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20082009
34 C/5
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20082009
34 C/5
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34 C/5 2nd version Volume 1 Draft Resolutions
Table of Contents
Note:
"Draft Programme and Budget" is contained in Volume 2.
Paragraph
Page
Director-General's Introduction
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Draft Appropriation Resolution for 20082009
1
Draft Resolutions:
5
Governing bodies, Direction and Participation in the joint machinery
of the United Nations system
00100
7
Programmes
Major Programme I Education
01000
9
UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE)
01100
13
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
01200
15
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)
01300
17
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)
01400
19
UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA)
01500
21
UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America
and the Caribbean (IESALC)
01600
23
Major Programme II Natural sciences
02000
25
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)
02100
29
The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) (Abdus Salam
International Centre for Theoretical Physics)
02200
31
Major Programme III Social and human sciences
03000
33
Major Programme IV Culture
04000
36
Major Programme V Communication and information
05000
39
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
06000
43
Field Management of decentralized programmes
07000
47
Participation programme
09000
49
Programme Related Services
Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa
10100
57
Fellowships Programme
10200
59
Public information
10300
60
Strategic planning and programme monitoring
10400
62
Budget preparation and monitoring
10500
64
Anticipation and foresight
10600
65
Support for programme execution and administration
Field Management and Coordination
11000
67
External Relations and Cooperation
12000
69
Human Resources Management
13000
72
Administration
14000
73
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Director-General's Introduction
I
am pleased to present to the Member States this second version of my proposed Draft Programme
and Budget for the 2008-2009 biennium (34 C/5). This proposal has been progressively refi ned over
an extended period of time, including by UNESCO's Executive Board in April 2007. It represents in
my view a fair balance between what is required to preserve and solidify UNESCO's role as the premier
multilateral organization for education, the sciences, culture and communication and what should be
fi nancially reasonable and feasible in the present global context. It integrates UNESCO's response to
widespread calls for a reform of the United Nations system with its special emphasis on enhanced cohe-
rence, and provides an unequivocal commitment to the agenda and international development objectives
set out in the Millennium Declaration and the 2005 World Summit Outcome document, guided, above
all, by the visionary objectives enshrined in UNESCO's Constitution. This document also emphasises
quality of delivery globally, regionally and at the country level and results that are strategic, realistic,
attainable and measurable. For UNESCO, accountability means both achieving results and operating in
a fi nancially and administratively responsible and transparent manner.
Arriving at the present document has been a particularly challenging and complex task. The fi rst
version of document 34 C/5, which I submitted to the Executive Board in April 2007, was built on a
wide range of consultations which took place in the course of 2006, including regional meetings with
National Commissions in fi ve regions and responses by Member States to a written questionnaire. It
also built on and refi ned my preliminary proposals for documents 34 C/4 and 34 C/5, submitted to the
Executive Board at its 175th session last October, and on the decision adopted by the Board thereon
(175 EX/Decision 21).
Both the fi rst and the current second version of draft document 34 C/5 have benefi ted from a range
of internal evaluations, strategic reviews and reform initiatives, in particular the reform of Major
Programme I (Education), the overall review of Major Programmes II (Natural sciences) and III (Social
and human sciences) by the committee established for that purpose, and the restructuring of Major
Programme IV (Culture). Taken together, these processes have allowed the Secretariat to prepare a
programme refl ective of and responsive to a rapidly changing global environment affecting all of
UNESCO's fi elds of competence, through its time-tested fi ve major functions.
Following the 176th session of the Executive Board, which adopted document 34 C/11 containing
revisions proposed to draft document 34 C/4, I have undertaken a thorough review of the programme
proposals I had initially developed for document 34 C/5. In June 2006, I submitted a memorandum to
the Executive Board's Drafting Group on document 34 C/5, outlining programmatic changes which
I felt were necessary to achieve the seamless transition from the revised 34 C/4 (34 C/11) to docu-
ment 34 C/5 and a programmatic coherence between both documents. All recommendations by the
Board due to be considered and adopted at its 177th session in September/October 2007 will
thus have been made against the programmatic parts of Volumes 1 and 2 of this second version of
document 34 C/5 (printed in a burgundy red colour), superseding the fi rst version (printed in a blue
colour).
Indeed, the two documents, 34 C/4 and 34 C/5, have been conceived together and are interlinked in accor-
dance with the request of the General Conference resolution on the preparation of the Draft Medium-Term
Strategy for 2008-2013 (33 C/Resolution 1), and also mindful of the provisions of 33 C/Resolution 64
on the future role of UNESCO. Both documents are cast in the "programme approach", so as to enable
UNESCO to respond through a problem-based orientation to major challenges at global, regional and
national levels in and through all its fi elds of competence.
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As called for by 33 C/Resolution 1 of the General Conference, draft document 34 C/5 translates the
overarching objectives and strategic programme objectives of the Medium-Term Strategy into bien-
nial sectoral priorities for each major programme. These priorities contained in draft document 34 C/5
specify the contribution of a major programme to the achievement of the overarching and strategic
programme objectives of draft document 34 C/4, identifying as appropriate areas of intersectoral/
interdisciplinary engagement and commitment.
In turn, these biennial sectoral priorities are then developed into a limited number of main lines of
action (MLAs), whose overall number has been signifi cantly reduced compared to document 33 C/5
and even compared to the fi rst version of draft document 34 C/5 in an effort to concentrate and focus
on UNESCO's core strengths.
The iterative process of arriving at the present second version of draft document 34 C/5 has enabled each
major programme to identify and sharpen its focus and approach as to how best UNESCO can implement
its different roles and responsibilities at the various levels, in particular in terms of: (i) policy advice
and institutional capacity-building; (ii) normative and standard-setting activities, including a refl ection
of normative operational linkages, especially at the country level; (iii) monitoring and benchmarking
responsibilities; and (iv) UNESCO's contribution in support of national development plans, through
participation in United Nations common country programming exercises by United Nations country
teams. I am convinced that with the wisdom of UNESCO's 192 Member States, document 34 C/5
approved by the General Conference will position UNESCO fi rmly at the core of the United Nations
agenda and allow for increased country-level development and coherence with other member organiza-
tions of United Nations country teams.
Intersectorality and interdisciplinarity have been given special emphasis in draft document 34 C/5, in
compliance with 175 EX/Decision 21, paragraphs 39 and 40. This emphasis refl ects one of UNESCO's
key comparative advantages within the United Nations system, namely its ability to respond to complex
problems in a comprehensive and substantively appropriate manner. A number of priority themes and chal-
lenges calling for a concerted and comprehensive response by the Organization are summarized in a separate
chapter of draft document 34 C/5, entitled "Summary of Intersectoral Platforms". The chapter identifi es
the strategies and expected results and an indicative fi nancial amount to be allocated during the biennium
to each intersectoral platform by each participating major programme. UNESCO's ability to combine the
contributions of different sectors and disciplines in a strategic manner increases the relevance and impact of
its action. This summary, however, does not contain all relevant activities already under way. In particular,
the issue of global climate change, in which UNESCO has been active for decades, has not been included
yet. However, since the preparation of the fi rst draft of document 34 C/5, this issue has climbed to the top of
the international and United Nations agenda. Hence, I plan, given the crucial role UNESCO plays in science,
research observation and monitoring in this area as well as given its unique contribution to climate change
through all its domains, I intend to include in the summary of intersectoral action of document 34 C/5
Approved another major new platform, namely UNESCO responding to global climate change.
There is already a signifi cant amount of intersectoral and interdisciplinary work occurring within
UNESCO which is not well recognized. It is my expectation that the scope and depth of intersectoral
and interdisciplinary engagement will continue to increase in the course of the Medium-Term Strategy,
building on lessons learnt during each biennium. For each of the new platforms proposed, new modali-
ties, arrangements and mechanisms have been or will be devised and introduced progressively so as to
ensure the most effective implementation. This gradual approach will ensure that UNESCO learns from
its experience and builds on the wealth of accumulated expertise available in its respective sectors, at
or away from Headquarters.
Mention must also be made of the two top programme priorities in draft document 34 C/4, to which
document 34 C/5 is fully responsive: Africa and gender equality. These priorities have been built into
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all programme components, and are visibly refl ected for each major programme in separate boxes in
Volume 2, identifying key programmatic contributions, strategic orientations and expected results in
these priority areas.
Africa will continue to be a signifi cant priority for UNESCO, which will address the needs of the conti-
nent in all its fi ve fi elds of competence. UNESCO's action in Africa will respond to national development
needs and take into account the exigencies of regional integration articulated by the African Union,
including through its New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Programme and sub regional
organizations. Special attention will be given in 2008-2009 to the outcomes and recommendations of
the African Union on culture and education (Khartoum Summit) and on science and technology for
development (Addis Ababa Summit).
Gender equality has been identifi ed as a global priority in various United Nations conferences and
summits, most recently by the 2005 World Summit Outcome document. Additionally, it has been accorded
special emphasis in the context of United Nations reform. In 2008-2009, UNESCO will further reinforce
its action in favour of gender equality in and through its fi elds of competence. Particular attention will
be paid to the pursuit of two mutually reinforcing objectives: fi rstly, ensuring full implementation of the
gender mainstreaming strategy in all major programmes; secondly, ensuring that the specifi c needs of
women and girls are considered a priority in its programmes, especially at the country level. The pursuit
of the gender equality objective is appropriately integrated into the strategies for each biennial sectoral
priority and refl ected, as appropriate, in the results chain for the various main lines of action.
As regards the areas affected by the ongoing overall review of Major Programmes II (Natural sciences)
and III (Social and human sciences), conscious efforts have been made to take on board the recommen-
dations of the Review Committee, bearing in mind my own comments thereon, the discussions that
occurred and the decision taken by the Executive Board at its 176th session.
Draft document 34 C/5 solidifi es and advances the broader reform agenda of UNESCO in the areas of
decentralization and management. Both issues have been given fresh impetus in the context of United
Nations reform. We will continue to strengthen our decentralized fi eld approach and mechanisms to
improve our delivery, effi ciency, improved performance and overall coherence within a coordinated
United Nations response to country needs and priorities. Particular attention will be paid to the following
complementary objectives: increasing fi eld accountability with regard to decentralized programmes and
overall fi eld operations; timely reinforcement of capacities of fi eld offi ces involved in reform initiatives;
devising modalities for an effi cient interaction with United Nations country teams in countries where
UNESCO has no resident status; maintaining smooth information fl ows, including appropriate policy
guidance to the fi eld; continuing to upgrade fi eld staff skills to effectively engage in common country
programming exercises; undertaking similar training for Headquarters' and institutes' staff called upon to
provide backstopping to the fi eld; and participating in training of United Nations Resident Coordinators
to familiarize them with UNESCO's core competencies and thematic responsibilities.
As requested by the General Conference, draft document 34 C/5 is built on the principle of RBM (results-
based programming, management, monitoring and reporting). For each major programme, information
on strategies to be followed during implementation is given for the biennial sectoral priority level. Main
lines of action focus on the presentation of expected results and performance indicators and, where neces-
sary, of benchmark targets. In its programme execution, UNESCO will continue to follow a SMART
(specifi c, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound) approach.
Regular monitoring and reporting against results will be a priority in 2008-2009. UNESCO's results- based
approach, which is constantly reviewed for consistency with United Nations-wide practices, will facilitate
regular monitoring of the programme at all levels, as well as the preparation of evaluation reports, inclu-
ding those for the governing bodies, such as the C/3 and EX/4 documents. The approach will also serve
for other online tools such as FABS and SISTER. This overall approach allows for quantitative, qualitative
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and impact assessments of results attained. It is designed to allow the Organization to drop marginal
endeavours, to terminate or transit from activities as appropriate, and to identify activities which need to
be reinforced. A major innovation in draft document 34 C/5 is the identifi cation in the introduction to each
major programme of the programmes and activities that are being terminated. I intend to strengthen this
approach, notably by requesting sectors/bureaux to provide every six months, as part of their contribution
to the EX/4 document, a report on the execution rate and an assessment of the challenges encountered in
programme implementation and related recommendations for possible reprogramming needs.
Efforts have been made to prepare a policy-focused, concise and more user-friendly document. Compared
to document 33 C/5, the text has been substantially shortened and the Secretariat has made efforts to
make it more reader-friendly, drawing on suggestions made by Member States. To that end, the second
version as was the fi rst version of draft document 34 C/5 has been divided into two volumes:
Volume 1 of draft document 34 C/5 (in a burgundy red colour) contains only the resolutions proposed
for adoption by the General Conference. These are each accompanied, for ease of reference, by the
list of expected results for the various main lines of action.
Volume 2 of draft document 34 C/5 (in a burgundy red colour) contains the programmatic and
budgetary details, including expected results, performance indicators and benchmarks by main line
of action (MLA) as well as the budgetary tables, broken down by programme and staffi ng costs for
each MLA.
Furthermore, you will note that the presentation of the budget in Volume 2 has been simplifi ed by elimi-
nating superfl uous information. A table showing staff resources under the regular budget by main line
of action as well as extrabudgetary resources has been introduced for each sector/bureau.
The presentation and the content of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2008-2009 has also been simpli-
fi ed, essentially in order to limit the number of programming levels to two major programme (MP) and
main line of action (MLA). Appropriations would henceforth be made at the major programme level.
This streamlining is designed to allow for a better concentration of the Organization's work, enhanced
fl exibility in implementation both at Headquarters and at fi eld level, and simplifi cation of procedures
and increased visibility for outside partners.
While the fi rst version of draft document 34 C/5 had contained four budget scenarios, as requested by
the Executive Board (175 EX/Decision 21), in this second version I present a single budget scenario,
as requested by the Executive Board at its 176th session (see 34 C/6). It is based on the framework of
a budget envelope of resources that are constant in volume, known as zero real growth (ZRG),
amounting to $648.3M, which is the only viable scenario given the demands for services and interven-
tions by the Organization, the needs of the Organization to deliver with confi dence and competence and
the expectations by Member States and UNESCO's stakeholders. In the period covered by the Medium-
Term Strategy 2002-2007 (31 C/4), the Organization's budget had suffered a loss in purchasing power
of 8%, due to two zero nominal growth budgets, a fi gure which would have been higher had it not been
for a real growth budget in the year of the return of the United States.
Consequently, since document 30 C/5, I have abolished 319 permanent posts at Headquarters, that is
more than 20% of the staff members at Headquarters, while establishing 80 fi eld posts, thus increasing
staff by 15%. At the same time, I have increased the relative weight of the appropriations for activities and
have concentrated the programmes. All of this has been achieved while concomitantly effecting reforms.
I now consider that the limit has been reached. Any further decrease in our resources will henceforth
directly affect the programmes.
In regard to the time-frame of the next Medium-Term Strategy (34 C/4), the retention of the zero nominal
growth policy would lead to a further 20% loss in volume, in comparison with document 33 C/5, that
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is, a cumulative decrease in real terms of approximately 32%, in comparison with document 30 C/5.
For these reasons and in the light of the broad support expressed, I submit this draft budget envelope of
resources that are constant in volume.
I recognize the constraints faced by many Member States and the fi scal discipline which they are applying
to their own national budgets. Yet, I cannot but note that in many organizations of the United Nations
system the adoption of ZRG to the budget has become rather widespread. Indeed, some of the sister
specialized agencies have benefi ted from a budget increase even for two consecutive budgets. Given the
enormous new responsibilities assigned to UNESCO and the attendant expectations, I dare express my
hope that Member States will give a vote of confi dence to the Organization and its mandate by endowing
it with a level of resources that does not cause harm to UNESCO's potential and ability to deliver.
My budget proposal aims to preserve the overall purchasing power of the budget, thereby maintaining
the capacity to implement the same volume of activities. In relation to the Approved Programme and
Budget for 2006-2007 (33 C/5), the proposed budget is as follows:
Appropriations
in $ million
Staff
Activities
Total
%
33 C/5 Approved
349.9
260.1
610.0
Variation in volume
6.9
(7.4)
(0.5)
NS
Technical adjustments
8.5
8.5
1.4
Recosting
18.4
11.9
30.3
4.9
34 C/5 (ZRG)
375.2
273.1
648.3
6.3
In the framework of this $648.3M envelope of resources, the appropriations have been recosted in the
light of the objectives set for each sector/bureau, as indicated in my Blue Note of 6 November 2006
(DG/Note/06/54). It has indeed been clearly established that the adoption of a zero real growth budget
envelope does not mean that the budget structure would remain unchanged. The budget has been drawn
up to take account of the priorities expressed and the need for greater concentration. In particular, I have
endeavoured to continue improving the sharing of resources between Headquarters and the fi eld.
Thus, the $6.9M increase in volume in staff costs, wholly offset by a reduction in appropriations for
activities, is accounted for by the regularization of temporary posts and the net creation of 58 posts in
the fi eld (29 L posts and 29 P posts), and the net abolition of one post at Headquarters. The result is an
improvement in the relative weight of fi eld staff in comparison with Headquarters staff. Indeed, upon my
arrival at UNESCO in November 1999, the relative weight of fi eld staff was 25%. In 2006-2007 (33 C/5)
it had risen to 33%, and for 2008-2009 it is planned at 35%, as shown in the table below:
Established posts
Total
Headquarters
Field
number
number
number
% of total
33 C/5 Approved
1,879
1,268
611
33%
Net variation
57
(1)
58
34 C/5 (ZRG)
1,936
1,267
669
35%
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Furthermore, the relative share of posts assigned to programmes in comparison with posts assigned to
support sectors/bureaux is further improved, as shown in the table below:
Evolution of established posts under the regular budget by budget part
Number of established posts
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
33 C/5
Adjusted
Variation
vis-à-vis
33 C/5 Adjusted
34 C/5
ZRG
($648.3M)
Part I
General Policy and Direction
86
(3)
83
8
91
Part II
A. Programmes
1 103
(4)
1 099
53
1 152
C. Programme Related Services
118
4
122
(2)
120
Total, Part II
1 221
1 221
51
1 272
Part III Support for Programme
Execution and Administration
572
3
575
(2)
573
Total
1 879
1 879
57
1 936
Subtotal II.A / TOTAL
58.7%
58.5%
59.5%
Subtotal II / TOTAL
65.0%
65.0%
65.7%
Lastly, since document 30 C/5, there has been a constant improvement in the ratio of posts in the
Professional category and above to posts in the General Service category:
Evolution of the ratio of posts in the Professional category and above
Professional
category
and above
General
Service posts
(G/L)
Total
Ratio of
Professional
category and
above vs.
Total
30 C/5 Approved
931
1 187
2 118
44.0%
31 C/5 Approved
895
1 088
1 983
45.1%
32 C/5 Approved
935
1 011
1 946
48.0%
33 C/5 Approved
928
951
1 879
49.4%
34 C/5 ZRG ($648.3M)
971
965
1 936
50.2%
Nevertheless, I consider that the limits have been reached with regard to the readjustment of appropriations
in favour of the main programmes through the streamlining of the Organization's administrative and support
services, which in the past had to be funded without any specifi c investment but within the Organization's
budget envelopes, and within which the amortization of the Headquarters renovation loan has had to be
absorbed thus far. These limits are all the more diffi cult to extend since the forthcoming biennia require
signifi cant investments in administrative management. Such investments, already partly integrated into
the present draft budget, include harmonizing our practices, procedures and systems with those currently
in place within the United Nations, both for country-level programming exercises and for the adoption of
new International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) adopted by the United Nations.
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Consequently, despite all my efforts, I have only been able to limit the decline in the ratio of appropria-
tions for programme sectors/administrative services.
In sectors/bureaux in which resources for activities have remained at the same level in dollars, recosting
has been offset by an equivalent reduction in volume. This is the case, for instance, of the Participation
Programme (PP).
In sectors/bureaux in which appropriations have increased, this increase consists of an increase in volume
and recosting including technical adjustments such as Participation in the Joint Machinery of the United
Nations System and the Belmont Plan. The results of the analysis, showing the impact of the draft budget
in terms of volume and by sector, are as follows (in $ million):
Variation analysis 34 C/5 ZRG vs. 33 C/5 by sector/bureau
Variations in 34 C/5 (ZRG) vs. 33 C/5
in volume
recosting
and technical
adjustments *
Total
Part I General Policy and Direction
1.7
5.1
6.8
Part II Programmes and Programme Related Services:
Education (ED)
1.2
4.5
5.7
Natural sciences (SC)
0.1
2.6
2.7
Social and human sciences (SHS)
(1.1)
1.2
0.1
Culture (CLT)
0.6
2.2
2.8
Communication and information (CI)
(0.5)
1.3
0.8
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
0.2
0.3
0.5
Field Management of decentralized programmes
1.9
2.8
4.7
Subtotal, Part II.A
2.4
14.8
17.2
Part II.B: Participation Programme
(0.6)
0.6
Part II.C: Programme Related Services
0.2
1.4
1.6
Total, Part II
2.0
16.8
18.8
Part III Support for Programme Execution and
Administration:
Field management and coordination
1.7
1.5
3.2
External relations and cooperation
(0.8)
0.8
Human resources management
1.4
1.3
2.7
Administration
(3.0)
9.5 6.5
Total, Part III
(0.7)
13.1
12.4
Reserve for reclassifi cations/merit-based promotions
0.2
0.1
0.3
Part IV Anticipated Cost Increases
(3.6)
3.6
GRAND TOTAL
(0.5)
38.8
38.3
*
Technical adjustments concern the Participation in the Joint Machinery of the United Nations System: $3.5M, and
the Sector for Administration for the Belmont Plan: $5M.
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Pursuant to the decision taken by the Executive Board, the budgeting techniques used at the United
Nations to draw up budget estimates, particularly in respect of anticipated cost increases, have been the
subject of a comparative study. Information on these methods is provided in Section 2 of Volume 2 of
this document. Taking the study into account, I have decided to retain the current methodology. I consider
that it is the most appropriate methodology at present since it keeps the management of the Organization
on a sound footing, while ensuring transparency and stability of the budget and of contributions. It will
be for you to decide, with regard to document 35 C/5 (2009-2010), whether to retain it or adjust it once
you have considered the information provided.
UNESCO's ambitions and the need to fulfi l all its mandates and responsibilities at global, regional and
country levels must be supported and given adequate means. This includes the perennial need of main-
taining a suffi cient level of expert staffi ng to fulfi l UNESCO's role as a specialized agency within the
United Nations system. This is why I have chosen the zero real growth approach as the budget ceiling for
the second version of draft document 34 C/5 notwithstanding the growing demands on and expectations
of UNESCO, which would justify an increase in resources. The Education Sector, whose global role
has recently been affi rmed and renewed through of the adoption of the Education for All (EFA) Global
Action Plan, would be considerably strengthened, a precondition for allowing UNESCO to play the high
profi le international coordinating role assigned to it for EFA.
A much lower budget envelope would undercut and curtail UNESCO's ability to contribute effectively,
and with the broad thematic coverage commensurate to its core competencies, to United Nations reform
initiatives and United Nations common programming exercises at the country level at the very moment
when the rest of the United Nations system gears itself up to substantially invest in these processes to
enhance system-wide coherence and delivery. A lower budget level may also impose considerable reduc-
tions in staff costs. This might prevent the Education Sector from strengthening its fi eld offi ce coverage,
thus jeopardizing the decentralization of its activities.
To address the constraints which the regular programme and budget may impose on it, the Organization
would have to make a concerted effort to mobilize a larger volume of extrabudgetary support in favour of the
Organization's core competencies and its intersectoral platforms, both globally and at the country level.
I have already explained to the Executive Board the deplorable consequences which the adoption of
an unfavorable budget level would have on the Organization and its ability to live up to the ideals and
mandate laid down in our Constitution. I am more than ever convinced that our collective will and
commitment to the Constitution cannot but lead us to subscribe to zero real growth as a basis for our
next budget.
The Organization faces a host of signifi cant challenges but is also offered many opportunities to solidify
its unique role in the multilateral fi eld. I am confi dent about the ability of the Organization and its staff
to live up to the expectations of Member States if we are provided with the necessary means to fulfi l
our mission. As Director-General of this Organization, I pledge that the Secretariat will do its utmost to
fulfi l UNESCO's global, regional and country level objectives and the range of expected results through
excellence, dedication and delivery.
Paris, July 2007
Ko
ï
chiro Matsuura
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Draft Appropriation Resolution
for 2008-2009
The General Conference, at its 34th session, resolves that:
A. Regular programme
(a) For the fi nancial period 20082009 the sum of $648,300,000
1
is appropriated as follows:
Appropriation line
$
PART I GENERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION
A.
Governing bodies
1.
General Conference
5 763 300
2.
Executive Board
8 262 800
Total Part I.A
14 026 100
B.
Direction
21 213 200
(Including: Directorate; Offi ce of the Director-General; Internal Oversight; International Standards and Legal Affairs; Ethics Programme)
C.
Participation in the Joint Machinery of the United Nations System
10 234 600
TOTAL, PART I
45 473 900
PART II PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMME RELATED SERVICES
A.
Programmes
Major Programme I Education
2
111 857 300
Major Programme II Natural sciences
3
58 689 700
Major Programme III Social and human sciences
29 995 200
Major Programme IV Culture
54 561 900
Major Programme V Communication and information
33 787 800
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
9 500 000
Field Management of decentralized programmes
45 473 600
Total, Part II.A
343 865 500
B.
Participation Programme
20 000 000
C.
Programme related services
1.
Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa
4 645 100
2.
Fellowships Programme
1 870 900
3.
Public information
14 041 900
4.
Strategic planning and programme monitoring
6 044 800
5.
Budget preparation and monitoring
4 976 300
6.
Anticipation and foresight
1 455 300
Total, Part II.C
33 034 300
TOTAL PART II
396 899 800
PART III SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMME EXECUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
A.
Field management and coordination
24 178 800
(Headquarters activities and Field Offi ce operating costs)
B.
External relations and cooperation
19 856 400
C.
Human resources management
33 325 500
D.
Administration
113 025 200
TOTAL, PART III
190 385 900
TOTAL, PARTS I - III
632 759 600
Reserve for reclassifi cations/merit based promotions
1 800 000
PART IV ANTICIPATED COST INCREASES
13 740 400
TOTAL APPROPRIATION
648 300 000
1 Parts I-IV are calculated at the constant rate of exchange of 0.869 euro to one United States dollar.
2 The appropriation for Major Programme I includes the fi nancial allocations for the UNESCO education institutes:
UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE)
4 591 000
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
5 100 000
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)
2 300 000
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)
1 100 000
UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA)
2 000 000
UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC)
2 200 000
Total, UNESCO education institutes
17 291 000
3 The appropriation for Major Programme II includes the fi nancial allocations for the UNESCO science institutes:
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)
The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
1 015 000
Total, UNESCO science institutes
1 015 000
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Additional appropriations
(b)
The Director-General is authorized to accept and add to the appropriation approved under paragra-
ph (a) above, voluntary contributions, donations, gifts, bequests and subventions, and contributions
from governments, taking into account the provisions of Article 7.3 of the Financial Regulations. The
Director-General shall provide information thereon to the Members of the Executive Board in writing
at the session following such action.
Obligations to be incurred
(c)
Obligations may be incurred during the fi nancial period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2009 within
the limits of the amounts authorized under paragraph (a) above, in accordance with the resolutions of
the General Conference and the Financial Regulations of the Organization.
Transfers
(d)
With the approval of the Executive Board, the Director-General is authorized to make transfers from
Part IV of the budget (Anticipated Cost Increases) to the relevant appropriation lines in Parts I to III of
the budget, for the purpose of meeting increases in staff costs and in the costs of goods and services.
(e)
The Director-General may make transfers between appropriation lines up to an amount of 1% of the
initial appropriation, informing the Members of the Executive Board in writing, at the session following
such action, of the details and reasons for these transfers. In instances where transfers between appro-
priation lines entail an amount greater than 1%, the Director-General shall obtain the prior approval of
the Executive Board.
(f)
The budget appropriations for the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and
the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) shall not be decreased by transfers of funds to other Parts
of the budget.
Staff
(g)
The established posts by grade foreseen for the 2008-2009 biennium are summarized in Annex II of
document 34 C/5. The Director-General shall present to the Executive Board for prior approval any
change to this annex in respect of the total number of posts of grade D-1 and above.
(h)
In accordance with their specifi c statutes and regulations, posts may be established at the UNESCO
International Bureau of Education (IBE), the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning
(IIEP), the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), the UNESCO Institute for Information
Technologies in Education (IITE), the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa
(IICBA), the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
(IESALC), the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), the UNESCO-IHE Institute of Water Education
(UNESCO-IHE), and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). These posts are not
included in the establishment table set out in Annex II.
Assessment
(i)
The appropriations authorized under paragraph (a) above shall be fi nanced by assessments on Member
States. The assessments on Member States will accordingly amount to $648,300,000.
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Currency fl uctuation
(j)
The appropriation under paragraph (a) above is expressed at the constant dollar rate of one United States
dollar to 0.869 euro, hence expenditure against this appropriation will also be recorded at that same
constant dollar rate. The differences arising from recording expenditure incurred during the fi nancial
period in euros at varying operational rates of exchange as compared with the constant rates will be
recorded as gains or losses on exchange. Likewise, Member States' contributions in euros will be brought
to account at the rate of exchange used to calculate the budget. The differences arising from recording
Member States' contributions in euros received during the fi nancial period at varying operational rates
of exchange as compared with the constant rate will also be recorded as gains or losses on exchange. The
net balance resulting from all gains and losses on exchange, including those mentioned above, under the
General Fund at the end of the biennium shall be added to or deducted from Miscellaneous Income.
B. Extrabudgetary programmes
(k)
The Director-General is authorized to receive funds, other than from Member States' assessed contribu-
tions, in order to implement programmes and projects consistent with the aims, policies and activities of
the Organization and to incur obligations and make payments in respect of such activities in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Organization and the agreements made with funding sources.
Draft Resolutions
7
00100
Draft Resolution for General
Policy and Direction
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
The expected results are listed
below for information
(a) to implement the following plan of action:
(i)
organize at UNESCO Headquarters the 35th session of the
General Conference (OctoberNovember 2009) and fi ve or-
dinary sessions of the Executive Board during 20082009;
(ii) provide for the functioning of the Directorate and the chap-
ters comprising the Direction of the Organization;
Internal Oversight
Quality of evaluation outputs im-
proved for both regular and extra-
budgetary programmes.
Capacity increased to undertake
evaluations and to self-assess in-
ternal controls within UNESCO.
Evaluation/audit results utilized
by management and the governing
bodies to improve strategic man-
agement, policy development, or-
ganizational learning and internal
controls.
Effective and effi cient use of re-
sources in programme delivery
enhanced.
Recommendations from IOS qual-
ity assurance review of the audit
function and the review of the
evaluation strategy implemented.
International Standards and Legal
Affairs
Quality legal advice to the
Organization and its governing
bodies within a reasonable period
of time.
Effective protection of the
Organization's rights.
Internal rules of the Organization
relating to activities, funds and
property of the Organization re-
vised and improved to enhance
the protection of the interests of
the Organization.
General Policy and Direction
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Informed legal advice on the estab-
lishment and operation of the inter-
governmental bodies in charge of
the implementation of conventions
and newly establisehd bodies.
Ethics Programme
UNESCO's ethics practice aligned
with United Nations approach.
(iii) contribute to the running costs of the Joint Machinery of
the United Nations system.
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $24,207,100 for activity
costs and $21,266,800 for staff costs.
9
Programmes
01000
Draft resolution for
Major Programme I
Education
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
(a) to implement the following plan of action of Major Programme I,
with a view to pursuing the following two biennial sectoral pri-
orities and four main lines of action:
The expected results are listed
below for information
Biennial Sectoral Priority 1
: Leading EFA, ensuring
global coordination and providing assistance to
Member States to achieve the EFA goals and
education-related MDGs based on the Global
Action Plan (GAP)
(i)
global leadership in EFA, coordination of United Nations
priorities in education and development of strong partner-
ships by mobilizing, harmonizing, aligning and comple-
menting the unique added value of the various partners and
stakeholders at the global level to maintain their momen-
tum and commitment to achieve EFA goals and education-
related MDGs, utilizing the rallying potential of the United
Nations decades for literacy and education for sustainable
development and demonstrating this global coordinating
leadership through the collective elaboration and adoption
of the GAP by both the four other EFA convening partners
UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and World Bank and other
intergovernmental organizations, national governments,
bilateral donors, multilateral fi nancial institutions, CSOs,
NGOs, private sector, etc;
Coordinated and harmonized
partnership within the framework
of the EFA Global Action Plan for
strengthened political commitment
at the global and national levels for
the EFA agenda.
Signifi cant increase in the fi nancial
resources available or pledged for
education by the national govern-
ments as well as the EFA partners.
Interregional and intra-regional
collaboration and exchanges of
best practices in EFA among
countries in the South enhanced,
and networks of experts from de-
veloping countries strengthened.
(ii) establishment of a global framework and networks for
capacity development in planning and management
of education systems to ensure that UNESCO's provi-
sion of capacity development and technical support in
the successive stages of strategic planning and manage-
ment of education systems sector/sub-sector analy-
sis, policy formulation and appraisal, action planning,
monitoring and evaluation is relevant and consistent;
Global frameworks for capac-
ity development in planning and
management of education systems
proposed and validated by EFA
stakeholders and development
partners.
National capacities strengthened
in educational planning and man-
agement (IIEP).
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furthermore support the development of evidence-
based policies and approaches by policy-makers,
planners and practitioners through a clearing house
with a common platform as well as communities of
interest to collect, disseminate, distribute and facili-
tate the exchange and sharing of knowledge and in-
formation on cutting-edge developments in the fi eld
of education;
Capacity requirements in EPM and
constraints documented (IIEP).
Education stakeholders are in-
formed of significant develop-
ments in EPM (IIEP).
Increased capacities for policy for-
mulation and programme delivery
in literacy in Member States, espe-
cially in LIFE countries (UIL).
Capacities of ministries of educa-
tion, teacher education and train-
ing institutions strengthened in a
selected number of sub-Saharan
African countries (IICBA).
Biennial Sectoral Priority 2
: Fostering quality
education for all at all levels and in both formal
and non-formal education throughout life,
with particular emphasis on vulnerable and
disadvantaged groups
(iii) promote policy dialogue, research, norms and standards
to anticipate the research agenda on issues relevant to
access to and quality of education throughout life and to
ensuring successful completion by all learners. It will con-
vene intellectual platforms of experts on research fi ndings
and policy recommendations to be used to enrich the high-
level policy dialogues at the global, regional, subregional
and national levels where UNESCO will organize consulta-
tions with a broad range of partners, especially on issues
related to quality education and adult education; further-
more to assist countries in establishing legal frameworks
at the national level to ensure the implementation of stan-
dard- setting instruments. UNESCO will work in partner-
ship with a range of regional institutions and mechanisms
to further the EFA agenda, particularly the African Union
Commission and the forums of Ministers of Education
in the various regions (e.g. MINEDARAB, COMEDAF,
PRELAC);
Global, regional and subregional
policy platforms well informed by
research-based evidence on iden-
tifi ed priority themes and quality-
related processes.
Standard-setting instruments in
the fi eld of education reviewed
and effectively promoted and
monitored.
Appropriate use of technologies
in education promoted and good
practices identifi ed and dissemi-
nated.
National educational policies
linked with strategies for ICT ap-
plications formulated (IITE).
Enhanced commitment, greater
visibility and political and fi nan-
cial support for adult education
achieved through CONFINTEA
(UIL).
International policy dialogue
on educational policies intensi-
fi ed and broadened through the
International Conference on
Education (IBE).
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Research on recruitment, training,
retention and welfare of teachers
conducted in a selected number
of sub-Saharan African countries
(IICBA).
Access for Member States in the
LAC region to high-quality infor-
mation and knowledge on trends
and challenges of higher education
(IESALC).
Improved management capacities
of university systems in the region
through development and insti-
tutionalization of practices and
mechanisms of evaluation and ac-
creditation (IESALC).
(iv) provide capacity development and technical support to as-
sist national efforts in achieving the Dakar goals to im-
prove country-level intervention, assisting Member States
to expand access and to ensure that all potential learners
can benefi t from quality education by seeking to ensure
that actions at the national level are based on needs identi-
fi ed through UNESS which should complement existing
national development strategies and plans, as well as to
ensure that the Organization functions in a fully coordi-
nated and complementary manner in line with efforts to
achieve coherence within United Nations country team ef-
forts. It will concentrate its interventions around develop-
ing capacities of Member States in planning and managing
their education systems as well as in providing technical
support to Member States in conducting policy analysis
and formulation at a sector-wide and/or sub-sector levels.
It will also assist Member States in adopting a rights-based
approach in education and addressing the diverse needs of
vulnerable and marginalized groups as well as indigenous
people through curriculum and materials development and
the use of mother tongue as medium of instruction. It will
ensure that subjects such as peace, citizenship and demo-
cratic values, science and technology and arts are integrated
in the process of providing technical support and policy
advice in developing education systems, curriculum and
materials.
Capacities of Member States en-
hanced in educational planning
and management as well as in
mobilization of funds in support
of national priorities.
National sector-wide plans and
policies for formal and non-for-
mal education systems reviewed,
revised and developed.
National policies revised to im-
prove quality and relevance of
curricula for teacher education,
teachers' qualifi cations and con-
ditions of employment, teaching
media and learning materials.
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Although teacher training and education, literacy as well
as HIV and AIDS education through TTISSA, LIFE and
EDUCAIDS respectively will continue to constitute EFA
priorities, UNESCO will also focus on key sub-sectors in
which it exerts comparative advantage such as TVET and
higher education by continuing to develop policies for re-
forming, strengthening and widening access to TVET and
quality higher education for all.
National policies reviewed and
developed to increase equal
access to comprehensive literacy
and life skills development pro-
grammes in both the formal and
non-formal sectors with special
emphasis on girls and women.
Peace and human rights educa-
tion, HIV/AIDS education, and
ESD mainstreamed in curricula,
teaching and learning materials
and competencies of teachers deve-
loped.
Capacities of Member States
enhanced in revitalizing techni-
cal and vocational education and
training and STE programmes.
National policies revised to
improve quality and sustain-
ability of higher education
systems in developing countries.
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $53,137,400 for activity
costs, and $58,719,900 for staff costs.
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01100
Draft resolution for the
International Bureau of
Education (IBE)
The General Conference,
Taking note of the report of UNESCO's International Bureau of
Education (IBE) for the period 2006-2007,
The expected results are listed
below for information
Recognizing the importance of the role that the IBE, which is a
UNESCO institute specialized in the content, methods, policies and
processes of curriculum development, plays in carrying out Major
Programme I,
1.
Requests the Council of the IBE, acting in conformity with the
Statutes of the Bureau and with the present Resolution, when
approving the Institute's budget for 2008 and 2009:
(a) to ensure that the IBE's activities correspond to the stra-
tegic objectives, the priorities and lines of action of the
Education Sector;
(b) to consolidate and develop the IBE's programmes and proj-
ects, namely:
(i)
capacity-building and training of curriculum special-
ists in Member States, as well as at the regional and
global levels; placing particular emphasis on confl ict
and post-confl ict situations, on diminishing poverty
in Africa, on the competency-based approach in the
curriculum, on integrating education and sustainable
development;
(ii) carrying out research and studies, as well as the man-
agement of an observatory of trends in the domain of
educational development;
(iii) the management, sharing and dissemination ("knowl-
edge management") of the most up-to-date under-
standing in the fi eld of preparing and implementing
the curriculum;
(iv) the promotion and renewal of international dialogue
on educational policies, by organizing in the second
half of 2008 the forty-eighth session of UNESCO's
International Conference on Education;
(v) the management of an international clearing house
on curricula and capacity-building in the fi eld of
HIV/AIDS education;
Institutional and human capacities
enhanced in the design, develop-
ment and reform of curriculum in
selected countries.
New trends and development in
the fi eld of education identifi ed
through information collected and
processed, research and studies.
Knowledge and information on
education systems, existing cur-
ricula, curriculum development
processes, as well as examples of
good practice and innovations, up-
dated and made available.
International
policy
dialogue
on
educational policies intensified
and broadened.
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(c) to continue to mobilize the necessary human and fi nancial
resources so that the IBE may accomplish its mission;
2. Authorizes
the Director-General to provide support to the IBE
by granting it a fi nancial allocation under Major Programme I in
the amount of $4,591,000;
3. Expresses
its
gratitude to the Swiss authorities, to the Member
States and to other bodies and institutions that have contributed
intellectually or fi nancially to the IBE's activities during the pre-
ceding biennia and invites them to continue supporting it;
4. Invites
Member States, international organizations and other
institutions:
(a) to take full advantage of the competence that the IBE pos-
sesses to assist Member States in increasing and strengthen-
ing their ability to manage the conception, development
and implementation of curriculum reforms;
(b) to contribute fi nancially and by other appropriate means to
the effective application of the IBE's activities in the service
of Member States, in conformity with its mission, with the
priorities of Major Programme I and the strategic objectives
of UNESCO for 20082013.
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01200
Draft resolution for the
UNESCO International
Institute for Educational
Planning (IIEP)
The General Conference,
Acknowledging the report of the UNESCO International Institute for
Educational Planning (IIEP) for the 2006-2007 biennium,
The expected results are listed
below for information
Recognizing the important role of IIEP in the fulfi lment of Major
Programme I,
1.
Requests the IIEP Governing Board, in accordance with the
Institute's Statutes and the present resolution, when approving
the Institute's budget for 2008-2009:
(a) to ensure that the objectives and activities of IIEP are in
consonance with the strategic objectives and priorities of
the education programme;
(b) to reinforce Member States' capacity-building for the
management, planning and administration of education
systems;
(c) to strengthen national, subregional and interregional train-
ing programmes in educational planning, administration,
evaluation and monitoring in cooperation with the other
UNESCO education institutes, as well as the UNESCO
Institute for Statistics, regional offi ces for education and
other fi eld units;
(d) to carry out research and studies aimed at the upgrading of
knowledge in educational planning and management, and
at the production, sharing and transfer of knowledge and
the exchange of experiences and information in educational
planning and administration among Member States;
(e) to execute operational projects in its fi eld of competence;
National capacities strengthened
in educational planning and man-
agement.
Capacity requirements in EPM and
constraints documented.
Education stakeholders are in-
formed of significant develop-
ments in EPM.
Findings of strategic research dis-
seminated.
Capacities of Member States en-
hanced in planning, implementing
and managing education sector
programmes as well as in mobili-
zation of funds in support of na-
tional priorities through harmoni-
zation of EFA partners.
2.
Authorizes the Director-General to support the operation of
the Institute by providing a fi nancial allocation under Major
Programme I in the amount of $5,100,000;
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3.
Expresses its gratitude to the Member States and organiza-
tions that have supported the Institute's activities through vol-
untary contributions and contractual agreements, as well as to
the French and Argentinian Governments, which provide the
Institute's premises free of charge and periodically fi nance their
upkeep, and invites them to continue their support for 2008-2009
and future years;
4.
Appeals to Member States to grant, renew or increase their vol-
untary contributions, with a view to strengthening the activities
of IIEP, in accordance with Article VIII of its Statutes, so that,
with additional resources and its premises provided by the French
and Argentinian Governments, it may better meet the needs of
Member States in all fi elds of Major Programme I.
17
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01300
Draft resolution for the
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong
Learning (UIL)
The General Conference,
Acknowledging the report of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong
Learning (UIL) for the 2006-2007 biennium,
Expressing its satisfaction that the Host Country Agreement of UIL
has been signed between the German Government and UNESCO to
make it a fully fl edged UNESCO category institute,
Recognizing adult literacy and basic education as a key tool and the
strategic importance of LIFE for achieving the MDGs, EFA, and the
objectives of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012);
Reaffi rming the importance of a system of recognition, validation
and accreditation of all forms of learning, including non-formal and
informal learning for lifelong learning for all,
The expected results are listed
below for information
Recognizing the strategic importance of the forthcoming interna-
tional Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) for promot-
ing literacy, non-formal education, adult and lifelong learning and
contributing to the attainment of EFA, DESD and the Millennium
Development Goals,
1.
Invites the Governing Board of UIL:
(a) to ensure that the objectives and activities of UIL are in
consonance with UNESCO's strategic objectives and priori-
ties of Major Programme I;
(b) to provide conditions for UIL's further institutional devel-
opment, while reinforcing its function to assist Member
States through research, capacity-building, policy dialogue,
advocacy, South-South and inter-agency cooperation, and
its specifi c networks;
(c) to reinforce the Institute's capacity for the global coordina-
tion of LIFE as well as to provide necessary assistance to
Member States to meet the LIFE objectives;
(d) to take the necessary measures to prepare for CONFINTEA
VI at the global, regional and national levels;
(e) to ensure that UIL's programme activities contribute ef-
fectively to reaching the interrelated aims of the above-
mentioned international commitments, specifi cally by:
Improved capacities in Member
States to recognize, accredit and
validate achievements in different
forms of learning, including non-
formal and informal learning.
Increased capacities for policy for-
mulation and programme delivery
in literacy in Member States, espe-
cially in LIFE countries.
Relevant programmes developed
for a variety of marginalized and
special groups.
CONFINTEA held, enhanced
commitment for adult education,
greater visibility, and political and
fi nancial support achieved.
Strengthened capacities in the de-
sign and delivery of programmes
in the Africa region.
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(i)
enhancing national capacities to provide a wide range
of learning opportunities, especially for disadvantaged
and excluded groups;
(ii) building on policy-driven research on effective learn-
ing strategies and supportive learning environments
with a focus on fostering synergies between formal
and non-formal education and recognition of non-
formal and informal learning;
(iii) providing an international forum for exchange of
information on trends and innovative developments
regarding educational policy, concepts and practices
in adult education and learning with a focus on edu-
cation for sustainable development, by preparing the
sixth International Conference on Adult Education
(CONFINTEA VI) in 2009;
(iv) collecting and disseminating information on ongoing
trends and innovations in literacy, non-formal educa-
tion, adult and lifelong learning;
(f)
to continue to mobilize the human and fi nancial resources
necessary for UIL to fulfi l its objectives;
2.
Authorizes the Director-General to support the Institute by pro-
viding a fi nancial allocation under Major Programme I in the
amount of $2,300,000;
3.
Expresses its gratitude to SIDA (Sweden), the Government
of Norway and the SDC (Switzerland), and to the German
Government for its continuing support to UIL by giving a sub-
stantial fi nancial contribution and providing its premises free of
charge, to other Member States, bilateral and multilateral agen-
cies and foundations that have supported the UIL programme
through voluntary contributions, and invites them to continue
their support in 2008-2009 and future years;
4.
Appeals to Member States to grant or renew their support in
order to enable UIL to meet the priorities set in LIFE, to renew
the international commitment for adult learning and sustainable
development and to carry out activities to attain the EFA goals,
especially goals 4 and 3.
Note: The fi nancial allocation includes an allocation amount of
$400,000 which is to be used for programme activities related
to the LIFE initiative.
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01400
Draft resolution for the
UNESCO Institute for
Information Technologies
in Education (IITE)
The General Conference,
Acknowledging the report of the UNESCO Institute for Information
Technologies in Education (IITE) for the 20062007 biennium,
The expected results are listed
below for information
Bearing in mind that the application of information and communica-
tion technologies (ICTs) in education should help meet the challenges
of knowledge societies, contribute to the reduction of the digital di-
vide including disparities in access to knowledge, and provide op-
portunities for attaining quality education and lifelong learning for
all in knowledge societies,
1.
Requests the IITE Governing Board to ensure that IITE in 2008-
2009, following its mandate, should:
(a) support UNESCO's strategic education programme objec-
tives and priorities in close cooperation with UNESCO
Headquarters, fi eld offi ces, institutes and centres;
(b) enhance global, regional and national capacity-building in
the application of ICTs in education systems of Member
States, particularly focusing on upstream, ICT in education
policy work;
(c) carry out research in different fi elds of ICT applications in
education, aimed particularly at informing education policy
work on improving the quality of education, exploring and
promoting an information environment for education and
promoting ICT usage in education for learning to live to-
gether, and share and disseminate broadly the fi ndings;
(d) develop, use and share broadly training materials and mod-
ules on various aspects of ICT applications in education at
different levels and initiate corresponding training in part-
nership with ministries of education as well as fi eld offi ces
and institutes;
(e) reinforce own activities and contribute to global clear-
ing house activities, enhance networking of national focal
points for cooperation with IITE and expand the IITE portal
for meeting educational needs and information-sharing on
best practices and innovative usage of ICTs in education;
(f)
implement operational projects in its fi eld of competence,
in close cooperation with other UNESCO entities;
National educational policies
linked with strategies for ICT ap-
plications formulated.
National
capacities
for
ICT
usage
in education increased.
Open access to information on
ICT usage in education enlarged,
and integrated in overall UNESCO
web presence.
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2.
Authorizes the Director-General to support the Institute by pro-
viding a fi nancial allocation under Major Programme I in the
amount of $1,100,000;
3.
Expresses its gratitude to the Government of the Russian
Federation for its fi nancial contribution and for providing its
premises free of charge;
4.
Appeals to UNESCO Member States, international govern-
mental and non-governmental organizations, donor agencies,
foundations and the private sector to grant or augment their sup-
port enabling IITE to increase its programme activities in the
20082009 biennium.
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Draft resolution for the
UNESCO International
Institute for Capacity-
Building in Africa (IICBA)
The General Conference,
Acknowledging the report of the UNESCO International Institute for
Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA) for the 2006-2007 biennium,
The expected results are listed
below for information
Taking into account the needs of developing countries in Africa with
respect to building and improving capacities for education develop-
ment and reform towards meeting EFA goals,
(a) Requests the IICBA Governing Board, in accordance with the
Institute's Statutes and the present resolution, when approving
the Institute's budget for 2008-2009 to:
(i)
ensure that the objectives and activities of IICBA are coher-
ent with UNESCO's strategic objectives and priorities for
the education programme;
(ii) strengthen the Institute's capacity in teacher education to
lead jointly with the Education Sector and BREDA the
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNESCO's
Initiative for Teacher Training in sub-Saharan Africa;
(iii) support the Institute's efforts in building capacities for edu-
cational policy and leadership in Africa;
(iv) ensure that ODL and ICTs are applied to help address the
problems of teacher shortages in Africa;
(v) explore innovative approaches to address challenges faced
by African teachers, including HIV/AIDS; and
(vi) forge effective partnerships and networks with donors, and
bilateral and multilateral organizations to identify and ex-
ecute comprehensive strategies for Africa's education de-
velopment;
Capacities of ministries of educa-
tion, teacher education and train-
ing institutions strengthened in a
selected number of countries.
Research on recruitment, training,
retention and welfare of teachers
conducted in a selected number of
countries.
National efforts to achieve Dakar
goals supported through training
in the use of ICTs in education and
in school leadership and manage-
ment in selected countries.
Effective partnerships with rele-
vant stakeholders on teacher edu-
cation strengthened.
(b) Invites the Governing Board to ensure a harmonization of the
orientations and activities of IICBA with the strategic objec-
tives and priorities of the education programme and have its
programme well coordinated by the UNESCO Regional Bureau
for Education in Dakar within the context of the overall regional
education programme;
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(c) Authorizes the Director-General to support the Institute by pro-
viding a fi nancial allocation under Major Programme I in the
amount of $2,000,000;
(d) Expresses its gratitude to Member States and organizations that
have supported the Institute's establishment and programmes;
(e) Appeals to Member States to renew and increase their voluntary
contributions, with a view to enabling IICBA to contribute to the
substantive improvement of teacher education and other educa-
tional institutions in Africa.
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01600
Draft resolution for the
UNESCO International
Institute for Higher Education
in Latin America and the
Caribbean (IESALC)
The General Conference,
Acknowledging the report of the UNESCO International Institute for
Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) for
the 2006-2007 biennium,
The expected results are listed
below for information
Convinced of the strategic role which IESALC has to play in the
renewal of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean, and
in guaranteeing its increasing impact in the promotion of the scientifi c
and technological development of the nations in the region,
1.
Invites the Governing Board of IESALC to give priority to the
following objectives in the Institute's programme:
(a) to ensure that the objectives and activities of IESALC are
in consonance with UNESCO's strategic objectives and
priorities for the education programme;
(b) to contribute to the transformation, expansion and con-
solidation of higher education in Latin America and the
Caribbean with the purpose of guaranteeing its increasing
quality, relevance, equity, inclusion, and respect for diver-
sity, through assistance to Member States and institutions
of higher education in the formulation, implementation and
evaluation of higher education policies;
(c) to promote and reinforce inter-university cooperation as
well as the collaboration of higher education institutions
with society in general, including the establishment of spe-
cialized cooperation networks focusing on research, plan-
ning, management and evaluation in the fi eld of higher
education, and to play an active role in the coordination of
joint projects of regional scope, favouring a conjunction of
actions and resources;
(d) to act as an information clearing-house and reference cen-
tre on the trends and challenges of higher education in the
region, thus supporting Member States and institutions in
the improvement of their policies and activities and in the
strengthening of national and regional capacities;
Greater access for Member States
of the region to high-quality infor-
mation and knowledge on trends
and challenges of higher educa-
tion.
Strengthened capacities of Member
States of the region in formulating,
operationalizing, implementing
and monitoring public policies on
higher education.
Improved management capacities
of the university systems in the re-
gion through the development and
institutionalization of practices
and mechanisms of evaluation and
accreditation.
Enhanced cooperation and net-
working in the region toward
the common Latin America and
Caribbean space of knowledge and
higher education, using normative
instruments, such as the 1974
Convention on the Recognition of
Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in
Higher Education in Latin America
and the Caribbean.
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2.
Also invites the Governing Board to ensure harmonization of the
orientations and activities of IESALC with the relevant objec-
tives and strategies of UNESCO's education programme in the
region and to enable the Institute's programme to contribute to
the implementation of PRELAC;
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Authorizes the Director-General to support the Institute by pro-
viding a fi nancial allocation under Major Programme I in the
amount of $2,200,000;
4.
Expresses its gratitude to the Government of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela for its continuing support and for provid-
ing the premises of IESALC free of charge;
5.
Urges Member States, international organizations, donor agen-
cies, foundations and the private sector to grant or renew their
support to enable IESALC to implement the programme activi-
ties envisaged for the 20082009 biennium.
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02000
Draft resolution for Major
Programme II Natural
sciences
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
(a) to implement the following plan of action of Major Programme
II, structured along the following three biennial sectoral priorities
and seven main lines of action, and focused on the contributions
of science and technology to poverty eradication, peace and sus-
tainable development, with a view to:
The expected results are listed
below for information
Biennial sectoral priority 1
: Promoting research
and capacity-building for the sound management
of natural resources
(i) strengthen
scientifi c approaches for improved water man-
agement and governance, capacity-building and education
at all levels; provide avenues for adapting to the impacts of
global changes on river basins and aquifers; and enhance
the monitoring of the state of the world's freshwater re-
sources through the leading work of IHP in its Seventh
Phase, UNESCO-IHE and WWAP;
Adaptation strategies developed
to counter the impacts of global
change on river basins and aquifer
systems, particularly in arid and
semi-arid areas, and shared with
national authorities and decision-
makers as well as United Nations
country teams.
Knowledge base of policy-rele-
vant cultural, social and scientifi c
responses for sustainable water
gover nance enhanced.
Improved ecosystem quality and
services translated into envi-
ronmental management policies
through enhanced eco-hydrologi-
cal approaches.
Sustainable urban water man-
agement improved, especially in
developing countries, though ex-
panded knowledge base.
Freshwater
education
programme
developed within the framework
of the Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development.
Enhanced knowledge of the world's
freshwater resources.
(ii) strengthen the work of the MAB Programme, the World
Network of Biosphere Reserves; reinforce UNESCO's
unique role in developing research and capacity-
building in geosciences through the IGCP Programme;
Ecological, biodiversity, biologi-
cal and mineral resources manage-
ment knowledge integrated into
United Nations common country
programmes to attain Millennium
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and support the Organization's role for earth observation
systems and partnerships with space agencies for monitor-
ing changes in land, water and oceans;
Development Goals and other inter-
nationally agreed development goals.
Learning laboratories for sus-
tainable development established
using sites of the World Network
of Biosphere Reserves.
Knowledge base and partnerships
expanded for reducing biodiversity
loss and for mitigating and adapt-
ing to climate change.
National capacities enhanced for
socio-ecological research and par-
ticipatory adaptive management
approaches for integrated land and
natural resources development.
Institutional capacities strength-
ened in fundamental and applied
geosciences.
Access of developing coun-
tries to the benefi ts of the use of
space technologies improved and
capacity- building and education
reinforced.
(iii) continue the leading work of IOC, as the established in-
tergovernmental body on oceans and coastal zones within
the United Nations system, in improving governance and
fostering intergovernmental cooperation through ocean sci-
ences and services in order to improve understanding of
climate change, ecosystem functioning and biodiversity,
to observe and monitor the open ocean and coastal seas,
and to develop institutional capacity for coastal and marine
management;
Leadership provided for United
Nations system at country level on
issues pertaining to the sustainable
management of oceans and coastal
zones and relevant objectives in-
tegrated in national plans and
United Nations common country
programming documents.
Understanding of ecosystem func-
tioning improved, and biodiversity
and climate change impact on the
marine and coastal environment
articulated.
Management of ocean resources,
monitoring of climate variabil-
ity and understanding of ocean
biogeochemistry and ecosystems
improved using data and products
derived from the global ocean ob-
serving system (GOOS).
Improved safety of lives and sus-
tainability of livelihoods of coastal
communities through the proper
application of marine science and
observations.
Ocean policies and governance en-
hanced at the global and regional
levels and evidence-based national
policies adopted.
First phase ("Assessment of the
Assessments") of the Global
Reporting and Assessment of the
State of the Marine Environment.
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Biennial sectoral priority 2
: Promoting policies and
strengthening human and institutional capacities
in science, technology and innovation, with
special emphasis on the basic sciences
(iv) foster human and institutional capacity-building, including
efforts at all educational levels, from the most basic through
tertiary, in cooperation with scientifi c networks, centres of
excellence and non-governmental organizations;
National and regional capacities
for research, training, and educa-
tion in the basic sciences strength-
ened, including building a culture
of science education and science
for peace, particularly in Africa,
LDCs and SIDS.
Scientifi c knowledge and advanced
research facilities shared in key
areas of the physical, chemical
and life sciences to foster appli-
cations for societal needs and to
encourage careers in science, tak-
ing into account gender equity and
equality.
Energy capacity-building and sci-
entifi c knowledge enhanced.
National capacities in the engi-
neering sciences and technology,
engineering applications, inno-
vation, foresight, research and
knowledge management in engi-
neering strengthened and a culture
of maintenance promoted.
(v) support Member States in the formulation and implementa-
tion of evidence-based science and technology policies for
sustainable development, recognizing the contribution of
local and indigenous knowledge;
Evidence-based national S&T
policies adopted.
Indicators for global monitoring of
S&T capacities developed.
Participatory governance of S&T
systems promoted.
Local and indigenous knowledge
systems and experiences mobilized
and their potential contribution to
sustainable development recog-
nized in national science policies.
Policies and practices for sustain-
able development of SIDS, in-
cluding in light of climate change,
shared within and across SIDS
regions.
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Biennial sectoral priority 3
: Promoting knowledge
networks for disaster preparedness and
mitigation and enhancing national and regional
coping capacities
(vi) foster a culture of disaster prevention at national and re-
gional levels, with a focus on knowledge management and
education for disaster preparedness, as well as on the pro-
motion of systems and networks concerned with the assess-
ment and mitigation of hazards including early warning
systems;
National disasters mitigated
through strengthened networks
and capacities for monitoring and
assessment.
The mitigation of the impact of
hydrological extremes and fresh-
water-related disasters improved
through integrated management
approaches.
Disaster preparedness and public
awareness promoted especially
among vulnerable and weakened
communities through education.
(vii) implement a Global Tsunami Warning System through IOC,
in its efforts to develop national and regional capacities
for disaster preparedness and mitigation through a multi-
hazard approach, and to establish and develop tsunami early
warning systems in the Indian Ocean, the Pacifi c Ocean, the
North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected
seas, and the Caribbean and adjacent seas;
National and regional capabili-
ties for tsunami and other related
coastal hazard warning and miti-
gation systems developed.
Governance structures for sus-
tained ocean related observing and
warning systems as part of GEOSS
coordinated and developed.
Risk assessment and hazard miti-
gation integrated in coastal plan-
ning and management.
(b) to allocate for this purpose in the amount of $23,543,600 for
activity costs and $35,146,100 for staff costs;
.
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02100
Draft resolution for
UNESCO-IHE Institute
for Water Education
(UNESCO-IHE)
The General Conference,
Noting the results of the formal evaluation of the 2003-2007 period
of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education as mandated in
the Institute's statutes, and the recommendations of the Executive
Board thereon,
Recognizing the vital importance of water education and capacity-
building in promoting research and capacity-building for the sound
management of natural resources, and the role of UNESCO-IHE
therein,
Underlining the valuable contribution being made by UNESCO-IHE
in the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals and in the fol-
low-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development,
Conscious that UNESCO-IHE is entirely extrabudgetary and as such
represents a unique model among UNESCO's category 1 institutes,
requiring innovative and entrepreneurial approaches to management
and programme delivery,
Noting the resolution of the seventeenth session of the Intergovern-
mental Council of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
that calls on Member States to provide fellowships to students apply-
ing for a course at UNESCO-IHE and to provide fi nancial support to
research undertaken by UNESCO-IHE,
Noting the resolution of the seventeenth session of the
Intergovernmental Council of IHP to establish a working group to
advise and guide UNESCO's work on water education and research,
Noting the resolution of the seventeenth session of the Intergovern-
mental Council of IHP to develop a strategy for UNESCO's category
1 and category 2 water-related institutes and centres,
The expected results are listed
below for information
1.
Requests the Governing Board of UNESCO-IHE to continue
and intensify its efforts to:
(a) further strengthen cooperation with IHP in implementing
UNESCO's overall water and sustainable development pro-
gramme;
Impact of water education and
training for sustainable develop-
ment increased, primarily targeted
to developing countries.
Research capacity in the water
sector increased, focusing on
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(b) contribute actively to assisting Member States to obtain the
necessary expertise and capacities to attain MDG7;
MDG- related topics and primar-
ily targeted to solving problems in
developing countries.
(c) support and help implement activities of the United
Nations system, in particular the World Water Assessment
Programme;
(d) ensure the highest degree of excellence in the academic
programmes offered by UNESCO-IHE;
(e) work in partnership with institutions from the South and
North to generate knowledge for development, and further
increase the accessibility of this knowledge by Member
States;
(f)
innovate with new means of delivery of education and
capacity-building services within developing countries
themselves, in particular through distance learning meth-
ods; and
(g) ensure that UNESCO-IHE strengthens linkages with cat-
egory 2 water-related centres and participates in formulat-
ing a strategy for all UNESCO water centres.
2.
Expresses its gratitude to the Government of the Netherlands as
host country to UNESCO-IHE for providing core support that
ensures the operation of the Institute, and to the other Member
States and institutions that provide support for UNESCO-IHE
projects and fellowships;
3.
Appeals to Member States to make voluntary contributions to
UNESCO-IHE, thus demonstrating commitment to water edu-
cation and capacity-building and willingness to play a part in
ensuring that category 1 institutes can operate in the long term
entirely on extrabudgetary funding.
Capacity-building increased
through numerous long- and short-
term international cooperation pro-
grammes to strengthen indigenous
capacities of local water-related
organizations.
Partnerships reinforced to share
and develop knowledge and infor-
mation, and to conduct joint ac-
tivities in education, research and
capacity-building.
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Draft Resolution for the
International Centre for
Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
(Abdus Salam International
Centre for Theoretical
Physics)
The General Conference,
Acknowledging the report of the Abdus Salam International Centre
for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) for the 2006-2007 biennium,
The expected results are listed
below for information
Recognizing the important role of ICTP, as a category 1 UNESCO
centre, in fostering capacities and knowledge in theoretical and
applied physics, pure and applied mathematics, and interdisciplin-
ary areas, with special focus on developing countries, under Major
Programme II,
(a) Requests the ICTP Steering Committee and Scientifi c Council,
in accordance with the ICTP Statutes, host country agreements,
and the present resolution, when approving the Centre's budget
for 2008-2009:
1.
to continue ensure that ICTP goals and activities are in
consonance with UNESCO's strategic programme objec-
tives and priorities in the natural sciences;
2.
to reinforce ICTP capacity for advanced research, training
and networking in the physical and mathematical sciences,
as well as interdisciplinary areas, for the benefi t of scien-
tists from developing countries, ensuring that staff scien-
tists remain at the forefront of their fi elds;
3.
to support the Centre's efforts in the use of theoretical
physics and mathematics to advance scientifi c understand-
ing of global environmental changes and sustainable de-
velopment;
4.
to strengthen scientifi c cooperation in areas of common
interest with the International Atomic Energy Agency and
the Italian Government.
(b) Authorizes the Director-General to support ICTP by providing a
fi nancial allocation of $1,015,000 under Major Programme II;
(c) Expresses its gratitude to the International Atomic Energy
Agency, to the Italian Government that gives a substantial
fi nancial contribution and provides premises for the Centre free
Advanced research training of
scientists, especially women and
young scientists, and university
teaching staff in physics and math-
ematics enhanced.
South-South cooperation and ac-
tivities in Africa strengthened.
Synergies with other organiza-
tional units contributing to Major
Programme II enhanced.
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of charge, and to the Member States and foundations that have
supported the Centre through voluntary contributions, and invites
them to continue their support in 2008-2009 and beyond;
(d) Appeals to Member States, international organizations, donor
agencies, foundations and the private sector to grant or renew
their support to enable ICTP to implement and expand the activi-
ties envisaged for the 2008-2009 biennium.
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Draft resolution for Major
Programme III Social and
human sciences
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
(a) to implement the following plan of action of Major Programme III,
structured along the following three biennial sectoral priorities
and seven main lines of action, with a view to:
The expected results are listed
below for information
Biennial sectoral priority 1
: Promoting principles,
practices and ethical norms relevant for scientifi c
and technological development
(i)
promote the ethics of science and technology in order to
foster international, regional and national debate on ethical
issues relating to the development of science and technol-
ogy, in particular through the work of the Commission on
the Ethics of Science and Technology, and support given
to national ethics committees; raise public awareness on
key ethical issues; undertake explorative studies regard-
ing environmental ethics and the ethics principles of the
Recommendation on the Status of Scientifi c Researchers
as well as of the Declaration on Science and the Use of
Scientifi c knowledge; ensure the availability of teaching
expertise and teaching materials as well as of updated data
bases on ethics legislation and contribute to the identifi ca-
tion of ethical issues related to emerging technologies;
Awareness of the ethical challeng-
es arising from advances and inno-
vations in science and technology
increased among policy-makers,
research specialists and the wider
public.
Member States, higher education
institutions and national research
systems increasingly attuned to
issues related to ethics of science
and technology.
Ethical issues related to emerging
challenges and technologies iden-
tifi ed.
(ii) enhance national and international action in the fi eld of
bioethics in order to disseminate and ensure the effective
implementation of the UNESCO declarations in the fi eld
of bioethics (the Universal Declaration on the Human
Genome and Human Rights, the International Declaration
on Human Genetic Data and the Universal Declaration on
Bioethics and Human Rights), in close cooperation with the
International Bioethics Committee; foster international and
national debates on bioethics; support the creation of na-
tional bioethics committees; ensure the development of the
Global Ethics Observatory and the availability of teaching
expertise and teaching materials; and ensure international
cooperation in the fi eld of bioethics, in particular through
the United Nations Inter-Agency Committee;
Principles of the declarations on
bioethics fostered and integrated
at national level.
National institutional capacities in
the fi eld of bioethics enhanced.
International cooperation in the
fi eld of bioethics strengthened.
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Biennial sectoral priority 2
: Enhancing research-
policy linkages relevant to social transformations
(iii) promote policy-oriented research in the social sciences in the
framework of the Management of Social Transformations
intergovernmental programme (MOST) to give support to
the development of policy-oriented research, and related
capacity-building, in the fi elds of poverty eradication, mi-
gration, urban issues and youth and gender policies, in close
cooperation with regional research networks; disseminate
cutting-edge research results and improved methodologies
through publications and online databases;
Policy-oriented research in the
fi eld of poverty eradication, mi-
grations, urban issues, youth and
gender supported.
Policy-oriented
research
networks
in the fi eld of social sciences con-
solidated.
(iv) strengthen research-policy linkages in the social sciences
and national research systems in the framework of the
Management of Social Transformations intergovernmental
programme (MOST), to contribute to improving the coor-
dination and integration of social science research, in close
cooperation with the international social research councils,
and relevant United Nations research institutions; support
international and regional forums of ministers of social de-
velopment and spaces of dialogue between decision-makers
and the social sciences research community; contribute to
the elaboration of national and regional social and human
sciences policies, in the framework of UNESCO's inter-
sectoral platform relating to the strengthening of national
research systems;
Findings of policy-oriented re-
search in the social sciences con-
solidated, informing the formu-
lation of policies in the fi elds of
poverty eradication, migrations,
urban issues, youth and gender.
Capacity of Member States to
develop regional and national so-
cial and human sciences policies
strengthened.
National research systems devel-
oped and strengthened.
Monitoring of integration of na-
tional research systems and sci-
ence policies into sustainable de-
velopment strategies carried out.
(v) contribute to the elaboration and improvement of physical
education and sports policies and ensure the monitoring
of the International Convention against Doping in Sport
(2005);
National capacities to integrate
physical education and sports
policies in national educational
systems improved.
Key emerging issues relating to
doping in sports identifi ed.
Biennial sectoral priority 3
: Contribute to the
dialogue among civilizations and cultures and to
a culture of peace through philosophy, the human
sciences, the promotion of human rights and
the fi ght against discrimination
(vi) ensure the implementation of the three pillars of the
UNESCO Strategy on Philosophy, with emphasis on the
promotion of philosophy teaching at all levels and the
contribution of philosophy to debate on key contemporary
issues relating in particular to the dialogue among civiliza-
tions and cultures and the promotion of a culture of peace, in
the framework of the international and national celebrations
Exchanges among researchers
from different regions of the world
enhanced to promote philosophical
debate and research on key issues.
Integrated Strategy on Democracy
implemented within the frame-
work of the International Centre
for Human Sciences (ICHS).
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of World Philosophy Day, the interregional philosophical
dialogues and the activities of the international network;
support the activities of the category 2 Byblos International
Centre for Human Sciences (ICSH) in the implementa-
tion of the integrated strategy on democracy; support
research on key emerging issues related to new forms of
violence in cooperation with regional research networks;
Research on emerging ethical and
social issues related to the dialogue
among civilizations and cultures
and a culture of peace carried
out.
(vii) promote policy-oriented research on the main obstacles and
challenges to the implementation of the human rights of
special relevance to UNESCO; ensure the celebration of
the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, with emphasis on UNESCO's contribution to its
implementation; reinforce the human rights approach to
UNESCO's programme implementation through capacity-
building; reinforce the regional coalitions of cities against
racism and xenophobia;
Research on main obstacles and
challenges to the enjoyment of hu-
man rights in UNESCO domains
enhanced.
Contributions of research to pol-
icy-making in the fi eld of human
rights improved.
Human rights-based approach
mainstreamed into UNESCO's
programming.
General public sensitized to the
need of fi ghting against all forms
of discrimination and promoting
tolerance.
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $10,540,800 for activity
costs and $19,454,400 for staff costs.
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04000
Draft Resolution for Major
Programme IV Culture
The General Conference
Recalling the objectives of strategic programme objectives 9, 10
and 11 to which Major Programme IV "Culture" is called to contrib-
ute in an intersectoral manner,
Authorizes the Director-General
(a) to implement the following plan of action of Major Pro-
gramme IV, structured along the following two biennial sectoral
priorities and six main lines of action, with a view to:
The expected results are listed
below for information
Biennial sectoral priority 1
: promoting cultural
diversity through the safeguarding of heritage
in its various dimensions and the enhancement
of cultural expressions
(i)
ensuring the protection and conservation of the cultural
and natural heritage through the application of the 1972
Convention and, to that end, to:
promote a more representative, credible and balanced
World Heritage List, especially for the benefi t of under-
represented regions and heritage categories;
provide the secretariat for and coordinate the activities
of the World Heritage Committee;
increase public awareness of, involvement in and sup-
port for World Heritage activities, in particular through
the development of information tools and the dissemi-
nation of knowledge;
ensure the effective and preventive conservation of
World Heritage properties through the building of
capacities in particular in Africa in close cooperation
with the African World Heritage Fund and ensure the
coordination of International Coordination Committees
(ICC) in post-confl ict situations;
promote the 1954 Hague Convention and its two
Protocols and ensure its implementation;
promote sustainable tourism at World Heritage sites
with a view to the economic and social development of
local communities and their active participation in the
management of the sites;
A more representative, balanced
and credible World Heritage List.
World Heritage information, edu-
cation and knowledge management
tools developed, and the network
of partners increased.
National expert capacities for the
conservation and management of
heritage properties strengthened.
International cooperation to safe-
guard heritage in confl ict and post-
confl ict countries consolidated.
Sustainable tourism promoted and
local communities in cultural and
natural sites empowered.
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(ii) further raising Member States' awareness of the importance
of the intangible cultural heritage and its safeguarding, in
particular through the promotion of the 2003 Convention
for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage,
by providing them with assistance to build their capacities
to draw up inventories of their intangible cultural heri-
tage and to implement plans for the safeguarding of that
heritage;
Expanded accession of States
Parties to, and implementation of,
the Convention.
International cooperation and safe-
guarding capacities of Member
States and communities strength-
ened.
Enhanced coordination between
the 1972 and 2003 Conventions.
(iii) strengthening the protection of cultural property through
the conservation of collections and improved protection
of endangered movable cultural property; promoting heri-
tage conservation practices and museum policy develop-
ment in particular through the publication of the review
MUSEUM International; promoting the fi ght against illicit
traffi cking in cultural property and the return or restitution
of such cultural property to its country of origin in the
spirit of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting
and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of
Ownership of Cultural Property, the 1995 UNIDROIT
Convention; strengthening the protection of the underwa-
ter cultural heritage in the framework of, in particular, the
2001 Convention;
National implementation of the
UNESCO Conventions on the pro-
tection of movable cultural prop-
erty accelerated, in particular the
1970 Convention on illicit traffi ck-
ing and the 2001 Convention on
the Protection of the Underwater
Cultural Heritage.
National capacities for the legal
and material protection and con-
servation of movable cultural
property strengthened.
Progress made in the recognition
of the role of museums as loci of
identity and of access to knowl-
edge.
Progress in international efforts
concerning the return and resti-
tution of, and access to, movable
cultural property.
(iv) ensuring the protection and promotion of the diversity of
cultural expressions and the development of creative indus-
tries by:
raising Member States' awareness of the importance of
the protection and promotion of the diversity of cul-
tural expressions; promoting the ratifi cation of the 2005
Convention and establishing its governing bodies and
setting up its operational mechanisms (International
Fund for the Promotion of Culture and Global Alliance
for Cultural Diversity);
developing cultural industries and creative industries
to promote development and combat poverty, in parti-
cular by raising the awareness of and providing advice
to Member States with a view to building the capacities
of policy-makers and national and international partners
in the fi elds of book production and translation; crafts
and design, in particular by enhancing professional
capacity-building in this area and by fostering South-
South and triangular (North-South-South) cooperation
to enable developing countries to share their experi-
ences and cooperate in this context.
Implementation of the 2005
Convention: number of accessions
increased, follow-up mechanisms
established.
Knowledge of the actual state of
creative industries at the regional
and national levels improved.
National book policies devel-
oped.
Progress in linguistic diversity
through translation, and book and
publishing policies.
Better recognition of original and
innovative initiatives to promote
the cultural and creative industries,
and the role of cultural events in
regional integration, in particular
in Africa, strengthened.
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Biennial sectoral priority 2
: Promoting social
cohesion, by fostering pluralism, dialogue
of cultures and the establishment of a culture
of peace
(v) developing conceptual and operational frameworks fos-
tering intercultural dialogue in all its dimensions, includ-
ing interfaith dimensions, using an interdisciplinary and
intersectoral approach, taking into account in particular
the recommendations (lessons) of the World Report on
Cultural Diversity (2008) and the report of the Alliance
of Civilizations (2006); developing the means and skills
needed to strengthen social cohesion while respecting cul-
tural pluralism and to establish a culture of peace, draw-
ing on cooperation agreements with governmental and
non- governmental organizations and on the networks of
UNESCO Chairs and other partners;
Improved understanding of the
challenges raised by the interac-
tion between cultural diversity and
intercultural dialogue.
Fight against cultural, ethnic and
religious prejudices strengthened.
Intercultural skills of policy-
makers and social stakeholders
strengthened.
(vi) assisting Member States in the formulation, revision and
updating of their cultural policies, taking into account the
links between cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and
sustainable development in an integrated approach, with
particular attention to the needs defi ned by NEPAD, while
reinforcing institutional, including legislative capacities
and those of policy- makers and culture professionals with
a view to developing the cultural sector and integrating
culture into all other development policies; ensuring that
the principles of cultural diversity and intercultural dia-
logue are taken into account in joint programming exer-
cises (CCA-UNDAF-One United Nations) and in national
development plans whilst contributing to the objectives of
the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-
Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010) and the
Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace;
Fundamental principles and meth-
odological tools on the links be-
tween diversity, dialogue and
development elaborated and dis-
seminated.
Principles of cultural diversity and
intercultural dialogue taken into
account in policies and actions to
benefi t the cultural sector.
Principles of cultural diversity and
intercultural dialogue included in
various development policies.
Contribution to joint operations of
the United Nations system.
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $20,374,900 for activity
costs, and $34,187,000 for staff costs.
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Major Programme V
05000
Draft resolution for
Major Programme V
Communication and
information
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
(a) to implement the following plan of action of Major Programme V,
structured along the following two biennial sectoral priorities and
six main lines of action, with a view to:
The expected results are listed
below for information
Biennial sectoral priority 1
: Fostering free,
independent and pluralistic communication and
universal access to information
(i)
promoting an enabling environment for freedom of expres-
sion and freedom of information, and to that end: provide
advisory services for the establishment of internationally
recognized standards in this regard; sensitize governments
and public institutions to freedom of information and access
to public information as components for good governance;
promote the defence of freedom of the press as a fundamen-
tal human right, through the celebration of the World Press
Freedom Day, the award of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano
World Press Freedom Prize, the protection of the rights of
media and information professionals, as well as monitoring
activities; support the development of editorially indepen-
dent public service broadcasting accountability and ethical
and professional standards in journalism;
Application of internationally rec-
ognized legal standards for free-
dom of expression and freedom of
information in all types of media
fostered.
Awareness of the importance of
freedom of expression as a basic
human right and of free, indepen-
dent and pluralistic media for de-
velopment and good governance
increased.
Accountability, ethical and pro-
fessional standards in journalism
improved.
State media transformed into edi-
torially independent public broad-
casting services to enable diverse
programming.
(ii) fostering universal access to information, and to that end:
assist in the formulation of national information policy
frameworks; support the preservation of analogue and
digital documentary information through the Memory of
the World Programme; establish policy frameworks and in-
ternational standards to increase information literacy and
monitor global trends with regard to ethical dimensions
Information policy framework for
universal access to and preserva-
tion of information established.
International partnerships for en-
hancing universal access to infor-
mation fostered.
