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inf General Conference 42nd session, Paris, 2023 42 C/INF.1 Information document 25 July 2023 English and French only INVITATIONS TO THE 42nd SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE I. STATES A. Member States and Associate Members of UNESCO 1. In accordance with Rule 6, paragrah1 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference, the Member States and Associate Members of the Organization are notified by the Director-General that the 42nd session of the General Conference will open in Paris, at UNESCO Headquarters, on Tuesday, 7 November 2023. It is expected to end on Wednesday, 22 November 2023. The Director- General will also notify any State that becomes a member of UNESCO by depositing an instrument of acceptance of the Constitution and signing it before the 42nd session. (a) Member States invited Afghanistan Benin Colombia Albania Bhutan Comoros Algeria Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Congo Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Cook Islands Angola Botswana Costa Rica Antigua and Barbuda Brazil Côte d’Ivoire Argentina Brunei Darussalam Croatia Armenia Bulgaria Cuba Australia Burkina Faso Cyprus Austria Burundi Czechia Azerbaijan Cambodia Democratic People’s Republic Bahamas Cameroon of Korea Bahrain Canada Democratic Republic of the Bangladesh Cabo Verde Congo Barbados Central African Republic Denmark Belarus Chad Djibouti Belgium Chile Dominica Belize China Dominican Republic Job: 202301739 42 C/INF.1 – page 2 Ecuador Malawi San Marino Egypt Malaysia Sao Tome and Principe El Salvador Maldives Saudi Arabia Equatorial Guinea Mali Senegal Eritrea Malta Serbia Estonia Marshall Islands Seychelles Eswatini Mauritania Sierra Leone Ethiopia Mauritius Singapore Fiji Mexico Slovakia Finland Micronesia, Federated States Slovenia France of Solomon Islands Gabon Monaco Somalia Gambia Mongolia South Africa Georgia Montenegro South Sudan Germany Morocco Spain Ghana Mozambique Sri Lanka Greece Myanmar Sudan Grenada Namibia Suriname Guatemala Nauru Sweden Guinea Nepal Switzerland Guinea-Bissau Netherlands Syrian Arab Republic Guyana New Zealand Tajikistan Haiti Nicaragua Thailand Honduras Niger Timor-Leste Hungary Nigeria Togo Iceland Niue Tonga India North Macedonia Trinidad and Tobago Indonesia Norway Tunisia Iran, Islamic Republic of Oman Türkiye Iraq Pakistan Turkmenistan Ireland Palau Tuvalu Italy Palestine Uganda Jamaica Panama Ukraine Japan Papua New Guinea United Arab Emirates Jordan Paraguay United Kingdom of Great Kazakhstan Peru Britain and Northern Ireland Kenya Philippines United Republic of Tanzania Kiribati Poland United States of America Kuwait Portugal Uruguay Kyrgyzstan Qatar Uzbekistan Lao People’s Democratic Republic of Korea Vanuatu Republic Republic of Moldova Venezuela (Bolivarian Latvia Romania Republic of) Lebanon Russian Federation Viet Nam Lesotho Rwanda Yemen Liberia Saint Kitts and Nevis Zambia Libya Saint Lucia Zimbabwe Lithuania Saint Vincent and the Luxembourg Grenadines Madagascar Samoa  42 C/INF.1 – page 3 (b) Associate Members invited Åland Islands Faroes Anguilla Macau, China Aruba Montserrat British Virgin Islands New Caledonia Cayman Islands Sint Maarten Curaçao Tokelau B. Non-Member States 2. In accordance with Rule 6, paragraph 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference, and taking account of the relevant resolutions adopted by the General Conference, the following States not members of UNESCO are invited to send observers in accordance with 216 EX/Decision 20.III adopted by the Executive Board at its 216th session 1: – Holy See; – Israel; – Liechtenstein. II. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS A. United Nations, and bodies, programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations system 3. In accordance with Rule 6, paragraph 2, of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference, the Director-General will notify the following organizations of the convening of the session and will invite them to send representatives: (a) United Nations, bodies and programmes United Nations 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 Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) United Nations University (UNU) World Food Programme (WFP) Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD) 1 On 10 July 2023, the United States of America became Member State of UNESCO. 42 C/INF.1 – page 4 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN- Women) United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) (b) Specialized agencies of the United Nations system and related organizations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Bank World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) B. Intergovernmental organizations 4. In accordance with Rule 6, paragraph 3, of the Rules of Procedure, the Director-General will notify the following organizations and invite them to send observers: (a) Intergovernmental organizations with which UNESCO has concluded an agreement providing for mutual representation at meetings of governing bodies 2 African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group) African Centre for Applied Research and Training in Social Development (ACARTSOD) African Development Bank (AfDB) African Telecommunications Union (ATU) African Union (AU) Amazonian Parliament Andean Parliament Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) Arab Federation for Technical Education (AFTE) Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) Arab Gulf States Folklore Centre Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) 2 The Director-General will also invite any intergovernmental organization with which she may be authorized to conclude an agreement by the Executive Board at its 217th session.  