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Reply to the Consultation of Member States and Associate Members, as well as of intergovernmental

organizations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), on the preparation of the Draft

Medium-Term Strategy for 2014-2021 (37 C/4) and the Draft Programme and Budget for 2014-2017 (37 C/5)

Botswana

Ref.: CL/3992

04/05/2012

Subject: Consultation of Member States and Associate Members, as well as of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and international non- governmental organizations (NGOs), on the preparation of the Draft Medium-Term Strategy for 2014-2021 (37 C/4) and the Draft Programme and Budget for 2014-2017 (37 C/5)

Sir/Madam,

At its 36th session, the General Conference adopted the third and final biennial Programme and Budget document (36 C/5) within the context of the Organization’s current medium-term cycle (2008-2013), as outlined in document 34 C/4. The General Conference also debated, most especially during the Leaders’ Forum (cf. 36 C/INF.19), the General Policy Debate (36 C/INF.20), the meetings of the main Commissions and the UNESCO Youth Forum (36 C/47), the Organization’s strategic direction and future priorities, seeking to identify new challenges.

The global and emerging challenges the world community faces demand UNESCO’s full contribution and engagement. They call for a sharper, more focused and agile Organization that is endowed with a level of resources, provided both through regular programme and extrabudgetary resources, which is commensurate to the tasks at hand. They call for a UNESCO in tune with the ambitions of its mission and mandate, with the ability to deliver expected results on a range of issues. Moreover, they call for a well-managed UNESCO, one that performs efficiently and effectively, giving pride of place to programme delivery. In a nutshell, they call for a modern, multilateral Organization.

Despite our current financial difficulties, we need to seize the opportunity to build a stronger UNESCO - an effective and focused global leader in many fields, able to respond to the needs of Member States. It is with this in mind that the General Conference adopted resolutions for follow up on the Independent External Evaluation of UNESCO, to act as a strategic framework for the reform of the Organization.

The General Conference also articulated specific expectations for the preparation of the next Medium-Term Strategy and for that of the Programme and Budget, both of which are bound to have a different framework. You will recall that the General Conference decided, by its 36 C/Resolution 105, that the Medium-Term Strategy (C/4) cycle be extended from six to eight years, starting with document 37 C/4. Likewise, the programme part of the Programme and Budget (C/5) was extended

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from two to four years, while the appropriation cycle for the budget was maintained at two years. These changes will allow for a longer horizon for programme planning, implementation and results maturity, as well as for more effective monitoring. It also will allow us, through better alignment with the “quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system (QCPR),” to build stronger synergies with all parts of the United Nations family, especially at the field level.

In the context of the follow-up to the Independent External Evaluation and the recommendations of the Executive Board’s Ad Hoc Working Group, the General Conference called for the Medium-Term Strategy to have a limited number of overarching objectives, with a view to sharpening its strategic focus and enhancing intersectorality. In the same vein, the General Conference emphasized the need for a greater focus of UNESCO’s programmes, including through the application of clear, precise criteria for introducing new, maintaining or discontinuing existing programmes in the C/5 document.

The General Conference also decided that the questionnaire on the Programme and Budget that is to be circulated to Member States, including to their National Commissions for UNESCO, as well as to intergovernmental organizations (IGO) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), should be revised so as to introduce a quantitative and qualitative approach that should facilitate decision-making by Member States and provide for more informed priority-setting. To this end, a new mechanism involving the allocation of a maximum number of points, beyond which a response is invalidated, has been applied to the quantitative questions in the two questionnaires annexed hereto (see paragraph 5 of introductions).

The two questionnaires relate to the Draft Medium-Term Strategy for 2014-2021, and to the Draft Programme and Budget for 2014-2017. I hope Member States, IGOs and NGOs will find their format and content useful in defining UNESCO’s strategic and leadership roles, its contributions to the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, the key principles and functions on which its action should rest, and the priority objectives and tasks that should be assigned to it.

Allow me to draw your attention to the fact that, pursuant to Decision 5, adopted by the Executive Board at its 189th session, each Member State should submit a single reply on behalf of its government and its National Commission. Moreover, the questionnaire for document 37 C/4 contains a section dedicated to UNESCO’s cooperation with NGOs (section 10). Member States and NGOs are invited to complete this section. Intergovernmental and other international organizations, for their part, are invited to complete section 11.

It is preferable that the completion of the questionnaires be done online at the following internet addresses:

• https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/37_C4_questionnaire_ENG for the C/4 • https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/37_C5_questionnaire_ENG for the C/5

CL/3992 – page 3

In the event that, for technical reasons, you are unable to respond online, you may wish to transmit your responses to the Secretariat using paper copies of the questionnaires (Mr Hans d’Orville, Assistant Director-General for Strategic Planning; UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France; tel.: 33.1.45.68.19.19; fax: +33.1.45.68.55.21; e-mail: [email protected]). All responses should be submitted by 31 May 2012 so that the responses can feed into the regional consultations, scheduled to begin next June.

As requested by the Executive Board, the responses to the questionnaire will be summarized and shared, in a consolidated manner, at the various regional consultation meetings, the timetable for which is contained in Annex I to this Circular Letter.

