Executive Board ex ' United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Hundred-and-twelfth Session

112 m/21 PARIS, 9 April 1981 Original; English and French

Item 6.1 of the provisional agenda

GIFTS, BEQUESTS ABD suwawrom arm ~ R T ON Tm ESTABLISHNERP AND Cl&URE OF

TRUST F'UNDS, RESERVES AND SPECIAL ACCOUMTS

(Report by the Director-General)

I SUMMARY

In accordance with .the provisions of the Constitution and of the Appropriation Resolution for 1981-1983, the Director- General submits herewith for the approval of the Executive Board donations offered by external bodies. Board on the latest situation of the Ocampo Donations, as well as on the creation of a trust fund for the establishrient of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the new National Musemi of E m t i a n Antiquities in Cairo, and the Financial Regulations established therefor.

1 He also reports to the

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Donat ions

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directly from governments, public and private institutions , associations and private persons" and paragraph I, A (g) . of the Appropriation Resolution for 1981-1983 states that "the Director-General. is authorized, with the approval of the Executive Board, to edd to the appropriation . . funds from donations and special contributions for activities within the 1981-1983 Approved Proganrme" . donations for the approval of the Executive Board.

Article IXs paragraph 3, of the Constitution stipulates that "the Director-General, with the approval of the Executive Board, nay receive gifts, bequests and subventions

Accordingly, the Director-General submits the following

112 EX/21 - page 2 2. Unesco bas been awarded as recipient of a prize of $60,000 f'rou the Age Khan Award

for Architecture (Headquarters: University City Science Centre , Philadelphia) for the design and construction of the Agricultural Training Centre in Nianing, Senegal, I1 a model for a nmber of different projects in Senegal" in the words of the Jury, which wa1: a result of the research undertaken by the educational building specialists at the RegicnC Office for Education in Africa, Dakar. better architectural solutions to particular problems", this donation will strengthen tb6 progranme action for studies and research on educational building trend8 (paragraph U% of 21 C/5 Approved). and added to the Appropriation Line 11.1 - Education.

Since the purpose of the award is "a search fox

For this reason, the Director-General reconmends that it be accepted

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application of microbial physiolom and genetics to industrial processes, Melbourne, o n 4 of the training courses in applied hcrobiolom described in paragraph 2116 of 21 C/5 Approved. The Director-General, therefore, recommends that this Gonation be accepted and added to the Appropriation Line 11.2 - Natural Sciences and their Ap2lication to Development.

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that this sum be used to publish, as past of the action mentioned in paragraph 3201 of 21 C/5 Agproved, the results of the symposium on hunan rights in urban areas, held in Pcss during December 1980, and recomends accordingly that the donation be accepted and added to the Appropriation Line 11.3 - Social Sciences and their Applications.

The Comaonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation, London donatea E2,000 (equivalent to $4,800) to increase the nmber of' participants to the regional workshop on the

The City of Paris has offered a contribution of 50,000 Francs (equivalent to $10,5W!) for a project related to humasl rights itl urban areas. "he Director-General proposes

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response to the appeal launched by resolution 21 C/7/0,5'concerning the assistance to ref'ugees in Asia, and directly related to the action for intensification of the dissemk2 tion of information concerning huuan rights described in para,graph 3210 of 21 C/5 Appov?:-., the Director-General pro2oses that it be accepted and added to the Aparopriation Line 11,s - Social Sciences and their Applications .

The Governuent of Norway has offered to contribute $10,000 t o m & the cost of hol&eg an expert meeting on the teaching of ref'ugee law in Asia. Since this donation is a

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Report - on the Ocarnpo Donations

A. History of the Ocampo Donations

6. At its 92nd session (April-May 1973), the Executive Board after examining a report k; the Director-General on the donations offered to Unesco by Mrs. Victoria 0c;empo at?

Miss Angelica Ocampo (document 92 EX/41 and Addenda), authorized the Director-Generd bx 92 M/Decision 6.11 to accept those donations . 7. Mrs. Victoria Ocanpoos donatian consisted of two proprties: the "Villa Ocampo"

located in San Isidro, some twenty kilometres *om Buenos fires, and the "Villa Victoria" located in the seaside town of Mar del Plata. "Villa Ocapo" belonged to Miss Angelica Ocasnpo, and she nade over this portion to Unesco as &D addition to'her sister's donation.

