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Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization Executive Board ex

Hundred-and-second Session

102 EX/DecisionsPARIS, 10 June 1977

DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARDAT ITS 102nd SESSION

(Paris, 25 April - 12 May 1977)

The Executive Board learned with deep emotion of the deaths oftwo of its members: Mr. Jean de Broglie (France), in Parison 24 December 1976, and Mr. Juan Marinello (Cuba), inHavana on 27 March 1977.

The Board paid tribute to their memory at the first meet-ing of its 102nd session, on 25 April 1977.

Present:

President of theGeneral Conference: Mr. Taaitta Toweett

Chairman: Mr. Leonard C. J. Martin (United Kingdom of Great Britain andNorthern Ireland)

Vice-Chairmen: Mrs. Estefania Aldaba-Lim (Philippines)Mr. Paula E. de Berredo Carneiro (Brazil)Mr. Marcel Ibinga-Magwangu (Gabon)Mr. Leonid N. Kutakov (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)Mr. Hassan Muraywid (Syrian Arab Republic)Mr. Hugh Philp (Australia)

Members: Mr. Gonzalo Abad Grijalva (Ecuador), Mr. Reginald S. G. Agiobu-Kemmer (Nigeria), Mr. Paul Yao Akoto (Ivory Coast), Mr. ArthurBagunywa (Uganda), Mr. Werner Bahner (German DemocraticRepublic), Mr. Walter Arthur Burke (Barbados), Mr. Horatio J.Bustamante (Panama), Mr. Chams Eldine El-Wakil (Egypt),Mr. Gunnar Garbo (Norway), Mr. Dismas Gashegu (Rwanda),Mr. Sarvepalli Gopal (India), Mr. Advertus A. Hoff (Liberia),Mr. Charles Hummel (Switzerland), Mr. Keharsingh Jagatsingh(Mauritius), Mr. Robert B. Kamm (United States of America),Mr. Ali Fahmi Khushaim (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), Mr. JosephKi-Zerbo (Upper Volta), Mrs. Eugenia Krassowska (Poland),Mr. Julio Le Riverend (Cuba), Mr. Valentin Lipatti (Romania),Mr. Vittorio Mathieu (Italy), Mr. Mahmoud Messadi (Tunisia),Mr. Porfirio Munoz Ledo (Mexico), Mr. Thimothee Ngakoutou(Chad), Mr. Jens Petersen (Federal Republic of Germany),Mrs. Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (Portugal), Mr. Arthur T.

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Deputies:

Porter (Sierra Leone), Mr. Majid Rahnema (Iran), Mr. KhalilSalim (Jordan), Mr. Kiyoshi Suganuma (Japan), Mr. Sjarif Thajeb(Indonesia), Mr. Trailokya Nath Upraity (Nepal), Mr. Arturo Uslar-Pietri (Venezuela), Mr. Michel Van Ussel (Belgium), Mr. AlbertoWagner de Reyna (Peru), Mrs. Yang Yun-yu (People’s Republic ofChina)

Mr. Augustine A. Ibegbulam and Mr. Ferguson O. Iheme, forMr. Reginald S. G. Agiobu-Kemmer (Nigeria), Mr. Michel AhouaKangha and Mr. Etienne Lavri, for Mr. Paul Yao Akoto (IvoryCoast ), Mr. Edmundo Libid, for Mrs. Estefania Aldaba-Lim(Philippines), Mr. Joachim Maser and Mr. Rolf Dill, for Mr. WernerBahner (German Democratic Republic), Miss Ruth M. Decerega, forMr. Horatio J. Bustamante (Panama), Mr. Omar Abd El Aziz, forMr. Chams Eldine El-Wakil (Egypt) , Mr. John Bjbrnbye, forMr. Gunnar Garbo (Norway) , Mr. Maheshwar Dayal , forMr. Sarvepalli Gopal (India), Mr. Eugene-Louis Pahux andMr. Gaudenz Ruf, for Mr. Charles Hummel (Switzerland), Mr. JosephKumba Munguengui, for Mr. Marcel Ibinga-Magwangu (Gabon),Mr. Baboo Ranjitsingh Goordyal, for Mr. Keharsingh Jagatsmgh(Mauritius), Mr. Donald R. Toussaint, Mr. William B. Jones,Mr. Constantine Warvariv, Mr. Russell C. Heater, Mr. RaymondF. Kemery, Mr. Louis G. Sleeper and Mr. Stewart H. W. Tinsman,for Mr. Robert B. Kamm (United States of America), Mr. MohamedEl-Wafi, for Mr. Ali Fahmi Khushaim (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya),Mr. Joseph Bouyain, for Mr. Joseph Ki-Zerbo (Upper Volta),Mr. Nikolai M. Kanaev, Mr. Oleg V. Vaskov and Mr. Vladimir L.Gai, for Mr. Leonid N. Kutakov (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics),Mr. Czeslaw Wisniewski, Mr. Marian Ejma-Multanski andMrs. Irena Strzalkowska, for Mrs. Eugenia Krassowska (Poland),Mr. Jose Manuel Minosa Sanchez, Mrs. Rita Solis Ferreiro,Mr. Miguel Alfonso and Mrs. Gladys Martin Heredia, for Mr. JulioLe Riverend (Cuba), Mr. Paul Sararu, for Mr. Valentin Lipatti(Romania), Mr. Denis E. B. Carr, Mr. Kenneth J. Windsor,Mr. David J. Church and Mr. Kenneth A. Cardy, for Mr. LeonardC. J. Martin (United Kingdom), Mr. Ludovico Carducci Artenisio,for Mr. Vittorio Mathieu (Italy), Mr. Adnan Zmerli and Miss HayetBoussofara, for Mr. Mahmoud Messadi (Tunisia), Mr. ArturoMunoz Ledo, Mr. Ismael Yanez, Miss Marra de los Angeles Lopez-Ortega and Mr. Mariano Flores-Castro, for Mr. Porfirio MunozLedo (Mexico), Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamedou, for Mr. AhmedOuld Sidi Baba (Mauritania), Mr. Hermann Grundel, Mr. Uwe Bakeand Miss Gisela Wessel, for Mr. Jens Petersen (Federal Republicof Germany), Mr. Gardner Davies and Mrs. Barbara Barry deLongchamp, for Mr. Hugh Philp (Australia), Mr. Luis Sousa Loboand Mr. Alberto de Melo, for Mrs. Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo(Portugal), Mr. George Gelaga-King, Mr. Magaji Henry andMr. A lpha Turay , f o r Mr . Ar thur T . Por te r (S i e r ra Leone ) ,Mr. Hamid Rahnema, Mr. Hossein Fazel, Mr. Ghassem Khatib-Shahidi, Mrs. Soussan Raadi-Jalili and Mrs. Safoura Asfia-Clement,for Mr. Majid Rahnema (Iran), Mr. Abdallah Nsour, for Mr. KhalilSalim (Jordan), Mr. Chiyuki Hiraoka;” and Miss Mayuko Katsumoto,for Mr. Kiyoshi Suganuma (Japan), Mr. Soepojo Padmodipoetro andMr. Soedjana Sapiie, for Mr. Sjarif Thajeb (Indonesia), Mr. RafaelAngel Insausti and Mr. Jose L. Silva Mendez, for Mr. Arturo Uslar-Pietri (Venezuela), Mr. Georges-Henri Dumont, Mr. Piet Steel andMr. Michel Van Groenendael, for Mr. Michel Van Ussel (Belgium),Mr. Julio Ramon Ribeyro, for Mr. Alberto Wagner de Reyna (Peru),Mr. Hu Sha, Mrs. Sheng Yu, Mr. Chou Chi-chi, Mr. Li Chao-tungand Mrs. Li Chiao-chao, for Mrs. Yang Yun-yu (People’s Republicof China)

* For Mr. Keitaro Hironaga (Japan), until acceptance of his resignation by the ExecutiveBoard, on 25 April 1977 in the afternoon.



Representativesand observers:

Secretariat:

United Nations :Mr. Luc Van BellinghenMr. Santiago Quijano-CaballeroMr. Salah CherifMrs. Manuela d’ArcyMiss Jacqueline J. Granger (United Nations Development

Programme)Mrs. Henriette Taviani (Office of the United Nations High

Commissioner for Refugees)International Labour Organisation:

Mr. Gerald LarrueWorld Bank:

Mrs. Maria GradvohlCouncil of Europe:

Mr. Roland MullerIbero-American Bureau of Education:

Mr. Remolo BottoArab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization:

Mr. Ahmed F. SorourIntergovernmental Bureau for Informatics:

Mr. Jean-Paul Costa

Mr. Amadou-Mahtar M’Bow (Director-General), Mr. John E. Fobes(Deputy Director-General), Mr. Sioma Tanguiane (AssistantDirector-General for Education), Mr. Jacques Rigaud (AssistantDirector-General for Programme Support and Administration),Mr. Abdul-Razzak Kaddoura (Assistant Director-General forNatural Sciences and their Application to Development), Mr. DragoljubNajman (Assistant Director-General for Co-operation for Develop-ment and External Relations), Mrs. Martha Hildebrandt (AssistantDirector-General for Social Sciences and their Applications),Mr. Makaminan Makagiansar (Assistant Director-General for Cul-ture and Communication), other members of the Secretariat,Mr. Vladimir Stepanek (Secretary of the Executive Board)



CONTENTS

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

Adoption of the agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.1 Replacement of members during their term of office . . . . . .

Approval of the summary records of the 100th and 101st sessions . . .

Methods of work of the Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Report of the Director-General: Study of the procedurewhich might be contemplated in order to ensure observ-ance of the principles of rotation and continuity in thecomposition of intergovernmental councils and commit-tees and Report of the Special Committee thereon . . .

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

3 . 2 . 1 Study by the Executive Board of the newstatute of the Joint Inspection Unit andmeasures to ensure that Unesco willbenefit from its operation and Report ofthe Special Committee thereon . . . . . . . .

Reports of the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit . . .

3 . 3 . 1 Asia and the Pacific: A report on thetechnical co-operation provided by the UnitedNations system to the regional and sub-regional integration and co-operation move-ments and Report of the Special Committeethereon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 . 3 . 2 Report on country programming as an instru-ment for co-ordination and co-operation atthe country level and Report of the SpecialCommittee thereon . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 . 3 . 3 Eighth report on the activities of the JointInspection Unit (July 1975-June 1976) andReport of the Special Committee thereon . . ,

Report of the Director-General on the activities ofthe Inspectorate-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Methods of work of the Executive Board . . . . . . .

