United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Executive Board ex Hundred and twenty-ninth Session 129 EX/22 PARIS, 17 March 1988 Original: English Item 5.2.2 of the provisional agenda INVITATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS TO PREPARE A FINAL DRAFT CONVENTION ON TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SUMMARY Pursuant to resolution 5.2 adopted by the General Conference at its twenty-fourth session and in accordance with the Regulations for the general classification of the various categories of meetings convened by Unesco, the Director- General submits to the Executive Board proposals concerning invitations to the above-mentioned meeting. Terms of reference 1. At its twenty-fourth session, the General Conference adopted resolution 5.2 which in its operative paragraph authorizes the Director-General to complete the preparation of a Convention on Technical and Vocational Education and, in accordance with 23 C/Resolution 5.2, to convene a committee of governmental experts in 1989 to prepare a final draft of the convention to be submitted to the General Conference at its twenty-fifth session. Category of the meeting 2. In accordance with the Regulations for the general classification of the various meetings convened by Unesco, this meeting comes under the category of intergovernmental meetings other than international conferences of States (category 11).
129 EX/22 - page 2 Place and date of the meeting 3. The meeting will be held at Unesco Headquarters, Paris, from 3 to 7 April 1989. Participants 4. In accordance with the provisions of the above-mentioned regulations applicable to meetings of category 11, the Executive Board shall decide on invitations to this meeting. (a) Member States and Associate Members (Article 21.1 of the Regulations) 5. The Director-General proposes that all Member States and Associate Members should be invited to take part in the meeting with the right to vote. (b) Non-Member States 6. The Director-General proposes that, in conformity with Article 21, paragraph 3 of the Regulations, States which are not members of Unesco but which are members of one of the organizations of the United Nations system be invited to send observers to the meeting. At present, and subject to the provisions of resolution 11.1 adopted by the General Conference at its eighteenth session, the list of such States is as follows: Brunei, Djibouti, Holy See, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Nauru, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Vanuatu. (c) African Liberation Movements recognized bv the Organization of African Unitv (Article 7A of the Regulations) and Palestine Liberation Organization recopnized bv the League of Arab States (Article 7B of the Regulations) 7. In application of Article 7A of the Regulations, the Director-General proposes that the African National Congress (ANC), the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), recongized by the Organization of African Unity, be invited to send observers to the meeting. By virtue of Article 7B of the Regulations, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), recognized by the League of Arab States, will be invited to send observers to the meeting. (d) International organizations (Articles 21.4 and 21.5 of the Regulationd 8. The Director-General draws attention to the fact that under Article 21.4 of the Regulations, the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system with which Unesco has concluded mutual representation agreements may send representatives to the meeting. The organizations concerned are the following: United Nations (UN): United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) United Nations University (Urn)
129 EX/22 - page 3 United Nations'Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) World Food Programme (WFP) International Labour Organisation (ILO) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Uni t ed Na t ions Indus t r i a1 Development 0 rg ani z a t ion (UN1 DO )* International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 9. In accordance with Article 21.5 of the Regulations, the Director-General proposes to invite the following organizations to send observers to the meeting: (i) Organizations of the United Nations svstem with which Unesco has not concluded mutual representation agreements International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Bank or Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (ii) Other intergovernmental orkanizations African Bureau of Educational Sciences African Development Bank (AfDB) Agency for Cultural and Technical Co-operation (ACCT) Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) Arab Federation for Technical Education (AFTE) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organization ( AGFUND ) Arab Labour Organization (ALO) Arab Organization for Industrial Development (IDCAS) Asian Development Bank (AsDB) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Caribbean Council for Science and Technology (CCST) Central American Educational Coordination (CECC) Colombo Plan Commonwealth Secretariat Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) Council of Arab Economic Unity Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Education for French-Speaking Countries (CONFEMEN) * Agreement between UNIDO and Unesco being finalized.
