The decisions of the Executive Board of UNESCO at its meeting in April 2007 are available online.
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Some of the decisions are shown below:
Report by the Director-General on the conclusions and recommendations of the Overall Review Committee for Major Programmes II and III (176 EX/7; 176 EX/66 Part I; 176 EX/67)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling 33 C/Resolution 2 concerning the review of Major Programmes II and III,
2. Having examined document 176 EX/7 and its annexes,
3. Recognizing, as stated in document 176 EX/7, that the natural, social and human sciences are now universally viewed as the drivers of national economic and social development and as key contributors to poverty reduction and environmental conservation,
4. Acknowledging the need for natural, social and human sciences to contribute to the achievement of UNESCO’s mission,
5. Expresses its appreciation of the work of the Overall Review Committee for Major Programme II (Natural Sciences) and III (Social and Human Sciences) as a valuable and timely contribution to further the relevance and effectiveness of UNESCO’s activities in the field of natural, social and human sciences,
6. Recognizes the potential of the Organization to become the leading promoter within the United Nations system of the transformative power of scientific knowledge, building on its intellectual reputation, convening ability and global presence, which provide a solid foundation for its crucial roles as policy facilitator and capacity-builder in global, regional and country-level endeavours;
7. Takes note of the strengths as well as the weaknesses identified by the Committee;
8. Also takes note of the Director-General’s comments on the Committee’s recommendations;
9. Underscores that the Committee’s recommendations along with the Director-General’s comments should be taken into account in documents 34 C/4 and 34 C/5;
10. Takes note of the Committee’s findings that UNESCO needs some strategic reorientation of its activities and operational methods in the field of the natural, social and human sciences;
11. Taking into account the Director-General’s proposal that document 34 C/4 be considered as a rolling document,
(a) requests the Director-General to forward the report and recommendations of the Overall Review Committee for Major Programmes II (Natural Sciences) and III (Social and Human Sciences), as well as his comments on that report, to the governing bodies of the intergovernmental/international science programmes for their information, and to invite those bodies to transmit their comments thereon to the Executive Board;
(b) also requests the Director-General to conduct wide-ranging consultations on the possible implementation of the Review Committee’s recommendations, and to take appropriate steps in order to allow for informed decision-making regarding UNESCO’s core functions and competencies in the field of science, as indicated by the Director-General in his introduction to document 34 C/4.
Report by the Director-General on the evaluation of the first phase of the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP), and proposals regarding draft document 34 C/4 and draft document 34 C/5 (176 EX/11; 176 EX/66 Part I; 176 EX/67)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling 172 EX/Decision 12,
2. Having examined document 176 EX/11,
3. Noting that the mandate of the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP), and the partnerships in capacity-building in science that IBSP promotes are reflected in the strategic programme objectives for the Organization to be set out in its draft Medium-Term Strategy for 2008-2013 (34 C/4), and are aimed at providing the science inputs to assist countries to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
4. Recognizing that IBSP is a response to a recommendation by the World Conference on Science, and that UNESCO has sole responsibility for the basic sciences within the United Nations system,
5. Calling for an enhanced partnership with International Council for Science (ICSU) scientific unions and the industrial sector in the framework of IBSP,
6. Recognizing the importance of joint work between governments, the private sector and international and regional organizations,
7. Referring to recommendations of the ministerial round table on “The Basic Sciences: the Science Lever for Development”, as well as to the decisions of the African Union Summit on science, technology and scientific research for development,
8. Takes note of the assessment of the initial phase of IBSP presented in document 176 EX/11, and recommends that it be submitted for information to the General Conference at its 34th session, together with the conclusions of the Executive Board;
9. Approves the proposals made by the Director-General regarding the future IBSP strategy;
10. Requests the Director-General to give priority consideration to projects from developing countries, mainly from the least developed countries and post-conflict countries, to be carried out in cooperation with regional science centres, and to consider how to support the submission of high-quality proposals from developing countries in the context of the IBSP strategy;
11. Recommends that Member States continue to inform the Director-General of activities
that they would propose for IBSP, and of complementary extrabudgetary support they may provide to reinforce the IBSP budget for the implementation of their proposals and that proposed activities should be in line with the five major priority actions of the new strategy;
12. Requests the Director-General to:
(a) take action for implementation of the strategy proposed in document 176 EX/11 for the development of IBSP activities in 2008-2013;
(b) encourage, within the Third UNESCO/ICSU Framework Agreement for 2008-2013, direct participation in IBSP of relevant scientific unions of ICSU;
(c) encourage the setting up of national committees for IBSP in order to increase the visibility and effectiveness of the Programme, joining together national scientific committees and institutional partners, as well as private partners, and to develop the committees’ networks;
(d) prepare and circulate to Member States, in 2008, an information document on IBSP and its functioning within the established strategy of action;
(e) submit to the Executive Board at its 181st session and then to the General Conference at its 35th session a report on the development and outcomes of IBSP during the first biennium of the Medium-Term Strategy, and on measures to be taken to promote the services and efficiency of IBSP.