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Possible adjustments to the Medium-Term Plan for 1977-1982(20 C/4) and Draft Programme and Budget for 1979-1980 (2OC/5). . . .

4 .1 Examination of the structure of the C/5 document, in thelight of the decisions of the General Conference, withparticular reference to the relationship between the C/4and C/5 documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. 1 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 .1 .1 Invitations to intergovernmental conferencesand meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fourth Regional Conference ofMinisters of Education andMinisters Responsible forEconomic Planning in the ArabStates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Special Committee of governmentalexperts responsible for preparing thedraft convention on the recognition ofstudies, diplomas and degrees in highereducation in the Arab States (1977), andInternational Conference of States forthe adoption of the convention on therecognition of studies, diplomas anddegrees in higher education in the ArabStates (1978) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Interim Intergovernmental Committeefor Physical Education and Sport(Paris, 4-13 July 1977) . . . . . . . . . . .

1977 Intergovernmental Conference onEnvironmental Education . . . . . . . . . .

5 .1 .2 Amendments to the Statutes of the Advisory Com-mittee for the European Centre for Higher Education . .

5.2 Natural Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . 2 . 1 Invitations to intergovernmental conferencesand meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . 2 . 1 .1 Intergovernmental Conference onStrategies and Policies for Informatics(SPIN). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . 2 . 1 .2 Conference of Ministers Responsible forScience and Technology Policy in theEuropean and North American Region(MINESPOL II) . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .

5 . 2 . 1 .3 Fifth Meeting of the Standing Conferenceof the Directors of National Councilsfor Science Policy and Research of theLatin American and Caribbean MemberStates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . 2 . 2 Draft Statutes of the International Advisory Com-mittee on Earthquake Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . 2 . 3 Report of the Director-General on the Carlos J.Finlay Prize for Meritorious Work inMicrobiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.3 Social Sciences and their Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

5 .3 .1 Invitations to the meeting of government repre-sentatives (Category II) to prepare a draftDeclaration on race and racial prejudice . . . . . . . .

5.4 Culture and Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 .4 .1 Invitations to the meeting of the Special Com-mittee of technical and legal experts to preparea draft recommendation to Member States and a

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ITEM 6 Relations with international organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

ITEM 7 Programme support and administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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draft convention on the prevention and coverageof risks to movable cultural property (Paris, 1978). . . .

5 . 4 . 2 Financial Regulations of the Fund for the Protec-tion of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage . . . . .

5. 5 General Information Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.5. 1 Draft Statutes of the Advisory Committee for theGeneral Information ‘Programme. . . . . . . . . . . .

5. 6 International Standards and Legal Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. 6. 1 Double taxation of copyright royalties remittedfrom one country to another: Report of theDirector-General on the work of the SecondCommittee of Governmental Experts (Paris,December 1976) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. 6. 2 Study of the procedures which should be followedin the examination of cases and questions whichmight be submitted to Unesco concerning theexercise of human rights in the spheres of itscompetence, in order to make its action moreeffective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. 1 Recent decisions and activities of the organizations ofthe United Nations system of relevance to the workof Unesco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. 2 Classification of international non-governmental organi-zations and Report of the Executive Board’s Committeeon International Non-Governmental Organizations . . . . . . . .

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Relations with the International Institute of Refrigeration . . . . .

Draft agreement between Unesco and the Islamic Devel-opment Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. 5 Relations with the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa . . . . . .

6. 6 Draft agreement between Unesco and the Latin AmericanFaculty of Social Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. 1 Administrative and financial questions . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 . 1 . 1 Transfers made by the Director-General withinthe 1975-1976 budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 . 1 . 2 Budgetary and financial situation of the Organiza-tion for 1977-1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 . 1 . 3 Proposed transfers within the 1977-1978 budget . . . . .

7 . 1 . 4 Acceptance of gifts, bequests and subventionsand report on the establishment and closure oftrust funds, reserve and special accounts . . . . . . .

7 . 1 . 5 Geographical distribution of staff: Report ofthe Director-General on the raising of the lowestquotas and on the situation at 1 March 1977 . . . . . . .

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7 .1 .7 Remuneration of the Director-General and theDeputy Director-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

7. 1.8 Consultations pursuant to Rule 54 of the Rulesof Procedure of the Executive Board . . . . . . . . . . 34

7 .1 .9 Amendments to the Statutes of the Appeals Board . . . . 35

7.1.10 Financing of the construction of the sixth building . . . . 39

Announcement concerning the private meetingsheld on 9, 10, 11 and 12 May 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . 39



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ITEM 3 METHODS OF WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION

3. 1 Report of the Director-General: Study of the procedure which might be contem-plated in order to ensure observance of the principles of rotation and continuityin the composition of intergovernmental councils and committees (102 EX/2) andReport of the Special Committee thereon (102 EX/3)

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (102 EX/l Rev. and Add. & Corr. )

The Executive Board adopted the agenda set out in documents 102 EX/l Rev. andAdd. & Corr., and decided to add a new item 3. 5: Methods of work of the Execu-tive Board.

The Board decided to refer to the Commissions the following items of the agenda:

1. To the Programme and External Relations Commission:

Items 5. 1. 1. 1, 5.1. 1.2, 5. 1. 1.3, 5. 1. 1.4, 5. 1.2, 5.2. 1. 1, 5.2. 1. 2,5 . 2 .1 .3 , 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5 .3 .1 , 5 .4 .1 , 5.5.1, 5.6.1, 6 .1, 6.3, 6 .4, 6.5and 6. 6.

2. To the Finance and Administrative Commission:

Items 5.4.2, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 7 . 1 . 9 a n d 7 . 1 . 1 0 .

(102 EX/SR. 1)

Replacement of members during their term of office (102 EX/NOM/l to 4)

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The Executive Board accepted the resignation of Mr. Victor Bravo Ahuja(Mexico) and, in accordance with Article V.4 (a) of the Constitution.appointed Mr. Porfirio Munoz Ledo to replace him for the remainder ofhis term of office.

In accordance with Article V. 4 (a) of the Constitution, the Executive Boardappointed Mr. Julio Le Riverend Brusone (Cuba) to occupy the seat whichhad become vacant as a result of the death of Mr. Juan Marinello for theremainder of the latter’s term of office.

In accordance with Article V. 4 (c) of the Constitution, the Executive Boardappointed Mr. Keharsingh Jagatsingh (Mauritius) to replace Mr. LouisRegis Chaperon for the remainder of the latter’s term of office.

The Executive Board accepted the resignation of Mr. Keitaro Hironaga (Japan)and, in accordance with Article V. 4 (a) of the Constitution, appointedMr. Kiyoshi Suganuma to replace him for the remainder of his term of office.

(102 EX/SR. 2)

APPROVAL OF THE SUMMARY RECORDS OF THE 100th AND 101st SESSIONS(100 EX/SR. l-20 and 101 EX/SR. l-3)

The Executive Board approved the summary records of its 100th and 101stsessions.

(102 EX/SR. 17)

The Executive Board,

1. Considering that, by resolution 39.1 adopted at its nineteenth session, theGeneral Conference invited the Director-General, in consultation with theExecutive Board, to study the procedures which could be envisaged in orderto ensure rotation and continuity in the composition of intergovernmentalcommittees and councils, and to report to it at its next session,

2. Having noted the proposals made by the Director-General in document 102 EX/2on the procedures which might be contemplated to that end,



3. Considering that the adoption of the recommendations made by the Director-General in paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 of document 102 EX/2 would make it pos-sible to improve the efficiency of intergovernmental committees and councilsand would contribute to their proper functioning,

4. Recalling the terms of its decision 6.2 adopted at its 98th session,

5. Recommends that the General Conference take account, during elections tosuch intergovernmental committees and councils, of the criterion of equit-able geographical distribution, and ensure that such distribution in thesebodies conforms to the system adopted for elections to the Executive Board;

6. Recommends that the General Conference amend the statutes of the Inter-governmental Council for the General Information Programme, the Interna-tional Co-ordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere,and the International Council of the International Hydrological Programme,so that their members’ terms of office may be so fixed as to terminate withthe closure of the second ordinary session of the General Conference follow-ing that at which they are elected, half the membership of those councils tobe renewable at each ordinary session of the General Conference;

7. Further recommends that the names of the members of each council whoseterm of office will expire with the closure of the first session following theone at which they have been appointed be designated by the drawing of lots,to be carried out, after the first election, by the President of the GeneralConference;

8. - Invites the Director-General to submit to the General Conference at itstwentieth session the necessary draft amendments to the statutes of thosecouncils;

9. Invites the Interim Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education andSport to take account of the foregoing recommendations in preparing thedraft statutes of the permanent committee, which are to be submitted to theGeneral Conference at its twentieth session;

10. Considers it desirable that Member States which are members of a commit-tee or a council appoint the same persons to represent them throughouttheir term of office and ensure that they effectively participate in the workof such councils and committees.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

3.2 United Nations Joint Inspection Unit

3 .2 .1 Study by the Executive Board of the new statute of the Joint Inspection Unit andmeasures to ensure that Unesco will benefit from its operation (102 EX/4) andReport of the Special Committee thereon (102 EX/3)


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Considering that the General Conference at its nineteenth session authorizedthe continued co-operation of Unesco with the Joint Inspection Unit and in-vited the Executive Board to study the new statute of the Joint InspectionUnit and to take appropriate measures to ensure that Unesco will benefitfrom the operation of the Unit (19 C/Resolution 41.l),

Having examined the new statute of the Joint Inspection Unit (United NationsGeneral Assembly resolution 31/192) as requested by the General Confer-ence in the above-mentioned resolution,

Finds that acceptance of the statute requires formal action by the GeneralConference at its twentieth session;

Considering that such action could not be taken until after the coming intoeffect of the new statute and that interim arrangements would therefore berequired,



5 - Invites the Director-General to transmit this resolution to the Secretary-General of the United Nations with the notice that Unesco’s Executive Boardhas indicated that Unesco intends to have uninterrupted relations with theJoint Inspection Unit and will bring the question of the new statute to theattention of the General Conference;

6. Decides to continue its consideration of the question of the Joint InspectionUnit at a later session so as to provide the General Conference with itsrecommendations for ratification of the new statute and with observationsconcerning the future operations of the Joint Inspection Unit and its relationswith Unesco.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

3.3 Reports of the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit

3.3.1 Asia and the Pacific: A report on the technical co-operation provided by theUnited Nations system to the regional and sub-regional integration and co-operation movements (JIU/REP/76/9) (102 EX/5) and Report of the SpecialCommittee thereon (102 EX/3)