A portion of the grounds of the

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or medium-tern progranme activities approved by the General Conference". indicates that "the donor desires that the property be used in a living and creative ser,:-.e, for the purposes of promotion, research, experimentation and development in cultural,

According to the Deed of gif't, the "Villa Ocaupo" "shall be used for the FurtherancZ: of Unesco's objectives in accordance with its- Constitution and the consequent short,

The Deed also

112 Ex/21 - page 3 literary, artiotic and socid cornmication activities afsled at inprcving the quaLity of lift?, ccmmunicGtion, internctional co-operation and peace among tbe peoples of the world" . 9.

at tke discretion of the Organization, to provide for the maintenance of the Villa Ocmpo donation". shall receive this property free of occupants and of a11 encumbrances, and shall have no lbitation whatsoever 23 rezarcls its diq3osd or use".

The Deed of gif't of the "Villa Victoria" stipulates that the purpose of the donation "is esseztialLy, by means of' its capital or the incane deriving therefran,

The Deed also indicates that "upon the decease of the donor, Unesco

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extmiains this re2ort, the Executive Boar? adopted 99 'XX/Decision 8.5 (Part B) authori- zing the Director-General. "to contime to inc3.r neceasaxy expenditure during the life- t h e s of the donors so as to ensme timely and economic benefits from the properties *en they become available to the OrGanization". The Board also considered "that any 8. advmces nade by the Director-General unGer the h e d n g of self-liquidating expenditure eon the Working Capital. Fund do not require to be re2aid until funds become available fYm the Ocanpo properties for this purpose". financial. regulations established by the Directar-General for the administration of the Ocmpo donetions, to be kn~wn as the "Ocanpo Donations Special Account".

11. Following the decease of Mrs. Victoria Ocampo on 28 J m u q ? 1979, the Director- Gmeral took a series of neasures which he infome2 the Ekecutive Board about in

hks oral report at its 107th sesslon. icm,z2ities had b5en completed: naterial posseszion had been taken of the two villas; the inventories of their contents had been checked; the deeds had beer? &awn up by 80 fkgentine lawyer vho is the OTgxiizationss legal representative on the spot and a local dnis'trator had been appointed Lo administer the two properties and to see to theip rd.n+,enmce. The Director-Gene-& also expressed lais intention of selling the "Villa V!cC,ori5", in accordaxe with the provisions of the Deed of Gift of that property. W L k e r fnfolmtion was provided by the Director-General in his oral reports at the 108th W C 109th sessions of the Executive Board.

The Director-GeneraJ. submitted a report to the Executive Board on the financing of costs relating Lo the Ocampo donations (docvnent 99 EX/bl, Addendum 2).

The Board finally took note of the

The Direetor-L7enere.l noted that all the necessary

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bx Unesco during, the period of JG;uL user co-operation with the Azgenbine Govcrmznt , Unesso organized a "Dialope of Ccltazres" in Lkcreaber 1977, attended by SGIX t;fenty personalities fron all over the world. was t3e EPSL cultural event held a: the "Villa Ocmpo". the Villa for the Spanj-sh translation examinations which it organizes periodically in Latin Anerica. translation problem organized by the L-gentine National Commission with the help of Unerzo.

It should be noted that Mre. Victoria Ocanpo had reserved the right to reside in her properties during her lifethe and to be consulted about the activities planned

Thus, in consultation b5th the donor and in

This In Janua.ry 19'19, Unesco used

In Decenber 1980, the property was the venue for a regional. seminar on

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d s s h r to A-gcntina for that pwpose.