On the basis of the responses to the questionnaires, as well as on the provisions of 36 C/Resolution 112, I shall submit my preliminary proposals for the Draft Medium- Term Strategy (37 C/4) and the Draft Programme and Budget (37 C/5), together with a report on the regional consultations, to the Executive Board at its 190th session (October 2012). The guidelines that are provided by the Executive Board during that session will serve as a framework for the preparation of document 37 C/4 and document 37 C/5, both of which will be examined by the General Conference at its 37th session in 2013.

Accept, Sir/Madam, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Irina Bokova Director-General

Enclosures: 2

cc: National Commissions for UNESCO

Permanent Delegations to UNESCO Field offices of UNESCO

CL/3992 Annex I

ANNEX I

Provisional Timetable for Regional Consultations of Member States and National Commissions

Region Venue Dates

Africa

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 6-8 June Asia and the Pacific Thanh Hoa, Viet Nam 15-18 June Europe and North America Bratislava, Slovakia 9-13 September Latin America and the Caribbean

Montevideo, Uruguay 14-16 September

Arab States Muscat, Oman Late September (exact date to be confirmed)

Questionnaire on the 37 C/4 - English

1. Introduction

Welcome to the UNESCO questionnaire on the next Medium-Term Strategy for 2014-2021 (37 C/4)!

Please kindly note that:

(1) Each Member State is entitled to submit one reply only. Respondents are asked to identify themselves at the beginning of the questionnaire.

(2) The online version of the questionnaire exists in the six official languages of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). Replies may be formulated in any one of these six languages.

(3) You are invited to complete this questionnaire by 31 May 2012 at the latest, in order for the results of this questionnaire to feed into the regional consultations scheduled to start in June 2012. Please be informed that responses received after 31 May cannot be taken into consideration.

(4) Should you not be able to respond online for technical reasons, you may transmit your responses and comments using paper copies of the questionnaire to the Secretariat (Mr Hans d’Orville, Assistant Director-General for Strategic Planning, UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France; telephone (33) 1 45 68 19 19; fax (33) 1 45 6855 21; email [email protected]).

(5) The questionnaire contains both quantitative and qualitative questions. For quantitative questions, a maximum point number is allocated (100 points). If you exceed the maximum of points allocated, your reply will be invalid.

(6) Please note that, once you have finished completing the online questionnaire, your response will be registered but cannot be modified anymore. It is therefore important that all necessary internal consultations be conducted before filling out the questionnaire.

(7) However, should you be in need of revising your submission before the deadline, you may request another chance at filling the questionnaire online by contacting Hans d'Orville ([email protected]) with a copy to Ms Ghada Awamat ([email protected]). In this case, please note that your original submission will be deleted.

(8) As requested by the Executive Board, the responses of the questionnaire will be summarized and shared, in a consolidated manner, at the various regional consultation meetings.

(9) On the basis of the responses to the C/4 and C/5 questionnaires as well as based on 36 C/Resolution 112, the Director-General shall submit her preliminary proposals concerning the Draft Medium-Term Strategy (37 C/4) and the Draft Programme and Budget (37 C/5), together with the report of the regional consultations, to the Executive Board at its 190th session (October 2012). The guidelines that are then provided by the Executive Board will serve as a framework for preparing the two documents, which will be examined by the General Conference at its 37th session in 2013.

(10) In filling out the questionnaire, you may wish to refer to the evaluations carried out in 2009-2011, a list of which is annexed at the end of the questionnaire, together with the corresponding web addresses.

(11) Should you have technical questions concerning this questionnaire, please contact Ms Ghada Awamat at [email protected] (or at: +33-1-45-68-13-39).

2. Identification

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*1. Please identify the Member State, Associate Member, or NGO/IGO on behalf of whom you are submitting a reply.

Member States Associate Members NGO/IGO

Name BOTSWANA 6x 6 6

In case of NGO/IGO, please specify the name of the organization here:

*2. Please enter your name and title below:

P. Bareetsi –Programme Officer

3. Global context and challenges

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*1. Among the key global challenges facing the world, which ones should UNESCO aim to address during the 2014-2021 period?

Please rate each item listed below. Top priority High priority Medium priority Low priority Not a priority

Promoting peace,

intercultural dialogue,

tolerance and mutual

understanding

Accelerating progress on

the Internationally Agreed

Development Goals,

including the Millennium

Development Goals

(MDGs)

Addressing inequalities,

marginalization and

exclusion

Responding to global

environmental changes

Upholding human rights,

including freedom of

expression and freedom of

the press, and promoting

universally agreed norms

and standards

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Achieving gender equality mljX ml ml mlj mlj

Responding to the needs

of Africa

Responding to conflict,

post-conflict and post-

disaster situations

Preparing future

knowledge societies and

addressing key

technological

development challenges

Addressing population

dynamics

Countering the spread of

human diseases, including

HIV/AIDS

Other (optional - please

specify below in the

Comment box)

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Comment: Addressing access to quality Basic Education for all children, Achieving youth empowerment, strengthening of Monitoring and Evaluation systems using regional blocks such as SADC and AU and increasing advocacy. Gender equality is still seen as a woman issue therefore member states should be encouraged to implement the international protocol on gender equality,

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*2. What are the key factors which will determine UNESCO’s success and relevance in the future?

Please rate each item listed below.

