THE AGREEMENT BY THE NAME OF THE REPUBLIC OF CZECH REPUBLIC No 196 / 1947 Coll.
Convention establishing the United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Information
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196.
Convention,
establishing the United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Information.
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OF 16 NOVEMBER 1945
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(Translation)
Convention,
establishing the United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Information.
THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THIS CONVENTION ARE DECLARED BY THEIR NATIONAL NAME,
that, since wars are born in the minds of men, it is necessary to build a defense of peace in the minds of men;
because the mutual misunderstanding of nations has always been the origin of suspicion and mistrust among nations, which has too often turned their misunderstandings into war;
because the great and terrible war that has just ended has become possible only a denial of the democratic ideal of dignity, equality and respect for human beings and the will to replace it with a dogma of race and people who use ignorance and prejudice;
because human dignity requires culture and education to spread to justice, freedom and peace, and because this is a sacred duty that all nations must fulfil in a spirit of mutual assistance;
because peace, based solely on economic and political agreements by governments, could not obtain the unanimous, lasting and sincere consent of nations, and because this peace must be based on the mental and moral solidarity of humanity,
OF THESE REASONS
Signatory States of this Convention, determined to ensure full and equal access to education, free monitoring of objective truth and free exchange of ideas and knowledge, have agreed to develop and expand contacts between their peoples so that they can become better acquainted with each other, and to gain a more accurate and correct understanding of each other's lives.
THE OBJECTIVE.
establishing the United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Information to gradually achieve the objectives of international peace and the common well-being of humanity for which the United Nations Organisation has been established, and which its Charter declares, through the cooperation of nations around the world.
Purpose and activity.
1. The aim of the Organisation is to contribute to the preservation of peace and security by strengthening cooperation between nations through education, science and education in order to ensure universal respect for justice, law, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, regardless of race, sex, language or religion, which the Charter of the United Nations grants to all nations.
2. To that end, the Organisation shall:
(a) promote the recognition and mutual understanding of nations, providing their assistance with means of informing the broad layers; recommends to this end the objectives of an international agreement which it considers useful to facilitate the free circulation of ideas, words and images;
(b) give massive impetus to people's awareness and awareness-raising: by working with the Member States wishing to do so, to develop their educational activities;
establishing cooperation between nations towards the progressive realisation of the ideal of the same opportunity for education for all, without distinction of race, sex, and any distinction between economic or social;
designing educational methods to prepare the children of the world for the responsibility of a free man;
(c) helps maintain progress and disseminate knowledge:
ensure the conservation and protection of world spiritual property, remaining from books, works of art and other monuments of historical or scientific importance, and by recommending to participating peoples to negotiate to that end the objectives of the international convention;
promoting cooperation between nations in all sectors of mental activity, international exchanges of persons active in the fields of education, science and education, as well as exchanges of publications, works of art, laboratory equipment and all information material;
implementing appropriate methods of international cooperation in order to facilitate access for all nations to what each of them issues by printing.
3. In order to ensure the independence, integrity and fruitful diversity of their culture and education systems to the Member States of this Organisation, the Organisation shall waive the right to intervene in any matter substantially falling within their internal competence.
Members.
1. The Member States of the United Nations have the right to be members of the United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Information.
2. Subject to the provisions of the Agreement to be negotiated between this Organisation and the United Nations Organisation, approved under Article X of this Convention, States not members of the United Nations Organisation may be accepted as members of the Organisation on the recommendation of the Executive Committee, if the General Assembly votes by a two-thirds majority.
3. The Member States of the Organisation which will be deprived of the rights and privileges of the members of the Organisation of the United Nations shall, at its request, be deprived of the privileges and privileges associated with membership of the Organisation.
4. The Member States of the Organisation cease to be members of the Organisation if they are excluded from the Organisation of the United Nations.
Organs.
The organisation shall consist of the General Assembly, the Executive Committee and the Secretariat.
General Assembly.