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of the Information Society building on the priorities of
the Information for All Programme (IFAP); foster inter-
national partnerships for enhancing universal access to
information;
(iii) promoting the development of free, independent and plu-
ralistic media, and to that end: foster media independence
and pluralism, in particular through the International
Programme for the Development of Communication
(IPDC); build the capacities of media professionals through
enhancing the quality of media training institutions; foster
community access to information to increase opportunities
for non-formal education, inclusive participation in devel-
opment and management of social transformations;
Development of free, independent
and pluralistic media.
Capacities of media and training
institutions to offer high quality
training increased, particularly in
Africa.
Community radio and community
multimedia centres fostered as
catalysing tools for community
"voice" and people-centred devel-
opment.
(iv) strengthening the role of communication and information
in fostering mutual understanding, peace and reconcilia-
tion, particularly in open and post-confl ict areas and to that
end: support peacekeeping operations and reconstruction
efforts, including legal reform processes through building
partnerships with the United Nations system, professional
organizations and media NGOs; support the development
of institutional and human capacities for the development
of sustained free, independent and pluralistic media in post-
confl ict as well as post-disaster countries; promote the use
of media and ICTs to facilitate dialogue, reconciliation and
peace-building;
Assistance provided to legal re-
forms to strengthen media and
ICTs.
Networks for media professionals
promoted and professional stan-
dards and adequate self regula-
tory mechanisms in post-confl ict
environment enhanced.
Capacity for media to report on
peace-building, confl ict-resolution
and disaster awareness enhanced.
Use of media and ICTs increased
to foster cultural diversity, facili-
tate dialogue and safeguard intan-
gible memory.
Biennial sectoral priority 2
: Promoting innovative
applications of ICTs for sustainable development
(v) fostering the development of infostructures; and to that
end: support the formulation of strategies, policies and best
practices for the professional management of information;
develop new approaches to knowledge dissemination and
utilization, including through free and open sources soft-
ware; develop strategies and practices for the use of ICTs
in support of Education for All goals; and support innova-
tive use of ICTs for disseminating scientifi c knowledge and
preserving cultural expression;
Information
management
struc-
tures to support sustainable devel-
opment strengthened.
Strategies and practices for ICTs
in support of Education for All
goals developed.
Application of ICTs as tools for
disseminating scientific knowl-
edge and preserving cultural ex-
pression.
(vi) promoting people's participation in sustainable devel-
opment through communication media; and to that
end: strengthen inter-agency cooperation in commu-
nication for sustainable development and participate in
Inter-agency collaboration in com-
munication for sustainable devel-
opment strengthened.
Media literacy and civic participa-
tion in media enhanced.
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the elaboration of strategies to that effect within the United
Nations common country processes; broaden civic partici-
pation in media and improve media literacy among users;
foster learning opportunities and the promotion of science
knowledge through media and ICTs;
Collaboration between national
broadcasting services and educa-
tion institutions to foster distance
learning opportunities increased.
(b) to allocate an amount of $14,837,900 for activity costs and
$18,949,900 for staff costs.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics
06000
Draft resolution for the
UNESCO Institute for
Statistics (UIS)
The General Conference,
Taking note of the reports of the Governing Board of the UNESCO
Institute for Statistics (UIS) for 2005 and 2006,
The expected results are listed
below for information
1.
Invites the Governing Board of the UIS to focus the Institute's
programme on the following priorities:
(a) to improve the timeliness, coverage and quality of
UNESCO's international statistical database by reviewing
its data collection methods and tools, strengthening com-
munication with Member States and cooperation with fi eld
offi ces and partner agencies and networks;
Objective 1: Timeliness of reporting
of education data improved.
Data quality and timeliness sys-
tematically reported on and im-
proved.
Literacy historical data series
reviewed and data quality im-
proved.
Data quality of the literacy data
improved as a result of the inte-
gration of assessment and dichoto-
mous literacy data.
Objective 2: Dissemination of sci-
ence statistics improved.
2006 R&D data released.
New R&D survey launched in
2008.
Objective 3: Collection and dis-
semination of statistics concerning
culture, communication and infor-
mation enlarged.
Data from 2006 press and broad-
cast surveys released in 2007.
New press and broadcast surveys
launched in 2008.
(b) to develop new statistical concepts, methodologies and stan-
dards in education, science, culture and communication,
and to promote the collection and production of quality
statistics and indicators, at both national and international
levels, for monitoring progress towards development goals;
Objective 1: Classifi cation and inter-
national comparability of education
programmes improved.
Improved quality of existing data.
Countries implementing LAMP
will, for the fi rst time, have an
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accurate assessment of the literacy
skills levels of their populations.
Improved measurement of non
formal education and its contribu-
tion to EFA.
Objective 2: International science
statistics standards adapted to the
needs of developing countries.
Improved quality of existing R&D
data as well as increasing numbers
of countries providing data to the
UIS.
More data on the mobility of doc-
toral holders, highly skilled people
and their research.
Greater availability of internation-
al data on innovation.
Objective 3: New framework for
cultural statistics created to monitor
emerging national and international
policy issues.
Coherent framework for specifi -
cation and collection of cultural
statistics.
New indicators and methodologies
for priority sectors and themes of
UNESCO cultural policy.
(c) to contribute to building national statistical capacity by
working with development agencies to disseminate techni-
cal guidelines and tools, to train national personnel, and to
provide expert advice and support to in-country statistical
activities;
Objective 1: Stakeholders engaged
in effective partnerships for statis-
tical capacity building to improve
long-term impact of development
assistance to countries.
Collaboration with development
agencies, line ministries and civil
society improved.
Effi ciency and cost-effectiveness
for sector-wide programmes and
sustainability of development
assistance enhanced.
Objective 2: Technical guidelines
and tools developed and dissemi-
nated.
Monitoring and evaluation of
national and international goals
strengthened.
Technical guidelines and tools
developed and disseminated to
Member States.
Operational strategy for data
collection put in place.
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Objective 3: National personnel
trained.
Improved capacities of national
and local offi cials to analyse edu-
cation statistics.
Greater use of data leading to bet-
ter resource allocation in Member
States.
Data more pertinent to decision-
makers.
Improved communications be-
tween Ministries of Education
(MoE) and National Statistical
Offi ces.
Objective 4: Expert advice and sup-
port provided to Member States to
improve their capacity for produc-
tion and use of statistics in UNESCO
domains.
Better quality of data received
from countries in terms of compa-
rability at the regional and global
levels.
(d) to support the development of policy analysis in Member
States by training in analysis, by conducting analytical
studies in partnership with international specialists, by
disseminating good practice and analytic reports to a wide
audience;
Programme of research and sta-
tistical analysis established in
collaboration with a network of
research institutions and other or-
ganizations conducting monitoring
and statistical analysis on policy
issues.
Regional reporting on areas of the
UNESCO mandate.
Policy relevant statistics and data
widely disseminated.
Improved analytical UIS capacity
in support of Member States.
Research on user satisfaction.
2.
Authorizes the Director-General to support the UNESCO
Institute for Statistics by providing a fi nancial allocation of
$9,500,000;
3.
Invites Member States, international organizations, development
and donor agencies, foundations and the private sector to contrib-
ute fi nancially or by other appropriate means to the implementa-
tion and expansion of the activities of the UNESCO Institute for
Statistics.
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Field Management of
decentralized programmes
07000
Draft Resolution for Field Management
of decentralized programmes
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
(a) to carry out the planning and implementation of the Organization's programmes and actions at
country and regional levels through the Organization's network of fi eld offi ces and to participate
actively in joint United Nations initiatives at country level;
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $45,473,600 for staff costs in the fi eld offi ces.
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Participation programme
09000
Draft resolution for
Participation programme
The General Conference
I
The expected results are listed
below for information
1.
Authorizes the Director-General
(a) to implement the Programme of Participation in the activi-
ties of Member States, in accordance with the following
principles and conditions;
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $20,000,000 for
direct programme costs;
A. Principles
1. The Participation Programme is one of the means employed by
the Organization to achieve its objectives, through participation
in activities carried out by Member States or Associate Members,
or by territories, organizations or institutions, in its fi elds of com-
petence. This participation is designed to strengthen the partner-
ship between UNESCO and its Member States and make that
partnership more effective through a sharing of contributions.
2. Priority under the Participation Programme will be given to
proposals for the benefi t of least developed countries (LDCs),
developing countries and countries in transition.
3. Requests shall be submitted to the Director-General by the
Member States through the National Commissions for UNESCO
or, where there is no National Commission, through a designated
government channel.
4. The projects or action plans submitted by the Member States
under the Participation Programme must relate to the activities of
the Organization, in particular to the major programmes, interdis-
ciplinary projects, the activities on behalf of Africa, least devel-
oped countries, youth and women, the activities of the National
Commissions for UNESCO, and reinforce cooperation with
United Nations country-based development initiatives. The
selection of the Participation Programme projects will particu-
larly take into account the priorities defi ned by the governing
bodies for UNESCO's regular programme.
Formulation, evaluation and fol-
low-up of requests improved in
such a way as to enhance comple-
mentarity between the activities
planned as part of the Programme
and Budget and those supported
under the Participation Programme,
ensuring conformity with the ma-
jor priorities of the Medium-Term
Strategy (C/4) and the Programme
and Budget (C/5).
Implementation of adjustable
strategies to meet the special and
urgent needs of certain groups of
countries with common character-
istics improved.
Transparency of programme ex-
ecution increased and account-
ability mechanisms strengthened
to ensure improved management
and monitoring.
Improved evaluation of reports on
the results of the activities sup-
ported and more effective record-
keeping system in place.
Image of the Organization and im-
pact of its action enhanced.
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5. Each Member State may submit 10 requests or projects, which
must be numbered in order of priority from 1 to 10. Requests
or projects from national non-governmental organizations will
come within the quota submitted by each Member State.
6. The order of priority laid down by the Member State may only
be changed by the National Commission itself.
7.
The international non-governmental organizations enjoying for-
mal or operational relations with UNESCO, of which the list is
established by the Executive Board, may submit up to 2 requests
under the Participation Programme for projects with subregional,
regional or interregional impact, provided that their requests are
supported by at least 2 of the Member States concerned by the
request.
8. The deadline for submission of requests has been set for
28 February 2008, except for emergency assistance and regional
projects.
9.
Benefi ciaries. Assistance under the Participation Programme
may be accorded to:
(a) Member States or Associate Members upon request
through their National Commissions or, where there is
no National Commission, through a designated govern-
ment channel, to promote activities of a national character.
For activities of a subregional or interregional character,
requests are submitted by the National Commissions of
the Member States or Associate Members on whose ter-
ritory they take place; these requests must be supported
by at least 2 other National Commissions of participating
Member States or Associate Members. For activities of
a regional character, requests are limited to 3 by region
and must be submitted by 1 Member State or a group of
Member States. These requests must be supported by at
least 3 Member States (or Associate Members) concerned
and will not come within the quota (of 10 requests) sub-
mitted by each Member State if they so wish; they will
be evaluated and screened by the Secretariat in accor-
dance with the procedure established for the processing
of requests submitted under the Participation Programme;
(b) a non-self-governing or trust territory, upon the request of
the National Commission of the Member State responsible
for the conduct of the territory's external relations;
(c) international non-governmental organizations maintaining
formal or operational relations with UNESCO as defi ned
in paragraph 7 above;
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(d) the Permanent Observer of Palestine to UNESCO, where the
participation requested relates to activities in UNESCO's
fields of competence in the Palestinian Autonomous
Territories.
10. Forms of assistance. Assistance under the Participation
Programme may comprise the provision of:
(a) the services of specialists and consultants, not including
staff costs and administrative support;
(b) fellowships and study grants;
(c) publications, periodicals and documentation;
(d) equipment (other than vehicles);
(e) conferences and meetings, seminars and training courses:
translation and interpretation services, participants' travel
costs, the services of consultants, and other services
deemed necessary by all concerned (not including those of
UNESCO staff members);
(f) fi nancial contributions.
11. Total amount of assistance. Whichever of the above forms
of assistance is requested, the total value of the assistance pro-
vided for each request shall not be in excess of $26,000 for a
national project or activity, $35,000 for a subregional or inter-
regional project or activity, and $46,000 for a regional project
or activity; the fi nancial provision made by the applicant must
be suffi cient to implement the activity satisfactorily. These re-
quests must be executed and all funds disbursed no later than
31 December 2009. The expenditures must be made accor-
ding to the approved budget and any change thereto must
be submitted to the Programme Offi ce for approval prior to
expenditure.
12. Approval of requests. When deciding upon a request, the
Director-General shall take into account:
(a) the total amount approved by the General Conference for
this Programme;
(b) the assessment of the request made by the relevant
Sector(s);
(c) the recommendation of the Intersectoral Committee chaired
by ADG/ERC and responsible for screening the Participation
Programme requests which are to be in conformity with es-
tablished criteria, procedures and priorities;
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(d) the contribution that such participation can effectively
make to the attainment of Member States' objectives in
UNESCO's fi elds of competence, including those of the
United Nations Development Assistance Framework,
or other United Nations country development initia-
tives, and within the framework of the major priorities
of the Medium-Term Strategy (C/4) and the Programme
and Budget (C/5) approved by the General Conference, to
which participation must be closely linked;
(e) the need to pursue a more equitable balance in the distribu-
tion of funds, by giving priority to the needs of develop-
ing countries and countries in transition, as well as those
of Africa, the LDCs, women and youth, which need to be
mainstreamed throughout all programmes;
(f)
the need to ensure that funding for each approved project is,
to the extent possible, allocated no later than 30 days before
the date set for the start of the implementation of the project
concerned, and in accordance with the conditions laid down
in paragraph B.14(a).
13. Implementation:
(a) the Participation Programme will be implemented within
the biennial programme of the Organization, of which it
forms an integral part. The implementation of a request is
the responsibility of the Member State or other applicant.
The request submitted to the Director-General must show
specifi c scheduled commencement and termination dates
for the implementation of projects, cost estimates, prom-
ised or expected funding from the Member States or private
institutions;
(b) the achievements of the Participation Programme will be
made more widely known with a view to the planning and
implementation of the Organization's future activities. An
evaluation of the Participation Programme's impact and
results in Member States and its adequacy with the ob-
jectives and priorities set by UNESCO will be carried out
during the biennium. The evaluation reports, submitted
after completion of each project by Member States, will be
used by the Secretariat for this purpose. An evaluation may
also be undertaken while the project is being carried out;
(c) the use of UNESCO's name and logo for the activities ap-
proved under the Participation Programme, in accordance
with the directives approved by the governing bodies, will
give this programme a higher profi le when it is carried out at
the national, subregional, regional or interregional levels.
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B. Conditions
14. Assistance under the Participation Programme will be pro-
vided only if the applicant, when sending in the written requests
to the Director-General, accepts the following conditions. The
applicant shall:
(a) assume
full
fi nancial and administrative responsibility for
implementing the plans and programmes for which parti-
cipation is provided; in the case of a fi nancial contribution,
submit to the Director-General at the close of the project
an itemized statement accounting for the activities executed
and certifying that the funds allocated have been used for
the implementation of the project, and return to UNESCO
any balance not used for project purposes, it being under-
stood that no new fi nancial contribution will be paid until
the applicant has submitted all the fi nancial reports certi-
fi ed by the Secretary-General of the National Commission
in respect of contributions previously approved by the
Director-General and for which payments were effected
prior to 31 December 2006, and which have been certifi ed
by the competent authority. Also, given the need for pro-
per accountability, all the additional supporting documents
necessary shall be kept by the applicant for a period of 5
years after the end of the biennium concerned and provi-
ded to UNESCO or the auditor upon written request. In
certain exceptional cases or in unavoidable circumstances,
the Director-General may decide on the most appropriate
way to handle requests, provided that he duly informs the
Executive Board;
(b) undertake to provide on a compulsory basis, together with
the fi nancial report mentioned in subparagraph (a) above, a
detailed evaluation report on the results of the activities fi -
nanced and their usefulness for the Member State or States
and UNESCO;
(c) pay, where participation is accorded in the form of
study grants, the cost of the grantholders' passports,
visas, medical examinations and salaries while they are
abroad, if they are in receipt of a salary; help them fi nd
suitable employment when they return to their coun-
tries of origin in accordance with national regulations;
(d) maintain and insure against all risks any property supplied
by UNESCO, from the time of its arrival at the point of
delivery;
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(e) undertake to cover UNESCO against any claim or liability
resulting from the activities provided for in this resolution,
except where it is agreed by UNESCO and the National
Commission of the Member State concerned that such
claim or liability arises from gross negligence or wilful
misconduct;
(f) grant to UNESCO, with regard to activities to be carried
out in connection with the Participation Programme, the
privileges and immunities set out in the 1947 conven-
tion on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized
Agencies.
C. Emergency
assistance
15. Criteria for according emergency assistance by UNESCO
(a) emergency assistance may be accorded by UNESCO
when:
(i)
there are nationwide insurmountable circumstances
(earthquakes, storms, cyclones, hurricanes, torna-
does, typhoons, landslides, volcanic eruptions, fi res,
droughts, fl oods or wars, etc.) which have catastroph-
ic consequences for the Member State in the fi elds
of education, science, culture or communication and
which it cannot overcome on its own;
(ii) there are multilateral emergency assistance efforts
undertaken by the international community or the
United Nations system;
(iii) the Member State requests UNESCO to provide
emergency assistance, in accordance with (i) and (ii)
above, in the fi elds of its competence, through its
National Commission or an established government
channel;
(iv) the Member State is prepared to accept the
Organization's recommendations in light of the pres-
ent criteria.
(b) UNESCO emergency assistance should be restricted to the
Organization's fi elds of competence and should only begin
once the threat to life has been overcome and the physical
priorities have been met (food, clothing, shelter and medical
assistance);
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(c) UNESCO emergency assistance should be concentrated on:
(i)
assessing the situation and evaluating the basic re-
quirements;
(ii) providing expertise and formulating recommenda-
tions on resolving the situation in the fi elds of its
competence;
(iii) helping to identify outside funding sources and extra-
budgetary funds;
(d) emergency assistance in cash or kind should be limited to the
strict minimum and only provided in exceptional cases;
(e) no administrative support or personnel costs shall be fi -
nanced through emergency assistance;
(f)
the total budget for any emergency assistance project shall
not exceed $50,000. It may be complemented by extrabud-
getary funds identifi ed for this purpose or other sources of
funding;
(g) emergency assistance shall not be provided if the Member
State's request may be met within the ordinary Participation
Programme;
(h) emergency assistance shall be provided in coordination
with other United Nations agencies.
16. Procedures to be followed when providing emergency assis-
tance:
(a) faced with an emergency situation, a Member State,
through the National Commission or established channel,
will identify, as appropriate, its needs and the type of as-
sistance which it requires from UNESCO, in its fi elds of
competence;
(b) the Director-General shall then inform the Member State,
through the National Commission or established channel,
of his decision;
(c) when appropriate, and in agreement with the Member State,
a technical assessment mission will be sent to appraise the
situation and report back to the Director-General;
(d) the Secretariat shall report to the Member State on the
assistance and the amounts it envisages providing and the
follow-up, if any, which could be considered; the total
value of the assistance provided shall not be in excess of
$50,000;
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(e) in the case of goods or services to be supplied by UNESCO,
there shall be no international competitive bidding if the
situation requires urgent action;
(f)
an evaluation report, and, save in exceptional circumstanc-
es, a fi nancial report, shall be submitted by the Member
State after completion of the project.
II
2.
Invites the Director-General
(a) to communicate without delay, in order to enhance the
presentation, follow-up and evaluation of the projects sub-
mitted under the Participation Programme, to the National
Commissions or, where there is no National Commission,
through a designated government channel, the reasons for
modifying or denying the requested amounts;
(b) to inform the National Commissions, or where there is no
National Commission, a designated government channel,
of all projects and activities undertaken by international
non-governmental organizations in their respective coun-
tries with support from the Participation Programme;
(c) to provide to every autumn session of the Executive Board
a report including the following information:
(i) a list of applications for contributions from the
Participation Programme received in the Secretariat;
(ii) a list of the projects approved under the Participation
Programme and those under emergency assistance, to-
gether with the amounts approved to fi nance them, and
any other cost and support connected with them;
(iii) a list of international non-governmental organizations
along the same lines as that provided for countries in
(ii) above.
(d) to ensure the percentage of the Participation Programme
funds for emergency assistance, international non-govern-
mental organizations and regional activities does not ex-
ceed 7%, 5% and 3% respectively of the allocated amount
for the Participation Programme for a given biennium;
(e) to give priority to requests for the benefi t of LDCs, develop-
ing countries and countries in transition.
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10100
Draft resolution for
coordination and monitoring
of action to benefi t Africa
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
The expected results are listed
below for information
(a) to implement the corresponding plan of action, ensuring the con-
sistency and complementarity of efforts through a coordinating
and monitoring mechanism, in order to:
(i)
strengthen relations with African Member States, in par-
ticular through their Permanent Delegations and National
Commissions as well as through appropriate instances of
the African Union (AU), with a view to responding to their
priority needs;
(ii) support the development and monitor the implementation
of strategies for strengthening cooperation with African
Member States aimed in particular at meeting the commit-
ments of Education for All (EFA) and achieving the United
Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) relating
to the Organization's various fi elds of competence;
(iii) ensure that the priorities identifi ed by the New Partnership
for Africa's Development (NEPAD), which constitutes for
the United Nations system as a whole a special framework
for cooperation with the African Union and NEPAD, are
taken into account in the Organization's planning and pro-
gramming processes;
(iv) contribute to the process of subregional and regional inte-
gration in UNESCO's fi elds of competence;
(v) promote cooperation and partnership with African Member
States and mobilize multilateral and bilateral development
assistance mechanisms, as well as the private sector;
(vi) lead and coordinate the Organization's efforts in Africa
to assist countries in post-crisis and post-confl ict or post-
disaster reconstruction situations, in particular through
the strengthening of the Programme of Education for
Emergencies and Reconstruction (PEER);
Relations
with
African
Member
States strengthened, in par-
ticular through their Permanent
Delegations and National
Commissions and groups of
African Member States within
UNESCO, the United Nations and
the African Union.
Development priorities of
African Member States relat-
ing to the Organization's various
fields of competence reflected
in UNESCO's programming as
well as in joint programming of
the United Nations system at the
country level.
New partnerships with multilateral
and bilateral organizations, and
with the private sector established
and implemented.
Joint activities in cooperation
with the Off ice of the High
Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR), other United Nations
partners or African regional or-
ganizations carried out in all
post-crisis African countries, in
particular through the PEER pro-
gramme.
Action coordinated, interaction
and communication improved
between UNESCO Headquarters,
field offices in Africa and the
African National Commissions.
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(vii) serve as focal point for all questions relating to Africa and
ensure the visibility of UNESCO's action in Africa.
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $1,093,000 for activity
costs and $3,552,100 for staff costs.
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Draft resolution for
Fellowships Programme
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
The expected results are listed
below for information
(a) to implement the following plan of action:
(i)
contribute to the enhancement of human resources and na-
tional capacity-building in areas that are closely aligned to
UNESCO's expected strategic objectives and programme
priorities, through the award and administration of fellow-
ships, study and travel grants;
(ii) increase fellowships through co-sponsored arrangements
with interested donors and extrabudgetary funding sources,
either in cash or in kind;
(iii) explore possibilities of strengthening the Fellowships
Programme through partnerships with civil society and
non-governmental organizations.
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $1,231,700 for activity
costs and $639,200 for staff costs.
National capacities enhanced in
areas of UNESCO programme
priorities.
Fellowship
benefi ciaries empow-
ered in priority areas through the
sharing of knowledge and upgrad-
ing of skills at the graduate and
post graduate levels.
Thematic areas aligned to biennial
sectoral objectives and strategic
programme priorities.
Administration of fellowships har-
monized through cooperation with
the United Nations system.
Fellowship opportunities expand-
ed through new partnerships with
Member States, civil society and
non-governmental organizations.
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10300
Draft Resolution for
Public information
The General Conference,
Considering that public information activities aim to disseminate the
founding principles and ideals of UNESCO, to publicize programmes
and projects, mobilize partnerships that contribute to their implemen-
tation and disseminate the results obtained,
Considering that public information is closely linked to programme ac-
tivities and plays an important strategic role in their implementation,
The expected results are listed
below for information
Considering that the Organization's visibility must be increased,
Authorizes the Director-General
(a) to implement a public information programme that includes the
following lines of action:
(i)
the preparation and implementation of a comprehen-
sive communication plan for the entire Organization,
identifying the priority themes for communication (consis-
tent with programme priorities), events illustrative of such
themes and the schedule of information activities to be car-
ried out in the light of the objectives pursued in respect of
the target audiences. The communication plan must also
highlight the complementarity between various informa-
tion media and products at the design and implementation
stages;
(ii) continuation of the development of the Organization's
Internet portal, now the main information instrument, in
terms of both the quantity of information disseminated and
the number of users. The portal's multilingualism should
be developed gradually, depending on the availability of
resources, in the Organization's six offi cial languages. The
portal should become a multimedia platform integrating and
enhancing all information products (publications, graphics,
audiovisual programmes, and so on), linking the different
communities that take part in the Organization's activities
and placing the knowledge generated at their disposal;
(iii) the strengthening of media information (print and broad-
cast media) in order to better project the Organization's im-
age and disseminate its programme of action to the public
at large. This activity is the subject of close cooperation
between BPI and the Offi ce of the Spokeswoman of the
Director-General (ODG/SPO). A special effort will be
made, in the form of press campaigns, on the occasion of
some major events (presentation of reports, award of some
Comprehensive
communication
plan elaborated and implemented.
Unesco.org portal further devel-
oped and enhanced.
Media information prepared and
disseminated.
Organization's publications pro-
gramme implemented.
10 issues per year of the online
edition of the UNESCO Courier
disseminated in the six offi cial lan-
guages of the Organization.
Programme of cultural events or-
ganized.
Public information in the Member
States developed.
Internal
communication
developed
and intensifi ed.
Impact of the use of the logo and
name of the Organization evalu-
ated.
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prizes, inscription of new World Heritage sites, and so on)
or when current events so require;
(iv) the implementation of the Organization's publications
programme, in accordance with the principles of a new
publications policy:
extension of the concept of publication to cover various
types of media;
alignment of publication objectives and content with
medium- and short-term programme priorities;
adoption of a "publications quality assurance frame work";
strengthening of dissemination.
(v) continuation of the publication and dissemination of the
UNESCO Courier online, in the six offi cial languages of
the Organization;
(vi) the organization of cultural events in cooperation with the
programme sectors and Permanent Delegations of Member
States in order to promote the Organization's image to the
public and the media;
(vii) the development of public information activities in the
Member States. Information activities should be carried
out in partnership with fi eld offi ces, National Commissions,
UNESCO Clubs, civil society organizations and others. The
aim is to mobilize all possible networks to disseminate in-
formation about the Organization's programmes and its
achievements in order to increase the visibility of UNESCO
in the fi eld;
(viii) the development of the Organization's internal commu-
nication to the staff of the Secretariat and of the Permanent
Delegations, through the organization of weekly information
meetings, use of the Internet and regular dissemination of in-
formation on the activities of the Organization (Flash Info);
(ix) ongoing evaluation of the impact of the use of the
Organization's logo and name, factors crucial to the
Organization's image and the way in which it is perceived
by the public. It is important that they be used in accor-
dance with the decisions of the governing bodies of the
Organization and that such use be monitored regularly.
To this end, BPI will evaluate the impact of partnerships
entered into by the Organization on its visibility, image
and reputation, in particular when authorizing the use of
UNESCO's name, acronym and logo by outside entities.
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $2,766,000 for activity
costs and $11,275,900 for staff costs.
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10400
Draft Resolution for Strategic
planning and programme
monitoring
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
The expected results are listed
below for information
(a) to implement the following plan of action in order to:
(i)
prepare the Organization's biennial Programme and Budget
(35 C/5) in line with the guidance provided by the govern-
ing bodies, the Director-General's directives and the prin-
ciples of results-based planning and programming;
(ii) monitor the implementation of the Medium-Term Strategy
(34 C/4) through the biennial Programme and Budget docu-
ments, beginning with document 34 C/5, and prepare revi-
sions to document 34 C/4 Approved, as may be required;
(iii) analyse work plans from all Secretariat units to ensure
conformity with the decisions of the General Conference
concerning document 34 C/5, the Director-General's direc-
tives and the requirements of results-based programming
and management (RBM);
(iv) monitor the implementation of the approved programme
and its work plans through regular reviews to assess prog-
ress towards the expected results, and report thereon peri-
odically to the governing bodies;
(v) defi ne or refi ne the strategic approaches and methodologies
for implementing intersectoral platforms and coordinate
activities relating to specifi c themes, such as the dialogue
among civilizations, cultures and peoples or a cross-
sectoral approach to capacity-building;
(vi) ensure and monitor that gender equality is accorded priority
at all stages of programming and at all programme levels,
for both regular and extrabudgetary activities;
(vii) monitor the targeted activities benefi ting youth and least
developed countries, as well as the Organization's activities
contributing to the International Decade for a Culture of
Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World;
(viii) participate, as UNESCO focal point, in United Nations
inter-agency activities concerned with programme issues,
including those of CEB and UNDG as well as their subsid-
iary machinery;
Programming,
monitoring
and
reporting functions carried out
in line with UNESCO's results-
based approach, ensuring compli-
ance with the strategic orientations
and the programming framework
and priorities set by the governing
bodies, as well as the Director-
General's directives.
Strategic guidance and overall
coordination provided for the im-
plementation of intersectoral plat-
forms as well as activities relating
to specifi c themes (e.g. dialogue
among civilizations, cultures and
peoples, cross-sectoral approach
to capacity-building, gender).
Gender equality and gender main-
streaming in all UNESCO pro-
grammes promoted and requisite
capacities built.
UNESCO's
programmatic
con-
tribution in the context of the
United Nations reform and United
Nations inter-agency cooperation
articulated and strengthened, both
at the global and country levels.
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(ix) monitor and contribute to the United Nations system-wide
reform processes, including the `One United Nations' ap-
proach, formulate strategies for involvement in new mo-
dalities and mechanisms at the country level as needed
and, to that end, strengthen staff capacities, including RBM
skills.
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $1,167,700 for activity
costs and $4,877,100 for staff costs.
.
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10500
Draft resolution for budget
preparation and monitoring
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
The expected results are listed
below for information
(a) to implement the following plan of action:
(i)
prepare the Programme and Budget (35 C/5) in line with the
principles of results-based planning and programming;
(ii) analyse workplans from all Secretariat units to ensure con-
formity with the decisions of the General Conference con-
cerning document 34 C/5;
(iii) manage and monitor the budgetary execution of the
34 C/5 and the workplans and to report thereon, on a regu-
lar basis;
(iv) initiate and pursue measures to ensure the most effec-
tive use of the budget resources made available to the
Organization;
(v) provide training on budget management issues;
(vi) serve as focal point for United Nations inter-agency coor-
dination on all budgetary issues;
(vii) closely monitor the United Nations system-wide reform
processes, including the "One UN" approach and IPSAS
implementation in order to ensure that UNESCO's views
as regards fi nancial management of the budget are well
taken into account.
Draft Programme and Budget for
2010-2011 (35 C/5) prepared.
Programme and Budget for 2008-
2009 (34 C/5) administered, man-
aged and monitored.
Budget implementation (regular
programme and extrabudgetary
funds) regularly monitored and
reported to appropriate oversight
bodies (internal and Member
States).
Financial and budgetary guid-
ance provided and participation
in all matters and projects hav-
ing a budgetary impact for the
Organization.
Administrative officers, young
professionals and other staff
trained on budget management
issues.
Follow-up of harmonization of UN
policies including cost recovery,
and their fi nancial and budgetary
impact.
Active participation in projects
such as IPSAS, as well as in de-
velopment of administrative and
managerial tools.
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $698,300 for activity
costs and $4,278,000 for staff costs.
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Draft Resolution for
Anticipation and foresight
The General Conference,
Recalling the need for UNESCO to strengthen its laboratory of ideas
and intellectual watch functions, in particular through intersectorality
and interdisciplinarity,
Authorizes the Director-General
The expected results are listed
below for information
(a) to implement the following plan of action of the intersectoral
foresight programme in order to:
(i) strengthen the capacities of the Organization and the
Member States for anticipation and forward-looking moni-
toring in UNESCO's fi elds of competence, and continue
to reinforce its function as a forum for anticipation and to
stimulate future-oriented refl ection, debate and dialogue,
especially by holding the Twenty-fi rst Century Talks and
the Twenty-fi rst Century Dialogues;
(ii) stimulate future-oriented thinking in the Member States
and within the Organization so that it forms part of all
UNESCO programmes;
(iii) raise the awareness of Member States, scientifi c and intel-
lectual communities, the media, civil society and the public
at large with regard to major issues of the future and to
the importance of future-oriented thinking in UNESCO's
fi elds of competence, especially through the dissemination
of UNESCO's future-oriented studies and fostering wider
awareness among the media and the public.
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $526,000 for activity
costs and $929,300 for staff costs.
Better anticipation of foreseeable
trends and emerging challenges in
UNESCO's fi elds of competence.
Raising the awareness of Member
States, scientifi c and intellectual
communities, the media, civil
society and the public at large with
regard to major issues of the future
and to the importance of future-
oriented thinking in UNESCO's
fi elds of competence.
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and Administration
11000
Draft resolution
for Field Management
and Coordination
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
The expected results are listed
below for information
(a) to implement the following plan of action:
(i)
to pursue the implementation and refi nement of the decen-
tralization strategy in order to increase decentralization ac-
countability; engage in One United Nations approach and
adapt accordingly UNESCO's decentralized system; en-
sure appropriate information exchange on the One United
Nations approach and related networking, resource-shar-
ing and technical back-stopping between Headquarters and
fi eld offi ces;
(ii) to take appropriate measures for providing internal and
external expertise to fi eld offi ces to adapt to the adminis-
trative facets of the One United Nations approach as well
as targeted reinforcement for appropriate interaction with
UNCTs in countries where UNESCO has non-resident sta-
tus, including possible alternative arrangements;
(iii) to monitor the overall performance of fi eld offi ces through
joint reviews with sectors and services concerned;
(iv) to manage, administer and monitor the implementation
of fi eld offi ces' operating expenditures, to reinforce their
managerial and administrative capacities and to coordinate
their overall staffi ng;
(v) to serve as UNESCO's focal point for inter-agency coordi-
nation on fi eld security issues, to monitor implementation
of fi eld security policies and measures, and to manage and
administer the corresponding budget;
(vi) to coordinate UNESCO's responses to post-confl ict and
post-disaster situations, and to serve as focal point for cor-
responding inter-agency mechanisms;
(vii) to set up in close coordination with United Nations bodies
at country level and backstop the relevant management
Frameworks for decentralization
accountability harmonised and
strengthened.
Participation in One United Nations
approach initiatives strengthened
at country level and coherent ac-
tion between Headquarters and
fi eld offi ces promoted.
Integrated approach to perfor-
mance assessment of fi eld offi ce
Directors and Heads put in place.
Operating budget of fi eld offi ces
monitored and their management
and administration improved.
Awareness raised among fi eld and
Headquarters staff of fi eld secu-
rity issues and related delegation
of authority and accountability as
well as of security policies and
guidelines.
DSS instructions regarding safety
and security of premises and staff
in the fi eld implemented.
Strategic participation in United
Nations integrated post-confl ict
and post-disaster responses en-
sured, in particular with respect
to common needs assessments,
OCHA consolidated appeals, stra-
tegic and programmatic frame-
works as well as funding mecha-
nisms.
Effective
post-confl ict and post-
disaster operations with proper
infrastructures and administrative
mechanisms put in place.
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and administrative infrastructures and mechanisms in sup-
port of UNESCO's responses to post-confl ict and post-
disaster situations;
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $610,100 for activity
costs, $4,536,700 for staff costs at Headquarters and $19,032,000
for fi eld offi ces' operating costs.
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12000
Draft resolution
for External Relations
and Cooperation
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
The expected results are listed
below for information
1.
to implement the corresponding plan of action in order to:
(a) strengthen relations with Member States and Associate Members
by, inter alia:
(i) cooperating closely with Permanent Delegations to
UNESCO and the established groups of Member States at
UNESCO;
(ii) successful organization and follow-up of offi cial visits,
Memoranda of Understanding and meetings;
(iii) prioritizing main issues and priorities of Member States and
Associate Members;
(iv) promoting universal membership by encouraging States
non-Members of UNESCO to join the Organization;
(v) holding regular bilateral meetings and general or thematic
information meetings with Permanent Delegates;
(vi) updating website database of country profi les on the status
of cooperation with UNESCO;
(b) enhance the role and capacity of National Commissions by, inter
alia:
(i)
increasing the participation of National Commissions in the
elaboration, execution and evaluation of the Organization's
programmes;
(ii) promoting bilateral, subregional, regional and interregional
cooperation among National Commissions;
(iii) strengthening their operational capacities, in particular
through training;
(iv) reinforcing the partnerships of National Commissions with
civil society representatives and interface with UNESCO
fi eld offi ces and United Nations country teams;
(v) enhancing advocacy and awareness on National
Commissions;
Member States, particularly through
their Permanent Delegates and es-
tablished groups at Headquarters,
better integrated into UNESCO's
functioning and enabled to partake
in decision-making.
Extrabudgetary funds mobilized
to meet the priorities of selected
countries.
Electronic databases on coop-
eration with Member States and
Associate Members updated.
Effective contribution of National
Commissions to the preparation,
implementation and evaluation of
UNESCO's programmes secured.
Cooperation between National
Commissions and UNESCO fi eld
offices strengthened within the
framework of the decentralization
strategy and the United Nations
reform arrangements.
Greater degree of involvement and
contribution to United Nations
system mechanisms ensured.
Efficient online system of in-
formation and coordination on
United Nations-related issues
maintained.
Substantive input to United
Nations documents and reports
and to inter-agency and intergov-
ernmental meetings arranged.
Greater synergies and improved
cooperation between IGOs and
UNESCO ensured.
UNESCO-NGO cooperation
framework rationalized and ex-
panded.
Parliamentarians, NGOs and civil
society involved in programme
planning and implementation.
Triangular partnership at the
country level between UNESCO,
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(c) reaffi rm the profi le, presence, and impact of UNESCO in the
United Nations system and in cooperation with intergovernmen-
tal organizations by, inter alia:
(i) monitoring, analysing and advising on United Nations de-
velopments;
(ii) contributing to United Nations documents and reports, and
in inter-agency and intergovernmental meetings;
(iii) establishing and implementing formal agreements;
(d) develop a culture of partnership with Civil Society by, inter
alia:
(i) mobilizing NGOs to increase involvement with the
Organization;
(ii) improving statutory framework for UNESCO-NGO coop-
eration, and further developing existing mechanisms for
collective cooperation;
(iii) broadening support for UNESCO's ideals in Member States
through close cooperation with parliamentarians and parlia-
mentary institutions at national, regional and interregional
levels;
(iv) mobilizing UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations as
well as local authorities to contribute to UNESCO's objec-
tives;
(e) improve the visibility and image of UNESCO by:
(i) effi ciently administering UNESCO Prizes;
(ii) implementing Directives on the use of UNESCO's name,
acronym, logo and Internet domain names;
(iii) participating in commemorations of historic events and an-
niversaries of personalities by Member States and Associate
Members;
(f) enhance and diversify extrabudgetary resources in support of
programme priorities in further pursuance of the Action Plan for
improved management of extrabudgetary activities with special
emphasis on:
(i)
strengthening cooperation with actual and potential bilater-
al, multilateral and private funding sources under an overall
strategic plan for resource mobilization;
(ii) enhancing the capacity of UNESCO staff, both at
Headquarters and in the fi eld, for generating extrabudget-
ary resources, notably through improved programming and
implementation of activities;
NGOs and National Commissions
strengthened.
Broader support base for UNESCO
created as a result of cooperation
with parliamentarians, municipal
and local authorities as well as the
centres, associations and clubs for
UNESCO.
Visibility and impact of UNESCO
strengthened through UNESCO
prizes.
Proper use of UNESCO's name,
acronym and logo as well as
Internet domain names protected
globally and nationally.
Volume of extrabudgetary resourc-
es increased with a more diversi-
fi ed resource base.
Resource
mobilization
strategic
plan implemented involving regu-
lar, participatory consultations
with actual and potential funding
sources.
Staff capacities for effective pro-
gramming and implementation
of extrabudgetary activities im-
proved.
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(iii) improving UNESCO's tools and procedures for regular
monitoring of extrabudgetary activities;
2.
to allocate for this purpose an amount of $3,235,300 for activity
costs and $16,621,100 for staff costs.
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13000
Draft resolution
for Human Resources
Management
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
The expected results are listed
below for information
(a) to implement the following plan of action:
(i)
pursue the implementation of the human resource policy
framework, ensuring harmonization with United Nations
common system policies and practices;
(ii) pursue the implementation of the medium- and long-term
staffi ng strategy, paying special attention to the improve-
ment of geographical distribution and gender balance;
(iii) develop and implement the functionalities of the sec-
ond phase of the new Human Resources Management
Information System;
(iv) implement the learning and development policy with par-
ticular focus on training required for the updating of skills
in support of the One United Nations delivery approach;
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $16,670,100 for activity
costs and $16,655,400 for staff costs.
HR policy framework adapted to
"fi t" into common United Nations
framework.
Second phase of the medium- and
long-term staffi ng strategy imple-
mented.
Second phase of the Human
Resources Information Manage-
ment system developed and imple-
mented.
Learning and development policy
implemented.
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Draft resolution for
Administration
The General Conference
Authorizes the Director-General
The expected results are listed
below for information
(a) to implement the following plan of action in order to ensure the
adequate management of the administrative and common support
services, namely:
(i)
administrative coordination, support and procurement;
Organization's administrative poli-
cies and procedures implemented.
Modern procurement systems
based on standardization and
long-term supply agreements put
in place.
Electronic
management
resources
for procurement and asset man-
agement enhanced.
Technical skills improved Orga-
nization-wide in support of decen-
tralization of procurement activi-
ties.
(ii) accounting, treasury management and fi nancial control;
Integrated
fi nancial management
and reporting systems in place.
Risk-based internal control
systems established across the
Organization.
Financial reporting carried out in a
timely manner and audited fi nan-
cial statements produced for certi-
fi cation by the External Auditor.
Financial resources of the Orga-
nization managed in an effective
and effi cient manner, in line with
the Financial Regulations and
Rules.
Implementation of the IPSAS
project prepared leading to its full
adoption by 2010.
(iii) information systems and telecommunications;
Financial systems aligned with
the requirements of International
Public Sector Accounting Stan-
dards (IPSAS).
Enterprise Portal implemented for
integration between information
systems at Headquarters and fi eld
units.
Field
Offi ces Network reviewed to
allow merged data and voice com-
munications.
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Standard best practices for service
delivery adopted.
Internet online access to all
UNESCO offi cial documents since
1946 completed.
Online electronic archival descrip-
tion tool for life-cycle manage-
ment of UNESCO paper records
completed.
Russian-language and initial
Arabic-language versions of
UNESCO Thesaurus produced.
(iv) conferences, languages and documents;
In-house digital printing installed
to replace offset printing.
Methods for quality control of out-
sourced work improved.
New document management sys-
tem (electronic workfl ow) opera-
tional house-wide.
New electronic room reservation
application operational house-
wide.
(v) common services, security, utilities and management of
premises and equipment;
Maintenance, upkeep and opera-
tion of the technical facilities and
installations of the Headquarters
ensured at a satisfactory level and
risks and negative effects of aus-
terity minimized.
Optimal use of human and fi nan-
cial resources and of cost-sharing
achieved through continuation of
austerity measures.
Safety and security arrangements
assessed and adapted.
(vi) maintenance, conservation and renovation of Headquarters
premises;
Maintenance, upkeep and op-
erations of the technical facilities
and installations at Headquarters
ensured, keeping risks to a mini-
mum.
Facilities and installations main-
tained at a satisfactory level in
compliance with host country
norms and within budgetary allo-
cations.
Building IV of Fontenoy building
renovation completed and Belmont
Renovation Plan concluded during
the fi rst half of 2009.
(b)
to allocate for this purpose an amount of $46,236,200 for activity
costs and $66,789,000 for staff costs.
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Volume 2 Draft Programme and Budget
Table of Contents
Note:
"Draft Resolutions" are contained in Volume 1.
Paragraph
Page
Director-General's Introduction
i
Section 1 Draft Programme and Budget
Summary by Sector/Unit of regular programme and extrabudgetary activities
3
Part I General Policy and Direction
5
I.A Governing bodies
11
Chapter 1 General Conference
00101-00103
11
Chapter 2 Executive Board
00201-00203
11
I.B Direction
12
Chapter 3 Directorate
00301
12
Chapter 4 Offi ce of the Director-General
00401
12
Chapter 5 Internal Oversight
00501-00508
12
Chapter 6 International Standards and Legal Affairs
00601-00603
14
Chapter 7 Ethics Programme
00701-00703
14
I.C Participation in the joint machinery of the United Nations system (JUNM)
00801-00803
15
Part II
Programmes and Programme Related Services
17
II.A Programmes
17
Major Programme I Education
ZRG ED 1-01032
19
I.1
Global leadership in EFA, coordination of United Nations priorities
in education and development of strong partnerships
01012
28
I.2
Establishment of global frameworks and networks for capacity development
in planning and management of education systems
01013
29
I.3
Promote policy dialogue, research, norms and standards
01017
33
I.4
Provide capacity development and technical support to assist national
efforts in achieving the Dakar Goals
01018
34
UNESCO education institutes
International Bureau of Education (IBE)
01021-01022
39
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
01023-01024
41
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)
01025-01026
43
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)
01027-01028
45
UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA)
01029-01030
47
UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America
and the Caribbean (IESALC)
01031-01032
49
Major Programme II Natural sciences
ZRG SC 1-02207
51
II.1
Water dependencies: systems under stress and societal responses
02021
63
II.2
Policy, research and learning networks for ecological and earth sciences
02022
64
II.3
Oceans and coastal zones: improving governance and fostering inter-
governmental cooperation through ocean sciences and services
02023-02027
66
II.4
Basic sciences, energy and engineering: fostering capacities,
knowledge and public awareness for development
02028
69
II.5
Science, technology and innovation (STI) policy
for sustainable development
02029-02033
71
II.6
Science, knowledge and education for disaster
mitigation and preparedness
02034
74
II.7
Tsunamis and other marine hazards: preparedness and mitigation
02035
75
UNESCO science institutes
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)
02101-02106
76
The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
02201-02207
79
Major Programme III Social and human sciences
ZRG SHS 1-03029
81
III.1
Promoting the ethics of science and technology
03018
89
III.2
Enhancing national and international action in the fi eld of bioethics
03019-03020
90
III.3
Policy-oriented research in the social sciences
03021
92
III.4
Research-policy linkages in the social sciences and strengthening
of national research systems
03022
92
III.5
Sports and anti-doping
03023-03027
93
III.6
Philosophy and the human sciences
03028
95
III.7
Human rights and the fi ght against discrimination
03029
96
Major Programme IV Culture
ZRG CLT 1-04024
97
IV.1
Protecting and conserving immovable cultural and natural
properties, in particular through the effective implementation
of the World Heritage Convention
04016
109
IV.2
Safeguarding living heritage, particularly through the promotion and
implementation of the intangible cultural heritage Convention
04017
110
IV.3
Enhancing the protection of cultural objects, the fi ght against illicit traffi cking
in them, and the development of museums as places for access to knowledge
04018
111
IV.4
Protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions through
the implementation of the 2005 Convention and the development
of cultural and creative industries
04019-04022
112
IV.5
Promoting the understanding and development of intercultural dialogue and
peace
04023
115
IV.6
Mainstreaming within national policies, the links between cultural diversity,
intercultural dialogue and sustainable development
04024
116
Major Programme V Communication and information
ZRG CI 1-05024
119
V.1
Promoting an enabling environment for freedom of expression and
freedom of information
05016
129
V.2
Fostering universal access to information
05017
130
V.3
Promoting development of free, independent and pluralistic media
05018
131
V.4
Strengthening the role of communication and information in fostering
mutual understanding, peace and reconciliation, particularly in
open- and post-confl ict areas
05019-05022
132
V.5
Fostering the development of infostructures
05023
134
V.6
Promoting people's participation in sustainable development through
communication media
05024
135
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
ZRG UIS-06011
139
Field Management of decentralized programmes
ZRG FIELD-07004
145
Summary of intersectoral platforms
08000-08018
147
II.B Participation Programme
ZRG PP-09003
165
II.C
Programme Related Services
167
Chapter 1 Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa
10101-10107
170
Chapter 2 Fellowships Programme
10201-10203
172
Chapter 3 Public information
10301-10312
173
Chapter 4 Strategic planning and programme monitoring
10401-10406
176
Chapter 5 Budget preparation and monitoring
10501-10503
177
Chapter 6 Anticipation and foresight
10601-10605
178
Part III Support for Programme Execution and Administration
181
III.A Field Management and Coordination
11001-11008
188
III.B External relations and cooperation
12001-12037
191
III.C Human resources management
13001-13004
198
III.D Administration
14001-14604
200
Chapter 1 Administrative coordination, support and procurement
14101-14103
200
Chapter 2 Accounting, treasury management and fi nancial control
14201-14205
201
Chapter 3 Information systems and telecommunications
14301-14304
202
Chapter 4 Conferences, languages and documents
14401-14403
203
Chapter 5 Common services, security, utilities and management of premises
and equipment
14501-14505
203
Chapter 6 Maintenance, conservation and renovation of Headquarters
premises
14601-14604
204
Part IV Anticipated Cost Increases
205
Section 2 Technical note on budgeting methodologies used
in the Draft Programme and Budget for 2008-2009 (34 C/5)
Technical note on budgeting methodologies used in document 34 C/5
T001-T022
209
Section 3 Annexes
Annex I
Budget summary by main line of action of regular and
extrabudgetary resources
223
Annex II
Summary of regular programme established posts by grade:
comparison between 20062007 and 20082009
226
Annex III
Summary of established posts for 2008-2009: Regular
and extrabudgetary programmes
229
Annex IV
Summary of decentralization by region
List of fi eld offi ces (excluding UNESCO institutes
and centres)
234
Annex V
34 C/5 Evaluation Plan (2008-2009)
239
Annex VI
Regular budget summary by main object of expenditure
243
Annex VII
Summary of extrabudgetary operational projects by source
of fund and region
244
Annex VIII
Summary of self-fi nancing funds (extrabudgetary)
251
Alphabetical list of abbreviations of the units responsible for executing
the Programme and Budget for 2008-2009
259
Draft Organizational Chart of the UNESCO Secretariat 2008-2009
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Director-General's Introduction
I
am pleased to present to the Member States this second version of my proposed Draft Programme
and Budget for the 2008-2009 biennium (34 C/5). This proposal has been progressively refi ned over
an extended period of time, including by UNESCO's Executive Board in April 2007. It represents in
my view a fair balance between what is required to preserve and solidify UNESCO's role as the premier
multilateral organization for education, the sciences, culture and communication and what should be
fi nancially reasonable and feasible in the present global context. It integrates UNESCO's response to
widespread calls for a reform of the United Nations system with its special emphasis on enhanced coher-
ence, and provides an unequivocal commitment to the agenda and international development objectives
set out in the Millennium Declaration and the 2005 World Summit Outcome document, guided, above
all, by the visionary objectives enshrined in UNESCO's Constitution. This document also emphasises
quality of delivery globally, regionally and at the country level and results that are strategic, realistic,
attainable and measurable. For UNESCO, accountability means both achieving results and operating in
a fi nancially and administratively responsible and transparent manner.
Arriving at the present document has been a particularly challenging and complex task. The fi rst
version of document 34 C/5, which I submitted to the Executive Board in April 2007, was built on a
wide range of consultations which took place in the course of 2006, including regional meetings with
National Commissions in fi ve regions and responses by Member States to a written questionnaire. It
also built on and refi ned my preliminary proposals for documents 34 C/4 and 34 C/5, submitted to the
Executive Board at its 175th session last October, and on the decision adopted by the Board thereon
(175 EX/Decision 21).
Both the fi rst and the current second version of draft document 34 C/5 have benefi ted from a range of
internal evaluations, strategic reviews and reform initiatives, in particular the reform of Major Programme I
(Education), the overall review of Major Programmes II (Natural sciences) and III (Social and human
sciences) by the committee established for that purpose, and the restructuring of Major Programme IV
(Culture). Taken together, these processes have allowed the Secretariat to prepare a programme refl ec-
tive of and responsive to a rapidly changing global environment affecting all of UNESCO's fi elds of
competence, through its time-tested fi ve major functions.
Following the 176th session of the Executive Board, which adopted document 34 C/11 containing
revisions proposed to draft document 34 C/4, I have undertaken a thorough review of the programme
proposals I had initially developed for document 34 C/5. In June 2006, I submitted a memorandum to
the Executive Board's Drafting Group on document 34 C/5, outlining programmatic changes which
I felt were necessary to achieve the seamless transition from the revised 34 C/4 (34 C/11) to docu-
ment 34 C/5 and a programmatic coherence between both documents. All recommendations by the
Board due to be considered and adopted at its 177th session in September/October 2007 will
thus have been made against the programmatic parts of Volumes 1 and 2 of this second version of
document 34 C/5 (printed in a burgundy red colour), superseding the fi rst version (printed in a blue
colour).
Indeed, the two documents, 34 C/4 and 34 C/5, have been conceived together and are interlinked in accor-
dance with the request of the General Conference resolution on the preparation of the Draft Medium-Term
Strategy for 2008-2013 (33 C/Resolution 1), and also mindful of the provisions of 33 C/Resolution 64
on the future role of UNESCO. Both documents are cast in the "programme approach", so as to enable
UNESCO to respond through a problem-based orientation to major challenges at global, regional and
national levels in and through all its fi elds of competence.
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As called for by 33 C/Resolution 1 of the General Conference, draft document 34 C/5 translates the
overarching objectives and strategic programme objectives of the Medium-Term Strategy into bien-
nial sectoral priorities for each major programme. These priorities contained in draft document 34 C/5
specify the contribution of a major programme to the achievement of the overarching and strategic
programme objectives of draft document 34 C/4, identifying as appropriate areas of intersectoral/
interdisciplinary engagement and commitment.
In turn, these biennial sectoral priorities are then developed into a limited number of main lines of
action (MLAs), whose overall number has been signifi cantly reduced compared to document 33 C/5
and even compared to the fi rst version of draft document 34 C/5 in an effort to concentrate and focus
on UNESCO's core strengths.
The iterative process of arriving at the present second version of draft document 34 C/5 has enabled each
major programme to identify and sharpen its focus and approach as to how best UNESCO can implement
its different roles and responsibilities at the various levels, in particular in terms of: (i) policy advice
and institutional capacity-building; (ii) normative and standard-setting activities, including a refl ection
of normative operational linkages, especially at the country level; (iii) monitoring and benchmarking
responsibilities; and (iv) UNESCO's contribution in support of national development plans, through
participation in United Nations common country programming exercises by United Nations country
teams. I am convinced that with the wisdom of UNESCO's 192 Member States, document 34 C/5
approved by the General Conference will position UNESCO fi rmly at the core of the United Nations
agenda and allow for increased country-level development and coherence with other member organiza-
tions of United Nations country teams.
Intersectorality and interdisciplinarity have been given special emphasis in draft document 34 C/5, in
compliance with 175 EX/Decision 21, paragraphs 39 and 40. This emphasis refl ects one of UNESCO's
key comparative advantages within the United Nations system, namely its ability to respond to complex
problems in a comprehensive and substantively appropriate manner. A number of priority themes and chal-
lenges calling for a concerted and comprehensive response by the Organization are summarized in a separate
chapter of draft document 34 C/5, entitled "Summary of Intersectoral Platforms". The chapter identifi es
the strategies and expected results and an indicative fi nancial amount to be allocated during the biennium
to each intersectoral platform by each participating major programme. UNESCO's ability to combine the
contributions of different sectors and disciplines in a strategic manner increases the relevance and impact of
its action. This summary, however, does not contain all relevant activities already under way. In particular,
the issue of global climate change, in which UNESCO has been active for decades, has not been included
yet. However, since the preparation of the fi rst draft of document 34 C/5, this issue has climbed to the top of
the international and United Nations agenda. Hence, I plan, given the crucial role UNESCO plays in science,
research observation and monitoring in this area as well as given its unique contribution to climate change
through all its domains, I intend to include in the summary of intersectoral action of document 34 C/5
Approved another major new platform, namely UNESCO responding to global climate change.
There is already a signifi cant amount of intersectoral and interdisciplinary work occurring within
UNESCO which is not well recognized. It is my expectation that the scope and depth of intersectoral
and interdisciplinary engagement will continue to increase in the course of the Medium-Term Strategy,
building on lessons learnt during each biennium. For each of the new platforms proposed, new modali-
ties, arrangements and mechanisms have been or will be devised and introduced progressively so as to
ensure the most effective implementation. This gradual approach will ensure that UNESCO learns from
its experience and builds on the wealth of accumulated expertise available in its respective sectors, at
or away from Headquarters.
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Mention must also be made of the two top programme priorities in draft document 34 C/4, to which
document 34 C/5 is fully responsive: Africa and gender equality. These priorities have been built into
all programme components, and are visibly refl ected for each major programme in separate boxes in
Volume 2, identifying key programmatic contributions, strategic orientations and expected results in
these priority areas.
Africa will continue to be a signifi cant priority for UNESCO, which will address the needs of the conti-
nent in all its fi ve fi elds of competence. UNESCO's action in Africa will respond to national development
needs and take into account the exigencies of regional integration articulated by the African Union,
including through its New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Programme and sub regional
organizations. Special attention will be given in 2008-2009 to the outcomes and recommendations of
the African Union on culture and education (Khartoum Summit) and on science and technology for
development (Addis Ababa Summit).
Gender equality has been identifi ed as a global priority in various United Nations conferences and
summits, most recently by the 2005 World Summit Outcome document. Additionally, it has been accorded
special emphasis in the context of United Nations reform. In 2008-2009, UNESCO will further reinforce
its action in favour of gender equality in and through its fi elds of competence. Particular attention will
be paid to the pursuit of two mutually reinforcing objectives: fi rstly, ensuring full implementation of the
gender mainstreaming strategy in all major programmes; secondly, ensuring that the specifi c needs of
women and girls are considered a priority in its programmes, especially at the country level. The pursuit
of the gender equality objective is appropriately integrated into the strategies for each biennial sectoral
priority and refl ected, as appropriate, in the results chain for the various main lines of action.
As regards the areas affected by the ongoing overall review of Major Programmes II (Natural sciences)
and III (Social and human sciences), conscious efforts have been made to take on board the recom-
mendations of the Review Committee, bearing in mind my own comments thereon, the discussions that
occurred and the decision taken by the Executive Board at its 176th session.
Draft document 34 C/5 solidifi es and advances the broader reform agenda of UNESCO in the areas of
decentralization and management. Both issues have been given fresh impetus in the context of United
Nations reform. We will continue to strengthen our decentralized fi eld approach and mechanisms to
improve our delivery, effi ciency, improved performance and overall coherence within a coordinated
United Nations response to country needs and priorities. Particular attention will be paid to the following
complementary objectives: increasing fi eld accountability with regard to decentralized programmes and
overall fi eld operations; timely reinforcement of capacities of fi eld offi ces involved in reform initiatives;
devising modalities for an effi cient interaction with United Nations country teams in countries where
UNESCO has no resident status; maintaining smooth information fl ows, including appropriate policy
guidance to the fi eld; continuing to upgrade fi eld staff skills to effectively engage in common country
programming exercises; undertaking similar training for Headquarters' and institutes' staff called upon to
provide backstopping to the fi eld; and participating in training of United Nations Resident Coordinators
to familiarize them with UNESCO's core competencies and thematic responsibilities.
As requested by the General Conference, draft document 34 C/5 is built on the principle of RBM (results-
based programming, management, monitoring and reporting). For each major programme, information
on strategies to be followed during implementation is given for the biennial sectoral priority level. Main
lines of action focus on the presentation of expected results and performance indicators and, where neces-
sary, of benchmark targets. In its programme execution, UNESCO will continue to follow a SMART
(specifi c, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound) approach.
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Regular monitoring and reporting against results will be a priority in 2008-2009. UNESCO's results-
based approach, which is constantly reviewed for consistency with United Nations-wide practices, will
facilitate regular monitoring of the programme at all levels, as well as the preparation of evaluation reports,
including those for the governing bodies, such as the C/3 and EX/4 documents. The approach will also
serve for other online tools such as FABS and SISTER. This overall approach allows for quantitative,
qualitative and impact assessments of results attained. It is designed to allow the Organization to drop
marginal endeavours, to terminate or transit from activities as appropriate, and to identify activities
which need to be reinforced. A major innovation in draft document 34 C/5 is the identifi cation in the
introduction to each major programme of the programmes and activities that are being terminated. I
intend to strengthen this approach, notably by requesting sectors/bureaux to provide every six months,
as part of their contribution to the EX/4 document, a report on the execution rate and an assessment of
the challenges encountered in programme implementation and related recommendations for possible
reprogramming needs.
Efforts have been made to prepare a policy-focused, concise and more user-friendly document. Compared
to document 33 C/5, the text has been substantially shortened and the Secretariat has made efforts to
make it more reader-friendly, drawing on suggestions made by Member States. To that end, the second
version as was the fi rst version of draft document 34 C/5 has been divided into two volumes:
Volume 1 of draft document 34 C/5 (in a burgundy red colour) contains only the resolutions proposed
for adoption by the General Conference. These are each accompanied, for ease of reference, by the
list of expected results for the various main lines of action.
Volume 2 of draft document 34 C/5 (in a burgundy red colour) contains the programmatic and
budgetary details, including expected results, performance indicators and benchmarks by main line
of action (MLA) as well as the budgetary tables, broken down by programme and staffi ng costs for
each MLA.
Furthermore, you will note that the presentation of the budget in Volume 2 has been simplifi ed by elimi-
nating superfl uous information. A table showing staff resources under the regular budget by main line
of action as well as extrabudgetary resources has been introduced for each sector/bureau.
The presentation and the content of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2008-2009 has also been simpli-
fi ed, essentially in order to limit the number of programming levels to two major programme (MP) and
main line of action (MLA). Appropriations would henceforth be made at the major programme level.
This streamlining is designed to allow for a better concentration of the Organization's work, enhanced
fl exibility in implementation both at Headquarters and at fi eld level, and simplifi cation of procedures
and increased visibility for outside partners.
While the fi rst version of draft document 34 C/5 had contained four budget scenarios, as requested by
the Executive Board (175 EX/Decision 21), in this second version I present a single budget scenario,
as requested by the Executive Board at its 176th session (see 34 C/6). It is based on the framework of
a budget envelope of resources that are constant in volume, known as zero real growth (ZRG),
amounting to $648.3M, which is the only viable scenario given the demands for services and interven-
tions by the Organization, the needs of the Organization to deliver with confi dence and competence and
the expectations by Member States and UNESCO's stakeholders. In the period covered by the Medium-
Term Strategy 2002-2007 (31 C/4), the Organization's budget had suffered a loss in purchasing power
of 8%, due to two zero nominal growth budgets, a fi gure which would have been higher had it not been
for a real growth budget in the year of the return of the United States.
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Consequently, since document 30 C/5, I have abolished 319 permanent posts at Headquarters, that is
more than 20% of the staff members at Headquarters, while establishing 80 fi eld posts, thus increasing
staff by 15%. At the same time, I have increased the relative weight of the appropriations for activities and
have concentrated the programmes. All of this has been achieved while concomitantly effecting reforms.
I now consider that the limit has been reached. Any further decrease in our resources will henceforth
directly affect the programmes.
In regard to the time-frame of the next Medium-Term Strategy (34 C/4), the retention of the zero nominal
growth policy would lead to a further 20% loss in volume, in comparison with document 33 C/5, that
is, a cumulative decrease in real terms of approximately 32%, in comparison with document 30 C/5.
For these reasons and in the light of the broad support expressed, I submit this draft budget envelope of
resources that are constant in volume.
I recognize the constraints faced by many Member States and the fi scal discipline which they are applying
to their own national budgets. Yet, I cannot but note that in many organizations of the United Nations
system the adoption of ZRG to the budget has become rather widespread. Indeed, some of the sister
specialized agencies have benefi ted from a budget increase even for two consecutive budgets. Given the
enormous new responsibilities assigned to UNESCO and the attendant expectations, I dare express my
hope that Member States will give a vote of confi dence to the Organization and its mandate by endowing
it with a level of resources that does not cause harm to UNESCO's potential and ability to deliver.
My budget proposal aims to preserve the overall purchasing power of the budget, thereby maintaining
the capacity to implement the same volume of activities. In relation to the Approved Programme and
Budget for 2006-2007 (33 C/5), the proposed budget is as follows:
Appropriations
in $ million
Staff
Activities
Total
%
33 C/5 Approved
349.9
260.1
610.0
Variation in volume
6.9
(7.4)
(0.5)
NS
Technical adjustments
8.5
8.5
1.4
Recosting
18.4
11.9
30.3
4.9
34 C/5 (ZRG)
375.2
273.1
648.3
6.3
In the framework of this $648.3M envelope of resources, the appropriations have been recosted in the
light of the objectives set for each sector/bureau, as indicated in my Blue Note of 6 November 2006
(DG/Note/06/54). It has indeed been clearly established that the adoption of a zero real growth budget
envelope does not mean that the budget structure would remain unchanged. The budget has been drawn
up to take account of the priorities expressed and the need for greater concentration. In particular, I have
endeavoured to continue improving the sharing of resources between Headquarters and the fi eld.
Thus, the $6.9M increase in volume in staff costs, wholly offset by a reduction in appropriations for
activities, is accounted for by the regularization of temporary posts and the net creation of 58 posts in
the fi eld (29 L posts and 29 P posts), and the net abolition of one post at Headquarters. The result is an
improvement in the relative weight of fi eld staff in comparison with Headquarters staff. Indeed, upon my
arrival at UNESCO in November 1999, the relative weight of fi eld staff was 25%. In 2006-2007 (33 C/5)
it had risen to 33%, and for 2008-2009 it is planned at 35%, as shown in the table below:
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Established posts
Total
Headquarters
Field
number
number
number
% of total
33 C/5 Approved
1,879
1,268
611
33%
Net variation
57
(1)
58
34 C/5 (ZRG)
1,936
1,267
669
35%
Furthermore, the relative share of posts assigned to programmes in comparison with posts assigned to
support sectors/bureaux is further improved, as shown in the table below:
Evolution of established posts under the regular budget by budget part
Number of established posts
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
33 C/5
Adjusted
Variation
vis-à-vis
33 C/5 Adjusted
34 C/5
ZRG
($648.3M)
Part I
General Policy and Direction
86
(3)
83
8
91
Part II
A. Programmes
1 103
(4)
1 099
53
1 152
C. Programme Related Services
118
4
122
(2)
120
Total, Part II
1 221
1 221
51
1 272
Part III Support for Programme
Execution and Administration
572
3
575
(2)
573
Total
1 879
1 879
57
1 936
Subtotal II.A / TOTAL
58.7%
58.5%
59.5%
Subtotal II / TOTAL
65.0%
65.0%
65.7%
Lastly, since document 30 C/5, there has been a constant improvement in the ratio of posts in the
Professional category and above to posts in the General Service category:
Evolution of the ratio of posts in the Professional category and above
Professional
category
and above
General
Service posts
(G/L)
Total
Ratio of
Professional
category and
above vs.
Total
30 C/5 Approved
931
1 187
2 118
44.0%
31 C/5 Approved
895
1 088
1 983
45.1%
32 C/5 Approved
935
1 011
1 946
48.0%
33 C/5 Approved
928
951
1 879
49.4%
34 C/5 ZRG ($648.3M)
971
965
1 936
50.2%
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Nevertheless, I consider that the limits have been reached with regard to the readjustment of appropriations
in favour of the main programmes through the streamlining of the Organization's administrative and support
services, which in the past had to be funded without any specifi c investment but within the Organization's
budget envelopes, and within which the amortization of the Headquarters renovation loan has had to be
absorbed thus far. These limits are all the more diffi cult to extend since the forthcoming biennia require
signifi cant investments in administrative management. Such investments, already partly integrated into
the present draft budget, include harmonizing our practices, procedures and systems with those currently
in place within the United Nations, both for country-level programming exercises and for the adoption of
new International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) adopted by the United Nations.
Consequently, despite all my efforts, I have only been able to limit the decline in the ratio of appropria-
tions for programme sectors/administrative services.
In sectors/bureaux in which resources for activities have remained at the same level in dollars, recosting
has been offset by an equivalent reduction in volume. This is the case, for instance, of the Participation
Programme (PP).
In sectors/bureaux in which appropriations have increased, this increase consists of an increase in volume
and recosting including technical adjustments such as Participation in the Joint Machinery of the United
Nations System and the Belmont Plan. The results of the analysis, showing the impact of the draft budget
in terms of volume and by sector, are as follows (in $ million):
Variation analysis 34 C/5 ZRG vs. 33 C/5 by sector/bureau
Variations in 34 C/5 (ZRG) vs. 33 C/5
in volume
recosting
and technical
adjustments *
Total
Part I General Policy and Direction
1.7
5.1
6.8
Part II Programmes and Programme Related Services:
Education (ED)
1.2
4.5
5.7
Natural sciences (SC)
0.1
2.6
2.7
Social and human sciences (SHS)
(1.1)
1.2
0.1
Culture (CLT)
0.6
2.2
2.8
Communication and information (CI)
(0.5)
1.3
0.8
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
0.2
0.3
0.5
Field Management of decentralized programmes
1.9
2.8
4.7
Subtotal, Part II.A
2.4
14.8
17.2
Part II.B: Participation Programme
(0.6)
0.6
Part II.C: Programme Related Services
0.2
1.4
1.6
Total, Part II
2.0
16.8
18.8
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Variation analysis 34 C/5 ZRG vs. 33 C/5 by sector/bureau
Variations in 34 C/5 (ZRG) vs. 33 C/5
in volume
recosting
and technical
adjustments *
Total
Part III Support for Programme Execution and
Administration:
Field management and coordination
1.7
1.5
3.2
External relations and cooperation
(0.8)
0.8
Human resources management
1.4
1.3
2.7
Administration
(3.0)
9.5 6.5
Total, Part III
(0.7)
13.1
12.4
Reserve for reclassifi cations/merit-based promotions
0.2
0.1
0.3
Part IV Anticipated Cost Increases
(3.6)
3.6
GRAND TOTAL
(0.5)
38.8
38.3
*
Technical adjustments concern the Participation in the Joint Machinery of the United Nations System: $3.5M, and
the Sector for Administration for the Belmont Plan: $5M.
Pursuant to the decision taken by the Executive Board, the budgeting techniques used at the United
Nations to draw up budget estimates, particularly in respect of anticipated cost increases, have been the
subject of a comparative study. Information on these methods is provided in Section 2 of Volume 2 of
this document. Taking the study into account, I have decided to retain the current methodology. I consider
that it is the most appropriate methodology at present since it keeps the management of the Organization
on a sound footing, while ensuring transparency and stability of the budget and of contributions. It will
be for you to decide, with regard to document 35 C/5 (2009-2010), whether to retain it or adjust it once
you have considered the information provided.
UNESCO's ambitions and the need to fulfi l all its mandates and responsibilities at global, regional and
country levels must be supported and given adequate means. This includes the perennial need of main-
taining a suffi cient level of expert staffi ng to fulfi l UNESCO's role as a specialized agency within the
United Nations system. This is why I have chosen the zero real growth approach as the budget ceiling
for the second version of draft document 34 C/5 notwithstanding the growing demands on and expecta-
tions of UNESCO, which would justify an increase in resources. The Education Sector, whose global
role has recently been affi rmed and renewed through of the adoption of the Education for All (EFA)
Global Action Plan, would be considerably strengthened, a precondition for allowing UNESCO to play
the high profi le international coordinating role assigned to it for EFA.
A much lower budget envelope would undercut and curtail UNESCO's ability to contribute effectively,
and with the broad thematic coverage commensurate to its core competencies, to United Nations reform
initiatives and United Nations common programming exercises at the country level at the very moment
when the rest of the United Nations system gears itself up to substantially invest in these processes to
enhance system-wide coherence and delivery. A lower budget level may also impose considerable reduc-
tions in staff costs. This might prevent the Education Sector from strengthening its fi eld offi ce coverage,
thus jeopardizing the decentralization of its activities.
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To address the constraints which the regular programme and budget may impose on it, the Organization
would have to make a concerted effort to mobilize a larger volume of extrabudgetary support in favour of the
Organization's core competencies and its intersectoral platforms, both globally and at the country level.
I have already explained to the Executive Board the deplorable consequences which the adoption of
an unfavorable budget level would have on the Organization and its ability to live up to the ideals and
mandate laid down in our Constitution. I am more than ever convinced that our collective will and
commitment to the Constitution cannot but lead us to subscribe to zero real growth as a basis for our
next budget.
The Organization faces a host of signifi cant challenges but is also offered many opportunities to solidify
its unique role in the multilateral fi eld. I am confi dent about the ability of the Organization and its staff
to live up to the expectations of Member States if we are provided with the necessary means to fulfi l
our mission. As Director-General of this Organization, I pledge that the Secretariat will do its utmost to
fulfi l UNESCO's global, regional and country level objectives and the range of expected results through
excellence, dedication and delivery.
Paris, July 2007
Ko
ï
chiro Matsuura
Draft
Programme and Budget
Section 1
3
Regular budget
Staff
Activities
34 C/5
ZRG scenario
($648.3M)
Extrabudgetary
resources
1
$
$
$
$
PART I GENERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION
A.
Governing bodies
1.
General Conference (GC)
1 053 500
4 709 800
5 763 300
2.
Executive Board (EXB)
1 717 900
6 544 900
8 262 800
Total, I.A
2 771 400
11 254 700
14 026 100
B.
Direction
18 495 400
2 717 800
21 213 200
1 740 000
C.
Participation in the Joint Machinery of the United Nations System
10 234 600
10 234 600
TOTAL, PART I
21 266 800
24 207 100
45 473 900
1 740 000
PART II PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMME RELATED SERVICES
A.
Programmes
Education Sector (ED)
58 719 900
53 137 400
111 857 300
68 582 200
Natural Sciences Sector (SC)
35 146 100
23 543 600
58 689 700
175 087 500
Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)
19 454 400
10 540 800
29 995 200
10 005 100
Culture Sector (CLT)
34 187 000
20 374 900
54 561 900
38 300 700
Communication and Information Sector (CI)
18 949 900
14 837 900
33 787 800
42 205 300
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
9 500 000
9 500 000
Field Management of decentralized programmes (BFC)
45 473 600
45 473 600
920 700
Total, II.A
211 930 900
131 934 600
343 865 500
335 101 500
B.
Participation Programme
20 000 000
20 000 000
C.
Programme related services
1. Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa (AFR)
3 552 100
1 093 000
4 645 100
378 700
2. Fellowships programme (FEL)
639 200
1 231 700
1 870 900
608 800
3. Public information (BPI)
11 275 900
2 766 000
14 041 900
1 138 600
4. Strategic planning and programme monitoring (BSP)
4 877 100
1 167 700
6 044 800
246 600
5. Budget preparation and monitoring (BB)
4 278 000
698 300
4 976 300
1 569 600
6. Anticipation and foresight (FOR)
929 300
526 000
1 455 300
Total, II.C
25 551 600
7 482 700
33 034 300
3 942 300
TOTAL, PART II
237 482 500
159 417 300
396 899 800
339 043 800
PART III SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMME EXECUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
A.
Field management and coordination (BFC)
Headquarters
4 536 700
610 100
5 146 800
210 000
Field offi ces: operating costs
19 032 000
19 032 000
2 042 000
B.
External relations and cooperation (ERC)
16 621 100
3 235 300
19 856 400
4 729 100
C.
Human resources management (HRM)
16 655 400
16 670 100
33 325 500
617 600
D.
Administration (ADM)
66 789 000
46 236 200
113 025 200
10 274 200
TOTAL, PART III
104 602 200
85 783 700
190 385 900
17 872 900
TOTAL, PARTS IIII
363 351 500
269 408 100
632 759 600
358 656 700
Reserve for reclassifi cations/merit based promotions
1 800 000
1 800 000
PART IV ANTICIPATED COST INCREASES
10 000 800
3 739 600
13 740 400
TOTAL, PARTS IIV
375 152 300
273 147 700
648 300 000
358 656 700
1. Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
Summary by Sector/Unit of regular programme
and extrabudgetary activities
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Part I General Policy and Direction
ZRG Part I 1
Regular Budget
Staff/Activities
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting/
Technical
Adjustments
34 C/5 Proposed
ZRG Scenario
$648.3M
Extrabudgetary
Resources
1
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
A. Governing Bodies
Chapter 1
General Conference
Staff
836 100
836 100
161 000
56 400
1 053 500
Activities
4 671 000
4 671 000
(168 200)
207 000
4 709 800
Chapter 2
Executive Board
Staff
1 465 700
132 900
1 598 600
48 500
70 800
1 717 900
Activities
6 313 700
6 313 700
(242 200)
473 400
6 544 900
Total, Part I.A
13 286 500
132 900
13 419 400
(200 900)
807 600
14 026 100
B. Direction
Chapter 3
Directorate
Staff
2 678 200
(217 200)
2 461 000
151 200
103 800
2 716 000
Activities
458 500
458 500
(104 500)
23 500
377 500
Chapter 4
Offi ce of the Director-General
Staff
6 080 000
(108 600)
5 971 400
422 800
256 600
6 650 800
536 000
Activities
445 700
315 000
760 700
(317 000)
24 000
467 700
Chapter 5
Internal Oversight
Staff
4 569 700
(132 900)
4 436 800
380 200
197 900
5 014 900
680 300
Activities
1 147 600
1 147 600
224 600
74 800
1 447 000
201 700
Chapter 6
International Standards and
Legal Affairs
Staff
3 156 800
3 156 800
318 200
125 600
3 600 600
322 000
Activities
102 500
102 500
90 500
9 500
202 500
Chapter 7
Ethics Programme
Staff
486 900
26 200
513 100
Activities
215 900
7 200
223 100
Total, Part I.B
18 639 000
(143 700)
18 495 300
1 868 800
849 100
21 213 200
1 740 000
C. Participation in the Joint
Machinery of the United Nations
System (Activities)
6 734 600
6 734 600
3 500 000
10 234 600
Total, Staff
18 786 500
(325 800)
18 460 700
1 968 800
837 300
21 266 800
1 538 300
Total, Activities
19 873 600
315 000
20 188 600
(300 900)
4 319 400
24 207 100
201 700
Total, Part I
38 660 100
(10 800)
38 649 300
1 667 900
5 156 700
45 473 900
1 740 000
1 Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
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Part I General Policy and Direction
Comments on the volume variation between 34 C/5 Core scenario ($648.3M)
and 33 C/5 Approved
When compared to the 33 C/5, the proposed budget for the 34 C/5 (core scenario) shows a net volume
increase of $1.7M (4.3%). This increase can be linked to the additional resources allocated for the creation
of an Ethics Programme and the reinforcement of staff in different services under Direction, notably
Internal Oversight Service (IOS) and International Standards and Legal Affairs (LA). The budgetary
allocation for the governing bodies' activities, specifi cally in language and document services, shows
a net reduction of $200K (under 1%). It should be noted that under document 33 C/5, the amount of
$315K earmarked for peace research activities was transferred from the Social and Human Sciences
Sector to the Offi ce of the Director-General. Under the 34 C/5, that same amount is being transferred to
staff costs of the Offi ce of the Director-General with a view to fi nancing the re-establishment of the post
of Director of the Offi ce of Cooperation for Peace Research (CRP), which existed previously. The large
increase in contributions to the Joint United Nations machinery is related to additional requirements for
the statutory contribution to the United Nations Department of Safety and Security ($2.9M), security
requirements of staff members in the fi eld ($500K), and the Malicious Acts Insurance Policy ($70K).