Highest importance Important Moderately important Low importance Not important Its upholding of UN values

and universal norms. nmlkX

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Its global leadership in

areas of recognized mlX

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competence. The effective use of its

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exercise of its role as an x independent broker. Its focus on long-term,

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(capacity development, policy development, normative change) and development impact. Its standard-setting role in

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competence Its responsiveness to

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country needs and contexts (e.g. LDCs-MICs- SIDS-PCPD countries). Its ability to initiate

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initiatives. x Its ability to broker

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(including private sector, social partners and civil society). Its ability to mobilize

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complementary to regular programme priorities and resources. Its ability to advocate

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policy objectives and key programmes Other (optional - please

specify below in the nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

Comment box) Comment:

Supporting programme activities that would produce tangible results for overarching global priorities

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*3. What are the areas where UNESCO has a comparative advantage and has - or should claim - a leadership role in the multilateral system for the 2014-2021 period?

Please rate each of the areas below, distributing a total of 100 points amongst the items to indicate their relative priority. Allocate between 0 and 100 points to each item in multiples of 5 (0, 5, 10, 15, …, 100).

Number of points

1. Culture of peace and 6

intercultural dialogue 10

2. International leadership 5 6

and coordination in

education

3. Education for 10 6

sustainable development 4. Science, technology 10 6

and innovation 5. Oceans 0 6

6. Sustainable 15 6

management of freshwater

7. Freedom of the media and freedom of expression, including in 5 the new media

8. Bioethics and ethics of 0 6

science and technology 9. Tangible and 10 6

intangible cultural

heritage

10. Culture and 10 6

development 10

11. Building inclusive 6

knowledge societies

12. Statistics in UNESCO’s 15 6

fields of competence

13. Other (optional - 6

please specify below in

the Comment box)

Comment:

4. Mission statement

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Questionnaire on the 37 C/4 - English 1. The independent external evaluation concluded that “UNESCO’s mandate has been progressively reinterpreted over the years to match contemporary understandings and global needs.” However, it also noted that “UNESCO’s mandate is “permissive”: relevance claims can be made for almost any global problem or crisis. Greater focusing of efforts, based on factors other than relevance, is therefore needed to avoid incoherence given current underfunding.”

In light of the above, would you like to make a concrete proposal for the formulation of a new mission statement for 2014-2021? (optional)

5. Role and functions

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*1. UNESCO's Medium-Term Strategy for 2008-2013 defines five functions for UNESCO: laboratory of ideas; standard setter; clearing house; capacity builder in Member States in UNESCO’s fields of competence; catalyst for international cooperation. In addition, UNESCO has already been performing the following roles throughout the past Medium-Term period: provider of policy advice and catalyst for policy dialogue; policy advocate; provider of benchmarking and monitoring services.

In your view, which of these functions and roles are most relevant for the period 2014-2021? Distribute 100 points amongst the items to indicate their relative relevance. Allocate between 0 and 100 points to each item in multiples of 5 (0, 5, 10, 15,…, 100).

Number of points 1. Laboratory of ideas 25 6

2. Standard setter 10 6

3. Clearing house 20 6

4. Capacity development, 20 6

in particular institutional

capacity-development

5. Catalyst for 5 6

international cooperation

6. Provider of policy 10 6

advice and catalyst for

policy dialogue

7. Provider of 10 6

benchmarking and

monitoring services

8. Other (optional - please 6


Comment box)

Comment:

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*2. The General Conference requested “to take into consideration the need for a better reflected differentiation and focus of UNESCO’s role and functions at the global, regional and national levels”. In your view, what are UNESCO’s main functions at these different levels?

Please rate each item listed below using the scale shown.

At the global level At the regional level At the country level

Laboratory of ideas X 6 6 6

Standard setter X 6 6 6

Clearing house X6 6 6

Capacity builder in

Member States in

UNESCO’s fields of

competence

Catalyst for international

cooperation

6 X6 X6 6 6

Provider of policy advice

and catalyst for policy

dialogue

6 6 X6

Provider of benchmarking

and monitoring services

6 6 6X

Other (optional - please


Comment box)

6 6 X6

Comment:

Visibility at country level

6. Global priorities

*1. In your view, has the designation of global priorities contributed to increasing the relevance of UNESCO and to enhancing UNESCO's programme delivery?

mlj Yes X

mlj No

Comment: Benefits, visibility and impact of Unesco programmes by member states

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*2. Should UNESCO maintain the practice of designating global priorities in its Medium-Term Strategy for 2014-2021?

mlj Yes X

mlj No

Comment:

For proper planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation

*3. If you responded "yes" to the question above, should UNESCO continue with the same two global priorities during the period 2014-2021 (Africa; Gender Equality)?

mlj YesX

mlj No

Comment

4. Which other area/s would you suggest as global priority?

Indigenous Languages development and promotion with specific efforts towards languages that are faced with extinction.

5. Should UNESCO continue to identify priority groups (youth, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, disadvantaged and excluded groups as well as the most vulnerable segments of society, including indigenous peoples) and areas for its overall programme?

mlj Yes X

mlj No

If yes, what would be your suggestion: Because there are still venerable and youth should not be mainstreamed but specific programmes should be developed for them.