42 C/INF.1 – page 5 Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM) Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Central American Educational and Cultural Coordination (CECC) Central American Integration System (SICA) Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Commonwealth Secretariat Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) Conference of Ministers of Education of States and Governments of la Francophonie (CONFEMEN) Conference of Ministers of Youth and Sport of la Francophonie (CONFEJES) Council of Europe (EC) East African Community (EAC) Eastern African Centre for Research on Oral Traditions and African National Languages (EACROTANAL) Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) European Union European Organization for Nuclear Research – European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) Executive Secretariat of the Andrés Bello Convention (SECAB) Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils (FASRC) Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) Gulf States Information Documentation Centre (GSIDC) Indigenous Parliament of America Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Intergovernmental Television and Radio Corporation (ITRC MIR) International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (ICAMAS) International Centre for Agriculture and the Biosciences (CAB International) International Centre for Bantu Civilizations (CICIBA) International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) International Centre for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE) International Centre for Research and Documentation on African Traditions and Languages (CERDOTOLA) International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) International Organisation of Francophonie (IOF) International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Italian-Latin American Institute (ILAI) Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) Latin American Centre of Physics (CLAF) Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) 42 C/INF.1 – page 6 Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO) Latin Union (UL) League of Arab States (LAS) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Organization of American States (OAS) Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) Pacific Community (SPC) Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) Regional Council for Adult Education and Literacy in Africa (CREAA) Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) South-East Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Southern African Development Community (SADC) University for Peace (UPEACE) West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) West African Development Bank (BOAD) World Customs Organization (WCO) (b) Other intergovernmental organizations African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) African Institute of Informatics (IAI) African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) African Parliamentary Union (APU) African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) African Regional Centre for Engineering Design and Manufacturing (ARCEDEM) African Union – International Centre for the Education of Girls and Women in Africa (AU/CIEFFA) African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) Andean Community (CAN) Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) Arab Labour Organization (ALO) Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Arab Permanent Postal Commission Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT) ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Asian Development Bank (AsDB) Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Caribbean Council for Science and Technology (CCST) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Central Bank of Western African States (BCEAO) Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific  42 C/INF.1 – page 7 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP) Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Danube Commission (DC) Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) European Space Agency (ESA) Forum Secretariat Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) Inter-American Commission of Women (IACW) Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation (IFESCCO) International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea (CIESM) International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) International Organization of Space Communications (INTERSPUTNIK) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) Latin American Institute for Educational Communication (ILCE) New Partnerships for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Nordic Council (NC) OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS) Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) Pan-African Institute of Education for Development (PIED) Pan-African Parliament Pan-African University (PAU) Pan-African Youth Union Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS) Permanent Secretariat of the General Treaty on Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) 42 