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ZRG Part I - 2
ESTABLISHED POSTS BY CATEGORY AND BY FUNDING SOURCE
Programme related services
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 Proposed $648.3M
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
General Conference
RP Headquarters
2
1
3
2
2
4
Extrabudgetary
1
1
Executive Board
RP Headquarters
2
6
8
4
4
8
Direction
RP Headquarters
49
23
72
51
28
79
Extrabudgetary
4
1
5
5
5
TOTAL, Part I
RP Headquarters
53
30
83
57
34
91
Extrabudgetary
4
2
6
5
5
GRAND TOTAL
57
32
89
62
34
96
VARIATION vs. 33 C/5 APPROVED AS ADJUSTED (Regular Budget + Extrabudgetary)
7
Items of Expenditure
Regular Budget
Extrabudgetary
Resources
1
Staff
Activities
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
$
$
$
$
A.
Governing bodies
Chapter 1 General Conference
I.
Staff (established posts)
1 053 500
1 053 500
II. Other costs:
External Audit Fees
434 000
434 000
Participants (delegates) travel
80 000
80 000
Interpretation, translation and documentation services
3 951 800
3 951 800
Other costs relating to the functioning of the Conference
244 000
244 000
Total, Chapter 1
1 053 500
4 709 800
5 763 300
Chapter 2 Executive Board
I.
Staff (established posts)
1 717 900
1 717 900
II. Other costs:
Travel by Members of the Board
1 860 000
1 860 000
Interpretation, translation and documentation services
3 943 700
3 943 700
Other costs relating to the functioning of the Board
741 200
741 200
Total, Chapter 2
1 717 900
6 544 900
8 262 800
Total, Part I.A
2 771 400
11 254 700
14 026 100
B.
Direction
Chapter 3 Directorate
I.
Staff (established posts)
2 716 000
2 716 000
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
33 000
33 000
Overtime
22 000
22 000
Participants (delegates) travel
5 000
5 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
200 000
200 000
General operating expenses
37 000
37 000
Supplies and material
60 000
60 000
Furniture and Equipment
18 000
18 000
Other expenditure
2 500
2 500
Total, Chapter 3
2 716 000
377 500
3 093 500
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Items of Expenditure
Regular Budget
Extrabudgetary
Resources
1
Staff
Activities
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
$
$
$
$
Chapter 4 Offi ce of the Director-General
I.
Staff (established posts)
6 650 800
6 650 800
536 000
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
60 000
60 000
Overtime
6 000
6 000
Participants (delegates) travel
48 000
48 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
72 000
72 000
Contractual services
18 000
18 000
General operating expenses
97 000
97 000
Supplies and material
40 000
40 000
Furniture and equipment
120 000
120 000
Other expenditure
6 700
6 700
Total, Chapter 4
6 650 800
467 700
7 118 500
536 000
Chapter 5 Internal Oversight
I.
Staff (established posts)
)
5 014 900
5 014 900
680 300
II. Other costs:
201 700
Temporary assistance
40 000
40 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
460 000
460 000
Contractual services
867 400
867 400
General operating expenses
30 000
30 000
Supplies and material
39 600
39 600
Furniture and equipment
10 000
10 000
Total, Chapter 5
5 014 900
1 447 000
6 461 900
882 000
Chapter 6 International Standard and Legal Affairs
I.
Staff (established posts)
3 600 600
3 600 600
322 000
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
20 000
20 000
Overtime
20 000
20 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
25 000
25 000
Contractual services
78 000
78 000
General operating expenses
19 500
19 500
Supplies and material
10 000
10 000
Furniture and equipment
30 000
30 000
Total, Chapter 6
3 600 600
202 500
3 803 100
322 000
Chapter 7 Ethics Programme
I. Staff (established posts)
II. Other costs:
513 100
513 100
Temporary assistance
80 000
80 000
Overtime
5 000
5 000
Participants (delegates) travel
20 000
20 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
20 000
20 000
Contractual services
40 000
40 000
General operating expenses
40 000
40 000
Supplies and material
10 000
10 000
Furniture and equipment
5 000
5 000
Other expenditure
3 100
3 100
Total, Chapter 7
513 100
223 100
736 200
Total, Part I.B
18 495 400
2 717 800
21 213 200
1 740 000
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Items of Expenditure
Regular Budget
Extrabudgetary
Resources
1
Staff
Activities
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
$
$
$
$
C.
Participation in the Joint Machinery of the United Nations System
1. International Civil Service Commission
632 800
632 800
2. United Nations System High-Level Committee on Management:
Human Resources Management Network
147 100
147 100
Finance and Budget Network
68 400
68 400
ICT Coordination activities
63 500
63 500
3.
United Nations System High-Level Committee on Programmes
40 500
40 500
4.
United Nations Joint Inspection Unit
360 000
360 000
5..
Statutory contribution to the United Nations Department of Safety and Security
4 330 000
4 330 000
6
Security requirements of staff members in the fi eld
4 000 000
4 000 000
7
Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization
75 300
75 300
8
United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition
17 000
17 000
9
Malicious Acts Insurance Policy
500 000
500 000
Total, Part I.C
10 234 600
10 234 600
Total, Part I
21 266 800
24 207 100
45 473 900
1 740 000
1 Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
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Part I covers the following chapters relating to the General Policy and Direction
of the Organization:
I.A Governing bodies
Chapter 1 General Conference
Chapter 2 Executive Board
I.B Direction
Chapter 3 Directorate
Chapter 4 Offi ce of the Director-General
Chapter 5 Internal Oversight
Chapter 6 International Standards and Legal Affairs
Chapter 7 Ethics Programme
I.C
Participation in the Joint Machinery
of the United Nations system
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I.A Governing bodies
Chapter 1 General Conference
00101
The functions of the General Conference are defi ned by Article III.B of the Constitution. The Conference
determines the policies and main lines of work of the Organization, takes decisions on programmes
submitted to it by the Executive Board, adopts normative instruments in the fi elds of competence of
UNESCO for submission to Member States and receives and considers reports from Member States
thereon. It elects the members of the Executive Board and a number of other international and inter-
governmental bodies, as well as the Director-General. The functioning and structure of the General
Conference are laid out in its Rules of Procedure.
00102
The General Conference meets in ordinary session once every two years. The 35th session will be held
in October-November 2009 and will not last more than 17 working days. Its work will be organized upon
the proposals by the Executive Board, on the basis of the decisions previously taken by the Conference
as far as the organization of its work is concerned. It will be preceded by a Youth Forum.
00103
While the bulk of the budget goes to the organizational costs of the General Conference, these provi-
sions also include the payment of the fees due to the External Auditor, who is responsible to the General
Conference for the audit of the accounts of the regular programme, the United Nations Development
Programme and other extrabudgetary programmes, as well as the assistance provided by the Organization
to certain categories of Member States and Associate Members for the offi cial travel of one member
of their delegation to sessions of Conference, in order to ensure full participation in the General
Conference.
Chapter 2 Executive Board
00201
The functions and responsibilities of the Executive Board are derived primarily from the Constitution
and from rules or directives laid down by the General Conference. On the one hand, it examines the
programme of work of the Organization and corresponding budget estimates submitted to it by the
Director-General, and then it submits them to the General Conference with its recommendations; on
the other hand, it is responsible for the execution of the programme adopted by the General Conference,
having regard to circumstances arising between two ordinary sessions of the Conference.
00202
During the 2008-2009 biennium, the 58 Members of the Executive Board will meet twice in 2008
and three times in 2009, including a very short session (2 days) after the 35th session of the General
Conference. The meetings of the Executive Board (Bureau, plenaries, commissions and committees) are
planned to last 70 days.
00203
Furthermore, pursuant to 155 EX/Decision 5.4 (Part C, para. 22) and to 169 EX/Decision 4.2, the
Executive Board decided to hold, between sessions, information meetings between representatives of
the States Members of the Board (or their alternates) resident in Paris and the Director-General.
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In addition, the representatives may carry out missions within the terms of a decision taken by the
Executive Board. Representatives resident in Paris may make consultation visits to their governments
before or after each session.
I.B Direction
Chapter 3 Directorate
00301
This chapter comprises primarily the posts and the functional costs of the Director-General and the
Deputy-Director-General.
Chapter 4 Offi ce of the Director-General
00401
The
Offi ce of the Director-General ensures the functioning of his Offi ce and coordinates the central
services of the Organization. The central services comprise: Coordination of action to benefi t Africa
(AFR), Public information (BPI), Strategic planning and programme monitoring (BSP), Budget prepara-
tion and monitoring (BB), Field management and coordination (BFC), Offi ce of the Foresight (FOR) and
Human resources management (HRM). Each of these units, within its fi eld of competence, undertakes
activities and provides advice and services to the Directorate with a view to enhancing the effectiveness
and maximizing the impact of the Organization. It is also proposed that there be an Ethics Programme
under the direct authority of the Offi ce of the Director-General.
Chapter 5 Internal Oversight
00501
The Internal Oversight Service (IOS) provides a consolidated oversight mechanism which covers internal
audit, evaluation, investigation and other management support to strengthen the functioning of the
Organization. It is charged with providing assurance that programmes and plans are delivered effectively,
that strategic management information is reliable and timely, and that continuous improvements are
fostered in methods and procedures so as to enhance the quality of UNESCO's operations.
00502
Strategy. In its fi rst long-term strategy (2001-2007) which started when IOS was established in 2001,
the focus of IOS's work was on educating, capacity-building and introducing the Organization to various
aspects of oversight such as the need for assessment of results and learning from evaluations, for exer-
cising proper internal controls and compliance with rules/regulations, for proper accountability, etc.
There is improved awareness and knowledge and efforts are being made to improve planning, evaluate
results, exercise control and comply with rules, particularly in fi eld offi ces.
00503
The results of the fi rst long-term strategy were achieved through implementation of oversight activities
such as advocacy for the use of evaluations, backstopping support for evaluations that are delivered,
assessing the existence and functioning of internal controls, dissemination of evaluation/audit results
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and lessons learned, dissemination of tools for evaluation and self-assessment, undertaking training on
self evaluation and on policies/procedures.
00504
The second long-term strategy (2008-2013) focuses on achieving intermediate results to enhance
accountability for the effective and effi cient achievement of programme results. These will be achieved
mostly through oversight activities similar to those undertaken in the previous period but with a different
emphasis. The aim is to deliver a smaller number of high-quality evaluations and audits. These would
cover all strategic objectives, strengthen evaluation capacity within UNESCO, promote the effi cient and
effective use of resources for programme delivery both at Headquarters and in fi eld offi ces, encourage
management and the governing bodies to use evaluation/audit results to improve strategic management,
policy development, organizational learning and internal controls.
00505
Finally, the immediate and intermediate results will be the basis for the Director-General to provide
assurance to the governing bodies that the expected results from UNESCO's programmes have been
achieved and that internal control and risk management in UNESCO is functioning effectively.
00506
Internally, within IOS, the fi rst long-term strategy sought to bring the quality of the work and deliverables
into line with professional standards. A lot of effort was made to develop evaluation/audit approaches,
working tools, and processes/procedures. In 2006 a quality assurance review of the IOS audit function
was completed. This was later validated by the Institute of Internal Auditors which was satisfi ed that
the function generally complied with professional standards. There were 12 recommendations made to
strengthen the overall performance. An external review of the Evaluation Strategy and Evaluation func-
tion was also undertaken by an external evaluator.
00507
For the second long-term strategy starting with the 2008-2009 biennium, internal IOS development will
focus on implementing the recommendations from these reviews to further strengthen the effectiveness
of UNESCO's oversight functions.
00508
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Quality of evaluation outputs improved for both regular and extrabudgetary
programmes.
Capacity increased to undertake evaluations and to self-assess internal
controls within UNESCO.
Evaluation/audit results utilized by management and the governing bodies
to improve strategic management, policy development, organizational learning
and internal controls.
Effective and effi cient use of resources in programme delivery enhanced.
Recommendations from IOS quality assurance review of the audit function
and the review of the evaluation strategy implemented.
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Chapter 6 International Standards and Legal Affairs
00601
The
Offi ce of International Standards and Legal Affairs (LA) is a central service reporting directly to
the Director-General. The responsibilities of the Offi ce are:
(i)
to provide legal advice to the General Conference, the Executive Board and various meetings
convened by UNESCO and to all the intergovernmental bodies established by the General
Conference and the Executive Board;
(ii)
to answer legal questions arising for the Organization and concerning its Constitution, statutory
texts and regulations, its privileges and immunities; the conclusion and application of agree-
ments with Member States or other organizations and of contracts to which the Organization is
a Party;
(iii) to represent the Organization before the Appeals Board, the Administrative Tribunal of the
International Labour Organization and other courts;
(iv) to assist in the drawing up and application of international standard-setting instruments and to
exercise depository functions on behalf of the Director-General in relation to international trea-
ties; and
(v)
to serve as the secretariat of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations of the Executive
Board and of the Credentials Committee and the Legal Committee of the General Conference.
00602
The
Offi ce will continue to protect the Organization's interests and will continue to concentrate its efforts
along two main lines:
(i)
ensuring compliance with the Organization's rules, regulations and procedures;
(ii)
pursuing improvements in the legal safety of activities carried out by the Organization.
00603
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Quality legal advice to the Organization and its governing bodies within
a reasonable period of time.
Effective protection of the Organization's rights.
Internal rules of the Organization relating to the activities, fi nances and property
of the Organization revised and improved to enhance the protection of the
interests of the Organization.
Informed legal advice for the creation and operation of the intergovernmental
bodies in charge of the implementation of conventions and newly formed bodies.
Chapter 7 Ethics Programme
00701
The World Summit Outcome document adopted by the General Assembly in October 2005, reaffi rmed the
need for effi cient, effective and accountable Secretariat, acting in a culture of accountability, transparency
and integrity. Whilst recognizing measures taken so far in the area of Ethics, the Secretary-General was
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urged to pursue and intensify his efforts to reinforce ethical conduct. As a result, the United Nations
Secretariat has put in place a comprehensive package of "ethics measures", which include specifi c poli-
cies (whistleblower protection, expanded fi nancial disclosure, anti-fraud policy) and training initiatives. It
has set up an Ethics Offi ce to support the implementation of the Ethics Programme. UNESCO applies a
policy of zero tolerance and suspected irregularities are systematically investigated by IOS. The objective
of the proposed Ethics Programme, which will be developed in line with United Nations-wide initiatives
and standards, is therefore to promote an ethical working environment in the Organization.
00702
The elements of the proposed Ethics Programme are as follows:
Code of conduct: UNESCO will offi cially publicize and disseminate the revised Standards of
Conduct for international civil servants which include the promotion of shared ethical values
across the whole United Nations system and defi ne the behaviour and performance expected of
international civil servants;
Voluntary disclosure channel: this channel would allow staff to report suspected irregularities on
a confi dential basis;
Implementing a hotline ("whistleblower") protection policy: to ensure that suffi cient protection
is provided for individuals who report misconduct or cooperate with audits or investigations, against
retaliation;
Implementing a fi nancial disclosure policy and confl ict of interest rules: to make more specifi c,
clarify and disseminate the rules on fi nancial disclosure and on "confl ict of interest";
Training on "ethics": a training module will be developed by the Ethics Offi ce, in consultation
with HRM, which will be interactive and mandatory for all staff.
00703
Expected results at the end of the biennium
UNESCO's ethical standards brought in line with United Nations standards.
Performance indicators:
Training module developed;
UNESCO staff trained and aware of the ethics programme and related mechanisms.
I.C
Participation in the joint machinery
of the United Nations system (JUNM)
00801
UNESCO, as part of the United Nations system and in accordance with the agreements entered into,
which include appropriate fi nancial and budgetary arrangements, contributes a share of the running
costs. The budget provision of $10,234,600 included under Part I.C represents an indicative estimate.
UNESCO's actual contribution to the running costs of the joint machinery will be known only when the
different bodies decide upon their budgets and request payment from the participating United Nations
system agencies. The JUNM's provisional budget is broken down as follows:
International Civil Service Commission (ICSC): $632,800
United Nations System High Level Committee on Management (HLCM)
Human Resources Management Network (PER): $147,100
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Finance and Budget Network (FB): $68,400
ICT coordination activities (ISCC): $63,500
United Nations System High Level Committee on Programmes (HLCP): $40,500
United Nations Joint Inspection Unit (JIU): $360,000
Statutory contribution to the Department of Safety and Security (DSS): $4,330,000
Security requirements of staff members in the fi eld: $4,000,000
Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization (ILO Tribunal): $75,300
United Nations system Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN): $17,000
Malicious acts insurance policy (MAIP): $500,000
00802
It is worth indicating that the following increases have taken place between documents 33 C/5 Approved
and 34 C/5 Draft: (a) statutory contributions to the Department of Safety and Security (DSS) from
$1,400,000 to $4,330,000; (b) security requirements of fi eld staff from $3,500,000 to $4,000,000; and
(c) malicious acts insurance policy (MAIP) from $430,000 to $500,000, resulting from additional costs
of jointly fi nanced activities by all United Nations agencies.
00803
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Participation ensured in the activities of the joint machinery of the United Nations
system.
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Part II
Programmes and Programme
Related Services
II.A Programmes
MP I
Education
Major Programme I
Education
ZRG ED 1
Regular Budget
Activities/Staff
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting
Total
$648.3M
Proposed
$
$
$
$
$
$
Activities
(1)
55 625 300
(623 800)
55 001 500
(3 958 600)
2 094 500
53 137 400
Staff
52 176 800
(1 026 300)
51 150 500
5 185 200
2 384 200
58 719 900
Total, Major Programme I
107 802 100
(1 650 100)
106 152 000
1 226 600
4 478 700
111 857 300
Main Line of Action
Regular Budget
TOTAL
$648.3M
Proposed
Extra-
budgetary
(2)
Activities
(1)
Staff
$
$
$
$
MLA 1
Global leadership in EFA, coordination of United Nations priorities
in education and development of strong partnerships
5 930 800
12 194 300
18 125 100
11 979 300
MLA 2
Establishment of global frameworks and networks for capacity
development in planning and management of education systems
6 052 700
12 853 000
18 905 700
9 245 300
MLA 3
Promote policy dialogue, research, norms and standards
7 751 100
13 885 400
21 636 500
4 100 500
MLA 4
Provide capacity development and technical support to assist
national efforts in achieving the Dakar Goals
16 111 800
19 787 200
35 899 000
42 757 100
UNESCO education institutes
(3)
UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE)
4 591 000
4 591 000
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
5 100 000
5 100 000
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)
2 300 000
2 300 000
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)
1 100 000
1 100 000
UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA)
2 000 000
2 000 000
500 000
UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America
and the Carribean (IESALC)
2 200 000
2 200 000
Total, UNESCO education institutes
17 291 000
17 291 000
500 000
Total, Major Programme I
53 137 400
58 719 900
111 857 300
68 582 200
(1) Including HQ indirect programme costs for an amount of $636,600.
(2) Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
(3) The amounts for education institutes represent the fi nancial allocations from the regular budget and might be subsequently used for fi nancing activities and/or staff. The
institutes may also receive directly other extrabudgetary funds which are not included in this table.
Distribution of Resources
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ZRG ED 2
DECENTRALIZATION OF REGULAR BUDGET ACTIVITIES
Headquarters/Region
33 C/5 Approved
as adjusted
34 C/5 ZRG
Core scenario
Variation ZRG vs.
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
$
weight %
$
weight %
$
%
Headquarters
12 911 300
23.5
12 184 000
22.9
(727 300)
(5.6)
Africa (including IICBA)
10 830 700
19.7
10 706 400
20.1
(124 300)
(1.1)
Arab States
3 637 100
6.6
3 288 300
6.2
(348 800)
(9.6)
Asia and the Pacifi c
7 881 600
14.3
6 961 600
13.1
(920 000)
(11.7)
Europe and North America
(including UNEVOC, CEPES)
763 600
1.4
872 900
1.6
109 300
14.3
Latin America and the Caribbean
(including IESALC)
6 286 200
11.4
6 033 200
11.4
(253 000)
(4.0)
Institutes IBE, IIEP, UIL, IITE
12 691 000
23.1
13 091 000
24.6
400 000
3.2
Total, Field
42 090 200
76.5
40 953 400
77.1
(1 136 800)
(2.7)
TOTAL (Headquarters + Field)
55 001 500
100.0
53 137 400
100.0
(1 864 100)
(3.4)
ESTABLISHED POSTS BY REGION, BY CATEGORY AND BY FUNDING SOURCE
Headquarters/Region
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 ZRG Core scenario
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
Headquarters
Regular Budget
76
58
134
77
55
132
Extrabudgetary
7
2
9
6
2
8
Africa
Regular Budget
34
34
40
40
Extrabudgetary
1
1
1
1
Arab States
Regular Budget
15
4
19
18
4
22
Extrabudgetary
1
1
1
1
Asia and the Pacifi c
Regular Budget
28
28
33
33
Extrabudgetary
2
2
2
2
Europe and North America
Regular Budget
6
6
7
7
Extrabudgetary
1
1
Latin America and the Caribbean
Regular Budget
21
21
24
24
Extrabudgetary
Total, Field
Regular Budget
104
4
108
122
4
126
Extrabudgetary
5
5
4
4
TOTAL (Headquarters + Field)
Regular Budget
180
62
242
199
59
258
Extrabudgetary
12
2
14
10
2
12
GRAND TOTAL
192
64
256
209
61
270
VARIATION vs. 33 C/5 APPROVED AS ADJUSTED (Regular Budget + Extrabudgetary)
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Major Pr
ogramme I
Major Programme I
Education
01002
Biennial sectoral priorities for 2008-2009
Biennial sectoral priority 1:
Leading EFA, ensuring global coordination
and providing assistance to Member States to
achieve the EFA goals and education-related
MDGs based on the Global Action Plan.
Biennial sectoral priority 2:
Fostering quality education for all at all levels
and in both formal and non-formal education
throughout life, with particular emphasis on
vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
International goals and commitments
Six Education for All goals (Dakar 2000).
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in
particular MDGs 1, 2, 3 and 6.
2005 World Summit Outcome document.
Plan of Action for the United Nations Literacy
Decade (2003-2012).
International Implementation Scheme for
the United Nations Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
2007-2010 Strategic Framework for UNAIDS
Support to Countries' Efforts to Move towards
Universal Access.
Declaration and Programme of Action for a
Culture of Peace related to the International
Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence
for the Children of the World (2001-2010).
World Programme for Human Rights Education
(2005-ongoing).
01003
M
ajor Programme I will spearhead the pursuit of the medium-term overarching objec-
tive entitled "Attaining quality education for all and lifelong education [learning]"
articulated in the draft Medium-Term Strategy 2008-2013 (34 C/4). Efforts to reach
this overarching objective will be accomplished by assuming the two strategic programme objec-
tives: (1) strengthening UNESCO's global lead and coordination role for EFA and providing
support to national leadership in favour of EFA; and (2) developing policies, capacities and
tools for quality education for all and lifelong education as well as promoting education for
sustainable development. In practical and operational terms for the programme and budget,
these six-year strategic objectives will be translated into the two corresponding biennial sectoral
priorities during the fi rst biennium of this new Medium-Term Strategy.
01004
Vision and mission of Major Programme I
Conceived upon a vision that education is the cornerstone of social and economic devel-
opment, Major Programme I is oriented towards constructing a sustainable world with
just societies that value knowledge, promote a culture of peace, celebrate diversity and
defend human rights, achieved by providing education for all and lifelong learning. In
line with this vision, the mission of UNESCO within its mandate as a specialized agency
in education is to:
Provide international leadership for creating learning societies with educational oppor-
tunities for all populations;
Provide expertise and foster partnerships to strengthen national educational leadership
and the capacity of countries to offer quality education for all.
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01005
Core EFA priorities
Although the world has witnessed steady progress towards achieving the EFA goals, in particular
towards universal primary education and gender parity among the lower-income countries since 2000,
it is faced with a double challenge: reaching the goals and targets of the EFA agenda; addressing the
surge for access to post-primary and higher levels of education as a result of expansion and success
in increased enrolment at the primary level. Reports, like the EFA Global Monitoring Report and
Dakar+6: Education for All in Africa, as well as studies undertaken show that more can be done
to accelerate progress towards the goals, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, South and West Asia,
and the Arab States. The international community has missed the gender parity goal for 2005, and
86 countries are at risk of not achieving gender parity even by 2015. About one fi fth of the world's
adult population, an estimated 771 million, of which the majority are women, remains illiterate.
Quality remains a major issue worldwide, compounded by a serious shortage of trained and quali-
fi ed teachers, particularly female teachers. These challenges are made increasingly more acute by
the HIV and AIDS pandemic that is ravaging countries in all regions of the world. In this regard,
Major Programme I will continue to maintain the three initiatives Teacher Training Initiative in
Sub-Saharan Africa (TTISSA), Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) and Global Education
and HIV and AIDS (EDUCAIDS) at the core of all its actions and ensure that gender is main-
streamed to promote gender equity, equality and parity in education. South-South Cooperation will
be the main modality for advancing the objectives of these core priorities of EFA.
Additionally, UNESCO will continue to cater to the needs of other levels of education, including
post-primary, TVET and higher education as well as key components such as science education in
order to develop and build the human capacities which should contribute to both poverty eradica-
tion and economic growth.
01006
EFA Global Action Plan and UNESS
In the last biennium of the previous medium-term strategy, UNESCO has taken some discern-
ibly bold steps towards assuming the global leadership role in EFA and improving its delivery
capacity at the country level. It successfully launched the elaboration of the EFA Global Action
Plan (GAP) and the UNESCO National Education Support Strategy (UNESS) in response to the
call of the international community for improved harmonization and coordination in supporting
national efforts to achieve EFA and to contribute to the ongoing process of United Nations reform.
UNESS will provide the roadmap for UNESCO's relevant and effective response to the identifi ed
needs and demands of Member States, and serve as the Organization's key element to GAP. It will
ensure that UNESCO's country-level actions are based on the educational development priori-
ties and strategies of the countries by supporting their policy priorities and by fi lling the critical
gaps in terms of expertise, capacities and fi nance in synergy with the development community's
contributions.
Biennial sectoral priorities
01007
The biennial sectoral priorities in document 34 C/5 represent the two main thrusts of the Organization's
actions for 2008-2009 and serve as the initial building blocks for the implementation of the medium-term
strategy. The fi rst biennial sectoral priority for Major Programme I will be "Leading EFA, ensuring global
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coordination and providing assistance to Member States to achieve the EFA goals and education-related
MDGs based on the Global Action Plan" and the second biennial sectoral priority will be "Fostering
quality education for all at all levels and in both formal and non-formal education throughout life, with
particular emphasis on vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
01008
These two biennial sectoral priorities will be operationalized through four main lines of action to
enable the Organization to effectively perform its fi ve functions in catalyzing international cooperation,
providing intellectual leadership, standard-setting, clearing house and developing capacity. UNESCO
will discharge its global leadership and coordination as well as clearing house role through the two main
lines of action under the fi rst biennial priority and deliver on its intellectual leadership and operational
role for the provision of technical support and capacity development at the national level through the
other two main lines of action under the second biennial priority.
Through the fi rst main line of action Global Leadership in EFA, coordination of United Nations
priorities in education and development of strong partnerships UNESCO will lead the task
of mobilizing, harmonizing, aligning and complementing the unique added value of the varied
partners and stakeholders at the global level and utilize the rallying potential of the United Nations
decades for literacy and education for sustainable development as well as the UNAIDS strategic
framework for support towards universal access to ensure that the international community continues
to tirelessly engage and commit itself to achieving EFA and the MDGs. This global coordinating
leadership will be demonstrated through the collective elaboration and adoption of the GAP by
not only the four other convening partners UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and World Bank but also
by other intergovernmental organizations, multilateral fi nancial institutions, national governments,
bilateral donors, multilateral fi nancial institutions, CSOs, NGOs, private sector, etc. Recognizing
the overarching need for strong political commitment at all levels and broad social mobilization
to meet the EFA goals and MDG objectives, UNESCO will intensify its advocacy role as well as
develop strong partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders.
Under the second main line of action Establishment of a global framework and networks
for capacity development in planning, and management of education systems UNESCO
will establish a global framework and networks for capacity development building on the results
and accomplishments of the project on "Capacity Development for Achieving the EFA Goals:
UNESCO Strategy". This initiative will be a joint effort by the UNESCO International Institute
for Educational Planning (IIEP) and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), as well as the
programme Divisions and Regional Bureaux for education and other UNESCO Institutes, to
further structure the country-level delivery of capacity development by the Organization. The
framework will be developed by establishing common defi nitions, consistent approaches and
eventually a division of labour among the various units within UNESCO as well as vis-à-vis other
EFA partners and stakeholders at the country level in the area of planning and management of
education systems. It aims to ensure that UNESCO's provision of capacity development and tech-
nical support in the successive stages of strategic planning and management of education systems
sector/sub-sector analysis, policy formulation and appraisal, action planning, monitoring and
evaluation is relevant and consistent. Under this MLA, UNESCO will improve and strengthen
its function as a clearing house of knowledge and information in the fi eld of education. It will
continue to support the development of evidence-based policies and approaches by policy-makers,
planners and practitioners through the development of a common platform as well as communi-
ties of interest to collect, disseminate, distribute and facilitate exchange and sharing. It will also
endeavour to make accessible the latest trends in education, relevant information and data to all
stakeholders and to the public at large.
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Through the third main line of action Promote policy dialogue, research, norms and standards
under the second biennial sectoral priority, UNESCO will anticipate the research agenda on issues
relevant to access to and quality of education throughout life and to ensuring successful completion
by all learners. It will convene intellectual platforms of experts on research fi ndings and policy
recommendations to substantively enrich the high-level policy dialogues that UNESCO will convene
at the global, regional, subregional and national levels. Within its normative mandate, it will assist
Member States in translating the international legal instruments into national policy and legislation
in education. It will also promote the ratifi cation and implementation of the international normative
instruments related to education and to monitor their progress. UNESCO will create an enabling
environment to promote dialogue with a range of regional institutions and through mechanisms
to further the EFA agenda for promoting national and cross-national assessment to identify the
factors associated with learning achievements. It will work in partnership with a range of regional
institutions, professional bodies, universities to further the EFA agenda. Among its most important
partners will be the African Union Commission, regional economic communities in Africa and the
forum of Ministers of Education in the various regions.
Through its fourth main line of action Provide capacity development and technical support to
assist national efforts in achieving the Dakar Goals UNESCO will assist Member States to not
only expand access but to ensure that all learners can benefi t from quality education and lifelong
learning. It will seek to do so by ensuring that interventions in Member States are based on needs
identifi ed through UNESS, which should complement existing national development strategies and
plans, and to ensure that the Organization functions in a coordinated and complementary manner
fully in line with efforts to achieve coherence within the United Nations country team efforts. It will
concentrate its interventions around developing capacities of Member States in planning and managing
their education systems as well as in providing technical support to Member States in conducting
policy analysis and formulation at a sector-wide and/or sub-sector levels. It will also assist Member
States in adopting a rights-based, gender-responsive approach in education and addressing the diverse
needs of vulnerable and marginalized groups as well as indigenous people through curriculum and
materials development and the use of mother-tongue as medium of instruction.
Although the three EFA areas Teacher training and education, literacy as well as HIV and AIDS
education through TTISSA, LIFE and EDUCAIDS respectively will continue to constitute
priorities, UNESCO will also focus on the development of key sub-sectors in which it possesses
a comparative advantage, with special emphasis on TVET and higher education. UNESCO will
capitalize on the expertise of its International Bureau of Education to assist Member States in
curriculum development as well as in developing learning and teaching materials.
Biennial Sectoral Priority 1
: Leading EFA, ensuring global
coordination and providing assistance to Member States
to achieve the EFA goals and education-related MDGs based
on the Global Action Plan
01009
UNESCO will operationalize this fi rst biennial sectoral priority through two main lines of action:
(1) global leadership in EFA, coordination of United Nations priorities in education and development
of strong partnerships; and (2) development of a global framework and networks for capacity develop-
ment in planning and management of education systems.
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01010
UNESCO will redouble its efforts to strengthen its global leadership and coordination role in order to
accelerate progress on the EFA goals. The High-Level Group and the Working Group, informed by the
EFA Global Monitoring Report, will be used to marshal the political and fi nancial commitments of both
national governments and the international community, develop more harmonized cooperation among
all EFA partners as well as the foremost high-level forum for policy dialogue and dissemination of best
practices. GAP will clarify and operationalize at country level a strategic division of labour among the
EFA partners. The recent partnership agreement with the World Economic Forum will be the basis for
strengthening relations with the private sector. The "G-77+China" and the "E-9" will continue to be
UNESCO's trusted and active partners in the international community's endeavour to achieving EFA
goals, as they provide the platforms for building consensus on priority issues in education and fostering
partnerships among all regions of the world, particularly between developing countries.
Countries with newly emerging economies, which have achieved considerable progress towards EFA,
will be encouraged to play a "lead" role in the promotion of South-South cooperation in education,
through pilot projects and by sharing their capacities and experience with other developing countries,
while benefi ting themselves from the experience of those countries. Within the framework of the South-
South cooperation programme/fund in education, UNESCO will facilitate the implementation of the
pilot projects and adopt a more integrated approach to further mainstream South-South cooperation as
well as triangular North-South-South cooperation as key delivery modalities, particularly when planning
and implementing activities in support of UNESCO EFA initiatives and the United Nations education
priorities, i.e. literacy, teacher education and training, education for human rights, peace, democratic and
citizenship education, HIV and AIDS education and education for sustainable development.
UNESCO will embrace an interdisciplinary approach in its global coordination of the United Nations
priorities with the ultimate goal of a sustainable and just future through education for sustainable devel-
opment, promoting a literate environment and enabling universal access to prevention, treatment, care
and support in HIV and AIDS. The Organization will establish meaningful and effective partnerships
and networks at the global and national levels under the banner of the United Nations Literacy Decade
(UNLD), the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), the United
Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and
Non-Violence for the Children of the World and the World Programme for Human Rights Edcuation
(WPHRE). It will promote full and multisectoral engagement, coordinate and harmonize responses by
Member States as well as other key stakeholders at the country level in these United Nations priority
areas. [MLA 1]
01011
UNESCO will respond to the recognized need for a global framework and common approaches
to capacity development, by complementing and deepening the activities and achievements of the
project on "Capacity Development for Achieving the EFA Goals: UNESCO Strategy". In the context
of the ongoing efforts to harmonize development aid and cooperation (e.g. the Global Action Plan, the
EFA-Fast Track Initiative and the United Nations reform process), UNESCO will initiate a sustained
dialogue aiming to coordinate and harmonize, among EFA stakeholders and development partners,
country-level capacity development activities in the fi eld of planning and management of education
systems.
To this end, under MLA 2, UNESCO will propose a framework of common principles in and approaches
to capacity development in the fi eld of education policy formulation and planning, monitoring and
evaluation of education systems, in order to support Member States to achieve the EFA goals. Global
and national EFA stakeholders and development partners will be invited to engage in the debate on the
framework and to use the agreed-upon framework in their capacity development activities, as appro-
priate. Based on this common framework, UNESCO will defi ne and operationalize a strategy to enhance
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Member States' capacity in formulating education policies and planning, monitoring and evaluating
education systems, which shall serve as a basis for developing common United Nations system efforts.
Capacity development pilot projects will be implemented in countries in each region, consistent with
the principles and approaches defi ned within the global framework.
At global and regional levels, UNESCO, through its clearing house and catalyst for international coop-
eration functions, will continue enhancing the access of Member States to expertise, good practices and
innovations in all areas of education. Regional and global networks and communities of practice will
be set up and/or strengthened in order to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of such information
and knowledge, which are documented at country, cluster and regional levels by UNESCO fi eld offi ces
as well as the institutes and centres: the UNESCO International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP),
the International Bureau of Education (IBE), the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), the
UNESCO Institute for Information Technology in Education (IITE), the UNESCO International Institute
for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC), the UNESCO International Institute
for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA), the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), as well as the
UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES), and the UNESCO International Centre for
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC). [MLA 2]
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Main line of action 1:
Global leadership in EFA, coordination
of United Nations priorities in education and development
of strong partnerships
Expected results
Coordinated and harmonized partnership within the framework
of the EFA Global Action Plan for strengthened political commitment
at the global and national levels for the EFA agenda.
Performance indicators:
Number of countries where national plans and policies refl ect a tangible political commitment
towards EFA;
Degree of acceptance of GAP by other EFA partners and of its refl ection in their own strategies/
programmes;
Degree to which DESD, UNLD, HIV and AIDS education and teacher education have prominence
on global, regional and national EFA agendas.
Signifi cant increase in the fi nancial resources available or pledged
for education by the national governments as well as the EFA partners.
Performance indicators:
Number of countries having increased their national budgets for EFA;
Overall level of ODA allocated to education;
Number of and size of public/private partnerships for EFA.
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Interregional and intra-regional collaboration and exchanges of best
practices in EFA among countries in the South enhanced, and networks
of experts from developing countries strengthened.
Performance indicators:
Number of activities planned and implemented through South-South cooperation;
Number of experts in education from developing countries registered in the global roster.
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Main line of action 2:
Establishment of global frameworks and
networks for capacity development in planning and
management of education systems
Expected results
Global framework for capacity development in planning and management
of education systems proposed and validated by EFA stakeholders and
development partners.
Performance indicators:
UNESCO's policy paper developed within the global framework;
Number of EFA stakeholders and development partners referring to or using the framework in
their capacity development activities;
Pilot projects implemented in each region testing global framework for capacity development
in planning and management of education systems.
Policy formulation, planning, monitoring and evaluation of education systems
improved in Member States.
Performance indicators:
Number of networks and communities of practices established and operational, supporting
capacity development of the Member States in planning and management of education
systems;
Number of Member States that made use of the information and knowledge (e.g. expertise, good
practices, innovations) made available through the networks and communities of practice.
Accessibility provided for key stakeholders and general public to latest trends,
innovations and best practices in education.
Performance indicators:
Good practices and innovations in policy, planning, monitoring and evaluation collected and
documented;
Communities of practice established and operational (number of communities, number of
individuals/ groups participating to the communities and feedback from stakeholders);
A streamlined, user-friendly and dynamic ED online portal of good educational quality devel-
oped;
Number of TVET institutions benefi ting from teaching material and curricula exchange.
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Biennial Sectoral Priority 2
: Fostering quality education for all at all
levels and in both formal and non-formal education throughout life,
with particular emphasis on vulnerable and disadvantaged groups
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UNESCO will operationalize this second biennial sectoral priority through two main lines of action:
(1) promote policy dialogue, research, set norms and standards; and (2) provide capacity development
and technical support to assist national efforts in achieving the Dakar Goals.
01015
Through its main line of action to promote policy dialogue, research, and set norms and standards,
UNESCO will provide intellectual leadership at the global, regional and subregional levels on key issues
related to access and quality education to ensure that studies are completed with success for all learners.
Particular attention will be paid to bringing all the benefi ts of all levels and means of education to girls
and women, the excluded, the poor, the marginalized and those with special needs in a lifelong learning
perspective. UNESCO will work with not only its specialized Institutes and Centres at the global and
regional levels but also qualifi ed higher academic institutions at the country level to conduct research
and prepare policy and position papers on selected topics of critical importance related to access and
success as well as issues related to the three EFA initiatives teacher training, literacy as well as HIV
and AIDS education. The strategic and specialized contributions of the UNESCO International Institute
for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA), UIL and IBE will respectively be of critical importance for the
three core initiatives for EFA. It will also elaborate the agenda of key education conferences and meetings
of ministers so that these high-level meetings serve to link the fi ndings of research to the elaboration of
policies, plans and standards at the regional, subregional and national levels.
UNESCO will undertake the convening of two major education conferences during the biennium, namely,
the International Conference on Education with IBE in 2008 and the International Conference on Adult
Education (CONFINTEA VI) with the UIL in 2009. UNESCO will also organize a global consultation
on new trends and challenges in higher education as a follow up to the 1998 World Conference on Higher
Education. UNESCO will strengthen research capacities in higher education institutions and knowl-
edge sharing across borders. Policy dialogue will also be promoted through the UNITWIN/UNESCO
Chairs. The development of partnerships between existing Chairs/Networks along the North-South and
South-South axes, especially at the subregional level, will ensure a critical mass for enhancing quality
education. The development of poles of excellence, particularly in developing countries and especially
in Africa, will seek to build a synergy among universities, higher learning institutions, training centres,
foundations and research centres.
As a means to mainstream Africa as a priority, UNESCO will place great emphasis on being actively
involved in supporting the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and to advo-
cate the centrality of education in the overall economic, social and cultural development of the continent.
It will be fully engaged in supporting the implementation of regional frameworks especially the Action
Plan for the Second Decade of Education for Africa (2006-2015) and the Regional Education Project for
Latin America and the Caribbean (PRELAC) not only at the regional but also at the country levels.
UNESCO will continue to promote, monitor and provide technical assistance in the implementation of
its standard-setting instruments including recommendations, declarations, guidelines and frameworks
for action. UNESCO's fi rst international treaty instrument, the Convention against Discrimination in
Education, lies at the heart of the EFA goals and proscribes any form of discrimination and seeks
to promote the right to education for all. As part of its normative action, the Organization will also
review some of its standard-setting instruments to verify their appropriateness and relevance through
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international and regional fora. As part of this normative action, analysis of Constitutions and legislation
will be carried out in cooperation with partners with a view to reinforcing country-level action in favour
of the right to education and refl ections on key issues surrounding this right.
UNESCO will provide technical assistance to countries in the application of the instruments to improve
and develop national legal frameworks for education and in linking them to the planning and policy formu-
lation processes. The instruments include: "the Convention and Revised Recommendation on Technical
and Vocational Education"; "the Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching
Personnel"; "the Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers"; six "Regional Conventions on the
Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education"; and, the supplementary universal
instrument to these regional conventions, "the Recommendation on the Recognition of Studies and
Qualifi cations in Higher Education". Other instruments such as the "World Declaration on Higher
Education for the Twenty-fi rst Century", the "Guidelines for Quality Provision in Cross-border Higher
Education" will guide UNESCO's work aimed at facilitating the emergence of a global higher education
and research space in the increasingly globalized knowledge and economy society. This normative work
will be carried out collaboratively with the relevant Institutes such as IESALC and CEPES for higher
education; IICBA in the domain of teachers, UNEVOC in the area of technical and vocational education;
and IBE in the fi eld of right to education.
ICTs, as a tool for expanding access and as a transforming factor for learning and teaching processes,
will be one of the focus areas for the biennium under Major Programme I. The Education Sector will
work intersectorally with the Communication and Information Sector to honour UNESCO's commitment
as Lead Facilitator of the WSIS follow-up on e-learning through the organization of and participation
in the World Summit follow-up meetings. Additionally, it will carry out intersectoral collaboration on
three related issues: towards inclusion of all learners through technologies; enhancing open access;
and exploring the educational value of alternative and new ICT applications. The Organization will
concentrate its interventions on ICTs in education through policy and upstream work. In this regard, it
will benefi t from the contributions to be made by IITE, which will play an active role in facilitating the
delivery of teacher training in Africa through ICTs. [MLA 3]
01016
UNESCO's action at the country-level is bound to undergo profound changes with the application of GAP,
the roll-out of UNESS; the reform of the United Nations, especially at the country level; the accountable
decentralization policy; and the global framework and networks on capacity development. The challenge
in implementing the main line of action to "provide capacity development and technical support
to assist national efforts in achieving the Dakar Goals" will be to ensure the synchronization and
coherence of these initiatives for greater effi ciency, effectiveness and long-term impact for the Member
States.
UNESCO will do its utmost to harmonize and coordinate action at country-level within the framework
of the UNESS, GAP and through the UNDAF process to avoid duplication and redundancy. It will
withdraw from implementing small-scale fragmented and compartmentalized activities in order to better
fulfi ll its upstream functions in developing institutional capacities, providing advice on national policy
and plans, acting as a catalyst for harmonized cooperation among the EFA partners and providing intel-
lectual leadership at the country level.
UNESCO will put particular emphasis on the sub-sectors of teacher education and training, literacy
and HIV and AIDS education in its upstream work to realize the objectives of TTISSA, LIFE and
EDUCAIDS. Intersectorality will be the mainstay of technical assistance and policy advice to the
Member States in areas such as human rights, science and mathematics education, languages, HIV and
AIDS, sustainable development as well as the appropriate use of ICTs in education. UNESCO's network
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of Associated Schools can serve as centres of experimentation and good practices for quality education
for all, including programmes for peace, human rights, citizenship and inclusive education as well as
heritage education. Field offi ces will have full access to the specialized technical expertise of the insti-
tutes and centres in the implementation and delivery of services at the country level. [MLA 4]
In collaboration with other Sectors, in particular MP II and MP III, UNESCO's Education Sector will
strengthen Member States' capacities in policy-making, planning and monitoring and national science
and technology education (STE) programmes. The Organization will continue to assist Member States to
develop effective programmes aligned with EFA goals. Emphasis will be laid on providing basic scientifi c
and technological knowledge and skills, increasing literacy and students' interest in STE studies and
careers, and the exchange of information and research.
Member States will be assisted to reform, revitalize and strengthen their TVET systems and develop
national TVET qualifi cation frameworks in line with the Revised Recommendations and the Convention
on Technical and Vocational Education. UNESCO will continue to emphasize entrepreneurship training
as well as advocacy for policy-makers and practitioners on the role of TVET in sustainable develop-
ment. TVET information exchange will be another major area of activity among key stakeholders in
the Member States through the UNESCO-UNEVOC Network. Member States will be assisted to set up
national qualifi cation frameworks and occupational training standards. To that end, UNESCO will work
with country partners and at a global level in partnership with the International Labour Organization,
the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and European Training Foundation.
As the only United Nations agency with a mandate in higher education, UNESCO will continue to facili-
tate the development of evidence-based policies in response to new trends and developments in higher
education emphasizing its role in achieving the MDGs, particularly poverty eradication. It will also foster
innovation to meet the education and workforce needs and examine ways of increasing higher education
opportunities for young people of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, particularly for those living in
distant rural areas or depressed urban peripheries. Activities related to cross-border higher education and
quality assurance will be further pursued, with special focus on mobility and recognition of qualifi ca-
tions of disadvantaged and priority groups (e.g. migrants, refugees and small island developing States).
UNESCO will work with partners such as the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development and the Commonwealth of Learning, as well as NGO partners in higher education to
strengthen capacity in quality higher education with a focus on developing countries.
The promotion of peace is a cornerstone of UNESCO's work. The Organization will continue working
through inter-agency coordination for the implementation of activities in the fi eld of education for
peace, human rights and democratic citizenship, including through the United Nations Inter-Agency
Coordinating Committee on Human Rights Education in the School System and the Inter-Agency group
on Violence Against Children. It will continue to work closely with the NGO network promoting the
educational component of the United Nations Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the
Children of the World. In addition, within the framework of the World Programme for Human Rights
Education (WPHRE), UNESCO will support the establishment and/or implementation of national plans
of action in human rights education. [MLA 4]
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Main line of action 3:
Promote policy dialogue, research,
norms and standards
Expected results
Global, regional and subregional policy platforms well-informed by research-
based evidence on identifi ed priority themes and quality-related processes.
Performance indicators:
Number of research and policy papers published to inform policy dialogues;
Declarations of international conferences (ICE and CONFINTEA) and regional ministerial meet-
ings (COMEDAF, MINEDARAB, PRELAC) addressing key relevant issues and policy direc-
tions;
Number of platforms for policy dialogue created through UNESCO Chairs/UNITWIN
Networks.
Member States' capacities enhanced in analysing and monitoring learning
achievement through regional networks.
Performance indicator:
Number of countries with capacity to develop their own national assessment system.
Standard-setting instruments in the fi eld of education reviewed
and effectively promoted and monitored.
Performance indicators:
Number of countries having ratifi ed the standard-setting instruments and reported on imple-
mentation;
Number of countries having improved and developed legal frameworks for education;
Number of countries having ratifi ed, implemented and reported on the Convention and
Recommendations against Discrimination in Education and other normative instruments.
Appropriate use of technologies in education promoted
and good practices identifi ed and disseminated.
Performance indicators:
Number of good practices identifi ed, documented and promoted;
Number of policy briefs published and disseminated.
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Main line of action 4:
Provide capacity development and technical
support to assist national efforts in achieving the Dakar Goals
Expected results
Capacities of Member States enhanced in educational planning, and
management as well as in mobilization of funds in support of national priorities.
Performance indicators:
Number of countries having benefi ted from capacity development opportunities;
Number of countries having received technical assistance;
Number of countries where EMIS is operational;
Number of cases in which quality and timeliness of data for target countries has been
improved.
National sector-wide plans and policies for formal and non-formal education
systems reviewed, revised and developed.
Performance indicators:
Number of sector and sub-sector plans reviewed, revised and developed;
Number of policies reviewed, revised and developed;
Number of national plans on language policies and mother-tongue as medium of instruction
reviewed.
National policies revised to improve quality and relevance of curricula for teacher
education, teachers' qualifi cations and conditions of employment, teaching
media and learning materials.
Performance indicators:
Number of sub-sector plans and policies on teacher education/training reviewed.
Number of countries developing teacher policies that encompass all aspects of their training,
service and career paths.
National policies reviewed and developed to increase equal access to
comprehensive literacy and life skills development programmes in both the
formal and non-formal sectors with special emphasis on girls and women.
Performance indicators:
Number of countries where sub-sector plans and policies on literacy and life skills develop-
ment have been reviewed and developed to increase equality of access (feedback from stake-
holders);
Number of countries where policies have been reviewed in order to facilitate access to learning
opportunities for children living in diffi cult circumstances, girls and women.
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Capacities of Member States enhanced in revitalizing technical and vocational
education and training and STE programmes.
Performance indicators:
Trends in teachers and students choosing TVET and STE subjects;
Trends in students choosing ST as a career option;
Entrepreneurship training integrated into national TVET curricula.
National policies revised to improve quality and sustainability of higher education
systems in developing countries.
Performance indicator:
Number of countries, especially in Africa, where education plans and policies have been adapted
to achieve sustainability of higher education systems.
Peace and human rights education, HIV and AIDS education and ESD,
mainstreamed in curricula, teaching and learning materials and competencies
of teachers developed.
Performance indicators:
Number of countries where curricula have been reviewed to include these subjects;
Number and coverage of appropriate learning and teaching materials;
Number of appropriate learning and teaching materials developed and adapted;
Number of linkages with teacher education/training achieved;
Number of ASPnet Schools acting as centres of innovation and laboratories for the develop-
ment, validation and diffusion of good practices.
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Strategy for Priority Africa
In the fi eld of education, UNESCO will address the priorities and needs of Africa by supporting the
implementation of the Action Plan for the Second Decade of Education for Africa (2006-2015). In this
regard, UNESCO will establish effective partnerships with the African Union Commission and Regional
Economic Communities (RECs) to mainstream education fully into the policies, programme activi-
ties and organizational structures of these entities as well as to promote policy dialogue through other
regional mechanisms including COMEDAF, FAPED and ADEA. It will promote and coordinate regional
cooperation, advocacy and partnerships to sustain political and fi nancial commitments to achieve the
EFA goals and the goals of the Second Decade.
In conjunction with this, UNESCO will provide capacity development and technical support to assist
national efforts in achieving the Dakar Goals in Africa and ensuring the success of the second Education
Decade for Africa by focusing on the interface between higher education and scientifi c education as
well as the linkage between education and culture. It will concentrate its interventions around the fi ve
functions with a clear focus on the three core initiatives TTISSA, LIFE, and EDUCAIDS while
following a coordinated sector-wide approach with the EFA partners. More specifi cally, UNESCO
will contribute to improving access, quality and equity of education in sub-Saharan Africa through its
Teacher Training Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (TTISSA). In collaboration with IICBA, IITE will
assist in building teacher capacity through distance education. The Organization will also support a
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comprehensive approach in addressing issues related to gender, illiteracy and life skills at the national
level within the framework of the Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) by providing technical
assistance for policy reviews, curriculum development, advocacy, the introduction of the use of national
languages in learning and extended partnerships. EDUCAIDS will promote and facilitate the elaboration
of national policies and curricula on HIV and AIDS education and ensure their inclusion in national
education sector strategic plans by promoting a participatory approach with the involvement of teacher
and parent associations. Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and lifeskills will be
strengthened as a means of eradicating poverty through sustainable endogenous economic develop-
ment. In this regard, entrepreneurship training for learners in formal and non-formal education and
training programmes will be promoted. UNESCO will also work on specifi c areas of intervention in
promoting science education, ICT in education, and higher education qualifi cations in order to address
poverty eradication efforts in Africa, including through regional and subregional centres like IIRCA,
CIEFFA, the Guidance, Counselling and Youth Development Centre for Africa in Lilongwe, Malawi, le
Centre International de Reference Chantal Biya (CIRCB) in Cameroon devoted to research, prevention
and training for the fi ght against HIV/AIDS in Africa. Through this work, UNESCO will continue to
promote the alleviation of the brain drain by scaling up pilot projects developed with partners in the
previous biennium.
UNESCO will further support the African Union in the harmonization of higher education at the level
of continents and will facilitate the creation of centres of excellence for African higher education and
research. In addition support will be provided to integrative frameworks such as the African framework
for quality assurance in higher education, the revised Arusha Convention on the recognition of qualifi ca-
tions, and development and harmonization of qualifi cations frameworks at the national and subregional
level through strengthening of SACMEC.
UNESCO will provide technical assistance and institutional capacity development in planning, imple-
mentation and management. UNESCO will also assist in addressing the challenges faced by many coun-
tries in the region in data collection, management and analysis by providing capacity development in this
area. Moreover, UNESCO will also deal with education in emergency and post-confl ict reconstruction
situations through its regional PEER programme.
Expected results
Satisfactory progress achieved in the implementation of the national action plans
for the Second Decade of Education aiming at an increase in access, retention,
performance and progression to all levels of education.
Performance indicators:
Number of partners mobilized to invest in the capacity-building framework;
Best practices of successful interventions, results, and lessons learned documented and shared
with the AU and its Member States.
Capacity to design and implement successful programmes increased at the
national level and progress achieved in achieving the Dakar Goals in each
Member State --specifi cally around literacy, teacher training and Educaids.
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Performance indicators:
LIFE: Donor funding for properly tailored literacy programmes refl ecting best practices in the
fi eld;
TTISSA: Number of sub-sector plans and policies reviewed that lead to government actions
targeting improved status and working conditions of teachers; the establishment of coherent
management and administration structures; harmonized teacher policies and national develop-
ment goals; and/or enhanced quality and coherence of professional development of teachers.
EDUCAIDS: Number of countries where policy and/or curricula have been reviewed to include
HIV/AIDS education.
Curricula revised in TVET and science programmes developed and implemented
in Member States through intersectoral activities and the network of centres in
Africa.
Performance Indicators:
Number of successful programmes under way in targeted countries;
Number of countries integrating entrepreneurship training into formal and non-formal education
and training programmes;
Enhanced science and TVET curricula and materials developed.
Use of ICTs in education increased to meet EFA goals and improve quality as well
as open access to higher education programmes.
Performance Indicator:
Number of ICT centres providing open and distance learning for further education and to
complement and enhance university teaching.
Centres of Excellence identifi ed and supported to enhance quality delivery of
higher education programmes as well as the development of a qualifi cations
framework for quality assurance.
Performance Indicators:
Number of Centres of Excellence in each REC;
Standards and qualifi cations frameworks developed in a number of key areas;
University Chairs created in relevant areas targeted for strengthening.
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Global Strategy to Promote Gender Equality and
Women's Empowerment
One of the main challenges in reaching the MDGs as well as the six Dakar Goals is the achievement of
targets regarding gender parity, equity and equality. After several decades of targeted actions addressing
gender inequalities, there are still millions of girls and women excluded from educational opportunities.
More recently, in some parts of the world, boys and young men are dropping out of school and/or are not
acquiring suffi ciently relevant skills for employment. The collective cost of these challenges in terms of
lost social and economic development is enormous with immeasurable consequences not only for the
individuals concerned but also for the development of their communities and countries.
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Building on its past achievements, lessons learned and documented good practices, UNESCO will
strengthen its efforts to effectively and systematically mainstream gender equality considerations in its
education programmes in order to ensure that women and men, girls and boys have the same chances of
learning, of benefi ting from equitable treatment within the school and the same opportunities in terms
of employment, wages and civic participation. The Education Sector will furthermore follow an integral
approach throughout Major Programme I to make sure that gender equality considerations are fully
integrated into its work on advocacy, research as well as normative and standard-setting actions at the
global level and on capacity development, monitoring and assessment assistance and more specifi cally,
through technical advice and assistance in policy and planning at the country level. This will include
raising awareness on gender issues and concepts as well as building capacities within ministries, other
institutions and schools to comprehend, identify and close gender gaps in the education systems and
in teaching/learning practices.
It will pay particular attention to bridging gender disparities in education by ensuring that girls and boys,
women and men have equal access to formal and non-formal learning and to have as wide a range of
life options without regard to the roles societies traditionally assign to their gender. Through UNESCO's
Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE), UNESCO will continue to promote literacy to achieve
individual and collective empowerment by promoting gender-sensitivity in the planning, management
and implementation of literacy programmes including the development of gender sensitive learning and
teaching materials and approaches.
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International Bureau of Education (IBE)
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Precedents
Since 1999, the International Bureau of Education (IBE) has been UNESCO's institute specializing in
the content, methods, policies and processes of curriculum development.
Strategy
Improving the quality of Education for All (EFA) remains a major concern worldwide and studies show
that the issue of curriculum reform occupies a central place in educational policies which aim not only
at encouraging access to education but also ensuring that all students learn successfully (from access to
success). As a specialized institute in the areas of curriculum, IBE will continue to concentrate its efforts
on the development of human and institutional capacities, the identifi cation of new trends in educational
development, the dissemination of up-to-date and quality information, and the promotion of international
dialogue on educational policies in this domain.
As an integral part of the activities of the Education Sector, IBE's activities will contribute to reaching
most of the Sector's medium-term strategic objectives, as well as its biennial priorities. IBE's capacity-
building and training programmes will be targeted towards reaching the objectives of the Main Lines
of Action 1 and 4 while its observatory, research and study programmes will contribute to MLA 2 and
MLA 3. Its knowledge management programme will aim to contribute in a cross-cutting manner and in
the curriculum development to MLAs 1, 2, 3 and 4. IBE will convene the International Conference on
Education which will be one of UNESCO's major events in the fi eld of education for the biennium and
a key contribution to MLA 3.
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Expected results at the end of the biennium
Institutional and human capacities enhanced in the design, development
and reform of curriculum in selected countries.
Performance indicators:
The activity of the global practising community of curriculum specialists;
The number of people and institutions trained;
The educational and methodological resources and training "toolboxes" created, adapted,
tested and widely disseminated.
New trends and developments in the fi eld of education identifi ed through
information collected and processed, research and studies.
Performance indicators:
Studies and analyses available in the context of the EFA Global Monitoring Report;
Research and studies published.
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Knowledge and information on education systems, existing curricula,
curriculum development processes, as well as examples of good practice
and innovations, updated and made available.
Performance indicators:
IBE database (World data on education; Country dossiers; HIV and AIDS education clearing-
house; etc.) increased and broadened;
The IBE's Internet site strengthened and regularly updated;
Statistics on the number of visits to the site.
International policy dialogue on educational policies intensifi ed and broadened.
Performance indicators:
Success and quality of the work of the forty-eighth session of the ICE; the quantity and rank of
participation by Member States;
Evaluation of the outcomes of the Conference.
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UNESCO International Institute
for Educational Planning (IIEP)
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Background
The mission of the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) is to promote training and
research in educational planning; policy analysis; and implementation of plans in relation to economic
and social development. To this end, IIEP organizes training courses, seminars and symposia for senior
civil servants, educational planners and managers at different levels of education systems. The Institute is
a focal point for existing knowledge and experience in its specialist domains, and promotes research into
new concepts and methods of educational planning and management (EPM) likely to further economic
and social development.
Strategy
The 2008-2009 biennium will be the fi rst in the implementation of the Institute's 8th Medium-Term Plan
(2008-2013). In keeping with the overarching objective "attaining quality education for all and lifelong
education", and its translation into the biennial sectoral priorities, IIEP's main contribution to Major
Programme I will come under MLA2.
IIEP will continue to offer the Advanced Training Programme (in Paris) and the Regional Training Course
(in Buenos Aires). This residential offer will be complemented by Intensive Training Courses delivered
in-country for the most part, provided additional funds are secured. Additionally, the Institute will seek to
strengthen its offer of distance education in order to help bridge the gap of qualifi ed educational planners
and managers in Member States. In order to better integrate all these training offers, the Institute will
seek to develop a portable credit system to allow participants to move from the shorter forms of training
towards the Advanced Training Programme. In doing so, IIEP will reinforce the capacities of Member
States to design educational policies, draw up coherent plans, and implement and monitor plans with a
view to achieving the objectives of EFA and the relevant Millennium Development Goals. Furthermore,
IIEP will develop support mechanisms for its Alumni. IIEP will contribute to the Education Sector's
efforts in developing global frameworks and common approaches to capacity development in EPM.
Acknowledging that capacity development is two-fold, individual and institutional, the Institute will
endeavour to strengthen the capacities of ministries and institutions working in the area of educational
planning and management. To do so, the Institute will pursue its strategy of posting on the web the
different training materials that it will publish. Subject to the availability of funds, it will continue
to support the Asian Network of Training Research Institutions in Educational Planning (ANTRIEP)
18 institutions and provide assistance to the Southern and Eastern African Consortium for Monitoring
Educational Quality (SACMEQ) 15 ministries of education. In order to enhance its assistance to
Member States, IIEP will set up a think tank on capacity development. IIEP will also assist the Education
Sector in the area of capacity development.
As an integral component of its strategy for capacity development, IIEP will provide, upon availability
of extrabudgetary funding, on-demand technical assistance to Member States in EPM (e.g. Afghanistan).
[MLA 4]
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IIEP's training is informed by the research it conducts. This linkage ensures the adequacy between the
teaching offered and the reality of the work of the planners and the administrators it trains. In the course
of this biennium, IIEP will seek funds to undertake research in the areas of access to education at primary
and post-primary levels. It will also continue its research on monitoring learning achievements and
different factors that contribute to quality. Research axes will be relevant to educational planning and
management. Recognizing that the primary mission of the Institute is capacity development in its areas
of competence, IIEP will associate local researchers and local research teams to the work it will carry
out. This will ensure that the research is nationally owned and that an adequate level of competences in
terms of methodology and research capabilities is transferred.
Active dissemination of research fi ndings will take place through print and electronic publications. In
addition, IIEP will develop communication and dissemination tools specifi cally targeted at policy-makers
and planners at central and local levels as well as training institutions. It is expected that the continued
policy of strengthening the Institute's depository libraries will contribute to reducing the information
gap in educational planning and management. In doing so, IIEP will be contributing to achieving the
objectives of MLA 3.
01024
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National capacities strengthened in educational planning and management.
Performance indicator:
Number of persons trained:
Benchmarks: 100 EPM specialists from Member States trained through the ATP; 150 specialists
from Member States trained through distance education.
Capacity requirements in EPM and constraints documented.
Performance indicator:
Number of working documents produced:
Benchmarks: 3 country analyses of capacity requirements and constraints to capacity development
in EPM. 1 policy paper on UNESCO's approach to capacity development in EPM.
Education stakeholders informed of signifi cant developments in EPM.
Performance indicator:
Findings of research disseminated:
Benchmarks: 8 newsletters in English, French and Spanish; 4 UNESCO publications and 15 working
documents (print and electronic); 2 policy fora.
Capacities of Member States enhanced in planning, implementing and
managing education sector programmes as well as in mobilization of funds
in support of national priorities through harmonization of EFA partners.
Performance indicator:
Number of countries receiving long-term technical assistance.
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UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)
01025
Background
Through its activities UIL assists Member States in realizing the right to education and learning for all
with a focus on disadvantaged and marginalized groups. These activities regularly integrate elements of
action-oriented and policy-driven research, capacity-building, policy dialogue and advocacy, as well as
networking and information dissemination.
Strategy
Activities are clustered around four strategic goals:
(1) Creating a conducive environment for learning societies which recognize and support the right to
education of every citizen, embracing formal, non-formal and informal modes of learning through
support in the formulation of lifelong learning policies, establishment of links between formal and
non-formal education, strengthening initiatives on the recognition, validation and accreditation of
non-formal and informal learning, promotion of comparative research on conditions for sustainable
and gender-just learning societies and fostering partnerships and networks with research institutes
and academic institutions on the implementation of lifelong learning policies;
(2) Enhancing literacy as a central component of quality education for all through coordination of
UNESCO's Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE), mobilizing political, fi nancial and technical
support at international, regional and national levels, technical assistance and capacity-building in
policy formulation and programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation in selected countries,
research-based advocacy for integrating literacy in international initiatives and national policies,
research on the impact of literacy programmes and on quality indicators for literacy programmes,
organization of platforms for policy dialogue, networking and exchange of expertise and implemen-
tation of effective monitoring and evaluation systems;
(3) Providing broad recognition of adult learning and non-formal education for ensuring sustainable
development and respective integration of programmes through coordination of the CONFINTEA
process at international and regional levels, documentation and dissemination of good examples of
adult and non-formal education policies, concepts and practices, fostering linkages between adult
learning and the EFA agenda, facilitation of the active involvement of adult learners in the devel-
opment of adult learning policies and programmes as well as promoting education in prisons and
correctional facilities;
(4) Strengthening capacities of governments and civil society in the African region in literacy, NFE and
adult education through support to key regional initiatives, technical support in the development of
curricula, training of facilitators and sound monitoring and evaluation systems, collaboration with
government, civil society, academic institutions and the private sector to ensure improved delivery of
adult basic education services, information on good practices in the delivery of basic and continuing
learning in the region and worldwide, and capacity-building in addressing the education and learning
implications of critical issues in the region, e.g. multilingualism, HIV/AIDS, gender disparities and
post-confl ict policies.
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UIL will continue to provide assistance through its documentation centre, its publications (especially
the International Review of Education) and through its networks such as ALADIN and the International
Adult Learners Week.
UIL will thus contribute to the achievement of MLAs 1 and 2 of the Sectoral Priority 1 and MLAs 3
and 4 of the Sectoral Priority 2.
01026
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Improved capacities in Member States to recognize, accredit
and validate achievements in different forms of learning, including
non-formal and informal learning.
Performance indicator:
Number of countries with developed capacities and applied systems of RVA.
Increased capacities for policy formulation and programme delivery
in literacy in Member States, especially in LIFE countries.
Performance indicators:
Number of countries where literacy policies have been integrated in national development and
education plans;
Number of learners reached by quality literacy programmes; number of personnel trained at all
levels.
Relevant programmes developed for a variety of marginalized
and special groups.
Performance indicators:
Number of programmes and countries reviewed and supported;
Scale and quality of the offer.
CONFINTEA held, enhanced commitment for adult education,
greater visibility, and political and fi nancial support achieved.
Performance indicator:
National and regional preparatory activities implemented, inter-agency coalition built, scope of
and diversity of partners involved, endorsement of the decisions made.
Strengthened capacities in the design and delivery of programmes
in the African region.
Performance indicator:
Increased offer of and participation in literacy, NFE, adult and lifelong learning programmes of
high quality.
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UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies
in Education (IITE)
01027
In line with UNESCO's strategic objectives in education, the Institute will orient its programme activities
towards reinforcing national potentials in ICT applications for the development of education in three
related areas: research, training and clearing-house functions, with a particular focus on the upstream
policy work. Emphasis will be placed on research and training in areas such as an information environ-
ment for education, including distance education, digital libraries in education, Internet and multimedia
in education, education for people with special needs; improvement in the quality of education through
ICT usage; application of alternative and new ICT technologies in education, standards of exchange of
electronic educational resources for improving the quality of education and providing access to educa-
tion in knowledge societies.
IITE will develop and propose to Member States different modes of ICT usage in primary, secondary,
technical and vocational as well as higher education, will enhance capacities and inform decision- and
policy-makers in this domain. IITE will address the needs of Member States with different access to
ICTs and develop and adapt training materials and courses in order to enhance opportunities and reduce
exclusion. For these purposes IITE will concentrate its activities and develop special programmes for
country-level capacity development through training, networking, research and direct support to coun-
tries. IITE will hold intensive training activities, seminars and sessions at regional and subregional levels
to reinforce national potential for the preparation, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of national
educational policies, programmes and action plans. IITE will further develop its portal and integrate it
with other UNESCO clearing-house functions, facilitating the exchange of information, dissemination
of innovative practices and support teaching/learning ICT applications in teaching/learning, creating a
community of prime movers and experts in the intellectual, educational, scientifi c and cultural spheres
across UNESCO.
01028
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National educational policies linked with strategies
for ICT applications formulated.
Performance indicators:
National education policies with ICT components increased/enhanced;
International position papers and guidance materials developed in cooperation and broadly
shared;
Results and activities contribute actively and are coordinated with UNESCO's overall ICT in
education work.
National capacities for ICT usage in education increased.
Performance indicators:
Institutional capacities built, including through training of key educational personnel;
High-quality training materials produced and widely shared and disseminated;
ICT-based innovative approaches to foster quality education developed and shared;
ICT-based teaching/learning methods in national curricula integrated.
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Open access to information on ICT usage in education enlarged,
and integrated in overall UNESCO web presence.
Performance indicators:
IITE web-portal consultations for decision- and policy-makers, specialists and teachers;
Networking of national focal points and training centres, ICT specialists and institutions;
Online research workshops and training activities;
Open training materials and databases.
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for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA)
01029
As the UNESCO Institute mandated to work with teacher education institutions in Africa, IICBA's
main contribution under Major Programme I in the 2008-2009 biennium is in capacity development
in policy, planning, monitoring and evaluation (MLA 2) in relation to teacher development in Africa.
Studies have shown that most sub-Saharan African countries need assistance in the areas mentioned.
The modalities IICBA shall use to provide capacity development are through training of core staff in
ministries of education and teacher education institutions using ODL, ICTs and face-to-face training
and establishing networks of communities of practice in teacher education. IICBA will also work in
promoting policy dialogue, research and setting norms and standards (MLA 3) for teacher education in
Africa. Under this main line of action, IICBA will support, in cooperation with the relevant Division at
Headquarters and Regional Bureau for Education in Africa, BREDA, the Teacher Training Initiative for
Sub-Saharan Africa (TTISSA) through undertaking research in teacher policy, particularly in the areas
of recruitment, training, retention and welfare. It will also work to enhance the quality and coherence of
teacher professional development in the continent. Following the Education Sector reform, IICBA will
work closely with all fi eld offi ces in the region, under the overall coordination of BREDA, in the effort
to achieve the Dakar Goals (MLA 4). It intends to do this through advocacy and promotion of good
practice, the implementation of UNESS and CCA/UNDAF. In line with the importance of developing
viable partnerships (MLA 1), IICBA shall work very closely with the African Union for the successful
implementation of the Second Decade of Education in Africa. IICBA shall also strengthen its partner-
ships with relevant stakeholders (ADEA, AVU, ADB, UNAIDS) for the realization of the goals of the
three major initiatives of UNESCO, namely LIFE, TTISSA and EDUCAIDS. Further efforts will be
made to mobilize extrabudgetary resources to support the Institute's actions in the region.
01030
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Capacities of ministries of education, teacher education and training
institutions strengthened in a selected number of countries.
Performance indicators:
Teacher education policies developed in selected TTISSA countries;
Training materials on management of TE institutions developed in multiple language versions;
Training workshops on school leadership, women leadership in education; ICTs in education
and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming in TE provided.
Research on recruitment, training, retention and welfare of teachers
conducted in a selected number of countries.
Performance indicator:
Research on recruitment, training, retention and welfare of teachers undertaken.
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National efforts to achieve Dakar Goals supported through
training in the use of ICTs in education and in school leadership
and management in selected countries.
Performance indicators:
Advocacy and dissemination of good practices in teacher education promoted;
Support to cluster and national offi ces in implementing teacher-related issues identifi ed through
UNESS and CCA/UNDAF in Member States.
Effective partnerships with relevant stakeholders
on teacher education strengthened.
Performance indicator:
Close cooperation and collaboration with the African Union in the implementation of the Second
Decade of Education in Africa advanced.
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UNESCO International Institute
for Higher Education in Latin America
and the Caribbean (IESALC)
01031
IESALC will cooperate with the Member States, relevant institutions, non-governmental entities and
other UNESCO units to promote the development and expansion of higher education in Latin America
and the Caribbean. It will aim at enhancing the quality and relevance of higher education and will strive
to guarantee the expansion of coverage with equity, inclusion and respect for diversity. The Institute
will foster closer relations between higher education institutions and educational systems as a whole as
well as with society in general in order to contribute to sustainable human and social development, to
achieve quality education for all, and to strengthen the linkages between scientifi c research, innovation
and technological development. It will ensure that higher education will have a key role in the education
reform and innovation in the region by contribution to the implementation of the Regional Project of
Education for Latin America and the Caribbean PRELAC.
IESALC will consolidate its position as a UNESCO regional institute, in close collaboration with the
Regional Bureau for Education in Santiago, by fulfi lling its threefold function as a:
(1) Regional platform for intellectual and thought leadership for higher education innovation and
reform:
It will also assess major trends and innovations in the fi eld of higher education through the mapping
of nationwide tertiary systems, aimed at diagnosing, anticipating and responding to emerging trends
and needs in the region. It will be a reference centre and a laboratory of ideas, actively helping to
lay out public policies and institutional reforms, identify problems, design strategies, create spaces
for dialogue and disseminate information;
(2) Provider of technical assistance:
IESALC will provide technical assistance to Member States and strengthen their institutional and
human capacities concerning the formulation, planning, implementation, and monitoring of public
policies in the fi eld of higher education, and to improve their management, follow-up, and evalua-
tion capacities, in favour of scientifi c and technological development and in the attainment of the
WCHE goals; and
(3) Catalyst for cooperation initiatives and networking in the region:
IESALC will promote interregional cooperation in the fi eld of higher education among govern-
ments in the region, non-governmental, regional and subregional networks, national associations
and councils of higher education institutions. These collaborative efforts among this broad range
of actors and stakeholders will be reinforced by IESALC to ensure a more concerted and effective
cooperation among them and to build a coalition of regional partners to support and enrich the
Institute's interventions.
In addition, IESALC will continue to function as the Secretariat of the Regional Committee for the
implementation of the 1974 Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher
Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. It will thus contribute to the confi guration and integration
of a Latin America and Caribbean academic space aimed at strengthening academic mobility and coop-
erative research to foster the quality and relevance of higher education in the region and its contribution
to scientifi c and technological development and a culture of innovation.
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01032
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Member States of the region benefi ted from the increased access to high-quality
information and knowledge on trends and challenges of higher education.
Strengthened capacities of Member States of the region in formulating,
operationalizing, implementing and monitoring public policies on higher
education.
Improved management capacities of the university systems in the region
through the development and institutionalization of practices and mechanisms
of evaluation and accreditation.
Enhanced cooperation and networking in the region towards the common
Latin America and Caribbean space of knowledge and higher education, using
normative instruments, such as the 1974 Convention on the Recognition
of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Latin America and
the Caribbean.
MP II
Natural sciences
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Major Programme II
Natural sciences
ZRG SC 1
Regular Budget
Activities/Staff
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting
Total
$648.3M
Proposed
$
$
$
$
$
$
Activities
(1)
23 002 000
23 002 000
(463 800)
1 005 400
23 543 600
Staff
32 992 500
32 992 500
587 000
1 566 600
35 146 100
Total, Major Programme II
55 994 500
55 994 500
123 200
2 572 000
58 689 700
Main Line of Action
Regular Budget
TOTAL
$648.3M
Proposed
Extra-
budgetary
(2)
Activities
(1)
Staff
$
$
$
$
MLA 1
Water dependencies: systems under stress and societal responses
7 232 600
6 447 100
13 679 700
16 135 300
MLA 2
Policy, research and learning networks for ecological and earth sciences
3 810 100
9 685 100
13 495 200
5 663 000
MLA 3
Oceans and coastal zones: improving governance and fostering inter-
governmental cooperation through ocean sciences and services
3 414 800
5 403 900
8 818 700
3 475 200
MLA 4
Basic sciences, energy and engineering: fostering capacities, knowledge
and public awareness for development
3 584 600
6 369 400
9 954 000
11 197 300
MLA 5
Science, technology and innovation (STI) policy
for sustainable development
2 386 800
5 795 700
8 182 500
10 652 300
MLA 6
Science, knowledge and education for disaster
mitigation and preparedness
1 660 400
1 307 900
2 968 300
427 600
MLA 7
Tsunamis and other marine hazards: preparedness and mitigation
439 300
137 000
576 300
3 421 000
UNESCO science institutes
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)
64 930 000
The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
(3)
1 015 000
1 015 000
59 185 800
Total, UNESCO science institutes
1 015 000
1 015 000
124 115 800
Total, Major Programme II
23 543 600
35 146 100
58 689 700
175 087 500
(1) Including HQ indirect programme costs for an amount of $300,900.
(2) Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
(3) The amount for ICTP represents the entire fi nancial allocation from the regular budget and might be subsequently used for fi nancing activities and/or staff.
Distribution of Resources
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DECENTRALIZATION OF REGULAR BUDGET ACTIVITIES
Headquarters/Region
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 ZRG
Core scenario
Variation ZRG vs.
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
$
weight %
$
weight %
$
%
Headquarters
15 100 300
65.6
15 298 700
65.0
198 400
1.3
Africa
2 201 300
9.6
2 402 700
10.2
201 400
9.1
Arab States
1 373 200
6.0
1 536 100
6.5
162 900
11.9
Asia and the Pacifi c
2 153 900
9.4
1 994 400
8.5
(159 500)
(7.4)
Europe and North America
586 500
2.5
644 600
2.7
58 100
9.9
Latin America and the Caribbean
1 586 800
6.9
1 667 100
7.1
80 300
5.1
Total, Field
7 901 700
34.4
8 244 900
35.0
343 200
4.3
TOTA, (Headquarters + Field)
23 002 000
100.0
23 543 600
100.0
541 600
2.4
ESTABLISHED POSTS BY REGION, BY CATEGORY AND BY FUNDING SOURCE
Headquarters/Region
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 ZRG Core scenario
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
Headquarters
Regular Budget
57
56
113
60
55
115
Extrabudgetary
4
1
5
3
3
Africa
Regular Budget
14
14
14
14
Extrabudgetary
Arab States
Regular Budget
7
7
7
7
Extrabudgetary
Asia and the Pacifi c
Regular Budget
11
11
11
11
Extrabudgetary
Europe and North America
Regular Budget
6
6
6
6
Extrabudgetary
Latin America and the Caribbean
Regular Budget
6
6
6
6
Extrabudgetary
Total, Field
Regular Budget
44
44
44
44
Extrabudgetary
TOTAL (Headquarters + Field)
Regular Budget
101
56
157
104
55
159
Extrabudgetary
4
1
5
3
3
GRAND TOTAL
105
57
162
107
55
162
VARIATION vs. 33 C/5 APPROVED AS ADJUSTED (Regular Budget + Extrabudgetary)
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Major Pr
ogramme II
Major Programme II
Natural sciences
02001
Biennial sectoral priorities for 2008-2009
Biennial sectoral priority 1:
Promoting research and capacity-building for
the sound management of natural resources.