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Mar del Pi%ta nn 26 Jamazy 1981. of Genc:'-l ?'~2,r--eC&, il; whose azea the t o m of Mar tle Plata lies, and it has been preserwd c.s p:*zL of the historical and cultural heritage, becoming the Victoria Ocampo Museum

E u h g 1980, the Director-General e x d n e d every aspect of the sale of the "Villa F':iei;oria" and sen,t the Inspector-Genera3 and a member of his Cabinet on a special

TLe "1-iL3.a Victoriats and its conter-ts, with the exception of the book collection, rcso~fls and paintings, which were transferred to the 1tV5.11a Ocmpo", were sold in

The "Villa Victoria" was pachased by the Munici2ality

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15. (a> Proceeds of the sale of the "Villa Victoria" and its contents US $964,042

Financial ~>$uation of tbe_.Oca,mpo Donations

(b) Expenses incurred from 1973 to 31 December 1980 to be re3h5ursed to the Working Capital Fund (conveyancing fees insurance , property taxes, nunicipd taxes , running expenses, ahinistration and maintenance costs, wages of s e d c e staff, expenses in respect of the sale of the "Villa Victoria" , miscellaneous )

US $229,522

(c) Fbds available for investment (estinate) US $7'34,520

(d) Esthted annual incone at rate of 13 per cent

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us $ 95,000 Annual running costs of the "Villa Ocampo" (esthte) US $ 55,000

' C. Future of the ''Villa O c ~ o o ' .

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bearing in mind, the pro'Pisions of the Deed of gift and the resources available. funds available should be used not only to finance certain actp~ties at the.Vills but also to defray the expenses connected with %he development of ?he premises ani! the

The Secmtariat is s;t present considering what actiyritks could be undertaken at the 'villa Ocaspo" in execution of the programme approved by the General Conference;

The

' general maintenance of the donation.

17. The Dircctor-General intends to consult ~ t h the Argentine authorities about possibh support fzm then for Uneeco's activities.

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.Museum of Egypt5.m Aritiquities in Cairo, and in confmmity wi?;h Articles 6.6 and 6.1' of the Finaxial ,".etda-5ions, the Director-Generrtl has created a trust fund for the pu~p-a? 29 receiving can$ributions destined for the establishment of the two auseums anJ mali;ht; Gayqents theref-Ga. The Fj-nancial Regulations for the trust ,kvd Will be found in -;*:e annex to this dceyment. In this connection, it is to be noted that in accordmce wj.:h the recomendctiol of the Executive Cornittee, subject to the financial clah f r m t'? Government of the Arab Republic of E m t and settlement of all other lfd.3%a~ ?i:;c~~Ct~.: obligations, the available balance of the voluntary contribution for the ILt6rl-9tj Campaign to Saw the Moniunents of Nubia, whichwaa sttccessf'ullp conp&sted, will be transferred to this trust fund.

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In response to the recommendation of the Executive Cornittee of the fntemational Campa!-@ for the Establishment of the NEbia Mw~eun in Aswan and the flew l?ational

'I!k Executive Board may wish to adopt a decision along the followjag lines:

The Executive Board, V I

I. Hav5.ng examined the Xrector-General's report concerning gifts, bequests and subventions and report on the establishment and closure of trust funds, resem-es and special accounts, as contained in document 112 EX/'rl and the repcx-k of its Finance and Administrative Cmrnission thereon (112 EX/. - 1;

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2. Expresses its grztitude to the Aga Khan Awwd for Axhitecture, the Ccmon- wealth Fund for Technical Co-operation, the City @9 Paris, and the Govern- ment of Norway, for their generous offer of donating funds for reinfor- cement of Unesco's activities;

3. Authorizes the Director-General to accept and add to the appropriation for 1981-1983 the following:

To Appropriation Line 11.1 - Education, a sum of $60,000 fron the &ha Khan Award for Architecture to strengthen the ac.tj.vitieo on studies and research on educational building trends (paragraph 1134 -of 21 C/5 Approved),

To Appropriation Line 11.2 - NatEal Sciences andthzir Application to Development, a sum of $4,800 frocl the Com.:craweaith Fund for Teclxical Co-operation to increase the nmber of participants to the regional work- shop on the application of lllicrobial physio1,ogy and genetics to industrial processes, Melbourne (paragraph 2116 of 21 C/5 A2poved),