1. Having examined document 102 EX/5 and the report of its Special Committeethereon (102 EX/3),

2. Takes note of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit “Asia and the Pacific:A report on the technical co-operation provided by the United Nations systemto the regional and sub-regional integration and co-operation movements(JIU/REP/76/9)“, and of the Director-General’s preliminary observationsthereon;

3. Invites the Director-General to communicate to the Joint Inspection Unit andthe Administrative Committee on Co-ordination the Special Committee’sreport (102 EX/3) on this item so that the views contained therein, in parti-cular the strong emphasis laid on the need for increased efforts with a viewto promoting decentralization, self-reliance, regional and sub-regional co-operation, and participation by the Economic and Social Commission forAsia and the Pacific, may be taken into consideration by the AdministrativeCommittee on Co-ordination in preparing its comments on the Inspector’sreport, which it will submit to the Economic and Social Council;

4. Invites the Director-General to communicate the comments of the Administra-tive Committee on Co-ordination and any further observations he may wishto make to the Executive Board at a subsequent session.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

3 .3 .2 Report on country programming as an instrument for co-ordination and co-operation at the country level (JIU/REP/76/10) (102 EX/6) and Report of theSpecial Committee thereon (102 EX/3)


1. Having examined document 102 EX/6 and the report of its Special Committeethereon (102 EX/3),

2. Takes note of the JIU report on country programming as an instrument forco-ordination and co-operation at the country level (JIU/REP/76/10) andof the Director-General’s preliminary observations thereon;

3. - Notes that the Governing Council of UNDP will be discussing at its forthcom-ing session in June 1977 the question of the future role and function of UNDP,and notes also that the creation of a Joint Inter-Agency Task Force is beingconsidered with a view to greater harmonization of the assistance efforts ofthe United Nations system and to increasing the efficiency as well as theeffectiveness of these efforts;


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Invites the Director-General to communicate the report of the SpecialCommittee (102 EX/3) on this item and document 102 EX/6 to the JointInspection Unit and the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination (ACC);and also to make arrangements for the report to be transmitted to the UNDPGoverning Council so that account may be taken of the views contained thereinwhen the Governing Council discusses the question of the future role and func-tion of UNDP at its forthcoming session in June 1977;

Further invites the Director-General to take into account the report of theSpecial Committee on this item in the preparation of Unesco’s participationin the Task Force;

Invites the Director-General to communicate to it, at a subsequent session,the ACC comments on the JIU report and any further observations he maywish to make, particularly in the light of the discussions of the UNDP Gov-erning Council in June 1977 and also in the light of the results of the workof the Task Force.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

3 .3 .3 Eighth report on the activities of the Joint Inspection Unit (July 1975-June 1976)(102 EX/7) and Report of the Special Committee thereon (102 EX/3)


1. Having reviewed the eighth report on the activities of the Joint InspectionUnit contained in document 102 EX/7, and the report of the Special Commit-tee thereon (102 EX,/3),

2. Expresses its appreciation of the work performed by the Joint Inspection Unit;

3. Notes the contents of the report.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

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Report of the Director-General on the activities of the Inspectorate-General(102 EX/36 Rev. )


1. Having examined the report of the Director-General on the activities of theInspectorate-General (102 EX/36 Rev. ),

2. Considering that the activities of the Inspectorate-General, taking into accountits main functions as described in paragraph 2 of document 102 EX/36 Rev.,must be pursued so as to enable the Director-General to ensure and stimu-late, at Headquarters and in the Field, the improvement of working methods,the evaluation of projects, proper management and a policy of economy,

3. Takes note with satisfaction of the report presented by the Director-General;

4. Invites the Director-General to pursue the action already undertaken in thisfield and to present to it, at an appropriate subsequent session, a furtherreport on the activities of the Inspectorate-General, taking into account thediscussion that has taken place at the 102nd session.

(102 EX/SR.3, 4, 17)

Methods of work of the Executive Board


Decides:

(a) That, for the purposes of the provisional summary records, summaries ofspeeches made in the discussions of the Board in the Spanish, Russian,



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Arabic or Chinese languages shall be translated into French or English aswell as printed in the original languages;

(b) To postpone further examination of this item until the 103rd session.

(102 EX/SR. 16)

POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE MEDIUM-TERM PLAN FOR 1977-1982(20 C/4) AND DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 1979-1980 (20 C/5)

4.1 Examination of the structure of the C/5 document, in the light of the decisionsof the General Conference, with particular reference to the relationship betweenthe C/4 and C/5 documents (102 EX/8)


1. Having examined document 102 EX/8 concerning the structure of the C/5document in the light of the decisions of the General Conference, withparticular reference to the relationship between the C/4 and C/5 documents,

2. Considering that document C/5 should:

(a) bring out clearly the conceptual structure of the programme, i. e. thelinks between medium- term objectives and activities,

(b) make it possible to identify conveniently for each activity the unit ofthe Secretariat responsible for its implementation and conversely, foreach unit, the activities for which it is responsible,

(c) make it possible to assess the results and impact of the activities car-ried out with a view to solving the problems addressed in accordancewith the objectives,

3. Bearing in mind the views according to which the presentation of the C/5document by objectives, as set out in Annex I to document 102 EX/8, wouldrepresent for the future the most satisfactory solution for the purpose ofprogramming and evaluating the activities of the Organization,

4. Considering, however, that a decision on the adoption of this version, whichimplies drastic changes in the presentation of the C/5 document, should betaken only after a transitional period and in the light of experience gainedthrough the implementation of the Medium-Term Plan,

5. Further considering that the 20 C/5 document should reflect the objectivesof the Medium-Term Plan with sufficient clarity to make the implementationof the Plan fully significant,

6. Invites the Director-General to prepare document 20 C/5 along the lines setout in Annex II to document 102 EX/8, it being understood that a separateannex would contain a condensed presentation of Part II of the Draft Pro-gramme and Budget for 1979-1980, laid out by objectives, as outlined inAnnex I to document 102 EX/8.

(102 EX/SR. 11, 12, 13, 14, 17)

ITEM 5 EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME

5. 1 Education

5.1.1 Invitations to intergovernmental conferences and meetings

5.1.1.1 Fourth Regional Conference of Ministers of Education and Ministers Responsiblefor Economic Planning in the Arab States (102 EX/9 and 102 EX/40)


1. Having regard to resolution 1. 111 adopted by the General Conference at itsnineteenth session regarding the convening of a Conference of Ministers


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of Education and Ministers Responsible for Economic Planning in the ArabStates in 1977,

Having regard to the provisions of the Regulations for the general classifica-tion of the various categories of meetings convened by Unesco,

Having considered the Director-General’s proposals concerning invitationsto this Conference (102 EX/9),

Decides:

that invitations to participate in the Conference with the right to voteshall be extended to all the Member States mentioned in paragraph 6 ofdocument 102 EX/9;

that invitations to send observers to the Conference shall be extendedto the States not members of Unesco mentioned in paragraph 7 ofdocument 102 EX/9;

that, in compliance with Article 7B of the above-mentioned Regulations,an invitation to send observers to the Conference shall be extended tothe Palestine Liberation Organization recognized by the League of ArabStates, mentioned in paragraph 8 of document 102 EX/9;

that invitations to send representatives or observers to the Conferenceshall be extended to the organizations, funds and foundations listed inparagraphs 9, 10 and 11 of document 102 EX/9, as amended to includethose added during the discussion in its Programme and External Rela-tions Commission.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5.1.1.2 Special Committee of governmental experts responsible for preparing the draftconvention on the recognition of studies, diplomas and degrees in higher educa-tion in the Arab States (1977), and International Conference of States for theadoption of the convention on the recognition of studies, diplomas and degreesin higher education in the Arab States (1978) (102 EX/10 and 102 EX/40)


1. Having considered the Director-General’s proposals concerning invitationsto the Special Committee of governmental experts responsible for preparingthe draft convention on the international recognition of studies, diplomas anddegrees in higher education in the Arab States,

2. Decides:

(a) that invitations to participate with the right to vote in the meeting of theSpecial Committee shall be extended to the governments of MemberStates listed in paragraph 5 of document 102 EX/10;

(b) that an invitation to send observers to the meeting of the Special Com-mittee shall be extended to the Holg See;

(c) that an invitation to send observers to the meeting of the Special Com-mittee shall be extended to the Palestine Liberation Organization,recognized by the League of Arab States, in compliance with Article 7Bof the Regulations for the general classification of the various categoriesof meetings convened by Unesco;

(d) that invitations to send representatives or observers to the meeting ofthe Special Committee shall be extended to the organizations listed inparagraphs 9 and 10 of document 102 EX/10.



II


1. Considering resolution 1.181 by which the General Conference decided, atits nineteenth session, to convene an International Conference of States(Category I) in 1978 for the adoption of a convention on the recognition ofstudies, diplomas and degrees in higher education in the Arab States, andauthorized the Executive Board and the Director-General to take all neces-sary steps to that effect,

2. Having considered the Director-General’s proposals concerning the steps tobe taken,

3. Decides :

(a) that invitations to participate in the Conference with the right to voteshall be extended to the Member States of Unesco listed in paragraph 5of document 102 EX/10;

(b) that an invitation to send observers to the Conference shall be extendedto the Holy See;

(c) that an invitation to send observers to the Conference shall be extendedto the Palestine Liberation Organization, recognized by the League ofArab States, in accordance with Article 7B of the Regulations for thegeneral classification of the various categories of meetings convenedby Unesco;

(d) that invitations to send representatives or observers to the Conferenceshall be extended to the organizations listed in paragraphs 10 and 19 ofdocument 102 EX/10;

4. Approves the provisional agenda and provisional Rules of Procedure set outin Annexes I and II respectively to document 102 EX/10;

5. Authorizes the Director-General to take all further necessary steps for theholding of the Conference.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5. 1. 1. 3 Interim Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (Paris,4-13 July 1977) (102 EX/41 and Corr. and 102 EX/40)


1. Having regard to resolution 1. 153 adopted by the General Conference at itsnineteenth session regarding the Interim Intergovernmental Committee forPhysical Education and Sport,

2. Having regard to the provisions of the Regulations for the general classifica-tion of the various categories of meetings convened by Unesco,

3. Having considered the Director-General’s proposals concerning invitationsto the sessions of the Interim Intergovernmental Committee (102 EX/41and Corr. ),

4. Decides:

(a) that all Member States not serving on the Interim IntergovernmentalCommittee, and Associate Members of Unesco, be informed of the ses-sions of the Committee and be reminded that they may send observersto the sessions;