Biennial sectoral priority 2:
Promoting policies and strengthening human
and institutional capacities in science, tech-
nology and innovation, with special emphasis
on the basic sciences.
Biennial sectoral priority 3:
Promoting knowledge networks for disaster
preparedness and mitigation and enhancing
national and regional coping capacities.
International goals and commitments
Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), in
particular MDGs 1, 6 and 7 (targets 9 + 10).
2005 World Summit Outcome document.
Declaration and Science Agenda Framework
for Action adopted at the World Conference on
Science (1999).
Johannesburg Plan of Implementation adopted at
the World Summit on Sustainable Development
(2002).
International Implementation Scheme for
the United Nations Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
International Decade for Action "Water for Life"
(2005-2015).
Mauritius Declaration and Mauritius Strategy for
the further Implementation of the Programme
of Action for the Sustainable Development of
Small Island Developing States (2005).
Hyogo Declaration and Hyogo Framework for
Action 2005-2015: Building the resilience of
nations and communities to disaster (Kobe,
2005).
02002
M
ajor Programme II will work towards the goals of the Medium-Term Strategy
(2008-2013) by leading intersectoral efforts in pursuing overarching objective
2, "Mobilizing science knowledge and policy for sustainable development" and
its associated strategic programme objectives (SPO): "Leveraging scientifi c knowledge
for the benefi t of the environment and the management of natural resources" (SPO 3),
"Fostering policies and capacity-building in science, technology and innovation" (SPO 4)
and, "Contributing to disaster preparedness and mitigation" (SPO 5). Major Programme II
will also contribute to the attainment of the other overarching objectives of document 34 C/4,
as well as strategic programme objective 14 which relates to several overarching objectives. In
addition, Major Programme II will contribute to an intersectoral platform on "Strengthening
national research systems" in cooperation with Major Programmes I, III and V. Programmatic
activities will demonstrate the strategic interface between science, education, culture and
communication, drawing on expertise and contributions in all of UNESCO's fi elds of compe-
tence. Overall, cooperation between Major Programmes II and III will be intensifi ed in order
to make better use of their combined strengths to address scientifi c questions of societal and
economic importance.
02003
Science and technology are critical drivers for achieving sustainable development, poverty
eradication, and ultimately peace and security. The importance of science and technology to
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attain the MDGs and other internationally agreed development goals has been emphasized in several
major summits and United Nations conferences in recent years and is explicitly addressed in the 2005
World Summit Outcome document, thereby providing an essential framework for UNESCO's actions
in science and technology.
02004
Major Programme II is also guided by other internationally agreed development goals and commitments,
including the Hyogo Framework for Action on Disaster Resilience 2005-2015, the Mauritius Strategy
for the further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small
Island Developing States (SIDS), the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010 target, as well as the
international decades of Education for Sustainable Development and Water for Life.
02005
Building human and institutional capacities in the sciences will be a central function of Major
Programme II. UNESCO will use the transformative power of science and technology to promote peace
and poverty eradication. In fostering the right to enjoy the benefi ts of scientifi c innovations and progress,
which is intrinsically linked to the right to education and the right to information, the Organization will
assist developing countries to enhance their capacity to deal with issues pertaining to environmental
sustainability, including the formulation and implementation of policies for environmental manage-
ment and protection and the use of applied research for environment and sustainable development to
address the issue of poverty eradication. UNESCO will also promote and support initiatives to enhance
access to and strengthen science education at all levels, and will promote the use of science as a lever
for fostering peace, as well as a tool for creating a culture of maintenance. Information and communica-
tion technologies will be utilized to enhance access to scientifi c knowledge and information. UNESCO
will encourage the setting up and further development of networks of centres of excellence in the basic
and engineering sciences dedicated to the development and application of science and technology to
address specifi c human, developmental and environmental challenges. Strong emphasis will be placed
on helping countries design and implement national science, technology and innovation policies, inte-
grating indigenous knowledge systems as appropriate. Energy management, energy conservation, as
well as alternative and renewable energy sources for sustainable development will also receive special
attention through the provision of policy advice, the building of human and institutional capacities and
the dissemination of S&T knowledge in these areas. Finally, UNESCO will address concrete threats from
environmental deterioration and natural disasters, including those induced by human activity, drawing on
scientifi c research, and will also contribute to responding to ethical challenges brought on by advances
in science and technology.
02006
Strong emphasis will be placed on responding to the special needs of Africa, least developed countries
(LDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS). Attracting youth, in particular girls, to careers in
science, promoting young researchers and empowering women through access to science and technology
will also be priorities across all activities of Major Programme II. Programmes will also refl ect cutting-
edge research and promote awareness of new and emerging fi elds of science.
02007
Capacity-building and research activities will build on the success of the two UNESCO science-related
category 1 institutes, i.e. the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (IHE) and the International
Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), as well as the six UNESCO intergovernmental and interna-
tional scientifi c programmes (ISPs), namely IBSP, IGCP, IHP, IOC, MAB and MOST, taking advantage
of their networks and capacities at the international, national and site levels. For instance, the World
Network of Biosphere Reserves will be used as biosphere-based observation and learning laboratories
for sustainable development. These efforts will be complemented by almost 200 UNESCO Chairs and
UNITWIN networks in the natural sciences aimed at enhancing academic solidarity and excellence
through North-South, South-South and triangular (South-North-South) cooperation. The outreach of
Major Programme II will be broadened through reinforced links with other international partners such as
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the International Council for Science (ICSU), the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Academy of
Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), as well as through the many scientifi c associations created
over the years with the assistance of UNESCO and ICSU and which form a vast "alumni" network at
international and regional levels in all fi elds of basic and applied sciences and in engineering.
02008
In delivering Major Programme II, UNESCO will perform other functions complementary to its roles
as a capacity-builder and policy adviser. As a laboratory of ideas and a clearing house, UNESCO will
contribute to fi lling the knowledge gaps in earth system science and to improving the management of
intensively used ecosystems, through the coordinated work of the ISP-driven scientifi c research networks.
Understanding the earth system is crucial to enhancing human safety and welfare, and hence observa-
tions of the earth system are critical to advancing this understanding. UNESCO will strive to increase the
participation of developing countries in global earth observation and monitoring, and will assist Member
States in developing capacities and in building national institutional support in this area with a view to
understanding, monitoring and mitigating the effects of climate change, as called for by the latest IPCC
reports. The Organization will also continue to promote national and international data exchange poli-
cies and frameworks that secure the free and open access to global public good information, and IOC,
which provides Member States with a mechanism for global cooperation in the study of the oceans, will
concentrate efforts on completing the Global Ocean Observing System for which UNESCO has been
given a leadership role.
02009
The Organization will continue to carry out its benchmarking and monitoring responsibilities in the area
of science and technology at both the international and national levels. Major Programme II will work
in association with UIS to produce S&T indicators for monitoring purposes and for evidence-based
policy advice. All such material will also be made available to UNESCO clients and partners in science
and will provide data to the UNESCO Science Report and to major United Nations reports, including
the UNESCO-led World Water Development Report and Global Reporting and Assessment of the State
of the Marine Environment.
02010
UNESCO will ensure closer South-South, North-South and triangular collaboration in all its interven-
tions, and will act as a facilitator and a catalyst for international cooperation on scientifi c topics of
common interest, thus contributing to a culture of peace and dialogue among civilizations and cultures.
The International Centre for Synchrotron Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle
East (SESAME), created by UNESCO, is one such example. In 2008-2009, UNESCO will continue
to foster international dialogue and cooperation on emerging science and technology questions and, in
particular, will contribute to enhancing social scientifi c understanding of sustainability.
02011
Enhancing coordination and synergies with other United Nations institutions will receive priority attention
during this biennium, especially with established cooperative mechanisms of the United Nations system,
including UN-Water, UN-Oceans, UN-Energy and UN-ISDR. UNESCO will assert its major role in the
United Nations system in the areas of freshwater and the oceans, both at the global and national levels,
by contributing the essential scientifi c knowledge and science services for assisting countries in reaching
their commitments in key ocean and water-related areas.
02012
UNESCO sciences programmes will strengthen their fi eld orientation and will increase their integrated
action at national level. UNESCO will play a proactive part in the efforts of United Nations country
teams to assist Member States in the formulation and implementation of their development plans and,
in particular, will strive to bring the science components into at least half of the United Nations country
programmes (e.g. UNDAF, One Plan, PRS) formulated during 2008-2009, including fi rst and foremost
in the eight countries selected for the One United Nations pilot initiative. Emphasis will be placed on
involving the full range of UNESCO's constituencies (UNESCO science institutes, chairs and networks,
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National Commissions, etc.) and partners in science (e.g. scientifi c IGOs, NGOs, international and
regional research and training centres, sponsoring bodies).
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Finally, the adoption of a more targeted approach throughout Major Programme II and the selective rein-
forcement of specifi c programme aspects will contribute to increasing the impact of action within each
biennial sectoral priority. As a result of the refocusing of Major Programme II on strategic priorities and
the greater concentration of resources on these priorities, several areas of work will be discontinued for
the 2008-2009 biennium, including studies on endorrheic basins, activities on sacred sites and cultural
landscapes, as well as all IGCP research projects not related to the water cycle, geohazard mitigation,
earth resources, global change or the study of the deep Earth.
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Addressing the needs of Africa
The January 2007 African Union Summit was devoted to the theme "Science, Technology and
Research for Africa's Development" underlining the critical role of science, technology and
innovation for the socio-economic development of the Continent. UNESCO, as the lead of the
United Nations S&T Cluster of NEPAD, was closely associated with the elaboration of NEPAD's
Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA), and will also lend its support to the
implementation of the CPA to strengthen science and technology policies and planning capacities
of African Member States.
The Organization will contribute through policy advice, advocacy and capacity-building. Assistance
will be provided to African Member States in building quality science policies, standards and
monitoring arrangements, and in developing policy environments conducive to scientifi c innovation.
Collaboration will be furthered with scientifi c and engineering networks to enhance South-South
and North-South interactions. An AU/NEPAD/UNESCO high-level working group will prepare a
comprehensive programme for establishing and funding a regional network of centres of excellence
within each of the four programme clusters identifi ed by the CPA: bio-diversity, biotechnology
and indigenous knowledge; water and desertifi cation; material sciences, manufacturing, laser and
post-harvest technologies; and ICTs and space science and technologies. Furthermore, efforts will
be made in promoting scientifi c networks and initiatives in the fi eld of HIV/AIDS. University-
industry linkages will be promoted and strengthened, notably through regional pilot projects to set
up science incubators and parks. An African Forum for Science and Technology Policy will also
be established to provide a platform for information exchange and experience sharing.
To support the NEPAD Environment Action Plan, the partnership with UNEP and the African
Ministerial Conference on the Environment will be strengthened, especially on the issue of managing
transboundary resources, including transboundary biosphere reserves.
With respect to freshwater, a range of initiatives will be pursued to help build capacities
for the management of transboundary water resources and those of African IHP National
Committees. Regional activities will also be supported, including the preparation of regional
hydrogeological maps and the development of project proposals for submission to the Global
Environment Facility. Activities to enhance water resources management will be developed, in
particular the improvement of water information systems in Africa, the assessment of drinking
water quality in urban and rural areas, and the reinforcement of groundwater related studies.
UNESCO-IHE will contribute to meeting the water-related capacity-building needs of African
countries, notably through postgraduate research by African students focusing on local problems.
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In the ecological sciences, efforts to strengthen ERAIFT that trains yearly some 30 African professionals
from more than 20 countries on integrated land and resource management will continue with a view
to increasing its regional and international infl uence. ERAIFT will be linked to partner institutions in
Latin America and Asia and the Pacifi c in order to adapt and replicate the ERAIFT concept in other
humid tropical regions through South-South cooperation. Additionally, support to reducing rates of
biodiversity loss will target the 21 African great apes range States, 15 of which are LDCs.
The results of the UNESCO/IOC crosscutting project on the Applications of Remote Sensing for
Integrated Management of Ecosystems and Water Resources in Africa will be consolidated as a
follow-up to the GOOS-AFRICA Framework of Action. Training and capacity empowerment in
remote sensing, modelling and data analysis and products delivery will be key areas of GOOS-
AFRICA activities. In the framework of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System, the network
of real-time sea-level stations and seismographs in the Eastern African states will be strengthened.
Likewise, a project addressing the expansion of coastal erosion in Western Africa will be initiated
and technical missions in physical oceanography will visit Eastern Africa to introduce numerical
coastal modelling for coastal area management.
UNESCO is also working to develop effective adaptation measures to climate change in Africa through
several interrelated activities. The TIGER Initiative, undertaken in cooperation with the European
Space Agency, uses earth observation technology to improve our understanding of the hydrological
cycle and water resources management in Africa. The GARS programme actively promotes the
organization of workshops on groundwater management in Africa. Moreover, UNESCO/IOC will
collaborate with the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses and with the Variability of the
African Climate System project through CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability), and
will lend its support to projects concerning living marine resources in the Benguela Current area
through GLOBEC (Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics).
Finally, in the area of renewable energy, capacity-building and networking activities as well as pilot
projects will be carried out under the African Chapter of the Global Renewable Energy Education
and Training Programme.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
UNESCO Action Plan developed in response to the AU action platform
for science and technology.
S&T policies and planning capacities of African Member States strengthened.
Performance indicators:
STI integrated in national development strategies;
Centres of excellence reinforced;
Availability of STI indicator information improved;
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Parameters of knowledge societies strengthened in UNESCO's domains.
Culture of maintenance integrated in national policies.
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Gender equality / women's empowerment
Gender equality considerations will continue to be mainstreamed in all activities of Major
Programme II. In water sciences, training, capacity-building, educational activities and research
projects will be designed, monitored and evaluated through a gender equality perspective. Efforts
will be made to ensure a more gender-balanced representation in networks of experts, as well as
access of women not only to hydrological research but also to the outputs of such research.
In the ecological and earth sciences, participation of women scholars and teachers in the capacity-
building activities organized in different regions will be enhanced. Applications of women to the
MAB Young Scientists Research Grant Scheme will continue to be fostered. Such emphasis on
increased participation of women will be sustained and promoted for all grants and awards. The
Association of African Women Geoscientists (AAWG), originally created with UNESCO's support,
will receive increased assistance in order to encourage women to present their work at scientifi c
conferences. UNESCO/IOC will also strive to achieve gender balance in all its capacity-building
activities, including support to women scientists in their work environment in the follow-up to
training courses.
Through various partners, notably the UNESCO-L'OREAL Partnership "For Women in Science"
and the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme, activities in the basic and engineering sciences
will place special emphasis on supporting young women scientists and will deploy for this purpose
a variety of means, including allocating fellowships or grants and providing mentoring, awarding
prizes to increase the visibility of successful women scientists, fostering training for women scientists
at various levels, encouraging the creation of associations and networks of women scientists and
engineers, and increasing the public understanding of science with a focus on girls and women.
In Pacifi c SIDS, efforts to assess, monitor and manage coral reefs, mangrove forests and sea grass
beds will focus upon the indigenous knowledge possessed by women, who are the main users of
these near-shore marine habitats. Policies will be promoted that recognize that sustainable develop-
ment in SIDS must be rooted in gender-specifi c traditional knowledge and practices, in conjunc-
tion with science. Particular attention will be paid to the key role of women in the transmission,
preservation and elaboration of local knowledge.
The programme on disaster prevention will also place emphasis on the needs and roles of women
in building a culture of disaster resilience, notably within the United Nations Cluster on Knowledge
and Education for Disaster Reduction led by UNESCO. The importance of integrating a gender
perspective as well as of engaging women in the design and implementation of all phases of
disaster management will be highlighted. In particular, gender sensitive and socioculturally relevant
approaches incorporating local and indigenous practices for risk reduction will be promoted as
integral components of education and training for disaster risk reduction. Effectiveness of decen-
tralized, community-based disaster response mechanisms, benefi ting from the mobilizing role of
women and children, will be investigated and exemplifi ed.
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Biennial sectoral priority 1
(principal priority): Promoting
research and capacity-building for the sound management
of natural resources
02016
Action will focus on the three following main thrusts: (i) water dependencies: systems under stress
and societal responses; (ii) policy, research and learning networks for ecological and earth sciences;
and (iii) oceans and coastal zones: improving governance and fostering intergovernmental cooperation
through ocean sciences and services.
02017
Understanding the earth system is critical for protecting the global environment, reducing disaster losses,
and achieving sustainable development. An improved understanding of changes in the earth system
and their societal and environmental impacts is therefore essential to help countries further progress
on the relevant Millennium Declaration's development objectives and on the related outcomes of other
global conferences. In assisting countries to attain environmental sustainability (MDG 7) in particular,
UNESCO will promote the creation, dissemination and use of scientifi c data and information concerning
the global earth system and the sustainable use of natural resources in order to support evidence-based
policies and decision-making. ISPs and their networks at regional, national and site levels will serve
to foster exchanges, disseminate good practices and develop guidelines, respecting different natural,
cultural and socio-economic contexts, and incorporating, as appropriate, knowledge and experiences of
local communities.
02018
Water dependencies: systems under stress and societal responses UNESCO will assert its international
leading role in the fi eld of freshwater, bringing innovative responses to water access, management
and governance challenges, thus contributing to poverty eradication. Taking advantage of its sectoral
expertise, UNESCO will particularly focus on water dependencies in systems under stress and societal
responses thereto; the integration of water science and policy-making through research and education,
underpinned by culture and communication; and the promotion of participatory decision-making in
water-related security, health, food and energy systems. Action envisaged responds to the objectives
of the water-related MDGs, the United Nations DESD and the Decade for Action: Water for Life, and
addresses the following issues: the impact of global changes on surface and groundwater resources
systems, including in arid and semi-arid regions; the strengthening of water governance, especially
with regard to the management of shared waters, as a contributing factor to peace; mainstreaming the
application of ecohydrological approaches for water resources management; and water quality and
quantity protection, particularly in urban environments. Within this framework, UNESCO will pursue its
long-term programme actions to build and strengthen capacities for the development and further imple-
mentation of freshwater programmes, and will continue to promote the production of integrated water
resources management (IWRM) and effi ciency plans, particularly with a view to integrating them also
into joint United Nations country programmes. The water-related category 2 centres will actively and in
a coordinated manner contribute to this task. The UNESCO-led World Water Assessment Programme,
which is a joint coordinated initiative in the context of UN-Water to monitor and evaluate the freshwater
status of the world and which represents a good example of effective United Nations interagency coop-
eration, will prepare the third World Water Development Report for its presentation at the Fifth World
Water Forum (March 2009). [MLA 1]
02019
Policy, research and learning networks for ecological and earth sciences UNESCO will address, in an
interdisciplinary and intersectoral manner, global challenges confronting societies in the use of natural
resources. As development is often pursued through economic growth implying unabated resource
use, threats to critical ecosystems services, species and gene pools are on the rise. The social and
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environmental costs of economic development will need to be factored in, including the unsustainable
use of natural resources and related consumption patterns that increase greenhouse gas emissions and
global warming, which signal shifts in earth system processes as well as increasing vulnerabilities to
natural disasters and loss of ecosystem services. UNESCO will promote policies, research and educa-
tion for attaining MDG 7, while also contributing to the attainment of MDGs 1, 2 and 3. Efforts will
be made to reduce biodiversity loss, mitigate and adapt to climate change, and to better understand
and monitor earth system processes, with a special emphasis on benefi ts to society and relevance to
policy-makers, particularly within the context of the International Year of Planet Earth (2008) for which
UNESCO is the lead agency. The Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme will target the ecological,
social, economic and cultural dimensions of biodiversity loss and will also support studies on dryland
ecosystems to combat desertifi cation through interdisciplinary research and capacity-building aimed at
enhancing environmental sustainability. The governance and coordination of MAB/ICC will be realigned
to emphasize regional and subregional networking and strengthen national expert contributions to in-
country United Nations planning and programming efforts. As an outcome of the Third World Congress
of Biosphere Reserves to be held in Madrid (Spain) in February 2008, sites of the World Network of
Biosphere Reserves will be developed as learning laboratories for sustainable development in the context
of UNESCO contributions to the United Nations DESD. As learning laboratories, biosphere reserves will
be platforms for signifi cantly enhanced interdisciplinary (IOC, IHP, IGCP and IBSP) and intersectoral
(MOST, CLT) cooperation. The working methods, priorities and practices of the International Geoscience
Programme (IGCP) are being reformed for this Programme to provide also a multidisciplinary platform
for interaction and networking between geological, hydrological and environmental scientists; IGCP
will focus on applied geosciences, including mitigation of geo-hazards, such as earthquakes, landslides
and volcanic eruptions and will place special emphasis on the relationship between natural geological
factors and health problems, biodiversity, climate change, mineral and groundwater resources extraction.
Space-borne technological applications will be a tool for intersectoral collaboration, in particular for
monitoring the state of biosphere reserves as well as World Heritage sites in the context of ecosystem
and climate change. [MLA 2]
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Oceans and coastal zones: improving governance and fostering intergovernmental cooperation through
ocean sciences and services In the context of global changes, the role of the oceans in the earth system
is of critical importance. UNESCO/IOC will catalyse new directions for improving climate change
prediction and for its underlying science; monitor the changing ocean through ocean observation and
process studies at the regional and global levels; build capacity for addressing the scientifi c issues and the
challenges of coastal area management and monitoring; and improve livelihoods from healthy oceans and
coasts through informed governance and strengthened intergovernmental cooperation. Earth observation
and monitoring are essential for reducing scientifi c uncertainty about the role of the oceans in climate
change as well as the effects of climate change on ocean processes and resources. UNESCO/IOC will
continue to provide the lead for the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), which is the oceano-
graphic component of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). GOOS supports
operational ocean services worldwide through observations, modelling and analysis of marine and ocean
data including living resources, providing valuable and often life-saving information to end-users. The
societal benefi ts of improved ocean observation will remain at the centre of the actions carried out in the
framework of GOOS. All activities under main line of action 3 are underpinned by capacity-building,
as most international efforts in marine sciences incorporate a training and institutional development
component. Coordination with other ISPs (for example in marine biosphere reserves or World Heritage
sites) and other United Nations organizations (especially UNDP and UNEP) will primarily consist of
management efforts in fi eld projects. A communication strategy will be developed to promote awareness
of ocean issues and the importance of ocean sciences. [MLA 3]
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Main line of action 1:
Water dependencies: systems under stress
and societal responses
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Adaptation strategies developed to counter the impacts of global change
on river basins and aquifer systems, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas,
and shared with national authorities and decision-makers as well as United
Nations country teams.
Performance indicators:
Scientifi c and policy hydrological research in river basins undertaken, especially in Africa:
Benchmarks: at least eight new basins incorporated into the HELP programme; one new sub regional
basin incorporated into the FRIEND network; sediment transport database enlarged through the
International Sediment Initiative;
Guidelines for the scientifi cally sound management of groundwater resources in all regions
developed and capacities in water resources management in arid and semi-arid zones
strengthened:
Benchmarks: at least four regional workshops in cooperation with category 2 centres; guidelines
for improved assessment prepared.
Knowledge base of policy-relevant cultural, social and scientifi c responses
for sustainable water governance enhanced.
Performance indicator:
The social and cultural dimensions of water management and the management of water
resources across boundaries addressed through case studies, reports and communication
links;
Benchmarks: two case studies, a website, and a water-anthropology network established, two
regional training courses and four reports developed, transboundary aquifers studies carried out
with other United Nations agencies.
Improved ecosystem quality and services translated into environmental
management policies through enhanced eco-hydrological approaches.
Performance indicator:
Socially sensitive ecohydrology concepts integrated into engineering approaches:
Benchmark: at least 2 models developed, 5 new thematic task forces operational and links rein-
forced with at least 1 regional ecohydrological centre.
Sustainable urban water management improved, especially in developing
countries, through expanded knowledge base.
Performance indicator:
Assessment of integrated urban water management in various settings improved through the
development of analytical tools and guidelines:
Benchmark: at least 3 models or sets of guidelines developed for different cases covered.
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Freshwater education programme developed within the framework
of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
Performance indicator:
Comprehensive intersectoral freshwater education programme, jointly designed with ED and
UNESCO-IHE, launched.
Enhanced knowledge of the world's freshwater resources.
Performance indicator:
Monitoring and assessment of the state of the world's freshwater resources reported:
Benchmark: issuance of the third edition of the World Water Development Report.
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Main line of action 2:
Policy, research and learning networks
for ecological and earth sciences
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Ecological, biodiversity, biological and mineral resources
management knowledge integrated into United Nations common
country programmes to attain Millennium Development Goals
and other internationally agreed development goals.
Performance indicator:
Sustainable development based on sound scientifi c knowledge promoted through the partici-
pation of UNESCO National Commissions, MAB and IGCP National Committees, biosphere
reserve coordinators and other experts pertaining to the "UNESCO constituency" in United
Nations common country programme exercises:
Benchmark: Involvement in "One United Nations" pilot countries and 2008/2009 UNDAF roll-out
countries.
Learning laboratories for sustainable development established
using sites of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Performance indicators:
Regional, subregional and thematic networks established:
Benchmark: two networks test the idea of learning laboratories;
Recommendations by MAB International Coordinating Council and Advisory Committee for
Biosphere Reserves on biosphere reserves as learning laboratories for sustainable develop-
ment:
Benchmark: Madrid Action Plan and global compendium on biosphere reserves published;
Links with relevant networks of UNESCO, the United Nations and other partner organizations
strengthened:
Benchmark: 3 linkages with networks and partner organizations established.
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Knowledge base and partnerships expanded for reducing biodiversity
loss and for mitigating and adapting to climate change.
Performance indicators:
Research projects on global climate change in mountain ecosystems developed:
Benchmark: At least 10 mountain biosphere reserves participating in global climate change
research network as study and monitoring sites;
Long-term programmes developed for arid lands and humid tropics ecosystems:
Benchmark: research networks launched and publications released;
Scientifi c basis for management of great ape habitats and populations strengthened:
Benchmark: conservation status of two great ape populations stabilized or improved;
Urban ecosystems managed in line with the biosphere reserve concept:
Benchmark: 2 new urban biosphere reserves in place;
Knowledge for improved management of and adaptation strategies for coastal and marine areas
synthesized:
Benchmark: 3 analytical studies and sets of guidelines published;
Knowledge of past extinctions synthesized to inform policy-makers addressing the CBD-2010
target:
Benchmarks: expert group convened and publication released.
National capacities enhanced for socio-ecological research and participatory
adaptive management approaches for integrated land and natural resources
development.
Performance indicators:
MAB Young Scientists Research Grants, with a focus on gender equality, Africa, least developed
countries and SIDS:
Benchmark: 20 grants awarded;
ERAIFT capacity-building experience for integrated land and ecosystem management adapted
in Africa and other regions, in particular in post-confl ict countries, and linkages established with
UNESCO Chairs:
Benchmarks: experiences adapted in two African subregions and one other region; South-South
cooperation schemes for Latin America-Africa-Asia cooperation initiated;
Awareness by policy-makers of issues related to the governance and implementation of environ-
mental treaties raised (CBD and UNCCD):
Benchmarks: Educational and public awareness material related to these treaties developed and
disseminated.
Institutional capacities strengthened in fundamental and applied geosciences.
Performance indicators:
IGCP governance mechanism reformed emphasizing interdisciplinary cooperation, in particular
with other ISPs such as IHP, IOC and MAB;
Specialized education in environmental protection, mineral and groundwater management and
geohazard mitigation strengthened:
Benchmark: 35 IGCP projects undertaken;
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Public understanding of evolution of the earth system enhanced, including geoparks
networking:
Benchmarks: 4 maps produced 1 geological theme map, 2 hydro-geological and geological risk
maps and 1 geo-environmental map of the polar regions; 10 new geoparks, of which 5 in developing
countries, included in the global geoparks network;
Public awareness of the need for environmentally sound development of planet Earth raised
during the Year of Planet Earth (2008):
Benchmark: 1 event held each year exploring the United Nations Year theme from interdisciplinary
and intersectoral perspectives.
Access of developing countries to the benefi ts of space
technologies improved and requisite capacities reinforced.
Performance indicators:
UNESCO-Space Agencies Open Framework Agreement on use of satellite and remote sensing
technologies in the monitoring of UNESCO-designated sites expanded:
Benchmark: over 20 space partners work with UNESCO in the site monitoring process;
Partnerships developed with satellite-based and ground-based initiatives, i.e. Geological
Applications of Remote Sensing Programme (GARS), Integrated Global Observing Strategy
Partnership (IGOS), Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), and North-South,
South-South and triangular partnerships:
Benchmark: 5 new countries commenced environmental monitoring through GEOSS-IGOS part-
nership;
Support to space-related studies at primary and secondary levels through the Space Education
Programme and public outreach events during the International Year of Astronomy (2009):
Benchmark: at least 150 people trained annually through workshops.
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Main line of action 3:
Oceans and coastal zones: improving
governance and fostering intergovernmental cooperation
through ocean sciences and services
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Leadership provided for the United Nations system at country level
on issues pertaining to the sustainable management of oceans
and coastal zones and relevant objectives integrated in national plans
and United Nations common country programming documents.
Performance indicators:
Inter-agency cooperative initiatives in sustainable ocean and coastal management formulated
for priority regions in agreement with individual national authorities:
Benchmark: consultations with national authorities and relevant United Nations agencies completed
for at least 1 priority country;
Coordination of United Nations agencies on oceans issues enhanced through the UN-Oceans
mechanism:
Benchmark: 1 task force for coordinating United Nations efforts in marine protected areas
established within UN-Oceans.
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Understanding of ecosystem functioning improved, and biodiversity and climate
change impact on the marine and coastal environment articulated.
Performance indicators:
Number of established international ocean research programmes addressing IOC and Member
States' concerns about management and protection of ocean resources:
Benchmark: number of local and regional initiatives utilizing IOC research and management
guidelines increased;
Incorporation of results from integrated coastal research into coastal management
programmes:
Benchmark: harmful algae bloom issues addressed through one international project in integrated
coastal area management.
Management of ocean resources, monitoring of climate variability and
understanding of ocean bio-geochemistry and ecosystems improved using data
and products derived from the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS).
Performance indicator:
National commitments to GOOS increased:
Benchmark: increased national commitments identifi ed and contributions included into GOOS
towards ocean observation platforms, international data exchange, ocean products and
coordination.
Improved safety of lives and sustainability of livelihoods of coastal communities
through the proper application of marine science and observations.
Performance indicator:
Fifteen leadership workshops for directors of marine science institutes completed and proposals
for capacity-development submitted to sponsors by networks established or strengthened
through the workshops:
Benchmark: 8 leadership workshops and two proposal-writing workshops completed.
Ocean policies and governance enhanced at the global and regional
levels and evidence-based national policies adopted.
Performance indicators:
International cooperative peer efforts in ocean governance initiated:
Benchmark: 2 new multinational projects in coastal and marine resource management initiated in
Latin America and the Indian Ocean;
Research results applied in spatial and other planning approaches to the management of coastal
and marine resources:
Benchmark: 1 demonstration project on marine spatial planning established in one biosphere
reserve.
First phase (Assessment of the Assessments) of the Global Reporting
and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment.
Performance indicator:
Assessment of the Assessments completed and transmitted to the United Nations General
Assembly.
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Biennial sectoral priority 2
: Promoting policies and strengthening
human and institutional capacities in science, technology and
innovation, with special emphasis on the basic sciences
02024
Action will adopt a two-pronged approach, as follows: (i) fostering capacities, knowledge and public
awareness for development in the basic sciences, energy and engineering; and (ii) policy dialogue and
capacity-building in science policy for sustainable development.
02025
Science and technology are vital in addressing basic human needs and helping to attain the MDGs, espe-
cially poverty eradication and sustainable development. UNESCO will promote policies and capacity-
building in science, technology and innovation at all levels, and will facilitate international cooperation
and global partnerships for developing and strengthening national strategies in S&T and for enhancing
regional capacities in the basic sciences and their applications, making special use of the newly opera-
tional International Basic Science Programme (IBSP) and cross-disciplinary partnerships with major
non-governmental and intergovernmental scientifi c organizations to assure close ties to the scientifi c
community and use of information pertaining to the cutting-edge science in all its actions. A culture of
science education at all levels will be promoted, as well as science advocacy for the general public and
decision-makers, thus fostering a "science for peace" approach, which uses the transformative power
of science as a lever to promote peace. In addressing the growing need for a reliable, environmentally
responsible and economically sustainable energy supply system, UNESCO will emphasize the promotion
of renewable and alternative energy sources. New approaches to national science policy development and
reform and to innovation of national science systems will be initiated through international cooperation,
including addressing the lack of qualifi ed university-level science educators. Acting as a clearing house,
the Organization will also facilitate the exchange of knowledge, experience and good practices in S&T
policy, the basic and engineering sciences and energy as well as in the culture of maintenance.
02026
Basic sciences, energy and engineering: fostering capacities, knowledge and public awareness for devel-
opment The basic and engineering sciences are important drivers of economic and social development.
Capacity-building in key areas of the basic sciences, engineering and energy will be a major task during
the biennium. Principally through IBSP, UNESCO will focus on supporting international scientifi c infra-
structures and their services for human resources development, fostering transfer of advanced scientifi c
knowledge and excellence in science, as well as pooling intellectual resources and sharing research facili-
ties. Whereas support to small research projects will be discontinued, IBSP will adopt a new strategy
focusing on selected priority actions in capacity-building and science education. Emphasis will be on
networking and strengthening existing centres of excellence, especially in the South, in close cooperation
with the highest level representatives of the scientifi c community. Among the strategic partners of IBSP
will be scientifi c unions of ICSU, TWAS, and world-renowned international centres such as CERN, ICTP,
CIMPA and ICGEB. Special emphasis will be placed on building capacities among women and young
people through training programmes and programmes designed to increase awareness of and access to
opportunities in science and technology, as well as improved training for university-level science educa-
tors. The basic sciences will deal with molecular biology, biotechnology, chemistry, pure and applied
physics and mathematics, as well as interdisciplinary areas that underlie human health, the preservation of
the environment and human well-being. Capacity in specifi c disciplines will be strengthened in all regions
and at all levels through science education and the fostering of a science culture. In promoting university
science education, cooperation with the Education Sector will be sought. Given the focus placed by the
Organization on adapting to climate change, a new energy management strategy, highlighting renewable
energy, is needed as part of an alternative model for sustainable development. The Sector will therefore
place emphasis on providing policy advice, fostering the development of institutional and human capacity-
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building and disseminating scientifi c and technical knowledge pertaining to renewable energy, energy
management and energy conservation, including through South-South cooperation. The implementation
of the regional Chapters of the Global Renewable Energy Education and Training (GREET) Programme
will be developed further through internal strategic partnerships with UNESCO's ISPs and programme
sectors as well as alliances with other international organizations and institutions. This will involve the
design and fi eld implementation of training platforms, the elaboration and dissemination of educational
material, the introduction of training programmes at various educational levels, the setting of educational
standards, and the certifi cation of centres of excellence to serve as catalysts for networking. UNESCO's
activities in energy will fi t into and contribute to the United Nations system-wide efforts including through
the collaborative arrangement on energy, UN-Energy. Action in the engineering sciences will address
the development of human and institutional capacities, technological innovation foresight, the develop-
ment of a culture of maintenance, research and knowledge management in engineering, and applications
of engineering and technology geared to the pursuit of the MDGs, especially poverty eradication and
sustainable development. These activities will be conducted in continued close and strategic partnerships
with the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and the International Council of Academies of
Engineering and Technological Sciences. [MLA 4]
02027
Policy dialogue and capacity-building in science policy for sustainable development UNESCO will
initiate new thinking on S&T policy development, enhance capacities for policy formulation, and
promote international cooperation and exchange of experience in this area. The contribution of science
to peace through dialogue will be highlighted. In cooperation with UIS, advice and assistance will be
provided for the initiation or further development of national statistical services capable of producing
sound data on science, technology and innovation for effective science and technology policy-making.
The Organization will also stimulate innovative cooperative programmes at regional and international
levels, develop intersectoral analytical work in cooperation with partners such as OECD, TWAS and
UNU, and support regional S&T policy networks. UNESCO will mobilize knowledge, including tradi-
tional knowledge, and will ensure the integration of the principles of sustainable development into
national science, technology and innovation policies when assisting countries that are redesigning their
science and technology policies or reforming their science and technology institutions. In addition,
the Organization will advocate for consistent and long-term support for S&T, in order to ensure the
strengthening of the human resource base and the development of a suitable infrastructure. Priority will
be accorded to the countries most in need, especially in Africa, LDCs and SIDS. [MLA 5]
02028
Main line of action 4:
Basic sciences, energy and engineering:
fostering capacities, knowledge and public awareness
for development
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National and regional capacities for research, training and education
in the basic sciences strengthened, including building a culture of science
education and science for peace, particularly in Africa, LDCs and SIDS.
Performance indicators:
Development of national capacities in the basic sciences:
Benchmarks: number of countries assisted; number of consultations held;
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Capacity-building in basic sciences for building a culture of science education and science for
peace initiatives promoted:
Benchmarks: activities of 10 existing regional networks supported and 2 new networks developed;
North-South training programme and associated centres network for SESAME users developed;
Implementation of the AU/NEPAD S&T Consolidated Plan of Action supported, particularly
through the strengthening of centres of excellence;
Science education methodologies, policies and information materials in basic sciences devel-
oped and disseminated:
Benchmark: microscience and active learning methodologies introduced in 6 countries through
workshops; science education policies developed in 2 countries.
Scientifi c knowledge and advanced research facilities shared in key areas of the
physical, chemical and life sciences to foster applications for societal needs and
to encourage careers in science, taking into account gender equity and equality.
Performance indicator:
Research and training activities, and initiatives to foster access for young scientists, especially
women, to advanced research facilities promoted, including through fellowships and prizes:
Benchmarks: 50 research training activities promoted; 10 prizes and 35 fellowships awarded;
summer schools and seminars organized;
Collaborative interactions with United Nations agencies, the scientifi c community, ICSU scien-
tifi c unions, TWAS, centres of excellence such as CERN, ICTP, SESAME, CIMPA, ICGEB and
organizations involved in gender issues, for capacity-building activities in emerging areas of the
basic sciences:
Benchmark: 30 collaborative training activities organized.
Energy capacity-building and scientifi c knowledge enhanced.
Performance indicators:
Policy advice and experts/decision-makers meetings including at ministerial level:
Benchmark: at least two countries assisted and two meetings organized;
Institutions for capacity-building/centres of excellence identifi ed and pilot projects on sustain-
able use of renewable sources of energy implemented:
Benchmark: selection criteria established; at least four regional centres identifi ed and two pilot
projects implemented;
Training activities, learning/teaching materials and standards developed:
Benchmark: at least fi ve training activities and three teaching materials/tools and platforms devel-
oped; number of countries where they have been introduced.
National capacities in the engineering sciences and technology, engineering
applications, innovation, foresight, research and knowledge management
in engineering strengthened and a culture of maintenance promoted.
Performance indicators:
Promotion and support of teaching and curricula development, standards and accreditation,
engineering innovation:
Benchmark: 5 workshops, publications and related activities; curricula evaluated and revised in
2 countries;
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Development of advocacy, strategy and policy materials on engineering education and techno-
logical applications in support of poverty eradiation and other relevant MDGs:
Benchmark: 5 workshops, publications and related activities;
Public-private partnerships for cooperation through engineering implemented:
Benchmark: second round of the UNESCO-DaimlerChrysler Mondialogo Engineering Award
implemented;
Workshop activities, information and learning materials on innovation, foresight, research and
knowledge management in engineering:
Benchmark: four workshops, publications and related activities.
02029
Main line of action 5:
Science, technology and innovation (STI)
policy for sustainable development
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Evidence-based national S&T policies adopted.
Performance indicators:
Capacities in science policy formulation/implementation enhanced in all regions:
Benchmarks: coursework developed and 50 policy-makers trained; R&D evaluation mechanisms
and skills developed; guidelines and policy briefs prepared and disseminated;
Implementation of Africa's Consolidated S&T Plan of Action supported:
Benchmark: eight African countries supported in integrating S&T into development strategies
within Africa's S&T Consolidated Plan of Action;
Policy advice for capacity-building provided:
Benchmark: policy briefs and prospective studies produced and widely disseminated;
International cooperation and networking in science policy reinforced:
Benchmarks: three existing regional S&T policy networks supported in Asia, the Arab States and
Africa, and a fourth regional network launched; review of S&T institutional frameworks in Latin
America.
Indicators for global monitoring of S&T capacities developed.
Performance indicators:
Training manual on S&T indicators developed, in cooperation with UIS, and disseminated;
Elaboration of African Science and Technology Outlook (S&T indicators) facilitated in coopera-
tion with AU/NEPAD;
National capacities strengthened:
Benchmarks: 30 S&T statistics and indicator specialists trained; one regional network
strengthened.
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Participatory governance of S&T systems promoted.
Performance indicators:
World Science Forum (Budapest+10) organized in cooperation with SHS;
Regional Science Policy Forums organized:
Benchmarks: establishment of regional networks of parliamentary science committees in Africa;
science policy forums organized in all regions;
National and regional systems of innovation supported:
Benchmarks: 50 managers of science parks trained; three pilot project incubators and/or science
parks developed in three regions;
An international centre for science and technology park governance established in Daejeon
(Republic of Korea);
Participation of women scientists and youth in S&T policy-making promoted:
Benchmarks: International Report on Science, Technology and Gender (2007) widely disseminated;
World Academy of Young Scientists supported; Third World Organization for Women in Science
(TWOWS) and relevant professional associations supported;
South-South cooperation in STI promoted:
Benchmark: international centre for South-South cooperation in STI established in Kuala
Lumpur.
Local and indigenous knowledge systems and experiences mobilized
and their potential contribution to sustainable development recognized
in national science policies.
Performance indicators:
Guidelines developed for mobilizing diverse knowledge systems as a contribution to national
science policies for sustainable development;
Indigenous knowledge, in vernacular languages, integrated into educational materials in support
of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development;
Benchmark: teaching materials and methods prepared for at least 3 pilot communities.
Policies and practices for sustainable development of SIDS, including
in light of climate change, shared within and across SIDS regions.
Performance indicators:
Wise practices and cooperative approaches identifi ed and disseminated within the Caribbean,
Pacifi c and wider Indian Ocean regions, with a focus on culture and education:
Benchmark: 2 demonstration projects launched within each SIDS region; Internet-based forums
and on-the-ground activities of the "Small Islands Voice" project reinforced;
Structure in place to sustain and expand intersectoral cooperation:
Benchmark: SIDS platform for intersectoral action reinforced.
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: Promoting knowledge networks
for disaster preparedness and mitigation and enhancing national
and regional coping capacities
02030
Action will be geared towards: (i) science, knowledge and education for disaster preparedness and
mitigation; and (ii) the mitigation of tsunamis and other marine hazards.
02031
The increasing vulnerability to natural and anthropogenic disasters, including those of a techno lgoical
nature, poses a major threat to sustainable development and often affl icts poor populations. In its contri-
bution to the United Nations system-wide implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action on
Disaster Resilience 2005-2015, UNESCO will play a pivotal role within the United Nations multi-stake-
holder cluster concerned with the advancement of knowledge to understand natural hazards by strength-
ening education, public awareness and communication towards disaster preparedness. The Organization,
through IOC, will spearhead and coordinate international efforts to establish early warning systems and
will continue to promote policies favouring approaches which combine the natural and social sciences
and education to develop disaster reduction strategies. The Organization will offer forums for the devel-
opment of knowledge and education networks concerned with the assessment of natural hazards and
the mitigation of their effects, including through the use of ICTs, space, innovation and engineering
technologies. Capacity-building at regional and country levels will be promoted.
02032
Science, knowledge and education for disaster mitigation and preparedness The establishment of plat-
forms on earthquake risk reduction in the Mediterranean, Asian and Balkan regions will be pursued. The
feasibility of early warning systems for volcanic eruption preparedness and response will be explored.
Strategies encompassing education and public awareness for disaster reduction will be fostered by
UNESCO, acting as convener on behalf of the United Nations multi-stakeholder education cluster,
including within the framework of DESD. In this context, attention will be paid to the critical role of
women, community groups and NGOs in building a culture of disaster resilience. Support will be given
to initiatives using scientifi c and indigenous knowledge, and capitalizing on local cultural specifi cities
to protect people, livelihoods, cultural heritage and schools from natural and human-caused hazards.
Ecosystem restoration for disaster mitigation and land-use planning for vulnerability reduction will be
promoted. Technical advice will be provided to national institutions for carrying out disaster case studies
and for developing recommendations for improved risk mitigation. The International Centre for Water
Hazard and Risk Management (Tsukuba, Japan), in collaboration with WMO, ISDR and other partners
in the framework of the International Flood Initiative will carry out studies on water-related risk assess-
ment and management. The G-WADI network, the category 2 regional water centres for arid zones and
the International Consortium on Landslides will continue work on hydrological extremes, droughts and
landslides, including preparations for the fi rst World Landslide Forum in 2008. The role of groundwater
as a potential emergency water supply will be ascertained with an inventory of appropriate aquifers
with partners like the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (Utrecht, Netherlands).
[MLA 6]
02033
Tsunamis and other marine hazards: preparedness and mitigation UNESCO/IOC was mandated by
the United Nations as the lead agency for coordinating the planning and implementation of tsunami
early warning and mitigation systems, based on its accumulated experience of four decades of coor-
dinating the Pacifi c Tsunami Warning System. In 2008-2009, IOC will consolidate the establish-
ment of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System. It will also expand this
mechanism to other regions and will coordinate a global system in line with the UNESCO Strategy
for Establishing a Global Tsunami Warning System. All such systems will apply an integrated
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multi-hazard approach, and will therefore include preparedness and awareness components besides
the detection networks and risk assessment. [MLA 7]
02034
Main line of action 6:
Science, knowledge and education
for disaster mitigation and preparedness
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National disasters mitigated through strengthened networks and capacities for
monitoring and assessment.
Performance indicators:
Networks established and operational or reinforced:
Benchmark: 5 networks;
Countries, in particular developing ones, and institutions benefi ting from capacity-building activi-
ties:
Benchmark: at least 10 countries and 20 institutions;
Input to United Nations country-level programming on disaster risk reduction:
Benchmark: 3 to 5 Member States supported.
The mitigation of the impact of hydrological extremes and freshwater-related
disasters improved through integrated management approaches.
Performance indicators:
Improved fl ood management guidelines:
Benchmark: one set of guidelines;
Global geo-reference database of groundwater bodies resistant to natural and man-made disas-
ters established and tested for use in emergency situations:
Benchmark: two sets of guidelines for database development;
Methodologies developed for improved water resources management for mitigating the effects
of drought:
Benchmark: 1 pilot drought forecasting system developed with partners.
Disaster preparedness and public awareness promoted especially
among vulnerable and weakened communities through education.
Performance indicators:
Number of countries pursuing approaches for integrating disaster preparedness and mitigation
into educational curricula and community development:
Benchmark: 20 Member States;
Public awareness increased and enhanced:
Benchmark: 5 awareness kits produced and events supported.
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Main line of action 7:
Tsunamis and other marine hazards:
preparedness and mitigation
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National and regional capabilities for tsunami and other related
coastal hazards warning and mitigation systems developed.
Performance indicator:
Regional seismic and sea-level networks updated or supplemented; national and regional
warning and information centres set up and timely tsunami bulletins issued:
Benchmark: 4 regional tsunami systems established and operational (Mediterranean and Caribbean
seas) or strengthened (Pacifi c and Indian oceans), as part of the global multi-hazard warning
system being established.
Governance structures for sustained ocean-related observing
and warning systems as part of GEOSS coordinated and developed.
Performance indicators:
Regional Intergovernmental Coordination Groups for tsunami warning and mitigation established
for ocean-wide systems;
Instrumentation and operating procedures on a global multi-hazard approach standardized:
Benchmark: ownership of all regional tsunami warning systems strengthened.
Risk assessment and hazard mitigation integrated
in coastal planning and management.
Performance indicators:
Technical training courses for tsunami modelling and coastal planning undertaken;
Culturally adapted and gender-responsive educational material provided:
Benchmarks: 12 technical and capacity-building training courses undertaken; several multi-user
adapted educational materials published and distributed through Regional Tsunami Information
Centres.
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UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
(UNESCO-IHE)
02101
The UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education became a Category 1 Institute in mid-2003. The
Institute provides a host of postgraduate and tailor-made training programmes in the fi elds of water,
environment and infrastructure; conducting applied research; implementing an institutional capacity-
building and human resource development programme, participating in policy development, and offering
advisory services worldwide. It is the only unit in the United Nations system with the authority to confer
accredited M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. Funding is provided exclusively from extrabudgetary sources.
Strategy
02102
Efforts will continue to further the integration of the Institute within UNESCO and to strengthen link-
ages with category 2 water-related centres, thereby reinforcing UNESCO's overall work on water and
associated ecosystems. UNESCO-IHE will pursue its work of longstanding, with the overall mandate
to:
strengthen and mobilize the global educational and knowledge base for integrated water resources
management; and
contribute to meeting the water-related capacity-building needs of developing countries and countries
in transition.
02103
In striving to contribute to the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, UNESCO-IHE
will continue to address critical capacity-building needs which are increasingly seen as a major constraint
to the achievement of these goals. The Institute will produce yearly analyses and reports on direct results
achieved in relation to the MDGs as well as a special input on this theme for the Fifth World Water
Forum.
02104
The Institute will continue to build global capacity in the water sector along four lines, as follows:
Education: The Institute will offer degree programmes at the M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels. The (modular)
M.Sc. programmes were fully accredited for the 2008-2012 period. An important objective is to attract
increasing numbers of individuals to single or multiple modules and to continue to diversify our educa-
tional offerings together with partner institutions from around the world. Also Internet-based technolo-
gies and video-conferencing facilities will continue to be expanded offering M.Sc. level education in a
distance-learning modality.
Research: The main research themes are: water security, environmental integrity, urbanization, water
management and governance, and information and communication systems. A new research plan was
fi nalized in 2007 taking into account the thematic thrusts of the Institute in relation to societal and
market drivers. As part of its quality management initiative, internal research audits will be introduced.
There will be a strong emphasis on increasing the number of publications in peer-reviewed journals and
consolidating the number of Ph.D. students graduating each year.
Capacity-building: the objectives are to further expand the project portfolio, diversify the funding
base, and ensure a balanced refl ection of capacity-building projects, research and development projects,
training projects, and advisory services.
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Partnerships and Networks: UNESCO-IHE's strengths will be reinforced by strong and direct link-
ages with IHP as well as other programmes within UNESCO dealing with environment and sustainable
development, and with the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme. UNESCO-IHE will
serve increasingly as a galvanizing and integrating force within the emerging new institutional landscape
consisting of regional and international category 2 centres associated with UNESCO in the fi eld of water.
The Institute is committed to mobilizing knowledge for development through PoWER, a registered part-
nership of the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development, bringing together 17 partners
in the North and the South. PoWER will deliver innovative learning courses, and continue to promote
creative and innovative learning among its partner institutions.
02105
During the 2008-2009 biennium, UNESCO-IHE expects to benefi t from extrabudgetary resources
amounting to about US $65,000,000 for its own activities. The host government, the Netherlands,
will likely continue to provide an annual subsidy representing approximately 35% of the budget. The
remaining income will continue to be generated mainly through fellowships (20%) and projects (40%).
A concerted effort will continue to be made to attract new donors from among the Member States,
particularly in support of fellowships. New resources are also expected to be raised via project activities
during the biennium in order to ensure the long-term viability of the Institute.
02106
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Increased impact of water education and training for sustainable
development, primarily targeted to developing countries.
Performance indicators:
Modernized and fully accredited 18-month modular M.Sc. programmes in environmental science,
water management, municipal water and infrastructure, and water science and engineering
offered at UNESCO-IHE;
Complete M.Sc. programme available online by end of the biennium;
About 400 M.Sc. degrees and 25 Ph.D. degrees awarded by UNESCO-IHE;
About 500 mid-career or senior experts trained to upgrade or refresh their knowledge and skills,
through short and group (tailor-made) training courses conducted for periods of one week to
two months.
Increased research capacity in the water sector, focusing on MDG-related
topics and primarily targeted to solving problems in developing countries.
Performance indicators:
About 25 Ph.D. theses completed, a majority of which were prepared through research in devel-
oping countries;
About 400 M.Sc. research papers completed addressing priority water resource issues in devel-
oping countries;
Scientifi c publications accepted in reputed peer-reviewed journals.
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Increased capacity-building through numerous long- and
short-term international cooperation programmes to strengthen
indigenous capacities of local water-related organizations.
Performance indicators:
Several hundred persons from developing countries trained in staff development, facilities
improvement, research and development support, education and curriculum development,
training methods and tools upgrading and managerial systems and skills enhancement;
University-level institutions in the developing world supported by UNESCO-IHE in developing
and upgrading postgraduate education in the fi eld of water;
UNESCO-IHE positioned with a range of bilateral and multilateral donors as a supplier of
demand-driven capacity-building.
Partnerships reinforced to share and develop knowledge and information,
and to conduct joint activities in education, research and capacity-building.
Performance indicators:
Cooperation between UNESCO-IHE and IHP, WWAP, and UNESCO category 2 centres and
Chairs dealing with water strengthened;
Cooperation established and reinforced among 16 partners in the Partnership for Water
Education and Research (PoWER) programme;
Bilateral partnerships reinforced among 20 key public, private and civil society institutions;
Support provided by UNESCO-IHE to regional water sector capacity-building networks.
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The International Centre for Theoretical Physics
(ICTP)
(Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics)
02201
The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste was founded in 1964 with the following
aims: to foster the growth of advanced studies and research in physical and mathematical sciences, espe-
cially in developing countries; to provide an international forum for scientifi c contacts between scien-
tists from all countries; and to provide to its associates and fellows mainly from developing countries
facilities for conducting original research.
02202
ICTP is an entity jointly operated by UNESCO and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
largely benefi ting from extrabudgetary resources. Since 1996, UNESCO has been responsible for the
administrative management of the Centre, prior to which it was administered by IAEA. The Centre enjoys
a large degree of intellectual and functional autonomy.
Strategy
02203
ICTP aims to foster capacities and knowledge through strong research and training activities in the basic
physical sciences and mathematics. Supporting scientists in developing countries remains its central
task. This is accomplished through its in-house research activities in various branches of physics and
mathematics, as well as the Associates Scheme, Federation Arrangements, the Diploma Programme,
External Activities and the Programme for Training and Research in Italian Laboratories (TRIL). Each
year ICTP organizes about 60 high-level training and research activities in all areas of physics and
mathematics, including interdisciplinary areas. In addition, ICTP has regular post-doctoral fellows, as
well as short-term and long-term visitors.
02204
In consideration of the changing needs of the world, especially those related to global changes and
sustainable development, ICTP is committed to the use of physics and mathematics for the understanding
and modelling of global changes that impact Earth's habitability for the present and the future. In order
to broaden the Centre's outreach, South-South cooperation agreements have been signed with several
developing countries in order to carry out work directly in the various regions. ICTP is also enhancing
its activities in African countries and will pursue efforts to increase the participation of women scientists
in its programmes.
02205
ICTP shares common interests and objectives with the Division of Basic and Engineering Sciences
through the International Basic Sciences Programme, the Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, the
Division of Water Sciences, and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, and will contribute
to joint activities while exploring other modalities to further such a collaboration. Together with IAEA,
ICTP runs the Sandwich Training Educational Programme, which aims to strengthen the scientifi c
capability of young scientists and researchers from IAEA developing Member States. The Centre is also
exploring involvement in the ITER programme, the proposed international experimental fusion reactor,
in cooperation with IAEA.
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02206
During the 2008-2009 biennium, UNESCO will contribute from the regular programme budget an
amount of $1,015,000 towards joint training activities with ICTP. For its own regular activities, ICTP
expects to benefi t from extrabudgetary resources amounting to $59,185,800.
02207
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Advanced research training of scientists, especially women
and young scientists, and university teaching staff in physics
and mathematics enhanced.
Performance indicators:
Visiting scientists and fellows;
Scientifi c research programmes and publications;
High-level training activities, including external activities.
South-South cooperation and activities in Africa strengthened.
Performance indicators:
South-South cooperation activities supported;
Networks and activities in Africa and fellowships for African young scientists.
Synergies with other organizational units contributing
to Major Programme II enhanced.
Performance indicators:
Joint activities organized or supported in common scientifi c areas of interest.
MP III
Social and human sciences
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Social and human sciences
ZRG SHS 1
Regular Budget
Activities/Staff
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting
Total
$648.3M
Proposed
$
$
$
$
$
$
Activities
(1)
11 652 800
(462 400)
11 190 400
(1 096 800)
447 200
10 540 800
Staff
19 185 200
(460 800)
18 724 400
(10 100)
740 100
19 454 400
Total, Major Programme III
30 838 000
(923 200)
29 914 800
(1 106 900)
1 187 300
29 995 200
Main Line of Action
Regular Budget
TOTAL
$648.3M
Proposed
Extra-
budgetary
(2)
Activities
(1)
Staff
$
$
$
$
MLA 1
Promoting the ethics of science and technology
1 198 200
2 491 900
3 690 100
29 200
MLA 2
Enhancing national and international action in the fi eld of bioethics
1 809 700
1 778 400
3 588 100
20 700
MLA 3
Policy-oriented research in the social sciences
2 682 900
6 277 400
8 960 300
1 153 300
MLA 4
Research-policy linkages in the social sciences and strengthening
of national research systems
1 400 000
1 443 500
2 843 500
359 000
MLA 5
Sports and anti-doping
727 700
1 724 300
2 452 000
19 800
MLA 6
Philosophy and the human sciences
1 600 000
2 278 900
3 878 900
2 609 900
MLA 7
Human rights and the fi ght against discrimination
1 122 300
3 460 000
4 582 300
5 813 200
Total, Major Programme III
10 540 800
19 454 400
29 995 200
10 005 100
(1) Including HQ indirect programme costs for an amount of $198,200.
(2) Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
Distribution of Resources
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DECENTRALIZATION OF REGULAR BUDGET ACTIVITIES
Headquarters/Region
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 ZRG
Core scenario
Variation ZRG vs.
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
$
weight %
$
weight %
$
weight %
Headquarters
6 703 700
59.9
6 173 100
58.6
(530 600)
(7.9)
Africa
1 454 500
13.0
1 195 300
11.3
(259 200)
(17.8)
Arab States
845 000
7.6
1 025 500
9.7
180 500
21.4
Asia and the Pacifi c
957 200
8.6
833 200
7.9
(124 000)
(13.0)
Europe and North America
300 000
2.7
380 000
3.6
80 000
26.7
Latin America and the Caribbean
930 000
8.3
933 700
8.9
3 700
0.4
Total, Field
4 486 700
40.1
4 367 700
41.4
(119 000)
(2.7)
TOTAL (Headquarters + Field)
11 190 400
100.0
10 540 800
100.0
(649 600)
(5.8)
ESTABLISHED POSTS BY REGION, BY CATEGORY AND BY FUNDING SOURCE
Headquarters/Region
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 ZRG Core scenario
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
Headquarters
Regular Budget
41
25
66
39
25
64
Extrabudgetary
5
5
3
3
Africa
Regular Budget
5
5
6
6
Extrabudgetary
Arab States
Regular Budget
3
3
3
3
Extrabudgetary
Asia and the Pacifi c
Regular Budget
6
6
7
7
Extrabudgetary
Europe and North America
Regular Budget
1
1
Extrabudgetary
Latin America and the Caribbean
Regular Budget
4
4
5
5
Extrabudgetary
Total, Field
Regular Budget
18
18
22
22
Extrabudgetary
TOTAL (Headquarters + Field)
Regular Budget
59
25
84
61
25
86
Extrabudgetary
5
5
3
3
GRAND TOTAL
64
25
89
64
25
89
VARIATION vs. 33 C/5 APPROVED AS ADJUSTED (Regular Budget + Extrabudgetary)
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03001
Biennial sectoral priorities for 2008-2009
Biennial sectoral priority 1:
Promoting principles, practices and ethical
norms relevant for scientifi c and technological
development.
Biennial sectoral priority 2:
Enhancing research-policy linkages relevant to
social transformations.
Biennial sectoral priority 3:
Contribute to the dialogue among civilizations
and cultures and to a culture of peace through
philosophy, the human sciences, the promotion
of human rights and the fi ght against discrimi-
nation.
International goals and commitments
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in
particular MDG 1.
United Nations Millennium Declaration.
2005 World Summit Outcome document.
International Convention against Doping in
Sport (2005).
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
adopted by the World Conference on Human
Rights (1993).
Declaration and Programme of Action for the
International Decade for a Culture of Peace
and Non-violence for the Children of the World
(2001-2010).
Plan of Action adopted by the World Conference
against Racism, Racial Discrimination,
Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (2001).
International instruments in bioethics, including
the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome
and Human Rights (1997), the International
Declaration on Human Genetic Data (2003),
and the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and
Human Rights (2005).
03002
M
ajor Programme III will provide the lead in pursuing overarching objective 3 of
draft document 34 C/4 "Addressing emerging social and ethical challenges" and
contributing to the progressive attainment of the outcomes of the three related
strategic programme objectives: 6 "Promoting principles, practices and ethical norms rele-
vant for scientifi c and technological development"; 7 "Enhancing research-policy link-
ages on social transformations; and 8 "Fostering research on critical emerging ethical and
social issues". Major Programme III will also contribute to the attainment of the other four
overarching objectives of draft document 34 C/4 through intersectoral and interdisciplinary
action as detailed below, in the framework of the three biennial sectoral priorities of Major
Programme III. Overall, cooperation between Major Programmes II and III will be intensi-
fi ed in order to make better use of their combined strengths to address scientifi c questions of
societal and economic importance.
03003
The social and human sciences, in particular in the context of strengthened research-policy
linkages and the United Nations-wide application of the human rights approach, are called
upon today to make an enhanced contribution to sustainable development, in particular social
development, in the perspective of the attainment of the internationally agreed development
goals, including the MDGs, and to contribute to peace and dialogue among civilizations and
cultures by addressing emerging risks and challenges, rooted in ongoing social and cultural
transformations.
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03004
A key function of Major Programme III will be to strengthen national capacities (a) in the fi eld of the
ethics of science and technology, in particular bioethics, by supporting the establishment of national
committees and COMEST bodies; (b) in the fi eld of social and human sciences by providing research-
policy dialogue spaces at the regional and national level; and by supporting the development of national
policies for the social and human sciences, including philosophy. In this framework, Major Programme III
will also strengthen the contribution of national research systems to social development.
03005
Strong emphasis will be given to Africa, the least developed countries and to South-South coopera-
tion, in particular through action undertaken through the intergovernmental Management of Social
Transformations (MOST) Programme, the activities of the Byblos International Centre for Human
Sciences, UNESCO Chairs in the relevant fi elds, and through the framework agreements with the
International Social Science Council (ISSC) and the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic
Studies (ICPHS). In all these fi elds, emphasis will be on monitoring, in particular regarding the develop-
ment of national ethics of science and bioethics committees, the elaboration of social and human science
policies and the strengthening of national research systems.
03006
In contributing to the laboratory of ideas function, Major Programme III will concentrate its action on
the analysis of emerging ethical and societal issues in its fi elds of competence, the promotion of interna-
tional and interregional philosophical debate on key contemporary issues, and in support of the dialogue
among civilizations and cultures, with particular respect to issues concerning democracy, youth and
migrations.
03007
The ongoing cooperation with relevant United Nations organizations will be strengthened and refocused
to avoid any overlap, in particular in the framework of the United Nations Inter-agency Working Group
on Bioethics under main lines of action 1 and 2, with UN-DESA, UNRISD, UNU, UN-Habitat, the
Global Migration Group under main lines of action 3 and 4, and the Offi ce of the High Commissioner
for Human Rights under main line of action 7. Furthermore, focused cooperation with the International
Social Science Council and the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (under
MLAs 3, 4 and 6), which benefi t from framework agreements with the Organization, as well as with the
International Organization for Migration (under MLA 3), the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical
Education and Sport, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (under MLA 5), will also be pursued, as speci-
fi ed in the expected results of those main lines of action.
03008
In 2008-2009, priority will be given to consolidating UNESCO's key role in the fi eld of ethics of science
and technology and bioethics, in particular through the promotion of the effective implementation of
the declarations in the fi eld of bioethics the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human
Rights, the International Declaration on Human Genetic Data and the Universal Declaration on Bioethics
and Human Rights and through support given to the establishment of ethics and bioethics national
committees and providing assistance to existing ones.
03009
Priority will also be assigned, in the framework of the intergovernmental Programme on the Management
of Social Transformations (MOST), to strengthening policy-oriented research and the research-policy
linkages in the fi eld of the social and human sciences, in particular on global, regional and national issues
of key relevance to poverty eradication, migration, urban issues, youth, gender, and sports and anti-
doping in sports. Cooperation with other major programmes and relevant United Nations entities will be
indispensable in order to ensure a coherent and integrated UNESCO contribution to United Nations-wide
action relating to the social pillar of sustainable development. This will be in terms of both upstream
collaborative research and capacity-building at the national level, in particular in the least developed
countries and especially so in Africa, in the context of United Nations country team activities.
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A third programme priority will be to contribute to the dialogue among civilizations and cultures and
a culture of peace through philosophy, the human sciences, the promotion of human rights and the
fi ght against discrimination in line with relevant strategies adopted by the General Conference and the
Executive Board. Emphasis will be placed on the contribution of philosophy to the debate on key relevant
contemporary issues, the interregional philosophical dialogues, the analysis of new forms of violence,
in particular those affecting youth, the specifi c analysis of obstacles to the enjoyment of human rights
relating to UNESCO's fi elds of competence, and mobilization against racism and discrimination through
coalitions of cities already established in the different regions.
03011
Action under those priorities will be buttressed by intrasectoral action through (a) the contribution to
an intersectoral platform on "Strengthening national research systems", in cooperation with Major
Programmes I, II, and V, and to an intersectoral platform on "Contributing to the dialogue among
civilizations and cultures and a culture of peace" in cooperation with all other major programmes, on
the basis of policy approaches adopted by the General Conference and the Executive Board as well as
taking into account relevant recommendations of the report of the High-level Group of the Alliance of
Civilizations (see separate summary section of intersectoral platforms in the present document); (b) the
contribution to priority concerns of other major programmes, in particular through an effective human
rights-based approach to programming, the development of youth and gender policies, and the input of
philosophy and the human sciences to the public debate on major issues of relevance to the Organization;
and (c) enhanced intrasectoral cooperation for achieving Strategic Objective 8 of draft document 34 C/4,
"Fostering research on critical emerging ethical and social issues" by ensuring that each MLA of Major
Programme III integrates an expected result that relates to the monitoring function and establishes issue-
driven linkages with other major programmes.
03012
During the 2002-2007 period, action relating to the promotion of human security was carried out success-
fully in all regions through a series of regional and subregional meetings held in Africa, Latin America,
South-East Asia, Central Asia and East Asia on ethical, normative and educational frameworks for the
promotion of human security, as well as research on human security concerns in Western and Eastern
Europe. This area of work will be discontinued for the 2008-2009 biennium. Under the interrelated
main lines of action 3 and 4, a balance has been struck between the response to research needs and the
strengthening of the research-policy linkages, including the contribution to the development of social
and human science policies and the strengthening of national research systems.
03013
Focus on the needs of Africa
Under MP III, the following priority issues will be addressed through the different main lines of
action:
(a) promoting the development of the ethics of science and technology in Africa, on the basis of
the Dakar Declaration on the Ethics of Science and Technology, adopted during the fi fth session
of COMEST, and its follow-up, including relevant decisions of the Eighth African Union Summit
on Science and Technology in Africa; (b) promoting debate and capacity-building in the fi eld of
bioethics, on the basis of the results of the thirteenth session of the International Bioethics Committee
(Kenya, May 2007), in particular through enlarged debate, and capacity-building and networking;
(c) in the fi eld of policy-oriented research, the strengthening of national capacities relating to
regional integration, poverty eradication, regional peace research centres, migration and youth
and gender issues will be a priority, in cooperation with CODESRIA and other African research
networks, including the existing human security networks; (d) the research-policy linkages will be
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sustained in Africa through the organization of regional and subregional forums of ministers of
social development, and support given to South-South cooperation in the fi eld of social develop-
ment; (e) in the fi elds of sport and anti-doping in sports, priority will be given to the dissemina-
tion and ratifi cation by African States of the International Convention Against Doping in Sport,
as well as to the development of sports programmes targeting youth; (f) in the fi eld of philosophy,
the teaching of philosophy at all levels, interregional philosophical dialogues between Africa and
other regions on contemporary issues, the networking of African philosophers with those of other
regions, will be among the priority actions; (g) in the fi eld of human rights, capacity-building will
be strengthened, in cooperation with existing African networks, and through the activities of the
Coalition of African Cities against Racism and Discrimination, launched in 2006.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National institutional capacities strengthened in the fi elds of ethics of science
and technology and bioethics.
Cooperation among social and human sciences, including philosophy, as well
as human rights research networks in the Continent mobilized, with particular
emphasis on the research-policy nexus relating to regional integration, poverty
eradication, peace issues, migration, as well as gender and youth issues.
Subregional forums of Ministers of Social Development strengthened.
03014
Focus: Gender equality and women's empowerment
In consonance with the Organization's gender mainstreaming framework, the gender dimension will
be addressed under all main lines of action with the following priority actions: (a) the establish-
ment of a clearing house on gender policies of relevance to the Organization's fi elds of competence
with special emphasis on social development-related issues, in cooperation with relevant United
Nations and regional organizations; (b) in the fi eld of human rights, particular emphasis will be
put on the gender dimension with respect to obstacles to the enjoyment of human rights, as well
as on capacity-building through existing networks; (c) support to the activities of the Palestinian
Women's Research and Documentation Centre and to the consolidation of the Great Lakes Women's
Research and Documentation Centre; (d) in the fi eld of philosophy, support will be given to research
undertaken by the UNESCO International Network of Women Philosophers launched in 2007, and
to the enhancement of women philosophers' contribution to international debate and interregional
dialogue on major contemporary issues.
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Biennial sectoral priority 1
: Promoting principles, practices and
ethical norms relevant for scientifi c and technological development
03015
UNESCO will continue to develop and implement national and international policy frameworks for addressing
the major ethical challenges arising from advances and innovations in science and technology. The International
Bioethics Committee (IBC), the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC), and the World Commission
on the Ethics of Scientifi c Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) will contribute to standard-setting, capacity-
building and awareness-raising, while the Interagency Committee on Bioethics will serve as a platform to
coordinate the activities of United Nations agencies and other intergovernmental organizations as well as
programmes in the area of bioethics, with a view to fostering joint activities in that fi eld.
03016
In the normative fi eld, follow-up action will be undertaken for the dissemination, promotion as well
as effective implementation of the declarations in the fi eld of bioethics (the Universal Declaration on
the Human Genome and Human Rights, the International Declaration on Human Genetic Data and the
Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights), in cooperation with the IBC and the IGBC.
Further exploration and dissemination of the ethical principles of the Recommendation on the Status
of Scientifi c Researchers as well as of the Declaration on Science and the Use of Scientifi c Knowledge
will be pursued in order to encourage their use by the Member States, in the framework of COMEST's
refl ection on science ethics and in cooperation with Major Programme II.
03017
A major effort will be undertaken in the area of capacity-building: (a) by providing support to the
establishment of ethics of science and bioethics national committees and assisting existing ones, and
(b) through the Ethics Education Programme, the creation of networks of experts in ethics teaching,
developing resource documentation, contributing to existing teaching programmes, and developing
model programmes and quality assessment criteria. These actions will benefi t from the expansion of the
Global Ethics Observatory, which contains databases on ethics teaching programmes, codes of conduct,
legislation, guidelines and regulations.
03018
Main line of action 1:
Promoting the ethics of science and technology
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Awareness of the ethical challenges arising from advances and innovations
in science and technology increased among policy-makers, research
specialists and the wider public.
Performance indicators:
Depth and relevance of national/international debates on ethical issues:
Benchmarks: ethics around the world conferences organized in 3 regions; meetings of COMEST
organized on science ethics;
Number of participants in the Youth Forum on science ethics:
Benchmarks: 150 young science and technology researchers from 3 regions participating in the
Youth Forum on science ethics;
Public visibility of issues enhanced in conjunction with the Avicenna Prize award.
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Member States, higher education institutions and national research systems
increasingly attuned to issues related to ethics of science and technology.
Performance indicators:
Number of institutions in which teaching and information material on ethics legislation is being
used and disseminated;
Scope of GEO databases;
Visitors to online databases and requests for inclusion of information;
Workshops organized;
Technical assistance missions fi elded.
Ethical issues related to emerging challenges and technologies identifi ed.
Performance indicators:
Fields in which explorative studies have been carried out;
Ethics and technology assessment models developed;
Publications.
03019
Main line of action 2:
Enhancing national and international
action in the fi eld of bioethics
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Principles of the declarations on bioethics fostered and integrated
at national level.
Performance indicators:
Number of Member States assisted in implementing the declarations;
Number and relevance of activities organized to promote the principles of the declarations in
different regions;
Statutory meetings of IBC and IGBC held:
Benchmarks: 2 IBC meetings organized; 1 IGBC meeting organized.
National institutional capacities in the fi eld of bioethics enhanced.
Performance indicators:
Number of national bioethics committees or other mechanisms:
Benchmarks: 8 national bioethics committees in 3 regions;
Number of members of national bioethics committees trained;
Number of persons accessing the database of ethics teaching programmes;
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Number and composition of regional networks of bioethics committees and of expert
networks.
International cooperation in the fi eld of bioethics strengthened.
Performance indicators:
Coverage of and recourse to the Global Ethics Observatory;
Relevance of activities by the United Nations Inter-agency Committee on Bioethics.
Biennial sectoral priority 2
: Enhancing research-policy linkages
relevant to social transformations
03020
Building on the results of the different international regional and national forums on the research-policy
linkages in the social sciences, in particular of the Buenos Aires International Forum on the Social
Science Policy Nexus, a two-pronged approach will be pursued:
(a) Through
MLA 3, UNESCO will contribute to the strengthening of policy-oriented research; (i) in
various thematic domains identifi ed by the regional research networks set up under the Management of
Social Transformations (MOST) Programme; (ii) on poverty eradication, on the basis of the experience
gained through the intersectoral projects relating to the cross-cutting theme "Eradication of poverty,
especially of extreme poverty" carried out between 2002 and 2007; (iii) on migration and urban issues
of relevance to UNESCO's action regarding migration movements, especially in Africa, the fi ght against
the discrimination of migrants, and issues identifi ed in the framework of the United Nations Habitat
Forums of 2006 and 2008; (iv) in the fi eld of youth and gender in consonance with the Organization's
gender mainstreaming framework; and (v) through MLA 5 on sports policies, focusing particularly
on youth and the monitoring of the implementation of the International Convention against Doping in
Sport. These actions will be complemented by the promotion of research methodologies and the imple-
mentation of pilot projects on youth violence and poverty eradication in Africa and Central America.
The dissemination of best-quality research identifi ed will be ensured through the International Social
Science Journal and the Journal on Multicultural Societies, while the MOST online Policy Research
Service will continue to ensure the dissemination and usability of research results through appropriate
information technology. Under youth and migration research, special emphasis will also be put on issues
relating to the dialogue among civilizations and cultures, an intersectoral endeavour.
(b) Through
MLA 4, priority will be given to strengthening research-policy linkages through: (i) the
Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme; (ii) the organization of forums of an inter-
national, regional and national scope, focusing on key policy areas, including the organization of forums
of ministers of social development at the regional and subregional levels, where regional or subregional
integration processes allow for articulated social development policies; (iii) an effort to strengthen
international cooperation in the fi eld of social sciences, in cooperation with ISSC and relevant social
science consortiums and funding agencies, with a view to enhancing both common research programmes
between developed and developing countries, South-South cooperation in this fi eld, and to contribute to
research capacity-building needs, in particular in Africa and Asia; and (iv) the development of national
social and human science policies, and their articulation with the science and technology policies in the
framework of national research systems.
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Main line of action 3:
Policy-oriented research in the social sciences
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Policy-oriented research in the fi eld of poverty eradication, migrations,
urban issues, youth and gender supported.
Performance indicators:
Number and relevance of research projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America funded by small
grants programme;
Number of policy-oriented pilot projects implemented in Africa and Latin America and Caribbean
region;
Number of publications reporting the fi ndings of research projects and good practices published
and disseminated;
Clearing house on policy-related youth and gender issues established.
Policy-oriented research networks in the fi eld of social sciences consolidated.
Performance indicators:
Policy-related research networks in operation;
Follow-up to United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Migration and participation in activities of
Global Migration Group;
Good practices on social integration in urban settings developed and disseminated.
03022
Main line of action 4:
Research-policy linkages in the social sciences
and strengthening of national research systems
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Findings of policy-oriented research in the social sciences consolidated,
informing the formulation of policies in the fi elds of poverty eradication,
migrations, urban issues, youth and gender.
Performance indicators:
Number of forums of international, regional and national scope organized:
Benchmarks: 1 international, 2 regional, and 5 national forums;
Number of regional forums of ministers of social development:
Benchmarks: 4 regional forums and 2 subregional forums;
MOST regional research networks;
Number of hits on MOST online policy research database.
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Capacity of Member States to develop regional and national social
and human sciences policies strengthened.
Performance indicators:
Number of countries for which national capacities and capacity-building needs for social and
human science policy development have been identifi ed;
Number of countries participating in the common platform with international social science
consortiums, funding agencies and higher education institutions;
Number of issue-driven social and human policies developed/reviewed at the regional and
national levels;
Number of countries where good practices in social and human policy formulation, development
and implementation have been disseminated.
National research systems developed and strengthened.
Performance indicator:
Integrated approaches for the creation and strengthening of national research systems;
Number of countries with research systems audits:
Benchmarks: 5 audits.
Monitoring of integration of national research systems and science
policies into sustainable development strategies carried out.
Performance indicators:
Relevance and coverage of monitoring reports.
03023
Main line of action 5:
Sports and anti-doping
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National capacities to integrate physical education and sport policies
in national education systems improved.
Performance indicators:
Number of countries benefi ting from training activities;
Follow-up to MINEPS ensured;
Good practices on traditional games and sports documented and disseminated;
Administrative and monitoring system of the International Convention against Doping in Sport
operational:
Benchmark: meeting of States Parties to the Convention.
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Key emerging issues relating to doping in sports identifi ed.
Performance indicators:
Number and relevance of issues identifi ed and explored;
Number of research papers published and disseminated in cooperation with the World
Anti-Doping Agency.