C/INF.1 – page 8 Regional Centre for Book Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLALC) Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Senegal River Development Organization (OMVS) Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA) Union for the Mediterranean (UFM) University of the South Pacific (USP) (c) Organizations having observer status International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Sovereign Order of Malta C. Non-governmental organizations and foundations and similar institutions 5. In accordance with the provisions of Article IV, paragraph 14, of the Constitution, Rule 6, paragraph 6, of the Rules of Procedure and Section VI.I (c) of the Directives concerning UNESCO’s partnership with non-governmental organizations, the Director-General will notify organizations maintaining partnership relations with UNESCO and will invite them to send observers. 6. In accordance with Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure and Article IV, paragraph 2, of the Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with foundations and similar institutions, the Director- General will notify foundations and similar institutions maintaining official relations with the Organization of the provisions concerning their participation as observers at the General Conference and will report to the Executive Board, at its 217th session, in this regard. D. Other international organizations with which UNESCO has concluded an agreement providing for mutual representation Inter-Parliamentary Union International Olympic Committee (IOC) Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (APF) United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) 7. Should other international non-governmental or semi-governmental organizations request admission, in accordance with Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure, as observers at the 42nd session of the General Conference, their request will be brought to the attention of the Executive Board at its 217th session. Print on recycled paper 42 C General Conference 42nd session, Paris 2023 42 C/2 Prov. 25 July 2023 Original: English Item 1.5 of the provisional agenda ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE SESSION OUTLINE Source: Constitution of UNESCO, Rules of Procedure of the General Conference, 29 C/Resolution 87, 33 C/Resolution 92, 35 C/Resolution 99, 36 C/Resolution 104, 39 C/Resolution 87, 160 EX/Decisions 6.1.1 and 6.1.2, 180 EX/Decision 32 and 216 EX/Decision 20.II. Background: At its 216th session, the Executive Board considered the proposals submitted by the Director-General concerning the organization of the work of the 42nd session of the General Conference (document 216 EX/20.II). This document was drawn up on the basis of its conclusions. A revised version will be published after the 217th session of the Executive Board (42 C/2 Prov. Rev.). Purpose: The organization of the work recommended to this session of the General Conference resembles that adopted at the 41st session (2021), and takes into account recent decisions therein. Decision required: After examining this document, the Bureau of the General Conference will submit to the plenary, for approval, its recommendations concerning the organization of the work of the session. Job: 202301735  42 C/2 Prov. GENERAL REMARKS 1. The proposals for the organization of the work of the 42nd session of the General Conference are similar to those of the previous sessions, based on 29 C/Resolution 87, 160 EX/Decision 6.1.1/ 6.1.2, 33 C/Resolution 92 and 35 C/Resolution 99. Additionally, they reflect the recommendations by the Working Group on governance, procedures and working methods of the governing bodies of UNESCO as endorsed by the General Conference through 39 C/Resolution 87. They also take into account 185 EX/Decision 20 regarding the reduction of the running costs of the General Conference. Timetable and times of meetings 2. The 42nd session of the General Conference will open on Tuesday 7 November 2023 at 10 a.m. and will conclude its work on Wednesday 22 November 2023. 3. Meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. However, the Bureau of the General Conference and the bureaus of the commissions may be required to meet outside these hours. Time limits for statements 4. In the General Policy Debate, it is recommended that speakers restrict their national policy statements to six minutes, in accordance with the procedures outlined in paragraph 13 below. In the commissions and committees, the chairpersons will take whatever measures they deem appropriate regarding any time limits on statements. Seating arrangements 5. In all rooms, the Member States will be seated in the alphabetical order of their names in French, beginning with Lebanon, whose name was drawn by lot at the 216th session of the Executive Board. Documentation 6. Practice concerning documentation for the General Conference will be in line with previous sessions, but with redoubled efforts to reduce volume. From the moment of publication, General Conference documents can be found on the UNESCO website. II. VOTING RIGHTS 7. In order to exercise its right to vote, each State must have submitted valid credentials, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Rule 23 of the Rules of Procedure. 