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examined by legal experts, of revising them and of submitting them to the Executive Board. We hope that,
subsequent to that, the work of the Standing Committee will be able to continue as foreseen. Thank you.
102. The PRESIDENT:
I thank the representative of Guyana very much for her pertinent intervention. There are no other
speakers on the list, but the Chairperson of the Executive Board has asked to make a few comments before we
come to a decision. I give him the floor.
103. Mr CHETSANGA (Zimbabwe), Chairperson of the Executive Board:
Thank you, Madam President. I will be very brief. I think that what we all learned from this discussion is
that there are certain things that could be done to expedite a particular type of project. For example, if a group is
proposing an institute or proposing statutes of some type or proposals that are of a complicated nature, it is in the
interest of that particular group and that project to have it go through the Executive Board for examination
because there is a great deal of expertise in the Board to deal with all such issues. It is not strictly mandatory but
it really helps us to streamline things and it helps the project to see the light of day much sooner. This is really
what I wanted to emphasize because it will happen again in the future. People may come up with a good and
interesting idea, and will submit it for inclusion in the General Conference agenda. The Secretariat is under an
obligation to include it, but the issue may well run into roadblocks of this kind again. They are not really intended
to obstruct a project, but in order to ensure that due process is given to it, I would simply suggest, on a general
advisory note, that it should go through the Executive Board which, with its considerable expertise, will assist in
expediting it. Thank you, Madam President.
104. The PRESIDENT:
Thank you, Mr Chairperson. I wonder whether the Chairperson of Commission I wishes to make any
further comment. I think we have had quite a broad discussion this morning on this point, and have reached a
consensus following clarification of the procedures followed by the Standing Committee, the Legal Committee
and various other groups. Thank you very much, Ms Silvera Nuñez. I think we may now come up with a wording
consistent with the proposals expressed initially by Saint Lucia and supported by many other delegates. I would
now like to ask the Secretary of the General Conference to outline this proposal for your consideration.
105.1 Le SECRETAIRE :
Merci, Madame la Présidente. A la lumière du débat qui vient de se dérouler et dont les résultats sont
assez clairs, je suggère que la Conférence générale adopte un texte très proche de celui qui est actuellement
soumis à son examen dans le rapport de la Commission I, sous la forme d'une résolution qui pourrait se lire
comme suit : "La Conférence générale, ayant examiné les documents 30 C/57, 30 C/76 et 30 C/76 Add. et
Corr..." - cela reprend le paragraphe 9 de la section du rapport consacrée au point 6.6 que vous avez sous les
yeux - "... décide que le Comité permanent des commissions nationales pour l'UNESCO, en consultation avec le
Secrétariat et avec les membres du Comité juridique de la 30e session de la Conférence générale..." - ces mots
correspondent à ce qui figure au paragraphe 10 - "... reverra ses statuts, qui seront examinés par le Conseil
exécutif avant d'être soumis à la Conférence générale à sa 31e session".
105.2 Les mots ajoutés au texte figurant dans le rapport sont donc : "le Comité reverra ses statuts, qui seront
examinés par le Conseil exécutif avant d'être soumis à la Conférence générale à sa 31e session". Merci, Madame
la Présidente.
106. The PRESIDENT:
Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, you are aware of the proposal revising the draft
resolutions outlined in paragraphs 9 and 10 of the report of Commission I. This is in the spirit of what was
proposed by Saint Lucia and supported by others. Do we have any comments on this text? The representative of
Angola, would you like to take the floor?
107. M. QUARTA (Angola) :
Merci, Madame la Présidente. Je souhaite simplement proposer de remplacer "reverra ses statuts" par
"reverra ce projet de statuts". Merci.
108. The PRESIDENT:
Thank you very much for that amendment. I now give the floor to the representative of the Central
African Republic.
109. M. KOULANINGA (République centrafricaine) :
Merci, Madame la Présidente, je souscris à cette modification, mais je suggère d'ajouter : "Entre-temps,
le Comité poursuivra ses travaux jusqu'à l'adoption de ses statuts". Merci.
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