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Bratislava November 2007 Original: anglais

TRAINING SEMINAR FOR NEW OFFICIALS OF NATIONAL COMMISSIONS FOR UNESCO OF THE EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA REGION A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR NATIONAL COMMISSIONS 27 – 29 November 2007, Bratislava, Slovakia

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CONTENTS Page 1

Agenda

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List of Participants .................................................................................................................. 5

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TRAINING SEMINAR FOR NEW OFFICIALS OF NATIONAL COMMISSIONS FOR UNESCO OF THE EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA REGION A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR NATIONAL COMMISSIONS 27 – 29 November 2007, Hotel IBIS Bratislava, Slovakia AGENDA

DAY 1 26 November 2007, MONDAY 8.00 – 24.00

Arrival of participants and registrations Accommodation: Hotel IBIS, Zamocka 38, Bratislava

20.00

Welcome dinner, in presence of Prof. Ľudovít Molnár, President, Slovak Commission for UNESCO

DAY 2 27 November 2007, TUESDAY Venue: MULTICULTURAL CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY IN BRATISLAVA Venturska 11, Bratislava

8.00–8.30

Registration

8.30–9.15

Opening Ceremony • •



Welcome remarks by Ms Viera Polakovičová, General Secretary, Slovak Commission for UNESCO Address by Mr James-Michael Kulikowski, Deputy Assistant DirectorGeneral for External Relations and Cooperation, Director, Division of Relations with Member States and National Commissions, UNESCO HQ, Paris (ERC/RSC) Opening Address by Prof. Ludovit Molnar, President, Slovak Commission for UNESCO and

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9.15–9.35

Mr Jan Varso, Ambassador, Director, Departement of UNO and International Organisations of UNO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic

Self Introduction of participants and lecturers

Adoption of the agenda 9.35-9.50

Break

9.50-11.30

1. UNESCO from different perspectives •

What UNESCO is and what it does - functioning, structure, interaction of the three organs: General Conference, Executive Board and the Secretariat, Subsidiary Bodies, Special Committees.

Presentation by representative of Bureau of Strategic Planning BSP/DIR, UNESCO HQ, Paris and Ms Marjutka Hafner, Secretary-General of the Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO, followed by discussion 11.30-13.00



UNESCO’s presence in Europe and cooperation with National Commissions, particularly in the fields of Sciences and World Heritage.

Presentation by Mr Engelbert Ruoss, Director, UNESCO Venice Office, followed by discussion 13.00-14.30 Lunch, in presence of Mr James-Michael Kulikowski and Prof. Ludovit Molnar, President, Slovak NatCom 14.30-16.30 2. Adoption of 34 C/4 and 34 C/5 and preparation of 35 C/5. • • • •

Outcome of the General Conference and a follow up of the adopted documents (i.e. C/4, C/5, as well as other relevant EX or GC documents, conventions, declarations) Priorities in 34 C/4 and 34 C/5 approved UNESCO programme planning cycle involving National Commissions Networking between the National Commissions from the Nordic countries

Presentations by representative of Bureau of Strategic Planning, UNESCO HQ (BSP/DIR) and Ms Zabrina Holmström, Secretary-General, Finnish National Commission for UNESCO, followed by discussion

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16.30-16.45 Break

16.45-18.00 3. UNESCO’s role within the UN system and cooperation with the international organizations. Presentation by Mr Vladimir Kouchnirenko, Programme Specialist, UNESCO HQ, Paris (ERC/RSC/NAC), followed by discussion 20.00

Dinner, in presence of Dr. Julius Oszlanyi, Slovak NatCom, member of the Intergouvernmental Council of UNESCO MAB Programme

DAY 3 28 November 2007, WEDNESDAY Venue: CONGRESS HALL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC, Hlboka cesta 2, Bratislava 9.00–10.40

4. Role of National Commissions. • • • •

Overview of National Commissions’ status, working methods and responsibilities: from theory to reality How to improve efficiency of National Commissions Programme committees and networks, formulation and implementation of projects using different sources Self-funded activities - a success story

Presentations by Mr Xiaolin Cheng, Chief, Section for National Commissions, Sector for External Relations and Cooperation, UNESCO HQ, Paris (ERC/RSC/NAC) and Ms Gabriele Eschig, Secretary-General of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO, respectively, followed by discussion 10.40-10.55 Break 10.55-12.15 5. Programme funding. • • • •

Regular budget Extra-budgetary sources Cooperation with private and intergovernmental funds Good practices

Presentation by Ms Birgitte Moller, Director, Division of Cooperation with Extra-budgetary Funding Sources, Sector for External Relations and

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Cooperation, UNESCO HQ, Paris (ERC/CFS) and David Walden, SecretaryGeneral, Canadian Commission for UNESCO (t.b.c.) • •

12.15-13.00

UNESCO Fellowship Programme Participation Programme

Presentation by Mr Xiaolin Cheng, Chief, Section for National Commissions, Sector for External Relations and Cooperation, UNESCO HQ, Paris (ERC/RSC/NAC) Presentations to be followed by discussion 13.00-14.30 Reception In presence of Ms Maria Krasnohorska, Ambassador, General Director, Section of International Organizations and Development Help, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Venue: Palace PALUGYAY at the MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC, Hlboka cesta 2, Bratislava 14.30-17,30 Study tours in the field (UNESCO Center, associated school) 19.00

La Boheme, Opera Performance of the Slovak National Theatre New building, Pribynova 17, Bratislava

or 19.30

or Concert of the Bratislava Music Festival Slovak Philhamonic, Palackého 2, Bratislava