8. It must also be up to date with its assessed contributions. According to Article IV.C, paragraph 8(b), of the Constitution, “A Member State shall have no vote in the General Conference if the total amount of contributions due from it exceeds the total amount of contributions payable by it for the current year and the immediately preceding calendar year”. But paragraph 8(c) provides that the General Conference may decide to make an exception to this rule “if it is satisfied that failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the Member State”. The procedure applicable to communications from Member States invoking this provision is determined by Rule 80 of the Rules of Procedure. 9. Under that rule, communications from Member States have to be submitted no later than the opening day of the Executive Board session preceding the General Conference: beyond that deadline, the States concerned may no longer be authorized to take part in voting during the session. The examination of those communications, to be entrusted to the APX Commission, will be subject to the criteria set forth in paragraph 7 of Rule 80. 42 C/2 Prov. – page 2 III. PLENARY MEETINGS Opening of the 42nd session and ensuing plenary meetings 10. The General Conference will open on Tuesday, 7 November, at 10 a.m. Following the addresses by its Temporary President (President of the 41st session), the Chair of the Executive Board and the Director-General, the Conference will establish the Nominations Committees (which will immediately hold their first meeting), examine and adopt its agenda, and examine the recommendations by the Executive Board on the admission of observers from international non- governmental organizations other than those with the status of official partners of UNESCO. 11. The afternoon meeting will start with the election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the General Conference and the establishment of commissions and committees, followed by addresses by the Chair of the Executive Board and the Director-General to introduce the General Policy Debate. General Policy Debate 12. The General Policy Debate will take place from Wednesday, 8 November morning to Monday, 13 November afternoon. It will be followed, at the end of the afternoon of Monday, 13 November, by the Director-General’s reply. 13. For the consecutive statements of the General Policy Debate, the procedure followed since 2003 (165 EX/Decision 7.1) for drawing up the list of speakers will also be followed at the 42nd session. Immediately after the 216th session of the Board, Member States are invited to submit to the Secretariat, within a time limit of one month, several dates for the statement by their head of delegation in the General Policy Debate, indicating their preferences and specifying name and title of same. On that basis, a provisional list of speakers will be drawn up, taking the wishes expressed and the speakers’ protocol rank into account. Speaking time will be six minutes, and a visual and sound system will gauge speaking time; the President of the General Conference will be empowered to interrupt any speaker exceeding the time limit. 14. Delegations shall be asked to provide the official statements (short or extended versions, according to their wish) in advance to the Secretariat of the General Conference. Each Member State is requested to submit an electronic copy of the head of delegation’s statement, if possible in English and French (working languages of the Secretariat) as well as in the original language if this is one of the four other working languages of the General Conference. These texts will be posted every day online on the General Conference’s website. Costs related to any necessary translation of this text would be borne by the concerned Member State, as is the case in the United Nations General Assembly. Elections 15. The election of Members of the Executive Board will take place on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, according to the “Procedure for the election of Members of the Executive Board” (Appendix 2 of the Rules of Procedure). If necessary, a second ballot will be held on Friday, 17 November. 1 Pursuant to Rule 1 of these provisions, candidatures should reach the Director-General at least six weeks before the opening of the session. In accordance with Rule 4, “subsequent candidatures shall be admissible only if they reach the Secretariat of the General Conference at least 48 hours before the beginning of the ballot” (that is, by 9 a.m. on 13 November 2023). 1 “If two or more candidates obtain the same number of votes and, as a result, there are still more candidates than seats to be filled, there will be a second secret ballot restricted to those candidates who obtained the same number of votes” (Rule 92).  42 C/2 Prov. – page 3 16. Voting in all the other elections will be organized by the Nominations Committee, which will submit the results to the plenary for approval. These will be held on Thursday, 16 November 2023 morning. IV. BUREAU OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE 17. The Bureau of the General Conference (Rules 39 and 40 of the Rules of Procedure) is composed of the President, the Vice-Presidents (not to exceed 36) and the chairpersons of the committees and commissions of the General Conference. Its role is to assist the President in directing the general work of the session. The Chair of the Executive Board attends its meetings, without the right to vote. The Bureau will normally meet twice a week from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Its first meeting will take place at 9.