Biennial sectoral priority 3
: Contribute to the dialogue among
civilizations and cultures and to a culture of peace through
philosophy, the human sciences, the promotion of human rights
and the fi ght against discrimination
03024
In line with the three pillars of UNESCO's Intersectoral Strategy on Philosophy, adopted by the Executive
Board at its 171st session philosophy world problems, philosophy teaching worldwide and promotion
of philosophical thought and research priority will be given to: (a) fostering philosophical debate in
civil society on key issues in UNESCO's fi elds of competence through international and national celebra-
tions of World Philosophy Day, proclaimed by the General Conference at its 33rd session; (b) organizing
interregional philosophical dialogues as a component of the Organization's intersectoral approach to the
dialogue among civilizations and cultures; and (c) identifying and disseminating best practices relating to
the development of philosophy curricula open to intercultural perspectives, in cooperation with ICPHS
and Diogenes.
03025
In line with UNESCO's Integrated Strategy on Democracy, the International Centre for Human Sciences
(ICHS), also known as the Byblos Centre, will contribute to promoting the human sciences in particular
implementing three pillars, namely: (i) fostering comparative analytical research; (ii) organizing inter-
national dialogues on the future of democracy; and (iii) supporting democracy in post-confl ict areas.
03026
In the framework of the Organization's contribution to the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and
Non-violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010), for which UNESCO serves as lead agency of
the United Nations system, and in pursuance of the Declaration and Programme of Action for a Culture
of Peace, priority will be given to the identifi cation of emerging ethical and societal issues relating to,
inter alia, new forms of violence and tensions affecting civil peace, democracy and pluralism in an era
of globalization, building on the work of networks set up during the period 2002-2007.
03027
In line with the UNESCO Strategy on Human Rights, and its Integrated Strategy to Combat Racism,
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, policy-oriented research on obstacles and challenges
to the enjoyment of human rights falling within UNESCO's fi elds of competence will be encouraged and
supported. This action will also contribute to the further elucidation of the nature, content and scope of
the application of these rights. Research fi ndings may serve to inform and reinforce relevant programmes
in other areas of UNESCO's action. Research will be carried out in cooperation with national human
rights institutions, the Offi ce of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United
Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other United Nations bodies, as well
as with the academic community and civil society actors. The capacity-building of UNESCO staff with
a view to further integrating a human rights-based approach into all its programmes will be continued.
Priority will also be given to the strengthening of the regional coalitions of cities against racism and
discrimination, to their networking and the exchange of best practices, strengthening their partnerships
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with various segments of civil society, especially jurists and lawyers' associations, in order to provide
them with the necessary legal framework and institutional backing. Two major thematic programmes
aimed at fi ghting HIV-related discrimination and the promotion and education of children in need will
continue to be supported. [MLA 7]
03028
Main line of action 6:
Philosophy and the human sciences
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Exchanges among researchers from different regions of the world
enhanced to promote philosophical debate and research on key issues.
Performance indicators:
Media coverage of international and national celebrations of World Philosophy Day;
Impact of discussions and papers related to international and national celebrations of World
Philosophy Day;
Number of networks of philosophers established in different regions:
Benchmarks: UNESCO Network of Women Philosophers operational; policy framework for
philosophy teaching open to intercultural perspectives developed;
Media coverage of the UNESCO Education for Peace Prize.
Integrated Strategy on Democracy implemented within the framework
of the International Centre for Human Sciences (ICHS).
Performance indicators:
Number and relevance of research fi ndings disseminated in the framework of studies carried
out;
Capacity-building events organized in the fi eld of research on democracy, with emphasis on
post-confl ict societies.
Research on emerging ethical and social issues related to the dialogue among
civilizations and cultures and a culture of peace carried out.
Performance indicator:
Number and relevance of research policy papers produced and disseminated focusing on
regional and subregional issues.
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03029
Main line of action 7:
Human rights and the fi ght
against discrimination
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Research on main obstacles and challenges to the enjoyment
of human rights in UNESCO's fi elds of competence enhanced.
Performance indicators:
Number and relevance of research projects carried out in cooperation with human rights
institutions:
Benchmarks: 4 research projects;
Number of publications on research fi ndings.
Contributions of research to policy-making in the fi eld of human rights improved.
Performance indicators:
Scope and quality of existing research/policy platforms;
Number and relevance of research results, information and good practices disseminated among
policy-makers at regional levels;
Number and relevance of studies and research projects for policies and plans of action to
combat HIV-related discrimination.
Human rights-based approach mainstreamed into UNESCO's programming.
Performance indicators:
Number of UNESCO staff at Headquarters and in the fi eld trained in using the human rights-
based approach.
General public sensitized to the need to fi ght against all forms
of discrimination and to promote tolerance.
Performance indicators:
Number and scope of activities of international coalitions of cities against racism and all forms
of discrimination;
Media coverage of the Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-
Violence;
Number of hits on the online clearing house on good practices in the fi ght against discrimina-
tion;
Number of countries having celebrated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination (21 March) and the International Day for Tolerance (16 November).
MP IV
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Culture
ZRG CLT 1
Regular Budget
Activities/Staff
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting
Total
$648.3M
Proposed
$
$
$
$
$
$
Activities
(1)
16 701 200
590 000
17 291 200
2 221 100
862 600
20 374 900
Staff
33 873 400
654 700
34 528 100
(1 623 800)
1 282 700
34 187 000
Total, Major Programme IV
50 574 600
1 244 700
51 819 300
597 300
2 145 300
54 561 900
Main Line of Action
Regular Budget
TOTAL
$648.3M
Proposed
Extra-
budgetary
(2)
Activities
(1)
Staff
$
$
$
$
MLA 1
Protecting and conserving immovable cultural and natural properties,
in particular through the effective implementation of the World Heritage
Convention
4 314 900
8 787 200
13 102 100
24 385 800
MLA 2
Safeguarding living heritage, particularly through the promotion and
implementation of the intangible cultural heritage Convention
3 222 100
5 068 300
8 290 400
2 758 800
MLA 3
Enhancing the protection of cultural objects, the fi ght against illicit traffi cking
in them, and the development of museums as places for access to knowledge
3 961 400
5 473 000
9 434 400
4 938 000
MLA 4
Protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions through
the implementation of the 2005 Convention and the development
of cultural and creative industries
3 300 800
5 180 900
8 481 700
2 960 500
MLA 5
Promoting the understanding and development of intercultural
dialogue and peace
2 500 300
4 390 300
6 890 600
957 100
MLA 6
Mainstreaming within national policies, the links between cultural diversity,
intercultural dialogue and sustainable development
3 075 400
5 287 300
8 362 700
2 300 500
Total, Major Programme IV
20 374 900
34 187 000
54 561 900
38 300 700
(1) Including HQ indirect programme costs for an amount of $205,400.
(2) Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
Distribution of Resources
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DECENTRALIZATION OF REGULAR BUDGET ACTIVITIES
Headquarters/Region
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 ZRG
Core scenario
Variation ZRG vs.
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
$
weight %
$
weight %
$
%
Headquarters
9 104 500
52.7
10 132 400
49.7
1 027 900
11.3
Africa
2 365 600
13.7
3 078 600
15.1
713 000
30.1
Arab States
1 613 500
9.3
2 009 000
9.9
395 500
24.5
Asia and the Pacifi c
2 015 700
11.7
2 294 200
11.3
278 500
13.8
Europe and North America
590 800
3.4
766 200
3.8
175 400
29.7
Latin America and the Caribbean
1 601 100
9.3
2 094 500
10.3
493 400
30.8
Total, Field
8 186 700
47.3
10 242 500
50.3
2 055 800
25.1
TOTAL (Headquarters + Field)
17 291 200
100.0
20 374 900
100.0
3 083 700
17.8
ESTABLISHED POSTS BY REGION, BY CATEGORY AND BY FUNDING SOURCE
Headquarters/Region
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 ZRG Core scenario
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
Headquarters
Regular Budget
75
48
123
72
50
122
Extrabudgetary
8
8
8
8
Africa
Regular Budget
11
11
11
11
Extrabudgetary
Arab States
Regular Budget
4
4
5
5
Extrabudgetary
1
1
1
1
Asia and the Pacifi c
Regular Budget
12
12
13
13
Extrabudgetary
Europe and North America
Regular Budget
4
1
5
4
1
5
Extrabudgetary
Latin America and the Caribbean
Regular Budget
8
8
8
8
Extrabudgetary
Total, Field
Regular Budget
39
1
40
41
1
42
Extrabudgetary
1
1
1
1
TOTAL (Headquarters + Field)
Regular Budget
114
49
163
113
51
164
Extrabudgetary
9
9
9
9
GRAND TOTAL
123
49
172
122
51
173
VARIATION vs. 33 C/5 APPROVED AS ADJUSTED (Regular Budget + Extrabudgetary)
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Major Programme IV
Culture
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Biennial sectoral priorities for 2008-2009
Biennial sectoral priority 1:
Promoting cultural diversity through the safe-
guarding of heritage in all its dimensions and
enhancement of cultural expressions.
Biennial sectoral priority 2:
Promoting social cohesion by fostering
pluralism, the dialogue of cultures and the estab-
lishment of a culture of peace.
International goals and commitments
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in
particular MDG 1 and the 2005 World Summit
Outcome document, in particular paragraph 14
"acknowledging [...] the cultural diversity
throughout the world" and that "all cultures and
civilizations contribute to the enrichment of
humankind".
Reinforcing the protection and promotion of
cultural diversity in all its forms:
Universal Copyright Convention (1952 and
1971); Convention for the Protection of the
World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972);
Convention for the Safeguarding of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003); Convention
on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity
of Cultural Expressions (2005); Convention
for the Protection of Cultural Property in the
Event of Armed Confl ict (1954); Convention
on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the
Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Cultural
Property (1970); Convention on the Protection
of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001);
UNESCO Declaration concerning the Intentional
Destruction of Cultural Heritage (2003).
Reaffirming the intrinsic linkages between
culture and sustainable development:
Stockholm Conference on Cultural Policies
for Development (1998); International
Implementation Scheme for the United
Nations Decade on Education for Sustainable
Development (2005-2014); International Decade
of the World's Indigenous Peoples (2005-2014);
United Nations Global Agenda for Dialogue
among Civilizations (2001).
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M
ajor Programme IV will provide leadership in pursuing overarching objective 4
"Promoting cultural diversity and dialogue among peoples" and will take the inter-
sectoral lead for contributing to the three related strategic objectives: "Strengthening
the contribution of culture to sustainable development", "Demonstrating the importance of
exchanges and dialogue among cultures for social cohesion, reconciliation and the establishment
of a culture of peace" and "Protecting and enhancing cultural heritage in a sustainable manner".
Major Programme IV will also contribute to the achievement of the other four overarching objec-
tives of document 34 C/4.
04003
The action carried out will naturally draw on the achievements of the Medium-Term Strategy
that is coming to a close. The fi rst among them the most visible perhaps is to have completed
the standard-setting foundation on which UNESCO's action to promote cultural diversity rests.
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In the span of six years, the General Conference has adopted three conventions (2001: Convention
on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage; 2003: Convention for the Safeguarding of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage; 2005: Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of
Cultural Expressions). It has also adopted two declarations: in addition to the 2003 UNESCO Declaration
concerning the Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage, it adopted, in 2001, the UNESCO Universal
Declaration on Cultural Diversity, which in itself embodies all the principles to which the international
community subscribes in the fi eld of cultural diversity. It is not surprising then that the new Medium-Term
Strategy is aimed principally at advancing the application of these instruments. The 2008-2009 biennium
will be crucial for the formulation of the main guidelines governing their implementation. It may be
hoped that by the end of 2009, the conferences of States Parties to each of these three new conventions
(two are already in force and the third could be by the end of 2007) will have adopted their principal
working methods. At the same time, one of the most pressing tasks is to incorporate these principles in
the national policies of States. It is therefore important to prepare "briefs" for all national partners that
clearly explain the principles shared by these instruments, their particularities and how to include them
in national policies. Such will be the major objective of the efforts to be made in 2008-2009.
04004
The second distinctive feature of the 2008-2009 biennium depends on the degree to which the United
Nations reform now under way is taken into account. The objective is clear and undisputed: to present
a "common front" of all the United Nations organizations at the country level. Only the pace and the
precise arrangements for the attainment of this objective are still in question. In the case of the culture
programme, it will entail incorporating the main lines of the standard-setting framework adopted at the
international level in national policies. In other words, the aim will be to link the normative and the
operational, the global and the local. To that end, special emphasis will be placed on UNESCO's "policy
advice" function and all possible resources will be marshalled to ensure active participation in joint
country programming exercises. To that end also, in addition to the "briefs" mentioned above, it will
be necessary to collect statistics and establish observatories and other inventories of cultural resources
so that each country and each region can be assessed with regard to culture for development, in order
to demonstrate in each case that "culture counts". A particular effort will also be made to encourage
South-South cooperation and North-South-South triangular cooperation so as to foster the emergence
of a platform facilitating the sharing of cooperation experiences among developing countries. Certainly,
the building of capacities in all fi elds relating to culture is essential and UNESCO has already done
a great deal to that end. Nevertheless, facts must be faced: UNESCO cannot take direct action in this
fi eld. Fellowships, courses, subventions, and so on will have to be discontinued in the interest of broader
cooperation with specialized institutions (ICCROM, ICOM), and the systematic development of what
are referred to as "category II" institutes and of some major "showcase" projects.
04005
A third accomplishment of the Medium-Term Strategy now ending is to have amply demonstrated the
need for an approach to heritage that is both holistic and integrated. The vast diversity of the forms of
heritage is now widely recognized and the International Year of Cultural Heritage (2002), for which
UNESCO was the lead agency, has certainly helped to deepen our understanding of this broader and
dynamic conception of the heritage. The task now is to ensure that these conceptual advances are
recognized by professionals and policy-makers alike, to improve coordination concerning the preserva-
tion, conservation and safeguarding of the different forms of heritage. The strategy will also be aimed
at allowing better recognition of the triple role of the heritage as a foundation of identity, a vector for
development and a tool for reconciliation.
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Lastly, the Medium-Term Strategy that is nearing completion has been marked by the sudden and painful
awakening to the necessity of promoting a new "dialogue among civilizations" in order to promote a
culture of peace to counter-attack vigorously the rise in intolerance, fanaticism and its most odious expres-
sion terrorism which, since September 2001, has appeared in new forms, calling for new responses.
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As the report being prepared on cultural diversity shows, cultural diversity is not only threatened as a
result of globalization, it can also present a threat inasmuch as the conditions for genuine dialogue have
not been met. UNESCO has certainly made dialogue among cultures a permanent objective since its
founding. Nevertheless, it will need to re-examine its strategies for action in the light of contemporary
challenges, by focusing on the main lines identifi ed in the report of the High-Level Group on the Alliance
of Civilizations, on the experience acquired in post-confl ict situations (where the important role of culture
as an instrument of reconciliation is increasingly recognized), on exploring heritage as an invitation to
reconciliation, and on the strategic importance of multilingualism, since linguistic diversity is the ability
to share several languages, all of which appear today to be prerequisites for the emergence of a "world
citizenship" which should, in the end, be the ultimate aim of the United Nations system.
04007
These proposals are based on the zero real growth scenario. They comprise a number of reinforced main
lines of emphasis (such as United Nations joint programming at country level, and others), the fi nancing
of which is ensured by cost savings (following the restructuring undertaken in 2007) and the phasing
out of activities which are admittedly useful but which may not have such a broad impact (incentives
for artists through fellowships, information activities on copyright, recurrent dialogue-related activities
and assistance in the formulation of laws or in the holding of specialized training courses, etc.). It goes
without saying that if other budgetary scenarios are selected, implying a reduction in the funds earmarked
for culture, it will be necessary to give up these reinforcements and limit activities almost exclusively
to the three components identifi ed by the Executive Board as "principal priorities", namely ensuring the
minimum resources required for the functioning of the three conventions that constitute the pillars of
cultural diversity (1972, 2003 and 2005) and the activities relating to them. Such are the implications of
the scenarios annexed thereto. However, UNESCO would not, in this case, be in a position to play the
role expected of it fully, especially at the country level.
04008
Focus on Africa
As part of the follow-up to the African Union Summit held in Khartoum in January 2006, the
Organization will, like the African educational tradition, underline the importance of the links between
culture and education as key factors in sustainable development and African integration, deploying
an intersectoral approach that affords access to both knowledge and know-how. The incorporation
of African cultural values into education programmes will be pursued, in particular through the
use of the General History of Africa as a teaching tool and through cooperation with the African
Academy of Languages (ACALAN), organ of the African Union. Efforts will be aimed at taking
into account the cultural dimension in development and the importance, in this context, of African
languages as languages of instruction and common languages, including in cyberspace.
The need for the sustainable use of heritage resources for social and economic development to
become a long-term goal in the conservation and management of heritage resources is of particular
impor- tance on the African continent. Action will therefore focus on enhancing the use of African
World Heritage sites as tools for social and economic development through targeted surveys, the
identifi cation of legislative, technical and fi nancial measures to protect heritage, and the encour-
agement of African countries to accede to the 1972 Convention on the Protection of the World
Cultural and Natural Heritage. Efforts to obtain a more representative World Heritage List will
equally be strengthened through the inscription of African heritage. This will include the systematic
inventorying of sites for Tentative Listing and monitoring of African properties already inscribed
on the List, along with a strengthening of scientifi c and technical assistance. Particular attention
will be paid to the protection and conservation of memorials under the Slave Route Project and
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the African Liberation Heritage project. As part of this overall strategy, support will be provided
to the activities of the African World Heritage Fund.
Special attention will also be devoted to the implementation of the 2003 Convention on the
Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the protection of movable cultural objects,
and the promotion of the role of museums as "knowledge gateways". Actions in the domain of
intangible cultural heritage will continue to have a special sub-Saharan focus, especially with
regard to capacity-building, the development of pilot projects, the preparation of inventories and
of special requests for projects and programmes in relation to the Intangible Heritage Committee
and/or external sponsorship.
Action for HIV/AIDS prevention will also be pursued, in particular with regard to factors under-
lying the migration of young Africans and include the development of gender-responsive, culturally
appropriate, information campaigns at the community level with a view to addressing root causes
more comprehensively.
Priority will also be given to Africa in all activities relating to the contribution of creative industries
to development and to social cohesion: book policies and integrated donation activities, transla-
tion and fi lm subtitling incentives. The same applies to activities concerning relations between
heritage, the craft industry and tourism, the extension of the "Seal of excellence" to various fi elds,
admission of "creative cities" to thematic networks, and to the "Action plan for the promotion of
creative industries for African development" (Khartoum Summit). Given the role of regional events
as vehicles for regional and subregional integration, cooperation will be continued and strengthened
with African festivals, fairs and shows such as FESPACO (fi lm), SIAO (arts and crafts), MASA
(performing arts), FIMA (fashion), FESPAM (music) and FEST HORN. This effort will also
embrace special activities related to the fi ght against piracy in Africa.
Follow-up to the fi rst Pan-African Cultural Congress (December 2006 in Nairobi; Addis Ababa,
13-15 November 2006) and to the revised Charter for the Cultural Renaissance of Africa, adopted by the
Conference of Ministers of Culture held in Nairobi on 13 and 14 December 2005, will be ensured.
Expected results
Preparation, on the basis of the General History of Africa, of educational material
that may be integrated in the curricula of countries of the African Union at
various levels of education (primary, secondary and university).
Production of material with an educational purpose on the history and cultural
resources of Africa.
African cultural and natural heritage better represented on the World Heritage
List and completion of the African membership to the World Heritage
Convention.
Technical capacity and fi nancial resources for heritage management in Africa
enhanced.
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Management of properties on the World Heritage List and on the List in Danger
reinforced.
Ratifi cation of the 2003 Convention for the safeguarding of intangible cultural
heritage by at least 25 sub-Saharan countries.
Launch of at least 10 projects aiming at capacity-building, the development of
safeguarding pilot projects and the elaboration of inventories with a view to
ensuring the viability of intangible cultural heritage.
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Towards Gender Equality
Redressing gender inequalities is a multidimensional and intersectoral effort, which will involve a
variety of external organizations, institutions and special partners. Gender equality will be promoted,
with a view to supporting the achievement of MDG 3, through international cooperation at the
national and local level in the context of the 1972 Convention for the Protection of World Cultural
and Natural Heritage.
The mainstreaming of gender equality considerations in heritage policies will focus on those
aspects that relate to economic development, conservation, education and training. Priority will
be given to investing in heritage conservation and protection through the education and training
of both women and men, and to using heritage resources to ensure women's economic, political
and social empowerment. Activities in this regard will include involving women through targeted
training, strengthening women's networks and associations, advocating institutional reforms through
special awareness-raising programmes, and data collection and monitoring with a view to tracking
gender equality outcomes from heritage resources conservation.
Women are also crucial actors in the transmission of intangible heritage as well as in the protection
of movable cultural objects. Targeted research will be launched to understand the different roles
that women and men, from different age groups, play in the transmission of intangible cultural
heritage, including languages. On this basis, a specifi c pilot project will be developed to test the
related data and research fi ndings.
In regard to the contribution of creative industries to development and social cohesion, action
to heighten the socio-economic impact of small craft enterprises will give priority to women craft-
workers. A number of projects will seek to strengthen craftwomen's management and marketing
skills in order to increase their productivity and, ultimately, their personal income. Priority will
also be granted to women through the "Design Social Network" programme and instruction in
national languages.
The challenge of African migration will also be in focus, especially by drawing upon research
fi nd- ings and methodologies developed within the cross-cutting project "Combating exploitative
migration of women and children in Africa" (2004-2007). This initiative will inform decision-
makers of the complexity of factors underlying the migration of young Africans (and the specifi c
impact on them as a result of HIV and AIDS) and include the development of gender-responsive,
culturally-appropriate information campaigns at the community level with a view to addressing
root causes more comprehensively.
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As gender inequality is one of the core factors driving the AIDS pandemic, the "Culture, HIV
and AIDS" project will focus on the relation between culture, gender and HIV to build capacities
of both development practitioners and social science researchers. The objective is to enable the
development of culturally appropriate and gender-responsive policies and programmes.
Finally, the Organization will continue its cooperation with women's associations involved in
dialogue, especially interreligious dialogue, for confl ict-resolution and reconciliation in Africa,
paying particular attention to the results and recommendations of seminars and training courses
for trainers (TOT) held during the previous biennium.
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Languages and multilingualism
Languages are both an essential dimension of cultural identity and concrete tools for a variety of
social practices. Given this twofold nature of languages, they are not only components of cultural
diversity and dialogue, but also vehicles of interdisciplinarity and intersectoral collaboration in the
pursuit of a variety of specifi c strategic and programmatic goals.
The intersectoral programme for languages 2008-2009 will comprise a number of activities related
to languages and multilingualism undertaken by all major programmes, as well as specifi c, inter-
sectoral and synergetic action (see box 9 in the draft 34 C/4 and the summary of intersectoral
platforms and engagement contained in the present document). Specifi c resources will be allocated
to the coordination by the Culture sector for these efforts. UNESCO will also assume the lead role
within the United Nations system as coordinator of the International Year of Languages 2008, which
includes facilitating the development of multi-stakeholder partnerships within Members States.
The Culture Sector will provide support to the safeguarding and promotion of linguistic diversity,
especially endangered languages, within the broader framework of promoting cultural diversity and
as a vehicle of intangible cultural heritage. Focus will also be on the intellectual, literary and poetic
heritage of humanity as a means of enhancing intercultural dialogue. National and local initia-
tives promoted within this framework will comprise policy advice and capacity-building activities
with a view to integrating multilingualism into joint programming exercises at the country level.
Expected results at the end of the biennium:
Synthesis report on the normative tools and principles of relevance to languages published;
Endangered Languages Atlas and the "Index Translationum" updated;
International event on existing "good practices" organized;
Input provided to report by the United Nations Secretary-General on multilingualism.
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Biennial sectoral priority 1
(principal priority): Promoting cultural
diversity through the safeguarding of heritage in all its dimensions
and enhancement of cultural expressions
04011
Drawing on the overarching objective of the Medium-Term Strategy (2008-2013), which aims to promote
and protect cultural diversity, UNESCO will pursue its action in favor of building capacities to protect
both immovable properties (sites and monuments) and movable ones (cultural objects), placing special
emphasis on their triple role as a foundation of identity, a vector for development and a tool for dialogue,
reconciliation and social cohesion.
04012
Continued efforts will be made to extend the outreach of the World Heritage Convention, in coopera-
tion with the States Parties, the advisory bodies, UNESCO public and private partners and within the
framework of the 4 "C" strategic objectives: credibility, conservation, capacity-building, and communica-
tion which includes awareness-raising. With a view to increasing awareness on heritage protection and
conservation, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre website will be upgraded to facilitate easy access to
information and to serve as a communication, education and knowledge-management tool. Partnerships
with civil society organizations, including the private sector will be developed in order to support the
implementation of the Convention as well as to inform and involve the public in this process. The
development of technical and managerial skills at the national level to safeguard and enhance cultural
and natural sites will also be the subject of particular attention as regards Africa, in particular concerning
memorials under the Slave Route project and sites linked to the African liberation heritage. These actions
will take place in close cooperation with the African World Heritage Fund. Capacity-building will also
be aimed at other regions, more specifi cally less developed countries in the Caribbean, Central Asia,
South-East Asia, and the small island developing States. Complex global issues such as climate change
and its impact on the world heritage, natural disasters, tourism development, urbanization and armed
confl icts will be addressed, in collaboration with other sectors, through a multidisciplinary approach and
will be factored into the conservation of cultural and natural sites, with the aim of building capacities to
prevent and mitigate such threats and impacts. The World Heritage sites on the Danger List and sites in
post-confl ict countries will receive priority attention. The 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural
Heritage in the Event of Armed Confl ict (the Hague Convention) and its two Protocols will be promoted
among States Parties and the public. Special attention will be given to support for local communities in
managing sustainable tourism initiatives in cultural and natural sites. [MLA 1]
04013
In view of the recognition of the importance of intangible cultural heritage (i.e. the intangible, or human,
dimension of heritage) and of the many factors that threaten its production and transmission, there is
an urgent need for the broadest possible implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at the international and national level. To this end, UNESCO will
assist the governing bodies of the Convention and will continue its cooperation with Member States,
including those not yet parties to the Convention, in such areas as the monitoring and safeguarding of
proclaimed Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, the safeguarding of endan-
gered languages and the continuation of the Living Human Treasures Programme. Indeed, protecting
immovable heritage is not suffi cient; the ability to create and recreate heritage has now been recognized
as essential. To this end, assistance will be provided for strengthening capacities in the fi eld, with special
attention being paid to inventory making at the national level. Information on safeguarding efforts and
initiatives will be collected worldwide and diffused electronically and/or through appropriate UNESCO
channels. [MLA 2]
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Movable cultural objects and the museums in which they are preserved are exceptional repositories of
cultural diversity and make possible an integrated approach to, and understanding of, the cultural heri-
tage. The strategy for cultural objects will be aimed at the joint implementation of standard-setting and
operational activities, in particular to combat illicit traffi cking and protect the underwater heritage which
is, to a large extent, movable; the application of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and
Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, the UNIDROIT
Convention of 1995 and the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
will thus continue to be promoted. The operational component of the strategy will focus on LDCs, in
particular in Africa, and countries in emergency situations as a result of confl ict or natural disasters.
Training activities will be conducted through category 2 institutes and the production of educational
tools, inter alia; efforts will be made to strengthen professional networks and partnerships, to improve the
educational content of museums and to support the development of a few "fl agship" projects. UNESCO
will also endeavour, through the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural
Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation, to promote interna-
tional cooperation with a view to the return and/or restitution of cultural objects to their country of origin,
and the strengthening, in developing countries, of the museums that house them. This will highlight the
evolution of the role of museums as sites for the production of, access to and dissemination of knowledge
and culture, and as vectors of social cohesion and human and economic development. [MLA 3]
04015
The 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions constitutes
another pillar of the activities for the promotion of cultural diversity, as conveyed by the contemporary
dissemination instruments of cultural activities, goods and services. On this account, UNESCO will
provide the Secretariat of the Convention, the governing bodies of which should, during the 2008-2009
biennium, defi ne their main operational procedures; it will review any operational mechanism with
similar objectives, such as the Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity or the International Fund for the
Promotion of Culture. These activities will be coupled with the initiatives taken in the context of the
standard-setting instruments in the fi eld of arts and cultural and creative industries (Universal Copyright
Convention, Florence Agreement and its Protocol, Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist),
placing emphasis on the establishment and operation of two observatories, one concerning the fi ght
against piracy, the other the protection of the right of artists and creators. The activities conducted will
also be aimed at obtaining greater knowledge and more accurate measurements of the diversity of cultural
expressions. To that end, UNESCO's international standards in the fi eld of culture will be reviewed in
close collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), in particular those related to the
creative industries and their impact on economic development. At the same time, UNESCO will pursue
its efforts to create an environment conducive to the emergence of cultural and creative industries,
particularly in developing countries, in specifi c fi elds in which UNESCO has recognized experience
and expertise such as book production, translation, languages and multilingualism, crafts and design,
endeavouring to promote South-South cooperation and best practices in these fi elds, in particular through
the Seal of Excellence award (tried out with crafts and to be extended to other creative industries) and
the development of experience exchanges within the Creative Cities networks. Particular attention will
also be paid to supporting national initiatives to review policies encouraging arts education in schools a
direction that will be pursued in close cooperation by Major Programmes I and IV and the organization
of the next World Conference on Arts Education. Lastly, special emphasis will be placed on regional
festivals as vehicles for integration and special forums for dialogue, reconciliation and social cohesion,
in particular in Africa. In this context, the follow-up of the recommendations of the Khartoum Summit
and of the Nairobi Plan of Action for Cultural Industries in Africa will be ensured. [MLA 4]
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Main line of action 1:
Protecting and conserving immovable cultural
and natural properties, in particular through the effective
implementation of the World Heritage Convention
Expected results at the end of the biennium
A more representative, balanced and credible World Heritage List.
Performance indicators:
Increase in the number of ratifi cations and inscriptions on the World Heritage List from under-
represented or non-represented countries:
Benchmarks: 3 countries ratify the World Heritage Convention; 15 States Parties without tentative
lists prepare and submit new tentative lists; 10 nominations submitted from unrepresented countries
and/or under-represented categories;
Functioning of the World Heritage Committee and General Assembly of States Parties
improved.
World Heritage information, education and knowledge management
tools developed, and the network of partners increased.
Performance indicators:
Individual World Heritage site pages on website linked to related databases for operationalizing
an integrated and comprehensive information system;
Promotional, educational and awareness-raising activities on themes of World Heritage for
cultural diversity and sustainable development undertaken:
Benchmark: 6 activities.
New partnerships established involving the public and private sectors:
Benchmark: 6 partnerships.
National expert capacities for the conservation and management
of heritage properties strengthened.
Performance indicators:
Training of offi cials of States Parties and other stakeholders:
Benchmark: at least 300 offi cials;
Implementation of operational projects on specifi c global and thematic issues:
Benchmark: 10 projects;
Properties removed from the World Heritage in Danger List:
Benchmark: 8 properties.
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International cooperation to safeguard heritage in confl ict
and post-confl ict countries consolidated.
Performance indicators:
Ratifi cation of the Hague Convention and its two Protocols:
Benchmark: 8 ratifi cations;
Inclusion of sites on the List of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection:
Benchmark: 5 sites;
Convening of meetings of States Parties to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property
in the Event of Armed Confl ict and of the Second Protocol;
Meetings of the International Coordination Committees (ICCs);
Development and implementation of operational projects:
Benchmark: 4 projects.
Sustainable tourism promoted and local communities
in cultural and natural sites empowered.
Performance indicators:
Tourism-related sustainable development projects implemented in different areas of the
world;
Effective partnerships established with other relevant United Nations, governmental and non-
governmental organizations:
Benchmark: 5 projects.
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Main line of action 2:
Safeguarding living heritage, particularly
through the promotion and implementation of the intangible
cultural heritage Convention
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Expanded accession of States Parties to, and implementation of, the Convention.
Performance indicators:
Number of new ratifi cations:
Benchmark: 35 ratifi cations;
Mechanisms for implementing the Convention established;
Elements inscribed on the Lists established under the Convention;
Intangible Heritage Fund used for international safeguarding efforts.
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International cooperation and safeguarding capacities
of Member States and communities strengthened.
Performance indicators:
Implementation and monitoring of safeguarding action plans in Member States:
Benchmark: 30 action plans;
Reinforcement of transmission mechanisms in Member States:
Benchmarks: 10 Living Human Treasures systems; 5 safeguarding plans for endangered
languages;
Creation and elaboration of inventories with the involvement of communities;
Identifi cation and sharing of good practices.
Enhanced coordination between the 1972 and 2003 Conventions.
Performance indicators:
Analysis of the complementarity and differences between the two conventions;
Pilot projects initiated for holistic safeguarding and coordinated preservation of the tangible and
intangible heritage of communities:
Benchmark: 2 pilot projects.
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Main line of action 3:
Enhancing the protection of cultural objects, the
fi ght against illicit traffi cking in them, and the development of
museums as places for access to knowledge
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National implementation of the UNESCO Conventions on the protection
of movable cultural property accelerated, in particular the 1970 Convention
on illicit traffi cking and the 2001 Convention on the Protection
of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
Performance indicators:
New States Parties to both of the Conventions:
Benchmark: 3 to 5 new States Parties (to each Convention);
Preparation of national implementation plans:
Benchmark: 4 national plans.
National capacities for the legal and material protection and conservation
of movable cultural property strengthened.
Performance indicators:
Training in museum management and conservation of collections:
Benchmark: 12 customized training sessions; teaching kits produced; strengthening of regional
training institutions;
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Preparation and dissemination of inventories of collections, and combat against illicit traffi cking
strengthened:
Benchmark: 12 inventories prepared in conformity with international standards, and made
accessible; use of the Model Export Certifi cate by 8 additional countries;
Development of museums through partnerships and international cooperation frameworks:
Benchmark: 10 partnerships or international cooperation frameworks established.
Progress made in international efforts concerning the return and restitution
of and access to movable cultural property.
Performance indicators:
Role of the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its
Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation strengthened.
Benchmark: call for mediation by the Committee in 3 new cases within its competence;
Dissemination of international debates on cooperation for restitution:
Benchmark: at least 10 publications and major articles on the subject.
Progress in the recognition of the role of museums as places of identity and for
access to knowledge.
Performance indicators:
Revision of existing tools for sharing and disseminating information about and among
museums:
Benchmark: production and dissemination of 4 new multilingual publications in the Cultural
Heritage Protection Handbook series; assistance in creating websites for museums in LDCs;
Confi rmation of Museum International as the main journal for international heritage conservation
policies:
Benchmark: number of citations of the journal in bibliographies; dissemination of the journal and
online consultations.
04019
Main line of action 4:
Protecting and promoting the diversity of
cultural expressions through the implementation of the 2005
Convention and development of cultural and creative industries
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Implementation of the 2005 Convention: number of accessions
increased, follow-up mechanisms established.
Performance indicators:
Organs of the Convention, their operating rules and work programme put in place:
Benchmark: 2 ordinary meetings of the Intergovernmental Committee and 1 Conference of
Parties;
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Number of ratifi cations obtained:
Benchmark: 30 new ratifi cations;
International cooperation mechanisms developed and established
Benchmarks: International Fund for Cultural Diversity set up; synergy with International Fund
for the Promotion of Culture developed.
Knowledge of the actual state of cultural and creative industries at the regional
and national levels improved.
Performance indicators:
Arrangements for gathering existing information, data and statistics on creative industries set
up and organized by region and country:
Benchmark: 1 observatory set up for each region;
First version of a UNESCO standard for measuring the impact of the creative industries on
development produced:
Benchmark: standard tested on 5 countries;
UNDAF national development plans including the creative industries drawn up:
Benchmark: 5 countries;
Two observatories, one on the fi ght against piracy and the other on protection of the rights of
artists and creators, established.
National book policies developed.
Performance indicators:
Initiatives taken to bring all those involved in book production closer together and to establish
national legislation:
Benchmark: 5 countries;
Methodological support provided through guides, textbooks and websites:
Benchmark: 4 publications.
Progress in linguistic diversity through translation,
and book and publishing policies.
Performance indicators:
Consultations of instruments available on the Web, in particular the Index Translationum:
Benchmark: 5% annual increase in average daily consultations;
Subtitling fi lms in a language other than the original language encouraged:
Benchmark: 5 North-South or South-South cooperation arrangements established for that
purpose;
National languages recognized in national policies and publishing strategies
Benchmark: national languages integrated into the national publishing policies of 3 countries and
the strategy of 3 publishing fi rms.
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Better recognition of original and innovative initiatives to promote the cultural
and creative industries, and the role of cultural events in regional integration
strengthened, in particular in Africa.
Performance indicators:
"Seal of Excellence" awarded in various fi elds of the creative industries and cities admitted to
the Creative Cities Network:
Benchmark: 4 "Seals" awarded in at least 2 fi elds and 2 regions, and 6 cities in at least 3 regions
admitted to the thematic networks of creative cities;
Women and young craftworkers and designers promoted internationally:
Benchmark: at least 40 women and 60 young people among the designers promoted through the
Design 21 Social Network programme and participation of 60 women craftworkers in international
events;
Promotion of South-South cooperation initiatives in the fi eld of cultural and creative indus-
tries:
Benchmark: number of States having included arts education and the "Lisbon Roadmap for Arts
Education" as a vector of intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding in their education
policies;
Regional integration, in particular in Africa, promoted through festivals, fairs and shows:
Benchmark: activities carried out in 5 subregional or regional African festivals, fairs or shows and
3 festivals, fairs or shows in other developing regions.
Biennial sectoral priority 2
: Promoting social cohesion, by fostering
pluralism, dialogue of cultures and the establishment of a culture of
peace
04020
Promoting social cohesion in pluralistic societies is indissociable from the recognition of cultural diver-
sity and its corollary, intercultural dialogue. This principle will guide UNESCO's action, drawing also
on UNESCO's Plan of Action (2006) for intersectoral cooperation, which aims at enhancing reciprocal
knowledge of cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity and recognizes the link between activities
to promote the dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples and efforts to discourage extremism
and fanaticism. The strategy will also contribute to the achievement of the goals of the International
Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010) and the
related Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. It will pursue the implementation of concrete, prac-
tical and sustained activities, taking into account the Recommendations in the Report of the High-level
Group for the Allianceof Civilizations, which should contribute to a renewed approach to intercultural
dialogue. Particular emphasis will thus be placed on young people, in particular the children of migrants,
and on the mobilization of UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN networks.
04021
Special efforts will be made to build the capacities of policy-makers and social actors along the following
strategic lines: combating prejudice, developing intercultural skills, strengthening interfaith dialogue and
highlighting shared values. These lines will be explored through subregional and/or international pilot
projects such as the Routes (Slave Route, African Liberation heritage, Olive Tree Route and the "cultural
corridors" initiative in South-East Europe), the educational use of the General and Regional Histories,
by means of teaching materials and production of local audiovisual content, the consolidation of proj-
ects promoting intercultural dialogue, such as the Arabia Plan, dialogue in Central Asia, dialogue in the
Caucasus, in the Great Lakes region in Africa, initiatives carried out together with indigenous peoples
and also innovative arrangements such as using music to promote intercultural dialogue. [MLA 5]
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All of the efforts made under this Major Programme are ultimately aimed at ensuring that national policies
and legislation give greater recognition to cultural diversity as a vehicle of development, dialogue and
peace. That is why the intention is to make a real breakthrough, during this biennium, in the promotion of
the role of culture in national planning. UNESCO will place special emphasis on the use of the "Cultural
Diversity Programming Lens", in cooperation with other United Nations agencies and national stake-
holders, in its work to integrate the principles of cultural diversity more fully into sustainable development
policies, legislation and activities. Action carried out in this connection will aim to provide assistance to
Member States in adapting their policies to the challenges of globalization, in the spirit of the UNESCO
Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity. To this end, an intersectoral approach will be sought with a
view to clarifying the principles underlying UNESCO's approach to cultural diversity (through in particular
the mainstreaming of the standard-setting framework created in the fi eld of culture, and on the basis of the
work carried out in connection with the UNESCO World Report on Cultural Diversity) and then including
these principles in national policies and legislation.
The action carried out in this respect will encompass both sectoral policies for culture and other develop-
ment policies, in particular in LDCs. To this end, UNESCO will help improve the capacities of policy-
makers and national and international stakeholders (local elected offi cials, the academic world, the arts
and the media, NGOs, foundations and the private sector) with a two-track approach: developing the
cultural sector, in particular by meeting needs in terms of legislation, training for cultural administra-
tion and management of cultural institutions and resources, on the one hand; and ensuring that culture
occupies its rightful place in all development policies, notably those concerning education, science,
communication, health, the environment and tourism, on the other.
As a key element in this strategy, UNESCO will strive to demonstrate at the country level, through evidence-
based sector-wide approaches, that culture generates income and employment; that it has measurable social
and educational benefi ts; that it promotes innovation and creativity; and that it ultimately enhances the
quality of life. The One United Nations approach at the country level offers a window of opportunity for
advancing towards the goal of placing culture at the core of the development agenda. [MLA 6]
04023
Main line of action 5:
Promoting the understanding and development
of intercultural dialogue and peace
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Improved understanding of the challenges raised by the interaction
between cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue.
Performance indicators:
Theoretical and operational frameworks concerning the links between intercultural dialogue and
cultural diversity developed:
Benchmark: a policy document summarizing the various studies and refl ections prepared;
UNESCO Chairs, UNITWIN networks and other partners mobilized in favour of intercultural and
in particular interfaith dialogue:
Benchmark: 2 joint projects developed among the Chairs of the UNITWIN network;
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Theoretical and operational frameworks proposed by UNESCO taken into account by various
policy-makers, social partners and the United Nations system:
Benchmark: study made of the proposed theoretical and operational frameworks with a view to
their implementation by 15 countries.
Fight against cultural, ethnic and religious prejudices strengthened.
Performance indicators:
Recommendations addressed to UNESCO in the Report of the Alliance of Civilizations imple-
mented;
Teaching material developed on the basis of UNESCO's General and Regional Histories and
other intercultural projects such as the Slave Route and the Arabia Plan:
Benchmark: 4 projects involving the educational use of the Histories and intercultural projects
implemented;
Partnerships, especially with associations of young people and the media, reinforced:
Benchmark: principles and recommendations on intercultural dialogue endorsed by UNESCO
taken into account by about 50 associations of young people and the media.
Intercultural skills of policy-makers and social stakeholders strengthened.
Performance indicators:
A number of basic principles and methodological tools developed;
Database of good practices on intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding established and
expanded;
Basic principles and methodological tools developed by UNESCO taken into account by a
number of the policy-makers and social stakeholders responsible for intercultural dialogue.
04024
Main line of action 6:
Mainstreaming within national policies,
the links between cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue
and sustainable development
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Fundamental principles and methodological tools on the links between
diversity, dialogue and development elaborated and disseminated.
Performance indicators:
Elaboration and dissemination of an integrated approach to cultural diversity based on existing
legal provisions, more particularly the 1972, 2003 and 2005 Conventions and the UNESCO
Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (2001), and on the work carried out under the
Pathways into the Third Millennium programme;
Design and trial implementation of a "cultural profi le" containing basic guidance for the formula-
tion of policies for development, mutual understanding and peace;
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Recommendations of the UNESCO World Report on Cultural Diversity and of the Alliance of
Civilizations taken into account in cultural policies;
New methodological tools such as the "Cultural Diversity Programming Lens", mapping of
cultural resources, and cultural indicators taken into account:
Benchmark: application of new methodological tools tested in 10 countries, under the "One United
Nations" pilot project.
Principles of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue taken
into account in policies and actions to benefi t the cultural sector.
Performance indicators:
Mechanisms established for the coordination of cultural policies for development at the subre-
gional and regional levels, in particular in Africa and by encouraging South-South cooperation
initiatives;
Number and quality of studies conducted on the role of culture in the sustainability of develop-
ment and peace;
Institutional capacities of policy-makers and local, national and international actors in a number
of developing countries improved:
Benchmarks: focus sharpened and relevance increased of 8 cultural policies in relation to the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals; capacities of policy-makers and social actors
strengthened in 8 countries.
Principles of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue
included in various development policies
Performance indicators:
Review of national plans, in particular the chapters relating to education (for instance, United
Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development), health (for instance, HIV and AIDS)
and the environment (for instance, links between cultural diversity and biodiversity):
Benchmark: 8 national plans reviewed;
Number and nature of cooperation frameworks between the various ministries and other institu-
tions responsible for development policies;
Number of observatories and UNESCO Chairs on cultural diversity networked:
Benchmark: 10 observatories networked;
Number and nature of actions undertaken in the framework of the Second International Decade
of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable
Development and the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the
Children of the World.
Contribution to joint operations of the United Nations system.
Performance indicators:
Participation in the implementation of the One United Nations approach, including the pilot and
CCA/UNDAF roll-out countries, on the basis of an integrated approach to cultural diversity, by
using existing legal provisions, more particularly the 1972, 2003 and 2005 Conventions and the
UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity:
Benchmark: contribution, from the cultural standpoint, to joint operations of United Nations
agencies in 12 countries.
MP V
Communication
and information
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ZRG CI 1
Regular Budget
Activities/Staff
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting
Total
$648.3M
Proposed
$
$
$
$
$
$
Activities
(1)
14 448 200
14 448 200
(160 800)
550 500
14 837 900
Staff
18 502 200
18 502 200
(315 000)
762 700
18 949 900
Total, Major Programme V
32 950 400
32 950 400
(475 800)
1 313 200
33 787 800
Main Line of Action
Regular Budget
TOTAL
$648.3M
Proposed
Extra-
budgetary
(2)
Activities
(1)
Staff
$
$
$
$
MLA 1
Promoting an enabling environment for freedom of expression
and freedom of information
2 540 400
2 417 300
4 957 700
MLA 2
Fostering universal access to information
3 037 700
4 422 300
7 460 000
9 908 000
MLA 3
Promoting development of free, independent and pluralistic media
3 037 700
3 539 700
6 577 400
5 548 100
MLA 4
Strengthening the role of communication and information
in fostering mutual understanding, peace and reconciliation,
particularly in open- and post-confl ict areas
2 496 200
2 379 700
4 875 900
MLA 5
Fostering the development of infostructures
1 862 900
3 253 900
5 116 800
26 575 700
MLA 6
Promoting people's participation in sustainable development
through communication media
1 863 000
2 937 000
4 800 000
173 500
Total, Major Programme V
14 837 900
18 949 900
33 787 800
42 205 300
(1) Including HQ indirect programme costs for an amount of $209,200.
(2) Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
Distribution of Resources
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DECENTRALIZATION OF REGULAR BUDGET ACTIVITIES
Headquarters/Region
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 ZRG Core scenario
Variation ZRG vs.
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
$
weight %
$
weight %
$
%
Headquarters
6 578 400
45.5
6 792 100
45.8
213 700
3.2
Africa
2 507 000
17.4
2 633 200
17.7
126 200
5.0
Arab States
936 700
6.5
950 900
6.4
14 200
1.5
Asia and the Pacifi c
2 363 200
16.4
2 340 600
15.8
(22 600)
(1.0)
Europe and North America
382 200
2.6
365 700
2.5
(16 500)
(4.3)
Latin America and the Caribbean
1 680 700
11.6
1 755 400
11.8
74 700
4.4
Total, Field
7 869 800
54.5
8 045 800
54.2
176 000
2.2
TOTAL (Headquarters + Field)
14 448 200
100.0
14 837 900
100.0
389 700
2.7
ESTABLISHED POSTS BY REGION, BY CATEGORY AND BY FUNDING SOURCE
Headquarters/Region
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 ZRG Core scenario
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
Headquarters
Regular Budget
31
27
58
31
25
56
Extrabudgetary
2
2
2
2
Africa
Regular Budget
9
9
11
11
Extrabudgetary
Arab States
Regular Budget
5
5
5
5
Extrabudgetary
Asia and the Pacifi c
Regular Budget
10
10
8
8
Extrabudgetary
Europe and North America
Regular Budget
1
1
1
1
Extrabudgetary
Latin America and the Caribbean
Regular Budget
7
7
6
6
Extrabudgetary
Total, Field
Regular Budget
32
32
31
31
Extrabudgetary
TOTAL (Headquarters + Field)
Regular Budget
63
27
90
62
25
87
Extrabudgetary
2
2
2
2
GRAND TOTAL
65
27
92
64
25
89
VARIATION vs. 33 C/5 APPROVED AS ADJUSTED (Regular Budget + Extrabudgetary)
(3)
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Communication and information
05001
Biennial sectoral priorities for 2008-2009
Biennial sectoral priority 1:
Fostering free, independent and pluralistic
communication and universal access to infor-
mation.
Biennial sectoral priority 2:
Promoting innovative applications of ICTs for
sustainable development.
International goals and commitments
Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action of
the World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS 2003 and 2005).
United Nations Millennium Declaration.
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in
particular MDG 1, MDG 2 and MDG 8, target
18 United Nations World Summit Outcome
Document (2005).
Declaration of Belgrade on Assistance to Media
in Confl ict Areas and Countries in Transition
(2004).
Declaration of Dakar on Media and Good
Governance (2005).
Declaration of Colombo on Media, Development
and Eradication of Poverty (2006).
Recommendation concerning the Promotion and
Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to
Cyberspace (2003).
Charter on the Preservation of Digital Heritage
(2003).
05002
M
ajor Programme V "Communication and information" will be the leader in pursuing
the overarching objective entitled "Building inclusive knowledge societies
through information and communication", and will provide the intersectoral
lead for contributing to two strategic programme objectives of document 34 C/4: "Enhancing
universal access to information and knowledge" and "Fostering pluralistic, free, and inde-
pendent media and infostructures". During the 2008-2009 biennium, the Communication
and Information Programme will also contribute to the attainment of the other four overarching
objectives of document 34 C/4.
05003
Information, communication and knowledge are at the core of human progress and devel-
opment. The potential of communication and information to promote the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) was recognized at the World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS) in 2003 in Geneva and 2005 in Tunis. The Geneva Plan of Action provides an interna-
tional roadmap setting objectives to be achieved by 2015 and the implementation of the WSIS
outcomes provide an essential frame for UNESCO's action in communication and information,
globally and at the country level, where priority will be given to the integration of media and
ICTs in national development plans especially within United Nations common programming
processes. The strategy is also based on the recommendations of the 2005 UNESCO World
Report "Towards Knowledge Societies".
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05004
The free fl ow of information and knowledge are essential elements for ensuring people's participation
in knowledge societies. Freedom of expression is a fundamental right for the promotion and attainment
of other civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights and press freedom is part of the agenda
for a human rights-based approach to development as elaborated in the United Nations Millennium
Declaration and the MDGs and noted in the recommendations of the Colombo Declaration of 3 May
2006. Furthermore, as emphasized in the 2005 Dakar Declaration, independent and pluralistic media are
essential for ensuring transparency, accountability and participation as fundamental elements of good
governance and human rights-based development as is the right to freely access information held by
public bodies as a vital component of good governance.
05005
The Communication and Information Programme will pursue a two-fold strategy articulated in two
biennial sectoral priorities: "Fostering free, independent and pluralistic communication and universal
access to information" (biennial sectoral priority 1 principal priority); and "Promoting innovative
applications of ICTs for sustainable development" (biennial sectoral priority 2). The Major Programme
will also contribute to virtually all intersectoral platforms during the 34 C/5 period.
05006
The Organization will continue to monitor global trends and developments in the areas of communication
and information at both the international and national levels; promote the development and application
of global standards and encourage the implementation of existing standard-setting instruments, such
as the Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access
to Cyberspace and the Charter on the Preservation of Digital Heritage (both adopted by the General
Conference at its 32nd session in 2003), which constitute the framework for UNESCO's action in these
areas. Strong emphasis will also be placed at country level on building the capacities of media and
information professionals in developing countries through strengthening professional training insti-
tutions, especially in Africa, LDCs and SIDS. Priority will be given to integrating information and
com munication components into national development plans, poverty eradication strategies and United
Nations country programming exercises.
05007
The adoption of a more targeted approach and selective reinforcement of specifi c programme aspects will
contribute to increasing the impact of action within each biennal sectoral priority. Thus, to achieve even
greater concentration of resources on the above priorities, it is envisaged to terminate support provided
to professional associations for enhancing the role of media for good governance; as well as activities
related to the development of local content; and of information management standards and tools.
05008
The role of the Information for All Programme (IFAP) and the International Programme for the
Development of Communication (IPDC) will be particularly important for mobilizing strategic part-
nerships and strengthening international cooperation. Efforts will be made to increase synergies with
international mechanisms and regional initiatives, such as NEPAD, engaged in these areas, as well as in
developing new alliances, promoting South-South cooperation and building coalitions including through
the Organization's global facilitator role in the multi-stakeholders implementation of WSIS action lines
and other similar initiatives.
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Addressing the needs of Africa
UNESCO's action will be guided by WSIS outcomes and AU/NEPAD priorities for the continent,
in particular the African Regional Action Plan on the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE). In this
context, support will be given to initiatives aimed at raising awareness of the importance of freedom
of expression and free, independent and pluralistic media for development and good governance.
Advice will be provided for the formulation of policies and strategies for the development of media
and infostructures, as well as for the integration of communication and information components
as an integral part of national development plans.
Media and ICTs are important elements for enhancing participation in development processes and
contributing to poverty eradication. Capacity-building of media and information professionals is
critical for achieving these goals: the strategy will focus on (i) increasing the capacities of media
and training institutions to offer high-quality training; (ii) improving accountability, ethical and
professional standards in journalism; and (iii) providing training on investigative journalism for
media professionals.
UNESCO will also contribute to fostering distance learning opportunities, including through
collaboration between national broadcasting services and education institutions, and improving
the opportunities for access to literacy and non-formal education, thereby contributing to the
attainment of the Dakar EFA goals. Building on the CMC experience in Mali, Mozambique and
Senegal, UNESCO will further encourage the establishment of community radio and community
multimedia centres as catalyzing tools for community "voice" and people centred development.
Africa will be the main benefi ciary of the strategic partnerships for media and ICTs development
set up at the international level to enhance access to information and knowledge.
In confl ict and post-confl ict countries, the Organization will support the development of free media
and information systems, thus contributing to peace-building, reconciliation and dialogue.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Information policy frameworks for universal access to information established.
Media laws adapted to established international standards.
Capacities of media and training institutions to offer high-quality
training increased.
ICT competencies for African teachers enhanced.
Community radio and community multimedia centres fostered as catalysing
tools for community "voice" and people-centred development.
Capacity of free, independent and pluralistic media to report according
to professional standards enhanced in post-confl ict environments.
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Gender equality / women's empowerment
Media and ICTs can be a powerful catalyst for political and social and economic empowerment of
women. Consequently the identifi cation of the gender equality dimensions of ICTs in terms of
access, production and use is an important step to devise strategies that would address capacity-
building needs in this area in order to enhance employment opportunities for women and potential
for women's empowerment.
At the country level, UNESCO will assist Member States and other stakeholders to establish
communication and information policies and practices that take into account the particular needs
and potential contributions of girls and women. In line with WSIS Declaration of Principles and
UNESCO's gender equality policy and principles, the approach will be gender transformative and
will focus on enhancing women's empowerment and gender equality by ensuring their full participa-
tion in all processes of the development of their societies, especially at decision-making levels.
Capacity-building of women media professionals will be supported through strategic development
of media institutions to offer high-quality and gender-responsive training. Special initiatives to assist
women in cultural self expression and to promote gender responsive approaches will be encouraged
in the context of efforts to increase the capacity of media and ICTs to foster cultural diversity,
facilitate dialogue and safeguard intangible memory. Efforts to contribute to the empowerment of
women by acquiring media skills to enable informed judgement of information sources and reli-
ability of information as well as to increase the opportunities for their contribution to information
and knowledge pool will be further encouraged in the context of community development and
participation.
Biennial sectoral priority 1
(principal priority): Fostering free,
independent and pluralistic communication and universal
access to information
05011
Action will focus on the four following main thrusts: (i) promoting an environment conducive to freedom
of expression and freedom of information; (ii) fostering universal access to information; (iii) promoting
the development of free, independent and pluralistic media; and (iv) strengthening the role of communi-
cation and information in fostering mutual understanding, peace and reconciliation, especially in open
and post-confl ict areas and post-disaster situations.
05012
Promoting an enabling environment for freedom of expression and freedom of information As laid
out in the WSIS outcome documents, the promotion of freedom of expression is a fundamental principle
for knowledge societies applying to both traditional and new media and cutting across all UNESCO's
areas of competence including academic, artistic and scientifi c freedoms. UNESCO will (i) provide
advisory services for the establishment of internationally recognized legal standards for freedom of
expression and freedom of information, including ensuring that Internet governance approaches are
conducive to openness, freedom of expression, and transparency; and (ii) sensitize governments and
public institutions to freedom of information and access to public information as a component for good
governance and transparency.
The promotion and the defence of freedom of the press will be further reinforced as a fundamental
universal human right including through the awarding of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press
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Freedom Prize as an integral part of each year's celebrations of World Press Freedom Day (3 May). Actions
will seek to reinforce the rights and safety of journalists and international, regional, and local networks
monitoring violations of freedom of expression and the follow-up hereto by national governments.
High ethical and professional standards are essential for journalists to make full use of freedom of
expression and freedom of information. Action will raise awareness of media accountability, in particular
for development of voluntary and independent self-regulatory mechanisms in cooperation with relevant
media institutions and professional associations.
UNESCO will foster high-level advocacy to transform state broadcasting services into editorially inde-
pendent entities and support initiatives for independent regulatory mechanisms to ensure that public
service broadcasters are accorded high priority to perform their public service functions effi ciently.
Action will focus on strengthening public electronic media so that it can fulfi ll its cultural and educa-
tional role. UNESCO will encourage diverse cultural content in public service broadcasting programmes
through support to programme exchanges and co-productions and the development of enabling audio-
visual policies. The Organization will also encourage live parliamentary broadcasting as a public service
to broaden democratic participation in governance. [MLA 1]
05013
UNESCO's
action
to
foster universal access to information and knowledge will primarily consist
in assisting Member States in establishing and implementing national information policy frameworks,
building on the three priorities of the Information for All Programme (IFAP) "Information preserva-
tion", "Information ethics" and "Information literacy". Action will focus on preservation of analogue
and digital documentary information within the framework of the Memory of the World Programme
and on increasing global awareness on the ethical, legal and societal aspects of the applications of
ICTs. Information literacy, the third priority of IFAP, will be given particular attention through the
empowerment of users, particularly girls and young women, to access information and knowledge and
to participate in new forms of social networking and content provision on the Internet. Member States,
particularly in Africa, LDCs and SIDS, and other stakeholders will be assisted to establish information
literacy policies and practices, with special emphasis on young people and persons with disabilities.
Underlying all actions will be the gender perspective, taking particular account of the needs of girls and
young women. Other areas to be addressed are multilingualism in cyberspace, including South-South
cooperation to deal with multilingualism issues in a regional context, and access to governmental public
domain information.
UNESCO will facilitate international multi-stakeholder partnerships for fostering universal access to
information and knowledge, in particular through the Information for All Programme. UNESCO will
also act as the facilitator for the implementation of WSIS Action Lines C3 "Access to information
and knowledge" and C10 "Ethical dimensions of the information society" and participate in multi-
stakeholder dynamic coalitions addressing Internet Governance issues related to universal access to
information. New strategic partnerships with the private sector will be sought to foster universal access.
The Organization will continue to participate in the multi- stakeholder "Partnership on Measuring ICT
for Development" to establish indicators for measuring progress in ensuring universal access to informa-
tion and knowledge. [MLA 2]
05014
UNESCO will continue to promote the development of free, independent and pluralistic media as
they are vital for people to make informed decisions and to ensure their meaningful participation in the
democratic processes. Radio, television and print media continue to be key means for providing access to
knowledge for a vast majority. The benefi ts new ICTs can bring reinforce this role through multiplatform
delivery systems and interactive possibilities. This allows engaging audiences and signifi cantly improving
the services media can offer in this direction. Support to development of pluralistic media systems, in
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which public, private and community media plays complementary roles, including their ability to benefi t
from new ICTs and capacity-building of media professionals, will constitute key elements of UNESCO's
action.
The international assistance to media development will be mobilized primarily through media develop-
ment projects funded by the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)
with projects fostering plurality of media and diversity of ownerships, particularly in LDCs and SIDS.
In this connection, UNESCO will facilitate the defi nition of development indicators to determine the
media development needs in developing countries. At the country level, capacity-building of media
professionals will be supported through establishment and strengthening of media training institutions
to offer high-quality training, particularly in Africa. This includes setting criteria of excellence, provision
of training facilities, training of trainers, development of training modules in disciplinary knowledge
including popularizing science journalism. Training of women media professionals will be accorded a
high priority within this strategic approach. UNESCO will also foster community access to informa-
tion through community multimedia centres, particularly with a view to increasing the opportunities
for non-formal education in Africa. Special attention will be given to the development of community
radio with a view to facilitate "voice" of the marginalized groups in development discourse, and their
active participation in the management of social transformations. As the principal global facilitator for
WSIS Action Line C9 "Media", UNESCO will implement this action in close collaboration with multi-
stakeholder partnerships it has developed over the years. [MLA 3]
05015
UNESCO will continue its long-term programme actions to strengthen the role of communication and
information in fostering mutual understanding, peace and reconciliation, particularly in open and
post-confl ict areas, and to develop and strengthen free, independent and pluralistic local media in post-
confl ict as well as post-disaster countries as a measure to consolidate peace, reconciliation and assist in
reconstruction efforts. Action will seek to strengthen strategic partnerships with United Nations system
partners, professional organizations and media NGOs. In particular, UNESCO will work to sensitize
and build relevant institutional and human capacity among governments, media professionals and civil
society to put into practice principles of freedom of expression and freedom of information; provide
technical assistance to and facilitate broad-based civic and human rights education. Support will be also
given to facilitate the development and establishment of independent professional associations, as well
as advocacy and training to ensure journalists' confl ict awareness and safety.
UNESCO will also assist media to play a constructive role in the post-confl ict reconciliation process
by promoting unbiased information, avoiding stereotypes and incitement to violence, in order to foster
mutual understanding. Furthermore action will be undertaken to encourage cultural self- expression,
dialogue, professional and news exchanges, media co-production and knowledge sharing. Measures
to ensure the safeguarding of documentary heritage in post-confl ict and post-disaster environments
will be strengthened. Assistance will be provided to special humanitarian and information interven-
tions by strengthening and building capacity among local media outlets to contribute to these efforts;
and enhancing the capacity of local media and infostructures to support integrated scientifi c efforts for
disaster mitigation and preparedness. [MLA 4]
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Main line of action 1:
Promoting an enabling environment
for freedom of expression and freedom of information
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Application of internationally recognized legal standards for freedom
of expression and freedom of information in all types of media fostered.
Performance indicators:
Regulatory frameworks in line with international standards;
Countries adopting media laws and legal provisions in favour of freedom of expression and
freedom of information and involved professional organizations in the development of such
national laws:
Benchmark: media laws and legal provisions adopted in 10 countries;
Internet governance ensuring free and open media in cyberspace:
Benchmark: Self-regulatory media accountability mechanisms supported in 5 countries.
Awareness of the importance of freedom of expression
as a basic human right and of free, independent and pluralistic media
for development and good governance increased.
Performance indicators:
Scope and impact of global and regional action:
Benchmarks: 2 World Press Freedom days organized and 2 UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press
Freedom prizes awarded; coverage of freedom of press issues in major national and international
media; 4 regional networks monitoring press freedom and freedom of expression;
Role of free, pluralistic and independent media for development and good governance:
Benchmark: information materials for the secondary school system on the importance of freedom
of expression produced and disseminated in at least 4 languages;
International campaigns and capacity-building for safety of journalists and dangers of
impunity:
Benchmarks: translation of safety guides for journalists distributed in 10 countries, of which at
least 6 in Africa; international campaign launched in collaboration with international professional
organizations.
Accountability, ethical and professional standards in journalism improved.
Performance indicators:
Freedom of expression and freedom of the press training at university and other educational
levels, including professional "on-the-job" training:
Benchmarks: higher education curriculum on freedom of expression adopted by 5 universities;
training on investigative journalism for media professionals in 10 countries, of which at least 5 in
Africa;
Self-regulatory mechanisms in cooperation with professional organizations:
Benchmark: codes of ethics adopted by at least 5 professional organizations.
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State media transformed into editorially independent public broadcasting
services to enable diverse programming.
Performance indicators:
Number of high-level advocacy initiatives resulting in recognition of the editorial independence
of public service broadcasters:
Benchmarks: at least 10 countries recognizing the editorial independence of public service broad-
casters; educational, scientifi c and cultural programme dimensions enhanced in 6 countries;
Public broadcasting services facilitating the live-cast of parliamentary/legislative debate:
Benchmark: at least 8;
Public service broadcasters that have adopted public accountability systems:
Benchmark: public accountability systems for PSB introduced in at least 5 countries.
05017
Main line of action 2:
Fostering universal access to information
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Information policy frameworks for universal access to and preservation
of information established.
Performance indicators:
Universal access deliverable of United Nations common country programming exercises (CCA/
UNDAF):
Benchmark: National Information Policy toolkit distributed in 150 Member States;
Best practices for the preservation of documentary heritage:
Benchmarks: 30 new inscriptions on Memory of the World Register (MoW), 5 new national MoW;
application of Charter for the Preservation of Digital Heritage in 10 countries;
Awareness on ethical issues of the information society:
Benchmark: number of articles, publications and debates addressing these issues; international
and national policies and guidelines tested in at least 1 country per region;
Multilingualism in cyberspace:
Benchmark: 5 demonstration projects on inclusion of new languages in cyberspace;
Access to information in governmental public domain:
Benchmarks: online access to public and government-held records promoted especially in Africa
and SIDS; "Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Governmental Public Domain
Information" implemented in 10 countries in 3 regions.
International partnerships for enhancing universal
access to information fostered.
Performance indicators:
Progress in the implementation of WSIS Action Plan and in multi-stakeholder Internet Governance
mechanisms:
Benchmarks: number and diversity of stakeholders involved in WSIS implementation structures
and in Internet Governance mechanisms;
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International and national outreach of the Information for All Programme:
Benchmark: 15 national Information for All Committees established;
Public-private partnerships in support of universal access to information:
Benchmarks: 5 public-private partnerships established and operational; indicators for measuring
development;
Access to information and knowledge and participation in new forms of social networking and
content provision on the Internet;
Procedures and tools for Member States to develop information literacy programmes and inter-
national alliance for a sustained information literacy campaign set up:
Benchmarks: number of active alliance members will be increased from presently 9 to 20;
25 training institutions with information literacy in curricula;
International partnerships for young people:
Benchmark: participating members of INFOYOUTH programme increased by 20.
05018
Main line of action 3:
Promoting development of free, independent
and pluralistic media
Expected results at the end of the biennium:
Development of free, independent and pluralistic media.
Performance indicators:
Media development projects funded through IPDC:
Benchmark: at least 80 new projects, mainly in Africa and SIDS, are funded through IPDC;
Media development indicators and application by stakeholders;
United Nations common country programming documents recognize free and pluralistic
media:
Benchmark: at least 20 CCA/UNDAF strategy papers recognize the need for media development.
Capacities of media and training institutions to offer high-quality
training increased, particularly in Africa.
Performance indicators:
Capacities of media and training institutions:
Benchmark: at least 12 training institutes of which 6 are in Africa;
Training institutions accepting agreed standards for journalism training curricula:
Benchmarks: at least 20 journalism training institutions adapting standard curricula developed
with support of UNESCO; quality and gender responsiveness of training programmes increased
with at least 30% women participants.
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Community radio and community multimedia centres fostered as
catalysing tools for community "voice" and people-centred development.
Performance indicators:
Community radio and community multimedia centres established through UNESCO support:
Benchmarks: at least 10 countries with CMC/Community radio in their media landscape; number
of CMCs in Africa increased from presently 120 to 360;
Women's involvement in operations and content development.
05019
Main line of action 4:
Strengthening the role of communication and
information in fostering mutual understanding, peace and
reconciliation, particularly in open- and post-confl ict areas
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Assistance provided to legal reforms to strengthen media and ICTs.
Performance indicators:
Transition countries assisted in developing legislative frameworks conducive to freedom of
expression and active participation of all relevant stakeholders:
Benchmarks: independence by law of media outlets and access to information enhanced, edito-
rial independence facilitated in at least one third of countries with peacekeeping/peace-building
operations;
Civic education initiatives on freedom of expression introduced:
Benchmark: civic education campaigns on freedom of expression implemented in 10 countries;
Strategic partnerships with United Nations system agencies, media organizations and
donors:
Benchmark: at least two meetings for the international strategic partnership on assistance to media
in post-confl ict situations organized.
Networks for media professionals promoted and professional standards and
adequate self regulatory mechanisms in post-confl ict environment enhanced.
Performance indicators:
Independent associations for media professionals in post-confl ict countries:
Benchmark: independent media associations created in at least 5 post-confl ict countries;
Capacity-building initiatives for improving journalistic standards organized in post-confl ict
countries:
Benchmark: training on professional and ethical standards and on media management implemented
in 10 post-confl ict environments, including those with United Nations peacekeeping operations;
Media sustainability in post-confl ict countries.
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Capacity for media to report on peace-building, confl ict resolution
and disaster awareness enhanced.
Performance indicators:
Training events in confl ict-sensitive reporting:
Benchmark: confl ict and disaster-related reporting assisted in at least 10 countries, including those
with United Nations peacekeeping operations;
Training events on the safety of journalists in armed confl ict zones and safety manuals
distributed:
Benchmark: confl ict-sensitive reporting in at least 8 countries in a confl ict or immediate post-
confl ict situation;
Training events for media professionals to report on disaster situations, including the increased
capacity of local media to provide humanitarian information:
Benchmark: training in at least 5 post-confl ict countries.
Use of media and ICTs increased to foster cultural diversity, facilitate dialogue,
and safeguard intangible memory.
Performance indicators:
Dialogue initiatives facilitating training, exchange, and joint production projects in post-confl ict
areas:
Benchmark: exchange and dialogue initiatives promoted in 30 countries;
Initiatives to assist marginalized groups, youth and women in cultural self-expression:
Benchmark: local communication workshops for marginalized groups in at least 5 post-confl ict
environments;
Initiatives to ensure content preservation and dissemination of diverse cultural expressions:
Benchmark: documentary heritage safeguarded in at least 5 post-confl ict countries.
Biennial sectoral priority 2
: Promoting innovative applications
of ICTs for sustainable development
05020
Action will be geared towards: (i) fostering the development of infostructures; and (ii) promoting people
participation in sustainable development through communication media.
05021
With regard to fostering the development of infostructures, UNESCO will seek to develop strategies,
policies and good practices for the professional management of information the so-called "infostruc-
tures" building in particular on South-South cooperation. A main focus is to enable libraries to become
key actors in knowledge societies. In this context, special attention will be given to the setting-up of
digital library services. Member States will be assisted in adapting their archives and records manage-
ment strategies to the constantly evolving user needs. UNESCO will also assist the professional commu-
nities working in the area of information management to establish adequate information management
standards, including metadata development and tools, and software solutions for information manage-
ment. Professional capacity-building for information managers will be given a high priority.
Another area of action will be the development of new approaches to knowledge dissemination and utili-
zation, particularly through new models of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) for life-long learning.
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The strategy will focus on fostering the use of ICTs in teaching and learning, including the establish-
ment of standards to strengthen ICT competences for teachers and the development of strategies and
best practices for integrating free and open sources software and open education resources in learning
processes. UNESCO will act as facilitator for the implementation of WSIS Action Line C7 "E-learning".
A third focus will be on harnessing ICTs for facilitating access to scientifi c knowledge through enhanced
integration of FOSS in science learning and access to Open Scientifi c Resources (OSR) in scientifi c
research and on supporting innovative uses of ICTs in culture, particularly in the area of preservation of
cultural expression. [MLA 5]
05022
Promoting people's participation in sustainable development through communication media is
critical for achieving the MDGs, especially MDG 1 halving extreme poverty by 2015. Media plays an
important role in accelerating sustainable economic and social development by providing vital informa-
tion for people to understand related issues and through media's catalytic role in making people partici-
pate in the public debate and development discourse. UNESCO will foster inter-agency collaboration to
promote an enabling communication and information environment for participation in people's centred
development. To this end, the Organization will participate in the elaboration of strategies within United
Nations common country programming processes.
Based on experiences gained from the Global Network of Young Television Producers on HIV/AIDS, the
Organization will foster knowledge networks among media professionals to enhance understanding on
sustainable development, particularly in collaboration with United Nations agencies and regional media
organizations. Furthermore, media literacy initiatives will be supported to allow users to make informed
judgement of information sources and reliability of information, and to broaden civic participation in
media. Measures to increase the participation of women, youth and special need groups in acquiring
media skills will be accorded a high priority.
UNESCO will also support national broadcasting institutions to establish collaborative initiatives with
education institutions to increase the outreach for distance learning programmes aimed at youth and
based on multi-platform delivery possibilities and to offer high quality science education programmes.
[MLA 6]
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Main line of action 5:
Fostering the development of infostructures
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Information management structures to support sustainable
development strengthened.
Performance indicators:
Countries assisted to establish appropriate frameworks for the professional management of
information:
Benchmark: information management issues included in United Nations country programming
documents;
Strategy and action plans established for libraries and archives to become key actors for building
knowledge societies:
Benchmarks: fi ve regional alliances for libraries and archives established; global framework for
digital libraries adopted by at least 10 major libraries and archives worldwide;
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Development of information management tools including metadata:
Benchmark: basic sets of requirements for metadata development adopted by at least 10 major
information management groups;
Strategies for enhancing the capacity of information managers:
Benchmark: standard curriculum for information managers adopted by at least 2 major training
institutions per region.
Strategies and practices for ICT in support of Education for All goals developed.
Performance indicators:
Integration of ICTs in teaching and learning processes:
Benchmark: effective integration of ICTs in processes of teaching and/or learning in
25 countries;
ICT competencies for teachers;
Benchmarks: 500 training providers trained; guidelines for ICT competencies of teachers and for
digital learning objects distributed in 100 countries;
Access to digital learning resources including Open Educational Resources:
Benchmarks: 15 teachers' networks and communities of practice; regional digital repositories of
educational resources established benefi ting from South-South cooperation.
Application of ICTs as tools for disseminating scientifi c knowledge
and preserving cultural expression.
Performance indicators:
Integration of ICTs in scientifi c research:
Benchmark: agreements with 3 major publishers of scientifi c literature to facilitate access to state-
of-the-art scientifi c research;
Access to high-quality digital scientifi c resources and tools:
Benchmark: multilingual platform for the sharing of open scientifi c resources accessed by users
from at least 50 countries;
New technologies integrated in processes of culture preservation:
Benchmark: Guidelines for the use of ICTs for cultural heritage applications, especially for
intangible heritage distributed in 3 regions.
05024
Main line of action 6:
Promoting people's participation in sustainable
development through communication media
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Inter-agency collaboration in communication for sustainable
development strengthened.
Performance indicators:
Programmes with United Nations Country Teams on communication for development:
Benchmark: CCA/UNDAF papers in at least 10 countries integrating communication for sustainable
development issues and relevant strategies;
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Journalists' networks operational in specifi c sustainable development areas:
Benchmark: at least 5 regional networks facilitated through partnerships.
Media literacy and civic participation in media enhanced.
Performance indicators:
Partnerships established to promote media literacy:
Benchmark: at least 10 partnerships;
Teachers in UNESCO Associated Schools network using media literacy manual:
Benchmark: at least 300 pilot schools use media literacy manual.
Collaboration between national broadcasting services and education
institutions to foster distance-learning opportunities increased.
Performance indicators:
Educational institutions offering distance education opportunities in collaboration with national
broadcasting services:
Benchmarks: at least 5 in Africa and 3 in the Asia-Pacifi c region;
Science through national broadcasting service initiatives to broaden access to scientifi c
knowledge:
Benchmark: distribution of at least 40 science documentaries on sustainable development issues
in 50 developing countries.
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06001
H
igh-quality, timely and relevant data and statistics are of vital importance in national
and international development efforts. Yet, providing high-quality data in all of
UNESCO's domains and across all countries is a signifi cant and complex task. The
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has made major strides in improving the level of
integrity and transparency of international statistical systems for education and will focus on
improving the quality and timeliness of these data. A strategy for the collection of data on
science and technology has been developed and will feed into new initiatives. The needs for
data on culture and communication have also been assessed and UIS is, together with partner
agencies, developing a programme of work in these key areas.
06002
Improving the quality of data depends critically on the capacities of national statistical systems
which are at different stages of development and vary considerably. In some countries, the
ability to collect and produce statistics on education, science and technology, culture and
communications is still very limited. Thus, the engagement strategy for UIS must be tailored
to each country's needs, and ways are being explored to raise incentives and opportunities
for national statisticians to provide better data. As well as meeting national statistical needs,
it is also critical to ensure that national statisticians have the resources and understanding to
transform their data into cross-nationally harmonized data. To this end, UIS is involved in
developing new statistical concepts, methodologies and standards, while promoting standard-
ization in the collection and production of quality statistics and indicators.
06003
UIS not only provides global data and indicators but also conducts its own studies and analyses.
UIS staff interpret the data from the Institute's own cross-national database and integrate them
with material from other sources. UIS also works directly with Member States to support
data analysis and the communication of results. Overall, UIS provides regular reports such
as the Global Education Digest, regional reports, country profi les, indicator maps, bulletins
and contributions to the Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report. The Institute's
thematic and methodological analyses focus on secondary education, education fi nance, the
results of the World Education Indicators (WEI) school survey, methodology for the Literacy
Assessment and Monitoring Programme (LAMP), world heritage, brain drain and the estima-
tion for missing data.
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Strategy
06004
UIS will improve the timeliness, coverage and quality of the cross-national databases. UIS will dissemi-
nate information about the methods and procedures which have been employed to produce the data, and
it will communicate the calendar for surveys highlighting key dates for the collection and release of data.
Attention will be paid to the gender sensitivity of data, and opportunities will be taken to collect statistics
in ways which identify inequalities in society. Three objectives will be pursued through MLA 1. Objective
1: Improved timeliness of reporting of education data will be achieved through greater coordination with
ministries and offi cial contacts as well as enhancements to internal processes and dissemination prac-
tices. Particular emphasis will be placed on improving data quality in current and historical data series.
The data needs to monitor Education for All (EFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
will be a high priority. Objective 2: Improved dissemination of science statistics. UIS will disseminate
science data from the 2006 survey of research and development (R&D). A new collection of global R&D
data will be undertaken in 2008. UIS will work to improve response rates and quality of all science and
technology data. Objective 3: Enlarge the collection and dissemination of statistics concerning culture,
communication and information. Data from the previous press and broadcast surveys will be released
and new surveys launched during the biennium. In addition, UIS will launch new surveys on libraries
and cinemas provided that suffi cient funding is secured.
