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Report Council of the United Nations University ,'" ',' ~!/ ': ' .'''' " , , "y~;Ijl' " \'f ': I ~~:cJ1: REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFF ICIAL RECORDS: TH IRTY-SEVENTH SESSION SUPPLEMENT No.31 (A/37/31) UNITED NATIONS FlIn fll pr. HI ,m efj f'" 31 decis ment the q Corn withi tive dom (Ell eou 32 decis hum Coun actio Gene od'" sit! ant sit! 33. decis' establ exam nomi those subm decisi beloy, 34. decisi Right para. see p' The r rio, fa,., 35. ofTh the F the pines, Unite Zaire, peopl under (E/19 Island REPORT OF mE COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICIAL RECORDS: THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION SUPPLEM ENT No.31 (A/37/31) UNITED NATIONS New York, 1982 NOTE Symbols of United Nation. documents are composed ofcapitalletten combined with r....Mention ofsuch a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. [Originala English] [23 July 1982] CONTENTS REPORT OF THE <X>UNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY •••••••••••••••••••••. 1 Annexes I. Members of the Council of the united Nations university............... 12 II. Members of the Rector's Advisory 00_1ttee, co-ordinators of subprogrammes and projects and staff members of the. united Nations university ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~.................. 14 -U1- REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY I. GENERAL OVERVIEW 1. CUring the period from July 1981 to June 1982, the Medium-Term. Perspective, 1982-1987, of the United Nations University, with its new orientation on five themes and three modes, was adopted, and a renewed emphasis was placed on the multi-disciplinary approach to the solution of the urgent global problems which the Charter has mandated the University to 'address. A significant step in the process of strengthening the Tbkyo Centre was also taken during this time, in November 1981, when the dedication ceremony for the site of the University's permanent headquarters in central Tbkyo was held following a decision on its selection by the Japanese Ministry of Education. The plot of land in the 1\oyama area of Shibuya Ward# of approximately 18,600 square metres, was made available by the City of Tokyo. The university records its expression of gratitude to the 'lbkyo Metropolitan Government and to the Government of Japan. In the same period a start was made to redress the serious deficiency of the absence of statutes. An evaluation of the University and its work was also presented by the Joint Inspection unit (see A/37/lll), thus giving the Council benefit of the view of external assessors. 2. Nevertheless, in keeping with its philosophy of continuity with change, the University maintained its momentum in the original programmes and enlarged on the foundations built in the early years. The University now has 26 associated institutions and some 100 research and training units carrying out the work of the United Nations university in more than 60 countries. A total of 124 United Nations University fellows are now in training, and 233 had completed training by 31 December 1981. Some 84 workshops, seminars, symposia and meetings were held during the year under review. In this period the University published 110 titles, with a significant increase in technical reports. 3. en the financial side, pledges to the Endowment Fund and Operating Fund from 37 Governments, as at June 1982, totalled SUS 145.1 million, of which $US 119.9 million had been received. The University was pleased to welcome the first contribution of the Governments of Egypt and of Trinidad and Tbbago. Fbr the l2-month period ending 31 December 1981, expenditures incurred for the operation of the University amounted to.$US 15.6 million. The planned expenditure for 1982 was targeted at $US 17.5 million. u. COUNCIL SESSIONS in 1981/1982, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 4. '1lle Council of the United Nations University met twice during the year 1981/1982. The eighteenth session was held in Abu Dhabi from 21 to 25 November 1981 and the nineteenth session in 'lbkyo from 21 to 25 June 1982. At its eighteenth session, the Council adopted the University's Medium-Term Perspective. 1982-1987 and approved the proposed programme and budget for 1982. At its nineteenth session, the Council reviewed the University's progress and received a report from the Fector on developments since the eighteenth session. -1- 5. At its eighteenth session, the Council elected the following COuncil members to serve as Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Council: Chairman: Mr. Abdel Salam Majali (second term) Vice-Chairmen: Mrs. Elise Boulding (second term) Mr. Dennis Irvine Mr. :Re imu t Jochimsen I Father Felipe E. MacGregor (second term) I Mr. Shizuo Saito (second term) (Ebr the full membership, see annex I). 