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 November. V. COMMISSIONS 18. Under Rule 41 of the Rules of Procedure, the General Conference shall establish at each session “such commissions and other subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the transaction of the business of that session”. In practice, the structure of the commissions of the General Conference reflects, at each of its sessions, that of the C/5, as well as the need to examine financial, administrative, programme support and general matters. In this connection, following the structure of document 41 C/5, these Commissions will be: • ED Commission – Major Programme I • SC Commission – Major Programme II and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) • SHS Commission – Major Programme III • CLT Commission – Major programme IV • CI Commission – Major Programme V • APX Commission – Financial, administrative and general questions, programme support and external relations 19. Annex I shows the envisaged allocation of agenda items to the various organs of the Conference. VI. COMMITTEES 20. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference, the following committees shall be established at each session. 21. The Nominations Committee (Rules 32 and 33 of the Rules of Procedure) consists of the heads of all delegations entitled to vote. It will hold its first meeting at 12 pm on Tuesday, 7 November in order to establish, after examining the recommendations of the Executive Board, the list of nominations for the offices of President and Vice-Presidents of the General Conference, and to consider nominations to the chairs of the commissions. The Committee will meet in due course in order to draw up the lists of nominations for all the other offices to be filled by election by the General Conference. 22. The Legal Committee (Rules 34 and 35 of the Rules of Procedure) submits its reports either directly to the General Conference or to the organ from which the matter has been referred or which has been designated by the General Conference. The Committee also acts as the Credentials 42 C/2 Prov. – page 4 Committee, examining the credentials of delegations and reporting to the Conference. At the 42nd session it will be composed of the following 18 members, elected at the 41st session: 2 Argentina Denmark Lebanon Armenia France Lesotho Canada Honduras Philippines Cook Islands Jamaica Qatar Cuba Japan Syrian Arab Republic Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kenya Tunisia 23. The Headquarters Committee (Rules 37 and 38 of the Rules of Procedure) meets between the sessions of the General Conference to advise the Director-General on all questions relating to the Organization’s Headquarters. Until the closure of the 42nd session, it will be composed of the following 21 Member States: Bahrain El Salvador Portugal Bangladesh France Saint Lucia Burundi Indonesia Saint Vincent and the Canada Kenya Grenadines Cameroon Libya Sri Lanka Czechia Lithuania Syrian Arab Republic Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Nigeria Zimbabwe Ecuador VII. EXAMINATION OF THE DRAFT BUDGET FOR 2024-2025 (42 C/5 DRAFT RESOLUTIONS PROPOSING AMENDMENTS) 24. Draft resolutions proposing the adoption of amendments to the Draft Budget are processed on the basis of the procedure set out in Rules 77 and 78 of the Rules of Procedure. 25. In the framework of these rules, draft amendments to the Draft Budget (42 C/5) should reach the Director-General at least 6 weeks before the opening of the session, i.e. by 25 September 2023 at the latest; draft amendments received after that date will not be processed. It should be noted that these provisions apply only to draft resolutions concerning document C/5. Draft resolutions submitted under other items of the agenda are subject to other rules, which are set out in Rule 76. VIII. SPECIAL MEETINGS DURING THE 42nd SESSION 26. A High-level segment with the participation of Heads of State and/or Government will take place in the afternoon of Thursday, 9 November 2023. 27. A high-level meeting of Ministers of Education will be held in the afternoon of Wednesday 8 November 2023. 28. The Youth Forum of the 42nd session will take place on 14 and 15 November 2023. The Youth Forum will be organized along the lines of the revised concept note contained in document 216 EX/8 as approved by the Executive Board (216 EX/Decision 8). 29. The General Assembly of States Parties to the 1972 World Heritage Convention will take place on 22 and 23 November 2023. 2 Group I presented three candidates for five vacant seats; Group II presented one candidate for three vacant seats; Group III presented four candidates for five vacant seats; and Group V(a) presented two candidates for three vacant seats. As a result, only 18 members were proposed for election by the General Conference at its 41st session.  