(b) that invitations to send observers to the sessions shall be extended tothe non-Member States listed in paragraph 9 of document 102 EX/41 aswell as to any other State which may become a member of one or more



organizations of the United Nations system before the opening of thesessions;

(c) that, in compliance with Article 7A of the above-mentioned Regulations,an invitation to send observers to the sessions shall be extended to theAfrican liberation movements recognized by the Organization of AfricanUnity listed in paragraph 10 of document 102 EX/41;

(d) that, in compliance with Article 7B of the above-mentioned Regulations,an invitation to send observers to the sessions shall be extended to thePalestine Liberation Organization recognized by the League of ArabStates;

(e) that invitations to send representatives or observers to the sessionsshall be extended to the organizations and foundations listed in para-graphs 12 and 13 of document 102 EX/41 and Corr.;

(f) that an invitation shall be extended to the Ashraf Pahlavi Foundation tosend observers to the sessions.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5.1.1.4. 1977 Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education (102 EX/42and 102 EX/40)


1. Recalling decisions 5. 2. 5 and 9. 1. 1 of its 99th and 101st sessions respec-tively, concerning invitations to the Intergovernmental Conference onEnvironmental Education (October 1977),

2. Having considered the Director-General’s additional proposals for invita-tions to this Conference (102 EX/42),

3. Decides that invitations to send observers to the Conference should also beextended to the foundations listed in paragraph 2 of document 102 EX/42.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5.1.2 Amendments to the Statutes of the Advisory Committee for the European Centrefor Higher Education (102 EX/43 and 102 EX/40)


1. Having examined document 102 EX/43,

2. Approves the amended texts of paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 3 of the Statutesof the Advisory Committee for the European Centre for Higher Education ascontained in the Annex to this decision.

ANNEX

Article 3

1. The Committee shall be composed of 18 members serving in a personalcapacity. The members shall be appointed by the Director-General.

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4. In addition to the 18 members mentioned above, the Director-General mayinvite to sessions of the Committee, as consultants without the right to vote,persons whose functions are such that they could aid the Committee in itstask.

(102 EX/SR. 15)



5. 2 Natural Sciences

5.2.1 Invitations to intergovernmental conferences and meetings

5 .2 .1 .1 Intergovernmental Conference on Strategies and Policies for Informatics (SPIN)(102 EX/11 and 102 EX/40)

The

1.

2.

3.

4.

Executive Board,

Having regard to resolution 2.131 adopted by the General Conference at itsnineteenth session regarding the Intergovernmental Conference on Strategiesand Policies for Informatics (SPIN),


Having considered the Director-General’s proposals concerning invitationsto the Intergovernmental Conference on Strategies and Policies for Informa-tics (SPIN) (102 EX/ll),

Decides:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

that invitations to participate in the Intergovernmental Conference onStrategies and Policies for Informatics (SPIN) with the right to voteshall be extended to all Member States and Associate Members of Unesco;

that invitations to send observers to the meeting shall be extended to thenon-Member States listed in paragraph 10 of document 102 EX/11, aswell as to any other State which may become a member of one or moreorganizations of the United Nations system before the opening of themeeting;

that, in compliance with Article 7A of the above-mentioned Regulations,an invitation to send observers to the meeting shall be extended to theAfrican liberation movements recognized by the Organization of AfricanUnity listed in paragraph 11 of document 102 EX/11;

that, in compliance with Article 7B of the above-mentioned Regulations,an invitation to send observers to the meeting shall be extended to thePalestine Liberation Organization recognized by the League of Arab States;

that invitations to send representatives or observers to the meetingshall be extended to the organizations listed in paragraphs 13 and 14 ofdocument 102 EX/11.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5 .2 .1 .2 Conference of Ministers Responsible for Science and Technology Policy in theEuropean and North American Region (MINESPOL II) (102 EX/12 and 102 EX/40)


1. Having regard to resolution 2.121, paragraph (b), adopted by the GeneralConference at its nineteenth session,


3. Having considered the Director-General’s proposals concerning invitations tothe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Science and Technology Policyin the European and North American Region (MINESPOL II) (1978) (102 EX/12),

4. Decides:

(a) that invitations to participate in the Conference with the right to voteshall be extended to the Member States listed in paragraph 9 of docu-ment 102 EX/12;

(b) that invitations to send observers to the Conference shall be extended tothe Holy See and Liechtenstein;

(c) that invitations to send representatives or observers to the Conferenceshall be extended to the organizations listed in paragraphs 11 and 12 ofdocument 102 EX/12.

(102 EX/SR. 15)



5 .2 .1 .3 Fifth Meeting of the Standing Conference of the Directors of National Councils forScience Policy and Research of the Latin American and Caribbean Member States(102 EX/13 and 102 EX/40)


1. Having regard to resolution 2.121 adopted by the General Conference at itsnineteenth session regarding the convening of regional meetings on policiesfor science and technology,


3. Having considered the Director-General’s proposals concerning invitations tothe Fifth Meeting of the Standing Conference of the Directors of National Councilsfor Science Policy and Research of the Latin American and Caribbean MemberStates,

4. Decides:

(a) that invitations to participate in the Fifth Meeting of the Standing Confer-ence of the Directors of National Councils for Science Policy and Researchof the Latin American and Caribbean Member States (Category II) shall beextended to the Member States and the Associate Member listed in para-graph 9 of document 102 EX/13;

(b) that, in accordance with the request formulated by the Government of theKingdom of the Netherlands, an invitation to send observers to the meet-ing shall be extended to the territory mentioned in paragraph 10 of docu-ment 102 EX/13;

(c) that an invitation to send observers to the meeting shall be extended to thenon-Member State mentioned in paragraph 11 of document 102 EX/13;

(d) that invitations to send representatives or observers to the meeting shallbe extended to the organizations listed in paragraphs 12 and 13 of docu-ment 102 EX/13, with the addition of the Latin American Faculty ofSocial Sciences under sub-paragraph 2 of paragraph 13.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5.2.2 Draft Statutes of the International Advisory Committee on Earthquake Risk(102 EX/37 and 102 EX/40)


1. Having examined document 102 EX/37,

2. Approves the Statutes of the International Advisory Committee on EarthquakeRisk contained in the Annex to this resolution.

ANNEX

STATUTES OF THE INTERNATIONAL ADVISORYCOMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE RISK

Article 1

An International Advisory Committee on Earthquake Risk, hereinafter re-ferred to as the Committee, is hereby established.

Article 2

1. The principal function of the Committee shall be to advise Unesco, theOffice of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator (UNDRO) and,whenever appropriate, other agencies, institutions and programmes of theUnited Nations system, and through them the Member States, on how bestto engage the wide range of relevant disciplines and how to achieve the mosteffective combination of scientific and administrative action, in a concertedattack on the problem of earthquake risk and its mitigation.

2. In the first instance, it will be required to advise Unesco and UNDRO on theimplementation of the recommendations and resolutions contained in the re-port of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Assessment and Mitigationof Earthquake Risk, held at Unesco Headquarters in February 1976. It willalso be expected to assist Unesco and UNDRO in the preparation of a long-term programme of interdisciplinary research and international co-operationin this field.


102 EX,/Decisions - page 19

Article 3

The Committee shall be composed of ten members, serving in a personalcapacity. The members shall be appointed by the Director-General actingin consultation with the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator.

The term of office of members of the Committee shall be four years.Terms of office may be renewable. The Director-General, in appointingthe first members of the Committee, shall designate five members whosefirst term of office shall end two years after their appointment. In theevent of resignation or death of a member of the Committee, the Director-General shall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term.

The members of the Committee shall be selected for their scientific qualifi-cations, in accordance with the principle of equitable geographical distribu-tion while giving particular consideration to those countries which havedirect experience of this problem, and in such a way as to ensure that theCommittee is able to give sound advice on the human, social and economic,as well as the scientific and technical aspects of the assessment and mitiga-tion of earthquake risk.

In addition to the ten members mentioned above, the Director-General, act-ing in consultation with the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator,may invite to sessions of the Committee, as non-voting consultants, per-sons who by reason of their functions can assist the Committee in its work.

Article 4

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The Director-General shall designate members of the Unesco Secretariat torepresent him on the Committee without right to vote.

The United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator may designate members ofhis Office to represent him on the Committee, without right to vote.

The Secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the Secretariat ofUnesco, in collaboration with the Secretariat of UNDRO.

Article 5

The Committee shall meet in ordinary session at least once in each calendaryear.

At each of its sessions, the Committee shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman and a rapporteur, who shall form the Bureau of the Committeeand who shall remain in office until the following session.

Sessions of the Committee shall be convened by the Director-General ofUnesco, acting in consultation with the United Nations Disaster ReliefCo-ordinator.

Article 6

Sessions of the Committee will normally be held at Unesco Headquarters inParis or at the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinatorin Geneva.

The travel and subsistence expenses of the members and other persons re-ferred to in Article 3 above shall normally be borne by Unesco, in accord-ance with the provisions of its travel rules.

Article 7

Member States and Associate Members of Unesco or of the United Nationsmay send observers to meetings of the Committee.

The United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system withwhich Unesco has concluded mutual representation agreements may sendrepresentatives to meetings of the Committee.

The Director-General, acting in consultation with the United Nations Disas-ter Relief Co-ordinator, may extend invitations to send observers to sessionsof the Committee to:



(a) organizations of the United Nations system with which Unesco hasnot concluded mutual representation agreements;

(b) intergovernmental organizations; and

(c) international non-governmental organizations, in accordance withthe directives concerning Unesco’s relations with international non-governmental organizations.

Article 8

1. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure, which shall be submittedto the Director-General for approval.

2. The agenda of the sessions of the Committee shall be drawn up by theDirector-General, in consultation with the United Nations Disaster ReliefCo-ordinator.

3. After each session, the Committee shall present a report on its work andrecommendations to the Director-General and to the United Nations DisasterRelief Co-ordinator. The Director-General shall inform the ExecutiveBoard of the results of the Committee’s proceedings.