6. At the same session, the Council appointed an ad hoc committee to review the existing rules of procedure and prepare guidelines for the conduct of business of I Council meetings, as well as to consider ways of ensuring substantive discussions of the university Programme during Council sessions. The Ad Hoc COmmittee duly reported to the Council at the nineteenth session, and, acting on its recommendation, the COuncil adopted revised rules of procedure and a statement on its established practice. In accordance with the revised rules, the Council established the standing Committee on Institutional Relations and Programmatic Development, redefined the functions of the standing COmmittee on Finance and Budget, and appointed the Ad Hoc COmmittee on Statutes and Rules. The term of all these committees expires at the end of the twentieth session. 7. under the revised rules, the Committee on Institutional Relations and Programmatic Development shall advise the Council on: (a) the over-all strategy for institutional and programmatic development within the framework of the Medium­ Term PersPective) (b) designating the associated institutions) (c) setting up or incorporation of the research and training centres and programmes in various countries and establishing standards for their operations) (d) determining various kinds of arrangements under which institutions and individuals may be associated with the University's work, and ,the criteria for such institutions and individuals to ensure maintenance of the highest academic standards) and (e) granting adequate resources to research and training centres for their work. This Committee shall review the progress and results of evaluation studies on the University and its programmatic activities. 8. Under the revised rules, the Committee on Finance and Budget shall study the estimated income and expenditures as contained in the proposed programme and budget submitted by the Rector and present the Committee's comments thereon to the COuncil. The COmmittee shall consult with the chairman of the Committee on Institutional Relations and Programmatic Development and the chairmen of the sub-oommittees established by the COuncil under rule 17 (c), in order to agree on the proposed expenditures and financial allocations before presenting its recommendations to the COuncil on the adoption of the proposed programme and budget. The Committee shall also facilitate the consideration by the Council of the methods of financing the university with a view to ensuring the effectiveness of its future operations, their continuity and the university's autonomous character within the framework of the united Nations. -2- 9. 'ltle assignment of the Ad Hoc Committee on statutes and Rules is to assist the Council in the consideration of the Hector's draft on the University's statutes and in drafting procedures for the appointment of University personnel so as to ensure that intellectual and moral quality is maintained. Ill. MEDIUM-TERM PERSPECTIVE, 1982-1987 10. At its eighteenth session, the Council adopted the University's Medium-Term Perspective, 1982-1987. Preparation of·the Medium-~rm Perspective was started two years earlier when the Council decided that the time had been reached when the University could no longer operate on a year-to-year basis, which, of necessity, had been the practice in the formative years, from 1975 to 1980, and should begin to think in longer terms and plan accordingly. The final shape of the Medium-Term Perspective was the result of extensive consultation w.ith the Ad Hoc Committee on Planning set up by Council in 1980, the Rector's Advisory Committee, the staff of the University, the scholars in its networks, among others (see annex 11). 11. 'ltle principal aittlS of the Medium-Term Perspective, which are to be pursued concurrently, may be summarized as fo~lowss . (a) To broaden the scope of the university's progranune and to make it more coherent, responsive and, above all, multidimensional in characteq (b) To strengthen the intellectual and administrative capacity of the University's centre in Tokyo, (c) To make the University a more decentralized and mu1ticentred global institution through development of institutional networks. (d) 'lb increase the financial resources. 12. Research, post-graduate training and the dissemination of knowledge to be covered under the Medium-Term Perspective will be conducted as a single University programme with subprogrammes responding to five themes. The themes and central subprogrammes are: .Themes I. Peace, security, conflict resolution and global transformation II. Global economy Ill. Hunger, poverty, resources and the environment IV. Human and social development and coexistence of peoples, cultures and social systems. v. SCience and technology and their social and ethical implications. -3- Subprogrammes Existing (each having ongoing and new projects) (a) Resource policy and management (Theme Ill) (b) Energy systems and policy (Theme IIl) (c) Pbod, nutrition and poverty (Theme IIl) (d) SCience, technology and social innovation (Theme V) (e) Peace and global transformation (Theme I) (f) Development problematique (Theme IV) Exploratory (g) Fbod-energy nexus ('1heme Ill) (h) Cultures and world development (Theme IV) (i) Socio-cu1tural implications of demographic change (Theme IV) (j) Problems and methods of global learning (all themes) 13.
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