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Russian Museum(Saint Petersburg Museum);

(iv) six-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of CharlesUniversity in the Czech Republic;

(v) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Spanish poet VicenteAleixandre;


(vi) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Spanish poet anddramatist Federico García Lorca;

(vii) two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Czech philosopherand historian František Palacký;

(viii) hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the PolytechnicalInstitute of Kiev (Ukraine Technical University);

(ix) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Bulgarian writerDimitar Talev;

(x) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Cuban writer JuanMarinello Vidaurreta;

(xi) fiftieth anniversary of the abolition of the army in Costa Rica;

(xii) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Slovak poet Jan Smrek;

(xiii) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Russian physicianVladimir A. Fock;

(xiv) two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Polish poet AdamMickiewicz;

(xv) hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the Bulgarianwriter Christo Botev;

(xvi) ninetieth anniversary of the birth of the scientist from TajikistanBobojon Gafurov;

(xvii) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Belgian painter RenéMagritte;

(xviii) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Belgian dramatistMichel de Ghelderode;

(xix) six-hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the FerapontovMonastery in Russia;

(xx) two-hundredth anniversary of the death of the Greek poetConstantin Rhigas (known as Pheraios);

(xxi) one-thousand-two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of theUzbek scholar and astronomer ATmad al-Ferghani;

(xxii) one-thousand-two-hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary of thebirth of the scholar Ismail al-Bukhari;

(xxiii) hundredth anniversary of the discovery of radium and poloniumby Pierre Curie and Marie Sklodowska Curie;


(xxiv) three-hundredth anniversary of the invention of the pianoforte inFlorence by Bartolomeo Cristofori;

(xxv) eight-hundredth anniversary of the death of the philosopherMuTammad ibn Rushd (known as Averroës);

(xxvi) seventy-fifth anniversary of the birth of the Armenian artistSergei Paradjanov;

(xxvii) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Bulgarian painterDetchko Ouzounov;

(xxviii) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Kazak scholarK.I. Satpaev;

(xxix) two-hundredth anniversary of the first research voyage to LatinAmerica of the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt;

(xxx) four-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Spanish painterVelázquez;

(xxxi) two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Russian poetAlexander S. Pushkin;

(xxxii) hundredth anniversary of the death of the Mauritian administratorSir Auguste Célicourt Antelme;

(xxxiii) hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the Russianphysiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov;

(xxxiv) hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Mauritian writer MichelArthur Martial;

(xxxv) hundred-and-thirtieth anniversary of the introduction of free,compulsory primary education in Costa Rica;

(xxxvi) thousandth anniversary of the popular epic Alpamysh;

(xxxvii) five-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Swiss writerThomas Platter;

(xxxviii) two-hundredth anniversary of the death of the Turkish poet Ôeyh(Sheikh) Galib;

(xxxix) seven-hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the OttomanEmpire;

(xl) hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the Kingdom of SaudiArabia;

(xli) centenary of the independence of the Philippines;


(b) that any contribution by the Organization to these celebrations be financedunder the Participation Programme, in accordance with the rules governingthat programme;

4. Decides to keep the list open until its 152nd session.

(151 EX/SR.13)

9.6 Accountability, management improvement, and oversight in the United Nationssystem (JIU/REP/95/2) (151 EX/35 and Corr. and 151 EX/50)



2. Expresses its thanks to the Joint Inspection Unit for its important report entitled‘Accountability, management improvement, and oversight in the United Nationssystem (JIU/REP/95/2)’ and to the Director-General for his comments;

3. Taking into account the conclusions and recommendations contained in thereport,

4. Invites the Director-General to continue to co-operate with the Joint InspectionUnit and to fully implement its relevant recommendations.

(151 EX/SR.14)

9.7 Report by the Director-General on the execution of the action plan for therehabilitation of women in Bosnia and Herzegovina (151 EX/36 and Corr. and151 EX/51 and Corr.)



2. Recommends that the General Conference include in the regular programme theexecution of the rehabilitation plan for women and children who have beenvictims of the use of rape as a tool of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

3. Encourages the Director-General to appeal to extrabudgetary funding sources forthe execution of this plan;

4. Invites the Director-General to submit a progress report on the implementation ofthe plan to the next session of the Executive Board.