7. Overarching objectives

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*1. The 2008-2013 Medium-Term Strategy (34 C/5) contained five overarching objectives, cast in an intersectoral manner:

• attaining quality education for all and lifelong learning; • mobilizing science, knowledge and policy for sustainable development; • addressing emerging social and ethical challenges; • fostering cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and a culture of peace; • building inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication.

By resolution 36 C/1, UNESCO’s General Conference requested to “carefully consider the possibility of reducing the number of overarching objectives with a view to sharpening the strategic focus and enhancing intersectorality”.

In light of this request, please propose 3-4 intersectoral overarching objectives for the next Medium-Term Strategy.

1.Building inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication to attain quality education for all.

2.Top promote policy development and implementation in areas of science, information and communication. 3.Fostering cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and a culture of peace.

8. Delivering on UNESCO's programme

*1. UNESCO relies on a variety of delivery mechanisms – including Category 1 Institutes and Centres, International/intergovernmental programmes, Category 2 institutes and Centres, UNESCO Chairs, networks, etc. Which of them, in your view, will be relevant implementation modalities during the 2014-2021 period?


Very relevant Relevant Moderately relevant Of little relevance Not relevant Category 1 Institutes nmlkxj

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Category 2 institutes and

Centres mlxj

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International/intergovernmental

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UNESCO Chairs (UNITWIN) mlj mlxj

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Other (optional - please specify

below in the Comment box) mlj mlj mlj mlj mlj

Comment:

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9. Management and organizational design

*1. What are the key challenges to UNESCO’s operational effectiveness which should find a response during the 2014-2021 period?


Extreme challenge A challenge Moderate challenge Minimal challenge Not a challenge Securing adequate level

of regular programme nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkxxj

x resources Mob ilizing

sufficient

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extrabudgetary resources Adapting human resources

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x

Enhancing the

effectiveness of UNESCO’s mlj mlj mlj mlj mlj

x field presence Unclear delineation of

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x Headquarters and the Field Other (optional – please

specify below in the mljX

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Reduction in administration budget and increasing programme’s budgets

10. Field presence and working with the United Nations system

*1. As a member of the UN Development Group (UNDG), UNESCO is committed to being present in some 40% of UN programme countries. In the period 2014-2021, how can UNESCO improve delivery at regional and country levels through its Field network?

To delegate some implementing task to existing potential partners at country and regional level who are already doing UNESCO related agendas. Strengthening UNESCO National Commissions.

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*2. With whom should UNESCO develop new partnerships in the 2014-2021 as a priority?


Highest importance Important Moderately important Low importance Not important 1. UN system and other

intergovernmental nmlkjX


organisations 2. International finance

institutions, including mljX

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regional development banks 3. National organisations

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of Member States 4. Private sector entities mlj

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governmental organisations 6. Civil society

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communities 8. Academic institutions mlj

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10. Eminent

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ambassadors 11. Other (optional -

please specify below in nmlkjX


the Comment box) Comment:

Regional research based organisations

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*3. National Commissions for UNESCO exist in all Member States and in some Associate Members.

Please rate the options below for enhancing cooperation between UNESCO and National Commissions using the scale shown.

Highest importance Important Moderately important Low importance Not important 1. Enhanced capacity

development of National nmlkjX


Commissions 2. Enhanced consultations

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on programme priorities at country level 3. Joint work on visibility

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level 4. South-South and North-

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between National Commissions 5. A higher resource

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national government to the National Commissions 6. Greater involvement of

National Commissions in mljX

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UNESCO decision-making processes 7. Other (optional - please

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*4. What are the main advantages for UNESCO in developing partnerships with the UN system and with other organizations?


Highest importance Important Moderately important Low importance Not important Mobilizing additional

financial resources nmlkjX


Accessing specialized

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innovation Receiving technical

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Joint advocacy mljX

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implementation nmlkjX


Synergies with other

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fields Increase in outreach and

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Comment:

11. Cooperation and partnerships with NGOs

*1. In what thematic areas could the cooperation of UNESCO with NGOs be strengthened so as to contribute to the Organization’s mission, objectives and priorities? All UNESCO fields of expertise

*2. How could NGOs be more closely associated with UNESCO’s activities and programmes at global, regional and country levels?

Member States/ National Commissions and NGOs are invited to fill in the respective boxes. a) by involving them as members of local, regional and international

committees and as implementers of programmes a) Views of Member

States/National

Commissions

b) Views of NGOs

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*3. How could NGOs help improve the participation of civil society in UNESCO’s programmes, the communication of UNESCO’s objectives and programme priorities to the public at large at different levels?

Member States/ National Commissions and NGOs are invited to fill in the respective box. a) by involving them as members of local, regional and international

committees and as implementers of Unesco programmes to improve visibility of the commission. a) Views of Member States/National Commissions

b) Views of NGOs

12. Cooperation and partnerships with UN system organizations and IGOs

*1. To be answered only by international/intergovernmental

organizations. How could UNESCO enhance its coordinating role in area(s)

you are also active?

Please list these areas and complete the table below.

*2. To be answered only by international/intergovernmental organizations.

How could UNESCO in its new eight-year Medium-Term Strategy enhance its partnership with your organization, bringing about synergies, improved results attainment and country level implementation?