Article 9

The Statutes may be amended by the Executive Board on its own initiativeor following proposals made by the Director-General in consultation with theUnited Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5.2.3 Report of the Director-General on the Carlos J. Finlay Prize for MeritoriousWork in Microbiology (102 EX/38 and 102 EX/40)


1. Having examined the report on the Carlos J. Finlay Prize for MeritoriousWork in Microbiology (102 EX/38),

2. Authorizes the Director-General to accept the generous offer made by theCuban Government to institute a prize worth U. S. $5, 000, to be financed bythe Cuban Government and awarded by Unesco every second year, in recog-nition of outstanding work by a person or a group of persons in the field ofmicrobiology;

3 - _ _ _Invites the Director-General to convey the Executive Board’s appreciationand gratitude to the Cuban Government; and

4. Approves the Regulations for the Carlos J. Finlay Prize annexed hereto,which will take effect as from 1978.

ANNEX

REGULATIONS FOR THE AWARD OF THE CARLOS J. FINLAY PRIZE

1. Purpose

The purpose of the Carlos J. Finlay Prize named after Dr. Carlos JuanFinlay (1833-1915), a prominent Cuban scientist, is to promote research anddevelopment in the field of microbiology (immunology, molecular biology, gene-tics, etc. ) and its application by rewarding a person or a group of persons foran outstanding contribution in this field.

2. Selection of prize winner

The recipient of the Prize will be selected by the Director-General ofUnesco, upon recommendation of a panel.



3. Value and periodicity of the Prize

The Prize will take the form of an honorarium of $5, 000 with an appropriateplaque. The Prize will be awarded every second year coinciding with the year inwhich the General Conference of Unesco is held.

4. Eligibility

The candidate may be a person or a group of persons working privately oras members of a staff of a private or governmental organization.

5. The panel

All candidatures will be considered and recommended by a panel of fourscientists appointed by the Director-General. The panel shall include scientistseminent in academic life and in practice, belonging to various branches of micro-biology as well as different regions of the world. One of the members will be arepresentative of Cuba.

6.

(a)

(b)

(c)

Selection and presentation

Candidates for the Prize will be proposed to the Director-General by govern-ments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions,and by appropriate non-governmental organizations which have consultativestatus with Unesco; each government or organization may nominate onecandidate.

Nominations for the Prize shall be accompanied by a biographical statementfor each candidate or group of candidates together with a detailed descrip-tion of the work for which the candidature is put forward.

The Director-General will inform the recipient or recipients and W i l l

award the Prize at the time of the General Conference.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5. 3 Social Sciences and their Applications

5.3.1 Invitations to the meeting of government representatives (Category II) to preparea draft Declaration on race and racial prejudice (102 EX/14 and 102 EX/40)


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2.

3.

4.

5.

Mindful of resolution 3. 173 adopted by the General Conference at its nine-teenth session, more particularly paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 thereof,


Having considered the Director-General’s proposals concerning invitations tothe meeting of government representatives (Category II) provided for inparagraph 4 of the aforementioned resolution 3. 173,

Bearing in mind the comments made by its members during the considera-tion of item 5. 3. 1 of the agenda of its 102nd session,

Decides:

(a)

(b)

that invitations to participate in the meeting of government representa-tives (Category II), with the right to vote, shall be extended to all Mem-ber States and Associate Members of Unesco;

that invitations to send observers to the meeting of government repre-sentatives shall be extended to the non--Member States listed in para-graph 5 of document 102 EX/14, as well as to any other State which maybecome a member of one or more organizations of the United Nationsbefore the opening of the meeting;



5.4 Culture and Communication

(c)

(d)

(e)

that, in conformity with Article 7A of the above-mentioned Regulations,invitations to send observers to the meeting shall be extended to theAfrican liberation movements recognized by the Organization of Afri-can Unity which are listed in paragraph 6 of document 102 EX/14;

that, in accordance with Article 7B of the above-mentioned Regulations,an invitation to send observers to the meeting shall be extended to thePalestine Liberation Organization, recognized by the League of ArabStates ;

that invitations to send representatives or observers to the meetingshall be extended to the organizations referred to in paragraphs 8 to 11of document 102 EX/14, together with the World Federation for MentalHealth.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5.4.1 Invitations to the meeting of the Special Committee of technical and legalexperts to prepare a draft recommendation to Member States and a draftconvention on the prevention and coverage of risks to movable culturalproperty (Paris, 1978) (102 EX/15 and 102 EX/40)



2. Having examined the Director-General’s proposals concerning invitations tothe meeting of the Committee of governmental experts convened to preparedraft international instruments on the prevention and coverage of risks tomovable cultural property (102 EX/ 15),

3. Decides:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

that all Member States and Associate Members of Unesco shall beinvited to take part in the meeting of the Committee of governmentalexperts;

that the non-Member States of Unesco listed in paragraph 5 of docu-ment 102 EX/15, together with any other State that may become a mem-ber of one or more organizations of the United Nations system beforethe opening of the meeting, shall be invited to send observers to themeeting;

that, in conformity with Article 7A of the above-mentioned Regulations,the African liberation movements recognized by the Organization ofAfrican Unity and listed in paragraph 6 of document 102 EX/15 shall beinvited to send observers to the meeting;

that, in conformity with Article 7B of the above-mentioned Regulations,the Palestine Liberation Organization recognized by the League of ArabStates shall be invited to send observers to the meeting;

that the organizations listed in paragraph 8 of document 102 EX/15,together with INTERPOL, shall be invited to send representatives orobservers to the meeting.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5.4.2 Financial Regulations of the Fund for the Protection of the World Cultural andNatural Heritage (102 EX/16 and 102 EX/39)


1. Having considered document 102 EX/16,



2. Takes note of the special Financial Regulations governing the operations ofthe Fund for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage ofOutstanding Universal Value, called the “World Heritage Fund”.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5. 5

5. 5. 1

General Information Programme

Draft Statutes of the Advisory Committee for the General InformationProgramme (102 EX/35 and 102 EX/40)


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3.

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2.

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2.

Having considered document 102 EX/35,

Considering that the General Conference, at its nineteenth session, author-ized the Director-General to set up an Advisory Committee for the GeneralInformation Programme,

Approves the Statutes of the Advisory Committee for the General Informa-tion Programme set out in the Annex to this resolution.

ANNEX

STATUTES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THEGENERAL INFORMATION PROGRAMME

Article 1

An Advisory Committee for the General Information Programme, herein-after referred to as the Committee, is hereby established in accordancewith resolution 5.1 adopted by the General Conference at its nineteenthsession.

The Committee supersedes the UNISIST Advisory Committee and the Inter-national Advisory Committee on Documentation, Libraries and Archives(IACODLA).

Article 2

The Committee shall advise the Director-General on technical mattersrelating to Unesco’s General Information Programme. It can also be con-sulted by the Director-General on information aspects of other chapters ofthe Organization’s programme.

The Committee shall assess the changing requirements and trends of theworld’s user communities in respect of information for the development ofeducation, science, technology, culture and communication and shall advisethe Director-General thereon as well as assist him at periodic intervals toevaluate the relevance and adequacy of Unesco information programme per-formance in relation to these needs and trends.

Article 3

The Committee shall be composed of 18 members, serving in a personalcapacity. The members shall be appointed by the Director-General, whomay consult organizations active in appropriate fields.

The term of office of members of the Committee shall be four years. Termsof office of members may be renewed. The Director-General, in appointingthe first members of the Committee, shall designate nine members whosefirst term of office shall end two years after their appointment. In the eventof resignation or death of a member of the Committee, the Director-Generalshall appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term.

The appointment of members shall reflect the interests of both producersand users of information for the development of education, natural and



social sciences, technology and culture and communication as well as pro-fessional and technical specializations in the handling of information, andshall be in accordance with the principle of equitable geographicalrepresentation.

4. In addition to the 18 members mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article, theDirector-General may invite to sessions of the Committee, as consultant-observers, persons who by reason of their functions or knowledge can assistthe Committee in its work.

Article 4

1. The Director-General shall normally convene the Committee in plenarysession at least once and not more than twice every two years.

2. Each member of the Committee shall have one vote.

3. The Committee shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure, which shall be sub-mitted to the Director-General for approval.

Article 5

1. At each of its sessions the Committee shall elect a chairman, two vice-chairmen and a rapporteur, who shall form the Bureau of the Committeeand who shall remain in office until the following session.

2. The Director-General may convene meetings of the Bureau.

Article 6

1. The Committee may establish within its membership sub-committees to dealwith different areas within Unesco’s information activities.

2. The establishment, composition and terms of reference of sub-committeesof the Committee shall require the approval of the Director-General.

3. The Director-General shall convene meetings of sub-committees, in con-sultation with the Chairman of the Advisory Committee, at which his repre-sentative will attend, and may invite to such meetings consultant-observerswho by reason of their functions or knowledge can assist the sub-committeesin their work.

Article 7

1. The Director-General shall designate members of the Unesco Secretariat torepresent him on the Committee, the sub-committees and the Bureau withoutthe right to vote.

2. The secretariat of the Committee, the sub-committees and the Bureau shallbe provided by the Secretariat of Unesco.

Article 8

The travel and subsistence expenses of the members and other personsreferred to in Articles 3 and 4 shall be borne by Unesco in accordance with theprovisions of its travel rules.

Article 9

1. Member States and Associate Members of Unesco may send observers tomeetings of the Committee and its sub-committees.

2. The United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations systemwith which Unesco has concluded mutual representation agreements maysend representatives to meetings of the Committee and its sub-committees.



5. 6

3. The Director-General may extend invitations to send observers to meetingsof the Committee and its sub-committees to:

(a) organizations of the United Nations system with which Unesco has notconcluded mutual representation agreements;

(b) intergovernmental organizations; and

(c) international non-governmental organizations, in accordance with theDirectives concerning Unesco’s relations with international non-governmental organizations.

Article 10

1. The agenda of the sessions of the Committee and the meetings ofcommittees shall be drawn up by the Director-General.

its sub-

2. After each session or meeting, the Committee and its sub-committees shallpresent a report and recommendations to the Director-General. TheDirector-General shall inform the Executive Board and the Intergovernmen-tal Council for the General Information Programme of the results of theCommittee’s proceedings.