(151 EX/SR.13)


9.8 Relations with the Intergovernmental Television and Radio Corporation ‘Mir’and draft agreement between UNESCO and that body (151 EX/37 and 151 EX/2)


1. Considering the desirability of establishing official relations between UNESCOand the Intergovernmental Television and Radio Corporation ‘Mir’,


3. Approves the draft agreement annexed thereto;

4. Authorizes the Director-General to establish relations with the IntergovernmentalTelevision and Radio Corporation ‘Mir’ and to sign the co-operation agreementon behalf of UNESCO.

(151 EX/SR.1)

9.9 Draft agreement between UNESCO and the International Centre of InsectPhysiology and Ecology (ICIPE) (151 EX/38 and 151 EX/2)


1. Recalling 149 EX/Decision 7.2, whereby it authorized the Director-General toundertake negotiations with the Director-General of the International Centre ofInsect Physiology and Ecology with a view to preparing a draft agreementconcerning the establishment of formal relations between UNESCO and ICIPE,and invited him to submit the draft to the Executive Board for approval,

2. Having examined document 151 EX/38 and its annex concerning the draftagreement between UNESCO and the International Centre of Insect Physiologyand Ecology,

3. Approves this draft agreement;

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

(151 EX/SR.1)

9.10 Draft agreement between the Lebanese Government and UNESCO on theestablishment of an International Centre for the Humanities (151 EX/39 and151 EX/2)


1. Recalling 93 EX/Decision 4.5.3 concerning the draft agreement between theLebanese Government and UNESCO concerning the establishment of the ByblosInternational Centre for the Humanities and Development, and the signing of theagreement in November 1973,

2. Being aware of the regional and international significance of such a Centre,


3. Having considered document 151 EX/39, submitted by the Director-General, and thenew agreement on the establishment by Lebanon of an International Centre for theHumanities in Byblos whereby UNESCO undertakes to co-operate with the LebaneseGovernment for the duration of the agreement in order to secure the operation of theCentre,

4. Recommends to the General Conference that it authorize the Director-General toconclude this new agreement with the Government of Lebanon.

(151 EX/SR.1)

9.11 Relations with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) and draftagreement between UNESCO and that body (151 EX/40 and 151 EX/2)


1. Convinced that progress in the fundamental sciences requires increased andvigorous international co-operation involving scientists, scientific organizationsand governments,

2. Aware that the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) is an internationalintergovernmental centre of excellence for research on the fundamental propertiesof matter,

3. Considering Article XI of the Constitution of UNESCO,

4. Approves the text of the draft agreement between UNESCO and the JointInstitute for Nuclear Research, reproduced in the annex to document 151 EX/40;

5. Authorizes the Director-General to sign it.

(151 EX/SR.1)

9.12 Relations with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development and draftagreement between UNESCO and that organization (151 EX/41 and 151 EX/2)


1. Considering it desirable that official relations be established between UNESCOand the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development,


3. Approves the draft agreement;

4. Authorizes the Director-General to establish official relations with the ArabOrganization for Agricultural Development and to sign the agreement on behalfof UNESCO.

(151 EX/SR.1)


10 GENERAL MATTERS

10.1 Evaluation of the entire transdisciplinary project ‘Environment and populationeducation and information for development’ (EPD) (151 EX/42)(see 151/EX/Decision 5.1, paragraph 58)

10.2 Report on the implementation of the transdisciplinary project ‘Towards a cultureof peace’ (151 EX/43)(see 151/EX/Decision 5.1, paragraphs 59-70)

10.3 Feasibility, mandate, method of work and cost of a World Commission on theEthics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (151 EX/44)(see 151 EX/Decision 5.1, paragraph 26)

(151 EX/SR.13)

10.4 The Culture of Maintenance project (151 EX/45 and 151 EX/51 and Corr.)


1. Recalling 149 EX/Decision 3.3.1(II) requesting the Director-General to preparean umbrella intersectoral project on a culture of maintenance and report on itsdevelopment to it at its 151st session,

