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

(ix)
strengthen the role of the Africa Department as a focal point for all matters relating to
Africa;
(b)
to allocate for this purpose a sum of $1,437,100 for activity costs and $3,835,400 for staff costs;
2. Requests the Director-General to report periodically to the governing bodies, in the statutory reports,
on the achievement of the following expected results:
(1) impact of UNESCO’s programmes in Africa increased and strengthened through improved
identification of Africa’s priority development needs and joint/shared implementation, in
particular with the AU and agencies of the United Nations system and/or regional, subregional,
national and local intermediaries/partners
(2) intersectoral coordination, crucial to collective ownership in terms of the design,
implementation and evaluation of programmes for Africa as a “global priority”, (i) boosted
through the restructuring, reactivation and enhancement of existing coordination mechanisms,
and (ii) strengthened by the introduction of innovative mechanisms, in particular promising
special projects and programmes
(3) relations with Member States in Africa consolidated and networks of bilateral, multilateral and
civil society and private sector partnerships to support “Global Priority Africa” established and
mobilized at the intra-African and international levels
(4) visibility of UNESCO’s action in Africa strengthened
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.
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