Cooperation and partnerships with the private sector

1. In what areas could the cooperation of UNESCO with the private sector be strengthened so as to contribute to the Organization’s mission, objectives and priorities? All UNESCO fields of expertise

Area/s:

Comment:

14. Additional comments

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Questionnaire on the 37 C/4 - English 1. Do you have any additional comment concerning the next Medium-Term Strategy for 2014-2021? (optional)

15. Annex

While filling this questionnaire, you may wish to refer to the findings of the evaluations carried out In 2009-2012 concerning several programme areas. These are available online at the following addresses:

- Independent External Evaluation of UNESCO http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001895/189534E.pdf

- Synthesis of Strategic Programme Objective Evaluations (185 EX/6) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001886/188659e.pdf#page=99

- Biennial evaluation report on the activities and results of UNESCO decentralized bodies (185 EX/6) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001886/188659e.pdf#page=118

- Evaluation of UNESCO Prizes http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/IOS/temp/ONLINE%20DRAFT%20final%20report%20-% 20Evaluation%20of%20UNESCO%20Prizes_05.pdf

- Review of Cooperation of UNESCO’s Secretariat with National Commissions for UNESCO Full document : http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002151/215104e.pdf

- Review of UNESCO Culture Sector’s work on intercultural dialogue with a specific focus on: - The General and Regional Histories - The Slave Route and Cultural Routes projects - Plan Arabia - Alliance of Civilizations ‘International vademecum’ projects http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002151/215110E.pdf

- Evaluation of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002118/211877E.pdf

- External Evaluation of UNESCO’s Strategic Programme Objectives 9 “Strengthening the contribution of culture to sustainable development” and 10: “Demonstrating the importance of exchange and dialogue among cultures to social cohesion and reconciliation in order to develop a culture of peace” http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001918/191822E.pdf

- Evaluation of Strategic Programme Objective 7: “Enhancing research-policy linkages on social transformations” http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001896/189688E.pdf

- Evaluation of UNESCO’s contribution to Strategic Programme Objectives 12: “Enhancing universal access to information and knowledge” and 13 “Fostering pluralistic free and independent media and infostructures” http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001894/189401e.pdf

- Evaluation of UNESCO’s Strategic Programme Objective 5: Contributing to disaster preparedness and mitigation http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001883/188350e.pdf

- Evaluation of Strategic Programme Objective 11: Sustainably protecting and enhancing cultural heritage http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001875/187504E.pdf

- Evaluation of UNESCO’s Strategic Programme Objective 4: Fostering Policies and Capacity-Building in Science, Technology and Innovation http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001874/187492E.pdf

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- Evaluation of Strategic Programme Objective 6: Promoting principles, practices and ethical norms relevant to scientific and technological development http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001871/187163E.pdf

- Evaluation of Strategic Programme Objectives 1 and 2 http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001839/183980E.pdf

- Evaluation of Strategic Programme Objectives 3: Leveraging scientific knowledge for the benefit of the environment and the management of natural resources http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001832/183255e.pdf

- Evaluation of UNESCO Strategic Programme Objective 14: Support through UNESCO’s domains to countries in postconflict situations and post-disaster situations http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001611/161185e.pdf

- Audit of the Management Framework for the UNESCO Chairs Programme http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002153/215328E.pdf

- Review of the Management Framework for UNESCO Category 2 Institutes/Centres http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002149/214958E.pdf

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Introduction

Welcome to the UNESCO questionnaire on the next Programme and Budget for 2014-2017 (37 C/5)!

Please kindly note that:

(1) Each Member State is entitled to submit one reply only. Respondents are asked to identify themselves at the beginning of the questionnaire.

(2) The online version of the questionnaire exists in the six official languages of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). R epl i es may be f or mul at ed i n any of thes e s ix languages .

(3) You are invited to complete this questionnaire by 31 May 2012 at the latest, in order for the results of this questionnaire to feed into the regional consultations scheduled to start in June 2012. Please be informed that responses received after 31 May cannot be taken into consideration.

(4) Should you not be able to respond online for technical reasons, you may transmit your responses and commentusing paper copies of the questionnaire to the Secretariat (Mr Hans d’Orville, Assistant Director-General for StrategiPlanning, UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France; telephone (33) 1 45 68 19 19; fax (33) 1 45 6855 21; email [email protected]).

(5) The questionnaire contains both quantitative and qualitative questions. For quantitative questions, a maximum point number is allocated (100 points). If you exceed the maximum of points allocated, your reply will be invalid.

(6) Please note that, once you have finished completing the online questionnaire, your response will be registered but cannot be modified anymore. It is therefore important that all necessary internal consultations be conducted before filling out the questionnaire.

(7) However, should you be in need of revising your submission before the deadline, you may request another chance at filling the questionnaire online by contacting Hans d'Orville ([email protected]) with a copy to Ms Ghada Awamat ([email protected]). In this case, please note that your original submission will be deleted.

(8) As requested by the Executive Board, the responses of the questionnaire will be summarised and shared, in a consolidated manner, at the various regional consultation meetings.

(9) On the basis of the responses to the C/4 and C/5 questionnaires as well as based on 36 C/Resolution 112, the Director-General shall submit her preliminary proposals concerning the Draft Medium-Term Strategy (37 C/4) and the Draft Programme and Budget (37 C/5), together with the report of the regional consultations, to the Executive Board atits 190th session (October 2012). The guidelines that are then provided by the Executive Board will serve as a framework for preparing the two documents, which will be examined by the General Conference at its 37th session in 2014.

