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External sources (not reviewed)

Key modalities of dialogue-related action by the Natural Sciences Sector are: the establishment of regional cooperation mechanisms (e.g. joint water management arrangements); the promotion of scientific collaboration, networking and interaction (e.g. through the creation and strengthening of the network of UNESCO Chairs and twinning

Some of the highlights include the international course on “Education and Improvement in Regional Processes of Quality Assessment and Accreditation in Higher Education” led by La Red Iberoamericana para la Acreditación de la Calidad de la Educación Superior (RIACES)1 and the Organization of American States (OAS); the First Argentine and Latin American Conference of Postgraduate Studies in Higher Education on “The Bicentennial of the Argentine Nation”; “Latin American and Caribbean Community of

In 1998, in a visionary and forward-looking initiative,

This initiative is being expanded to

The CEB secretariat stated that it had worked closely with the ICSC

In addition to the Human Resources Network proposals, the representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

(h) In line with the above, the Working Group stresses its intention to visit Afghanistan in the coming months to follow up on the progress made in the protection of children and to focus on the remaining challenges, such as the

A host of concrete proposals were suggested to the coordinators of the Dialogue, such as: dialogue and networking among universities; dialogue among young scientists, involving UNESCO chairholders in dialogue activities; dialogue among student journalists and seasoned media practitioners from both regions; the holding of youth forums; reactivation of the Committee for the Translation of Literary Works and increase in the translation of

The net decrease reflects reductions under most objects of expenditure, including $242,800 under consultants, mainly as a consequence of the increased use of in-house expertise, where possible; $104,700 under experts, resulting mainly from concerted efforts to combine meetings or reduce the number of experts and the duration of meetings, whenever possible; $121,200 under travel of staff, mainly attributable to increased utilization of video conferencing, combining trips and/or reducing the duration of travel as much as possible; $460,800 under contractual services, primarily owing to increased utilization of electronic means of disseminating publications; $111,000 under furniture and equipment, reflecting reduced requirements for the replacement of furniture and office equipment resulting from extending the lifespan of furniture and equipment; and $781,600

Specific activities that assisted countries in relation to terrorism targeted at food products included: (a) capacity-building (training courses, projects) concerning food safety, animal and plant health, including promotion of risk analyses and developing base-level capacity to ensure national ability to monitor, diagnose, report and respond to pest and disease outbreaks; (b) the standard setting work of

The inordinate length of translation times, especially in cases of selfrepresented appellants, calls for greater explanation than suitable for a report of this size, but it can be said that efforts are under way to more effectively liaise with the supervisors in the Conference and Language Services Section on a continual basis in order to assess progress and determine the need for requesting prioritization of specific translations, and to readdress the internal requirement

Assistance focuses on (a) establishing

The major challenge encountered in this process has been how to maintain UNESCO’s specificity, hence strength, as a specialized agency with its complex composites of intergovernmental committees with its