To Appropriation Line 11.3 - Social Sciences and their Applications, a sua of $10,500 from the City of Paris for activities related to human rights in urban areas (paragraph 3201 of 21 C/5 Approved), and a sum of $10,000 from the Government of Horway towards hol.ding an expert meeting on teaching of ref'ugee law in Asia (pa;*agraph 3210 of 21 C/5 Approved);

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4. Having examined the Dfrector-Generalts report on-the Ocampo Donations (document 112 ~ ~ / 2 1 , part 11) ;

5. I-_. Botes the st'eps taken by the Director-General to obtain for the Organization the resources, needed for the upkeep of the "Villa Ocampo",

--- 'Invites the Director-General to undertake at the "ViLIa Ocampo" within the framework of the Programme approved by the General Conference, any activities which he feels to be appropriate, bearing in mind the provisions of the Deed of gift and the availability of resources;

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7. Takes note ofthe Director-General's report on the creation of the Trust F m d for the establishment of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the Hew Xational MLSSUZL of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, and the Financid Regulations therefor."

FIUANCIAL REGJIATIONS

of the -- TRUST RTMD FOR TE3 ESTABLISHMENT OF' THE NUBIA MUSEUM IN ASWAN Aim THE NEW NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EGYPTm BfJTIQUITLES IN CAIRO

In accordance with Articles 6.6 and 6.7 of the Finmcid Regulations of Unesco, there is hereby created a Trust Fund for contributions for the establishment of the Nubis Museum in Aswan and the 8ew National. %~seum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, hereafter called "the kuld". of the Fund:

The follovbg regulations shall govern the operation

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PURPOSE OF THE rmMD

1.1 The purpose of the Fund shall be to receive contributions destined for the International Cmpaign for the establishment of the Nubia Nuseum in Aswan and the new National Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo as well as for training facilities for their staff, and to w k e p;ments therefrom in accordance with these Re-athns

2.1 specifically intended for this purpose,

The Fund shall be credited with contributions, whether in cash or in kind

2.2 shall be returned to the donor.

2.3 ContriSutions designated by ths donor as 2eing intended for use for the ihbia M m e u m in Aswan shall be credited to a sub-account of the Fund, opened for this pupcse.

Contributions received which, for any reason, cannot be accepted or used

2.4 Cor-tributions desipated by the donor as being intended for use .for *he Hation& Museum of Esrptian Antiquities in Cairo shall be credited to a EL%- account of the Fund, opened for this purpose.

2.5 Coldxibutions not designated by the donor as bein2 specifically iafended for oxie of the nusews indicated in Regulatior,s 2.3 and 2.4 shall be crecitec? to a sub-account of the Funcl, opened for this purpose.

3.1 General on the advice of the Executive Committee of the International. G a m ~ ~ s p : for the Establishment of the Nubirz Museum in Aswan and the Natim3.1 PIllse;fl CL,

Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo, in accordance wi%h resolution 4.11 adop';%d t,?. the General Conference at its twenty-first session.

The income credited to the k d shall be disposed of by the Direet b or-

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ACC(?JNTS

4.1 shall present them for audit to the External Auditor of Uueaco.

The accounts of the h;nd shall be maintained by the Director-General w50

4.2 thereon shdl be submitted to the General ConfeFence t h r o a the Executive Board in the same manner as the acccwts of the Organization.

The financial statements together with the report of V-@ External Auditor

4.3 The financial period of the Fund shd1 be identical with that of the Regular D..tdget of Uneeco.

4.4 financkl period to the aext.

4.5 Subsidiary records may be xzshtained in sush otkr currencies as may be necessary.

The undispored balance of the R n d shall be carried forward €+ LOID OilC

The accounts of the Fund shall be maintained in United States dollars.

4,6 for the Fund shail be deposited.

The Director-General shall designate the banks in which revenue received

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5.1 In accordance 16th Articles 9.1 and 9.2 of the Finaxial Re@htions of Unesco, the Director-Geoerd may make investuents of suns standing to the credit of the Faill.

