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41.32 The Commission considered that the follow-up to the World Conference on Science should shape the
process of developing a prospective vision for UNESCO in the twenty-first century. It identified a number of
themes that should be addressed, as follows: the fight against poverty, in all its forms, in both developing and
industrialized countries; science education, especially with a view to increasing the capacity for basic research,
with specific attention to the training of women and girls; a gender perspective to support the integration of
women in the various fields of science and technology, as well as in social and human sciences; the need for a
future generations approach, with a focus on children’s perspectives, as they are the most vulnerable victims of
war and poverty; environment and sustainable development, with particular attention to natural disaster
prevention, climate change and the need to integrate ecological and economic perspectives, sustainable socioeconomic
development being envisioned as a shared goal for the five intergovernmental scientific programmes;
promotion of cultural diversity by supporting local responses to globalization; support for the elaboration of an
international ethical framework for the application of scientific results in a manner which will preserve human
rights and human integrity, and also alert decision-makers to the risks associated with excessive knowledge
privatization and the brain drain; and lastly, access to and means of communication of scientific information. It is
primordial to develop an innovative strategy using informatics to bridge the widening gap between countries.
41.33 This concludes the oral report of the Commission, but Madam President, there are so many delegates
and staff within the Secretariat, the technical staff, the interpreters, who have put their energy and integrity into
this report. I want to thank all of them, and thank you for your attention.
(Ms Moserová resumes the Chair)
42. The PRESIDENT:
Thank you Mr Lugujjo. I wish to congratulate you on the excellent work you have accomplished
together with the other members of the Commission and with the help of the Secretariat. I appreciate the effort
you have put into the preparation of this report. I remind delegates that the report, the printed document before
them, is submitted for their consideration in its entirety. And I now open the floor for members who wish to make
comments in addition to those made this morning. I give the floor to the representative of Senegal.
43.1 M. PAPA GOUMBA LO (Sénégal) :
Merci, Madame la Présidente. Je remercie le Président de la Commission III pour la clarté de son
exposé et la fidélité de son rapport, auquel j'aimerais néanmoins proposer une légère modification. En effet, le
Sénégal a présenté une demande concernant la création d'une chaire UNESCO en sciences de la terre qui serait
au carrefour de trois programmes prioritaires de l'UNESCO - coopération interuniversitaire dans le domaine des
sciences de l'ingénieur, gestion des ressources en eau dans un environnement vulnérable et gestion du système
terrestre en vue de réduire la vulnérabilité aux catastrophes naturelles. D'autre part, la formation des ingénieurs
de la sous-région Afrique est actuellement assurée par un seul institut, situé à Dakar et pris entièrement en charge
par le Sénégal, qui forme des étudiants du Sénégal, mais aussi du Gabon, du Tchad et du Congo. Nous avions
demandé par écrit que cet institut soit appuyé par la création d'une chaire UNESCO, mais j'ai l'impression que la
longueur du rapport a dû faire que le Président a omis d'en parler.
43.2 Je propose donc que dans le paragraphe du rapport oral où il est dit que "plusieurs intervenants ont
insisté sur le fait qu'il importait de renforcer l'enseignement et la formation universitaires dans les domaines de la
scienceetdel'ingénierie",aubasdelapage2 dans la version française, il soit simplement fait mention des
chaires UNESCO, et notamment de la création à Dakar d'une chaire UNESCO en sciences de la terre. Cette
proposition avait été appuyée en commission par le Burkina Faso, le Niger et de nombreux autres pays de la
sous-région. Merci, Madame la Présidente.
44. The PRESIDENT:
I ask distinguished delegates to refer not to the oral presentation but to the relevant pages in the printed
document, 30 C/63 and Add. and Corr., because that is what we shall be adopting or amending. The
representative of Zimbabwe has the floor to be followed by that of Tonga.
45. Mr MAMBO (Zimbabwe):
Madam President. First of all I would like to thank all the Member States who have supported draft
resolution 21 on the World Solar Programme. As I speak, I note that five more members have expressed support
for the programme. I would also like to thank Commission III for the manner in which they handled the
programme. It is a very important programme and I think this emerged clearly from the way the debate went in
the Commission. I have a small point to raise: considering the fact that the 2000-2001 biennium is the first time
the World Solar Programme will be receiving funds from UNESCO, and that these are the funds that are actually
going to launch the programme, we hope that the proposed evaluation will only be carried out after the
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