Article 11

These Statutes may be amended by the Executive Board on its own initiativeor following proposals of the Director-General.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

International Standards and Legal Affairs

5.6.1 Double taxation of copyright royalties remitted from one country to another:Report of the Director-General on the work of the Second Committee of Govern-mental Experts (Paris, December 1976) (102 EX/18, 102 EX/18 Annex and102 EX/40)


1. Having examined the report of the Director-General on the work of theSecond Committee of Governmental Experts on the double taxation of copy-right royalties remitted from one country to another (102 EX/18 and102 EX/18 Annex),

2. Considering the resolution adopted by the aforesaid Committee of Experts(document UNESCO/WIPO/DT/II/S, Annex A),

3. Decides, in pursuance of resolution 6.123, paragraph 4, adopted by theGeneral Conference at its nineteenth session, that an International Confer-ence of States (Category I) will not be convened during the 1977-1978biennium;

4. Authorizes the Director-General to convene during the aforesaid biennium,jointly with the World Intellectual Property Organization, a Third Committeeof Governmental Experts to prepare a draft multilateral instrument with aview to eliminating the double taxation of copyright royalties remitted fromone country to another, together with a model bilateral agreement, certainprovisions of which might be drawn up in several alternative versions, togovern the measures taken to give practical effect, in the relations betweenContracting States, to the general principles contained in the said instrument;

5. Decides:

(a) that invitations to attend this Committee of Governmental Experts willbe sent to all Member States and Associate Members of Unzsco;



(b) that invitations to send observers to the meeting of the aforesaid Com-mittee will be extended to the non-Member States of Unesco listed inparagraph 15 of document 102 EX/18, and to any other State which maybecome a member of one or more organizations of the United Nationssystem before the meeting of the Committee opens;

(c) that, in conformity with Article 7A of the Regulations for the generalclassification of the various categories of meetings convened by Unesco,invitations to send observers to the meeting will be extended to theAfrican liberation movements recognized by OAU;

(d) that, in conformity with Article 7B of the above-mentioned Regulations,an invitation to send observers to the meeting will be extended to thePalestine Liberation Organization, recognized by the League of ArabStates;

(e) that invitations to send representatives or observers to the meeting willbe extended to the organizations listed in paragraph 18 of document102 EX/38.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

5. 6. 2 Study of the procedures which should be followed in the examination of casesand questions which might be submitted to Unesco concerning the exercise ofhuman rights in the spheres of its competence, in order to make its actionmore effective (102 EX/19)


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Having made a preliminary examination of document 102 EX/19 on the studyof procedures which should be followed in the examination of cases and ques-tions which might be submitted to Unesco concerning the exercise of humanrights in the spheres of its competence, in order to make its action moreeffective,

Recalling that, according to the terms of its Constitution, Unesco wasfounded in particular “in order to further universal respect for justice, forthe rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms whichare affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex,language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations”,

Recalling resolutions 6. 113 and 12. 1 of the nineteenth session of the GeneralConference and in particular paragraph 10 of the latter resolution,

Thanks the Director-General for the information provided in document102 EX/19 in conformity with the mandate given to him by the GeneralConference;

Requests the Director-General to prepare an analytical summary of the dis-cussions that took place at the 102nd session and to send it to all members ofthe Executive Board not later than 15 June 1977;

Invites all its members to send to the Director-General before 15 July 1977further comments concerning this subject and the contents of document102 EX/19;

Decides to set up a working party of 13 members (including the Chairman of- -the Executive Board as Chairman) to meet in the early part of August 197’7with the following terms of reference:

(a) to carry out an in-depth study of document 102 EX/19, the analyticalsummary of the discussions that took place at the 102nd session, andthe written comments of members of the Executive Board mentioned inparagraph 6 above;

(b) to identify points of agreement and divergence and, working to theextent possible on a basis of consensus, try to reduce divergences;



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6.1

6.2

(c) to prepare for submission to the 103rd session of the Board a reporton its work containing suggestions regarding the procedures to be fol-lowed in future (proposing several alternatives whenever necessary);

8. Further decides:

(a) to include again in the agenda of the 103rd session the item “Study ofthe procedures which should be followed in the examination of cases andquestions which might be submitted to Unesco concerning the exerciseof human rights in the spheres of its competence, in order to make itsaction more effective”;

(b) to study the report mentioned in paragraph 7 (c) above with a view toarriving, if possible, at a final conclusion at the 103rd session;

9. Decides also that the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations inEducation should continue to exercise its functions in accordance with itscurrent terms of reference, as set forth in paragraphs 12 and 13 of98 EX/Decisions, 9.4, 9. 5 and 9. 6 and that, to this end, it should meetimmediately following the closure of the present session.

(102 EX/SR. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17)

RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Recent decisions and activities of the organizations of the United Nations systemof relevance to the work of Unesco (102 EX/21 and Add. and 102 EX/40)


1. Having taken cognizance of the Director-General’s report on recent deci-sions and activities of the organizations of the United Nations system ofrelevance to the work of Unesco (102 EX/21 and Add.),

2. Stresses the interest and importance of this document, which enables it tokeep regularly informed of the decisions and activities of the United Nationsand other organizations of the United Nations system;

3. Takes note with satisfaction of the information supplied therein concerningthe action taken or contemplated by Unesco in order to follow up the rele-vant decisions taken by the United Nations and other organizations of theUnited Nations system and to co-ordinate its work with that of thoseorganizations;

4. . Invites the Director-General to take into consideration, in carrying out theactivities relating to the decisions mentioned in documents 102 EX/21 andAdd., the observations and suggestions formulated during the discussionby members of the Board;

5. Decides to take up this matter again at its 103rd session on the basisreport of the Programme and External Relations Commission, whichtake up the relevant item of the agenda from the outset of its work.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

of theshould

Classification of international non-governmental organizations (102 EX/22) andReport of the Executive Board’s Committee on International Non-GovernmentalOrganizations (102 EX/20)


1. Having examined document 102 EX/22 and the Report of the ExecutiveBoard’s Committee on International Non-Governmental Organizations(102 EX/20) concerning the classification of international non-governmentalorganizations,



2. Decides:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

to admit the following organization to Category A (consultative and asso-ciate relations):

International Federation of Home Economics;

to defer examination of the application for admission to Category A ofthe following organization:

International Council on Health, Physical Education and Recreation

until it has been established that it has complied with the terms of resolutions 7.34 and 12. 1 adopted by the General Conference at its nineteenthsession;

to defer to a subsequent session examination of the application foradmission to Category A of the following organization:

Centre de perfectionnement et de recherche des interprètes du spectacle(MUDRA - Training and Research Centre for Theatrical Performers);

not to admit the following organizations to Category A:

Afro-Asian Peoples’ Solidarity OrganizationInternational Association of Logopedics and PhoniatricsWorld Federation of Democratic YouthWorld Fellowship of Buddhists;

to admit the following organizations to Category B (information and con-sultative relations):

Asociacion Latinoamericana de Educacion RadiofonicaAssociation internationale des parlementaires de langue françaiseFederation of Arab TeachersInter-American Press AssociationInternational Association of Conference InterpretersInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyInternational Federation of MusiciansInternational Group of Scientific, Technical and Medical PublishersMuslim World LeagueWorld Future Studies Federation:

to defer to its Spring session in 1978 examination of the application foradmission to Category B of the following organization:

International Fair Play Committee;

not to admit the following organizations to Category B:

African Bureau of Educational SciencesAssociation des etudes tsiganesAssociation for World EducationInternational Association for the Defence of Menaced Languages and

CulturesInternational Association of Sound ArchivesInternational Commission on IlluminationInternational League of Esperantist TeachersInternational Movement Science and Service for a World Just and FreeInternational Society for Mine Surveying;

3. Takes note of paragraphs 39 to 41 of document 102 EX/22 concerning theclassification by the Director-General of international non-governmentalorganizations in Category C (mutual information relationship), in accordancewith the provisions of paragraph II. 2 of the Directives concerning Unesco’srelations with international non-governmental organizations.

(102 EX/SR. 16,17)


6. 5 Relations with the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (102 EX/25 and 102 EX/40)

6. 3

6.4


Relations with the International Institute of Refrigeration (102 EX/23 and102 EX/40)


1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Having considered document 102 EX/23 submitted by the Director-Generalconcerning the effective working relations which might be establishedbetween the International Institute of Refrigeration and Unesco,

Considering that such relations may be very advantageous to Unesco,

Noting, however, that the Republic of South Africa is a member of the Inter-national Institute of Refrigeration,

Recalling the relevant resolutions of the General Conference, and in particu-lar 18 C/Resolution 11.1 (Part II, paragraphs 8 and 9), which decides not toassociate the Republic of South Africa in any Unesco activity, and19 C/Resolution 12.1,

Deems inadvisable, at this stage, the establishment of formal relationsbetween Unesco and the International Institute of Refrigeration;

Invites the Director-General to communicate this resolution to the Interna-tional Institute of Refrigeration and to report to it with a view to reconsidera-tion of this question by the Executive Board at a later session, in the light ofany new factors which may arise.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

Draft agreement between Unesco and the Islamic Development Bank (102 EX/24and Corr. and 102 EX/40)


1. Bearing in mind the report of the Director-General on relations with theIslamic Development Bank (Isl. DB) presented to the Executive Board at its100th session (100 EX/44),

2. Recalling that by its decision 7.5, adopted at its 100th session, it authorizedthe Director-General “to undertake negotiations with the Isl. DB with a viewto the preparation of a draft agreement for submission to it at a futuresession”,

3. Having considered the report of the Director-General regarding a draftagreement with the Islamic Development Bank (102 EX/24 and Corr.),

4. Noting with satisfaction the successful conclusion of negotiations with theIsl. DB Secretariat,

5.

6.