A. Composition.
1. The General Assembly shall be composed of representatives of the Member States of the Organisation. The Government of each Member State shall appoint a maximum of five representatives, selected after a hearing by the National Commission, if any, or the institutions and bodies of education, scientific and enlightenment.
B. Activity.
2. The General Assembly determines the direction and main features of the Organisation. It shall decide on the programme set out by the Executive Committee.
3. The General Assembly, if necessary, shall convene an international conference on education, science, humanities and knowledge dissemination.
4. If the General Assembly accepts the proposals to be submitted to the Member States, it must distinguish between the recommendations of the Member States and the international conventions to be ratified by the Member States. In the first case, a simple majority is sufficient; for the second, a two-thirds majority is required. Each Member State shall submit recommendations or conventions to the relevant national actors no later than one year after the end of the General Assembly meeting at which they were adopted.
5. The General Assembly advises the United Nations on the educational, scientific and cultural aspects of issues of interest to the United Nations, in accordance with the provisions and in a manner previously approved by the relevant officials of the two Organisations.
6. The General Assembly shall receive and examine reports which Member States shall periodically submit to it pursuant to Article VIII.
7. The General Assembly shall elect the members of the Executive Committee; appoint the Director-General, as proposed by the Executive Committee.
C. Voting.
8. Each Member State shall have one vote at the General Assembly. The resolutions shall be adopted by a simple majority, except where the provisions of this Convention require a two-thirds majority. Most need to understand most of the members present and voting.
D. Rules of Procedure.
9. The General Assembly shall meet each year for a proper meeting; the meeting of the Executive Committee may be convened by an extraordinary meeting. At each meeting, the General Assembly shall determine the place of the next meeting; This place changes every year.
10. The General Assembly shall elect the President and the Bureau at each meeting and shall establish rules of procedure.
11. The General Assembly shall establish special and technical commissions and other auxiliary bodies which may be required to carry out its tasks.
12. Measures shall be taken to enable the public to take part in the proceedings, subject to the provisions of the Rules of Procedure.
E. Observers.
13. On the recommendation of the Executive Committee and subject to the provisions of the Rules of Procedure, the General Assembly may invite representatives of international organisations, namely those referred to in Article XI, paragraph 4, to attend specific meetings of the General Assembly or of the Commission by a resolution adopted by a two-thirds majority.
Executive Committee.
A. Composition.
1. The Executive Committee shall consist of 18 members elected by the General Assembly from delegates appointed by the Member States and from the President of the General Assembly, who shall meet as such with an advisory vote.
2. In choosing the members of the Executive Committee, the General Assembly shall endeavour to include experts in the arts, literature, science and thought promotion, with the experience and expertise needed to fulfil the administrative and executive functions of the Committee. It shall also take into account the diversity of cultures and fair geographical distribution. There will never be more than one member of the same Member State in the Executive Committee, not counting the President of the General Assembly.
3. The elected members of the Committee shall retain their duties for a period of three years; may be re-elected immediately for subsequent periods, but may not sit longer than for two consecutive periods. Eighteen members shall be elected at the first election, one third of which shall resign after the first year of the term of office and one third after the second year, and their withdrawal programme shall be determined immediately after the election by drawing lots. Six members shall be elected later.
4. In the event of the death or resignation of one of the members, the Executive Committee shall designate a representative from among the delegates of the Member State concerned to meet at the next meeting of the General Assembly who shall elect a full member for the remainder of the mandate period.
B. Function.
5. The Executive Committee, acting under the authority of the General Assembly, shall be responsible for meeting the programme adopted by the Assembly. It shall draw up the agenda for the meetings of the Assembly and its work programme.
6. The Executive Committee recommends to the General Assembly the admission of new members to the Organisation.
7. Subject to the decisions of the General Assembly, the Executive Committee shall establish its rules of procedure. The Bureau shall elect from among its members.
8. The Executive Committee shall hold regular meetings at least twice a year; may meet at an extraordinary meeting if it is convened by the Chair at his own initiative or at the request of six members of the Committee.