(10) In filling out the questionnaire, you may wish to refer to the evaluations carried out in 2009-2011, a list of which is annexed at the end of the questionnaire, together with the corresponding web addresses.

(11) Should you have technical questions concerning this questionnaire, please contact Ms Ghada Awamat at [email protected] (or at: +33-1-45-68-13-39).

Identification

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1. Please identify the Member State, Associate Member, or NGO/IGO on behalf of whom you are submitting a reply.

Member States Associate members NGO/IGO

Name BOTSWANA X6 6 6

In case of NGO/IGO, please specify the name of the organization here:

2. Please enter your name and title below: P. Bareetsi - Programme Officer

General questions

*3. The current C/5 Programme and Budget document is structured according to five Major Programmes and six Intersectoral Platforms. Do you favour maintaining this structure?

mljx Yes

mlj

mlj Do not know

Comment: Increase in the weight of Intersectoral Platforms (v. Major Programmes)

*4. If the answer to question 3 is no, please indicate your preference for the structure of the 37 C/5 from the list below (multiple choices possible):

fec 1. Reduction in the number of Major Programmes

fec 2. Increase in the number of Major Programmes

fec 3. Increase in the weight of Intersectoral Platforms (v. Major Programmes)

fec 4. Reduction of the weight of Intersectoral Platforms (v. Major Programmes)

fec 5. Elimination of Intersectoral Platforms (operating through Major Programmes only)

fec 6. Elimination of both Major Programmes and Intersectoral Platforms, focusing instead on interdisciplinary thematic areas

Comment:

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No Yes Yes, if modified Do not know Intersectoral platform for a

culture of peace and non- nmlkj nmlkj

X nmlkj nmlkj

violence Intersectoral platform on

UNESCO’s contribution to mlj mlj

X mlj mlj

climate change mitigation and adaptation Intersectoral platform on

UNESCO’s contribution to nmlkj nmlkj

x nmlkj nmlkj

the fight against HIV and AIDS Intersectoral platform on

UNESCO’s support to mlj mlj

x mlj mlj

countries in post-conflict and post-disaster (PCPD) situations Intersectoral platform on

UNESCO’s contribution to nmlkj nmlkj

x nmlkj nmlkj

the Mauritius Strategy for the further implementation of the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action for the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Intersectoral platform on

priority Africa and its mlj mlj

x mlj mlj

implementation by UNESCO

Comment: Yes if modified so that unesco act as a facilitator

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*5. In its 36 C/5, UNESCO works through six Intersectoral Platforms: Intersectoral platform for a culture of peace and non-violence; Intersectoral platform on UNESCO’s contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation; Intersectoral platform on UNESCO’s contribution to the fight against HIV and AIDS; Intersectoral platform on UNESCO’s support to countries in post-conflict and post-disaster (PCPD) situations; Intersectoral platform on UNESCO’s contribution to the Mauritius Strategy for the further implementation of the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action for the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS); Intersectoral platform on priority Africa and its implementation by UNESCO.

Please indicate in the table below which of these Intersectoral Platforms should be retained.

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*6. Is there any other topic/s and theme/s which, in your view, should best be pursued in an intersectoral manner by UNESCO?

Please list these below: 1.Youth Empowerment 2.Gender Equality

1

2

3

Comment:

*7. Would you like the 37 C/5 to identify for each Major Programme a limited number of priority programmes or thematic areas which should then benefit from the major part of resources approved for each Major Programme ?

mlj Yes

mlj No

mlj Do not know

Comment: may exclude other equally important areas

*8. Would you agree that, once included in the 37 C/5, each programme will only be designed for a duration of four years and must be reviewed before continuation in a subsequent C/5 (sunset clause)?

mlj Yes

mlj No

mlj Do not know

Comment:

9. Should the 37 C/5 concentrate the major part of its resources to the benefit of countries that are most in need or furthest away from the realization of IADGs/MDGs?

mlj Yes

mlj No

mlj Do not know

Comment:

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*10. How can UNESCO enhance its relevance and impact at the country level?

Please rate each item listed below usign the scale shown. Highest importance Important Moderately important Low importance Not important

1. Enhance quality and nmlkjX nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj timing of delivery

2. Develop more joint mljx mlj mlj mlj mlj

programmes with other UN

system organizations and

regional development

banks

3. Enhance the nmlkjx nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj participation in UNCT

activities, including inter-

agency coordination

mechanisms

4. Develop more synergies mljx mlj mlj mlj mlj

with bilateral donors

5. Improve collaboration nmlkjx nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj with NGOsx

6. Improve collaboration mljX mlj mlj mlj mlj

with National

Commissions

7. Collaborate with nmlkjx nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj relevant professional

associations

8. Engage with other mljX mlj mlj mlj mlj

partners

9. Other (please specify nmlkjX nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj below in the Comment

box)

Comment: collaborators researchers e.g. at universities

11. Do you have any suggestion as to how category II institutes and centres could most effectively contribute to the attainment of sectoral priorities and the objectives of Intersectoral Platforms? (optional)

Education

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*12. In the current 36 C/5, Major Programme I (Education) covers a range of substantive areas, which are listed below. Based thereon, the Sector has identified four priority areas: sector-wide policy and planning; literacy, teachers; technical and vocational education and training - TVET).