06005
As UNESCO and Member States refi ne programmes and develop new initiatives, UIS has a critical role
to play in providing the appropriate statistical methodologies, standards and indicators needed to monitor
progress towards policy goals. The MDGs are an important example of the importance of developing rele-
vant benchmarks for monitoring progress. Three objectives will be pursued through MLA 2. Objective
1: Improve the classifi cation and international comparability of education programmes. For UIS, the
monitoring of progress towards EFA remains a key priority. The Institute will continue to introduce
new methods to improve the quality of existing data by, for example, improving regional averages and
estimates for the number of children out of school. UIS will also work towards the development of indi-
cators for EFA Goal 3 (ensuring that the learning needs of all young people and adults are met through
equitable access to appropriate learning and life-skills programmes covering non-formal education) and
Goal 4 (achieving a 50% improvement in levels of adult literacy). UIS is now reviewing methodolo-
gies and classifi cations for non-formal education. For Goal 4, UIS will be implementing the Literacy
Assessment and Monitoring Programme (LAMP). Objective 2: Adapt international science statistics
standards to the needs of developing countries. UIS will continue to adapt current international standards
for science statistics to the needs of developing countries. For the Institute, research and development
(R&D) data are the fi rst statistical element to be taken into account by developing countries seeking to
initiate programmes on science statistics. This is closely related to a project in which UIS and relevant
partners develop and promote methodologies to monitor the careers of doctoral holders, researchers and
other highly qualifi ed people who signifi cantly contribute to their countries' economic and intellectual
progress. UIS will publish an advisory manual for developing countries which will cover the collection
of R&D data and means of tracking doctoral holders and other highly qualifi ed personnel. In addition,
the Institute will begin to build a database of innovation indicators as part of the second phase of its
science strategy. Objective 3: Create a new framework for cultural statistics to monitor emerging national
and international policy issues. UIS will revise the 1986 UNESCO framework for cultural statistics,
which will be the standard for international data collection incorporating such critical issues as cultural
diversity. It will also include new themes in the statistical fi eld, such as intangible heritage. In addition,
UIS will develop thematic studies to support the policies and initiatives of UNESCO's Culture Sector.
This may include pilot statistical collections on specifi c cultural issues and methodological work related
to the World Heritage Centre and intangible cultural heritage.
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A particular goal is to help countries to build sustainable national capacities at institutional, technical
and individual levels for the production and use of statistical information in UNESCO's domains. This
supports and informs policy formulation and decision-making as well as facilitates the monitoring and
evaluation of national and international goals. MLA 3 will pursue four objectives. Objective 1: Engaging
stakeholders in effective partnerships for statistical capacity-building to improve long-term impact of
development assistance to countries. There will be a specifi c focus on the least developed countries in
sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia, the Pacifi c and Latin America and the Caribbean. Objective 2:
Development and dissemination of technical guidelines and tools. Technical guidelines and tools are
needed for Member States to meet the requirements for the monitoring of national and international
goals. This involves the assessment of needs and the testing of methodologies and information systems
in pilot countries; validation via feedback from countries, experts and stakeholders; and the dissemina-
tion of guidelines and tools. Guidelines and tools will be developed in a number of areas in education
in response to the call under sector-wide approaches (SWAp) for the comprehensive monitoring and
evaluation of the education sector, and in science and technology. Objective 3: Training of national
personnel. Training will be provided in all aspects of the collection, production and use of data (including
questionnaire design, data modelling and database design; data dissemination, and analysis and inter-
pretation of data from different sources administrative data, household surveys and assessments such
as LAMP). This will be delivered in various ways: regional workshops, South-South exchanges, and
participation in international statistical conferences. Objective 4: Providing expert advice and support
to Member States to improve their capacity for production and use of statistics in UNESCO domains.
Through regionally based staff and regional workshops, UIS will assist countries in the collection of
cross-nationally harmonized data, through a greater understanding of national circumstances, direct
contacts, liaison with countries, and technical assistance.
06007
Relevant and reliable statistics and indicators are essential to the development and formulation of sound
policies and for determining appropriate targets and monitoring progress. Often data are under-exploited
and under-utilized in decision-making processes. UNESCO will play a catalytic role in developing inno-
vative approaches to statistical analysis and in spreading the practice of evidence-based policy-making.
MLA 4 will pursue the cross-cutting goal to promote the use and interpretation of statistics by working
in partnership with national statisticians, international specialists and others to use, interpret and analyse
data.
06008
Main line of action 1:
Improvement of the UNESCO cross-national
statistical database
Expected results objective 1:
data quality and timeliness systematically reported on and improved;
literacy historical data series reviewed and data quality improved;
data quality of the literacy data improved as a result of the integration of assessment and
dichotomous literacy data.
Performance indicators:
complete data submissions;
overall response rate to survey held or improved;
cleaned literacy data for 1990;
common presentation of literacy data from different sources in global reports.
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Expected results objective 2:
2006 R&D data released;
new R&D survey launched in 2008.
Performance indicators:
availability of data on UIS website;
data collection activity undertaken with new R&D questionnaire;
more complete data submissions;
overall response rate to survey held or improved as verifi ed by UIS.
Expected results objective 3:
data from 2006 press and broadcast surveys released in 2007;
new press and broadcast surveys launched in 2008.
Performance indicators:
availability of data on UIS website;
data collection activities undertaken through UIS questionnaires and verifi ed;
overall response rate to survey held or improved.
06009
Main line of action 2:
Development of new methodologies
standards and indicators
Expected results objective 1:
improved quality of existing data;
countries implementing LAMP will, for the fi rst time, have an accurate assessment of the
literacy skills levels of their populations;
improved measurement of non-formal education and its contribution to EFA.
Performance indicators:
revised regional averages for education indicators;
successful implementation of LAMP in a range of different countries;
publication of draft methodology for statistical classifi cation of non-formal education.
Expected results objective 2:
improved quality of existing R&D data as well as increasing numbers of countries providing
data to the UIS;
more data on the mobility of doctoral holders, highly skilled people and their research;
greater availability of international data on innovation.
Performance indicators:
improved item response on R&D surveys;
publication of R&D guidelines;
creation of innovation database.
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Expected results objective 3:
coherent framework for specifi cation and collection of cultural statistics;
new indicators and methodologies for priority sectors and themes of UNESCO cultural
policy.
Performance indicators:
publication of a revised framework for cultural statistics;
new international data on key priority areas for culture.
06010
Main line of action 3:
Statistical capacity-building
Expected results objective 1:
collaboration with development agencies, line ministries and civil society improved;
effi ciency and cost-effectiveness for sector-wide programmes and sustainability of develop-
ment assistance enhanced.
Performance indicators:
increased support for UNESCO's capacity-building activities from bilateral and multilateral
partners;
increase in number of stakeholders taking part in sector-wide approaches.
Expected results objective 2:
monitoring and evaluation of national and international goals strengthened;
technical guidelines and tools developed and disseminated to Member States;
operational strategy for data collection put in place.
Performance indicators:
better response rates to UIS questionnaires;
increase in number of countries using tools;
increase in number of countries responding to requests for data.
Expected results objective 3:
improved capacities of national and local offi cials to analyse education statistics;
greater use of data leading to better resource allocation in Member States;
data more pertinent to decision-makers;
improved communications between Ministries of Education (MoE) and National Statistical
Offi ces.
Performance indicators:
number of national and regional statistical reports;
number of countries using statistics to monitor progress towards international goals;
use of indicators by policy-makers for planning purposes.
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Expected result objective 4:
better quality of data received from countries in terms of comparability at the regional and
global levels.
Performance indicator:
improved rates of response to questionnaires by Member States.
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Main line of action 4:
Promoting the use and interpretation of
evidence-based statistics for monitoring and to inform policy
Expected results:
programme of research and statistical analysis established in collaboration with a network of
research institutions and other organizations conducting monitoring and statistical analysis
on policy issues;
regional reporting on areas of the UNESCO mandate;
policy relevant statistics and data widely disseminated;
improved analytical UIS capacity in support of Member States;
research on user satisfaction.
Performance indicators:
wider use of UNESCO statistics;
number of users supplied with data directly from UIS;
number of users on the online database;
number of countries where UNESCO is an active partner of national statistics authorities.
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Field Management of decentralized pr
ogrammes
Field
Management of
decentralized programmes
ZRG Field
Regular Budget
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting/
Technical
Adjustments
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
Extra-
budgetary
resources
1
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Staff
40 813 800
40 813 800
1 882 700
2 777 100
45 473 600
920 700
1.
Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
ESTABLISHED POSTS BY REGION, BY CATEGORY AND BY FUNDING SOURCE
Region
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 Proposed ZRG scenario $648.3M
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
Africa
Regular Budget
27
71
98
28
74
102
Extrabudgetary
Arab States
Regular Budget
14
35
49
17
39
56
Extrabudgetary
1
1
1
1
Asia and the Pacifi c
Regular Budget
24
73
97
25
90
115
Extrabudgetary
1
1
1
1
Europe and North America
Regular Budget
11
28
39
11
26
37
Extrabudgetary
Latin America and the Caribbean
Regular Budget
21
59
80
22
66
88
Extrabudgetary
1
1
1
1
TOTAL
Regular Budget
97
266
363
103
295
398
Extrabudgetary
3
3
3
3
GRAND TOTAL
100
266
366
106
295
401
VARIATION vs. 33 C/5 APPROVED AS ADJUSTED (Regular Budget + Extrabudgetary)
35
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Comments on the volume variation between 34 C/5 core scenario
and 33 C/5 Approved
When compared to the 33 C/5, the proposed budget for 34 C/5 (core scenario) shows a
volume increase of $1.9M (4.6%). This increase can be attributed to the post creations for the
UNESCO Offi ce in Sudan (opened in 2006) and the reinforcement of support staff in other
offi ces in order to help in the effective implementation of the increased decentralized funds
and the new United Nations iniatives at country level.
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Staff
Total
Posts creations:
Sudan (7 posts)
790 550
790 550
Lima (3 posts)
194 000
194 000
Other regularizations (25 posts)
898 150
898 150
Increase (decrease) of resources
1 882 700
1 882 700
07002
F
ield offi ces plan and implement the Organization's programmes and actions at country and regional
levels, and are accountable to the Sector ADGs for decentralized programme delivery, impact and
performance results and for decentralized programme resources (fi nance and staffi ng).
07003
They maintain close consultation with National Commissions, line ministries and other local partners
and stakeholders, including representatives of civil society, for identifying priority areas of action of
relevance to the respective Member States and designing regional, cluster and country strategies. In
line with UNESCO's commitment to contribute to improved coherence and effectiveness of action
by the United Nations system at country level (the One United Nations approach), they work closely
with representatives of other United Nations organizations within the framework of the United Nations
country teams (UNCTs), participating in common country-level programming exercises leveraging
expertise in UNESCO's domains, both in countries where UNESCO is physically present and in countries
where it has non-resident status. Field offi ces are responsible for mobilizing extrabudgetary resources in
consonance with the Organization's strategic programme objectives and priorities, and in coordination
with the United Nations Resident Coordinators at country level. They are also tasked with promoting
the visibility of UNESCO's action in Member States.
07004
The Bureau of Field Coordination (BFC) assures the overall coordination and management of the infra-
structure, administrative and support services of the network of fi eld offi ces and provides guidance on
corresponding aspects of the One United Nations approach such as common services, alignment of
administrative practices and, when appropriate, common premises. BFC supervises the Directors and
Heads of offi ces who report to it on the use of operating and security costs and overall offi ce and human
resources management. Management and support staff are attached to BFC (see Part III.A Field
Management and Coordination).
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Summary of intersectoral platforms
Summary of intersectoral platforms
08000
T
he UNESCO Medium-Term Strategy for 2008-2013 (Draft 34 C/4), which provides the
overall framework and direction for the biennial programme and budget, is conceived
as a programme-based approach underlining the commitment to ensure coherence
of the Organization's action involving all its programme sectors. Action is designed around
specifi c and complex global challenges calling for the mobilization of all core expertise and
competencies of the Organization. In this context, emphasis is given to a broadened inter-
sectoral and interdisciplinary engagement as an integral part of the programming process.
This engagement is refl ected in the translation of the strategic programme objectives of
document 34 C/4 into a limited number of biennial sectoral priorities and main lines of action
in document 34 C/5. For each main line of action, document 34 C/5 then articulates strate-
gies to address a number of thematic issues, both in sectoral and intersectoral approaches of
different intensity.
08001
Intersectoral work holds particular promise for UNESCO in the context of the United Nations
reform and may spawn value-added in the application and translation at country level of the
overall goals, commitments and principles agreed upon for the Organization at the global
level. In implementing intersectoral work, particular attention will be given to the mobiliza-
tion of partnerships and extrabudgetary resources to help increase and multiply the impact of
action.
08002
UNESCO has experience with intersectoral work, both at Headquarters and at fi eld level
indeed, country-level action often necessitates more distinct intersectoral arrangements to
address complex multisectoral and multifaceted challenges. However, the degree of intersec-
toral engagement, the nature of coordination mechanisms and the resource commitment may
vary. For instance, HIV and AIDS is already managed as an intersectoral platform, with an
agreed intersectoral strategy, a designated lead sector, an intersectoral consultative mecha-
nism, full involvement of fi eld units, and active inter-agency partnership, sectoral funding
(together with commonly mobilized extrabudgetary funding in the context of UNAIDS). In
the previous biennium, several projects initiated under the "cross-cutting themes" have also
proved that collegial management could be made to work effectively under designated "team
leaders" acting together with staff at and away from Headquarters, in pursuit of a common
intersectoral strategy and goals, and with pooled funding.
08003
The entire period 2008-2009 will be an opportunity to refi ne UNESCO's approach to intersec-
torality, keeping in mind the need for fl exible and adaptable approaches, involving different
Secretariat units at different levels, at and away from Headquarters. There can exist a range of
alternative organizational arrangements, mechanisms and structures for the effective imple-
mentation of intersectoral programmes. Broadly speaking, intersectoral engagement will take
three different forms during the 34 C/5 period:
(a)
Parallel/sector-based arrangements: relevant major programmes (at and away from
Headquarters) agree to work towards the attainment of a set of expected results, each
being pursued and implemented separately by a major programme with budgetary
allocations of their own choosing and with monitoring of progress by each sector.
Advantages: simplicity; use of existing reporting lines and mechanisms.
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Challenges: lack of a common strategy and commonly shared expected results; weak coordina-
tion and interaction between sectors/disciplines; separate monitoring and reporting lines; lack of
fl exibility.
(b)
Cooperative/joint arrangements: relevant major programmes (at and away from Headquarters) jointly
commit to concerted action, based on a jointly developed strategy, agreed expected results, a lead
sector/unit, a coordination mechanism, and a common fi nancial framework with specifi c but adapt-
able biennial fi nancial commitments from each major programme and joint mobilization of extrabud-
getary resources. A bidding process may be established to select and prioritize relevant activities.
Advantages: strategic orientation; common coordination and reporting mechanism; joint extra-
budgetary efforts; clear leadership of one sector/unit.
Challenges: lead sector may inhibit others; cooperative rather than "team" approach.
(c)
Pooled arrangements: relevant major programmes (at and away from Headquarters) jointly commit
to concerted action, based on a jointly developed strategy, agreed expected results, a lead Unit with
functional autonomy from sectors, a coordination mechanism, and a common fi nancial framework
with pooled biennial fi nancial commitments from each major programme and joint mobilization
of extrabudgetary resources, and pooled human resources as appropriate to the attainment of the
results. A bidding process may be established to select and prioritize relevant activities.
Advantages: adaptability; functional autonomy in programme implementation; fl exible resource
arrangements.
Challenges: functional autonomy may gradually weaken ownership by sectors; need clear strategic
focus for visibility and extrabudgetary support; staff may have double reporting lines.
08004
In this chapter, a number of priority themes and challenges calling for a holistic, concerted and compre-
hensive response by the Organization through intersectoral engagement are identifi ed as intersectoral
platforms for the biennium 2008-2009. Below follows a list of these major platforms to be implemented
throughout this period, which may be complemented by other intersectoral efforts.
Science education with inputs from MPs I, II and III;
HIV and AIDS with inputs from all sectors;
Education for sustainable development with inputs from all sectors;
Contribution to the implementation of the Mauritius Programme of Action for the Sustainable
Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with input from all Sectors;
Fostering ICT-enhanced learning with inputs from MPs I and V;
Strengthening national research systems with inputs from MPs I, II, III and V;
Languages and multilingualism with input from all sectors;
Enhancing linkages between cultural and biological diversity as a key basis to sustainable develop-
ment with input from MPs II and IV;
Contributing to the dialogue among civilizations and cultures and a culture of peace with input
from all sectors;
Support to countries in post-confl ict and disaster situations with input from all sectors;
Development of a cross-sectoral programme for capacity-building with input from all sectors;
Priority Africa: coordinating and monitoring the plan of action to benefi t Africa with input from
all sectors.
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08005
Each platform will be led/coordinated by one programme sector (or in the case of "priority Africa" by
the Africa Department) with other major programmes contributing to the defi nition of the strategy to
be pursued and the achievement of the expected results. Lead/ coordinating sectors and units will be in
charge of the overall coordination of the programme/action during the planning and implementation and
monitoring phase, ensuring that all necessary expertise, fi nancial and human resources provided under
the contributing sectors are used in a coherent and complementary manner to achieve the commonly
agreed expected results.
08006
Each of these major intersectoral platforms elaborate on strategies and objectives to be pursued,
expected results to be achieved through combined action and efforts by the concerned sectors and
indicative fi nancial contributions by the various major programmes involved. These platforms are
not exclusive, as other platform and intersectoral activities may emerge during the implementation of
document 34 C/5.
08007
Science education
This intersectoral platform aims at designing an improved model for science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) education as well as related training of teachers. It will involve four Sectors
ED, SC, SHS and CI and two specialized education institutes, IBE and IICBA. It will build on
existing activities assisting Member States to improve the quality and relevance of STEM education,
that is responsive to social, economic and cultural needs, and to enhance learning outcomes. Specifi cally,
UNESCO will contribute to a strengthening of the capacity and knowledge base of policy-makers,
curri culum planners, teacher trainers and teachers as well as of national and regional capacities for
advanced training and university education, including teacher training at the university level in the
basic sciences through the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP). The two category 1 science
institutes, ICTP and the UNESCO-IHE, as well as TWAS will also contribute to the implementation
of this platform.
Particular emphasis will be placed on (i) the development of national social and human science
policies, including the monitoring of social and human science teaching at secondary and higher
education levels, particularly in the developing and least developed countries; (ii) the adaptation of
cutting-edge research on key issues relating to social transformations and social development for
teaching purposes, in cooperation with the MOST networks, ISSC, the category II International
Centre for the Human Sciences (Byblos) on issues relating to democracy, and UNESCO Chairs in the
relevant fi elds; and (iii) the elaboration and dissemination of educational materials for the teaching of
the ethics of science and technology in higher education. Further action envisaged aims at providing
access to high-quality digital scientifi c resources and tools; introducing science journalism as a special
discipline within journalism education; and disseminating quality audiovisual content on scientifi c
information through media.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) policies and programmes
improved;
Capacity and knowledge base of policy-makers, curriculum planners, teacher trainers and
teachers for quality STEM education improved;
National and regional capacities for advanced training and university education in basic sciences
strengthened;
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STEM curricula integrated into teacher education as well as science journalism into journalism
education;
Ethical values related to the application of science and technology incorporated into teaching
and learning;
High-quality materials developed for science, mathematics and technology education.
Indicative allocation of contributions by MP: MP I $200,000 [from MLA 4]; MP II $210,000 [from
MLAs 1, 3 and 4); MP III $200,000 [from MLAs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6]; and MP V $150,000 [from MLAs 5
and 6].
08008
HIV and AIDS
UNESCO is committed to contributing to the achievement of the MDG target on HIV and AIDS
namely, to halt the epidemic and have begun to reverse it by 2015. To this end, it is supporting efforts
towards universal access by 2010 to comprehensive HIV prevention programmes, treatment, care and
support. UNESCO is well placed in the United Nations system to address the complex challenges of this
epidemic through a holistic approach involving all UNESCO sectors. UNESCO will continue to support
improved coordination and harmonization, especially at the country level where the battle against HIV
and AIDS constitutes a high-priority component of country programming, often also involving joint
programme efforts by several United Nations entities.
The "HIV and AIDS" intersectoral platform involves substantial contributions from all fi ve Major
Programmes. UNESCO's global coordination is based within the Education Sector. It has both an over-
sight function for all of UNESCO's intersectoral work on HIV and AIDS and leads the Education Sector's
own response. The Global Coordinator represents all of UNESCO's Sectors at UNAIDS meetings and
has responsibility for reporting back to UNAIDS co-sponsors on agreed areas of work and outcomes.
A monthly intersectoral AIDS Consultative Group brings all sectors and relevant services into regular
dialogue. The graph below illustrates the components of UNESCO's intersectoral work on HIV and
AIDS (source: 2007 UNESCO Strategy on HIV and AIDS).
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Social and
Human Sciences
Sector
supports research and policy
development addressing
discrimination and human
rights and the structural
causes of vulnerability,
particularly among
young people
Education
Sector
supports the establishment
and intensifi cation of
comprehensive education
sector responses to HIV and
AIDS through EDUCAIDS
and the UNAIDS IATT on
education
Communication
and Information
Sector
builds the capacity of the
media, communication and
information professionals and
vulnerable groups to produce,
disseminate and use
accurate content
Culture Sector
advocates for and supports
the consideration of socio-
cultural issues and the use of
arts and creativity in HIV and
AIDS responses
Bureau for
Strategic Planning
supports the integration of
gender equality and youth
perspectives into all stages
of the programme cycle,
from conceptualization to
evaluation
Natural
Sciences Sector
supports scientifi c content
that is accurate and up to date
and engages institutions of
higher learning to integrate
HIV and AIDS in their
scientifi c programmes
and capacity development through UNESCO Clearinghouses and Institute programmes
I
n
stitutes contribute to knowledge management, programmatic guidance,
Reg
iona
l, Clu
ster a
nd Count
ry Offi ces expand the base of technical
ass
ista
nce
to su
pport nat
ional responses to HIV and AIDS
Universal
access to
prevention,
treatment, care
and support
UNESCO works closely with the UNAIDS co-sponsors, which defi ne commonly agreed outcomes and
an agreed division of labour and ensure harmonized action at the country level. The areas in which
UNESCO plays a "lead" or "main partner role" are:
prevention for young people in educational institutions (lead role);
HIV and AIDS governance and mainstreaming (main partner role);
HIV and AIDS workplace policies (main partner role);
provision of HIV information and education in non-formal settings (main partner role);
overall monitoring and evaluation (main partner role);
dietary and nutritional support on HIV and AIDS (main partner role);
addressing HIV among displaced populations (main partner role); and
strategic information sharing and accountability (main partner role).
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UNESCO receives for its activities a signifi cant amount of extrabudgetary funds through the Unifi ed
Budget and Workplan (UBW) of UNAIDS. The Education Sector receives with some 40% the largest
share, whereas UBW funding is allocated also to other Sectors.
HIV and AIDS is a priority for UNESCO and among the core priorities of the Education Sector (along with
LIFE and TTISSA), in recognition of the fact that EFA is unachievable without addressing the impact of
HIV and AIDS. UNESCO's main focus is on EDUCAIDS, the UNESCO-led UNAIDS Global Initiative
on Education and HIV and AIDS, which acknowledges the importance of comprehensive education
sector engagement as part of the national response to HIV and AIDS. Through EDUCAIDS, UNESCO
and its partners support countries to implement comprehensive, scaled-up educational programmes on
HIV and AIDS that cover: content, curriculum and learning materials; educator training and support;
policy management and systems; and that ensure quality and the full utilization of approaches and entry
points, through both formal and non-formal education. Its aims are promoted through greater collabora-
tion among UNAIDS co-sponsors and key stakeholders, including national authorities, ministries (educa-
tion, social welfare, health, labour and others), bilateral agencies and civil society groups at the country
level. The Education Sector prioritizes national education sector responses to HIV and AIDS at all levels,
through all modalities and across the continuum from prevention to treatment, care and support as part
of United Nations-wide efforts to move towards universal access to prevention programmes, treatment,
care and support, and as indicated in the UNAIDS division of labour.
All Sectors/Major Programmes are contributing to a strengthened educational response, through:
(i) capacity-building of scientists in universities and research institutions to work on HIV and AIDS
and dissemination of scientifi c information; (ii) action against discrimination affecting persons affected
with HIV/AIDS, in particular in the framework of the programme of action of the established regional
Coalitions of Cities against Racism and Discrimination; (iii) the development of gender-sensitive and
culturally sensitive responses; and (iv) the design and implementation of information and communication
strategies that focus on prevention activities, capacity-building of information and media professionals,
strengthening young people's participation, and expanding the Global Network of Young TV Producers
on HIV and AIDS.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Capacities of Member States, particularly in the education sector, enhanced to implement
comprehensive and scaled-up responses to HIV and AIDS;
Multidisciplinary responses by Member States to the HIV and AIDS pandemic in UNESCO's
domains developed and supported, especially emphasizing gender-sensitive, culturally appro-
priate and non-discriminatory approaches and methods;
Media-induced awareness of young people and youth organizations increased to the risks of
HIV/AIDS infection.
Indicative allocation of contributions by MP: MP I $500,000 [from MLAs 1 and 4]; MP II $50,000
[from MLA 4]; MP III $125,000 [from MLA 7]; MP IV $125,000 [from MLA 6]; and MP V $120,000
[from MLAs 2 and 6].
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Education for sustainable development
UNESCO is the United Nations lead agency for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
(2005-2014) and all Major Programmes will be involved in this intersectoral platform. In line with the
DESD International Implementation Scheme and the UNESCO Action Plan for DESD, this platform
will pursue thematic programmes, consisting of a set of interconnected projects and activities led by the
various programme sectors and institutes. These activities will be coordinated by the Education Sector
and guided by the Intersectoral Working Group for DESD. The substantive focus will be on capacity
development of senior education decision-makers and planners in formal and non-formal education,
curriculum and syllabus development offi cers, teacher education institutions, and providers of continuing
professional development and adult and non-formal learning opportunities with a view to ensuring that
the values, principles and content of sustainable development are integrated into learning and teaching
processes.
Also with the involvement of the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, UNESCO will contribute
to the design and launch of a comprehensive freshwater education programme, to promote the manage-
ment of a key resource in a sustainable manner. Moreover, biospheres reserves will serve as "Learning
Laboratories for Sustainable Development". Efforts will be made to mobilize local and indigenous
knowledge systems and experience and to integrate their potential contribution to sustainable develop-
ment into national science policies.
Other action will focus on the articulation of the ethical dimensions and components of education for
sustainable development, in particular environmental ethics, the responsibilities of scientists towards
society, and the impact of emerging new technologies, particularly in the fi eld of bioethics; the elabo-
ration of teaching materials concerning the social pillar of sustainable development; and enhanced
dialogue at international and interregional levels on emerging ethical and societal challenges to sustain-
able development.
The participation of local actors and the integration of principles of cultural diversity and intercul-
tural dialogue into national policies, within the larger context of national development frameworks and
common United Nations programming endeavours will constitute another priority area of action. For
this purpose, frameworks, methods and tools will be developed, tested and shared pertaining to cultural
heritage and creativity and accompanied by mapping of cultural resources. Good practice examples in
the area of intercultural and interreligious dialogue will be identifi ed and shared to demonstrate avenues
for a sustainable future. Finally, ESD will also be accompanied by dedicated communication for develop-
ment components, especially at the country level in order to promote people's participation in sustainable
development through community media.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National policies and programmes in support of ESD developed based on UNESCO guidelines,
integrating principles of sustainability, cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue and setting
forth dedicated communication for development components;
ESD-relevant initiatives and projects in Member States scaled up and appropriate monitoring
and assessment system pilot-tested;
Quality education and training enhanced through the integration of dedicated ESD modules and
their wide dissemination;
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ESD-related themes including indigenous knowledge integrated in curricula, teaching and
learning materials and widely disseminated;
Comprehensive freshwater education programme launched;
ESD competencies of teachers, facilitators and non-formal education providers broadened;
Networks for dissemination of innovative concepts and practices at the international, regional
and national levels strengthened;
World network of biosphere reserves activated as learning sites for sustainable development in
different regions;
Awareness of all stakeholders and their participation in sustainable development increased,
including by providing access to community media facilities;
Principles of cultural diversity and intersectoral dialogue introduced into a number of national
policies.
Indicative allocation of contributions by MP: MP I $500,000 [from MLAs 1 and 4]; MP II $200,000
[from MLAs 1, 2 and 5]; MP III $150,000 [from MLAs 1, 2, 4 and 6]; MP IV $200,000 [from MLAs
1, 2, 4 and 6]; and MP V $110,000 [from MLAs 3 and 6].
08010
Contribution to the implementation of the Mauritius Programme of Action for the Sustainable
Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
As requested by 33 C/Resolution 3 of the General Conference, this intersectoral platform will involve all
fi ve Major Programmes and will provide the framework for UNESCO's contribution to the implementa-
tion of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States.
This will build on the contribution made by the Organization to the International Meeting in Mauritius
in such fi elds as the role of culture in the sustainable development of SIDS, youth visions for island
living, communities in action, ocean and coastal management, and the civil society forum. Through this
platform, UNESCO will pursue a strategy aimed at a holistic, integrated approach to sustainable island
living and development with intergenerational and interregional perspectives.
UNESCO will contribute to the re-orientation of existing education at all levels, both of a formal and
non-formal nature, in SIDS particularly to incorporate local and indigenous knowledge and to develop
public awareness and understanding of sustainability. UNESCO will also focus on sustainable use of
terrestrial and marine biodiversity, natural disaster prevention and preparedness, freshwater management,
enhancing synergies between local and scientifi c knowledge, knowledge sharing and dialogue including
through Small Island Voice activities and internet-based forums. Furthermore, indicators and measure-
ments will be developed to help incorporate social approaches into national strategies. Participatory
mechanisms and community networks and partnerships will be strengthened. And the integration of
social transformation dimensions, in particular on issues relating to youth, gender, migrations and
poverty eradication will be promoted.
In addition, through the platform integrated heritage policies will be developed for SIDS, covering
natural, cultural, intangible and movable heritage and contributing to World Heritage activities, both
cultural and natural, on the islands in the Caribbean, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacifi c Oceans, which are
under-represented on the World Heritage List. This will entail technical assistance for the preparation of
nominations and capacity-building of staff and institutions. Activities will also build on the results of the
2007 Conference "Islands as Crossroads: Cultural Diversities in Small Island Developing States" and the
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Paris expert meeting on linking cultural and biological diversity. Lastly, support will be provided for the
development of community multimedia centres in SIDS, particularly in the Caribbean and the Pacifi c,
as a platform for access to and sharing of information and knowledge and the delivery of services.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Interlinked environmental and social changes in SIDS documented and policy frameworks,
modalities and tools for sustainable island living and development identifi ed, shared and applied
within and across SIDS regions;
Sustainable development issues integrated into educational programmes in SIDS ensuring
awareness and a better understanding of the issues at stake;
Knowledge base for assessing water resources, especially in SIDS, enhanced;
Integrated heritage policies developed for SIDS, representation of heritage from SIDS on the
World Heritage List improved, capacities for sustainable conservation and effective management
of properties enhanced and intangible cultural heritage safeguarding plans developed;
Information literacy and knowledge of sustainable development challenges and practices
enhanced;
Participatory mechanisms and community networks strengthened, with particular emphasis on
youth participation.
Indicative allocation of contributions by MP: MP I $300,000 [from MLA 4]; MP II $300,000 [from
MLA 5]; MP III $50,000 [from MLAs 3 and 4]; MP IV $80,000 [from MLAs 1, 2 and 6]; and MP V
$120,000 [from MLAs 2 and 3].
08011
Fostering ICT-enhanced learning
This intersectoral platform will involve two Major Programmes, Education and Communication and
Information, working towards the inclusion of all learners through information and communication
technologies, the reinforcement of quality education and training for all and lifelong learning through the
innovative integration of locally relevant ICTs into teaching and learning processes. This shall include
Open Access modalities by building communities of practice, global digital libraries and digital learning
objects. In general, the educational value of alternative and ICT applications shall be explored.
The two sectors agreed to demonstrate a model of intersectoral cooperation by applying a phased
partnership-building strategy and by using technology to enhance effi cient interaction, knowledge
sharing and cooperation within UNESCO. The clarifi cation of each Sector's role and effective moda-
lities of cooperation shall bring about the emergence of an "intersectoral team of excellence" possessing
truly complementary assets and skills and thereby contributing to building the right mix of human,
institutional and technology bridges.
The strategy will focus on creating synergies, maximizing use of existing assets, avoiding duplication and
reducing costs by enhancing collaboration with respect to ongoing activities. The potential of multipur-
pose community-based centres, such as Community Learning Centres (CLC) and Community Multimedia
Centres (CMC) as knowledge providers and tools for development and poverty eradication will be maxi-
mized. In this context, new approaches will be devised which encourage lifelong learning opportunities,
create and reinforce literate environments, foster income generating activities and possibly train teachers.
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The development of such new approaches to knowledge dissemination and utilization will include new
models of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) benefi tting life-long learning. The strategy will focus on
fostering the use of ICTs in teaching and learning, including the establishment of standards to strengthen
ICT competencies for teachers and the development of strategies and best practices for integrating Free
and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Open Educational Resources (OER) in learning processes. This
platform will further underpin UNESCO's role as global facilitator for the implementation of the World
Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Action Line C7 "E-learning".
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Capacity of ministries and quality of teacher training institutions strengthened to offer ICT-based
teacher education, including through the introduction of ICT competency standards;
Access to education and learning in Member States expanded through ICT tools;
Information literacy, teacher training and lifelong learning opportunities expanded through multi-
purpose community-based centres;
Education/training "communities of practice" formed to build knowledge and access to open
and diverse educational resources at all levels;
Digital libraries of open educational resources (e.g. open courseware and digital learning objects)
developed for quality life-long learning;
Role of ICTs in support of Education for All goals reinforced.
Indicative allocation of contributions by MP: MP I $300,000 [from MLAs 3 and 4]; and MP V
$175,000 [from MLA 5].
08012
Strengthening national research systems
This intersectoral platform involves four Major Programmes (I, II, III and V) and the UNESCO Institute
for Statistics (UIS) and builds on the results of the 2004 and 2006 editions of the UNESCO Forum on
Higher Education, Research and Knowledge. The Forum was established in 2000 following the 1998
World Conference on Higher Education and the 1999 World Conference on Science in order to strengthen
research and knowledge management as a driver of economic and social development in Member States
and for the pursuit of the MDGs, especially poverty eradication and sustainable development. The plat-
form shall also draw on the contribution of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs programme, the results of
the UNESCO-supported policy dialogue and capacity-building for the formulation of national science,
technology and innovation policies, the strengthening of research-policy linkages in the fi eld of the social
and human science policy elaboration, efforts to build knowledge societies and the implementation of
relevant recommendations of the 2005 UNESCO World Report on Towards Knowledge Societies.
The platform will aim at strengthening UNESCO's contribution to integrated approaches facilitating the
creation and strengthening of national research systems, linked with the development and implemen-
tation of holistic science and innovation policies and a strengthening of higher education institutions,
particularly in the least developed countries. It will also seek to identify and respond to national priority
needs of developing and in particular least developed countries, with emphasis on the integration of
national research systems and science policies into an overall national strategy for sustainable develop-
ment. Furthermore, the platform will promote enhanced cooperation and networking with other United
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Nations entities, regional organizations, in particular the African Union, committed to a strengthening
of science, technology and innovation strategies and the development of requisite national capacities.
Action will also seek to integrate the ethics of science and technology into the institutional framework
of national research systems, in cooperation with national ethics and research committees, to monitor
the contribution of national research systems to sustainable development, particularly of social develop-
ment and to support research-policy linkages regarding social transformations and social development.
Top priority will be given to Africa and action will be undertaken in collaboration with the MOST
regional networks, relevant UNESCO Chairs, National Commissions, ISSC and regional social and
human sciences consortia as well as entities such as CODESRIA in Africa and FLACSO and CLACSO
in Latin America.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Research capacities in developing countries enhanced with a focus on the contribution of
research to achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including MDGs and EFA
goals;
National research and knowledge management in science, technology and innovation strength-
ened and related capacities created and supported;
Links between policy-making bodies, higher education and research institutions, and educa-
tional and developmental practices strengthened;
Research capacities of UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs in selected least developed countries
enhanced, including through triangular North-South-South cooperation;
Scientifi c research enhanced through integration of ICTs.
Indicative allocation of contributions by MP: MP I $100,000 [from MLA 3]; MP II $100,000 [from
MLAs 3 and 4]; MP III $350,000 [from MLAs 1, 2, and 4]; and MP V $50,000 [from MLA 5].
08013
Languages and multilingualism
As a highly interdisciplinary domain, languages and multilingualism are strategic in regard to the essen-
tial challenges facing humankind. They lie at the very core of UNESCO's mission and objectives.
Linguistic factors are essential for (a) developing effective citizenship empowerment and ability to
participate in social and public life; (b) achieving EFA goals and knowledge transmission adapted to
the culture, environment and needs of the learners; (c) the promotion of multilingualism, namely in
creative industries; (d) the actual enjoyment of fundamental human rights, including the right to educa-
tion, self-expression, benefi ting from scientifi c progress and participation in cultural life. At the global
level, UNESCO will advocate, support and monitor actions to promote the principles enshrined in or
derived from the Organization's normative tools related to languages and multilingualism. At the local
level, UNESCO will support the elaboration of coherent regional and national language policies and of
measures aimed at a wider use of as many languages as possible in families and communities and in all
domains of public life.
The platform will involve all fi ve Major Programmes (I, II, III, IV and V) and will build on the inter-
sectoral mid-term strategy elaborated by an intersectoral Task Force, set up in 2006. It draws on input
from all Major Programmes as follows: MP I contribution to national language policies and strategies,
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through multilingual education and the introduction of mother tongue in formal and non-formal educa-
tion systems and literacy programmes; MP II: recognition of languages as vehicles for transmission
of local and indigenous knowledge on issues related to natural resource management and sustainable
development; MP III: enhancement of the human rights-based approach to issues related to languages
and multilingualism, migrations, in particular in urban contexts and the roles of languages and transla-
tion in intercultural dialogue; MP IV: promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and intercultural
dialogue; preservation of endangered languages; and promotion of multilingualism, especially in creative
industries; MP V: promoting pluralism and cultural diversity in the media and international information
networks through the development of multilingual diverse content and policy advice for the inclusion
of new languages in the cyberspace/digital world.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Local and endangered languages integrated into national linguistic policies;
Multilingualism promoted in Member States through capacity-building for multilingual education
in the context of lifelong learning;
Vernacular languages promoted as vehicles for an enhanced transmission of local and indig-
enous knowledge;
Multilingualism in cyberspace enhanced and cultural diversity and pluralism fostered through
local language media;
Observatory on multilingualism established providing information on and analysis of policies,
strategies, good practices and research related to languages and multi lingualism.
Indicative allocation of contributions by MP: MP I $100,000 [from MLA 4]; MP II $50,000 [from
MLA 5]; MP III $30.000 [from MLAs 3 and 6 ]; MP IV $220,000 [from MLAs 2 and 4]; and MP V
$210,000 [from MLAs 1, 2 and 3].
08014
Enhancing linkages between cultural and biological diversity as a key basis for sustainable
development
Involving Major Programmes II and IV, this platform will seek to demonstrate the linkages between
nature and culture, peoples and places and the role of local and indigenous knowledge as a vital link
between biological and cultural diversity. The strategy developed jointly over the past years by the
programmes related to World Heritage, the Man and the Biosphere Programme, intangible cultural
heritage and cultural policies, intercultural dialogue, local and indigenous knowledge systems (LINKS)
and science policies, as well as with UNEP, CBD and FAO, will be articulated around two main objec-
tives: (a) promoting the relationship of biodiversity and cultural diversity in intergovernmental dialogues
and fora; and (b) using local and traditional knowledge to inform better on and contribute to heritage
conservation. In this context, focus will be on translating principles of cultural and biological diversity
into proposals for policies and action. Frameworks and tools will be developed and shared, emphasizing
the importance of diverse knowledge systems as a source for promoting sustainable development.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Relation between cultural policies and biodiversity protection demonstrated at selected World
Heritage properties, including natural properties and sacred sites and results of case studies
disseminated;
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Joint work programme on biodiversity-cultural diversity relationships developed with the
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) for eventual presentation to CBD/
COP;
Key role of indigenous knowledge as a bridge between cultural and biological diversity high-
lighted;
Relations between cultural, linguistic and biodiversity investigated drawing on intangible cultural
heritage in different regions of the world;
Principles of cultural and biological diversity translated into holistic policies, frameworks, tools
and actions and widely shared.
Indicative allocation of contributions by MP: MP II $100,000 [from MLAs 1, 2 and 5] and MP IV
$100,000 [from MLAs 1, 2 and 6].
08015
Contributing to the dialogue among civilizations and cultures and a culture of peace
This platform involves all fi ve Major Programmes and will seek to mainstream intercultural dialogue
in policies and actions, aimed at promoting mutual understanding considered as a creative force for a
sustainable future , tolerance and respect and at creating the foundations for a culture of peace. It will
develop tools based on good practices in intercultural dialogue.
The platform shall build on:
the results of the programmatic outcomes and recommendations of the activities undertaken by
UNESCO to promote the dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples over the past six years;
key recommendations of the Report of the High-level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations of
relevance for UNESCO;
activities undertaken by UNESCO as lead agency for the Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-
Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010);
actions related to issues such as the mobilization of women and youth through and in favour of
dialogue, education-migration linkages, the promotion of cultural diversity in specifi c societal
contexts, interregional philosophical debates on shared values and perspectives, and the identifi ca-
tion of emerging social and ethical issues; and
the contribution of the UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN networks in fi elds relevant for intercultural
and interreligious dialogue and for a culture of peace.
The platform will benefi t from inputs by all Major Programmes within the framework of fi ve major themes
approved by the Executive Board as a Plan of Action at its 174th and 175th sessions: (a) promoting recip-
rocal knowledge of cultural diversity (including ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity); (b) building a
framework for commonly shared values; (c) strengthening quality and values education; (d) countering
violence and extremism; and (e) fostering dialogue for sustainable development. These themes lend
themselves to intersectoral action from a conceptual and policy point of view, and will be pursued also
through broad-based partnerships at various levels.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
UNESCO's international lead role strengthened as a thematic and multi-stakeholder forum for
the pursuit of the dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples and the promotion of a
culture of peace through all its domains at the regional and subregional levels;
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Competencies and skills for sustaining intercultural dialogue developed and integrated into
regional and national education policies, curricula and teacher education programmes;
Emerging challenges and obstacles to dialogue and a culture of peace identifi ed, in cooperation
with National Commissions, non-governmental and regional organizations;
Quality and values education strengthened;
Knowledge base of cultural, societal and scientifi c responses regarding water governance for
sustainability enhanced;
Management of water and other natural resources strengthened through the improvement of
dialogue and dispute resolution techniques;
Better understanding of the role of arts events festivals, fairs and exhibitions as vehicles
for subregional and regional integration, factors in social cohesion and special forums for inter-
cultural dialogue;
Books in national languages, translation and multilingualism promoted as a means of fostering
understanding;
Dialogue and mutual understanding fostered through communication and information, including
the production of materials in national languages;
Participatory policies developed for the integration of youth in dialogue-related initiatives at
the international and interregional levels, including enhanced networking and clearing-house
actions.
Indicative allocation of contributions by MP: MP I $100,000 [from MLA 4]; MP II $100,000 [from
MLA 1]; MP III $250,000 [from MLAs 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7]; MP IV $2,000,000 [from MLAs 1, 2, 3, 4
and 5]; and MP V $995,000 [from MLAs 2, 3 and 4].
08016
Support to countries in post-confl ict and disaster situations
The platform, involving all fi ve Major Programmes, will be the framework for assisting countries in
post-confl ict and disaster transitions by:
providing upstream policy advice and capacity-building to restore national planning and manage-
ment capacities to cope with challenges;
supporting dialogue, confi dence-building and reconciliation efforts, in particular by providing local
and national policy-makers with evidence based research and analysis as well as with a platform
for policy debate and dialogue to defi ne reconciliation and reconstruction options and to reinforce
national ownership;
empowering local communities to participate in peace processes and in responding to their needs
for access to critical information; and
supporting professional communities according to their specifi c needs.
At the global level, UNESCO will advocate for the respect and protection of international standards in
its domains. At the country level, the Organization's assistance will be part of the overall United Nations
integrated response to humanitarian and post-crisis situations and it will seek to strengthen coopera-
tion with regional intergovernmental organizations and develop strategic partnerships with NGOs and
professional associations involved in peace-building efforts.
Action will be articulated around fi ve main thrusts:
reconstruction of education systems with the ultimate goal of realizing Education for All;
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providing advice and expertise in confl ict resolution applied to natural resource management and
to the integration of disaster prevention and mitigation efforts, in particular early warning systems
into post-confl ict and disaster responses;
supporting the revitalization of in-country research facilities, policy formulation, implementation
and monitoring in the various fi elds of the natural, social and human sciences;
protecting damaged cultural and natural heritage, including emergency consolidation/rehabilita-
tion of damaged cultural heritage sites and institutions as well as the safeguarding of endangered
intangible cultural heritage;
strengthening the role of communication and information in fostering mutual understanding, peace-
building and reconstruction and promoting the development of institutional and human capacities
for the development of sustained free, independent and pluralistic media.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Participation in United Nations integrated post-confl ict and post-disaster responses ensured, in
particular with respect to common needs assessments, OCHA consolidated appeals, strategic
and programmatic frameworks as well as funding mechanisms;
Effective post-confl ict and post-disaster operations put in place, with proper infrastructures and
administrative mechanisms;
Advisory services provided on natural resources management and the revitalization of institu-
tions in post-confl ict and disaster-affected countries;
Framework and strategies for the safeguarding and protection of damaged cultural heritage,
including intangible heritage, developed with a view to sustaining peace and social cohesion
processes;
Post-trauma healing of children and youth through artistic and sports activities supported;
Evidence-based analysis and tools provided to policy-makers, supporting cultural pluralism,
intercultural dialogue, and reconciliation;
Networks for media professionals promoted and professional standards and self-regulatory
mechanisms in post-confl ict environment enhanced;
Capacity for media to report on peace-building, confl ict resolution and disaster awareness
enhanced;
Cultural diversity, dialogue and intangible heritage promoted through media and ICTs.
Indicative allocation of contributions by MP: MP I $900,000 [from MLA 4]; MP II $240,000 [from
MLAs 1 and 6]; MP III $30,000 [from MLAs 3 and 4]; MP IV $1,500,000 [from MLAs 1, 2, 3, 4
and 5]; and MP V $1,600,000 [from MLA 4].
08017
Development of a cross-sectoral programme for capacity-building
Building capacities in Member States continues to be a main function of UNESCO, as refl ected in docu-
ment 31 C/4 and draft document 34 C/4. In the United Nations system, the building or development of
capacities is defi ned as the process whereby individuals, institutions, organizations and countries acquire,
adapt, strengthen and maintain their capacities and abilities. As such, it cuts across all of UNESCO's
domains and is by its very nature cross-sectoral. Effective capacity-building is a multilayered and
complex process and hence intersectoral approaches, drawing on all of UNESCO's areas of competence
and benefi ting from synergies between them, are particularly relevant. Building on document 174 EX/16,
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this platform for cross-sectoral and intersectoral action, involving all fi ve Major Programmes, is struc-
tured around general themes providing entry points for capacity-building:
building capacities for Education For All;
strengthening national research capacities;
knowledge-acquisition and sharing, including training;
building capacities and knowledge for sustainable development;
building capacities for poverty eradication and socio-economic development;
utilizing information and communication technologies (ICTs) for the development of education,
science and culture.
All Major Programmes contribute to the pursuit of these themes through specifi c sectoral action and
intersectoral engagement, with a particular emphasis on LDCs and post-confl ict countries as well as on
support for South-South cooperation.
Specifi c emphasis will be given to building national capacities for research and policy analysis,
enhancing national research capacities to contribute to poverty eradication policies, strengthening of
national research systems responsive to development needs and social and human sciences policies,
thereby ensuring the necessary linkages with overall sustainable development efforts. This approach
mirrors the intersectoral platform on "Strengthening national research systems". Another thrust will
be to strengthen the human rights-based approach to programming and programme execution, in the
context of United Nations-wide cooperation, with emphasis on training, exchange of best experiences
and practices, and its application to national policies relating to sustainable development. Collaborative
activities will also be undertaken to provide technical expertise and training of professionals in all
cultural fi elds.
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National capacities for research and policy formulation enhanced, with special focus on
poverty eradication and the provision of safe drinking water, through action in all of UNESCO's
domains;
Technical support provided to Member States and guidelines and requisite tools devised and
disseminated;
National capacities strengthened for pursuing the six EFA goals;
Capacities of UNESCO staff enhanced to draw upon best practices with respect to capacity-
building and to engage in intersectoral programmes and to partner with other United Nations
entities, especially at the country level;
National and local capacity-building of professionals expanded through effective integration of
category 2 centres into UNESCO's programme activities.
Allocation of resources by MP:
1
MP II $560,000 [from MLAs 1, 2, 3 and 4]; MP III $300,000 [from
MLAs 3, 4 and 7]; and MP IV $500,000 [from MLAs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6]. Contribution from MP V
is covered by other areas involving capacity-building action.
1.
All MP I activities across the board are geared to capacity-building for attainment of the goals of Education for All.
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Priority Africa: coordinating and monitoring the plan of action to benefi t Africa
As envisaged in document 34 C/11, the priority accorded to Africa and its development shall be translated
into action in all of UNESCO's areas of competence through a coordinating and monitoring mechanism.
Throughout the revised text of the Major Programmes above, expected results have been articulated for
the diverse activities benefi ting Africa. Once the General Conference has approved document 34 C/5,
document 34 C/5 Approved, the intersectoral platform for Priority Africa will be prepared and presented
in a coherent format accompanied by a matrix recapitulating all specifi c and measurable expected results
and performance indicators in a single table.
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Participation Pr
ogramme
II.B Participation Programme
ZRG PP
Regular Budget
Activities
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting/
Technical
Adjustments
34 C/5
Proposed
($648.3M)
Extra-
budgetary
Resources
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Activities
20 000 000
20 000 000
(643 200)
643 200
20 000 000
Unit responsible:
Division of relations with Member States/
Participation Programme Section (ERC/RSC/PP)
09001
T
he Participation Programme provides direct assistance for initiatives undertaken by
Member States and Associate Members in the Organization's fi elds of competence,
in line with the priorities that they themselves determine. Assistance under the
Participation Programme is intended to promote activities of a national, subregional or inter-
regional nature that fall within the biennial sectoral priorities and the strategic programme
objectives of the Organization. It also aims to strengthen partnership between the Organization
and its Member States and between the Organization and international non-governmental
organizations maintaining offi cial relations with UNESCO.
09002
In line with recommendations by the Internal Oversight Offi ce (IOS), ERC/RSC/PP, in close
cooperation with the Comptroller's Offi ce (DCO), will keep up efforts to strengthen the
evaluation of reports submitted after completion of each project as well as record-keeping in
order to assure proper use of funds.
09003
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Formulation, evaluation and follow-up of requests improved in such a way as to
enhance complementarity between the activities planned as part of the Programme
and Budget and those supported under the Participation Programme, ensuring confor-
mity with the priorities of the Medium-Term Strategy (34 C/4) and the Programme
and Budget (34 C/5);
Implementation of adjustable strategies to meet the special and urgent needs of
certain groups of countries with common characteristics improved;
Transparency of programme execution increased and accountability mechanisms
strengthened to ensure improved management and monitoring;
Improved evaluation of reports on the results of the activities supported and more
effective record-keeping system in place;
Image of the Organization and impact of its action enhanced.
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ogramme Related Services
Part II.C
Programme Related
Services
ZRG Part II.C 1
Regular Budget
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting/
Technical
Adjustments
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
Extra budgetary
Resources
1
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Chapter 1
Coordination and monitor-
ing of action to benefi t Africa
Staff
3 254 400
132 900
3 387 300
6 800
158 000
3 552 100
378 700
Activities
1 054 800
1 054 800
(29 900)
68 100
1 093 000
Total, Chapter 1
4 309 200
132 900
4 442 100
(23 100)
226 100
4 645 100
378 700
Chapter 2
Fellowships Programme
Staff
605 300
605 300
33 900
639 200
608 800
Activities
1 262 000
1 262 000
(72 400)
42 100
1 231 700
Total, Chapter 2
1 867 300
1 867 300
(72 400)
76 000
1 870 900
608 800
Chapter 3
Public information
Staff
10 757 600
146 500
10 904 100
(101 100)
472 900 11 275 900
1 133 600
Activities
2 900 000
2 900 000
(266 300)
132 300
2 766 000
5 000
Total, Chapter 3
13 657 600
146 500
13 804 100
(367 400)
605 200 14 041 900
1 138 600
Chapter 4
Strategic planning and
programme monitoring
Staff
5 044 500
(458 800)
4 585 700
92 600
198 800
4 877 100
246 600
Activities
1 214 100
(103 800)
1 110 300
(10 800)
68 200
1 167 700
Total, Chapter 4
6 258 600
(562 600)
5 696 000
81 800
267 000
6 044 800
246 600
Chapter 5
Budget preparation
and monitoring
Staff
4 100 200
4 100 200
18 100
159 700
4 278 000
1 569 600
Activities
206 000
206 000
471 600
20 700
698 300
Total, Chapter 5
4 306 200
4 306 200
489 700
180 400
4 976 300
1 569 600
Chapter 6
Anticipation and foresight
Staff
1 047 600
1 047 600
(140 600)
22 300
929 300
Activities
285 000
285 000
224 100
16 900
526 000
Total, Chapter 6
1 332 600
1 332 600
83 500
39 200
1 455 300
Total, Staff
23 762 000
868 200
24 630 200
(124 200)
1 045 600 25 551 600
3 937 300
Total, Activities
6 636 900
181 200
6 818 100
316 300
348 300
7 482 700
5 000
Total, Part II.C
30 398 900 1 049 400
31 448 300
192 100
1 393 900 33 034 300
3 942 300
1
Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
Comments on the volume variation between 34 C/5 Core scenario
and 33 C/5 Approved
When compared to document 33 C/5, the proposed budget under this core scenario ($648.3M)
shows a net volume increase of $192K (0.6%) in terms of resources. There is a reduction in
resources for most of the services and an increase for the Bureau of the Budget, which is
mainly linked to the implementation of new initiatives such as the budgetary implications
of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), the development of the cost
recovery policy, the harmonization of the United Nations budgetary policy in the context of
"One United Nations", and the necessary evolution of administrative and managerial tools.
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ZRG Part II.C 2
ESTABLISHED POSTS BY CATEGORY AND BY FUNDING SOURCE
Programme related services
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 Proposed ZRG Core scenario $648.3M
ADG/D/P/
NPO
GS/L
Total
ADG/D/P/
NPO
GS/L
Total
Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa
RP Headquarters
8
6
14
8
6
14
RP Field
2
2
2
2
Extrabudgetary
1
1
1
1
Fellowships Programme
RP Headquarters
5
5
5
5
Extrabudgetary
2
2
2
2
Public Information
RP Headquarters
25
33
58
27
29
56
RP Field
1
1
1
1
Extrabudgetary
1
2
3
2
4
6
Strategic planning and programme monitoring
RP Headquarters
13
6
19
13
6
19
Extrabudgetary
1
1
1
1
Budget preparation and moitoring
RP Headquarters
14
5
19
14
5
19
Extrabudgetary
4
6
10
5
4
9
Anticipation and foresight
RP Headquarters
3
1
4
3
1
4
TOTAL Part II.C
RP Headquarters
63
56
119
65
52
117
RP Field
3
3
3
3
Extrabudgetary
9
8
17
11
8
19
GRAND TOTAL
75
64
139
79
60
139
VARIATION vs. 33 C/5 APPROVED AS ADJUSTED (Regular Budget + Extrabudgetary)
Items of Expenditure
Regular Budget
Staff
Activities
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
Extrabudgetary
Resources
1
$
$
$
$
Chapter 1
Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa
I.
Staff (established posts)
3 552 100
3 552 100
378 700
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
90 000
90 000
Participants (delegates) travel
40 000
40 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
313 000
313 000
Contractual services
230 000
230 000
General operating expenses
203 600
203 600
Supplies and materials
42 900
42 900
Furniture and equipment
67 500
67 500
Other expenditure
106 000
106 000
Total, Chapter 1
3 552 100
1 093 000
4 645 100
378 700
Chapter 2
Fellowships Programme
I.
Staff (established posts)
639 200
639 200
608 800
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
7 500
7 500
General operating expenses
33 700
33 700
Supplies and materials
2 000
2 000
Furniture and equipment
6 000
6 000
Fellowships and study grants
1 164 100
1 164 100
Other expenditure
18 400
18 400
Total, Chapter 2
639 200
1 231 700
1 870 900
608 800
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Regular Budget
Staff
Activities
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$648.3M
Extrabudgetary
Resources
1
$
$
$
$
Chapter 3
Public Information
I.
Staff (established posts)
11 275 900
11 275 900
1 133 600
II. Other costs:
5 000
Temporary assistance
439 000
439 000
Overtime
9 800
9 800
Participants (delegates) travel
3 600
3 600
Staff travel on offi cial business
187 000
187 000
Contractual services
1 343 900
1 343 900
General operating expenses
319 900
319 900
Supplies and materials
110 000
110 000
Furniture and equipment
352 800
352 800
Total, Chapter 3
11 275 900
2 766 000
14 041 900
1 138 600
Chapter 4
Strategic planning and programme monitoring
I.
Staff (established posts)
4 877 100
4 877 100
246 600
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
261 000
261 000
Overtime
8 000
8 000
Participants (delegates) travel
20 000
20 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
428 000
428 000
Contractual services
150 000
150 000
General operating expenses
90 000
90 000
Supplies and materials
78 000
78 000
Furniture and equipment
24 000
24 000
Other expenditure
108 700
108 700
Total, Chapter 4
4 877 100
1 167 700
6 044 800
246 600
Chapter 5
Budget preparation and monitoring
I.
Staff (established posts)
4 278 000
4 278 000
1 569 600
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
6 000
6 000
Overtime
3 000
3 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
45 000
45 000
Contractual services
567 300
567 300
General operating expenses
20 700
20 700
Supplies and materials
22 800
22 800
Furniture and equipment
33 500
33 500
Total, Chapter 5
4 278 000
698 300
4 976 300
1 569 600
Chapter 6
Anticipation and foresight
I.
Staff (established posts)
929 300
929 300
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
10 000
10 000
Overtime
10 000
10 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
35 000
35 000
Contractual services
360 600
360 600
General operating expenses
60 000
60 000
Supplies and materials
20 000
20 000
Furniture and equipment
20 000
20 000
Other expenditure
10 400
10 400
Total, Chapter 6
929 300
526 000
1 455 300
Total, Part II.C
25 551 600
7 482 700
33 034 300
3 942 300
1 Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
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Chapter 1
Coordination and monitoring of action
to benefi t Africa
Responsible Unit:
Africa Department (AFR)
10101
The Africa Department (AFR) is the focal point for all questions relating to Africa, and is responsible for
advising the Director-General thereon. It has responsibilities both as a central service and with regard
to the programme. Its principal missions are to:
work to strengthen cooperation between the Organization and its African Member States;
ensure that African Union (AU) and NEPAD priorities, including MDG-related needs, are taken
into account in the Organization's fi elds of competence;
monitor the implementation of the Africa programme and progress made in achieving the medium-
term objectives identifi ed for Africa through a distinct intersectoral coordinating and monitoring
mechanism;
help countries in post-crisis and post-confl ict or post-disaster reconstruction situations to meet
the education needs of vulnerable groups, in particular by guiding and supervising the rational
implementation of the Programme of Education for Emergencies and Reconstruction (PEER);
ensure, as may be required, intersectoral coordination of initiatives relating to cross-cutting issues
and themes concerning Africa.
10102
In its efforts to promote, coordinate and monitor action for Africa, the Department will promote an
intersectoral approach that will draw on the exigencies of regional integration, articulated by the African
Union, including through its New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Programme and
subregional organizations. Special attention will be given to mobilizing UNESCO's contribution to the
implementation of the AU/NEPAD sectoral action plans on education, culture, science and technology,
environment, and its frameworks of action for youth and women. The Department will also see to it that
the recom mendations of the UNESCO Committee for NEPAD and of the Forum of African Regional
and Subregional Organizations to Support Cooperation between UNESCO and NEPAD (FOSRASUN)
are taken into account in UNESCO activities.
10103
The Department will support the development and implementation of programmes to benefi t Africa
aimed at building institutional capacities and developing human resources and skills. In this regard,
special attention will be paid to strengthening intersectoral cooperation and inter-agency coordina-
tion (with the Commission of the African Union, the NEPAD secretariat, the Regional Economic
Communities (RECs), the Regional Integration Organizations (RIOs) and so on). As gender equality
is central to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, the building of women's capaci-
ties in all of UNESCO's fi elds of competence will also be promoted. Furthermore, the Department
will promote and support the development of networks and centres of excellence subregionally and
regionally through specialized institutions such as the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-
Building in Africa (IICBA), the International Centre for Girls' and Women's Education in Africa
(CIEFFA), the School of African Heritage (EPA) and the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN),
thus contributing to regional integration. To this end, the Department will also promote systematic
support for regional initiatives and events (FESPACO, FESPAM, FIMA, SIAO, MASA and others) as
factors of integration.
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The Department will facilitate UNESCO's participation in joint programming exercises in the fi eld with
the United Nations and other international development partners, if need be. As international support is
crucial to the achievement of NEPAD objectives even though primary responsibility rests with African
Member States, the Department will also foster and advocate greater involvement by multilateral, bilat-
eral and private stakeholders in all of the Organization's activities in Africa. Use of the cooperation and
partnership frameworks established by African States with Asia, Latin America and the European Union
will be encouraged, as will broader participation by civil society and non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) in existing or future partnerships. The Department will also support efforts to strengthen Africa's
relations with its diaspora, in particular, efforts to strengthen the diaspora's scientifi c, intellectual and
artistic contribution to the development of the continent.
10105
In regard to the Organization's support for African countries in post-crisis and post-confl ict or post-
disaster reconstruction situations, the Department will lead the work of task forces established by the
Director-General and will follow up their recommendations. It will coordinate situation assessment
and will supervise the Organization's response while ensuring harmony with the AU's framework of
action for post-confl ict reconstruction and development and relevant decisions by the AU and its Peace
and Security Council. To ensure consistency and complementarity in the action taken by the various
partners in the fi eld, the Department will also coordinate UNESCO's action with that of other United
Nations system agencies. As the expression of a new ambition, the PEER Programme will be provided
with greater resources in order to improve its response to the continent's growing needs for emergency
education, in close cooperation with the Education Sector.
10106
Lastly, the Department will endeavour, in cooperation with the Secretariat as a whole, both at Headquarters
and in the fi eld, to make the Organization's action to benefi t Africa more visible, including for the general
public.
10107
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Relations with African Member States strengthened, in particular through
their Permanent Delegations and National Commissions and groups of African
Member States within UNESCO, the United Nations and the African Union.
Greater fi nancial support regionally and nationally for programmes developed and supported
by UNESCO;
Adoption of standard-setting instruments drawn up by UNESCO accelerated and expanded;
Holding of joint committee meetings with RECs, organization of meetings of FOSRASUN and
of the UNESCO Committee for NEPAD, and monitoring of the implementation of their recom-
mendations.
Development priorities of African Member States relating to the Organization's
various fi elds of competence refl ected in UNESCO's programming and in the
joint programming of the United Nations system at the country level.
New partnerships with multilateral and bilateral organizations
and with the private sector established and implemented.
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Contribution made to mobilization of extrabudgetary funds in support of UNESCO's strategic
objectives and programme priorities for Africa;
Partnerships and funding sources further diversifi ed.
Joint activities in cooperation with the Offi ce of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), other United Nations partners
or African regional organizations carried out in all post-crisis African
countries, in particular through the PEER Programme.
Number and type of joint initiatives.
Action coordinated and communication and interaction
improved between UNESCO Headquarters and fi eld offi ces
in Africa and the African National Commissions.
Database on cooperation activities with African Member States rigorously maintained and
continuously updated.
Awareness of the Organization's action to benefi t Africa improved
among infl uential opinion-makers, the press and a broader public.
Number of communications/publications on UNESCO's initiatives and achievements in Africa
produced or supported and widely disseminated;
Number of visits to UNESCO's Africa portal, as the primary gateway to information on Africa in
all of UNESCO's fi elds of competence, increased by 50%;
Number of references to UNESCO's action to benefi t Africa in the media and in non-UNESCO
publications.
Chapter 2 Fellowships Programme
Responsible Unit:
Sector for External Relations and Cooperation (ERC)
10201
Fellowships are an effective modality for UNESCO to enhance human resources and capacity of Member
States, especially developing countries and those in transition. UNESCO will continue to build capacities
in Member States by awarding short-term fellowships to individuals studying in areas closely aligned
to the Organization's priority programmes. In addition, UNESCO will focus on increasing fellowships
opportunities funded from extrabudgetary resources for developing countries and countries in transition.
UNESCO will accordingly seek and negotiate cost-sharing arrangements with interested donors under
the Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme. New partnerships with civil society and non- governmental
organizations will also be explored to mobilize additional extrabudgetary resources.
10202
The Fellowships Section will continue to administer fellowships, study and travel grants offered under
the regular programme and from extrabudgetary resources. It will cooperate with the programme
sectors in monitoring fellowships, study and travel grant activities, especially through the Intersectoral
Screening Committee. Cooperation with the United Nations will be continued with a view to
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harmonizing policies, procedures and stipends in the administration of fellowships and sharing infor-
mation on good practices.
10203
Expected results at the end of the biennium
National capacities enhanced in areas of UNESCO programme priorities;
Fellowship benefi ciaries empowered in priority areas through the sharing of knowledge and
upgrading of skills at the graduate and postgraduate levels;
Thematic areas aligned to biennial sectoral objectives and strategic programme priorities;
Administration of fellowships harmonized through cooperation with the United Nations
system;
Fellowship opportunities expanded through new partnerships with Member States, civil society
and non-governmental organizations.
Chapter 3 Public information
Responsible unit:
Bureau of Public Information
10301
The overall objective assigned to the Bureau of Public Information is to increase the visibility of UNESCO
from Headquarters and in the Member States.
10302
The Organization's visibility helps to increase its credibility. It is both a token of recognition of the
work accomplished and a necessary condition for obtaining even greater support for future activities. It
must refl ect the Organization's specifi c characteristics in its various fi elds of competence and its added
value. The public's perception of the Organization stems mainly from the relevance and effectiveness
of its work. Information activities aim to disseminate the founding principles and ideals of UNESCO,
to publicize programmes and projects, mobilize partnerships that contribute to their implementation
and disseminate the results obtained. Accordingly, public information is closely linked to programme
activities and plays an important strategic role in their implementation.
10303
The preparation and implementation of a comprehensive communication plan for the entire Organization
forms the backbone of public information activities and the means of translating its information strategy
into action. It identifi es the priority themes for communication (consistent with programme priorities),
illustrative events and the schedule of information activities to be carried out according to the objectives
pursued with the target audiences. The communication plan must also highlight the complementarity
between various information media and products at the design and implementation stages.
10304
The Organization's Internet portal is now the main information instrument, in terms of both the quantity
of information disseminated and the number of users. The attractiveness of the site depends, mainly, on
the relevance of the information on offer, regular updating and the organization of the information and
search engines used to provide access. Multilingualism is an important factor in the portal's success
and should be developed gradually, depending on the availability of resources, in the Organization's
six offi cial languages. The portal should become a multimedia platform integrating and enhancing all
information products (publications, graphics, audiovisual programmes, and so on), linking the different
communities taking part in the Organization's activities and placing the knowledge generated at their
disposal.
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10305
It is primarily the print and broadcast media that project the Organization's image and disseminate its
programme of action to the public at large. This activity is the subject of close cooperation between BPI
and the Offi ce of the Spokeswoman of the Director-General (ODG/SPO), the only services authorized
to handle contacts with the press.
Print media: dissemination of media advisories, press releases and features on the Organization's
main activities; handling journalists' requests for information and interviews; and organization of
press briefi ngs and conferences.
Broadcast media: production of audiovisual material (fi lms and photographs) illustrating the
Organization's activities for television.
A special effort is made, in the form of press campaigns, on the occasion of some major events
(presentation of reports, award of some prizes, inscription of new World Heritage sites, and so on)
or when current events so require.
10306
BPI coordinates the publications programme with the sectors and units, providing editorial, technical and
legal advice for the development of projects concerning for-sale and free publications. The programme
will apply a new publications policy based on the following principles:
extension of the concept of publication to cover various types of media;
alignment of publication objectives and content with medium- and short-term programme
priorities;
adoption of a "publications quality assurance framework".
10307
BPI is directly responsible for the editorial production (in the six offi cial languages of the Organization)
and the distribution of the UNESCO Courier online (10 issues a year).
10308
Together with the programme sectors and Permanent Delegations of Member States, BPI organizes
cultural events (exhibitions, concerts and fi lm shows) and visits to Headquarters in order to promote the
Organization's image to the public and the media.
10309
The communication plan must include public information activities in the Member States. Information
activities should be carried out in partnership with fi eld offi ces, National Commissions, UNESCO Clubs,
civil society organizations and others. This means mobilizing all possible networks to disseminate infor-
mation about the Organization's programmes and its achievements in order to increase the visibility of
UNESCO in the fi eld.
10310
Internal communication is achieved primarily through four means of delivery, accessible to the Secretariat
and the Permanent Delegations:
the Intranet site, updated daily;
the email message UNESCOMMUNICATION electronic mail (sent twice a week);
the weekly information and discussion meetings 60 minutes to convince, at which the various units
present their activities and facilitate the internal dissemination of information relating specifi cally
to programme execution;
Flash Info, produced by ODG/SPO, covering the activities by the Director-General.
10311
The name, acronym and logo of UNESCO are crucial to the Organization's image and the way in which
it is perceived by the public. It is important that they be used in accordance with the decisions of the
governing bodies of the Organization and that such use be monitored regularly.
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Expected results at the end of the biennium
Comprehensive communication plan elaborated and implemented.
Performance indicator:
Implementation rate of the programmed activities.
Unesco.org portal further developed and enhanced.
Performance indicators:
Rise in the number of users of the Internet portal;
Degree of satisfaction of specifi c target groups (user surveys).
Media information prepared and disseminated.
Performance indicator:
Number of articles, radio and television programmes on UNESCO in the print and broadcast
media.
Organization's publications programme implemented.
Performance indicators:
Number of works published, in line with programme priorities;
Dissemination of those works;
Qualitative evaluation by readers.
Ten issues per year of the online edition of the UNESCO Courier
disseminated in the six offi cial languages of the Organization.
Programme of cultural events organized.
Performance indicators:
Number of events;
Number of participants;
Qualitative evaluation by organizers and participants;
Number of articles in the media.
Public information in the Member States developed.
Performance indicator:
Number of activities carried out and evaluation of their impact through the national media.
Internal communication developed and intensifi ed.
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Impact of the use of the logo and name of the Organization evaluated.
Performance indicator:
Quantitative and qualitative content of the impact reports.
Chapter 4 Strategic planning and programme monitoring
Responsible unit:
Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP)
10401
The Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP) is the focal point for all programmatic and strategic issues and
provides advice to the Director-General thereon. Principal responsibilities of the Bureau include:
the preparation, together with the Bureau of the Budget and in close cooperation with all Secretariat
units, of the biennial Programme and Budget of the Organization (35 C/5), ensuring compliance with
the strategic objectives of document 34 C/4, and the guidance provided by the governing bodies,
the Director-General's directives and the principles of results-based planning and programming;
responsibility for the preparation of the C/5 entails, inter alia, preparing the preliminary proposals
of the Director-General, analysing replies thereto from Member States, Associate Members, IGOs
and NGOs, drawing up plans and guidelines for the preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget,
providing advice and assisting sectors/bureaux in devising strategies and in articulating expected
results, performance indicators and benchmarks at the various levels of programming, and ensuring
that the results of evaluation activities are duly taken into account;
the monitoring of the implementation of the Programme with a view to assessing progress towards
the expected outcomes in the Organization's Medium-Term Strategy (34 C/4), and the preparation
of revisions to the C/4 document, as may be required;
the monitoring of the implementation of the approved programme and its work plans through regular
reviews of the status of programme execution, as well as the preparation of related statutory reports
to the governing bodies, focusing on progress made towards the achievement of the C/5 expected
results; measures to strengthen this function, and thus programme delivery, include improving the
methodology and instruments of programme monitoring and providing the necessary training to
programme managers;
10402
In addition to these responsibilities, BSP defi nes and refi nes strategic approaches, provides guidance
and overall coordination for the implementation of intersectoral platforms and coordinates activities
relating to specifi c overarching and strategic themes, such as the dialogue among civilizations, cultures
and peoples or a cross-sectoral approach to capacity-building. It also contributes to other policy and
strategic issues addressed through dedicated task forces established by the Director-General. BSP is
furthermore entrusted with the responsibility for following up on activities pertaining to the International
Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010), for which
UNESCO has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly as lead agency.
10403
BSP also leads and coordinates UNESCO's participation in and contribution to United Nations system
inter-agency positions and activities concerning programme issues, in particular in the framework of
the One United Nations approach globally and at the country level. It will provide guidance, training
and backstopping to the Secretariat units involved in common country programming exercises (CCA,
UNDAF, PRS, SWAp, JAS) as well as to undertake capacity-training for Headquarters and fi eld staff
thereon. As representative of UNESCO in the programme-related activities and discussions of the Chief
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Executives Board for Coordination (CEB), especially in the context of its High-Level Committee on
Programmes (HLCP) and of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) and their subsidiary
bodies, including the support group for the One United Nations pilot countries, BSP is further entrusted
with the task of ensuring the integration of the all internationally agreed development goals, including
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other pertinent provisions of the United Nations
Millennium Declaration and the 2005 World Summit Outcome document into UNESCO's programme
activities, and to promote coherence of efforts from the perspectives and interests of UNESCO as a
specialized agency.
10404
As part of its central servicing functions, BSP promotes and monitors that gender equality issues are
accorded priority at all stages of programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation for
both regular and extrabudgetary activities, as stipulated in document 34 C/4. BSP further serves as the
Organization's focal point for monitoring targeted programme activities pertaining to youth and least
developed countries (LDCs). In this context, capacity-building efforts will be undertaken, in particular,
gender mainstreaming training, which the Director-General has made mandatory for all staff, as well as
youth mainstreaming training.
10405
Lastly, BSP is also responsible for maintaining UNESCO's central programme management system
(SISTER), which both integrates and supports the RBM approach, and for continuously enhancing this
online programming, budgeting, management, monitoring, reporting and evaluation tool to refl ect good
RBM practices. The management and further development of SISTER will be complemented by specifi c
staff training programmes in RBM, and especially results formulation, in order to build or strengthen
the capacity of staff in results-based programming, monitoring and reporting.
10406
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Programming, monitoring and reporting functions carried out in line with UNESCO's results-
based management approach, ensuring compliance with the strategic orientations and the
programming framework and priorities set by the governing bodies, as well as the Director-
General's directives;
Strategic guidance and overall coordination provided for the implementation of intersectoral
platforms as well as activities relating to specifi c themes (e.g. dialogue among civilizations,
cultures and peoples, cross-sectoral approach to capacity-building);
UNESCO's programmatic contribution in the context of the United Nations reform and United
Nations inter-agency cooperation articulated and strengthened, both at the global and country
levels;
Women's empowerment and gender equality in all UNESCO programmes promoted through
building requisite capacities for gender mainstreaming.
Chapter 5 Budget preparation and monitoring
Responsible unit:
Bureau of the Budget (BB)
10501
The Bureau of the Budget is the focal point for all budgetary issues concerning the Organization.
The Bureau provides advice to the Director-General and acts as liaison on budgetary matters to the
various sectors, bureaux, offi ces and institutes as well as to other outside bodies and Member States, as
appropriate.
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10502
Specifi c activities of the Bureau include:
Overall responsibility jointly with the Bureau of Strategic Planning for the preparation of the
Programme and Budget of the Organization (C/5), in consultation with other sectors/bureaux/offi ces
concerned;
Review of budgetary implementation to ensure that proposed expenditures are in line with the
approved work plans;
Monitoring and reporting on the budgetary execution of programme activities, whether fi nanced
from regular programme or extrabudgetary resources;
Overall management of the budget of the Organization, with particular emphasis on staff costs;
Participation in all internal Secretariat groups, task forces, etc., whose deliberations have a fi nancial
implication for the budget of the Organization, and in relevant inter-agency activities, such as the
High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM) of the Chief Executives Board (CEB);
Preparation of documents, especially for submission to governing bodies.
10503
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Draft Programme and Budget for 2010-2011 (35 C/5) prepared;
Programme and Budget for 2008-2009 (34 C/5) administered, managed and monitored;
Budget implementation (regular programme and extrabudgetary funds) regularly monitored
and reported to appropriate oversight bodies (internal and Member States);
Financial and budgetary guidance provided and participation in all matters and projects having
a budgetary impact for the Organization;
Administrative offi cers, young professionals and other staff trained on budget management
issues;
Follow-up of harmonization of United Nations policies, including cost recovery, and their
fi nancial and budgetary impact;
Active participation in projects such as IPSAS, as well as in development of administrative
and managerial tools;
Chapter 6 Anticipation and foresight
Responsible Unit:
Offi ce of Foresight (FOR)
10601
In order to strengthen UNESCO's role as a forum of anticipation and future-oriented thinking and
strengthen its intersectorality and interdisciplinarity in this fi eld, the Offi ce of Foresight will endeavour to
promote dialogue, analysis and critical and speculative research on future questions in the Organization's
fi elds of competence.
10602
This task under the intellectual, scientifi c, strategic and ethical watch function will be performed in
accordance with an intersectoral and interdisciplinary approach. The Twenty-fi rst Century Talks and
the Twenty-fi rst Century Dialogues will continue and will be the core activities intended to reach and
inform a wide audience in this fi eld. Several meetings in this series will be held at Headquarters and in
the fi eld, in the various regions of the world. Publication of anthologies of these meetings in the various
language versions will also be continued, as will the dissemination of the fi rst two: Keys to the Twenty-
fi rst Century and The Future of Values.
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10603
Furthermore, through its publications and debates the Offi ce of Foresight will endeavour to increase the
entire Organization's awareness of foresight issues. Accordingly, it will seek to ensure that its activities
serve all of the Organization's fi elds of competence so that better account will be taken of the emerging
challenges and changes in the world. Initiatives taken by the Offi ce will respond, as appropriate, to the
needs of the programme sectors. Those activities will contribute to the identifi cation of new issues that
are likely to guide strategies and approaches. Intellectual assistance will be provided to UNESCO's
Member States and partners that wish to strengthen their capacities in this fi eld.
10604
Lastly, the Offi ce of Foresight will strive to strengthen partnerships and networks in the fi eld of future-
oriented thinking and to continue to raise the awareness of the public, decision-makers and scientifi c
and intellectual communities with regard to major issues of the future and the importance of anticipation
and foresight in UNESCO's fi elds of competence. Through action to raise the awareness of the audi-
ences concerned and of the leading media in various regions of the world, the Offi ce will, in particular,
undertake targeted dissemination of the programme's key messages, the lines of inquiry that emerge from
the Twenty-fi rst Century Talks and the recommendations set out in the UNESCO World Report Towards
Knowledge Societies.
10605
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Better anticipation of foreseeable trends and emerging
challenges in UNESCO's fi elds of competence.
