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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. UNITED NATIONS EDUCIATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION RECORDS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE Eleventh Session Paris, 1960 RESOLUTIONS UNESCO Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. Published in 1961 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Place de Fontenoy, Paris-Te Printed by Firmin-Didot et Cie Unesco 1961 Printed in France CPG.6l.VI.11 A Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. CONTENTS A. RESOLUTIONS I. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION, ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBER STATES AND OF ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, ELECTIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND TRIBUTE TO MR. JEAN THOMAS 0.1 Credentials 9 0.2 Right to vote of Bolivia, Honduras and Paraguay : : : : : : : 0.3 Adoption of the agenda and organization of the work of the session . 10 0.4 General Committee of the Conference 12 0.5 Admission of new Member States . : : : : : : : : : 13 0.6 Admission of Associate Members 14 0.7 Admission as observers of representatives of’ international non-governmental organizations. 0.8 Election of twelve members of the Executive Board : : : : : : 14 0.9 Tribute to Mr. Jean Thomas . 15 II. PROGRAMME AND BUDGET FOR 1961-62 1. Education . 16 1.0 Office of the Director . 16 1.1 International co-operation for the study and advancement of education : : 1.11 Co-operation with international non-governmental organizations . 16 1.12 Education clearing house services 16 1.13 Promotion of the study of education, and development and use of new methods and techniques in education 1.14 Studies and services concerning institutions of-higher education. : : : 1.15 Human rights and international understanding . 1.151 Fight against discrimination in education . 1.152 Improvement of the status of women . 1.153 Education for international understanding: : : : : : 1.2 Services to national systems of education. 1.21 Overall planning and administration of education: : : : : : 1.22 Collaboration with the International Bureau of Education . .. 1.23 Primary and general secondary education 1.231 Assistance to Member States and international organizations in certain fields of primary and secondary education of general interest . 1.232 Africa. 1.233 Arab States : : : : : : : : : : : : 1.234 Asia . 1.24 Technical and vocational education : 1.25 Co-operation with UNRWA for the education of Arab ‘refugees ‘from Palestine 29 1.26 Aid to the Republic of’ the ‘Congo (capital Leopoldvillej within the frame- work of the civilian operations of the United Nations . ... 29 1.27 Education of adults and youth activities. 30 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. 1.271 Education of adults. 1.272 Youth activities . l.A Major Project on the Extension and Improvement of Primary Education in Latin America . 2. Natural Sciences . 2.1 Promotion of international scientific co-operation . 2.11 Development of international exchange of scientific information: : 2.111 Assistance to international scientific organizations . 2.112 Improvement of scientific documentation and terminology : 2.113 Collection and dissemination of information 2.12 Development of international co-operation in scientific research: : 2.2 Promotion of studies and research relating to natural resources . 2.3 Promotion of studies and research relating to marine sciences . 2.4 Improvement of the teaching of the basic sciences in higher education : 2.5 Advanced education and research in technological sciences . 2.6 Science Co-operation Offices 2.7 Directives for future programmes : : : : : : : : . 2.71 Ten-year programme. 2.72 International co-operation in scientific research : : : : : 2.73 Scientific and technological conditions of industrialization. 2.A Major Project on Scientific Research on Arid Lands . 3. Social Sciences . 3.1 Co-operation with international organizations. 3.2 Improvement of social science documentation. 3.3 Statistics relating to education, science, culture and mass communication: 3.4 Contribution to teaching and basic research in the social sciences . 3.5 Application of the social sciences to problems of social and economic development . 3.6 Promotion of human rights: : : : : : : : : : : : 3.7 Studies on problems of international understanding and peaceful co-operation. 3.8 Social science field officers. 4. Cultural Activities. 4.1 Humanistic studies . 4.2 Arts and letters 4.22 Promotion of-reading materials: : : : : : : : : : 4.3 Copyright 4.4 Monuments and museums : : : : : : : : : : : : 4.41 Preservation of the cultural heritage of mankind . 4.42 Development of museums. 4.5 Libraries, archives, bibliography, documentation and exchange of publications: 4.51 Development of libraries and archives . 4.52 Development of bibliography, documentation and ‘exchange of publications. 4.6 Unesco Library and reference service : : : : : : : : : 4.A Major Project on Mutual Appreciation of Eastern and Western Cultural Values. 5. Mass Communication . 5.1 Free flow of information and development of information media. 5.11 Free flow of information . 5.12 Development of information media: : : : : : . 5.13 Use of mass communication techniques in education . 5.14 Documentation and research in mass communication . 5.2 Public information and promotion of international understanding . 5.21 Press . 5.22 Radio and visual information : : : : : : : . 5.23 Public liaison . 5.24 Anniversaries of great personalities: : : : : : . Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. 6. International Exchange Service . 63 6.1 Clearing house and special studies 6.2 Promotion of study, training and teaching abroad: : : : : : : 6.3 Unesco fellowships 6.4 Travel grants to workers, youth and women leader; for ‘study abroad: : 1 6.5 Briefing centre for international experts-Bois du Rocher . 7. Relations with Member States . 7.1 Assistance to National Commissions. 7.2 Regional Office in the Western Hemisphere : : : : : : : : 7.3 Participation in the activities of Member States . 7.4 Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance . 7.5 Co-operation with the United Nations Special Fund : : 7.6 Co-operation with the International Development Association and’ with the Inter-American Development Bank . 72 7.7 Special account for the implementation of the programme of Unesco. 73 8. General resolutions . 73 8.1 Peaceful and neighbourly relations 73 8.2 The role of Unesco in contributing’ to ‘the attainment of indepeddence by colonial countries and peoples . 74 8.3 Publications . 8.4 Use of the Arabic language: : : : : : : : : : : : 75 8.5 Methods of preparing the Programme and Budget. 8.6 Directives for future programmes . 76 8.61 Major projects 8.62 The role of education in economic and social development : : : : 77 8.63 World project for literacy and for the extension of primary and adult education in countries in the course of development . 79 8.64 Conferences and meetings . 79 9. Questions related to the Budget for 1961-62. ........ 80 9.1 Provisional budget ceilings for 1961-62 ......... 9.2 Appropriation resolution for 1961-62. ......... 80 III. RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 10. Directives concerning Unesco’s relations with international non-governmental organizations . 11. Transitional measures pending the entry into force of the new Directives : : 12. Renewal of formal agreements concluded with international non-governmental organizations . - 13. Geographical extension of international non-governmental organizations : : 14. Admission of international non-governmental organizations to consultative arrangements. 93 IV. LEGAL QUESTIONS 15. Amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference, concerning new documents requested during sessions of the General Conference in the course of debate 94 16. Amendments to Rules 55, 58 and 59’of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference : Documents and Records. 94 17. Amendment to Rules 25(l), 30(l), 34(l) and 38(l) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference : Number of Vice-Presidents of the General Con- ference . 95 Optical Character Recognition (OCR) document. WARNING! Spelling errors might subsist. In order to access to the original document in image form, click on "Original" button on 1st page. V. FINANCIAL QUESTIONS 18. Scale of contributions of Member States for 1961-62. 19. Currency of contributions. 20. Collection of contributions. 21. Reports of the Director-General and of the External Auditor on the accounts of the Organization for the financial period ended 31 December 1958 and for the year ended 31 December 1959, and comments of the Executive Board thereon . 99 22. Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance: Financial statements for 1958 and 1959 and Report of the External Auditor. 23. Administration of the Working Capital Fund. 99 24. Administration of the Publications and Visual Material Fund. :::: 101 VI. STAFF AND SOCIAL SECURITY QUESTIONS 25. Geographical distribution . 101 26.