Having regard to Article XI of the Constitution of Unesco,

Approves the text of the draft agreement annexed to document 102 EX/24;and

7. Authorizes the Director-General to sign it on behalf of the Organization.

(102 EX/SR. 5)


1. Having considered document 102 EX/25 submitted to it by the Director-General concerning the possibility of establishing effective working relationsbetween the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA) and Unesco,



2. Decides to terminate Unesco’s relations with the SCSA within the meaning ofthe Directives concerning Unesco’s relations with international non-governmental organizations;

3. Authorizes the Director-General to enter into negotiations with the Secretary-General of the SCSA, in accordance with Article XI, paragraph 1, of Unesco’sConstitution, with a view to drawing up a draft agreement between the twoorganizations for the establishment of effective working relations betweenUnesco and the SCSA, to be submitted to the Executive Board for its approval:

4. Invites the Director-General to submit the draft agreement to the ExecutiveBoard, for its approval, at a subsequent session.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

6. 6 Draft agreement between Unesco and the Latin American Faculty of SocialSciences (102 EX/26 and 102 EX/40)


1. Having examined the text of the draft agreement between Unesco and theLatin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), which is contained inan annex to document 102 EX/26, submitted by the Director-General inaccordance with Article XI, paragraph 1, of the Constitution,

2. Approves the draft agreement with the amendments proposed in the reportof the Programme and External Relations Commission; and

3. Authorizes the Director-General to sign it on behalf of the Organization.

( 102 EX/SR. 15)

ITEM 7 PROGRAMME SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATION

7. 1 Administrative and financial questions

7.1.1 Transfers made by the Director-General within the 1975-1976 budget (102 EX/27and 102 EX/39)


1. Recalling paragraph 3 of 100 EX/Decision 8. 2, by which it authorized theDirector-General to make adjustments, prior to the closing of the budgetaccounts, within the 1975-1976 budget approved by the General Conferenceat its eighteenth session, in accordance with the provisions of the Appropria-tion Resolution,

2. Having examined the report of the Director-General on the transfers madebetween appropriation lines within the 1975-1976 budget at the end of 1976(100 EX/27) and the report of its Finance and Administrative Commissionthereon (102 EX/39),

3. Notes these adjustments made by the Director-General.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

7.1.2 Budgetary and financial situation of the Organization for 1977-1978 (102 EX/28and Add. and 102 EX/39)


1. Having examined the report by the Director-General on the budgetary andfinancial situation of the Organization (102 EX/28 and Add. ) and the reportof its Finance and Administrative Commission thereon (102 EX/39),



2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

I

Notes the particulars and information contained in document 102 EX/28;

Invites the Director-General, by means of any savings which may becomeavailable to him, to continue implementing resolution 10.1 adopted by theGeneral Conference at its nineteenth session and to submit a report to theExecutive Board at its 103rd session;

II

Expresses its gratitude to the Member States which, in response to theDirector-General’s appeal, have granted interest-free loans to the Organiza-tion to cover, on a temporary basis, part of its cash requirements;

Notes that, although the individual efforts of many Member States haveenabled the Director-General to meet the Organization’s financial obliga-tions since the beginning of the current biennium, the cash position never-theless remains precarious owing to the size of arrears of contributions;

Reiterates that the payment of contributions is an obligation which devolvesupon Member States under the terms of the Organization’s Constitution andFinancial Regulations;

Urgently appeals to those Member States which are behind with their contri-butions to pay their arrears without delay;

Furthermore appeals to Member States to pay their contributions for 1977as soon as possible;

III

Requests the Director-General to submit to it, at its next session, a reporton the Organization’s budgetary and financial situation.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

7 .1 .3 Proposed transfers within the 1977-1978 budget (102 EX/29 and 102 EX/39)


1. Having examined the transfers proposed by the Director-General within the1977-1978 budget in accordance with the terms of the Appropriation Resolu-tion approved by the General Conference at its nineteenth session (19 C/Reso-lution 8.1, paragraph I.A. (c)) (102 EX/29) and the report of its Finance andAdministrative Commission thereon (102 EX/39),

2. Recalling the provision in the Appropriation Resolution for 1977-1978(Clause I. A. (b) (i)) to the effect “that the Appropriation Reserve underPart VI of the budget may be used after all possibilities of transfers withinParts I to V of the budget have been exhausted . . . ",

3. Noting further that the General Conference at its nineteenth session inresolution 10.1 “invites the Director-General to endeavour, in carryingout the programme, to make the biggest possible savings in staff costs andin executing the work plans, so as to be able to furnish increased aid to thedeveloping countries and more particularly to those which have been classi-fied as being among the least developed”,

4. Considering the Director-General’s statement that it would be more logicaland clearer that the statutory increases in staff salaries and allowances befinanced by withdrawal from the Appropriation Reserve, thus leaving savingswithin the budget for furnishing increased aid to developing countries and in par-ticular to the least developed countries, in accordance with 19 C/Resolution 10.1,

5. Approves, by virtue of the constitutional provision (Article V. B. 5. (b)) tothe effect that “in accordance with the decisions of the General Conference



and having regard to circumstances arising between two ordinary sessions,the Executive Board shall take all necessary measures to ensure the effec-tive and rational execution of the programme by the Director-General”, thetransfer of $2,426,000 from the Appropriation Reserve to cover the statu-tory increases in staff salaries and allowances as set forth below:

Appropriation line

AmountTo From$

PART I - GENERAL POLICY

1. General Conference 1, 5002. Executive Board 24,6003. Directorate 8, 700

Sub-total, PART I 34,800

PART II - PROGRAMME OPERATIONS AND SERVICES

1. Education1A. International Bureau of Education2. Natural Sciences and their Application to

Development3. Social Sciences and their Applications4. Culture and Communication5. General Information Programme6. Copyright, Statistics and Programme Services7. Co-operation for Development and External

Relations

Sub-total PART II

430,6009,800

235,800105,000188,20041, 600

262,400

261,300

1,534,700

PART III - PROGRAMME SUPPORT ANDADMINISTRATION 383,400

PART IV - PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES,LANGUAGES AND DOCUMENTS SERVICES

1. Office of the Unesco Press2. Bureau of Conferences, Languages and Documents

Sub-total PART IV

PART V - COMMON SERVICES

70, 600226,600

297,200

175, 900

PART VI - APPROPRIATION RESERVE 2,426,000

GRAND TOTAL 2,426,000 2,426,000

6. Approves also the following between-line transfers proposed by the Director-General:

AmountTo From$ $

(a) From III Programme Support andAdministration 37,500

From II. 5 General Information Programme 414, 900

To II. 4 Culture and Communication 452,400

Total 452,400 452,400



(b) From II. 3 Social Sciences and theirApplications

To II. 6 Copyright, Statistics and Pro-gramme Services

Total

AmountTo From

$ $

30,500

30,500

30,500 30,500

(102 EX/SR. 15)

7 .1 .4 Acceptance of gifts, bequests and subventions and report on the establishmentand closure of trust funds, reserve and special accounts (102 EX/30 and 102 EX/39)


1.

2.

3.

4.

Having examined the Director-General’s proposals concerning the accept-ance of gifts, bequests and subventions and report on the establishment andclosure of trust funds, reserve and special accounts as contained in docu-ment 102 EX/30, and the report of its Finance and Administrative Commis-sion thereon (102 EX/39),

Expresses its appreciation of the generosity of the late Elizabeth SteeleBeverly, the Lee Foundation and the late H. Dorothy Tilly, which testifiesto their regard for the ideals and work of the Organization;

Approves the acceptance by the Director-General of the bequest, amountingto $1, 523. 53, of the late Elizabeth Steele Beverly, and its addition to theMiscellaneous Income of the Organization for 1977-1978;

Authorizes the Director-General to accept and to add to AppropriationLine II. 2 - Natural Sciences and their Application to Development - for1977-1978 a sum of $10,000 from the Lee Foundation, Singapore, towardsthe cost of organization of a seminar on the relationship between scienceand society in South East Asia in 1977, which will form part of the activitiesunder Project 2.111.1 - analysis of interaction between science, technologyand society - of the Programme and Budget for 1977-1978 (19 C/5 Approved,paragraphs 2013-2016), approved by the General Conference at its nineteenthsession;

5. Authorizes the Director-General to accept the bequest of some 1,700 booksfrom the private library of the late H. Dorothy Tilly, and to take all appro-priate measures to ensure the utilization of the bequest in the manner whichbest serves the programme objectives of Unesco.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

7 .1 .5 Geographical distribution of staff: Report of the Director-General on theraising of the lowest quotas and on the situation at 1 March 1977 (102 EX/31 andCorr. and 102 EX/39)


1. Having examined document 102 EX/31 and Corr.,

2. Noting with satisfaction the information contained in this document,

3. Recalling resolution 26.1 adopted by the General Conference at its nine-teenth session,

4. Considering that that resolution was intended to further an equitable geo-graphical distribution of the Secretariat’s staff,

5 Invites the Director-General to continue to implement that resolution duringthe current biennium by putting into effect the measures set forth in the



document and taking into account the comments made by members of theExecutive Board during the present session.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

7 .1 .6 International Civil Service Commission: Report of the Director-General onthe application to Unesco staff of the decisions taken by the United NationsGeneral Assembly (102 EX/32 and 102 EX/39)


1. Recalling resolution 27.1 adopted by the General Conference at its nine-teenth session,

2. Having examined the report of the Director-General on the measuresadopted by the United Nations General Assembly upon the recommendationsof the International Civil Service Commission following a comprehensivereview of the United Nations system of salaries and allowances,

3. Takes note of the Director-General’s decision to apply those measures tothe staff of the Organization with effect from 1 January 1977.

(102 EX/SR. 15)

7 .1 .7 Remuneration of the Director-General and the Deputy Director-General (inprivate meeting)


1. Considering that the General Assembly of the United Nations at its thirty-first session revised the salaries and post-adjustments for staff in theProfessional category and above with effect from 1 January 1977,

2. Considering the terms of the contract between the Organization and theDirector-General which authorizes the Executive Board to make suchmodifications in the remuneration of the Director-General as may benecessary from time to time to maintain a constant relationship betweenthis remuneration and that of staff in the Professional and higher categories,

3. Decides that with effect from 1 January 1977:

(a) the gross salary of the Director-General shall be established at$99,350 per annum;

(b) after application of the staff assessment plan, this will result in a netsalary of:

(i) $53,200 per annum (with dependant rate); or

(ii) $48,079 per annum (without dependant rate);

(c) the post-adjustment applicable to the Director-General shall be estab-lished at $2, 200 (with dependant rate) or $1, 988 (without dependant rate)per annum for each class of adjustment;

(d) the allowance of $400 for dependent spouse will no longer be payable.

(102 EX/SR. 16)

7 .1 .8 Consultations pursuant to Rule 54 of the Rules of Procedure of the ExecutiveBoard (in private meeting)

The announcement to be found at the end of these decisions reports on theconsultations held by the Board on this subject.

(102 EX/SR. 16)



7 .1 .9 Amendments to the Statutes of the Appeals Board (102 EX/33 and Add. and102 EX/39)


1.

2.

Having examined the Director-General’s report on the amendment of theStatutes of the Appeals Board (102 EX/33),

Decides to amend the Statutes of the Appeals Board, with effect from1 June 1977, as shown in the Annex to the present decision.

ANNEX

STATUTES OF THE APPEALS BOARD,AS AMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

Purpose of the Appeals Board

1. The Appeals Board shall advise the Director-General, with whom the finaldecision shall rest, on appeals made by members of the staff.

Membership of the Board

2. The Board shall consist of five members, having equal votes, selected asfollows:

(a) A chairman appointed by the Executive Board. An alternate chairmanmay be appointed in the same manner.

(b) Two members appointed by the Director-General, subject to (d) and(e) (i) below, for each appeal.

(c) Two members representing the staff, appointed in rotation, subject to(d), (e) and (f) below, for each appeal, by the Chairman of the Boardfrom a panel divided into two groups selected every two years by aballot of staff members as follows:

Group I: 15 members from the Principal Officer and Director and theProfessional categories.