Report by the Director-General on the feasibility study for the establishment of an international centre for South-South cooperation in science, technology and innovation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO (176 EX/16; 176 EX/66 Part I; 176 EX/67)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling the proposal submitted by the Malaysian Government to establish an international centre for South-South cooperation in science, technology and innovation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, under the auspices of UNESCO,
2. Recalling 33 C/Resolution 23 (I.5(xi)), which authorizes the Director-General to follow up the Doha Plan of Action,
3. Aware of the importance of international cooperation for the promotion of science and technology innovation in developing countries, and of triangular North-South-South cooperation,
4. Welcoming the proposal of the Government of Malaysia,
5. Having examined the positive response by the Director-General to this proposal, as well as the feasibility study prepared by UNESCO in document 176 EX/16 in the light of the principles and guidelines for the establishment and functioning of UNESCO institutes and centres (category 1) and institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2) approved by 33 C/Resolution 90,
6. Takes note of the observations and conclusions of the feasibility study;
7. Deeming the considerations and proposals contained therein to be such as to meet the requirements needed for UNESCO to grant its auspices to the international centre,
8. Recommends that the General Conference approve, at its 34th session, the establishment of an international centre for South-South cooperation in science, technology and innovation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2), and that it authorize the Director-General to sign the Agreement contained in the Annex to document 176 EX/16.
Report by the Director-General on the feasibility study for the establishment of a sustainable energy development centre in Moscow, Russian Federation, as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO (176 EX/17 and Corr.; 176 EX/66 Part I; 176 EX/67)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling 33 C/Resolution 90 concerning the creation of institutes and centres under
the auspices of UNESCO,
2. Having examined document 176 EX/17 and Corr. and its Annex,
3. Takes note of the observations and conclusions of the feasibility study;
4. Welcomes the proposal of the Government of the Russian Federation to establish the sustainable energy development centre under the auspices of UNESCO, which is in line with the principles and guidelines for institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2) as adopted by the General Conference in 33 C/Resolution 90;
5. Recommends that the General Conference approve, at its 34th session, the establishment of the sustainable energy development centre in Moscow, Russian Federation, as a centre under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2), and that it authorize the Director-General to sign the Agreement contained in the Annex to document 176 EX/17.
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling 33 C/Resolution 2 concerning the review of Major Programmes II and III,
2. Having examined document 176 EX/7 and its annexes,
3. Recognizing, as stated in document 176 EX/7, that the natural, social and human sciences are now universally viewed as the drivers of national economic and social development and as key contributors to poverty reduction and environmental conservation,
4. Acknowledging the need for natural, social and human sciences to contribute to the achievement of UNESCO’s mission,
5. Expresses its appreciation of the work of the Overall Review Committee for Major Programme II (Natural Sciences) and III (Social and Human Sciences) as a valuable and timely contribution to further the relevance and effectiveness of UNESCO’s activities in the field of natural, social and human sciences,
6. Recognizes the potential of the Organization to become the leading promoter within the United Nations system of the transformative power of scientific knowledge, building on its intellectual reputation, convening ability and global presence, which provide a solid foundation for its crucial roles as policy facilitator and capacity-builder in global, regional and country-level endeavours;
7. Takes note of the strengths as well as the weaknesses identified by the Committee;
8. Also takes note of the Director-General’s comments on the Committee’s recommendations;
9. Underscores that the Committee’s recommendations along with the Director-General’s comments should be taken into account in documents 34 C/4 and 34 C/5;
10. Takes note of the Committee’s findings that UNESCO needs some strategic reorientation of its activities and operational methods in the field of the natural, social and human sciences;
11. Taking into account the Director-General’s proposal that document 34 C/4 be considered as a rolling document,
(a) requests the Director-General to forward the report and recommendations of the Overall Review Committee for Major Programmes II (Natural Sciences) and III (Social and Human Sciences), as well as his comments on that report, to the governing bodies of the intergovernmental/international science programmes for their information, and to invite those bodies to transmit their comments thereon to the Executive Board;
(b) also requests the Director-General to conduct wide-ranging consultations on the possible implementation of the Review Committee’s recommendations, and to take appropriate steps in order to allow for informed decision-making regarding UNESCO’s core functions and competencies in the field of science, as indicated by the Director-General in his introduction to document 34 C/4.