2. Further recalling 150 EX/Decision 5.1, paragraph 37 requesting emphasis to beplaced on the development of a culture of maintenance in developing countries, inparticular on preparing a culture of maintenance project,

3. Having examined the report presented to it in document 151 EX/45,

4. Noting that there have been some activities related to maintenance in a number ofMember States in Africa, Asia and Latin America, initiated by or with theinvolvement of UNESCO,

5. Further noting with satisfaction:

(a) proposals for new activities on maintenance in document 29 C/5particularly paragraphs 01024, 01028, 01029, 01032, 02013, 02014,03013, 03014 and 04032,

(b) the proposed direction in the report, which aims at better addressing theproblem of maintenance culture by strengthening or creating an awarenessof the value of maintenance amongst decision-makers and the scientificcommunity, as well as the general public, and instilling general awarenessand a caring attitude and behaviour in institutions of learning, includingschools,

6. Convinced, however, that even though operational activities on maintenance arenecessary, they are not by themselves sufficient to address the problem ofinadequate general awareness of the need for maintenance of scientificinstrumentation, school buildings, furniture, equipment and other technologies,

7. Requests the Director-General:


(a) to strongly encourage all sectors of the Organization to reinforce theirinvolvement in the implementation of projects relating to a culture ofmaintenance with the creation of a focal point for co-ordination;

(b) to initiate sectoral analysis in interested Member States to identify areasrequiring responses envisaged in paragraph 14 of the report usingextrabudgetary support; for the Africa region, the Priority AfricaDepartment could be assigned this task;

(c) to facilitate regional workshops through the Participation Programme todiscuss the results and to exchange experience concerning ongoingactivities related to the culture of maintenance;

(d) to identify and support countries and institutions willing to co-ordinate theimplementation of activities or manage training projects, in particular, onmaintenance culture at subregional levels and to create a UNESCOsupported network of centres to promote and develop activities related tothe culture of maintenance;

(e) to seek extrabudgetary funds for the financing of projects identified inco-operation with Member States;

(f) to disseminate this UNESCO approach incorporating the culture ofmaintenance across the United Nations system and in other interestedbodies and ensure complementarity of action.

(151 EX/SR.13)

10.5 Dates of the 152nd session1

Special Committee ))

Committee on Conventions ) 30 September-2 October 1997

and Recommendations )

Bureau 3 October 1997

Plenaries and Commissions 6-17 October 1997

(151 EX/SR.17)

ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE PRIVATE MEETINGS HELD ON 9 JUNE1997

At the private meetings held on 9 June 1997, the Executive Board considered items 4.1, 8.6and 8.7 of its agenda.

1. As in the past, the Executive Board will remain in session during the session of the General Conference

(21 October-12 November 1997).


4.1 Report by the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations: Examinationof the communications transmitted to the Committee in pursuance of104 EX/Decision 3.3 (151 EX/3 PRIV.)

1. The Executive Board examined the report of its Committee on Conventions andRecommendations concerning the communications received by the Organizationon the subject of cases of alleged violations of human rights in UNESCO’s fieldsof competence.

2. The Board took note of the report of the Committee and endorsed the wishesexpressed therein.

8.6 Procedure to be followed for the appointment by the Executive Board of theChairman and Alternate Chairman of the Appeals Board (151 EX/PRIV.1)

The Board adopted a measure in regard to this item which is reflected in151 EX/Decision 8.6.

8.7 Consultation in pursuance of Rule 57 of the Rules of Procedure of the ExecutiveBoard (151 EX/PRIV.2)

In accordance with Rule 57, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Rules of Procedure of theExecutive Board, the Director-General informed the Board of the decisions he hadtaken since its 150th session concerning appointments and personnel action in respectof a number of staff members at grade D-1 and above, whose posts come under theregular programme of the Organization. He also informed the Board of theappointments and extensions of appointments he envisaged granting in the comingmonths. In accordance with paragraph 3 of Rule 57, the Director-General informed theBoard of the modifications he had made to the structure of the Secretariat, orenvisaged making in the future, to meet the requirements of the Organization’sMedium-Term Strategy. He also informed the Board of certain issues concerning theapplication of the Headquarters Agreement between the host country and UNESCO.

(151 EX/SR.12)

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