42 C/2 Prov. Annex I ANNEX I ASSIGNMENT OF ITEMS OF THE AGENDA TO THE VARIOUS ORGANS OF THE CONFERENCE Plenary 1.1 Opening of the session by the President of the 41st session of the General Conference 1.3 Adoption of the agenda 1.4 Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the General Conference and of the chairpersons, vice-chairpersons and rapporteurs of the Commissions and Committees 1.5 Organization of the work of the session 1.6 Admission to the 42nd session of the General Conference of observers from non- governmental organizations (other than those in official partnership with UNESCO), foundations and similar institutions maintaining official relations with UNESCO, as well as from other international organizations, and recommendation of the Executive Board thereon 2.1 Report of the Director-General on the activities of the Organization in 2018-2021, presented by the Chair of the Executive Board 2.2 Reports by the Executive Board on its own activities and on programme implementation 3.2 Adoption of the Appropriation Resolution for 2024-2025 5.4 Recognition of Bahasa Indonesia as an official language of the General Conference 12.1 Election of Members of the Executive Board 13.1 Venue of the 43rd session of the General Conference Joint meeting of commissions 3.1 Consideration and adoption of the Draft Budget for 2024-2025 (42 C/5) 3.2 Adoption of the Appropriation Resolution for 2024-2025 (preparation) 3.3 Preparation of the Draft Programme and Budget for 2026-2029 (43 C/5) 3.4 Adoption of the provisional budget ceiling 4.9 Conclusions of the Youth Forum ED Commission 3.1 Consideration and adoption of the Draft Budget for 2024-2025 (42 C/5) Part II.A: Major Programme I – Education 4.4 Establishment of category 2 institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO 4.5 Report on the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) for 2030 and the Berlin Declaration 42 C/2 Prov. Annex I – page 2 4.7 Activities of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme 4.13 Proposal for the establishment of a new category 1 institute in Shanghai, China 7.2 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2015 Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education 7.3 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2015 Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 7.4 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 1993 Recommendation on the Recognition of Studies and Qualifications in Higher Education 7.10 Draft revised 1974 Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Cooperation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms SC Commission 3.1 Consideration and adoption of the Draft Budget for 2024-2025 (42 C/5) Part II.A: Major Programme II – Natural Sciences Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission 4.4 Establishment of category 2 institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO 4.8 World Metrology Day 4.11 Operational Strategy for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 4.12 Proposal for the proclamation by the United Nations of 2025 as an international year of quantum science and technology SHS Commission 3.1 Consideration and adoption of the Draft Budget for 2024-2025 (42 C/5) Part II.A: Major Programme III – Social and Human Sciences 4.4 Establishment of category 2 institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO 4.14 Strengthening the implementation of the Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers 6.1 Preliminary study on the technical and legal aspects relating to the desirability of a standard- setting instrument on the ethics of neurotechnology CLT Commission 3.1 Consideration and adoption of the Draft Budget for 2024-2025 (42 C/5) Part II.A: Major Programme IV – Culture 4.2 Jerusalem and the implementation of 41 C/Resolution 36  42 C/2 Prov. Annex I – page 3 4.3 Implementation of 41 C/Resolution 51 concerning educational and cultural institutions in the occupied Arab territories 4.10 Follow-up to the decision of the Administrative Council of the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture on the closure of the Fund 5.2 Follow-up to 41 C/Resolution 74 and prospects for the UNESCO conventions in the field of culture 7.5 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2015 Recommendation on the Protection and Promotion of Museums and Collections, their Diversity and their Role in Society 7.6 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape 7.7 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 1980 Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist CI Commission 3.1 Consideration and adoption of the Draft Budget for 2024-2025 (42 C/5) Part II.A: Major Programme V – Communication and Information 4.4 Establishment of category 2 institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO 4.6 Report by the Director General on implementation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) outcomes 7.1 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2019 Recommendation concerning Open Educational Resources (OER) 7.8 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2015 Recommendation concerning the Preservation of, and Access to Documentary Heritage, including in Digital Form 7.9 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2003 Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace APX Commission 1.2 Report by the Director-General on communications received from Member States invoking the provisions of Article IV.C, paragraph 8(c), Article V.A, paragraph 1(b), and Article V.C, paragraph 14(b), of the Constitution 3.1 Consideration and adoption of the Draft Budget for 2024-2025 (42 C/5) Part I General Policy and Direction Part II.A UNESCO Institute for Statistics Intersectoral programmes Part II.B Sector for Priority Africa and External Relations Coordination and monitoring of action to implement gender equality 42 C/2 Prov. Annex I – page 4 Strategic planning Communication and public engagement Field Offices programme management and support services Part II.C Participation Programme and Fellowships Part III.A Sector