Performance indicators:
Events relating to foresight issues organized (number, participants, media coverage):
Benchmark: 6 Twenty-fi rst Century Talks at Headquarters and at least 2 in the fi eld; organization
of 2 Twenty-fi rst Century Dialogues lasting a full day;
Impact of these events on the integration of a future-oriented dimension into UNESCO's
approaches.
Raising the awareness of Member States, scientifi c and intellectual
communities, the media, civil society and the public at large with regard
to major issues of the future and to the importance of future-oriented
thinking in UNESCO's fi elds of competence.
Performance indicators:
Publication of articles and media coverage of events:
Benchmark: 50 leading journals involved in different regions; publication and dissemination of
the anthologies of Twenty-fi rst Century Talks in the various language versions;
Degree of integration of future-oriented approaches into policy analysis and into global and
regional dialogues;
Networks of experts established in this fi eld.
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Support for Programme
Execution and Administration
ZRG Part III 1
Staff/Activities
Regular Budget
Extrabudgetary
Resources
1
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting/
Technical
Adjustments
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
A. Field management and
coordination
Staff
4 308 700
4 308 700
36 900
191 100
4 536 700
210 000
Activities
16 679 600
16 679 600
1 646 500
1 316 000
19 642 100
2 042 000
Total, Part III.A
20 988 300
20 988 300
1 683 400
1 507 100
24 178 800
2 252 000
B. External relations and
cooperation
Staff
16 456 300
72 800
16 529 100
(572 500)
664 500
16 621 100
4 729 100
Activities
3 368 400
3 368 400
(307 300)
174 200
3 235 300
Total, Part III.B
19 824 700
72 800
19 897 500
(879 800)
838 700
19 856 400
4 729 100
C. Human resources management
Staff
15 964 800
(146 500)
15 818 300
121 900
715 200
16 655 400
513 300
Activities
14 752 100
14 752 100
1 309 000
609 000
16 670 100
104 300
Total, Part III.C
30 716 900
(146 500)
30 570 400
1 430 900
1 324 200
33 325 500
617 600
D. Administration
Chapter 1
Administrative coordination,
support and procurement
Staff
5 730 200
(108 600)
5 621 600
187 600
268 400
6 077 600
795 600
Activities
302 500
45 000
347 500
(62 500)
17 500
302 500
Chapter 2
Accounting, treasury management
and fi nancial control
Staff
7 507 400
108 600
7 616 000
749 300
317 200
8 682 500
1 593 100
Activities
1 627 000
1 627 000
1 390 200
184 800
3 202 000
Chapter 3
Information systems and
telecommunications
Staff
12 722 500
12 722 500
(157 100)
511 200
13 076 600
2 473 500
Activities
10 629 500
10 629 500
(1 598 100)
553 100
9 584 500
Chapter 4
Conferences, languages and
documents
Staff
22 165 800
146 500
22 312 300
(1 276 800)
938 900
21 974 400
1 034 000
Activities
3 852 900
3 852 900
(1 164 700)
164 600
2 852 800
Chapter 5
Common services, security,
utilities and management of
premises and equipment
Staff
16 228 200
217 200
16 445 400
(25 200)
557 700
16 977 900
4 334 000
Activities
11 186 000
(45 000)
11 141 000
(686 900)
640 300
11 094 400
44 000
Chapter 6
Maintenance, conservation and
renovation of Headquarters
premises
Activities
14 200 000
14 200 000
(334 700)
5 334 700
19 200 000
Total, Part III.DStaff
64 354 100
363 700
64 717 800
(522 200)
2 593 400
66 789 000
10 230 200
Total, Part III.DActivities
41 797 900
41 797 900
(2 456 700)
6 895 000
46 236 200
44 000
Total, Part III.D
106 152 000
363 700
106 515 700
(2 978 900)
9 488 400
113 025 200
10 274 200
Total, Part III
177 681 900
290 000
177 971 900
(744 400)
13 158 400
190 385 900
17 872 900
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Comments on the volume variation between 34 C/5 Core scenario and 33 C/5
Approved
When compared to the 33 C/5, the proposed budget for the 34 C/5 core scenario shows a net volume
increase of $1.7M (8.0%). This increase in resources can be linked to the reinforcement of fi eld offi ces
with specifi c emphasis on UNESCO's participation in the pilots for the One United Nations initiative,
provision of administrative backstopping for post-confl ict situations and additional fi eld security require-
ments, plus a marginal increase in other activities.
Staff Activities Total
Total staff adjustments (reclassifi cations)
36 900
36 900
HQ operations
96 500
96 500
Participation in One United Nations initiative
650 000
650 000
Administrative support for post confl ict
600 000
600 000
Additional fi eld security
300 000
300 000
Total increase of resources
36 900
1 646 500
1 683 400
Part III.B External Relations and Cooperation
Comments on the volume variation between 34 C/5 Core scenario and 33 C/5
Approved
As outlined below, when compared to the 33 C/5, the proposed budget for the 34 C/5 Core scenario
shows a volume decrease of $0.9M (4.4%). This decrease is linked to the reduction in staff and activities
by 2.9% and 1.5% respectively.
Staff Activities Total
Total staff adjustments
(572 500)
(572 500)
Division of relations with organizations and new partnerships
(100 000)
(100 000)
Division of cooperation with extrabudgetary funding sources
(33 000)
(33 000)
Other volume reduction
(174 300)
(174 300)
Total decrease of resources
(572 500)
(307 300)
(879 800)
Part III.C Human Resources Management
Comments on the volume variation between 34 C/5 Core scenario and 33 C/5
Approved
When compared to the 33 C/5, the net variation in volume corresponds to an increase of $1.4 M (4.7%)
which is mainly in the activity budget. The increase in activity is due to the additional funds provided to
HRM for non-compressible items such as MBF claims processing outsourcing, JCU and STEPS; HRM
has reduced its training budget by 13%.
Staff
Activities
Total
Total staff adjustments
121 900
121 900
MBF-claims processing outsourcing
2 300 000
2 300 000
STEPS
200 000
200 000
JCU (Children's club and day nursery)
200 000
200 000
Training budget
(800 000)
(800 000)
Other volume reduction
(591 000)
(591 000)
Net increase of resources
121 900
1 309 000
1 430 900
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Comments on the volume variation between 34 C/5 Core scenario and 33 C/5
Approved
When compared to the 33 C/5, the net volume decrease of about $3M corresponds to 6% reduction in
activity budget and 1% reduction in staff for ADM. In terms of activity, earmarked funds of $1.7M are
foreseen for the implementation of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and
tax reimbursement for interpreters. Without taking these into account, the real reduction in resources is
about $4M, part of which is in DIT (HRM systems, mainframe switch-off, SISTER, helpdesk, etc.), CLD
(temporary assistance, overtime and operating costs) and HQD (expedition charges and Headquarters
security).
Staff Activities Total
Total staff adjustments
(522 200)
(522 200)
Administration coordination and support
(62 500)
(62 500)
Additional Funds for IPSAS
1 500 000
1 500 000
Division of the Comptroller (DCO)
(109 800)
(109 800)
Division of information systems and telecommunications (DIT)
(1 598 100)
(1 598 100)
Tax reimbursement for interpreters
200 000
200 000
Division of conferences, languages and documents (CLD)
(1 364 700)
(1 364 700)
Headquarters Division (HQD)
(1 021 600)
(1 021 600)
Net decrease of resources
(522 200)
(2 456 700)
(2 978 900)
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ZRG Part III 2
ESTABLISHED POSTS BY CATEGORY AND BY FUNDING SOURCE
Programme related services
33 C/5 Approved as adjusted
34 C/5 Proposed $648.3M
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
ADG/D/P/NPO
GS/L
Total
Field management and coordination
RP Headquarters
12 8
20 12 8
20
Extrabudgetary
1
1
External relations and cooperation
RP Headquarters
40 41 81
38 40 78
RP Field
3
3 3
3
Extrabudgetary
11 7
18 13 7
20
Human resources management
RP Headquarters
33 55 88
36 51 87
Extrabudgetary
2 1 3
1 1 2
Administration
RP Headquarters
107 276 383
115 270 385
RP Field
Extrabudgetary
22 47 69
15 46 61
RP Headquarters
192 380 572
201 369 570
RP Field
3
3 3
3
Extrabudgetary
35 55 90
30 54 84
GRAND TOTAL
230 435 665
234 423 657
VARIATION vs. 33 C/5 APPROVED AS ADJUSTED (Regular Budget + Extrabudgetary)
(8)
Items of Expenditure
Regular Budget
Staff
Activities
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
Extra budgetary
Resources
1
$
$
$
$
A. Field management and coordination
1. Headquarters (HQ)
I. Staff (established posts)
4 536 700
4 536 700
210 000
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
56 000
56 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
171 000
171 000
Contractual services
237 000
237 000
General operating expenses
69 100
69 100
Supplies and materials
20 000
20 000
Furniture and equipment
57 000
57 000
Total,Part III. A.1
4 536 700
610 100
5 146 800
210 000
2. Field offi ces running costs
Temporary assistance
4 617 400
4 617 400
Staff travel on offi cial business
1 442 500
1 442 500
Contractual services
161 000
161 000
General operating expenses
8 832 300
8 832 300
2 042 000
Improvement of premises
298 800
298 800
Supplies and materials
1 000 000
1 000 000
Furniture and equipment
970 000
970 000
Other expenditure
160 000
160 000
Total, Part III.A.2
17 482 000
17 482 000
2 042 000
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Regular Budget
Staff
Activities
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Proposed
$648.3M
Extra budgetary
Resources
1
$
$
$
$
3. Sums administered by fi eld management and
coordination for reinforcement in fi eld offi ces
UNESCO's participation in pilots for One United Nations initiative
650 000
650 000
Administrative support for post confl ict
600 000
600 000
Additional fi eld security
300 000
300 000
Total, Field reinforcement
1 550 000
1 550 000
Total, Part III.A.3
4 536 700
19 642 100
24 178 800
2 252 000
B. External relations and cooperation
I. Staff (established posts)
16 621 100
16 621 100
4 729 100
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
176 500
176 500
Overtime
8 500
8 500
Participants (delegates) travel
792 000
792 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
647 200
647 200
Contractual services
1 013 500
1 013 500
General operating expenses
316 500
316 500
Supplies and materials
63 200
63 200
Furniture and equipment
135 500
135 500
Other expenditure
82 400
82 400
Total, Part III.B
16 621 100
3 235 300
19 856 400
4 729 100
C. Human resources management
I. Staff (established posts)
16 655 400
16 655 400
513 300
II. Other costs:
104 300
Temporary assistance
180 700
180 700
Overtime
8 400
8 400
Participants (delegates) travel
10 000
10 000
Staff travel on offi cial business (ICSC, HLCM, etc.)
132 000
132 000
Contractual services
314 300
314 300
General operating expenses
201 400
201 400
Supplies and materials
39 400
39 400
Furniture and equipment
59 100
59 100
Other expenditure
17 500
17 500
III. Sums administered by the Bureau of Human Resources Management
on behalf of the Organization as a whole:
Young Professionals Programme and recruitment activities
1 350 000
1 350 000
Training Budget
5 200 000
5 200 000
Contribution to MBF for Associate Participants and administrative costs
6 114 800
6 114 800
Staff Compensation Plan
129 600
129 600
Pension Fund Travel (UNJSPF)
24 400
24 400
Inter-Agency Games (Contribution for staff members' travel)
16 100
16 100
Contribution to staff associations
72 400
72 400
JCU (Children's Club and Day Nursery)
300 000
300 000
MBF claims processing
2 300 000
2 300 000
STEPS
200 000
200 000
Total, Part III.C
16 655 400
16 670 100
33 325 500
617 600
D. Administration
Chapter 1
Administrative coordination, support and procurement
I. Staff (established posts)
6 077 600
6 077 600
795 600
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
43 000
43 000
Participants (delegates) travel
90 000
90 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
64 000
64 000
Contractual services
38 000
38 000
General operating expenses
11 100
11 100
Supplies and materials
13 900
13 900
Furniture and equipment
40 000
40 000
Other expenditure
2 500
2 500
Total, Chapter 1
6 077 600
302 500
6 380 100
795 600
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Items of Expenditure
Regular Budget
Staff
Activities
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
Extra budgetary
Resources
1
$
$
$
$
Chapter 2
Accounting, treasury management and fi nancial control
I. Staff (established posts)
8 682 500
8 682 500
1 593 100
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
90 000
90 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
40 000
40 000
Contractual services
100 000
100 000
General operating expenses
84 000
84 000
Supplies and materials
70 000
70 000
III. Sums administered by the Division of the Comptroller on behalf of the
Organization as a whole:
Insurance premiums
1 088 000
1 088 000
IPSAS
1 500 000
1 500 000
Amortization of the construction costs of the premises of the UNESCO
International Bureau of Education
230 000
230 000
Total, Chapter 2
8 682 500
3 202 000
11 884 500
1 593 100
Chapter 3
Information systems and telecommunications
I. Staff (established posts)
13 076 600
13 076 600
2 473 500
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
414 000
414 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
205 000
205 000
Contractual services
615 900
615 900
General operating expenses
1 775 600
1 775 600
Supplies and materials
312 000
312 000
Furniture and equipment
890 600
890 600
Provisions for SISTER
300 000
300 000
Provision for FABS
4 000 000
4 000 000
Provision for systems rationalization (STEPS, IPSAS, PIU)
1 071 400
1 071 400
Total, Chapter 3
13 076 600
9 584 500
22 661 100
2 473 500
Chapter 4
Conferences, languages and documents
I. Staff (established posts)
21 974 400
21 974 400
1 034 000
II. Other costs:
Temporary assistance
753 500
753 500
Overtime
80 000
80 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
13 000
13 000
General operating expenses
1 304 800
1 304 800
Supplies and materials
381 500
381 500
Furniture and equipment
120 000
120 000
Tax reimbursement for interpreters
200 000
200 000
Total, Chapter 4
21 974 400
2 852 800
24 827 200
1 034 000
Chapter 5
Common services, security, utilities and management
of premises and equipment
I. Staff (established posts)
16 977 900
16 977 900
4 334 000
II. Other costs:
44 000
Temporary assistance
223 800
223 800
Overtime and night differential
760 000
760 000
Staff travel on offi cial business
20 000
20 000
General operating expenses
29 200
29 200
Supplies and materials
30 000
30 000
Furniture and equipment
100 000
100 000
III. Sums administered by the Headquarters Division on behalf of the
Organization as a whole:
Equipment and Materials
171 000
171 000
Electricity
1 500 000
1 500 000
Heating
1 700 000
1 700 000
Water and compressed air
521 200
521 200
Taxes (sweeping and waste disposal)
509 000
509 000
Maintenance contracts (including cleaning and hygiene)
and other charges
3 318 700
3 318 700
Expedition charges
579 300
579 300
Headquarters Security
1 632 200
1 632 200
Total, Chapter 5
16 977 900
11 094 400
28 072 300
4 378 000
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Regular Budget
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Activities
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$648.3M
Extra budgetary
Resources
1
$
$
$
$
Chapter 6
Maintenance, conservation and renovation of Headquarters premises
II. Other costs:
Maintenance, conservation and renovation of buildings
and infrastructures
4 500 000
4 500 000
Amortization of renovation plan loan
13 400 000
13 400 000
Amortization of offi cial residence loan
1 300 000
1 300 000
Total, Chapter 6
19 200 000
19 200 000
Total, Part III.D
66 789 000
46 236 200
113 025 200
10 274 200
Total, Part III
104 602 200
85 783 700
190 385 900
17 872 900
1
Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
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III.A
Field management
and coordination
Responsible Unit:
Bureau of Field Coordination (BFC)
11001
T
he Bureau of Field Coordination (BFC) is the focal point for overall management and adminis-
tration of fi eld offi ces and provides advice to the Director-General and senior management on
the implementation and continued refi nement of the Organization's decentralization strategy. It
acts as the secretariat of the Decentralization Review Task Force which focused in 2007 on short-term
adjustments aimed at strengthening fi eld capacity and accountability and at fi rmly engaging in United
Nations reform at the country level, both through the One United Nations approach and other joint
programming exercises by UNCTs, such as CCAs and UNDAFs. The Task Force will next examine
longer-term measures to adapt UNESCO's decentralized system to the exigencies of United Nations
reform at country level and to the overall architecture of United Nations presence in the fi eld that will
evolve from the ongoing One United Nations pilot exercises and decisions to be taken by intergovern-
mental bodies, including the United Nations General Assembly in the context of the 2007 Triennial
comprehensive policy review of operational activities (TCPR).
11002
BFC will ensure a smooth information fl ow between Headquarters and fi eld offi ces on issues pertaining
to United Nations reform, in particular the One United Nations approach, and catalyse technical support
and backstopping to fi eld offi ces for their active participation in joint country-level programming
through increased responsiveness and resource-sharing among the various UNESCO entities. It will also
provide guidance to fi eld offi ces on other facets of the One United Nations approach, notably common
services, alignment of administrative practices and, when appropriate, common premises, and assist
them concretely, in coordination with central services concerned, by providing them with the necessary
internal and external expertise through missions and short-term assignments. In addition, BFC will
provide targeted reinforcement to fi eld offi ces to facilitate their interaction with UNCTs in countries
where the Organization has non-resident status and to support possible alternative arrangements in such
cases.
11003
BFC supervises the Directors and Heads of fi eld offi ces who report to it on the use of operating and
security costs as well as on overall offi ce and human resources management. The network of fi eld offi ces
serves as a common platform for all programme sectors to which fi eld offi ce Directors and Heads are
accountable. In addition, they have direct reporting lines to a number of central services. Within this
set-up BFC, with relevant programme sectors and central services, will coordinate the assessment of
fi eld offi ce Directors' and Heads' performances, through Performance Agreements piloted in 2007,
defi ning on a biennial basis key expected results in all aspects of their functions (programme manage-
ment, mobilization of partnerships and resources, budget and fi nance, people management, security,
etc.) with corresponding performance indicators.
11004
BFC is responsible for apportioning operating costs among fi eld offi ces and for monitoring expendi-
ture and ensuring cost-effi ciency. Support fi eld staff is attached to BFC which will pursue efforts to fi ll
staff gaps in administrative units so as to improve internal controls, and more generally in core support
functions. Furthermore, BFC will advise senior management on overall staffi ng needs of fi eld offi ces
in order to ensure that there is an adequate level of and balance between substantive and support staff.
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BFC will also provide backstopping and assistance to fi eld offi ces in the implementation of IOS audit
recommendations and for strengthening administrative and managerial capacities, including through
mentoring and tutoring schemes.
11005
Within the United Nations security management system, BFC acts as UNESCO's focal point for the
safety and security of fi eld staff and premises and is responsible for overall compliance with estab-
lished security policies and strategies. This function consists, inter alia, of participation in inter-agency
mechanisms and activities aimed at developing and refi ning United Nations fi eld security policies and
directives, ensuring house-wide implementation of instructions and guidelines emanating from and
measures recommended by the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), raising
awareness among staff at and away from Headquarters regarding security and safety of premises and
staff, and administration, management and monitoring of the fi eld security budget (included in Part I.C
of draft document 34 C/5). BFC, in its fi eld security focal point capacity, also ensures adequate access to
and implementation of the fi eld security training programmes and provides assistance and fi eld security
advice to Field offi ces and to staff travelling on mission.
11006
BFC cooperates with the relevant central services in: (i) promoting the application of delegation of
authority to fi eld offi ces, and corresponding programme and management accountability; (ii) ensuring
the further strengthening of electronic networking facilities in fi eld offi ces; (iii) the continued roll-out
of corporate training programmes providing all fi eld staff with a common vision and understanding
of UNESCO as well as the requisite technical skills for the smooth implementation of programmes
and improved visibility of the Organization's actions in Member States, effective participation in joint
country-level programming and other facets of the One United Nations approach.
11007
Finally, BFC coordinates UNESCO's response to post-confl ict and post-disaster situations in all regions
except Africa (which falls under the responsibility of the Africa Department) and act as secretariat for
relevant task forces set up by the Director-General. It provides strategic focus to UNESCO's participation
in the United Nations integrated assistance to early recovery and reconstruction, including in OCHA
consolidated appeals and fl ash appeals, common United Nations needs assessments, and programming
and funding mechanisms, as well as to UNESCO's initiatives in reconciliation and peace-building. BFC
acts as liaison with the relevant inter-agency mechanisms and facilitates the smooth fl ow of information
and interactions between Headquarters and fi eld offi ces concerned. BFC also provides administrative
backstopping to UNESCO's operations in post-confl ict and post-disaster situations and is tasked as neces-
sary with the rapid setting up, in cooperation with the cluster offi ces concerned, of UNESCO presence to
facilitate the Organization's immediate response. To this end, BFC assures the logistical infrastructure,
within the corresponding UNCTs whenever feasible or in close cooperation with the United Nations
Resident Coordinator, and the deployment of the required management and administrative staff to ensure
that rules and procedures are adhered to.
11008
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Frameworks for decentralization accountability harmonized and strengthened.
Participation in One United Nations approach initiatives strengthened at country level and
coherent action between Headquarters and fi eld offi ces promoted.
Integrated approach to performance assessment of fi eld offi ce Directors and Heads put in
place.
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Operating budgets of fi eld offi ces monitored and their management and administration
improved.
Awareness raised among fi eld and Headquarters staff of fi eld security issues and related delega-
tion of authority and accountability, as well as of security policies and guidelines.
DSS instructions regarding safety and security of premises and staff in the fi eld implemented.
Strategic participation in United Nations integrated post-confl ict and post-disaster responses
ensured, in particular with respect to common needs assessments, OCHA consolidated appeals,
and strategic and programmatic frameworks, as well as funding mechanisms.
Effective post-confl ict and post-disaster operations with proper infrastructures and administra-
tive mechanisms put in place.
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III.B
External relations
and cooperation
Responsible unit:
Sector for External Relations and Cooperation (ERC)
12001
UNESCO will continue to realize its priorities and goals by building effi cient relations with its Member
States, Associate Members, observers and territories; through partnership and engagement with the
United Nations, its specialized agencies, programmes, funds and organs; and through collaboration with
other international, intergovernmental, and non-governmental agencies and organizations. UNESCO
will develop and expand these relations to secure the universal membership of the Organization and to
realize effective international cooperation in all its fi elds of competence. UNESCO will work to develop
a genuine "culture of partnership", involving civil society actors, to enhance the impact of its programme
activities at the country level.
12002
Extrabudgetary contributions will be important to reach the strategic programme objectives and biennial
sectoral priorities. UNESCO will improve the management of these contributions by developing and
implementing an extrabudgetary resources mobilization strategic plan.
12003
Throughout the biennium, UNESCO will make a proactive contribution to United Nations system activi-
ties and mechanisms as well as interagency cooperation, especially as the United Nations reform efforts
gather momentum.
12004
The Sector for External Relations and Cooperation, headed by the Assistant Director-General, is respon-
sible for these efforts. The ADG is assisted by an Executive Offi ce responsible for the Sector's coordina-
tion, liaison, evaluation, administration, communication and information.
Following are the biennial priorities and strategic objectives of the ERC sector:
1. Strengthening relations with Member States
12005
UNESCO will seek to reinforce liaison with its Member States, including Permanent Delegations and
National Commissions. It will provide a full range of services to Member States and their Permanent
Delegates in terms of access to UNESCO, encompassing routine correspondence to larger impact
activities, such as the follow-up to offi cial visits and Memoranda of Understanding, while responding
to priorities of Member States. One of the more recent challenges has been to integrate the work
of National Commissions into UNESCO's knowledge base contributing to in-country activities and
cooperation. This is an ongoing effort and involves the provision of up-to-date and real-time informa-
tion on activities, often innovative in nature, of 192 National Commissions. This will enable National
Commissions to share their experiences with each other, while allowing UNESCO to utilize them as an
integral part of its programming.
Relations with Member States
12006
The development of relations with Member States, Associate Members, observers and territories remains
the Sector's core task. The Sector will support and encourage non-Member States to join the Organization
so as to ensure the greatest possible degree of universality. Close cooperation will be pursued with the
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Permanent Delegates and with the established groups of Member States at UNESCO. Bilateral meetings
and general information consultations with Permanent Delegations will be held on a regular basis on
major issues and themes relating to the Organization's functioning and activities.
12007
Certain groups of countries at the subregional and regional levels, sharing similar profi les will receive
particular attention. In close cooperation with the programme sectors, concerned Member States and
other institutions, the Sector will develop strategies to meet the urgent needs of these countries, including
through extrabudgetary resources. The Sector will contribute to the preparation and follow-up of meetings
and missions of the Director-General, together with other sectors, fi eld offi ces, National Commissions
and the Africa Department.
12008
The Internet-based analyses, information and data on cooperation with each Member State will be
updated regularly, thereby providing rapid responses to information needs.
12009
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Member States, particularly through their Permanent Delegates and established groups at
Headquarters, better integrated into UNESCO's functioning and enabled to partake in deci-
sion-making;
Extrabudgetary funds mobilized to meet the priorities of select countries;
Electronic databases on cooperation with Member States and Associate Members up-
dated.
2.
Enhancing the role and capacity of National Commissions
12010
As constituent elements of UNESCO and a unique network within the United Nations system, the
National Commissions for UNESCO actively contribute to the pursuit of UNESCO's objectives and
the conceptualization, implementation and delivery of its programmes at the regional, subregional and
country levels. UNESCO will continue to enhance its long-standing cooperation with them, also adapted
for the special circumstances of United Nations-wide reform.
12011
Acting as bodies for liaison, advice, information and programme implementation, they serve and assist
both the Member States and UNESCO in numerous areas such as:
intergovernmental programmes;
UNESCO prizes;
celebration of international days and anniversaries;
preparation of and follow-up to major international events;
use of UNESCO's name and logo;
nomination of national experts to UNESCO events;
decentralization;
partnerships;
fundraising;
visibility of UNESCO;
the Participation Programme and the Fellowships Programme;
UNESCO Clubs and Centres; NGOs and civil society partners;
UNESCO Chairs and Associated Schools;
candidates for vacant posts in the Secretariat.
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Assistance will be provided to National Commissions with a view to building capacities, strengthening
interfaces and cooperation with the UNESCO fi eld network and United Nations country teams, engaging
in advocacy on behalf of UNESCO and through public information activities, forming partnerships with
NGOs, other civil society actors and the private sector and mobilising resources.
Conceptualization and implementation of programmes at regional and subregional levels
12013
National Commissions' participation in the C/4 and the C/5 consultative preparatory process is indis-
pensable. Regional consultations on the preparation of the draft Programme and Budget for 2010-2011
(35 C/5) as well as quadrennial conferences (in Asia and the Pacifi c, Europe and North America, and
Latin America and the Caribbean), statutory in character, will be organized concurrently in 2008 in the
most cost-effective manner. Emphasis will be placed on securing the inputs from National Commissions
and other stakeholders, including intellectual communities and civil society representatives, and on
strengthening networking of and cooperation among National Commissions at regional and subregional
levels.
Capacity-building
12014
The basic competences and operational capacities of National Commissions will be strengthened
through the biennial interregional information seminar for newly appointed Secretaries-General as well
as sub regional and regional training workshops for other staff of National Commissions. Discussion
topics will be chosen according to the needs and training methods and will be adapted to promote
exchange of experiences and sharing of good practices. Some capacity-building resources are available
for National Commissions in need through the Participation Programme for ICT equipment and for staff
training support. Building capacity for an implementation of national policies in UNESCO's fi elds of
competence will be encouraged and supported, whenever possible.
Advocacy and communication services
12015
Efforts will be pursued to advocate the role of National Commissions at various levels and through
different channels, and to help develop public information activities and media relations. Publications
and electronic materials for National Commissions will be updated as necessary. The communication
tools and services such as the online portal and the database on National Commissions will be continu-
ously improved and updated.
12016
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Effective contribution of National Commissions to the preparation, implementation and
evaluation of UNESCO's programmes secured;
Cooperation between National Commissions and UNESCO fi eld offi ces strengthened within the
framework of the decentralization strategy and the United Nations reform arrangements.
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3.
Reaffi rming the profi le, presence and impact of UNESCO in the United
Nations family, in cooperation with intergovernmental organizations
12017
Working in partnership will be crucial, especially as the United Nations reform process gathers
momentum. UNESCO will accordingly continue to strengthen its inter-agency cooperation and coordi-
nation as well as its relations with intergovernmental organizations.
12018
UNESCO will work with the United Nations system and its Member States to advance and implement the
United Nations reform process through a variety of mechanisms and intergovernmental and interagency
bodies, including the United Nations General Assembly, ECOSOC, as well as CEB, UNDG, the Inter-
agency Standing Committee (IASC), and the Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs (ECHA).
UNESCO will need to reaffi rm and increase its presence, profi le and impact in these bodies through
effective in-house information-sharing and coordination, improve its contributions to documents and
reports, and be represented in meetings, making optimal use of limited travel funds.
12019
There will also be an increase in demand for monitoring, analysis and advice pertaining to United
Nations developments, in particular the United Nations reform process and its implications. The Sector
will therefore increase its analytical efforts and identify policy implications and options, helping to align
the United Nations reform scheme with UNESCO's objectives and capacities. In addition, efforts will
be undertaken to ensure that the United Nations reform process is acknowledged, understood and acted
upon, as appropriate, throughout the Organization. This is a precondition for bringing about system-wide
coherence, harmonization and alignment around country priorities. To this end, the Sector will screen
and distribute to relevant sectors and units United Nations system documents and decisions so that their
work could respond to the broader concerns and trends within the United Nations system.
12020
UNESCO will also aim to strengthen its cooperation with international governmental organizations
outside the United Nations system through active participation in various intergovernmental and inter-
secretariat meetings dealing with policy, strategic and programmatic issues. UNESCO will provide a
certain level of support to groups of Member States at UNESCO (Commonwealth, OIF, CPLP, European
Union and Group of 77) as regards the organization of meetings leading to joint activities. The results
of these meetings, as well as related documentation, will be disseminated within the Secretariat.
12021
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Greater degree of involvement and contribution to United Nations system mechanisms
ensured;
Effi cient online system of information and coordination on United Nations-related issues
maintained;
Substantive input to United Nations documents and reports, and to inter-agency and inter-
governmental meetings arranged;
Greater synergies and improved cooperation between IGOs and UNESCO ensured.
4.
Developing a culture of partnership with civil society
12022
UNESCO will strive to develop a genuine "culture of partnership" with civil society in implementing the
Organization's objectives, programmes and projects. Non-governmental Organizations, notably those at
the grassroots level, as well as foundations and institutions, will be mobilized to increase their involve-
ment with the Organization and to dedicate human and technical resources towards building productive
inter-partner synergies. UNESCO will also develop capacity-building networks at local and national
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levels with the aim of promoting and strengthening tripartite partnerships, consisting of fi eld offi ces and
National Commissions.
12023
The Organization will also strive to improve the existing statutory framework and the procedures
governing cooperation with non-governmental organizations (NGOs); pursue the awareness-raising
and training effort at Headquarters, in the fi eld and in respect of the National Commissions by means
of relevant tools; develop existing collective cooperation mechanisms (International Committee of
Non-Governmental Organizations of the Executive Board and the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee);
promote collective consultations, including at the regional level; and strengthen NGO participation in
international conferences organized by UNESCO.
12024
Cooperation with parliamentarians will be pursued by engaging and sensitizing this strategic constitu-
ency to UNESCO's programme objectives and priorities. This cooperation will serve to broaden the
visibility of UNESCO in decision-making circles and create favourable conditions for expanding the
Organization's support base in Member States. In this respect, UNESCO will also continue cooperation
with the International Parliamentary Union (IPU). National Commissions and fi eld offi ces will help to
convey the Organization's messages to, and strengthening ties with, parliamentarians in their respective
countries. UNESCO's network of parliamentary focal points and "friends of UNESCO Leagues" will be
extended, while cooperation among existing focal point networks will be strengthened. Various publica-
tions, such as guides and handbooks focused on UNESCO-related issues will be jointly developed and
disseminated with IPU.
12025
Municipal and local authorities are important development actors, and as such, UNESCO will aim to
strengthen its cooperation with these partners at international, regional and national levels. Accordingly,
UNESCO will collaborate with international and regional bodies representing the communities of cities
and local governments, such as the "United Cities and Local Governments" (UCLG). Likewise, efforts
will be made to compile a best-practices resource tool highlighting the contribution of local authorities
to the achievement of UNESCO objectives at the national and local levels.
12026
UNESCO will reinforce the operational capacities of UNESCO Centres, Associations and Clubs, and
support selected projects contributing to the Organization's strategic programme objectives. The work
of UNESCO Clubs at national and local levels will be aligned with that of municipalities and elected
representatives, so as to better establish mechanisms for cooperation at local level. The cooperation
between UNESCO Clubs and National Commissions will constitute an important aspect in the promotion
of the UNESCO Clubs Movement. A revitalized World Federation of Centres, Associations and Clubs for
UNESCO (WFUCA) will play a dynamic role in bringing to bear the contribution of UNESCO Clubs
at the grassroots level.
12027
Expected results at the end of the biennium
UNESCO-NGO cooperation framework rationalized and increased;
Parliamentarians, NGOs and civil society involved in programming and implementation; trian-
gular partnership at the country level between UNESCO, NGOs and National Commissions
strengthened;
Broader support base for UNESCO created as a result of cooperation with parliamentarians,
municipal and local authorities and UNESCO Centres, Associations and Clubs.
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5.
Improving the visibility and image of UNESCO through effi cient
administration of UNESCO prizes, and the use of UNESCO's
name and logo
12028
The management and promotion of UNESCO prizes will be further consolidated with the aim of
increasing their impact and visibility. The ERC sector will serve as a focal point for the implementation
of the UNESCO prize strategy adopted by the Executive Board at its 171st session , ensuring that all
new prizes are administered in accordance with the standard model statutes and fi nancial regulations,
and seeking to align existing prizes with this new policy.
12029
The normative and administrative framework for the use of UNESCO's name, acronym, logo and Internet
domain names will be enhanced and a focal point/unit will become fully operational. Particular emphasis
will be placed on clarifying cases such as the use, related authorization and proper protection from
unauthorized use, as well as on developing appropriate tools that ensure an effective application of this
framework by the Secretariat, Member States and their National Commission, as well as external part-
ners.
12030
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Visibility and impact of UNESCO strengthened through UNESCO prizes;
Proper use of UNESCO's name, acronym and logo as well as Internet domain names protected
globally and nationally.
6.
Strengthening and diversifying extrabudgetary resources
in support of programme priorities and in further pursuance
of the related Action Plan
12031
UNESCO expects to continue to receive a major part of its resources from extrabudgetary contributions.
In order for these contributions to reinforce the strategic programme objectives and the biennial sectoral
priorities, projected extrabudgetary activities will be included in an "additional programme" as outlined
in the Director-General's Action Plan for improved management of extrabudgetary activities, endorsed
by the Executive Board at its 175th session. This additional programme to be adapted as necessary
throughout the biennium to emerging needs, notably fl owing from post-confl ict and post-disaster situa-
tions will form the basis for the defi nition and implementation of UNESCO's extrabudgetary resource
mobilization strategic plan, under the overall coordination of the Sector for External Relations and
Cooperation.
12032
UNESCO's activities will also be guided by the implementation of the "One United Nations" approach at
the country level and by the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (March 2005). Both imply the need
to move towards an alignment of international development cooperation (captured in common country
programming instruments of the United Nations system, such as UNDAFs, PRSPs or SWAps) with
national development strategies under full ownership by the partner country in question. The program-
ming of UNESCO's projected extrabudgetary activities, and the associated resource mobilization, will
therefore increasingly need to provide for policy advice, advocacy, capacity-building and monitoring
that UNESCO is providing for the governments of its partner countries.
12033
Beyond the reinforced strategies and modalities for programming of projected extrabudgetary activities,
and the associated resource mobilization, initiated during the previous biennium, ERC/CFS will continue
its efforts to harmonize and simplify UNESCO's cooperation with funding sources through the applica-
tion of broadly agreed standard models for the main cooperation instruments. Furthermore, measures
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will be pursued, notably through training of UNESCO staff and interested National Commissions, to
enhance UNESCO's delivery capacity under extrabudgetary contributions with a view to rendering the
cooperation activities fully sustainable. Finally, the steps already taken to ensure regular monitoring of
extrabudgetary activities, both by senior management and by the governing bodies, with a view to taking
remedial action as necessary and to provide overall policy guidance, will be further pursued.
Cooperation with bilateral government funding sources
12034
In addition to measures to strengthen UNESCO's relations with its major government funding sources,
efforts will be undertaken to increase the diversifi cation of the funding base through discussions with
possible new sources, notably emerging economies. The potential, and added value for UNESCO and the
benefi ciaries, of enhanced cooperation under self-benefi ting funds-in-trust arrangements with interested
Member States will be kept under review, as requested by the Executive Board. UNESCO will further
reinforce its involvement in South-South cooperation, both through the facilitation of direct funding
relations and through triangular arrangements involving traditional funding sources. Finally, innovative
funding modalities, such as multi-donor, multi-year funding arrangements with little or no earmarking
in favour of large UNESCO programmes will be further explored, as will the potential for enhanced
UNESCO involvement in debt-for-development swaps. Extensive consultations with the funding sources,
both by groups and individually, will continue to form a major component in these efforts.
Cooperation with multilateral and private funding sources
12035
In follow-up of the review of the cooperation instruments with the major multilateral funding sources
notably the United Nations system, with its multitude of emerging new funds, the multilateral devel-
opment banks, and the European Commission undertaken during the previous biennium, ERC/CFS
will pursue and intensify relations with these organizations, both as partners in policy analysis and
advocacy, and also as funding sources. Particular emphasis will be put on complementarity among
multilateral and relevant bilateral funding sources in line with the principle of alignment with approved
national development strategies. Furthermore, substantially increased efforts will be deployed to pursue
UNESCO's funding relations with non-governmental partners, fi rst and foremost with foundations and
the corporate sector, but also with regions and cities, where UNESCO's competence may be put to good
use, and perceived as adding value to cooperative efforts.
12036
In the context of an increasing relevance of business and private philanthropic interests to the global
development agenda, UNESCO will seek to enhance and diversify cooperative partnerships with the
private sector. Such efforts will focus on exploring strategic and sustainable opportunities for mobilizing
support to the Organization's mission and strategic programme objectives, notably in conjunction with
global, regional and national public-private partnership and corporate citizenship initiatives. The capaci-
ties of the Secretariat, National Commissions and Member States for private sector outreach will be
strengthened though specifi c tools and training activities.
12037
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Volume of extrabudgetary resources increased with a more diversifi ed resource base;
Resource mobilization strategic plan implemented involving regular, participatory consultations
with actual and potential funding sources;
Staff capacities for effective programming and implementation of extrabudgetary activities
improved.
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III.C Human resources management
Responsible unit:
Bureau for Human Resources Management (HRM)
13001
The promotion of core values and the reinforcement of a culture of integrity, accountability and trans-
parency will be a priority for the Bureau for Human Resources Management (HRM). To support this
objective, an ethics programme will be developed and implemented.
13002
HRM will, as a priority, pursue the implementation of the medium- and long-term staffi ng strategy. The
strategy, which was approved by the General Conference at its 32nd session, covers a six-year period
up to 2010. Its objectives are to ensure that UNESCO has the staffi ng of the highest competence, to
ensure effective programme delivery and respond to the needs of Member States, within the C/5 and
C/4 frameworks. In 2008-2009, HRM will also pursue the implementation of the human resource policy
framework, with emphasis on harmonization and alignment with United Nations policies and practices
to further integration into a common United Nations framework of business practices and to facilitate
the "One United Nations" delivery at the country level.
13003
The
fi rst phase of the Human Resource Information Management System (HRIS), covering payroll,
personnel administration transactions, organizational and time management, travel and position
budgeting and control was completed in 2006-2007, including training of end users. In 2008-2009,
subject to the availability of funds, HRM will start developing and implementing the second phase of
the HRIS project to cover the remaining human resource transactions and functionalities (including
notably workfl ows, recruitment, staff development and staff training). The overall objective is to have
in place, by the end of the biennium, an operational information management system for the entire
organization, integrating the programme, fi nance, budget and human resources functions. Investing
in staff through learning and development programmes will continue to be a main axis of action for
HRM. Training activities will concentrate on the updating of technical skills and capabilities, to main-
tain the highest level of competence and to support integration into the "One United Nations" delivery
approach.
13004
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Second phase of the medium- and long-term staffi ng strategy implemented.
Human resources policy framework adapted to "fi t" common United Nations
framework.
Performance indicators:
Human resources policy framework harmonized with United Nations common system policies
and practices.
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Second phase of the Human Resource Information Management
System developed and implemented.
Performance indicators:
Functionalities developed;
Users trained;
System launched and operational.
Learning and development policy implemented.
Performance indicators:
Training plans established;
Training activities carried out;
Selected training initiatives evaluated.
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III.D Administration
Responsible Unit:
Sector for Administration (ADM)
14001
Under the authority of the Assistant Director-General for Administration (ADG/ADM), ADM is composed
of four divisions: the Division of the Comptroller (ADM/DCO), the Division of Information Systems and
Telecommunications (ADM/DIT), the Division of Conferences, Languages and Documents (ADM/CLD)
and the Headquarters Division (ADM/HQD) which ensure the adequate support for the effective imple-
mentation of UNESCO's programmes in accounting, treasury management, fi nancial control, information
systems, telecommunications, conferences, languages, documents, common services, security, utilities,
management of premises and equipment, as well as the maintenance and conservation of Headquarters
premises.
14002
Under the authority of the Assistant Director-General for Administration, the Procurement Section
provides the technical and administrative support for the Organization's procurement of goods, works
and services. An Executive Offi ce ensures the overall coordination of the Sector.
Chapter 1 Administrative coordination, support
and procurement
Responsible unit:
Offi ce of the Assistant Director-General for Administration
(ADG/ADM), composed of an Executive Offi ce and a
Procurement Section
14101
The Executive Offi ce will be responsible for administrative coordination and the provision of support to
all the Organization's units by setting administrative policies and procedures for the effi cient and effec-
tive functioning of the Organization, by reviewing periodically existing administrative rules, regulations,
policies and procedures, and by ensuring the implementation of pertinent decisions of the governing
bodies of the Organization.
14102
The Procurement Section is responsible for providing technical and administrative support for the
Secretariat's purchases of goods, works and services, enhancing the expertise and capacities for procure-
ment activities implemented in a decentralized manner, as well as managing the Organization's property
with particular focus on increased effectiveness, effi ciency, economy, transparency and integrity in use
of UNESCO funds for procurement.
14103
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Organization's administrative policies and procedures implemented.
Modern procurement systems based on standardization and long-term supply agreements put
in place.
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Electronic management resources for procurement and asset management enhanced.
Technical skills improved Organization-wide in support of decentralization of procurement
activities.
Chapter 2 Accounting, treasury management and fi nancial
control
Responsible unit:
Division of the Comptroller (ADM/DCO)
14201
Under delegated authority from the Director-General and in accordance with the Financial Regulations
of the Organization, the Division of the Comptroller is mainly responsible for:
(a) custody of funds, both regular and extrabudgetary;
(b) investment of funds in accordance with the Investment Policy of the Organization with utmost
regard to liquidity and security of assets;
(c) management of the foreign currency, interest and credit risk exposures of the Organization in a
prudent manner;
(d) design, implementation and updating of appropriate internal control systems throughout the
Organization in order to ensure that the assets of the Organization are safeguarded, funds are used
for authorized purposes only and systems of accountability are strengthened in all areas;
(e) management of the bank accounts of the Organization and processing of payments at
Headquarters;
(f)
keeping proper fi nancial records and the production of fi nancial statements for the governing bodies
and donors of extrabudgetary funds, as well as the preparation of timely fi nancial information to
support informed decision-making of senior management.
14202
Under the reform programme of the Director-General, the Division of the Comptroller, as owner of
fi nancial transactions processes, had the lead in the implementation of the Finance and Budget System
(FABS). The successful implementation of FABS at Headquarters and the roll-out of the FI solution to
most fi eld offi ces and institutes has enabled UNESCO to streamline some of its transaction processing
leading to effi cient and timely production of fi nancial reports. The gains achieved thus far shall be
consolidated with the full roll-out of SAP modules to fi eld offi ces and institutes and the implementation
of STEPS, a modern payroll system integrated with FABS. This is expected to generate further effi ciency
gains, strengthened internal control systems and the provision of real-time fi nancial reporting. The objec-
tive is to have in place, by the end of the biennium, an operational Integrated Information Management
System (programme, fi nance, budget and human resources).
14203
ADM/DCO will develop risk-based internal control systems, and provide competency training in fi nan-
cial management and control throughout the Organization, with particular attention to fi eld offi ces.
ADM/DCO will further work on updating policies, procedures and processes with a view to streamlining
its operations, and doing more with less as well as engaging with the United Nations reform in its areas
of competence.
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14204
A major undertaking will be the implementation of IPSAS by 2010, which will entail signifi cant changes
to the fi nance management and accounting system as well as in fi nancial reporting of the Organization's
accounts. The introduction of IPSAS is likely to result in the revision of the Financial Regulations and
related rules.
14205
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Integrated fi nancial management and reporting systems in place.
Risk-based internal control systems established across the Organization.
Financial reporting carried out in a timely manner and audited fi nancial statements produced
for certifi cation by the External Auditor.
Financial resources of the Organization managed in an effective and effi cient manner, in line
with the Financial Regulations and Rules.
Implementation of the IPSAS project prepared, leading to its full adoption by 2010.
Chapter 3 Information systems and telecommunications
Responsible unit:
Division of Information Systems and Telecommunications
(ADM/DIT)
14301
The main responsibilities of the Division are the provision of information, communication and sound
systems infrastructure and related services, archives, records and documents management, acquisition
and management of bibliographic resources and access to published information to all units of the
Secretariat, Permanent Delegations, the research community and the public.
14302
The main focus will be the alignment of working methods and business process with other United
Nations organizations in view of United Nations reform, the need for simplifi cation and better integra-
tion of information systems at Headquarters and Field units and review of the Internet/Extranet/Intranet
infrastructure to enable the introduction of a global "Knowledge Management" platform.
14303
The continuous improvement of the services to maximize effi ciency and reduce costs, the organiza-
tion of an integrated "Knowledge Centre" to facilitate the organization and access to information and
documentation, further development of electronic archives and records management at all levels of the
Secretariat and the promotion of the UNESCO multilingual Thesaurus will contribute to enhance the
Organization's accountability, effi ciency, knowledge-sharing capability and synergy with other United
Nations agencies.
14304
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Financial systems aligned with the requirements of International Public Sector Accounting
Standards (IPSAS).
Enterprise Portal implemented for integration between information systems at Headquarters
and Field Units.
Field Offi ces Network reviewed to allow merged data and voice communications.
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Standard best practices for service delivery adopted.
Internet online access to all UNESCO offi cial documents since 1946 completed.
Online electronic archival description tool for life-cycle management of UNESCO paper records
completed.
Russian-language and initial Arabic-language versions of UNESCO Thesaurus produced.
Chapter 4 Conferences, languages and documents
Responsible unit:
Division of Conferences, Languages and Documents
(ADM/CLD)
14401
The Division provides conference services, interpreting services, translation services, and document
production and distribution services. ADM/CLD will continue to provide these services, ensuring respect
for adequate standards of quality and deadlines.
14402
Efforts will be made to realise effi ciencies, in particular through greater utilization of new techno-
logies.
14403
Expected results at the end of the biennium
In-house digital printing installed to replace offset printing.
Methods of quality control for outsourced work improved.
New document management system (electronic workfl ow) operational house-wide.
New electronic room reservation application operational house-wide.
Chapter 5 Common services, security, utilities and
management of premises and equipment
Responsible unit:
Headquarters Division (ADM/HQD)
14501
In view of the ever-increasing budgetary constraints and rising prices for goods and services, continuing
efforts will be made to devise suitable measures with a view to maintaining at a satisfactory level the
services for the maintenance, upkeep and operation of the technical facilities and installations, mail
distribution, transportation, providing for utilities (electricity, heating, water, etc.), supplies, materials
and equipment.
14502
With respect to utilities, austerity measures will be continued and the sectors/bureaux will be encour-
aged to monitor more stringently their utilization of common services items so as to minimize waste.
The system for charging back an increased part of the costs of such services will continue to be imple-
mented.
14503
As concerns security matters, ongoing efforts will be maintained to minimize related risks to the extent
possible, given the level of resources available.
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14504
Revenue-generating activities (rental of offi ces, underground parking, premises, equipment and facilities)
will be managed in such a manner as to ensure, to the extent possible, full cost recovery.
14505
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Maintenance, upkeep and operation of the technical facilities and installations at Headquarters
ensured at a satisfactory level and risks and negative effects of austerity minimized.
Optimal use of human and fi nancial resources and of cost-sharing achieved through continua-
tion of austerity measures.
Safety and security arrangements assessed and adapted.
Chapter 6 Maintenance, conservation and renovation
of Headquarters premises
Responsible unit:
Headquarters Division (ADM/HQD)
14601
In view of mounting budget constraints and increasing prices for goods and services, continued efforts
will be made to maintain at a satisfactory level the maintenance and conservation of Headquarters
premises with concentrated efforts on the Miollis/Bonvin site.
14602
In Fontenoy, the renovation of the Headquarters premises within the framework of the Belmont Renovation
Plan will be pursued. Building IV will be renovated in 2008, which will bring about completion of all
main works foreseen under the project. The Fontenoy renovation budget fi nanced from a loan with the
host country is being treated separately under a special account. In that connection, a provision of $13.4M
has been included under this chapter to cover for the second biennial repayment of capital as the interest
amount is to be paid by the Government of France.
14603
The implementation of the fi re safety renovation phase of the Miollis/Bonvin Headquarters premises
will be continued, depending on the resources available.
14604
Expected results at the end of the biennium
Maintenance, upkeep and operation of the technical facilities and installations at Headquarters
ensured, keeping risks to a minimum.
Facilities and installations maintained at a satisfactory level in compliance with host country
norms and within budgetary allocations.
Building IV of Fontenoy building renovation completed and Belmont Renovation Plan concluded
during the fi rst half of 2009.
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Part IV
Regular Budget
33 C/5
Approved
Comparative
Transfers
In/(Out)
33 C/5
Approved as
adjusted
34 C/5
Increase/
(Decrease) in
resources
Recosting
Total $648.3M
Proposed
$
$
$
$
$
$
Anticipated Cost Increases
13 765 700
13 765 700
(3 575 100)
3 549 800
13 740 400
The budgeting techniques and methods used to calculate Part IV are described in Section 2: Technical
note on budgeting methodologies used in the 34 C/5. For the Zero Real Growth scenario ($648.3M),
the Part IV was calculated at $13,740,400. The use of this appropriation would be subject to the prior
approval of the Executive Board.
Technical note
on budgeting methodologies
Section 2
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Technical note on budgeting methodologies
used in the Draft Programme and Budget
for 20082009 (34 C/5)
Zero Real Growth Scenario:
$648.3M
Background
T001
The General Conference at its 33rd session (33 C/Resolution 95) invited the Director-General to apply
the same budgeting techniques in the preparation of document 34 C/5 as those applied to the prepara-
tion of document 33 C/5, subject to any modifi cation or improvements that may be recommended by
the Executive Board or the Director-General at a future session of the Board.
T002
The Executive Board at its 175th session, having examined the Director-General's preliminary proposals
concerning the Draft Programme and Budget for 2008-2009 (34 C/5) presented in document 175 EX/22
Part II (B), invited the Director-General when preparing draft document 34 C/5, inter alia, to:
"take into account the discussions held during its 175th session";
"employ, where appropriate, in order to reform and optimize the budget process, new methodological
approaches, such as the results-based budgeting approach, which may enable priority activities to
achieve the same results at a lower cost, and may also allow budget savings in programme support
and administration";
"take into consideration the possible implication of the efforts for United Nations system-wide
coherence";
and requested him to "seek to optimize the current budgeting techniques as set out in document 175 EX/22
Part II (B), paying particular attention to the recosting methodology used", and "to consider the abol-
ishment of Part IV in the Programme and Budget for 2008-2009 (34 C/5) and to report thereon to the
Executive Board at its 176th session".
Accordingly, the second version of document 34 C/5 presents a budget of $648.3 million, established
on the basis of zero real growth.
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Budgeting techniques
T003
The budgeting techniques applied in the preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2008-2009
are the following:
(i)
Constant dollar principle and currency fl uctuations:
The budget estimates used in preparing this draft budget have been calculated at the exchange rate of
USD 1 = Euro 0.869, the same exchange rate used in preparing the budget for the period 2006-2007 in
accordance with the decision taken at the 33rd session of the General Conference.
All expenditures charged to the budget are recorded in US dollars. Any expenditure incurred in Euros
is converted at the constant dollar exchange rate mentioned above. The differences arising from the
discrepancy between the United Nations operational US $/euro exchange rate and the constant dollar
rate are recorded separately as exchange rate gains or losses, and the resulting balance is either added or
subtracted from Miscellaneous Income at the end of the biennium. Likewise, Member States' contribu-
tions in euros are brought to account at the rate of exchange used to calculate the budget. The differences
arising from recording Member States' contributions in euros received during the fi nancial period at
varying operational rates of exchange as compared with the constant rate are also recorded as gains or
losses on exchange and the result is accounted for in Miscellaneous Income.
The use of a constant rate of exchange avoids the complications of adjusting for currency differences
in managing Member States' contributions as well as making it easy to compare budgets through time.
The method is easy and simple to use with no adverse consequences either on Member States or the
Organization as the net difference is taken to Miscellaneous Income, which normally reverts back to
Member States.
The method would have to be reviewed in the context of the implementation of IPSAS (International
Public Sectors Accounting Standards), having regard to the latter's requirements.
(ii) Treatment of infl ation through:
Estimate of the new budget base through recosting of Parts IIII:
Parts IIII of the current budget document 33 C/5 Approved (2006-2007) are based on the salary and
price level as at 31 December 2005. The structures of programme activity and staff under Parts IIII are
developed from document 33 C/5 and newly redefi ned for document 34 C/5. This new activity and staff
structure to be implemented in document 34 C/5 (Parts IIII ) is calculated, at the fi rst stage, applying
the same price level as that used in document 33 C/5, i.e., price level as at 31 December 2005. The
result is comparable, Part by Part, Chapter by Chapter, and Major Programme by Major Programme,
with document 33 C/5 Approved after taking into account all adjustments made between appropriation
lines. The Executive Board and the General Conference will thus be able to assess at this stage, prior to
adjustment for cost increases, the real volume increase or decrease that was applied to document 34 C/5
compared with document 33 C/5 Approved as adjusted. Following this comparison, document 34 C/5
(2008-2009) programme and staff structure (Parts IIII) is then recalculated to refl ect the price level
foreseen as at 31 December 2007 in order to take into account all statutory and other cost increases that
have occurred and will have occurred in the present 2006-2007 biennium. This is the recosting exercise,
required to evaluate the real budget level, that will be needed at the beginning of the 2008-2009 bien-
nium. The recosting amount has been calculated by each item-of-expenditure based on in-depth analysis
of the increases in staff costs and in goods and services that have already occurred and also based on
the most precise information available concerning the evolution of salary indices and consumer prices
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for the remaining period of the current biennium. The methodology is further explained in paragraphs
T005T008 below, and the estimates are shown in the table under paragraph T008.
Anticipated cost increases in 2008-2009:
However the recosted budget Parts IIII based on the price level as at 31 December 2007 does not
take into account the cost increases that will inevitably arise in the course of the 2008-2009 biennium.
Therefore Anticipated Cost Increases in 2008-2009 have been projected in accordance with the best
information available to the Secretariat concerning salary indices and consumer prices. These estimates
are set out separately under Part IV of the budget, the use of which is subject to the prior approval
by the Executive Board. It should be noted that since the recosting is a re-evaluation of document
33 C/5 Parts IIII and does not count Part IV of document 33 C/5, there is no double-counting of
statutory increases or infl ation related to 2006-2007. Projections on statutory and other increases antici-
pated for 2008-2009 are shown and explained in paragraphs T009T020 below. Further, refl ection and
analysis on the possibility of eliminating Part IV from the budget presentation is provided in these
paragraphs.
(iii) Standard costs for the establishment of the staff cost budget:
Overall staff costs have been calculated by determining the average cost of each grade of the established
posts, multiplied by the number of posts under each grade. These staff cost estimates are based on an
analysis of actual expenditures and trends during the current biennium, and take into account statutory
increases in staff costs in 2006-2007 as well as any other relevant data.
(iv) Adjustment for staff turnover and recruitment delays:
In keeping with past practice, the calculation of overall staff costs is adjusted in order to take account
of anticipated staff turnover and recruitment delays ("vacancy rate" or "lapse factor"). As in docu-
ment 33 C/5 budget, the overall cost is reduced by a 3% vacancy rate (lapse factor), meaning that
all posts are budgeted at 97% of the estimated average cost.
(v) Distribution of staff and indirect programme costs:
As was the case in document 33 C/5, the Appropriation Resolution for document 34 C/5 presents the
staff costs budget for Part II.A at the Major Programme level. However, in order to refl ect the discus-
sions held during the recent sessions of the Executive Board, further information is provided for the staff
cost budgets at the main-line-of-action level in Annex I and in the relevant chapters related to each
Major Programme under Part II.A. The allocations for Headquarters indirect programme costs are also
apportioned to the main-line-of-action level and thus do not represent a separate line. Field operating
costs are shown as a whole under Part III.A Field management and coordination.
(vi) Presentation of extrabudgetary resources:
As was the case in document 33 C/5, only those resources that have already been received or have been
fi rmly committed in signed donor agreements at the time this draft budget was prepared are included
in this document. Proposed funds are shown in relation to the main line of action to which they are
attached and are summarized in the relevant chapters related to each Major Programme, as well as in
Annexes I and VII.
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Treatment of statutory and other cost increases
(Recosting and provision for Anticipated Cost Increases)
T004
In accordance with 33 C/Resolution 95, which invited application of the same budgeting techniques in
the preparation of document 34 C/5 as those applied to the preparation of document 33 C/5, but also in
consideration of the request made by the Executive Board at its 175th session to "seek to optimize the
current budgeting techniques as set out in document 175 EX/22 Part II (B), paying particular attention
to the recosting methodology used" and "to consider the abolishment of Part IV in the Programme and
Budget for 2008-2009 (34 C/5)", an analysis has been conducted on the methodology currently used
and on the current practices of other United Nations organizations. By taking into consideration various
factors related to the technical rationale of the methodology, advantages and disadvantages of modi-
fying the methodology, and the specifi c requirement under the fi nancial management in UNESCO, it is
proposed to maintain the following approach in treating statutory and infl ation increases for establishing
the 34 C/5 budget (2008-2009), i.e., "recosting for 2006-2007 of Parts IIII " and "anticipated cost
increases for 2008-2009".
Recosting
T005
Various elements have been analysed and taken into account in the exercise of "recosting" in order to
calculate the increases that have already occurred or are expected in the current 2006-2007 biennium
related to Parts IIII. With respect to staff costs these elements are:
(i)
the latest scale of base salaries (January 2007 scale for Professional category and above, October
2006 scale for General Service category at Headquarters);
(ii)
the latest scale of pensionable remuneration (September 2006) for the purpose of estimating the
Organization's contribution to the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund;
(iii)
the Organization's contribution to the Medical Benefi t Fund at the current rate;
(iv)
post adjustment classifi cations for Professional staff at Headquarters and at fi eld duty stations
according to the most up-to-date indices available;
(v)
other allowances: family allowance, education grant, assignment grant, housing subsidy, mobility/
hardship allowance, separation payments, travel, residential security, etc., based on the average
expenditures in 2006 for each category of staff, as well as on the expenditure patterns of the
previous biennia;
(vi)
any other reliable information on the future statutory increases foreseen to come into effect by
31 December 2007 with regard to the base salary scale, post adjustment indices, pensionable
remuneration scale and other staff entitlements. For draft document 34 C/5, the only increase
incorporated into the recosting with regard to the statutory increase expected between the present
and the end of the 2006-2007 biennium is a 3% increase in the pensionable remuneration scale
foreseen in Autumn 2007.
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T006
Similarly, adjustments have been made for goods and services to take account of:
(vii) economic indicators concerning the evolution of prices and exchange rates, such as "Bulletin
Mensuel de Statistique" (INSEE, France), "International Financial Statistics" (IMF), "Economic
Outlook" (OECD);
(viii) the most precise information available within the Secretariat concerning the evolution of prices
and cost increases that have impacted and are expected to affect the Organization;
(ix)
all information available in order to apply inevitable budget adjustments of a technical nature
such as:
increase in the organization's contributions to the Joint Machinery of the United Nations
System based on the bills received, which are periodically revised in accordance with the rela-
tive weight of UNESCO within the United Nations system in terms of number of staff in the
fi eld, etc. The total increase for these bills amounts to $3.5 million, i.e., 52.0% increase.
increase in the amount of repayment for the Belmont Plan loan, for which $13.4 million is
defi ned in the repayment schedule for 2008-2009 as compared with $8.4 million for 2006-
2007, i.e., 59.5% increase.
T007
The global annual recosting rate for the total budget, as shown in the table below, represents 3.1%.
However, if the increases due to the above technical adjustments (increase in contribution to the Joint
Machinery of the United Nations system and in the repayment of the Belmont Plan loan) were excluded,
the global annual recosting rate would be 2.5%.
T008
The following table summarizes the different adjustments made in respect of the recosting requirements
for 2006-2007 for Parts IIII:
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Recosting for 2006-2007 cost increases (Parts IIII)
for 34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
Item of expenditure
33 C/5
Approved
Increase/
(Decrease)
34 C/5
proposal
unrecosted
(at 33 C/5
price level)
Recosting
requirements
2006-2007
34 C/5
proposal
recosted
Average
annual
percentage
of recosting
$
$
$
$
$
%
Parts IIII
(a) Staff salaries and allowances*
Net remuneration
240 583 800
4 161 800
244 745 600
9 365 400
254 111 000
1.9
(Base salaries and post adjustment)
Pension Fund contribution
51 626 300
963 000
52 589 300
3 064 500
55 653 800
2.9
Contribution to MBF
8 992 800
177 000
9 169 800
(4 900)
9 164 900
Other allowances:
39 973 400
1 312 900
41 286 300
3 135 500
44 421 800
3.7
(Family allowance, mobility and hardship allowance,
separation payments, assignment grant, education grant,
language allowance, statutory travel, etc.)
Reserve for reclassifi cations
1 500 000
222 900
1 722 900
77 100
1 800 000
2.2
Total, Staff costs
342 676 300
6 837 600
349 513 900
15 637 600
365 151 500
2.2
(b) Goods and services
Personnel services other than staff
26 700 700
2 965 400
29 666 100
1 978 600
31 644 700
3.3
Offi cial travel
28 434 500
3 755 600
32 190 100
2 365 400
34 555 500
3.6
Contractual
services
62 842 400
(7 959 500)
54 882 900
1 902 000
56 784 900
1.7
General operating expenses
34 279 200
(5 543 300)
28 735 900
2 759 200
31 495 100
4.7
Supplies and materials
5 061 200
338 300
5 399 500
156 000
5 555 500
1.4
Acquisition of furniture and equipment
8 138 600
(359 100)
7 779 500
(669 500)
7 110 000
(4.4)
Acquisition and improvement of premises
1 691 000
5 804 600
7 495 600
76 700
7 572 300
0.5
Financial
allocations/Fellowships/Contributions
30 339 800
(742 100)
29 597 700
983 000
30 580 700
1.6
Contracts with NGOs (framework agreements)
3 072 800
(1 284 500)
1 788 300
59 400
1 847 700
1.6
Other expenditure (including contributions to the Joint
Manchinery of the United Nations System)
24 597 800
(52 800)
24 545 000
4 316 700
28 861 700
8.4
Total, Goods and services
225 158 000
(3 077 400)
222 080 600
13 927 500
236 008 100
3.1
(c) Participation
Programme
20 000 000
(643 200)
19 356 800
643 200
20 000 000
1.6
(d) Repayment of Belmont Plan Loan (technical adjustment)
8 400 000
8 400 000
5 000 000
13 400 000
26.3
Total Parts IIII, (a) + (b) + (c)
596 234 300
3 117 000
599 351 300
35 208 300
634 559 600
2.9
Part IV Anticipated cost increases
13 765 700
(3 575 100)
10 190 600
3 549 800
13 740 400
16.1
TOTAL
610 000 000
(458 100)
609 541 900
38 758 100
648 300 000
3.1
* Personnel costs can also be broken down into Headquarters, Field and Reserve for reclassifi cations, as follows:
Item of expenditure
33 C/5
Approved
Increase/
(Decrease)
34 C/5
proposal
unrecosted
(at 33 C/5
price level)
Recosting
requirements
2006-2007
34 C/5
proposal
recosted
Average
annual
percentage
of recosting
$
$
$
$
$
%
Personnel costs:
Headquarters
245 981 100
(889 400)
245 091 700
10 124 300
255 216 000
2.0
Field
95 195 200
7 504 100
102 699 300
5 436 200
108 135 500
2.6
Reserve for reclassifi cations/merit-based promotions
1 500 000
222 900
1 722 900
77 100
1 800 000
2.2
Total
342 676 300
6 837 600
349 513 900
15 637 600
365 151 500
2.2
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Anticipated cost increases in 2008-2009 (Part IV) and option
of eliminating Part IV from the budget presentation
T009
As previously explained, the cost increases related to statutory and other factors anticipated to occur
during the course of programme implementation in 2008-2009 are shown separately under Part IV of
the budget, the use of which is subject to the prior approval by the Executive Board.
T010
Proper budgeting requires that anticipated cost increases (for 2008-2009) be factored in the budget. These
calculations form the basis for the determination of zero real growth. Although there are different ways
of showing these cost increases, the most transparent approach would be to regroup these anticipated
increases under a separate and distinct heading, i.e. Part IV.
T011
The question has been raised on the possibility of discarding Part IV by integrating it into the budget
base (Parts IIII). Under such a scenario, Part IV could continue to be "calculated" separately from the
budget base in order to estimate correctly the statutory and infl ation increases that would occur during
the implementation biennium, but the amounts would be apportioned and added to each appropriation
line in terms of budget presentation and Appropriation Resolution. This approach does not present
any technical diffi culty, but there are several managerial issues to be taken into consideration from the
viewpoint of both the Secretariat and Member States.
T012
Should Part IV be integrated in Parts IIII, the organization would need to judge from the outset of
the biennium the amounts that each appropriation line would require as statutory increase or infl ation
which is expected to occur in the future, and include those amounts within the budget of each line. In
this case, as long as the total appropriation of each line is respected, the information on the fi nancing of
these statutory and infl ation costs would not be presented to the Executive Board, contrary to the current
practice. Or, a likely case may be that despite every effort for correct estimation, the actual trend of cost
increases would deviate from the initial estimation and thus may require the organization to request
budget transfers between appropriation lines for which an approval of the Executive Board is needed.
This would not only add to heavy formality procedure, but would also create extra internal confl ict among
the sectors/bureaux as to whose budgets should be reduced in order to cover such increases.
T013
On the other hand, if Part IV is maintained as a separate budget line, the funds can be utilized in a more
rational and transparent manner as and when the actual statutory increases and inevitable cost increases
are identifi ed. Moreover, this practice may appear to be more reasonable and prudent from the Member
States' point of view: in any budget scenario of less-than Zero Real Growth the organization is required
to absorb a certain amount "up front" in order to foresee a budget for future statutory and infl ation
increases. In addition, the Executive Board controls the utilization of the funds.
T014
All organizations within the United Nations system have their mechanism or practice to fi nance, in one
way or another, statutory increases and infl ation costs arising during the course of the current fi nancial
period. However, the methodology used and the actual practice vary depending on the organization.
T015
In the United Nations, for example, methods for fi nancing the additional expenditures arising from infl a-
tion and statutory increases (and from currency fl uctuation) have been the subject of extensive reviews
and studies over the years since the 1970's. To date, the United Nations "initial budget" has not included
provision for future statutory and infl ation increases, but the organization presents to the annual General
Assembly a performance report providing the estimate for these additional requirements and a request
for budget increase to cover these costs. When approved by the General Assembly, a "revised budget"
is adopted which includes additional costs for statutory and infl ation increases, resulting also in an
increase in the Member States' assessed contributions. This process has been feasible as their governing
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body which has the authority to adopt the budget takes place each year and as the Member States accept
the preliminary nature of the "initial budget" and are ready to examine a budget increase in the middle
of the fi nancial period which entails an increase in their assessed contributions. However, the General
Assembly has been expressing concern on this method whereby Member States' assessed contributions
were re-assessed during the biennium, and thus requested that a comprehensive solution to the fi nancing
of additional expenditures arising from statutory increases and infl ation (and currency fl uctuation) be
sought.
T016
In reply to this request, the Secretary-General of the United Nations has been proposing, since 1987,
an establishment of a reserve fund, the purpose of which is to minimize, during any given biennium,
reduction in the level of the programme budget resulting from the need to absorb these additional costs,
and to stabilize the level of the assessed contributions from the outset of the biennium. The General
Assembly initially agreed to the concept of a reserve, but recommended that its implementation be
deferred until a later stage. After a number of discussions held over the biennia, the Board of Auditors
of the United Nations, upon request by the General Assembly to examine the methodology, also provided
their view in 2004 in the "Report of the Board of Auditors related to the biennium ended 31 December
2003", in which they proposed that the concept of establishing a reserve might be introduced in order to
fi nance additional expenditure arising from statutory increases and infl ation (and currency fl uctuation),
endorsing the methodology which had been previously recommended by the Secretary General, i.e., the
reserve will be a part of the adopted budget funded by Member States' assessed contributions and will
be used to increase the budget parts or lines requiring additional costs arising from statutory increases
and infl ation (and currency fl uctuation). This modality of the reserve is in principle similar to that of
Part IV of UNESCO's budget except that the reserve aimed at not only fi nancing the additional salary
and infl ation costs but also taking account of currency fl uctuation; thus the reserve might increase if the
currency fl uctuation has a positive impact. Most recently, in May 2005 within the context of "Proposed
programme budget for the biennium 2006-2007", the Secretary-General requested the General Assembly
to approve the establishment of this reserve fund for the following biennium 2008-2009. Notwithstanding
the previous recommendation by the Board of Auditors, the General Assembly recommended the continu-
ation of the current system of annual budget revision mechanism.
T017
The United Nations also presented in October 2003 a comparative analysis of the methods applied in
various organizations within the United Nations system with regard to the fi nancing of infl ation costs.
The methods varied largely depending on the organization. Most of the organizations except the United
Nations take into account the estimate for future statutory and infl ation costs within their approved
initial budget. This is why the concept of a reserve has been proposed by the United Nations over the
years. The other organizations take into account these costs within their budget, and UNESCO seems to
be the only one which has a mechanism of a separate budget line (Part IV in UNESCO's case) to cover
these infl ation costs. Whether the infl ation costs are integrated within the budget or set aside separately,
in most cases the organizations are required to absorb any "further additional" costs arising from statu-
tory increase or infl ation beyond the amount budgeted under each budget line or under the separate
line. This applies to UNESCO as well. But some organizations even have a possibility to fi nance these
unbudgeted additional infl ation costs from their working capital funds; however, as this practice means
that expenditures are incurred before approval of a revised budget, it is normally considered to be against
the principle of sound fi nancial management and thus should be avoided. Apart from those organizations
which have the possibility of resorting to the working capital funds and the United Nations which goes
through the annual budget revision process, all organizations do include the estimated statutory increase
and infl ation costs within their budget (either directly under the main budget or under a separate line)
and are strictly obliged to remain within their budget by absorbing any additional unbudgeted costs.
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T018
In summary, all the organizations take into account the statutory and infl ation increases expected to
arise in the course of the biennium, and there are mainly three categories of method for this. The United
Nations revises its budget annually to add these requirements to the budget, but has been advocating for
an establishment of a reserve to fi nance these costs. UNESCO sets aside the estimate of these costs under
a separate budget line. Others include the costs in the respective budget parts or lines. The mechanism
of annual budget revision as practiced by the United Nations has an advantage of being able to clearly
distinguish the base budget and the statutory/infl ation costs, but on the other hand has a disadvantage in
that it gives rise to uncertainty with regard to the fi nal budget level required to implement the programme
for the entire biennium, and entails uncertain increases in the assessed contribution in the middle of the
biennium. While the method of including these costs within each budget line as practiced by most of the
other organizations is a simple and feasible one, UNESCO's method has certain merits. The basic prin-
ciple of UNESCO's method is in fact the same as the budget revision mechanism of the United Nations,
except that a clear ceiling (Part IV) is determined at the outset of the biennium for the possible additional
budget. It should be recalled that Part IV is contained within the global budget ceiling determined by
the General Conference, and not as an additional budget; therefore resorting to Part IV does not entail
an increase in the assessed contribution. In other words, it shares the advantage of the United Nation's
method and at the same time solves its disadvantage. At each session of the Executive Board, UNESCO
presents the materialized additional costs arising from statutory and infl ation increases and requests an
approval for partial utilization of Part IV to fi nance these increases. If approved, a "revised appropria-
tion table" is adopted at each session. This process has the same effect as the United Nations budget
revision, but it can be done more frequently, i.e. every six months, and by the Executive Board alone
as the adjustment does not increase the total budget amount. As the General Conference of UNESCO,
the governing body which has the authority to adopt the budget, takes place only once in two years, this
method is more practical compared with that of the United Nations.
T019
From a methodological and practical standpoint, UNESCO's practice of establishing a separate budget
line within the approved budget as Part IV seems appropriate for several reasons: (i) it protects the
Organization's programme and budget from being redeployed to fi nance statutory and infl ation costs;
(ii) it fi xes the level of the total budget requirement, thus the level of assessed contribution, from the
outset of the biennium; (iii) it gives transparent distinction within each budget line between the base
budget amount and the actual cost increases materialized; (iv) it allows cost increases to be managed
centrally rather than relying on each sector to anticipate and accommodate these adjustments; and (v) the
Executive Board maintains control over the fi nancing of cost increases by examining the contents of the
cost increases and approving the usage of Part IV every six months. It is therefore proposed to maintain
the Part IV mechanism for document 34 C/5.
T020
The following table gives a breakdown of the Anticipated Cost Increases by item of expenditure.
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Anticipated Cost Increases for 2008-2009 (Part IV)
Item of expenditure
2008-2009
proposals
Parts I - III
($648.3M ZRG
scenario)
Anticipated cost increases in 2008-2009
HQ
Field
Total
$
$
$
$
%
(a) Staff salaries and allowances
Net
remuneration
254 111 000
3 330 200
2 640 700
5 970 900
2.3
Pension fund contributions
55 653 800
1 191 400
489 300
1 680 700
3.0
Contribution to the MBF
9 164 900
73 200
86 700
159 900
1.7
Other
allowances:
44 421 800
1 867 700
321 600
2 189 300
4.9
(Family allowances, mobility and hardship allowance,
termination payments, assignment grant, education grant,
language allowance, statutory travel, etc.)
Reserve for reclassifi cations/merit-based promotions
1 800 000
Subtotal, Staff Costs
365 151 500
6 462 500
3 538 300
10 000 800
2.7
(b) Goods and services overall
269 408 100
2 463 100
1 276 500
3 739 600
1.4
GRAND TOTAL
634 559 600
8 925 600
4 814 800
13 740 400
2.2
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Other adjustments (comparative transfers)
T021
Comparative transfers correspond to transfers made between appropriation lines in order to align the
2006-2007 base (33 C/5 Approved) with the 2008-2009 programme structure as proposed in draft docu-
ment 34 C/5. The fi gures given throughout the programme and budget, referred to as "33 C/5 Approved
as adjusted", refl ect the restructuring of the programme and Secretariat services as proposed in docu-
ment 34 C/5. These adjustments are recapitulated below:
Principal appropriation line
Net transfers to/(from)
Staff Costs
Activity Costs
TOTAL
$
$
$
PART I GENERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION
A. Governing bodies
1.
General
Conference
2.
Executive
Board
132 900
132 900
B. Direction
3.
Directorate
(217 200)
(217 200)
4.
Offi ce of the Director-General
(108 600)
315 000
206 400
5.
Internal
oversight
(132 900)
(132 900)
6. International standards and legal affairs
7.
Ethics
Programme
C. Participation in the Joint Machinery of the United Nations System
TOTAL, PART I
(325 800)
315 000
(10 800)
PART II PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMME RELATED SERVICES
A. Programmes
I Education
(1 026 300)
(623 800)
(1 650 100)
II
Natural
sciences
III Social and human sciences
(460 800)
(462 400)
(923 200)
IV
Culture
654 700
590 000
1 244 700
V Communication and information
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Field Management of decentralized programmes
Emergency
crisis/post-confl ict
Total, Part II.A
(832 400)
(496 200)
(1 328 600)
B. Participation Programme
C. Programme related services
1. Coordination of action to benefi t Africa
132 900
132 900
2.
Fellowships
Programme
3.
Public
Information
146 500
146 500
4. Strategic planning and programme monitoring
(458 800)
(103 800)
(562 600)
5. Budget preparation and monitoring
6. Anticipation and foresight
1 047 600
285 000
1 332 600
Total, Part II.C
868 200
181 200
1 049 400
TOTAL, PART II
35 800
(315 000)
(279 200)
PART III SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMME EXECUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
A. Field management and coordination (Headquarters activities
and fi eld offi ces' operating costs)
B. External relations and cooperation
72 800
72 800
C. Human resources management
(146 500)
(146 500)
D. Administration
363 700
363 700
TOTAL, PART III
290 000
290 000
TOTAL, PARTS I - III
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T022
These adjustments (comparative transfers) under activity and staff costs result from the changes in the
organization's structure as decided by the Director-General with a view to establishing the programme
and budget for document 34 C/5, as follows:
(i)
Transfer of the activities related to Peace Research from Part II.A, Social and Human Sciences
Sector (SHS) to Part I.B, Offi ce of the Director-General (ODG):
Activity costs
$315,000
(ii)
Transfer of the Physical Education and Sports Section from Part II.A, Education Sector (ED)
to Part II.A, Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS):
Activity costs
$623,800
Staff costs
$730,400
(iii)
Transfer of the Offi ce of Foresight from Part II.A, Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS) to
a new budget line under Part II.C, Anticipation and foresight:
Activity costs
$285,000
Staff costs
$1,047,600
(iv)
Transfer of the Section for Youth from Part II.C, Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP) to Part II.A,
Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS):
Activity costs
$103,800
Staff costs
$458,800
(v)
Transfer of the activities related to the "Chemin de la Pensée" from Part II.A, Social and Human
Sciences Sector (SHS) to Part II.A, Culture Sector (CLT):
Activity costs
$90,000
Staff costs
$330,700
(vi)
Transfer of the activities related to the "World Report" from Part II.A, Social and Human
Sciences Sector (SHS) to Part II.A, Culture Sector (CLT):
Activity costs
$500,000
(vii) Various transfers of posts at the same grade in accordance with the rationalization of the organi-
zational structure.
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Annex I Budget summary by main line of action
of regular and extrabudgetary resources
PART
Regular Budget
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
Extra-
budgetary
resources
1
Staff
Activities
$
$
$
$
PART I
GENERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION
A.
Governing bodies
1.
General Conference
1 053 500
4 709 800
5 763 300
2.
Executive Board
1 717 900
6 544 900
8 262 800
Total, I.A
2 771 400
11 254 700
14 026 100
B.
Direction
3.
Directorate
2 716 000
377 500
3 093 500
4.