5.2 Interest earned on these ixvestments sh-dl be credited to the bid.

6.1 Adminietrative emenses incurred by Unesco specifically related to the Frad may be charced by the'Eir~cLor-General againzt t3e r%vam? creitLi;cd to the s-abacomt foreseen in Rsg,sl~tLon 2.5', subject to the prior a2S;sova-l of the Execa-Li-i>e Cormittee for the Inbernational Caqaign.

G%NER.rlL PROVISION

7.1 Uzless othe-xise specified herein, the Rind shall be administered in acso~dance with the provisions of the FinELncial Begulations of Unesco.

CIESTNG OF THE F L ?

8-1 aceh zhe as he deems that its operation is no longer necessary.

T;is Director-Geaera?. shall decide upon the closing down of the Fund at

Executive Board Uriited Nations Educational, Sientific and Cultural Organization

SLTf%@J?Y

Purswat to 21 C/Resdution k/21 and the Fiamcial Regula- tions Articles 6.6 and 6.7, the Director-General reports hcrcbelow to the Execvtivc Board the establishment of a, Special Account for the Intcrm-t-kional Progranre for the Gevsloprnent of Comunicatkm c.nd the T'ixicial Regulctiocs therefor.

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inplmentation af thc Internations1 Progrmnc for the Dcvelopawt ,Jf Connumicat ion (IPDC), the Director-General d l l mliilize resources and seek contributions from Member States and other parties concerned for the prcgrm-e,

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Re$ulaticns of Yne Orgenizction. Account %re reported to the Executive Aosrd hereby in the mncx tg this document.

In nccordznce With resolution h/21 (?amgraph 4 (e)) adated by the &nerd Conference a% its tmnty-first session on the establishhe&, devcloptent cnd

In order to raceive such cor;tributions, the Rircctcr-General h,zs cst%klished cz Spcciul Account in conformity with Articles 6*6 and 6.7 of the Financiczl

lrne Financial RetpiLr-tions for this Special

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&&%us of an international f'md for the development af ccnmunicntioa, within the fYm.ework of Unesc~, Xnt crgcvcrnmcntnl Council for IPDC.

Parwant to the resolution 4/21 (paragraph 4 (f)) referred to in paragraph 1 above, the possibility wil2 be explored CO elevating this account to the

TG this effect, the Director-General a consult the

Draft resolution

23. The hkecutiw B~k2rd. cay wish to ad0F-b the following, gadition to the drrft decisioii in >amgraph 19 of document 112 E>t/2t:

"The Executive Bcard,

8. Takes note of the Di.rcotor-Gencral-'s report on the establishment of EL SpecicL Account fer the Intemationd Progrmme for the Devclo-ment of Communication, Rnd the Financial Regiletions therefor".

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Financial re,qlations governinis the operxtions of the Special Account for the International Pro.vamc for the Develoment of Comunimtion

In cccordmice with reEolution 4/21 sdoFlted 3:~ the General Confermce zit its .

twenty-first session, and in conforniLy with Articles 6-6 and 6,7 ofthe Finacid. Regulations of Unesco, a Special Account for the International Prograiic for the Developent gf Cornmication is hereby established, Thc account shall be opernted in accordance vith the following reb@,ations :

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1.1 the inpleaentat ioc cf the Iritcmatim%l Programne for the 9evelcpment of Cornmica- t ion ( IPDC 1.

Purpose ~f the Special Account

The prpse of the nccoinnt shall be to receive contributions destined for

2. Resources of tbe sxount c

2.1 vhcther or not in cash, in accordance with Articles 7.5 and 7.3 of the Financial Regulations of Unesco, spcifically intended for this purpose.

The accouilt shall rec&p. ,f&guq&& .aw$nibutions

Such contributions may be receive2 from:

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Ember States or Associcte b:maers cf Vwcco;

or@mizPctions of the United Nations system or other intercovermental crgmiza,tions ;

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The resources of the f'und shd-1 rzlso include:

(a) profits accruin,; from promotional activities crgmizei? for the benefit; of the account;

(b 1 any other contr;,butbns av.thorj.zed by the Financial Regfiations of Unesco or by resolutions &do&?& by the General Conference.