Group II: 15 members from the General Service category.

Not more than two of the 15 members in Group I and not more thanthree in Group II shall be of the same nationality.

(d) In appointing members for each appeal the Director-General and theChairman of the Board shall not appoint any member from the appel-lant’s Department, Service or Bureau, and shall observe the principleof equitable geographical distribution.

(e) (i) On an appeal by a staff member in the Principal Officer and Direc-tor category, or in the Professional category, no member shall beappointed from the General Service category.

(ii) On an appeal by a staff member in the General Service category. atleast one of the representatives of the staff shall be appointed fromGroup II of the Panel.

(f) A staff member appealing to the Board may object to not more than twomembers of the staff panel and, in that case, the Chairman shallappoint two other members of the panel.

3. The Director-General shall appoint a Secretary to the Board.



4. The Bureau of Personnel and the Staff Association may each be representedby an observer at all hearings by the Board. An effort shall be made toselect as observers persons to whom the appellant has no personal objection.

Jurisdiction of the Board

5. (a) The Board shall consider appeals against an administrative decision oragainst any disciplinary action where a staff member alleges that it con-flicts either in substance or in form with the terms of his contract, orwith any Staff Regulation or Staff Rule relevant to his case.

(b) In cases in which the decision appealed against is based on grounds ofinefficiency or relative efficiency, the Board shall not have jurisdictionto determine the substantive question of efficiency, but only the questionas to whether the decision was affected by prejudice or other extraneousfactor.

(c) In case of doubt, the Board shall itself decide whether it is competentin accordance with these terms of reference.

6. A staff member, in agreement with the Director-General, may waive hisright of recourse to the Board and appeal directly to the AdministrativeTribunal and in such case the decision impugned shall be considered asfinal and the staff member shall be deemed to have exhausted all othermeans of resisting it.

Preliminary procedure

7. (a) A staff member who wishes to contest any administrative decision ordisciplinary action shall first protest against it in writing. The protestshall be addressed to the Director-General through the Director of theBureau of Personnel, within 25 days of the date on which the decisionor action was communicated to the staff member if he is stationed atHeadquarters, and within 45 days if he is stationed away from Head-quarters or if he has been separated from the Organization.

(b) The Director-General’s ruling on the protest under (a) above shall becommunicated to the staff member by the Director of the Bureau of Per-sonnel within 25 days of the date of the protest if the staff member isstationed at Headquarters, and within 45 days if he is stationed awayfrom Headquarters, or if he has been separated.

(c) If the staff member wishes to pursue his contestation, he shall addressa notice of appeal in writing to the Secretary of the Appeals Board. Thetime limit for the submission of a notice of appeal, to be counted fromthe date of communication of the Director-General’s ruling (or, if noruling was communicated to the staff member within the time limit under(b) above, from the expiry of that time limit), is 25 days in the case ofa staff member stationed at Headquarters and 45 days in the case of astaff member stationed away from Headquarters or who has beenseparated.

(d) The notice of appeal under (c) above shall state the date and nature ofthe decision or action against which the appeal is directed, the date ofthe protest under (a) above and the date of the Director-General’s rul-ing under (b) above, or the fact that no ruling was communicated tothe appellant within the appropriate time limit.

8. The time limits laid down in paragraph 7 may be extended by the Director-General in exceptional circumstances.

Procedure before the Appeals Board

9. A staff member may have his appeal presented to the Board on his behalf byany other member of the Secretariat, stationed at Headquarters.


10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.


Within 25 days of the notice of appeal, the appellant or his representativeshall file a detailed appeal in accordance with the model set forth in theAppendix to these Statutes. If the detailed appeal is irregular in any res-pect, the Secretary of the Board shall return it for rectification, and maygrant up to 25 additional days for resubmission.

Upon receipt of the detailed appeal, the Secretary of the Board shall imme-diately forward copies to the Chairman of the Board and to the Director ofthe Bureau of Personnel. Further copies shall be forwarded to the membersof the Board, as soon as they are appointed in accordance with paragraph 13.

Within 25 days of the receipt of the detailed appeal, the Director of theBureau of Personnel shall submit to the Secretary of the Board his detailedreply with supporting documents in eight copies. The Secretary of theBoard shall immediately forward copies to the Chairman, to Board memberswhen appointed and to the appellant.

Upon receipt of the reply under paragraph 12 (or, failing such a reply, uponexpiry of the time limit for its submission), the Chairman and the Director-General shall appoint members of the Board, in accordance with paragraph 2,to hear the appeal. The Secretary of the Board shall inform the personsappointed and shall inform the appellant of their names. Members soappointed who are unable to serve shall notify the Secretary of-the Boardimmediately. They shall return to the Secretary any documents relating tothe case.

The Secretary of the Board shall convene the Board to hear the appeal assoon as possible and not later than two months after receiving the replyunder paragraph 12 (or, failing such a reply, after the expiry of the timelimit for its submission).

The hearing shall be in camera. It shall commence with a brief oral state-ment of the case by the appellant or his representative, followed by an oralreply by the Director of the Bureau of Personnel or other representative ofthe Director-General. The parties may give evidence and call witnesses.The parties, and in the discretion of the Chairman, any member of the Boardmay question all those who give evidence. The two parties and any memberof the Board may request the production of any relevant documents. Evi-dence shall be voluntary.

On the completion of the hearing, the Board shall consider the case inprivate.

At the end of these deliberations, the Board shall by a majority vote adopt areport summarizing the case and advising the Director-General on whataction, if any, he should take. Dissenting votes, and dissenting opinions (ifthe dissenting member desires) shall be stated in the report. The recom-mendations shall be made in relation to the Staff Regulations and the StaffRules.

The Chairman of the Appeals Board may, in agreement with the Director-General, extend the time limits provided for in paragraphs 9 to 14 above.

The Secretary shall forward the report as soon as possible to the Director-General and a copy to the appellant.

The Director-General shall make a decision thereon as soon as possibleand shall notify the Chairman of the Board and the appellant.

Records and reports

21. (a) All proceedings of the Board shall be confidential. Records of the Boardshall be confidential and shall be kept by the Secretary of the Board.

(b) The report of the Board shall be confidential unless otherwise decidedby the Director-General. An appellant may disclose the report to theAdministrative Tribunal. Reports of the Board and decisions of the



Director-General thereon shall be communicated for information to themembers of the Executive Board.

(c) Intending appellants who have protested under paragraph 7, members ofthe Board appointed for any particular case, and the President of theStaff Association may examine all previous reports of the Board, anddecisions made thereon by the Director-General.

Appeals by staff members serving away from Headquarters

22. In the case of an appeal by a staff member serving away from Headquarters,if the Director-General, after consultation with the Chairman, decides thatthe presence of the appellant is necessary, he may arrange for the journey tobe made at the Organization’s expense, either by combining it with officialtravel or otherwise. If the Director-General does not consider the appel-lant’s presence necessary, the appellant has the right nevertheless to attendthe hearing provided that he travels at his own expense and at a timeapproved by the Director-General.

Amendment of these statutes

23. Paragraphs 2, 5 and 6 may be amended only by the General Conference.The remainder of the statutes and the Appendix may be amended only by theGeneral Conference or the Executive Board.

APPENDIX TO THE STATUTES OF THE APPEALS BOARD

(amended by the Executive Board)

Form in which appeals by staff members shall be drawn up

Appeals shall be submitted in eight copies in the following form, in one of theworking languages:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

(k)

Surname, first name, and civil status of the appellant.

Nationality of the appellant.

The appellant’s address for the purpose of the proceedings.

Grade of the appellant, Sector, Service or Bureau to which he belongs,his duty station and a statement of his duties.

Authority and date of the administrative decision or disciplinary actionagainst which the appeal is directed.

Date of the protest submitted under paragraph 7 (a).

Date of the Director-General’s ruling under paragraph 7 (b) (or dateby which such ruling should have been communicated).

A signed list of documents submitted. These documents must includethe text of the appellant’s protest, and the text of the Director-General’sruling on the protest (or a statement that no ruling was made within thestatutory time limit). Additional documents may be included by theappellant.

A short statement of facts and arguments advanced.

Nominations of witnesses whom the appellant wishes to be called onhis behalf.

Conclusions sought by the appellant.

(l) Date, and appellant’s signature.

(102 EX/SR. 15)



7.1.10 Financing of the construction of the sixth building (102 EX/34 and 102 EX/39)


1. Considering the provisions of paragraph 4 of resolution 31.1 adopted by theGeneral Conference at its nineteenth session, designed to authorize the addi-tional appropriations needed to complete the work of constructing the sixthbuilding,

2. Having taken cognizance of the recommendations made by the HeadquartersCommittee at its 74th session,

3. Authorizes the Director-General to incur additional expenditures not exceed-ing the amount of 9,694,200 French francs, representing ten per cent of theappropriation approved by the General Conference at its eighteenth session(96, 942,000 French francs).

(102 EX/SR. 15)

ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE PRIVATE MEETINGS HELD ON9, 10, 11 and 12 MAY 1977

During its private meetings on 9, 10, 11 and 12 May 1977, the ExecutiveBoard considered items 3.5,7. 1.7 and 7. 1.8 of the agenda.

1. Item 3. 5 - Methods of work of the Executive Board

The Board decided to modify its future provisional summary records and topostpone further examination of this item until its 103rd session. This decisionwill be found under 3.5 above.

2.

(a)

(b)

3.

Item 7. 1. 7 - Remuneration of the Director-General and the DeputyDirector-General

The Board unanimously adopted a decision concerning the remuneration ofthe Director-General, which will be found under 7. 1. 7 above.

It noted the measures the Director-General intended to apply with effectfrom 1 January 1977 with respect to the remuneration of the DeputyDirector-General.

Item 7.1.8 - Consultations pursuant to Rule 54 of the Rules of Procedureof the Executive Board

Under this item, the Director-General consulted members of the Board oncertain staff matters. In this context, the Board resumed consideration of apersonnel problem which had been brought to its attention by the Director-General during its 100th session. The Board expressed great concern that theproblem remained and that it had not been possible to solve it in a satisfactorymanner. It continued to express firm approval of and support for the actiontaken by the Director-General in this matter according to the guidance given tohim by the Board. It further authorized its Chairman to take additional stepswith a view to arriving at a solution satisfactory to the Organization.

4. At the last private meeting one member raised a problem concerning one ofthe language editions of the Unesco Courier. One other member also spoke.The Director-General replied to the question raised.

(102 EX/SR. 16)