Offi ce of the Director-General
6 650 800
467 700
7 118 500
536 000
5.
Internal Oversight
5 014 900
1 447 000
6 461 900
882 000
6.
International Standards and Legal Affairs
3 600 600
202 500
3 803 100
322 000
7.
Ethics Programme
513 100
223 100
736 200
Total, I.B
18 495 400
2 717 800
21 213 200
1 740 000
C.
Participation in the Joint Machinery of the United Nations System
10 234 600
10 234 600
TOTAL, PART I
21 266 800
24 207 100
45 473 900
1 740 000
PART II
PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMME RELATED SERVICES
A.
Programmes
I
EDUCATION
I.1
Global leadership in EFA, coordination of United Nations priorities
in education and development of strong partnerships
12 194 300
5 930 800
18 125 100
11 979 300
I.2
Establishment of global frameworks and networks for capacity
development in planning and management of education systems
12 853 000
6 052 700
18 905 700
9 245 300
I.3
Promote policy dialogue, research, norms and standards
13 885 400
7 751 100
21 636 500
4 100 500
I.4
Provide capacity development and technical support to assist
national efforts in achieving the Dakar Goals
19 787 200
16 111 800
35 899 000
42 757 100
Total, I
58 719 900
35 846 400
94 566 300
68 082 200
UNESCO education institutes
(Regular budget fi nancial allocations may include the costs of staff and activities)
UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE)
4 591 000
4 591 000
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
5 100 000
5 100 000
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)
2 300 000
2 300 000
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)
1 100 000
1 100 000
UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA)
2 000 000
2 000 000
500 000
UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America
and the Caribbean (IESALC)
2 200 000
2 200 000
Total, UNESCO education institutes
17 291 000
17 291 000
500 000
TOTAL, MAJOR PROGRAMME I
58 719 900
53 137 400
111 857 300
68 582 200
II
NATURAL SCIENCES
II.1 Water dependencies: systems under stress and societal responses
6 447 100
7 232 600
13 679 700
16 135 300
II.2 Policy, research and learning networks for ecological and earth sciences
9 685 100
3 810 100
13 495 200
5 663 000
II.3 Oceans and coastal zones: improving governance and fostering inter-
governmental cooperation through ocean sciences and services
5 403 900
3 414 800
8 818 700
3 475 200
II.4 Basic sciences, energy and engineering: fostering capacities,
knowledge and public awareness for development
6 369 400
3 584 600
9 954 000
11 197 300
II.5 Science, technology and innovation (STI) policy
for sustainable development
5 795 700
2 386 800
8 182 500
10 652 300
II.6 Science, knowledge and education for disaster prevention,
mitigation and preparedness
1 307 900
1 660 400
2 968 300
427 600
II.7 Tsunamis and other marine hazards: preparedness and mitigation
137 000
439 300
576 300
3 421 000
Total, II
35 146 100
22 528 600
57 674 700
50 971 700
UNESCO science institutes
(Regular budget fi nancial allocation may include the costs of staff and activities)
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)
64 930 000
The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
1 015 000
1 015 000
59 185 800
Total, UNESCO science institutes
1 015 000
1 015 000
124 115 800
TOTAL, MAJOR PROGRAMME II
35 146 100
23 543 600
58 689 700
175 087 500
1 Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
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PART
Regular Budget
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
Extra-
budgetary
resources
1
Staff
Activities
$
$
$
$
III
SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES
III.1 Promoting the ethics of science and technology
2 491 900
1 198 200
3 690 100
29 200
III.2 Enhancing national and international action in the fi eld of bioethics
1 778 400
1 809 700
3 588 100
20 700
III.3 Policy-oriented research in the social sciences
6 277 400
2 682 900
8 960 300
1 153 300
III.4 Research-policy linkages in the social sciences and strengthening
of national research systems
1 443 500
1 400 000
2 843 500
359 000
III.5 Sports and anti-doping
1 724 300
727 700
2 452 000
19 800
III.6 Philosophy and the human sciences
2 278 900
1 600 000
3 878 900
2 609 900
III.7 Human rights and the fi ght against discrimination
3 460 000
1 122 300
4 582 300
5 813 200
TOTAL, MAJOR PROGRAMME III
19 454 400
10 540 800
29 995 200
10 005 100
IV
CULTURE
IV.1 Protecting and conserving immovable cultural and natural properties,
in particular through the effective implementation of the World Heritage
Convention
8 787 200
4 314 900
13 102 100
24 385 800
IV.2 Safeguarding living heritage, particularly through the promotion
and implementation of the intangible cultural heritage Convention
5 068 300
3 222 100
8 290 400
2 758 800
IV.3 Enhancing the protection of cultural objects, the fi ght against
illicit traffi cking in them, and the development of museums as places
for access to knowledge
5 473 000
3 961 400
9 434 400
4 938 000
IV.4 Protecting and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions
through the implementation of the 2005 Convention and the
development of cultural and creative industries
5 180 900
3 300 800
8 481 700
2 960 500
IV.5 Promoting the understanding and development of intercultural
dialogue and peace
4 390 300
2 500 300
6 890 600
957 100
IV.6 Mainstreaming within national policies, the links between cultural
diversity, intercultural dialogue and sustainable development
5 287 300
3 075 400
8 362 700
2 300 500
TOTAL, MAJOR PROGRAMME IV
34 187 000
20 374 900
54 561 900
38 300 700
V
COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
V.1
Promoting an enabling environment for freedom of expression
and freedom of information
2 417 300
2 540 400
4 957 700
V.2
Fostering universal access to information
4 422 300
3 037 700
7 460 000
9 908 000
V.3
Promoting development of free, independent and pluralistic media
3 539 700
3 037 700
6 577 400
5 548 100
V.4
Strengthening the role of communication and information in fostering
mutual understanding, peace and reconciliation, particularly in open
and post-confl ict areas
2 379 700
2 496 200
4 875 900
V.5
Fostering the development of infostructures
3 253 900
1 862 900
5 116 800
26 575 700
V.6
Promoting people's participation in sustainable development through
communication media
2 937 000
1 863 000
4 800 000
173 500
TOTAL, MAJOR PROGRAMME V
18 949 900
14 837 900
33 787 800
42 205 300
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
9 500 000
9 500 000
(Regular budget fi nancial allocation may include the costs of staff and activities)
Field Management of decentralized programmes
45 473 600
45 473 600
920 700
Total, II.A
211 930 900
131 934 600
343 865 500
335 101 500
B.
Participation Programme
20 000 000
20 000 000
C.
Programme related services
1.
Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa
3 552 100
1 093 000
4 645 100
378 700
2.
Fellowships programme
639 200
1 231 700
1 870 900
608 800
3.
Public information
11 275 900
2 766 000
14 041 900
1 138 600
4.
Strategic planning and programme monitoring
4 877 100
1 167 700
6 044 800
246 600
5.
Budget preparation and monitoring
4 278 000
698 300
4 976 300
1 569 600
6.
Anticipation and foresight
929 300
526 000
1 455 300
Total, II.C
25 551 600
7 482 700
33 034 300
3 942 300
TOTAL, PART II
237 482 500
159 417 300
396 899 800
339 043 800
1 Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
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Regular Budget
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
Extra-
budgetary
resources
1
Staff
Activities
$
$
$
$
PART III SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMME EXECUTION
AND ADMINISTRATION
A.
Field management and coordination
4 536 700
19 642 100
24 178 800
2 252 000
(Headquarters activities and fi eld offi ces' operating costs)
B.
External relations and cooperation
16 621 100
3 235 300
19 856 400
4 729 100
C.
Human resources management
16 655 400
16 670 100
33 325 500
617 600
D.
Administration
1.
Administrative coordination, support and procurement
6 077 600
302 500
6 380 100
795 600
2.
Accounting, treasury management and fi nancial control
8 682 500
3 202 000
11 884 500
1 593 100
3.
Information systems and telecommunications
13 076 600
9 584 500
22 661 100
2 473 500
4.
Conferences, languages and documents
21 974 400
2 852 800
24 827 200
1 034 000
5.
Common services, security, utilities and management
of premises and equipment
16 977 900
11 094 400
28 072 300
4 378 000
6.
Maintenance, conservation and renovation of Headquarters premises
19 200 000
19 200 000
Total, III.D
66 789 000
46 236 200
113 025 200
10 274 200
TOTAL, PART III
104 602 200
85 783 700
190 385 900
17 872 900
TOTAL, PARTS IIII
363 351 500
269 408 100
632 759 600
358 656 700
Reserve for reclassifi cations/merit based promotions
1 800 000
1 800 000
PART IV ANTICIPATED COST INCREASES
10 000 800
3 739 600
13 740 400
TOTAL, PARTS IIV
375 152 300
273 147 700
648 300 000
358 656 700
1 Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
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ersion
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Annex II Summary of regular programme established posts by grade:
comparison between 20062007 and 20082009
Sector/Unit
Posts in the professional category and above (Headquarters and Field)
General
service
posts
Local
posts
TOTAL
DG
DDG
ADG
D-2
D-1
P-5
P-4
P-3
P-1/P-2
NPO
Total
PART I GENERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION
A. Governing bodies
General Conference (GC)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
2
1
3
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
2
2
4
Executive Board (EXB)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
2
5
7
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
2
4
4
8
B.
Direction
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
1
2
2
10
8
11
13
49
27
76
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
4
2
11
11
8
13
51
28
79
TOTAL, PART I
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
1
4
2
10
10
11
13
53
33
86
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
6
2
11
13
8
15
57
34
91
PART II PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMME RELATED SERVICES
A. Programmes
Education Sector (ED)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
2
7
28
45
48
22
29
182
61
4
247
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
3
6
29
63
48
22
27
199
55
4
258
Natural Sciences Sector (SC)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
2
1
4
20
21
25
20
8
101
56
157
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
2
1
3
25
20
27
17
9
104
55
159
Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
3
14
11
16
12
3
61
25
86
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
3
11
17
13
10
6
61
25
86
227
34 C/5 2nd v
ersion
Annex II
Sector/Unit
Posts in the professional category and above (Headquarters and Field)
General
service
posts
Local
posts
TOTAL
DG
DDG
ADG
D-2
D-1
P-5
P-4
P-3
P-1/P-2
NPO
Total
Culture Sector (CLT)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
2
3
17
18
38
26
7
112
47
1
160
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
4
8
19
47
23
10
113
50
1
164
Communication and Information Sector (CI)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
2
13
14
11
9
12
63
27
90
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
2
10
14
15
7
12
62
25
87
Field Management of decentralized programmes (BFC)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
6
34
15
3
8
26
5
97
266
363
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
6
34
17
4
8
29
5
103
295
398
C. Programme related services
Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa
(AFR)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
2
2
2
2
1
10
5
15
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
2
2
2
2
1
10
6
16
Fellowships Programme (FEL)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
5
5
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
5
5
Public information (BPI)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
5
7
9
4
26
32
58
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
4
7
12
4
28
29
57
Strategic planning and programme monitoring (BSP)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
6
3
1
2
14
7
21
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
5
3
1
2
13
6
19
Budget preparation and monitoring (BB)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
3
1
3
5
14
5
19
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
3
1
4
4
14
5
19
Anticipation and foresight
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
2
3
1
4
TOTAL, PART II
33 C/5 Approved
7
15
56
123
125
161
128
65
680
270
271
1221
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
7
16
54
114
150
177
122
70
710
262
300
1272
34 C/5 2nd v
ersion
Annex II
228
Sector/Unit
Posts in the professional category and above (Headquarters and Field)
General
service
posts
Local
posts
TOTAL
DG
DDG
ADG
D-2
D-1
P-5
P-4
P-3
P-1/P-2
NPO
Total
PART III SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMME EXECUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
A. Field management and coordination (BFC)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
1
4
2
3
12
8
20
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
1
4
3
2
12
8
20
B.
External relations and cooperation (ERC)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
1
9
9
12
10
43
40
83
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
1
8
10
10
10
41
40
81
C. Human resources management (HRM)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
6
7
9
9
33
56
89
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
6
7
10
11
36
51
87
D.
Administration (ADM)
20062007
33 C/5 Approved
1
1
4
21
35
22
23
107
273
380
20082009
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
4
21
33
32
23
115
270
385
TOTAL, PART III
33 C/5 Approved
2
4
7
37
55
45
45
195
377
572
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
2
4
7
36
54
55
46
204
369
573
GRAND TOTAL, PARTS IIII
Grand Total, 33 C/5 Approved
1
1
10
23
65
170
190
217
186
65
928
680
271
1879
Grand Total, 34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
9
26
63
161
217
240
183
70
971
665
300
1936
229
34 C/5 2nd v
ersion
Annex III
DG
DDG
ADG
Director
Professional
and National
Professional
General Service
& Field Local
TOTAL
Posts Cost
$
PART I GENERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION
A. Governing
bodies
General Conference (GC)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
1
2
4
1 053 500
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
2
4
1 053 500
EXTRABUDGETARY
Executive Board (EXB)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
3
4
8
1 717 900
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
3
4
8
1 717 900
EXTRABUDGETARY
B. Direction
REGULAR
PROGRAMME:
(including: Directorate, Offi ce of the Director-General,
Internal Oversight, International Standards and Legal Affairs,
Ethics Programme)
Headquarters
1
1
6
43
28
79
18 495 400
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
6
43
28
79
18 495 400
EXTRABUDGETARY
5
5
1 538 300
TOTAL, PART I
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
1
8
47
34
91
21 266 800
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
8
47
34
91
21 266 800
EXTRABUDGETARY
5
5
1 538 300
Annex III Summary of established posts for 2008-2009:
Regular and extrabudgetary programmes
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ersion
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230
DG
DDG
ADG
Director
Professional
and National
Professional
General Service
& Field Local
TOTAL
Posts Cost
$
PART II PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMME RELATED SERVICES
A. Programmes
Education Sector (ED)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
7
69
55
132
28 941 900
Field
2
120
4
126
29 778 000
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
9
189
59
258
58 719 900
EXTRABUDGETARY
10
2
12
3 615 600
Natural Sciences Sector (SC)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
2
4
54
55
115
24 523 600
Field
44
44
10 622 500
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
2
4
98
55
159
35 146 100
EXTRABUDGETARY
3
3
1 003 000
Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
3
35
25
64
14 333 700
Field
22
22
5 120 700
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
3
57
25
86
19 454 400
EXTRABUDGETARY
3
3
773 800
Culture Sector (CLT)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
5
66
50
122
25 392 000
Field
41
1
42
8 795 000
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
5
107
51
164
34 187 000
EXTRABUDGETARY
9
9
2 250 600
Communication and Information Sector (CI)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
3
27
25
56
12 324 900
Field
31
31
6 625 000
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
3
58
25
87
18 949 900
EXTRABUDGETARY
2
2
504 200
Field Management of decentralized programmes (BFC)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
Field
40
63
295
398
45 473 600
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
40
63
295
398
45 473 600
EXTRABUDGETARY
3
3
920 700
231
34 C/5 2nd v
ersion
Annex III
DG
DDG
ADG
Director
Professional
and National
Professional
General Service
& Field Local
TOTAL
Posts Cost
$
C.
Programme related services
Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa (AFR)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
7
6
14
3 181 600
Field
2
2
370 500
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
9
6
16
3 552 100
EXTRABUDGETARY
1
1
378 700
Fellowships Programme (FEL)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
5
5
639 200
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
5
5
639 200
EXTRABUDGETARY
2
2
608 800
Public information (BPI)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
26
29
56
10 878 200
Field
1
1
397 700
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
27
29
57
11 275 900
EXTRABUDGETARY
2
4
6
1 133 600
Strategic planning and programme monitoring (BSP)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
2
11
6
19
4 877 100
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
2
11
6
19
4 877 100
EXTRABUDGETARY
1
1
246 600
Budget preparation and monitoring (BB)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
2
12
5
19
4 278 000
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
2
12
5
19
4 278 000
EXTRABUDGETARY
5
4
9
1 569 600
Anticipation and foresight (FOR)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
2
1
4
929 300
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
2
1
4
929 300
EXTRABUDGETARY
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DG
DDG
ADG
Director
Professional
and National
Professional
General Service
& Field Local
TOTAL
Posts Cost
$
TOTAL, PART II
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
7
28
309
262
606
130 299 500
Field
42
324
300
666
107 183 000
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
7
70
633
562
1 272
237 482 500
EXTRABUDGETARY
41
10
51
13 005 200
PART III SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMME EXECUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
A.
Field management and coordination (BFC)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
2
10
8
20
4 536 700
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
2
10
8
20
4 536 700
EXTRABUDGETARY
1
1
210 000
B.
External relations and cooperation (ERC)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
2
35
40
78
15 668 600
Field
3
3
952 500
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
2
38
40
81
16 621 100
EXTRABUDGETARY
1
12
7
20
4 729 100
C.
Human resources management (HRM)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
2
34
51
87
16 655 400
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
2
34
51
87
16 655 400
EXTRABUDGETARY
1
1
2
513 300
D.
Administration (ADM)
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
5
109
270
385
66 789 000
Field
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
5
109
270
385
66 789 000
EXTRABUDGETARY
15
46
61
10 230 200
TOTAL, PART III
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
2
11
188
369
570
103 649 700
Field
3
3
952 500
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
2
11
191
369
573
104 602 200
EXTRABUDGETARY
1
29
54
84
15 682 600
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DDG
ADG
Director
Professional
and National
Professional
General Service
& Field Local
TOTAL
Posts Cost
$
TOTAL PARTS I III
REGULAR PROGRAMME:
Headquarters
1
1
9
47
544
665
1 267
255 216 000
Field
42
327
300
669
108 135 500
34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
9
89
871
965
1 936
363 351 500
Reserve for reclassifi cations/merit-based promotions
1 800 000
Grand Total, Regular Programme, 34 C/5 ZRG scenario ($648.3M)
1
1
9
89
871
965
1 936
365 151 500
EXTRABUDGETARY
1
75
64
140
30 226 100
The above extrabudgetary fi gures do not include 10 posts ($2,064,000) for UNESCO Staff and Loan Services (USLS).
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Annex IV Summary of decentralization by region
List of fi eld offi ces (excluding UNESCO
institutes and centres)
Africa
Asia and the Pacifi c
Cluster Offi ces and Regional Bureaux
Cluster Offi ces and Regional Bureaux
Accra
Almaty
Addis Ababa
Apia
Bamako
Bangkok, and Regional Bureau for Education
Dakar, and Regional Bureau for Education
Beijing
Dar es Salaam
Jakarta, and Regional Bureau for Science
Harare
New Delhi
Libreville
Tehran
Nairobi, and Regional Bureau for Science
Windhoek
National Offi ces
Yaoundé
Dhaka
Hanoi
National Offi ces
Islamabad
Abuja
Kabul
Brazzaville
Kathmandu
Bujumbura
Phnom Penh
Kinshasa
Tashkent
Maputo
Arab States
Europe and North America
Cluster Offi ces and Regional Bureaux
Cluster Offi ces and Regional Bureaux
Beirut, and Regional Bureau for Education
Moscow
Cairo, and Regional Bureau for Science
Venice, Regional Bureau for Science and
Culture in Europe
Doha
Rabat
National Offi ces
Liaison Offi ces with the United Nations System
Amman
Iraq
Geneva
Ramallah
New York
Khartoum
Latin America and the
Caribbean
Cluster
Offi ces and Regional Bureaux
Havana, and Regional Bureau for Culture
Kingston
Montevideo, and Regional Bureau for Science
Quito
San
José
Santiago, Regional Bureau for Education
National
Offi ces
Brasilia
Guatemala
Lima
Mexico
Port-au-Prince
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Regular Budget
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
Decentralized
extrabudgetary
resources
1
Major Programme/Main line of action/Unit
HQ
Field
Africa
Arab States
Asia and
the Pacifi c
Europe
and North
America
Latin America
and the
Caribbean
Total
Field
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
EDUCATION
I.
Staff (established posts)
2
28 941 900
8 970 500
5 665 800
7 628 100
2 123 300
5 390 300
29 778 000
58 719 900
1 489 500
49.3%
15.3%
9.6%
13.0%
3.6%
9.2%
50.7%
100.0%
II.
Activities
I.1
3 812 600
501 600
254 200
877 800
484 600
2 118 200
5 930 800
I.2
2 553 100
982 600
620 800
940 400
280 900
674 900
3 499 600
6 052 700
I.3
3 794 500
1 833 200
283 500
1 163 200
372 000
304 700
3 956 600
7 751 100
999 000
I.4
2 023 800
5 389 000
2 129 800
3 980 200
220 000
2 369 000
14 088 000
16 111 800
23 328 600
UNESCO education institutes IICBA and IESALC
2 000 000
2 200 000
4 200 000
4 200 000
500 000
Total Activities
3
12 184 000
10 706 400
3 288 300
6 961 600
872 900
6 033 200
27 862 400
40 046 400
24 827 600
30.4%
26.7%
8.2%
17.4%
2.2%
15.1%
69.6%
100.0%
Total, ED (excl. IBE, IIEP, UIL, IITE)
41 125 900
19 676 900
8 954 100
14 589 700
2 996 200
11 423 500
57 640 400
98 766 300
26 317 100
41.6%
19.9%
9.1%
14.8%
3.0%
11.6%
58.4%
100.0%
UNESCO education institutes
IBE, IIEP, UIL, IITE
13 091 000
13 091 000
Total, ED (incl. IBE, IIEP, UIL, IITE)
41 125 900
70 731 400
111 857 300
26 317 100
36.8%
63.2%
100.0%
NATURAL SCIENCES
I.
Staff (established posts)
24 523 600
3 220 400
1 443 400
2 697 600
1 780 900
1 480 200
10 622 500
35 146 100
69.8%
9.2%
4.1%
7.7%
5.1%
4.2%
30.2%
100.0%
II.
Activities
II.1
4 509 800
842 800
518 600
680 700
97 200
583 500
2 722 800
7 232 600
1 503 200
II.2
2 395 700
497 800
196 600
325 700
68 600
325 700
1 414 400
3 810 100
2 171 400
II.3
2 989 800
75 000
200 000
100 000
50 000
425 000
3 414 800
1 305 600
II.4
2 368 800
318 600
207 200
274 900
214 700
200 400
1 215 800
3 584 600
9 999 000
II.5
1 614 500
243 300
97 800
213 300
39 500
178 400
772 300
2 386 800
10 352 300
II.6
1 150 800
113 500
121 300
147 400
127 400
509 600
1 660 400
II.7
269 300
50 000
20 000
80 000
20 000
170 000
439 300
UNESCO science institutes ICTP and IHE
261 700
194 600
232 400
144 600
181 700
1 015 000
1 015 000
124 115 800
Total Activities
15 298 700
2 402 700
1 536 100
1 994 400
644 600
1 667 100
8 244 900
23 543 600
149 447 300
65.0%
10.2%
6.5%
8.5%
2.7%
7.1%
35.0%
100.0%
Total, SC
39 822 300
5 623 100
2 979 500
4 692 000
2 425 500
3 147 300
18 867 400
58 689 700
149 447 300
67.9%
9.6%
5.1%
8.0%
4.1%
5.4%
32.1%
100.0%
Table 1
Regular programme and Extrabudgetary funds by region and by main line of action / units
(ED, SC, SHS, CLT, CI, UIS, BFC, AFR, BPI, ERC)
1. Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
2. Established posts do not include UNESCO education institutes (the costs related to established posts of the institutes are included in the fi
nancial
allocation).
3. Excluding the education institutes for which the distribution of activities by region is not yet available (IBE, IIEP, UIL,
IITE).
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Regular Budget
34 C/5
Proposed
$648.3M
Decentralized
extrabudgetary
resources
1
Major Programme/Main line of action/Unit
HQ
Field
Africa
Arab States
Asia and
the Pacifi c
Europe
and North
America
Latin America
and the
Caribbean
Total
Field
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES
I.
Staff (established posts)
14 333 700
1 333 800
790 600
1 645 100
98 900
1 252 300
5 120 700
19 454 400
73.7%
6.9%
4.1%
8.5%
0.5%
6.4%
26.3%
100.0%
II.
Activities
III.1
698 200
135 000
135 000
130 000
30 000
70 000
500 000
1 198 200
III.2
1 000 000
134 700
115 000
140 000
180 000
240 000
809 700
1 809 700
III.3
1 382 900
355 000
350 000
285 000
110 000
200 000
1 300 000
2 682 900
532 900
III.4
570 400
192 200
150 500
203 200
30 000
253 700
829 600
1 400 000
342 100
III.5
727 700
727 700
III.6
1 104 600
200 400
245 000
25 000
25 000
495 400
1 600 000
463 000
III.7
689 300
178 000
30 000
50 000
30 000
145 000
433 000
1 122 300
2 828 700
Total Activities
6 173 100
1 195 300
1 025 500
833 200
380 000
933 700
4 367 700
10 540 800
4 166 700
58.6%
11.3%
9.7%
7.9%
3.6%
8.9%
41.4%
100.0%
Total, SHS
20 506 800
2 529 100
1 816 100
2 478 300
478 900
2 186 000
9 488 400
29 995 200
4 166 700
68.4%
8.4%
6.1%
8.3%
1.6%
7.2%
31.6%
100.0%
CULTURE
I.
Staff (established posts)
25 392 000
2 263 000
1 165 900
2 483 200
1 270 700
1 612 200
8 795 000
34 187 000
317 700
74.3%
6.6%
3.4%
7.3%
3.7%
4.7%
25.7%
100.0%
II.
Activities
IV.1
2 206 900
576 500
498 700
364 800
233 000
435 000
2 108 000
4 314 900
13 556 200
IV.2
1 653 500
520 000
290 500
371 500
61 600
325 000
1 568 600
3 222 100
1 990 300
IV.3
2 369 100
451 600
350 600
346 300
143 600
300 200
1 592 300
3 961 400
873 300
IV.4
1 682 200
555 500
199 200
481 600
78 000
304 300
1 618 600
3 300 800
1 059 300
IV.5
1 000 300
490 000
270 000
300 000
120 000
320 000
1 500 000
2 500 300
708 400
IV.6
1 220 400
485 000
400 000
430 000
130 000
410 000
1 855 000
3 075 400
2 121 100
Total Activities
10 132 400
3 078 600
2 009 000
2 294 200
766 200
2 094 500
10 242 500
20 374 900
20 308 600
49.7%
15.0%
9.9%
11.3%
3.8%
10.3%
50.3%
100.0%
Total, CLT
35 524 400
5 341 600
3 174 900
4 777 400
2 036 900
3 706 700
19 037 500
54 561 900
20 626 300
65.1%
9.8%
5.8%
8.8%
3.7%
6.8%
34.9%
100.0%
COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
I.
Staff (established posts)
12 324 900
2 081 600
1 124 800
1 765 700
270 600
1 382 300
6 625 000
18 949 900
65.0%
11.0%
5.9%
9.3%
1.4%
7.3%
35.0%
100.0%
II.
Activities
V.1
1 258 200
419 700
151 600
373 000
58 300
279 600
1 282 200
2 540 400
V.2
1 366 900
546 800
197 500
486 100
75 900
364 500
1 670 800
3 037 700
9 867 300
V.3
1 366 900
546 800
197 500
486 100
75 900
364 500
1 670 800
3 037 700
5 461 400
V.4
1 123 300
449 300
162 300
399 400
62 400
299 500
1 372 900
2 496 200
V.5
838 400
335 300
121 000
298 000
46 600
223 600
1 024 500
1 862 900
6 372 400
V.6
838 400
335 300
121 000
298 000
46 600
223 700
1 024 600
1 863 000
Total Activities
6 792 100
2 633 200
950 900
2 340 600
365 700
1 755 400
8 045 800
14 837 900
21 701 100
45.8%
17.7%
6.4%
15.8%
2.5%
11.8%
54.2%
100.0%
Total, CI
19 117 000
4 714 800
2 075 700
4 106 300
636 300
3 137 700
14 670 800
33 787 800
21 701 100
56.6%
14.0%
6.1%
12.2%
1.9%
9.3%
43.4%
100.0%
Subtotal, Major Programme Activities
(excl. IBE, IIEP, UIL, IITE)
50 580 300
20 016 200
8 809 800
14 424 000
3 029 400
12 483 900
58 763 300
109 343 600
220 451 300
46.3%
18.3%
8.2%
13.2%
2.8%
11.4%
53.7%
100.0%
Subtotal, Major Programme Activities
(incl. IBE, IIEP, UIL, IITE)
50 580 300
71 854 300
122 434 600
220 451 300
41.3%
58.7%
100.0%
1. Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
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Proposed
$648.3M
Decentralized
extrabudgetary
resources
1
Major Programme/Main line of action/Unit
HQ
Field
Africa
Arab States
Asia and
the Pacifi c
Europe
and North
America
Latin America
and the
Caribbean
Total
Field
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
II.
Activities
4
9 500 000
9 500 000
Field Management of decentralized programmes
I.
Staff (established posts)
11 547 800
6 837 500
11 369 400
5 194 400
10 524 500
45 473 600
45 473 600
920 700
Subtotal, Part II. A (excl. IBE, IIEP, UIL, IITE, UIS)
156 096 400
49 433 300
25 837 800
42 013 100
13 768 200
34 125 700
165 178 100
321 274 500
223 179 200
48.6%
15.4%
8.0%
13.1%
4.3%
10.6%
51.4%
100.0%
Subtotal, Part II. A (incl. fi nancial
156 096 400
187 769 100
343 865 500
223 179 200
allocation for all institutes)
45.4%
54.6%
100.0%
Part II. C
Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa
I.
Staff (established posts)
3 181 600
370 500
370 500
3 552 100
320 300
II.
Activities
793 000
300 000
300 000
1 093 000
Public information
I.
Staff (established posts)
10 878 200
397 700
397 700
11 275 900
II.
Activities (operating costs)
2 675 700
23 800
66 500
90 300
2 766 000
Subtotal, Part II. C
17 528 500
670 500
23 800
464 200
1 158 500
18 687 000
320 300
93.8%
3.7%
0.1%
2.5%
6.2%
100.0%
Part III
A. Field management and coordination
I.
Staff (established posts)
4 536 700
4 536 700
II.
Activities (fi eld operating costs)
2 160 100
5 594 200
2 447 500
4 895 000
1 048 900
3 496 400
17 482 000
19 642 100
2 042 000
B. External relations and cooperation
I.
Staff (established posts)
15 668 600
952 500
952 500
16 621 100
II.
Activities
3 235 300
3 235 300
Subtotal, Part III
25 600 700
5 594 200
2 447 500
4 895 000
2 001 400
3 496 400
18 434 500
44 035 200
2 042 000
58.1%
12.7%
5.6%
11.1%
4.5%
7.9%
41.9%
100.0%
Total, Staff
139 781 200
29 787 600
17 028 000
27 589 100
12 089 000
21 641 800
108 135 500
247 916 700
3 048 200
56.4%
12.0%
6.9%
11.1%
4.9%
8.7%
43.6%
100.0%
Total, Activities
(excl. IBE, IIEP, UIL, IITE, UIS)
59 444 400
25 910 400
11 257 300
19 342 800
4 144 800
15 980 300
76 635 600
136 080 000
222 493 300
43.7%
19.0%
8.2%
14.1%
3.0%
11.7%
56.3%
100.0%
Total, Activities
(incl. all institutes)
59 444 400
99 226 600
158 671 000
222 493 300
37.5%
62.5%
100.0%
TOTAL
199 225 600
207 362 100
406 587 700
225 541 500
49.0%
51.0%
100.0%
Regular Budget
Extrabudgetary
$
$
34 C/5 ZRG scenario
648 300 000
358 656 700
Decentralized funds
207 362 100
225 541 500
Decentralization rate
32.0%
62.9%
1. Funds already received or fi rmly committed, including posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
4. The distribution of the UIS activities by region is not yet available.
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Region/Number of posts in the Field
Field Total
Major Programme/Sector/Unit
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
D
P/NPO
Local
Total
D
P/NPO
Local
Total
D
P/NPO
Local
Total
D
P/NPO
Local
Total
D
P/NPO
Local
Total
MP I -ED
1
40
40
1
17
4
22
33
33
1
6
7
24
24
126
MP II - SC
14
14
7
7
11
11
6
6
6
6
44
MP III - SHS
6
6
3
3
7
7
1
1
5
5
22
MP IV - CLT
11
11
5
5
13
13
4
1
5
8
8
42
MP V - CI
11
11
5
5
8
8
1
1
6
6
31
Field Management
11
17
74
102
5
12
39
56
9
16
90
115
5
6
26
37
10
12
66
88
398
Total, Part II.A
2
11
99
74
184
6
49
43
98
9
88
90
187
6
24
27
57
10
61
66
137
663
Part II.C
AFR
2
2
2
BPI
1
1
1
Part III
ERC
3
3
3
Total, Decentralization
11
101
74
186
6
49
43
98
9
88
90
187
6
28
27
61
10
61
66
137
669
%
3
28%
15%
28%
9%
20%
100%
Table 2
Regular budget established posts in the fi eld by region and by category
1. Excluding UNESCO education institutes.
2.
Excluding
UIS.
3. This % shows the weight of each region in UNESCO's fi eld network in terms of the number of posts in the fi
eld.
Total posts (ZRG scenario ($648.3M))
1 936
Posts decentralized
669
% of posts decentralized
35%
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Annex V 34 C/5 Evaluation Plan (2008-2009)
The Evaluation Plan below is based on the 34 C/4 long-term Evaluation Plan. It is a result of extensive consultations
with sectors on key evaluation priorities, and it is consistent with the UNESCO Evaluation Strategy (176 EX/26). The
Evaluation Plan covers all components of the evaluation universe, i.e. C/4 strategic programme objectives (SPOs),
strategic evaluations, and decentralized bodies. Each SPO evaluation will comprise activities that are expected to
contribute to the particular SPO. This will include activities funded through the regular budget and a representative
sample of extrabudgetary funded activities. The total estimated cost of carrying out the evaluations for the biennium
is $1 million. The chart below shows that 55% of the estimated required funds for evaluations will be for C/4 strategic
programme objectives (SPOs), with the next largest element being for the strategic evaluations at $290,000 (29%),
followed by funding for evaluations of decentralized bodies evaluations at $160,000 (16%).
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Evaluation
Universe
Evaluation title, focus and scope
Report
Submission Date
C/4 strategic
programme
objectives (SPOs)
Evaluation of SPO 3: Leveraging scientifi c knowledge for the benefi t of the envi-
ronment and the management of natural resources
This evaluation will assess progress towards achieving the objectives (listed below) of
this SPO and how progress might be enhanced through improving programme policy,
design and delivery:
· UNESCO's leadership for United Nations system activities in the areas of freshwa-
ter and the oceans at the global and national levels fi rmly established, including in
United Nations system country programming exercises
· Global monitoring reports produced periodically for the state of freshwater and
oceans
· Principles and guidelines for science-based sustainable management of natural
resources agreed upon and implemented in all regions through national policies
December 2008
Evaluation of SPO 6: Promoting principles, practices and ethical norms relevant
to scientifi c and technological development
This evaluation will assess progress towards achieving the objectives (listed below) of
this SPO and how progress might be enhanced through improving programme policy,
design and delivery:
· Normative instruments pertaining to the ethics of science and technology adopted
by UNESCO refl ected at national levels through pertinent legislation
· National bodies/mechanisms dealing with the ethics of science and technology, in
particular with issues related to bioethics supported in all regions
· Democratic debate at the national and regional levels about ethical implications of
advances in science and technology fostered, in particular by ensuring networking
and exchange of best practices and experiences
December 2008
Evaluation of SPO 14: Support to countries in post-confl ict and disaster situations
in UNESCO's fi elds of competence
This evaluation will assess progress towards achieving the objectives (listed below) of
this SPO and how progress might be enhanced through improving programme policy,
design and delivery:
· Planning capacities of authorities in affected countries enhanced in UNESCO's fi elds
of competence to address humanitarian, recovery, reconstruction and reconciliation
priorities
· Timely and targeted assistance provided to affected populations and institutions
within UNESCO fi elds of competence as part of the United Nations' humanitarian,
early recovery and reconstruction response
· UNESCO input integrated in United Nations common needs assessments, OCHA
consolidated appeals, strategic and programmatic frameworks, as well as funding
mechanisms refl ecting UNESCO's input
· International standards and instruments in the fi eld of education, culture, science
and media applicable in post-confl ict and post-disaster situations implemented
· Safety and social protection strengthened of educational, scientifi c, cultural and
media professions affected by confl icts and natural disasters
· Capacities of regional organizations active in confl ict prevention and peace-building
efforts enhanced in UNESCO's fi elds of competence
December 2008
Evaluation of SPO 4: Fostering policies and capacity-building in science, technology
and innovation
This evaluation will assess progress towards achieving the objectives (listed below) of
this SPO and how progress might be enhanced through improving programme policy,
design and delivery:
· Evidence-based national science, technology and innovation policies adopted by
Member States in all regions, especially in Africa
· Global monitoring of science and technology (S&T) capacities carried out
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· Institutional and human capacities in the basic and engineering sciences and energy
strengthened at all educational levels, notably in Africa, LDCs and SIDS and bene-
fi ting female students
· Governments assisted in the development of national policies pertaining to renewable
and alternative energies and sustainable energy management.
Evaluation of SPO 1 and SPO 2 Phase I: Mid-term evaluation of C/5 biennial
sectoral priorities
This evaluation will assess the extent to which the 34 C/5 biennial sectoral priorities for the
ED Sector were achieved:
(a) leading EFA, ensuring global coordination and providing assistance to Member States
to achieve EFA goals and education related MDGs based on the Global Action Plans;
and
(b) fostering quality education for all at all levels and in both formal and non-formal
education, with particular emphasis on vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, to
ensure access to success.
The evaluation will also assess progress towards achieving the objectives (listed below) of
these biennial sectoral priorities and how progress might be enhanced through improving
programme policy, design and delivery:
· Political commitment raised and allocation of fi nancial resources for EFA increased
at the global and national levels, particularly in Africa
· Regular monitoring of progress at the global, regional and country level towards
EFA goals, used for input to evidence-based policies by Member States
· Literacy integrated in national education systems and plans, especially in Africa,
as well as United Nations common country programming exercises in all regions,
building on the United Nations Literacy Decade and Plan of Action 2003-2012
· Institutional capacities in Member States enhanced to through the Global Action
Plan improve access to and quality of education.
· Quality education in Member States promoted with a special emphasis on education
for peace
· Higher education and teacher training fully integrated into national education plans
and systems, especially in Africa
· Educational norms and standards to foster the right to education developed, dissemi-
nated and monitored at country level
· Member States in all regions assisted in integrating ICTs in teaching and learning
processes at all levels
· Member States advised on integrating sustainable development into curricula and
learning process aimed at achieving the objectives of UNDESD
· Member States in all regions assisted in developing comprehensive education sector
HIV and AIDS responses
The evaluation will also examine the impact of the Education Sector reform on the imple-
mentation of the biennial sectoral priorities.
December 2009
Evaluation of SPO 11: Sustainably protecting and enhancing cultural heritage
This evaluation will assess progress towards achieving the objectives (listed below) of
this SPO and how progress might be enhanced through improving programme policy,
design and delivery:
· The preservation of cultural heritage and its effects on development, social cohesion
and peace integrated into national and local policies
· National conservation policies and processes revised to take into account global
trends such as climate changes, urbanization and migration
· New forms of international cooperation developed to strengthen the application of
1970 Convention
December 2009
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Evaluation of SPO 13: Fostering pluralistic free and independent media and
infostructures
This evaluation will assess progress towards achieving the objectives (listed below) of
this SPO and how progress might be enhanced through improving programme policy,
design and delivery:
· Integrated communication and information policies that conform with the principles
of press freedom, independent and pluralistic media and contribute to the develop-
ment of infostructures adopted by Member States
· Communication and information components integrated in United Nations inter-
agency strategies for confl ict prevention, peace-building and good governance
· Assistance provided to Member States, especially in Africa and SIDS, on pluralistic
media and infostructures supportive of democratic practices, accountability and good
governance
December 2009
Strategic
Evaluations
Evaluation of UNESCO Recruitment Policy and Practice
UNESCO requires a competent and effi cient workforce to effectively deliver the C/4
Medium Term Strategy. Recruitment policy and practice are critical components of build-
ing UNESCO's human capital. This evaluation will assess the effi ciency, effectiveness and
impacts of UNESCO recruitment policy and practice, and will provide recommendations
on any key areas for improvement.
April 2008
Evaluation of UNESCO's capacities to deliver document 34 C/4
UNESCO's performance will be judged according to how well it delivers the Medium-
Term Strategy (MTS). It is therefore essential that early in the period of the MTS that
all stakeholders have assurance of success in this regard. This evaluation will assess the
risks that might threaten the achievement of the mandate. In particular, the evaluation
will assess UNESCO's capacities in terms of: staffi ng, fi nance, management systems
and processes, to meet the C/4 strategic objectives. It will identify key risks and gaps
in capacities and recommend actions which need to be taken to fully achieve the C/4
strategic objectives.
June 2008
Decentralized bodies
Evaluation of eight pilot locations
This evaluation will focus on eight pilot countries of the United Nations Reform Scheme,
i.e. Viet Nam, Pakistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Mozambique, Albania, Uruguay,
Cape Verde and Rwanda.
These evaluations will take place in two phases. First, evaluations of UNESCO's contribu-
tion to making "Delivering as One" at country level work will be undertaken. These will
feed into evaluations undertaken jointly with other United Nations agencies to assess the
achievements and challenges in each pilot country.
December 2008
Evaluations of activities funded by donors in fi eld offi ces
15 UNESCO fi eld offi ces will be undertaking in total 32 evaluations of activities which
are funded by donors, i.e. Kinshasa 1 evaluation, Yaoundé 1, Bangkok 2, Hanoi 1,
Iraq 4, Jakarta 5, Islamabad 5, Dhaka 1, Port-au-Prince 1, San Jose 2, Santiago
1, Brasilia 4, Moscow 1, Doha 1 and Rabat 2.
IOS will provide technical support and backstopping, as well as quality-assuring fi nal
reports
Throughout 2008-
2009
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Regular Budget
Total Estimates
2008-2009
Principal Appropriation Line
Cost of established posts
Temporary assistance
Delegates' and
participants'
travel
Staff travel
Contractual services General operating
expenses
Supplies and
materials
Acquisition of
furniture and
equipment
Acquisition and
improvement of
premises
Financial
allocations/Fellow-
ships/contributions
Contracts with
NGOs
(framework
agreements)
Other
expenditure
Headquarters
Field
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
PART I GENERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION
A. Governing
bodies
1. General Conference
1 053 500
2 970 000
120 000
3 000
434 000
1 171 800
4 000
7 000
5 763 300
2. Executive Board
1 717 900
4 137 700
1 880 000
25 000
467 200
20 000
15 000
8 262 800
Total Part I.A
2 771 400
7 107 700
2 000 000
3 000
459 000
1 639 000
24 000
22 000
14 026 100
B. Direction
3. Directorate
2 716 000
55 000
5 000
200 000
37 000
60 000
18 000
2 500
3 093 500
4. Offi ce of the Director-General
6 650 800
66 000
48 000
72 000
18 000
97 000
40 000
120 000
6 700
7 118 500
5. Internal Oversight
5 014 900
40 000
460 000
867 400
30 000
39 600
10 000
6 461 900
6. International Standards and Legal Affairs
3 600 600
40 000
25 000
78 000
19 500
10 000
30 000
3 803 100
7. Ethics Programme
513 100
85 000
20 000
20 000
40 000
40 000
10 000
5 000
3 100
736 200
Total, Part I.B
18 495 400
286 000
73 000
777 000
1 003 400
223 500
159 600
183 000
12 300
21 213 200
C. Participation in the Joint Machinery of the United Nations System
50 000
2 500 000
1 000 000
6 684 600
10 234 600
TOTAL, PART I
21 266 800
7 393 700
2 073 000
830 000
3 962 400
1 862 500
183 600
205 000
1 000 000
6 696 900
45 473 900
PART II PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMME RELATED SERVICES
A. Programmes
I Education
28 941 900
29 778 000
4 500 000
4 500 000
5 840 000
16 656 400
2 000 000
1 000 000
1 200 000
17 291 000
150 000
111 857 300
II Natural sciences
24 523 600
10 622 500
3 554 100
2 672 900
2 448 300
9 580 200
973 900
337 400
713 900
2 091 800
929 700
241 400
58 689 700
III Social and human sciences
14 333 700
5 120 700
500 000
2 300 000
1 400 000
4 000 000
300 000
600 000
500 000
786 000
154 800
29 995 200
IV Culture
25 392 000
8 795 000
3 853 000
2 254 200
2 037 500
7 898 600
2 102 100
417 800
739 500
578 300
132 000
361 900
54 561 900
V Communication and information
12 324 900
6 625 000
1 200 000
1 300 000
1 400 000
7 540 000
1 400 000
400 000
500 000
800 000
297 900
33 787 800
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
9 500 000
9 500 000
Field Management of decentralized programmes
45 473 600
45 473 600
Total, Part II.A
105 516 100
106 414 800
13 607 100
13 027 100
13 125 800
45 675 200
6 776 000
2 755 200
3 653 400
30 261 100
1 847 700
1 206 000
343 865 500
B. Participation
Programme
20 000 000
20 000 000
C. Programme related services
1. Coordination and monitoring of action to benefi t Africa
3 181 600
370 500
90 000
40 000
313 000
230 000
203 600
42 900
67 500
106 000
4 645 100
2.
Fellowships Programme
639 200
7 500
33 700
2 000
6 000
1 164 100
18 400
1 870 900
3. Public information
10 878 200
397 700
448 800
3 600
187 000
1 343 900
319 900
110 000
352 800
14 041 900
4. Strategic planning and programme monitoring
4 877 100
269 000
20 000
428 000
150 000
90 000
78 000
24 000
108 700
6 044 800
5. Budget preparation and monitoring
4 278 000
9 000
45 000
567 300
20 700
22 800
33 500
4 976 300
6. Anticipation and foresight
929 300
20 000
35 000
360 600
60 000
20 000
20 000
10 400
1 455 300
Total, Part II.C
24 783 400
768 200
844 300
63 600
1 008 000
2 651 800
727 900
275 700
503 800
1 164 100
243 500
33 034 300
TOTAL, PART II
130 299 500
107 183 000
14 451 400
13 090 700
14 133 800
48 327 000
7 503 900
3 030 900
4 157 200
51 425 200
1 847 700
1 449 500
396 899 800
PART III SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMME EXECUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
A. Field management and coordination
1. Headquarters
4 536 700
56 000
171 000
237 000
56 100
20 000
57 000
13 000
5 146 800
2. Field running costs
4 867 400
1 692 500
311 000
8 832 300
1 000 000
970 000
298 800
1 060 000
19 032 000
B. External relations and cooperation
15 668 600
952 500
185 000
792 000
647 200
1 013 500
316 500
63 200
135 500
82 400
19 856 400
C. Human resources management
16 655 400
1 175 300
110 000
383 300
351 200
201 400
39 400
59 100
14 350 400
33 325 500
D. Administration
66 789 000
3 515 900
90 000
542 000
1 723 900
12 965 900
1 218 400
1 526 200
6 030 000
5 223 900
99 625 200
Belmont Plan Loan Repayment
13 400 000
13 400 000
TOTAL, PART III
103 649 700
952 500
9 799 600
992 000
3 436 000
3 636 600
22 372 200
2 341 000
2 747 800
19 728 800
20 729 700
190 385 900
TOTAL, PARTS I III
255 216 000
108 135 500
31 644 700
16 155 700
18 399 800
55 926 000
31 738 600
5 555 500
7 110 000
20 728 800
51 425 200
1 847 700
28 876 100
632 759 600
Reserve for reclassifi cations/merit based promotions
1 800 000
1 800 000
PART IV ANTICIPATED COST INCREASES
13 740 400
13 740 400
TOTAL, PARTS I IV
255 216 000
108 135 500
31 644 700
16 155 700
18 399 800
55 926 000
31 738 600
5 555 500
7 110 000
20 728 800
51 425 200
1 847 700
44 416 500
648 300 000
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Part
Region
2008-2009
United Nations
Sources
Other Sources
Total
UNDP
Others
Funds-in-Trust
Others
(Development
Banks and
Associate
Experts)
Voluntary
contributions
and special
accounts
Donated
Self-Benefi ting
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
PART I GENERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION
A.
Governing bodies
1. General Conference
2. Executive Board
Total, I.A Interregional
B.
Direction
3. Directorate
4. Offi ce of the Director-General
536 000
536 000
5. Internal Oversight
680 300
201 700
882 000
6. International Standards and Legal Affairs
322 000
322 000
7. Ethics Programme
Total, I.B Interregional
1 538 300
201 700
1 740 000
C.
Participation in the Joint Machinery of the
United Nations System
Total, PART I Interregional
1 538 300
201 700
1 740 000
PART II PROGRAMMES AND PROGRAMME RELATED SERVICES
A.
Programmes
I EDUCATION
Staff Africa
341 300
341 300
Staff Arab States
381 000
381 000
Staff Asia and the Pacifi c
767 200
767 200
Staff Europe and North America
Staff Latin America and the Caribbean
Staff Interregional
2 126 100
2 126 100
Total, Staff
3 615 600
3 615 600
I.1
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
9 600 000
360 000
688 000
10 648 000
Total, I.1
9 600 000
360 000
688 000
10 648 000
I.2
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
900 000
8 000 000
8 900 000
Total, I.2
900 000
8 000 000
8 900 000
I.3
Africa
50 000
195 000
245 000
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
150 000
150 000
Europe and North America
Annex VII Summary of extrabudgetary operational projects by
source of fund and region
The fi gures under this table represent funds already received or fi rmly committed, including the costs of posts fi nanced from FITOCA and/or other extrabudgetary funds (OPF).
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Part
Region
2008-2009
United Nations
Sources
Other Sources
Total
UNDP
Others
Funds-in-Trust
Others
(Development
Banks and
Associate
Experts)
Voluntary
contributions
and special
accounts
Donated
Self-Benefi ting
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
631 100
2 434 000
95 500
10 000
3 170 600
Total, I.3
681 100
2 779 000
95 500
10 000
3 565 600
I.4
Africa
3 421 300
226 600
1 911 200
5 559 100
Arab States
500 000 6 600 000
380 000
100 000
7 580 000
Asia and the Pacifi c
44 000
2 091 300
2 135 300
Europe and North America
200 000
200 000
Latin America and the Caribbean
40 000
89 000
12 325 200
12 454 200
Interregional
500 000
12 924 400
13 424 400
Total, I.4
500 000 6 884 000
6 481 600
12 651 800
1 911 200
12 924 400
41 353 000
UNESCO education institutes
IBE
IIEP
UIL
IITE
IICBA
500 000
500 000
IESALC
Total, UNESCO education institutes
500 000
500 000
Total, Major Programme I
500 000 17 165 100
14 636 200
12 651 800
2 006 700
21 622 400
68 582 200
II NATURAL SCIENCES
Staff Africa
Staff Arab States
Staff Asia and the Pacifi c
Staff Europe and North America
Staff Latin America and the Caribbean
Staff Interregional
1 003 000
1 003 000
Total, Staff
1 003 000
1 003 000
II.1
Africa
477 400
477 400
Arab States
616 700
616 700
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
100 000
100 000
Latin America and the Caribbean
309 100
309 100
Interregional
14 213 000
17 000
14 230 000
Total, II.1
15 716 200
17 000
15 733 200
II.2
Africa
1 195 300
1 195 300
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
200 000
200 000
Europe and North America
86 100
86 100
Latin America and the Caribbean
1 731 400
1 731 400
Interregional
417 600
1 800 000
2 217 600
Total, II.2
1 195 300
703 700
1 731 400
1 800 000
5 430 400
II.3
Africa
Arab States
769 800
769 800
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
535 800
535 800
Interregional
229 600
1 940 000
2 169 600
Total, II.3
229 600
1 305 600
1 940 000
3 475 200
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Part
Region
2008-2009
United Nations
Sources
Other Sources
Total
UNDP
Others
Funds-in-Trust
Others
(Development
Banks and
Associate
Experts)
Voluntary
contributions
and special
accounts
Donated
Self-Benefi ting
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
II.4
Africa
70 000
70 000
Arab States
600 000
3 000 000
3 600 000
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
929 000
929 000
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
6 230 000
6 230 000
Total, II.4
929 000
600 000
9 300 000
10 829 000
II.5
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
6 452 300
6 452 300
Interregional
4 200 000
4 200 000
Total, II.5
6 452 300
4 200 000
10 652 300
II.6
Africa
Arab States
427 600
427 600
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
Total, II.6
427 600
427 600
II.7
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
1 861 000
1 560 000
3 421 000
Total, II.7
1 861 000
1 560 000
3 421 000
UNESCO science institutes
IHE
64 930 000
64 930 000
ICTP
4 973 700
54 212 100
59 185 800
Total, UNESCO science institutes Interregional
4 973 700 119 142 100
124 115 800
Total, Major Programme II
6 169 000 139 584 600
10 516 900
18 817 000 175 087 500
III SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Staff Africa
Staff Arab States
Staff Asia and the Pacifi c
Staff Europe and North America
Staff Latin America and the Caribbean
Staff Interregional
773 800
773 800
Total, Staff
773 800
773 800
III.1
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
Total, III.1
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2008-2009
United Nations
Sources
Other Sources
Total
UNDP
Others
Funds-in-Trust
Others
(Development
Banks and
Associate
Experts)
Voluntary
contributions
and special
accounts
Donated
Self-Benefi ting
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
III.2
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
Total, III.2
III.3
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
145 000
387 900
532 900
Interregional
Total, III.3
145 000
387 900
532 900
III.4
Africa
342 100
342 100
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
Total, III.4
342 100
342 100
III.5
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
Total, III.5
III.6
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
463 000
463 000
Interregional
2 120 600
2 120 600
Total, III.6
463 000
2 120 600
2 583 600
III.7
Africa
Arab States
50 000
50 000
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
2 828 700
2 828 700
Interregional
2 894 000
2 894 000
Total, III.7
2 828 700
2 944 000
5 772 700
Total, Major Programme III
918 800
3 679 600
5 406 700
10 005 100
IV CULTURE
Staff Africa
Staff Arab States
317 700
317 700
Staff Asia and the Pacifi c
Staff Europe and North America
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Part
Region
2008-2009
United Nations
Sources
Other Sources
Total
UNDP
Others
Funds-in-Trust
Others
(Development
Banks and
Associate
Experts)
Voluntary
contributions
and special
accounts
Donated
Self-Benefi ting
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Staff Latin America and the Caribbean
Staff Interregional
1 932 900
1 932 900
Total, Staff
2 250 600
2 250 600
IV.1
Africa
425 000
1 605 300
23 000
2 053 300
Arab States
5 000 000
946 700
339 300
2 000
6 288 000
Asia and the Pacifi c
1 575 000
4 027 800
336 000
5 938 800
Europe and North America
2 197 300
101 000
2 298 300
Latin America and the Caribbean
1 900 000
534 600
726 200
3 160 800
Interregional
750 000
1 430 000
250 000
160 000
1 095 000
3 685 000
Total, IV.1
9 650 000
10 741 700
1 315 500
160 000
1 557 000
23 424 200
IV.2
Africa
750 800
750 800
Arab States
156 500
156 500
Asia and the Pacifi c
523 500
523 500
Europe and North America
353 000
353 000
Latin America and the Caribbean
504 900
504 900
Interregional
25 400
25 400
Total, IV.2
2 314 100
2 314 100
IV.3
Africa
239 800
239 800
Arab States
920 500
10 000
2 084 800
3 015 300
Asia and the Pacifi c
895 800
895 800
Europe and North America
349 400
349 400
Latin America and the Caribbean
94 700
94 700
Interregional
10 000
70 000
80 000
Total, IV.3
2 500 200
10 000
10 000
2 154 800
4 675 000
IV.4
Africa
248 100
75 000
323 100
Arab States
108 300
108 300
Asia and the Pacifi c
230 500
230 500
Europe and North America
272 700
50 000
322 700
Latin America and the Caribbean
149 700
149 700
Interregional
900 000
464 000
1 364 000
Total, IV.4
1 909 300
589 000
2 498 300
IV.5
Africa
132 900
132 900
Arab States
68 500
68 500
Asia and the Pacifi c
145 800
20 000
165 800
Europe and North America
229 400
229 400
Latin America and the Caribbean
94 700
117 100
211 800
Interregional
100 000
9 000
109 000
Total, IV.5
771 300
146 100
917 400
IV.6
Africa
1 482 700
1 482 700
Arab States
168 500
168 500
Asia and the Pacifi c
145 800
145 800
Europe and North America
229 400
229 400
Latin America and the Caribbean
94 700
94 700
Interregional
100 000
100 000
Total IV.6
2 121 100
100 000
2 221 100
Total, Major Programme IV
9 650 000
22 608 300
1 325 500
170 000
4 546 900
38 300 700
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Region
2008-2009
United Nations
Sources
Other Sources
Total
UNDP
Others
Funds-in-Trust
Others
(Development
Banks and
Associate
Experts)
Voluntary
contributions
and special
accounts
Donated
Self-Benefi ting
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
V COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
Staff Africa
Staff Arab States
Staff Asia and the Pacifi c
Staff Europe and North America
Staff Latin America and the Caribbean
Staff Interregional
504 200
504 200
Total, Staff
504 200
504 200
V.1
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
Total, V.1
V.2
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
60 000
9 807 300
9 867 300
Interregional
Total, V.2
60 000
9 807 300
9 867 300
V.3
Africa
1 461 400
1 440 000
2 901 400
Arab States
320 000
320 000
Asia and the Pacifi c
1 440 000
1 440 000
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
800 000
800 000
Interregional
Total, V.3
1 461 400
4 000 000
5 461 400
V.4
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
Total, V.4
V.5
Africa
Arab States
20 000 000
20 000 000
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
Latin America and the Caribbean
6 372 400
6 372 400
Interregional
Total, V.5
26 372 400
26 372 400
V.6
Africa
Arab States
Asia and the Pacifi c
Europe and North America
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Region
2008-2009
United Nations
Sources
Other Sources
Total
UNDP
Others
Funds-in-Trust
Others
(Development
Banks and
Associate
Experts)
Voluntary
contributions
and special
accounts
Donated
Self-Benefi ting
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Latin America and the Caribbean
Interregional
Total, V.6
Total, Major Programme V
2 025 600
36 179 700
4 000 000
42 205 300
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Field - Management of decentralized programmes
920 700
920 700
TOTAL, II.A
500 000 32 984 100 180 694 200
64 353 500
2 176 700
54 393 000 335 101 500
B. Participation
Programme
C.
Programme Related Services
1. Coordination and monitoring of action
to benefi t Africa
378 700
378 700
2. Fellowships Programme
608 800
608 800
3. Public information
1 133 600
5 000
1 138 600
4. Strategic Planning and Programme Monitoring
246 600
246 600
5. Budget Preparation and Monitoring
1 569 600
1 569 600
6. Anticipation and foresight
Total, II.C
3 937 300
5 000
3 942 300
TOTAL, PART II
500 000 32 984 100 184 631 500
64 353 500
2 176 700
54 398 000 339 043 800
PART III SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMME EXECUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
A.
Field management and coordination
2 252 000
2 252 000
B.
External relations and cooperation
4 729 100
4 729 100
C.
Human resources management
513 300
104 300
617 600
D.
Administration
1. Administrative coordination, support and
procurement
795 600
795 600
2. Accounting, treasury management and fi nancial
control
1 593 100
1 593 100
3. Information systems and telecommunications
2 473 500
2 473 500
4. Conferences, languages and documents
1 034 000
1 034 000
5. Common services, security, utilities and
management of premises and equipment
4 334 000
44 000
4 378 000
6. Maintenance, conservation and renovation of
Headquarters premises
Total, III.D
10 230 200
44 000
10 274 200
TOTAL, PART III
17 724 600
104 300
44 000
17 872 900
GRAND TOTAL
500 000 32 984 100 203 894 400
64 353 500
2 281 000
54 643 700 358 656 700
SUMMARY BY REGION
Africa
1 670 300
11 176 300
226 600
1 911 200
1 950 100
16 934 500
Arab States
500 000 11 600 000
4 833 000
22 246 700
5 456 800
44 636 500
Asia and the Pacifi c
1 619 000
9 499 700
1 796 000
12 914 700
Europe and North America
200 000
6 288 300
151 000
6 639 300
Latin America and the Caribbean
1 940 000
2 406 500
41 630 200
917 100
46 893 800
Interregional
15 954 800 169 690 600
250 000
369 800
44 372 700 230 637 900
GRAND TOTAL
500 000 32 984 100 203 894 400
64 353 500
2 281 000
54 643 700 358 656 700
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ANNEX VIII Summary of self-fi nancing funds (extrabudgetary)
This summary contains the essential administrative and budget data concerning extrabudgetary resources self-fi nancing funds, which appear under the Parts and
Chapters of the Programme and Budget for 20082009 to which they relate.
(a) Special Accounts for Support Costs levied on Extrabudgetary Activities
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Total
Total
$
$
$
A.
Funds-in-Trust Overhead Costs Account (FITOCA)
A.
Funds-in-Trust Overhead Costs Account (FITOCA)
is funded by the support costs deducted from trust funds
Personnel costs:
in order to defray UNESCO's costs in connection with
Established posts (85)
21 934 600
the administrative and technical backstopping
Other costs
18 000 000
of projects
39 934 600
Total, A.
39 934 600
B.
UNDP Administrative and Operational Services Account
B.
UNDP Administrative and Operational Services Account
is funded by the reimbursement of support costs for the
execution by UNESCO of projects funded by UNDP
270 000
Other costs
270 000
C.
UNDP Technical Support Services Support Cost Accounts
C.
UNDP Technical Support Services Support Cost Accounts
are funded by the staff earnings from SPPD* and STS** under
UNDP arrangements for upstream policy, advisory services
Other costs
100 000
and technical support services
100 000
Grand total
40 304 600
Grand total
40 304 600
*
* SPPD = Support for Policy and Programme Development
** STS = Support for Technical Services
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(b) Headquarters Utilization Fund
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Total
Total
$
$
A. a) Income from letting offi ce space in the Miollis building,
8 412 800
A. Expenditure related to letting offi ce space in the Miollis building:
8 782 800
b) Income from letting parking lots and miscellaneous income
a) utilities (electricity, heating and cleaning), b) insurance,
c) Income from letting premises to commercial partners (bank,
c) staff costs (security, maintenance, accounting and Funds
news stand, coffee machines, GSM telephone relays, etc.)
administration), d) temporary assistance, e) materials and equipment,
g) maintenance and conservation
B. Income from letting exhibition spaces and Room I
734 000
B. Expenditure related to letting exhibition spaces and Room I:
734 000
a) utilities, b) insurance, c) staff costs, d) security contribution (20% of
expenditure), e) temporary assistance, f) materials and equipment,
g) maintenance and conservation
C. Income from letting conference rooms
1 500 000
C. Expenditure related to letting conference rooms:
1 500 000
a) utilities, b) insurance, c) staff costs, d) security contribution (20% of
expenditure), e) temporary assistance, f) materials and equipment,
g) maintenance and conservation
D. Income from letting audiovisual equipment
650 000
D. Expenditure related to letting audiovisual equipment:
650 000
a) staff costs, b) temporary assistance
E. Investment income
500 000
E. Offi cial Residence (maintenance, furniture/equipment and
130 000
other recurring costs)
Grand total
11 796 800
Grand total *
11 796 800
*
Overall share of established posts, in conformity with the Financial Regulations of the
Special Account for the Headquarters Utilization Fund (162 EX/Decision 7.10), will not exceed
50% of the total expenditure and the staff cost charged for any Secretariat structure
will not exceed the income generated by this structure to the Special Account.
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(c) Public Information, Liaison and Relations Fund
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Total
Total
$
$
$
$
A.
UNESCO Coupons Programme
A.
UNESCO Coupons Programme
(1) Commissions
300 000
I.
Personnel costs:
(1) Established posts (6)
1 041 000
(2) Interest
1 200 000
(2) Temporary assistance
10 000
Total, A.
1 500 000
Subtotal, I
1 051 000
II.
Administrative costs:
(1) Printing (brochures, coupons, circulars, etc.)
30 000
(2) Equipment and supplies
10 000
(3) Contracts to distributors
25 000
(4) Travel and missions
50 000
(5) Miscellaneous
5 000
(6) Hospitality
2 000
Subtotal, II
122 000
III.
Transfer to reserves
327 000
Total, A.
1 500 000
B. Philatelic and Numismatic Programme
B.
Philatelic and Numismatic Programme
Revenue from sales
275 000
I.
Personnel costs:
Established posts (1)
157 000
Subtotal, I
157 000
II.
Administrative costs:
Cost of goods sold
118 000
Total, B
275 000
Grand total
1 775 000
Grand total
1 775 000
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(d) Publications and Auditory and Visual Material Fund
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Item
Publications
VIM
Total
Item
Publications
VIM
Total
$
$
$
$
$
$
A.
Sales
1 200 000
235 000
1 435 000
I.
Personnel costs:
Established post (0.5)
78 500
78 500
Established post (1)
134 000
134 000
Temporary assistance and overtime
110 000
6 500
116 500
B.
Royalties
400 000
400 000
II.
Production costs
588 000
82 000
670 000
III. Royalties
147 000
147 000
IV. Commissions
147 000
147 000
V.
Freight/postage
197 000
3 000
200 000
VI. Equipment and supplies
60 000
65 000
125 000
VII. Promotion and distribution
217 000
217 000
Grand total
1 600 000
235 000
1 835 000
Grand total
1 600 000
235 000
1 835 000
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(e) Special Account for Interpretation Services
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Total
Total
$
$
A. Invoices to:
I. Personnel costs:
(1) UNESCO sectors (regular programme and
1 300 000
(1) Established posts (2)
479 000
extrabudgetary funds)
(2) Non-UNESCO users (Delegations, NGOs, etc.)
1 200 000
(2) Temporary assistance (supernumerary
2 021 000
interpreters)
Grand total
2 500 000
Grand total
2 500 000
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(f) UNESCO Staff Savings and Loan Services
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Total
Total
$
$
A.
Interest on loans to members
4 520 000
I.
Personnel costs:
Established posts (10 )
2 064 000
B.
Bank and investment interest
28 800 000
II.
Administrative expenses
586 320
III.
Loan insurance
460 000
IV.
Computer expenses
130 000
V.
Other costs
52 500
Total, IV
3 292 820
VI.
Contribution to the costs of fees of the External Auditor
23 800
VII. Contribution to subscriptions to banking services
20 000
Total, IVII
3 336 620
Interest paid to members
29 983 380
Grand total
33 320 000
Grand total
33 320 000
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(g) Special Account for Documents
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Item Total Item
Total
$
$
A. Payments of the sectors for documentation
I.
Personnel costs:
out of quotas (translation, composition,
Established posts (1)
258 000
production and distribution)
3 440 000
II.
Administrative costs:
122 000
B. Contributions to publications
60 000
Supplies/other contracts
III.
Printing/purchase of copies
550 000
IV
Personnel costs: temporary assistance
1 300 000
V
External translation contracts
1 270 000
Grand total
3 500 000
Grand total
3 500 000
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Alphabetical list of abbreviations
of the units responsible for executing
the Programme and Budget for 2008-2009
ABU UNESCO
Offi ce in Abuja (Nigeria)
ACR UNESCO
Offi ce in Accra (Ghana)
ADI
UNESCO Offi ce in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
ADM Sector
for
Administration
AFR
Africa Department
AMN
UNESCO Offi ce in Amman (Jordan)
API
UNESCO Offi ce in Apia (Samoa)
ATA
UNESCO Offi ce in Almaty (Kazakhstan)
BAG UNESCO
Offi ce for Iraq
BAM UNESCO
Offi ce in Bamako (Mali)
BAS
Division for the Promotion of Basic Education
BB
Bureau of the Budget
BEI
UNESCO Offi ce in Beirut and Regional Bureau for Education (Lebanon)
BEJ
UNESCO Offi ce in Beijing (China)
BES
Division of Basic and Engineering Sciences
BFC
Bureau of Field Coordination
BGK
UNESCO Offi ce in Bangkok and Regional Bureau for Education (Thailand)
BPI
Bureau of Public Information
BRV UNESCO
Offi ce in Brazzaville (Congo)
BRZ
UNESCO Offi ce in Brasilia (Brazil)
BSP
Bureau of Strategic Planning
BUJ
UNESCO Offi ce in Bujumbura (Burundi)
CAI
UNESCO Offi ce in Cairo and Regional Bureau for Science (Egypt)
CEI
Division of Cultural Expressions and Creative Industries
CEPES
UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, Bucharest (Romania)
CFS
Division of Cooperation with Extrabudgetary Funding Sources (ERC)
CI
Communication and Information Sector
CLD
Division of Conferences, Languages and Documents (ADM)
CLT
Culture Sector
COM
C ommunication Development Division (and Secretariat of the International Programme for the
Development of Communication (IPDC))
CPD
Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue
CRP
Secretariat of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize
CSI
Coastal Regions and Small Islands Platform
DAK
UNESCO Offi ce in Dakar and Regional Bureau for Education (Senegal)
DAR
UNESCO Offi ce in Dar es Salaam (United Republic of Tanzania)
DCO
Division of the Comptroller (ADM)
DHA
UNESCO Offi ce in Dhaka (Bangladesh)
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DIL
Timor-Leste Liaison Unit in Dili (Timor-Leste)
DIT
Division of Information Systems and Telecommunications (ADM)
DJB
UNESCO Antenna in Djibouti
DOH
UNESCO Offi ce in Doha (Qatar)
ED
Education Sector
EES
Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences (and secretariat of the Man and the Biosphere
Programme (MAB)) and the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP)
EO Executive
Offi ce
ERC
Sector for External Relations and Cooperation
EST
Division of Ethics of Science and Technology
ETH Ethics
Offi ce
FED
Division for Freedom of Expression, Democracy and Peace
FEL
Fellowships Section (ERC)
FOR Offi ce of Foresight
FRT UNESCO
Antenna
in
Freetown
GLO
UNESCO Liaison Offi ce in Geneva (Switzerland)
GUC UNESCO
Offi ce in Guatemala City (Guatemala)
HAN UNESCO
Offi ce in Hanoi (Viet Nam)
HAR
UNESCO Offi ce in Harare (Zimbabwe)
HAV
UNESCO Offi ce in Havana and Regional Bureau for Culture (Cuba)
HED
Division of Higher Education
HQD
Headquarters Division (ADM)
HRM
Bureau of Human Resources Management
HRS
Division of Human Rights and Struggle against Discrimination
HYD
Division of Water Sciences (and secretariat of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP))
IBE
UNESCO International Bureau of Education, Geneva (Switzerland)
ICTP
International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (Italy)
IESALC
U NESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean,
Caracas (Venezuela)
IICBA
UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
IIEP
UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris (France)
IITE
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education, Moscow (Russian Federation)
INF
Information Society Division (and secretariat of the Information for All Programme)
IOC
Secretariat of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
IOS
Internal Oversight Service
ISB
UNESCO Offi ce in Islamabad (Pakistan)
JAK
UNESCO Offi ce in Jakarta and Regional Bureau for Science (Indonesia)
JUB
UNESCO Antenna in Juba
KAB UNESCO
Offi ce in Kabul (Afghanistan)
KAT
UNESCO Offi ce in Kathmandu (Nepal)
KHA UNESCO
Offi ce in Khartoum (Sudan)
KNG
UNESCO Offi ce in Kingston (Jamaica)
KNS
UNESCO Offi ce in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
LA
Offi ce of International Standards and Legal Affairs
LBV UNESCO
Offi ce in Libreville (Gabon)
LIM UNESCO
Offi ce in Lima (Peru)
MAP
UNESCO Offi ce in Maputo (Mozambique)
MOS
UNESCO Offi ce in Moscow (Russian Federation)
MRV UNESCO
Antenna
in
Monrovia
MTD
UNESCO Offi ce in Montevideo and Regional Bureau for Science (Uruguay)
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UNESCO Offi ce in Mexico City (Mexico)
NAI
UNESCO Offi ce in Nairobi and Regional Bureau for Science (Kenya)
NDL
UNESCO Offi ce in New Delhi (India)
NYO
UNESCO Liaison Offi ce in New York (United States of America)
ODG Offi ce of the Director-General
PEER
Programme of Education for Emergencies and Reconstruction
PIH
Division of Cultural Property and Intangible Heritage
PNP
UNESCO Offi ce in Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
POP
UNESCO Offi ce in Port-au-Prince (Haiti)
PSD
Division of Science Policy and Sustainable Development
QUI
UNESCO Offi ce in Quito (Ecuador)
RAB
UNESCO Offi ce in Rabat (Morocco)
RAM
UNESCO Offi ce in Ramallah (Palestinian Autonomous Territories)
RPO
Division of Relations with Organizations and New Partnerships (ERC)
RSC
Division of Relations with Member States and National Commissions (ERC)
SC
Natural Sciences Sector
SCG
Secretariat of the General Conference
SCX
Secretariat of the Executive Board
SFS
Division of Education Strategies and Field Support
SHS
Social and Human Sciences Sector
SJO
UNESCO Offi ce in San José (Costa Rica)
SRP
Division of Social Sciences Research and Policy
STG
UNESCO Offi ce in Santiago and Regional Bureau for Education (Chile)
TAS
UNESCO Offi ce in Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
TEH
UNESCO Offi ce in Tehran (Islamic Republic of Iran)
UIL
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, Hamburg (Germany)
UIS
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Montreal (Canada)
UNESCO-IHE UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft (Netherlands)
UNEVOC
U NESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training,
Bonn (Germany)
UNP
Division for the Coordination of United Nations priorities in Education
VNI
UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe (Italy)
WHC
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
WIN
UNESCO Offi ce in Windhoek (Namibia)
WRU
World Reports Unit
YAO
UNESCO Offi ce in Yaoundé (Cameroon)
Natural Sciences Sector
(SC)
Executive Office (SC/EO)
·
Division of Basic
and Engineering Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SC/BES
·
Division of Ecological
and Earth Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SC/EES
·
Division of Water Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SC/HYD
·
Division of Science Policy
and Sustainable Development . . . . . . . . . . . . SC/PSD
·
Coastal Region
and Small Islands Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SC/CSI
Education Sector
(ED)
Executive Office (ED/EO)
· Division for the Promotion
of Basic Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ED/BAS
· Division of Higher Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . ED/HED
·
Division for the Coordination
of United Nations priorities in Education . . . . ED/UNP
·
Division of Education Strategies
and Field Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ED/SFS
Secretariat of the UNESCO Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission
(IOC)
Social and Human Sciences Sector
(SHS)
Executive Office (SHS/EO)
·
Division of Social Sciences
Research and Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHS/SRP
·
Division of Ethics of Science
and Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHS/EST
·
Division of Human Rights,
Human Security and Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . SHS/RSP
Culture Sector
(CLT)
Executive Office (CLT/EO)
· World Heritage Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLT/WHC
·
Division of Cultural Property
and Intangible Heritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLT/PIH
·
Division of Cultural Expressions
and Creative Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLT/CEI
·
Division of Cultural Policies
and Intercultural Dialogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLT/CPD
Communication and Information Sector
(CI)
Executive Office (CI/EO)
·
Division for Freedom of Expression,
Democracy and Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CI/FED
·
Communication Development Division . . . . . CI/COM
·
Information Society Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . CI/INF
Sector for External Relations and Cooperation
(ERC)
Executive Office (ERC/EO)
·
Division of Relations with Member States and National Commissions . . . . . ERC/RSC
·
Division of Relations with Organisations
and New Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ERC/RPO
·
Division of Cooperation with Extrabudgetary Funding Sources . . . . . . . . . . ERC/CFS
Sector for Administration
(ADM)
Executive Office (ADM/EO)
·
Division of the Comptroller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADM/DCO
·
Division of Information Systems and Telecommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADM/DIT
·
Division of Conferences, Languages and Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADM/CLD
·
Headquarters Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADM/HQD
Secretariat of the
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Peace Prize
(CRP)
Secretariat
of the Executive Board
(SCX)
Office of International
Standards and Legal Affairs
(LA)
Internal Oversight Service
(IOS)
Africa Department
(AFR)
Bureau of Strategic Planning
(BSP)
Bureau of Human Resources
Management
(HRM)
Bureau of Field Coordination
(BFC)
Bureau of Public Information
(BPI)
Bureau of the Budget
(BB)
· UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) - Geneva
· UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) - Paris and Buenos Aires
· UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) - Hamburg
· UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) - Moscow
· UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) - Caracas
· UNESCO International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA) - Addis Ababa
· UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC) - Bonn
· UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES) - Bucharest
Secretariat
of the General Conference
(SCG)
Director-General
Deputy Director-General
Office of the Director-General
(ODG)
AFRICA
Cluster Offices and Regional Bureaux
· UNESCO Office in Dakar and Regional Bureau for Education
· UNESCO Office in Nairobi and Regional Bureau for Science
· UNESCO Office in Accra
· UNESCO Office in Addis Ababa
· UNESCO Office in Bamako
· UNESCO Office in Dar es Salaam
· UNESCO Office in Harare
· UNESCO Office in Libreville
· UNESCO Office in Windhoek
· UNESCO Office in Yaoundé
National Offices
· UNESCO Office in Abuja
· UNESCO Office in Brazzaville
· UNESCO Office in Bujumbura
· UNESCO Office in Kinshasa
· UNESCO Office in Maputo
ARAB STATES
Cluster Offices and Regional Bureaux
· UNESCO Office in Beirut and Regional Bureau for Education
· UNESCO Office in Cairo and Regional Bureau for Science
· UNESCO Office in Doha
· UNESCO Office in Rabat
National Offices
·
UNESCO Office in Amman
· UNESCO Office for Iraq
· UNESCO Office in Ramallah
· UNESCO Office in Khartoum
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Cluster Offices and Regional Bureaux
· UNESCO Office in Bangkok and Regional Bureau for Education
· UNESCO Office in Jakarta and Regional Bureau for Science
·
UNESCO Office in New Delhi
· UNESCO Office in Almaty
· UNESCO Office in Apia
· UNESCO Office in Beijing
· UNESCO Office in Tehran
National Offices
· UNESCO Office in Dhaka
· UNESCO Office in Hanoi
· UNESCO Office in Islamabad
· UNESCO Office in Kabul
· UNESCO Office in Kathmandu
· UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh
· UNESCO Office in Tashkent
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Cluster Offices and Regional Bureaux
· UNESCO Office in Havana and Regional Bureau for Culture
·
UNESCO Office in Montevideo and Regional Bureau for Science
· UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education (Santiago)
·
UNESCO Office in Quito
· UNESCO Office in Kingston
· UNESCO Office in San José
National Offices
· UNESCO Office in Brasilia
· UNESCO Office in Guatemala
· UNESCO Office in Lima
· UNESCO Office in Mexico
· UNESCO Office in Port-au-Prince
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Cluster Offices and Regional Bureaux
·
UNESCO Regional Bureau for
Science and Culture in Europe
· UNESCO Office in Moscow
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
(UIS)
Montreal
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Trieste
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
(UNESCO-IHE)
Delft
UNESCO Offices
UNESCO Liaison Offices
· UNESCO Liaison Office in Geneva
· UNESCO Liaison Office in New York
Draft Organizational Chart
of the UNESCO Secretariat
2008-2009
34 C/5
UNRWA/UNESCO Department of Education
Office of Foresight
(FOR)
Ethics Office
(ETH)