In your view, what level of priority should UNESCO give to each of these thematic areas in the upcoming 37 C/5 period (2014-2017)? Are there other priority themes which you would like to see addressed in the field of education?no

Distribute a total of 100 points amongst the items to indicate their relative priority, allocating between 0 and 100 points to each item in multiples of 5 (0, 5, 10, 15, …, 100).

Number of points 1. Sector-wide policy 5

formulation and planning

2. Literacy and non-formal 5

education

3. Teachers 10

4. Technical and 10

Vocational Education and

Training (TVET)

5. Basic education (from 20

Early Childhood Care and

Education to Secondary

education)

6. Higher education 10

7. Education for 5

sustainable development

(ESD)

8. HIV & AIDS and 5

education

9. Education for human 5

rights and culture of peace

10. EFA coordination, 5

monitoring and

partnership

11. Advocacy and 5

partnership for education

for girls and women

12. Knowledge sharing 5

and foresight in education

13. Other (optional - please specify below in

the Comment box)

Comment:

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13. Please list below the thematic area(s) or programme(s) which should in your view be discontinued or phased out during the 2014-2017 period. (optional)

1

2

Other/s:

*14. UNESCO is responsible for nine international Conventions in the area of Education (e.g. the 1960 Convention on Discrimination in Education) and seven international Recommendations. In your view, should UNESCO reinforce and expand its normative activities and agenda in the area of education?

mlj Yes

mlj No

mlj Do not know

Comment:

15. If the response to the question above is yes, how would you suggest that UNESCO could improve its work in the normative areas?

*16. Major Programme I currently prioritizes its country-level interventions in priority countries that are most in need and furthest away from reaching EFA/MDG goals. Should the principle of prioritizing countries be maintained in 2014-2017?

mlj Yes

mlj No

mlj Do not know

Comment:

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*17. Which of the following education institutes (category 1) should UNESCO give priority to, in the 2014-2017 period?

Distribute a total of 100 points amongst the Institutes to indicate their relative priority. Allocate between 0 and 100 points to each in multiples of 5 (0, 5, 10, 15, …, 100).

Number of points

International Bureau of 10 Education (IBE)

International Institute for 10

Educational Planning

(IIEP)

Institute for Lifelong 20

Learning (UIL)

Institute for Information 20

Technologies in

Education (IITE)


Capacity-Building in Africa

(IICBA)


Higher Education in Latin

America and the

Caribbean (IESALC)

Mahatma Gandhi Institute 5

of Education for Peace

and Sustainable

Development (MGIP)

Comment:

Natural Sciences

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*18. In the current 36 C/5, Major Programme II (Natural Sciences) covers a range of substantive areas, which are listed below. In your view, what level of priority should UNESCO give to each of these thematic areas in the upcoming 37 C/5 period (2014- 2017)?

Distribute a total of 100 points amongst the items to indicate their relative priority, allocating between 0 and 100 points to each item in multiples of 5 (0, 5, 10, 15, …, 100) 1. Science, technology

and innovation policies

2. Basic sciences 20

3. Engineering 20

4. Renewable energy 20

5. Oceans and coastal 5

zones

6. Freshwater systems 5

7. Ecological and earth 10

sciences

8. Natural disaster risk 5

reduction and mitigation

9. Access to scientific 5

knowledge

10. Mobilizing broad- 10

based participation in

science, technology and

innovation

11. Other (optional - please specify in the

Comment box below)

Comment:

*19. Which thematic area(s) or programme(s) would you recommend to be discontinued or phased out during the 2014-2017 period?

1

2

Other

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*20. UNESCO relies on Intergovernmental and international Programmes (IGPs) and Institutes to assist Member States in several specialized areas. In your view, what level of priority in resource allocation should be given to the following IGPs during the 2014- 2017 period?

Distribute a total of 100 points amongst the items to indicate their relative priority. Allocate to each item between 0 and 100 points in multiples of 5 (0, 5,

10, 15, ..., 100). 1. International Basic 15

Sciences Programme

(IBSP)

2. Intergovernmentall 5

Oceanographic

Commission (IOC)

3. International 20

Hydrological Programme

(IHP)

4. The Man and the 10

Biosphere (MAB)

Programme

5. International 20

Geoscience Programme

(IGCP)

6. International Centre for 20

Theoretical Physics (ICTP)

7. UNESCO Institute for 10

Water Education (IHE)

Comment

Social and Human Sciences

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*21. In the current 36 C/5, Major Programme III (Social and Human Sciences) covers a range of substantive areas, which are listed below. In your view, what level of priority should UNESCO give to each of these thematic areas in the upcoming 37 C/5 period (2014-2017)?


Number of points

1. Ethics of science and 10

technology

2. New challenges in 20

bioethics

3. Social transformations 10

4. Social impact of global 10

environmental change

5. Social inclusion policies 5

6. Human rights 5

7. Philosophy 5

8. Strengthening 5

democratic practices

9. Anti-doping and sports 5

10. Social science 5

knowledge networks and

research

11. Youth as actors for 10

societal change

12. Other (optional - 10

please specify below in

the Comment box)

Comment

Promotional of traditional sports a tool for promotion of a culture of peace.

