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9.1 Sr. CASTELLS (Uruguay), Presidente del Comité de Verificación de Poderes:
Gracias señora Presidenta. El día de ayer procedí a la lectura del primer informe del Comité de
Verificación de Poderes y lo hice en idioma francés porque era el idioma en que estaba redactado. Ahora bien,
eso parece haber golpeado los cervantinos oídos de algunos colegas hispanohablantes. Por lo tanto, esta vez me
voy a tomar el trabajo de traducirlo.
9.2 Después de la lectura del primer informe del Comité de Verificación de Poderes, en sesión plenaria el
26 de octubre de 1999, el Comité ha recibido los poderes en buena y debida forma de la delegación de San
Vicente y las Granadinas. El Comité igualmente ha recibido los poderes en buena y debida forma de las
delegaciones de los países siguientes que antes los habían presentado en forma de poderes provisorios:
Bangladesh, Canadá, Guinea-Bissau, India, Kazajstán, Lituania, Chad, Ucrania y Uruguay.
9.3 Conforme a la autorización que me ha sido dada por el Comité de Verificación de Poderes, propongo
que la Conferencia General acepte esos poderes. Por otra parte, la delegación de la Jamahiriya Arabe Libia, que
no había presentado todavía los poderes, los ha presentado en forma provisional. Propongo que esos poderes
provisorios sean aceptados a reserva de que la delegación de ese país presente ulteriormente poderes en buena y
debida forma y que sea autorizada en ese intervalo a tomar parte en los trabajos de la presente reunión de la
Conferencia General. Muchas gracias, señora Presidenta.
(9.1) Mr CASTELLS (Uruguay), Chairperson of the Credentials Committee (Translation from the Spanish):
Thank you, Madam President. Yesterday I read out the first report of the Credentials Committee and I did
so in French because that was the language in which the report was written. However, it seems that this offended
the Cervantes-attuned ears of certain Spanish-speaking colleagues, so this time I shall take the trouble of translating
it.
(9.2) Since the first report of the Credentials Committee was read out in plenary on 26 October 1999,
credentials have been received in due form from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Credentials have also been
received in due form from the delegations of the following countries that had previously submitted provisional
credentials: Bangladesh, Canada, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, India, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Ukraine and Uruguay.
(9.3) In conformity with the authority delegated to me by the Credentials Committee, I propose that the
General Conference accept these credentials. Furthermore, the delegation of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, which
had not yet submitted credentials, has submitted provisional credentials. I propose that these provisional credentials
be accepted pending the submission by the delegation of that country of credentials in due form, and that this
delegation should be authorized to participate, in the meantime, in the proceedings of the current session of the
General Conference. Many thanks, Madam President.
10. The PRESIDENT:
I thank Mr Castells, and I thank the General Conference for having taken note of the reports.
INTRODUCTION AU DEBAT DE POLITIQUE GENERALE
INTRODUCTION TO THE GENERAL POLICY DEBATE
INTRODUCCIÓN AL DEBATE DE POLÍTICA GENERAL
ВВЕДЕНИЕ К ОБСУЖДЕНИЮ ВОПРОСОВ ОБЩЕЙ ПОЛИТИКИ
11. The PRESIDENT:
Moving now to an important item in our agenda, which will lead up to the general policy debate, I call
on the Chairperson of the Executive Board to present his report on the activities of the Board in 1998-1999.
12.1 Mr CHETSANGA (Zimbabwe), Chairperson of the Executive Board:
Madam President of the General Conference, Mr Director-General, distinguished guests, Excellencies,
ladies and gentlemen, in accordance with UNESCO rules and established practice, the Executive Board presents,
through its Chairperson, a report to the General Conference on the Board’s main activities since the last General
Conference. My oral report is supplemented by a written report containing more detailed information so as not to
take up too much of the valuable time of the Conference.
12.2 Before proceeding any further, I wish to pay tribute to my predecessor, Mr Pál Pataki, who was
Chairperson of the Board during most of the biennium. Under his able chairmanship, the Board assumed its
responsibilities thoroughly and effectively. Having chaired three sessions of the Board, Mr Pataki prepared a
major part of the report which I have the honour to present to you today. With the help of the Board during the
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