Report by the Director-General on the evaluation of the first phase of the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP), and proposals regarding draft document 34 C/4 and draft document 34 C/5 (176 EX/11; 176 EX/66 Part I; 176 EX/67)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling 172 EX/Decision 12,
2. Having examined document 176 EX/11,
3. Noting that the mandate of the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP), and the partnerships in capacity-building in science that IBSP promotes are reflected in the strategic programme objectives for the Organization to be set out in its draft Medium-Term Strategy for 2008-2013 (34 C/4), and are aimed at providing the science inputs to assist countries to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
4. Recognizing that IBSP is a response to a recommendation by the World Conference on Science, and that UNESCO has sole responsibility for the basic sciences within the United Nations system,
5. Calling for an enhanced partnership with International Council for Science (ICSU) scientific unions and the industrial sector in the framework of IBSP,
6. Recognizing the importance of joint work between governments, the private sector and international and regional organizations,
7. Referring to recommendations of the ministerial round table on “The Basic Sciences: the Science Lever for Development”, as well as to the decisions of the African Union Summit on science, technology and scientific research for development,
8. Takes note of the assessment of the initial phase of IBSP presented in document 176 EX/11, and recommends that it be submitted for information to the General Conference at its 34th session, together with the conclusions of the Executive Board;
9. Approves the proposals made by the Director-General regarding the future IBSP strategy;
10. Requests the Director-General to give priority consideration to projects from developing countries, mainly from the least developed countries and post-conflict countries, to be carried out in cooperation with regional science centres, and to consider how to support the submission of high-quality proposals from developing countries in the context of the IBSP strategy;
11. Recommends that Member States continue to inform the Director-General of activities
that they would propose for IBSP, and of complementary extrabudgetary support they may provide to reinforce the IBSP budget for the implementation of their proposals and that proposed activities should be in line with the five major priority actions of the new strategy;
12. Requests the Director-General to:
(a) take action for implementation of the strategy proposed in document 176 EX/11 for the development of IBSP activities in 2008-2013;
(b) encourage, within the Third UNESCO/ICSU Framework Agreement for 2008-2013, direct participation in IBSP of relevant scientific unions of ICSU;
(c) encourage the setting up of national committees for IBSP in order to increase the visibility and effectiveness of the Programme, joining together national scientific committees and institutional partners, as well as private partners, and to develop the committees’ networks;
(d) prepare and circulate to Member States, in 2008, an information document on IBSP and its functioning within the established strategy of action;
(e) submit to the Executive Board at its 181st session and then to the General Conference at its 35th session a report on the development and outcomes of IBSP during the first biennium of the Medium-Term Strategy, and on measures to be taken to promote the services and efficiency of IBSP.
Report by the Director-General on the feasibility study for the establishment of an international centre for South-South cooperation in science, technology and innovation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO (176 EX/16; 176 EX/66 Part I; 176 EX/67)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling the proposal submitted by the Malaysian Government to establish an international centre for South-South cooperation in science, technology and innovation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, under the auspices of UNESCO,
2. Recalling 33 C/Resolution 23 (I.5(xi)), which authorizes the Director-General to follow up the Doha Plan of Action,
3. Aware of the importance of international cooperation for the promotion of science and technology innovation in developing countries, and of triangular North-South-South cooperation,
4. Welcoming the proposal of the Government of Malaysia,
5. Having examined the positive response by the Director-General to this proposal, as well as the feasibility study prepared by UNESCO in document 176 EX/16 in the light of the principles and guidelines for the establishment and functioning of UNESCO institutes and centres (category 1) and institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2) approved by 33 C/Resolution 90,
6. Takes note of the observations and conclusions of the feasibility study;
7. Deeming the considerations and proposals contained therein to be such as to meet the requirements needed for UNESCO to grant its auspices to the international centre,
8. Recommends that the General Conference approve, at its 34th session, the establishment of an international centre for South-South cooperation in science, technology and innovation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2), and that it authorize the Director-General to sign the Agreement contained in the Annex to document 176 EX/16.
Report by the Director-General on the feasibility study for the establishment of a sustainable energy development centre in Moscow, Russian Federation, as a category 2 centre under the auspices of UNESCO (176 EX/17 and Corr.; 176 EX/66 Part I; 176 EX/67)
The Executive Board,
1. Recalling 33 C/Resolution 90 concerning the creation of institutes and centres under
the auspices of UNESCO,
2. Having examined document 176 EX/17 and Corr. and its Annex,
3. Takes note of the observations and conclusions of the feasibility study;
4. Welcomes the proposal of the Government of the Russian Federation to establish the sustainable energy development centre under the auspices of UNESCO, which is in line with the principles and guidelines for institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2) as adopted by the General Conference in 33 C/Resolution 90;
5. Recommends that the General Conference approve, at its 34th session, the establishment of the sustainable energy development centre in Moscow, Russian Federation, as a centre under the auspices of UNESCO (category 2), and that it authorize the Director-General to sign the Agreement contained in the Annex to document 176 EX/17.
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