9. The Chairman of the Executive Committee shall submit to the General Assembly, with or without comments, an annual report by the Director-General on the activities of the Organisation previously submitted to the Committee.
10. The Executive Committee shall take all appropriate measures to consult representatives of international organisations or qualified persons dealing with issues falling within its competence.
11. Members of the Executive Committee shall exercise the power conferred on them by the General Assembly on behalf of the General Assembly and not as representatives of their respective governments.
Secretariat.
1. The Secretariat shall consist of the Director-General and the necessary staff.
2. The Director-General shall be proposed by the Executive Committee and appointed by the General Assembly for a period of six years under conditions to be approved by the General Assembly. She can be reappointed. The Director General is the highest official of the Organisation.
3. The Director-General or a representative appointed for himself shall participate, without the right to vote, in all meetings of the General Assembly, the Executive Committee and the Organisation Commission. It shall formulate proposals on the measures to be taken by the General Assembly and the Committee.
4. The Director-General shall appoint the staff of the Secretariat in accordance with the provisions of the Staff Statute to be submitted for approval to the General Assembly. Staff members shall be recruited on the broadest possible geographical basis to ensure the highest degree of integrity, fitness and technical knowledge.
5. The responsibility of the Director-General and staff shall be exclusively international. In carrying out their duties, they shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government nor from any authority outside the Organisation. They cut off any action that might compromise their position as international officials. All Member States of the Organisation undertake to recognise and not influence the international role of Director-General and Staff in the performance of their duties.
6. None of the provisions of this Article shall prevent the Organisation from negotiating, within the framework of the United Nations Organisation, specific agreements for the establishment of joint offices and the exchange of staff.
National Cooperation Commission.
1. Each Member State shall take appropriate measures to ensure that the work of the Organisation is carried out by the most important of its groups dealing with matters of education, scientific research and education, preferably by setting up a National Commission in which the government and those groups will be represented.
2. In the countries where they are established, the National Commission or the National Cooperation Organisations shall hold the post of advisory office of their National Delegation at the General Assembly and at their government on all matters relating to the Organisation. They have the role of connecting bodies for all issues of interest to the Organisation.
3. At the request of a Member State, the Organisation may delegate temporarily or permanently to the National Commission of that State a member of its Secretariat to assist it in its work.
Reporting by Member States.
Each Member State shall send to the Organisation, in a form to be determined by the General Assembly, a periodic report on the laws, regulations and statistics relating to its institutions and activities in the fields of education, science and education, as well as on what has been done on the recommendations and conventions referred to in Article IV, paragraph 4.
Budget.
1. The budget shall be managed by the Organisation.
2. The General Assembly shall definitively approve the budget and determine the financial contribution of each Member State subject to the measures to be agreed with the United Nations Organisation pursuant to Article X of this Convention.
3. The Director-General may, with the agreement of the Executive Committee, receive gifts, references and subsidies directly from governments, public or private institutions, associations or individuals.
Contact with the United Nations.
The Organization will be attached as soon as possible to the United Nations Organisation. It will be one of its special bodies mentioned in Article 57 of the Charter of the United Nations. Such connection shall be made by agreement with the United Nations, as provided for in Article 63 of the Charter. This Agreement shall be submitted to the General Assembly of this Organisation for approval. It will have to allow real cooperation between the two organisations for a common goal. It shall at the same time confirm the autonomy of the Organisation in its specific competence as defined in this Convention. This agreement will include provisions on the approval of the budget and financing of the Organisation by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Relations with other organisations and professional international institutions.
1. The organisation may cooperate with other organisations and professional intergovernmental institutions whose tasks and activities are consistent with its own objectives. To this end, the Director-General may, under the authority of the Executive Committee, establish effective contacts with these organisations and institutions and set up a Joint Commission to demonstrate the need for effective cooperation. Any agreements negotiated with such organisations or professional bodies shall be subject to the approval of the Executive Committee.
