39TH SESSION - UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE DELEGATES INFORMATION BUREAU

EDUCATION COMMISSION

2 November 2017 II Date Room

1 From: 10 am No meeting Hour To: 1.pm

PROF. GEORGE Kenya Chairperson(s) IMBANGA GODIA Country

SUMMARY OF DEBATE(S)

Election of Chair, four Vice-Chairs and the Rapporteur Items examined Adoption of the timetable of Work Item 3.2 – Consideration and adoption of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2018-2021 Item 4.8 – UNESCO’s role in the implementation of the 2030 agenda

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39 C/NOM/1 and ADD. Related documents 39 C/COM.ED/1 Prov. 39 C/5 and Addenda 39 C/6 and Addenda 39 C/COM JM/DR.1 39 C/44

DRs examined

Norway, Portugal, Philippines, Kenya, France, Estonia, , Countries that took floor Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, Greece, Turkey, Finland, Islamic Republic of Iran, Sweden, Russia, Slovenia, , Bangladesh, Latvia, El Salvador, Guinea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,, Argentina, Austria, Danemark, Cuba, Mali, Japan, Nigeria, Guatemala, Ukraine, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Mexico 1. The Chair of the Nominations Committee announced the results of Summary of debate the Nominations Committee’s election for the ED Commission. The Chair (Kenya), three Vice-Chairs (Turkey, Pakistan, Columbia), and the Rapporteur (Morocco) were elected.

2. The Chairperson, PROF. GEORGE IMBANGA GODIA (Kenya), took the floor to open the Commission.

3. Following her opening remarks, the Chairperson started to propose the organization and methods of work of the Commission.

4. The timetable of work was adopted with no changes.

5. The Assistant Director-General for Education, Mr Qian Tang, then took the floor to introduce the items relating to the Preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2018-2021 and UNESCO’s role in the implementation of the SDG4-Education 2030 agenda.

6. This was followed by a debate

7. The session was adjourned at 1.10 p.m

DETAILS NEXT MEETING

2 November II Date Room

1 From: 1 pm No meeting Hour To: 6 pm Item 3.2 – Consideration and adoption of the Draft Programme and Budget Items to be examined for 2018-2021 Item 4.8 – UNESCO’s role in the implementation of the Education 2030 agenda

Item 4.3 – Implementation of 38 C/Resolution 72 concerning educational and cultural institutions in the occupied Arab territories (39 C/17);

Item 7.1 – Summary of the reports received from Member States on the measures taken to implement the 1960 Convention and Recommendation against Discrimination in Education (39 C/24);

Item 7.2 – Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 1974 Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding Cooperation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (39 C/25);

Item 7.5 – Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 1978 Revised Recommendation concerning the International Standardization of Educational Statistics (39 C/27).

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39 C/5 and Addenda Related documents 39 C/6 and Addenda 39 C/44 39 C/17 39 C/24 39 C/25 39 C/27 39 C/LEG/2 39 C/LEG/3 39 C/LEG/4

39 C/COM JM/DR.1 DRs to be examined 39 C/COM ED-CLT DR.1