E.xpendi t m e s

The cccount shall be debited with expenditures for mtivities for izplenenting the Internctional Frogramme for the Developlent of Commication as &cid& by the Director-Gcnerr-11 in accordace with guidipg principles laid down by tlie Inter- governmental c)ow;cil of IPDC,

4. Accounts '

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The financbJ. period shall be the same as for Unesco's regnlsr budget.

The o7erations of the Special Account shall 5e thc object of se:mrnte accounting.

4.3 to the next finmcinl yriofl.,

Piny unused balance at the en& of 8 financial period shall be carried forward

The accounts shdl 5c pscsented 2eriodically for audit to the External Auditor of Unesco.

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The accounts shall Le kept in United Stetes dollars. Subsi&iary accounts

5. Investments

5.1 Regulations of Unesco, the Directcr-Gcnerd is authorized to invest funds stand- ing to the crcd:’-t of the account. Interest derived from these investments shall be crcCited to the account.

In accordance with the provisions of Articlcs 9.1 and 9.2 of the Fiazncial

6. Closure of the account

6.1 opemtion is no longer necessxry.

The Director-Gcneral may deciCe to clc?se -thz account when he decim that it.s

7. Genera 2rovisions

7.1 ,&Anist,erc?. in accorclcnce with the Finmcial Regulations of Unesco . Except 8s provided in the above Fegulotions, the Special Account shall. te

United Nations Educational, ktiiic and Cultural Organization Executive Board ex

Hundred-and-tvclfth Session

Item 6.1 of the prodsional agent&

GIFTS, BEQUEsTs AND SuEWWTIO!lS MID REPORT OM THE ESTABLISISMEWT ABD CLOSURE QF TRUST nTpTI)s, RESERVES AW SPECIAL ACCOUNTS

(Report by the Directar-General 1

[ The Director-General submits for the approval of the Executive I b u d a transfer from the Public Liaison Fund's surplus to the1 i Special Account for Increased Aid to the Developing Countries. 1 I

Tramfer of part of the s u w from the Public Lkison F m d to the Special kcou!it ---.-.- for Increased Aid. --- to the

Developing Cointries-

24. On account of the high lcvel of coupon operations in Ikmbcr States and the high rate of interest earned from sums deposited in the Organization's

treasury pendbg the redemption of the coupons, the Public Liaison Pund showed an excess of income over expenditure for the years 1379 and 1980 of $1,852,033, After deductingthe n e c e s s w reserves for administrative expenses and opera- tional Losses and providing working capital commensurate with sound and good adtministration, transferrhg an mount to the miscellaneous income of the Organization for compensating the charges on the regular budget for the operation of the m& and transferring a sum to the Worla Federation of Uuesco Clubs and Associations, per 20 C/Resolution 6/32 and 21 C/Resolution 6/04, there were $800,000 available Account for Iricreascd Aid to the Developing Countries, which was created by the Executive Board at its 108th session.

which the Disector-General proposes to credit to the Special

112 EX/21 AM.2 - page 2 25. Since the financial regulations of the Rzblic Liaison aUna, noted by the

Executive Board at its 68th session (68 EXJDecisions 8.g9 paragrash 2) in Hcmetmber 19&, do not provide for such a transfer, nor do the financial regulations of the Special Account, noted 'by the Execut~ve hwd at its 108th session (108 EX/Decisiona 7.2, paragraph 5) fn S@ptember/October 19?9$ the Director- I;enerd. subits this proposed transfer for the approval of the Board. .

Draft resolution

The Executive Board n a ~ r d s h to adopt the fillowing addition to the dmfi sescluticm appe~~ing

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paragraph 23 of ctocment 1 12 m21 Ad&. : paragraph 19 of docwnent 112 nCI21 and aodified in

v 9. Having considered the Director-Ckneral's preosal (document 112 M/21

Add.2) to transfer $800,000 *om tbe surplus re&sed in 1979-1980 in the Public Liaison F'urid to the Bpecial Account for Increased Aid to the Developing Countries,

10. Authorizes him to effect such 8. transfer",