*22. Which thematic area(s) or programme(s) would you recommend to be discontinued or phased out during the 2014-2017 period?None

1

2

Other/s

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*23. UNESCO carries out activities in several specialized areas through a number of intergovernmental programmes and programmes with an international focus. Which of them should UNESCO give priority to, in the 2014-2017 period?

Please distribute a total of 100 points amongst these programmes to indicate their relative priority. Allocate between 0 and 100 points to each, in multiples of 5 (0, 5, 10, 15,

…, 100). 1. International Bioethics 20

Committee (IBC)

2. Intergovernmental 10

Bioethics Committee

(IGBC)

3. World Commission on 20

the Ethics of Scientific

Knowledge and

Technology (COMEST)

4. Management of Social 10

Transformation (MOST)

5. Intergovernmental 30

Committee for Physical

Education and Sport

(CIGEPS)

6. Conference of Parties of 10

the International

Convention against

Doping in Sport

Comment

Culture

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*24. In the current 36 C/5, Major Programme IV (Culture) covers a range of substantive areas, which are listed below. In your view, what level of priority should UNESCO give to each of these thematic areas in the upcoming 37 C/5 (2014-2017)?


fec 1. Tangible cultural and natural heritage 15

fec 2. Protection of cultural property and fighting against traffic in cultural property10

fec 3. Intangible cultural heritage 15

fec 4. Sustaining and promoting the diversity of cultural expressions 15

fec 5. Culture and development 15

fec 6. Creative industries and creative cities network 15

fec 7. Intercultural dialogue, social cohesion and a culture of peace and non-violence 15fe 8. Other (optional - please specify below in the Comment box) Comment:

25. Which thematic area(s) or programme(s) would you recommend to be discontinued or phased out during the 2014-2017 period?

1none

2

Other/s

*26. Culture was recognized as fundamental for development in the outcome document of the High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the MDGs in September 2010. How can UNESCO further promote the culture and development agenda, and the better integration of culture in national development policies and processes? Through incorporation in school syllabi and promotion of traditional sports and through Cultural Statistics to inform policies and processes.

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27. UNESCO follows up on seven conventions in the area of Culture. What level of priority do you consider UNESCO should give to them during the 2014-2017 period? You have a total of 100 points available. Please rank the various conventions by allocating to them between 0 and 100 points, in 5-point increments.

fec 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 15

fec 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage 10

fec 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage 10

fec 1972 World Heritage Convention 20

fec 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural

Property 15

fec 1954 Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 15

fec Universal Copyright Convention (1952,

1971)15

Communication and Information

*28. In the current 36 C/5, Major Programme V (Communication and Information) is structured around three main lines of action. In your view, what level of priority should UNESCO give to each of these thematic areas in the upcoming 37 C/5 (2014-2017)?


fec 1. Freedom of expression 20

fec 2. Free, independent and pluralistic media 20

fec 3. Civic participation and gender-responsive communication for sustainable development 20

fec 4. Universal access to knowledge 20

fec 5. Preservation of information, including documentary

heritage20

fec 6. Other (optional - please specify below in the Comment box)

Comment:

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*29. Which thematic area(s) or programme(s) would you recommend to be discontinued or phased out during the 2014-2017 period?

1

2

Other/s

*30. How can UNESCO most effectively utilize partnerships to deliver on the Organization’s objectives in the area of communication and information?


Extremely effective Very effective Effective Slightly effective Not effective 1. Build partnerships with

the private sector nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj

X nmlkj

2. Work with professional

associations mljX

mlj mlj mlj mlj

3. Use online open

community platforms to nmlkjX


enhance participatory approach and mobilize support at grass roots level 4. Other (optional - please

specify below in the mljX

mlj mlj mlj mlj

Comment box) Comment: engage researchers at universities

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*31. UNESCO carries out activities in several specialized areas through a number of intergovernmental programmes and programmes with an international focus. Which of them should UNESCO give priority to, in the 2014-2017 period?


1. International 40

Programme for the

Development of

Communication (IPDC)

2. Information for All 50

Programme (IFAP)

3. Memory of the World 10

Programme

Comment:

UNESCO’s efficiency and effectiveness

*32. What measures should be taken during the 37 C/5 with a view to improving the cost-efficiency of the Organisation?

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*33. What are the key challenges to UNESCO’s operational effectiveness which should find a response during the 2014-2021 period?

Highest importance Important Moderately important Low importance Not important

1. Inadequate nmlkj nmlkjX nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj organisational structures

2. Imbalances between mljX mlj mlj mlj mlj

programme and

administrative staff

3. Imbalances between nmlkjX nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj staff and programme

resources

4. Inefficient mljX mlj mlj mlj mlj administrative procedures

and mechanisms

5. Low cost-effectiveness nmlkjX nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj of operations and

administration

6. Increasing security mlj mljx mlj mlj mlj

costs, especially at the

field lev el

7. Costly governance nmlkjX nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj nmlkj structures

8. Other (optional - please mlj mlj mlj mlj mlj


Comment box)

Comment:

*34. Do you have suggestions for innovations to be introduced into the Organizations knowledge management structure and practices?

Additional comments

35. Do you have any additional comment concerning the next Programme & Budget for 2014-2017? (optional)

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