2. Whenever the General Assembly of the Organisation and the relevant officials of any other organisation or intergovernmental professional institution having a similar activity and competence, the Director-General may, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, negotiate the necessary agreements which would suit both parties, as appropriate.
3. The organisation may take appropriate measures in common agreement with other intergovernmental organisations to be represented at their meetings.
4. The Organisation of the United Nations for Education, Science and Education may take all appropriate measures for mutual consultation and cooperation with private international organisations dealing with issues falling within its competence. They may be asked to carry out certain specified tasks within their competence. Such cooperation may also include the participation of representatives of those organisations in the work of the Advisory Committees set up by the General Assembly.
Legal status of Organisation.
The provisions of Article 104 and 105 of the Charter of the United Nations relating to the legal status of the United Nations, their privileges and freedoms shall also apply to this Organisation.
Supplies.
1. Proposals for amendments to this Convention shall be valid after approval by the General Assembly by a two-thirds majority; However, amendments introducing substantial amendments to the Organisation objectives or new obligations for Member States will have to be adopted by two thirds of the Member States. The text of the proposals for amendments shall be forwarded by the Director-General to the Member States at least six months before being submitted to the General Assembly for consideration.
2. The General Assembly shall be entitled to adopt by a two-thirds majority the rules on the way in which the provisions of this Article are to be implemented.
Interpretation.
1. The English and French texts of this Convention shall be equally authentic.
2. Any questions and disputes relating to the interpretation of this Convention shall be referred to the International Court of Justice or the Arbitration Court, as decided by the General Assembly in accordance with its Rules of Procedure.
Taking effect.
1. This Convention shall be submitted for adoption. The instruments of acceptance shall be deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom.
2. This Convention shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the United Kingdom where it shall be freely accessible for signature. Signatures may be attached before or upon presentation of the instruments of acceptance. The acceptance shall be valid only if it is preceded or followed by a signature.
3. This Convention shall enter into force as soon as 20 of its signatories are accepted. Later adoption will take effect immediately.
4. The Government of the United Kingdom shall notify all members of the United Nations to take over all instruments of acceptance and the date on which the Convention enters into force in accordance with the preceding paragraph.
On this note, the undersigned have signed this Convention in English and French, the two texts of which are equally authentic.
Dane in London, 16th November 1945, in a single copy in English and French. Copies duly certified shall be sent by the United Kingdom Government to the governments of all the Member States of the United Nations.
Republic of Argentina:
CONRADO TRAVERSO
Australia:
Belgium:
A. BUISSERET
Bolivia:
C. SALAMANCA
Brazil:
MONIZ DE ARAGAO
Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic:
Canada:
VINCENT MASSEY
Chile:
FRANCISCO WALKER LINARES
China:
HU SHIH
Colombia:
J. J. ARANGO
Costa Rica:
Cuba:
LUIS MARINO PEREZ
Czechoslovakia:
JAN OMBUDSMAN
Denmark:
ALB MICHELSEN
Dominican Republic:
A. PASTORISA
Ecuador:
ALB. PULG
Egypt:
A. FATTAH AH. AMR
Salvador:
Ethiopia:
France:
Greece:
TH AGHNIDES
Guatemala:
M. GALICH
Haiti:
LEON LALEAU
Honduras:
India:
JOHN SARGENT
Iran:
A. A. HEKMAT
Irak:
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Lebanon:
CAMILLE CHAMOUN
Liberia:
J. W. PEARSON
Luxembourg:
A. ALS
Mexico:
J. T. PODET
Netherlands:
V. D. LEEUW
New Zealand:
Nicaragua:
ERNESTO SELVA
Norway:
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Panama:
E. A. MORALES
Paraguay:
Peru:
E. LEGTS
Filipina:
MAXIMO M. KALAW
Poland:
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| Citation | AGREEMENT OF THE NAME OF THE REPUBLIC OF CZECH REPUBLIC No 196 / 1947 Coll., establishing the United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Information |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 08.12.1947 |
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| Effective from | 04.10.1946 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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