UNESCO. General Conference; 36th; 36 C/5: volume 1: Draft ...

situations, in close coordination with United Nations bodies at international, regional
and country levels;
(b) to allocate for this purpose an amount of $309,200 for coordination activity costs, $20,725,500
for field office operating costs and $61,638,600 for staff costs at Headquarters and in the field
offices;
2. Requests the Director-General to report to the governing bodies periodically, in the statutory reports,
on the achievement of the following expected results:
(1) the first phase of UNESCO’s reform of its field presence network implemented
(2) performance assessment of all directors and heads of field offices completed
(3) operating budgets of field offices monitored and their management and administration
improved
(4) capacity and skills of field staff improved
(5) acceptable level of security and safety of UNESCO personnel and premises ensured,
commensurate with security conditions and risk assessments
(6) abilities of all UNESCO personnel enhanced and made sustainable regarding field security and
safety matters
(7) integration into United Nations post-conflict and post-disaster responses ensured
(8) staff capacities for post-conflict and post-disaster situations reinforced, based on lessons learnt;
(9) capacity for fund-raising for post-conflict and post-disaster interventions enhanced
3. Further requests the Director-General to report periodically in the same statutory reports on
measures taken to optimize the use of resources in the implementation of programme activities,
including travel, contractual services and publications.
36 C/5 – Field Office implementation
of decentralized programmes
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