129 EX/22 - page 4 Council of Nordic Ministers of Education and Culture The Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf European Economic Community (EEC) Inter-American Development Bank Intergovernmental Bureau for Informatics (IBI) International Center for Public Enterprises in Developing Countries Islamic Bank for Development Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Latin American Economic System (SELA) Nordic Council OPEC Fund for International Development Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organization of African Unity (OAU) Organization of American States (OAS) Organization of Central American States Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) South-East Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) West African Economic Community (CEAO) World Tourism Organization (iii) International non-governmental organizations having consultative and associate relations with Unesco (category A) International Association of Universities International Confederation of Free Trade Unions International Council for Adult Education International Council of Scientific Unions International Federation of Free Teachers' Unions International Federation of Workers' Educational Associations International Organization for Standardization Union of International Technical Associations World Confederation of Labour World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession World Confederation of Teachers World Crafts Council World Federation of Teachers' Unions World Federation of Trade Unions (iv) International non-governmental organizations having information and consultative relations with Unesco (category B) Asian-South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education The Associated Country Women of the World Association of African Universities Association of Arab Universities The Association of Commonwealth Universities Catholic International Education Office Council of European National Youth Committees European Federation of National Engineering Associations Federation of Arab Teachers International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance International Association for Educational Assessment International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience International Association of University Professors and Lecturers International Association of Workers or Maladjusted Children International Congress of University Adult Education International Council of Graphic Design Associations International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
129 EX/22 - page 5 International Council of Women International Council on Education for Teaching International Federation for Information Processing International Federation of Business and Professional Women The International Federation of Institutes for Advanced Study International Federation of Organizations for School Correspondence and Exchanges International Federation of the Training Centres for the Promotion of Progressive Education International Institute for Audio-visual Communication and Cultural Development International Law Association International League for Human Rights International Round Table for the Advancement of Counselling International Union of Socialist Youth International Union of Students Pan-African Institute for Development Pan-American Federation of Engineering Societies Society for International Development World Association for Educational Research World Council for Curriculum and Instruction World Federation of Engineering Organizations (v) International non-governmental organizations having mutual information relations with Unesco (category C) African Curriculum Organization All Africa Teachers' Organization Association for Teacher Education in Africa Association latino-americaine d'education agricole supkrieure Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration Disabled Peoples' International European Bureau of Adult Education European Society for Engineering Education Inter-African Union of Lawyers International Association for Programmed Instruction International Commission on Agricultural Engineering International Federation for Human Rights International Federation of Women Lawyers International Society for Engineering Education International Society of Educational Planners International Training and Research Center for Development The Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific 10. If the Executive Board approves the proposals in paragraphs 5 to 9 above, it may wish to adopt a resolution worded as follows: 'The Executive Board, 1. Considering that at its twenty-fourth session, the General Conference invited the Director-General to convene a committee of governmental experts to prepare a final draft Convention on Technical and Vocational Education for submission to the twenty-fifth session of the General Conference, 2. Takinp into account the Regulations for the general classification of the various categories of meetings convened by Unesco,
129 EX/22 - page 6 3. Having examined the Director-General's proposals concerning invitations to this meeting (129 EX/22), 4. Decides: (i) (ii) to invite all Member States and Associate Members of Unesco to the meeting; to invite the non-member States of Unesco enlisted in paragraph 6 of document 129 EX/22, and any other State which may become a member of any one of the organizations of the United Nations system prior to the opening of the meeting, to send observers to the meeting; (iii) to invite the organizations listed in paragraphs 7 to 9 of document 129 EX/22 to send representatives or observers, as appropriate, to the meeting.'
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Executive Board ex hbndred slid twenty-ninth Se - ss ion 129 EX122 Add. PARIS, 16 Kay 1988 Original: English Item 5.2.2 of the provisional agenda _-I INVITATIOKS TO THE COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS TO PREPAKE k FINAL DRAFT CONVENTION ON TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADDENDUM 1. After the preparation of document 129 EX122 concerning the abovementicned invitstions, it appears that in view of the themes that are to be discussed at the meeting of the committee of governmental experts to prepare a final draft convention on technical and vocational education, the following organizations may also be interested in sending observers to the meeting: - Organization of Ibero-American Sthtes for Education, ScieIice and Culture (OEI) Organizacibn de Estndos Iberamericanos para la Educaci&, la Ciencia y la Cultura (OEI) - Permanent Executive Secretariat of the 'AndrGs Rello' Convention (SECAB). 2. The Director-General therefore proposes that these two organizations be added to the list of intergovernmental organizations coiitained in paragraph 9 (ii) of document 129 EX/22.