for Administration and Management Part III.B Headquarters Common Costs After Service Health Insurance long-term liability (ASHI) Loan Repayments for capital expenditures 4.1 Proposals by Member States concerning the celebration of anniversaries with which UNESCO could be associated in 2024-2025 5.1 Definition of regions with a view to the execution by the Organization of regional activities 5.3 UNESCO Procedure of investigation of allegations against the Director-General 8.1 Quadrennial report on the contribution made to UNESCO’s activities by non-governmental organizations 9.1 Financial report and audited consolidated financial statements relating to the accounts of UNESCO for the financial period ended 31 December 2022, and report by the External Auditor 9.2 Member States’ contributions 9.3 Revision of the Financial regulations 10.1 Staff Regulations and Staff Rules 10.2 Staff salaries, allowances and benefits 10.3 United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund 10.4 Report by the Director-General on the state of the Medical Benefits Fund (MBF) 10.5 Human Resources Management Strategy 11.1 Report by the Director-General, in cooperation with the Headquarters Committee, on managing the UNESCO complex Nominations Committee 1.4 Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the General Conference and of the chairpersons, vice-chairpersons and rapporteurs of the Commissions and Committees 12.1 Election of members of the Executive Board 12.2 Election of the members of the Legal Committee for the 43rd session of the General Conference  42 C/2 Prov. Annex I – page 5 12.3 Election of members of the Headquarters Committee 12.4 Election of members of the Conciliation and Good Offices Commission responsible for seeking the settlement of any disputes that may arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education 12.5 Election of members of the Council of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) 12.6 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme (IFAP) 12.7 Election of members of the International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB) 12.8 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) 12.9 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation (ICPRCP) 12.10 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) 12.11 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Council of the Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme 12.12 Election of members of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) 12.13 Election of the members of the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS) 12.14 Election of members of the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 12.15 Election of the members of the Executive Committee of the International Campaign for the Establishment of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo 12.16 Appointment of an External Auditor Legal Committee 3 3.1 Consideration and adoption of the Draft Budget for 2024-2025 (draft resolutions) 5.4 Recognition of Bahasa Indonesia as an official language of the General Conference 7.1 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2019 Recommendation concerning Open Educational Resources (OER) 7.2 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2015 Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education 3 The legal aspects of certain issues discussed under other agenda items may also be considered by the Legal Committee. 42 C/2 Prov. Annex I – page 6 7.3 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2015 Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 7.4 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 1993 Recommendation on the Recognition of Studies and Qualifications in Higher Education 7.5 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2015 Recommendation on the Protection and Promotion of Museums and Collections, their Diversity and their Role in Society 7.6 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape 7.7 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 1980 Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist 7.8 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2015 Recommendation concerning the Preservation of, and Access to Documentary Heritage, including in Digital Form 7.9 Consolidated report on the implementation by Member States of the 2003 Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace  42 C/2 Prov. Annex II ANNEX II 42nd session of the General Conference (Provisional Timetable of Work) COMMISSIONS COMMITTEES Date PLENARY MEETINGS ED SC SHS CLT CI APX LEG NOM BUR TUE am Opening 1 N 7 pm Intro- General Policy Debate WED am GPD JOINT MEETING OF COMMISSIONS 8 1 1 O pm GPD Ministerial 1 2 2 Meeting V THU am GPD 1 2 3 9 pm High-level segment 2 3 4 E FRI am GPD 3 4 3 2 10 M pm GPD 4 5 SAT am 11 GPD 5 6 B pm E MON am GPD 13 1 1 4 GPD pm 2 2 R DG’s Reply TUE am 3 3 5 3 14 pm 4 4 WED am 1 1 15 EXB PLEN elections pm (EXB elections Results) 2 2 THU am 3 3 2 16 Other elections pm 4 4 FRI am 5 4 0 17 pm SAT 2 am 18 pm 3 MON am PLEN (reports) 20 pm PLEN (reports) TUE am PLEN (reports) 21 pm PLEN (reports) WED am JOINT MEETING OF COMMISSIONS 22 pm PLEN (reports) Closure The General Assembly of States Parties to the 1972 World Heritage Convention will take place from 22 to 23 November 2023. The Youth Forum of the 42nd session of the General Conference will take place on 14 and 15 November 2023. 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