22.00

Dinner, in presence of Ms Anna Polievkova, Slovak NatCom, Head of UNESCO Centre of the University Library in Bratislava

DAY 4 29 November 2007, THURSDAY Venue: MULTICULTURAL CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY IN BRATISLAVA Venturska 11, Bratislava

9.00–10.30

6. Programme networking and regional cooperation • •

Visibility of UNESCO at country level and enhancing the communication tools for National Commissions, including website, portal and database (access and use) Use and protection of UNESCO’s name and logo

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Presentations by Secretaries-General of some National Commissions from as well as by Mr Vladimir Kouchnirenko, Programme Specialist, UNESCO HQ, Paris (ERC/RSC/NAC), to be followed by discussion 10.30-10.45 Break 10.45-12.00 7. Ethics in Science and Technology Presentation by Mr Henk Tenhave, Director, Division of Ethics of Science and Technology, UNESCO HQ, Paris (SHS/ESR) 12.00-13.00 8. Flagship Programmes: (Associated Schools, UNITWIN/UNESCO) Presentation by Ms Marjutka Haffner, Secretary-General of the Slovenian National Commission Presentations followed by discussion 13.00-14.30 Lunch, in presence of Ms Viera Dvorakova, Slovak NatCom, Head of Cultural Committee 14.30-16.00 9. Partnerships with civil society •

National coordination (governmental organs, parliamentarians, NGOs, Municipalities, private sector) and coordination with the UNESCO Secretariat.

Presentation by Mr Xiaolin Cheng, Chief, Section for National Commissions, Sector for External Relations and Cooperation, UNESCO HQ, Paris (ERC/RSC/NAC) Roundtable on cooperation with civil society partners: ASP schools, local authorities, NGOs, Clubs for UNESCO Discussion forum moderated by Ms Viera Polakovičová 16.00-16.30

CLOSING SESSION •

Evaluation of Seminar



Closing remarks by representative of UNESCO Headquarters Paris and Slovak Commission for UNESCO

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20.00

Dinner, in presence of Mr Jan Varso, Ambassador, Director, Departement of UNO and International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic

DAY 5 30 November 2007, FRIDAY 8.00

Departure of Participants

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TRAINING SEMINAR FOR NEW OFFICIALS OF NATIONAL COMMISSIONS FOR UNESCO OF THE EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA REGION 27 – 29 November 2007, Bratislava, Slovakia

No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

Name and Surname AMIRKHANYAN Diana VAKILOVA Gulnar SCHASNOVICH Natalya DE BISSCHOP Jan GUTIC-BJELICA Biljana SHABANOVA Birsen KUNA Milan HIRSCHSPRUNG Nathalie KAPANADZE Tamara MESKHI Lali RÖMER Katja STEINKAMP Anna PÁL Melinda KALYDY Balázs HREINSSON Einar VAIVADE Anita AMBRASUNIENE Ruta

18. FARRUGIA Violet

19. ARJAN van DAL

Country Armenia/ Yerevan Azerbaijan/ Baku Belarus/ Minsk Belgium/ Brusel Bosnia and Herzegovina Saraievo Bulgaria/ Sofia Czech Rep./ Prague France/ Paris Georgia/ Tbilisi Georgia/ Tbilisi Germany/ Bonn Germany/ Bonn Hungary/ Budapest Hungary/ Budapest Iceland/ Reikiavik Latvia/ Riga Lithuania/ Vilnius Malta/ Valletta Netherlands/ Amsterdam

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Bertrand Clara + 1 21. LORENT Gabriela Cristina 22. SIREANU Cornelia 23. LISTOV Andrey

24. POLAKOVIČOVÁ 25. 26. 27. 28.

Viera HRASTELJ Gašper BELTRAMI Annalisa KOVALOVA Oleksandra SAIDOV Elbek

Portugal/ Lisboa Rumania/ Bucharest Rumania/ Bucharest Russian Federation/ Moscow Slovakia/ Bratislava Slovenia/ Ljublana Switzerland Ukraine/ Kiev Uzbekistan/ Tashkent

00351 21 356 63 16 fax: 00351 21 356 63 19 0040 2311333 fax: 00402307636

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Resource persons: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Ms Marjutka Hafner, Secretary-General of the Slovenian Commission for UNESCO Ms Zabrina Holmström, Secretary-General, Finnish Commission for UNESCO Ms Gabriele Eschig, Secretary-General of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO Mr David Walden, Secretary-General, Canadian Commission for UNESCO (t.b.c.)

Slovak officials : Official meetings 1. Mr Ján Kubiš, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic (or his representative) 2. Prof. Ľudovít Molnár, President, Slovak Commission for UNESCO 3. Mr Ján Varšo, Ambassador, Director, Departement of UNO and International Organisations of UNO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic 4. Ms Viera Polakovičová, General Secretary, Slovak Commission for UNESCO (already mentioned) Non-official gatherings 5. Ms Mária Krasnohorská, Ambassador, General Director, Section of International Organizations and Development Aid, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic 6. Ms Katarina Kosová, General Director, Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic, Slovak Commission for UNESCO

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7. Dr. Julius Oszlányi, Slovak Commission for UNESCO, member of the Intergovernmental Council of UNESCO MAB Programme 8. Ms Anna Polievková, Slovak Commission for UNESCO, Head of UNESCO Centre of the University Library in Bratislava 9. Ms Viera Dvořáková, Slovak Commission for UNESCO, Head of Cultural Committee, and 10. Prof. Kollárová, Head of Committee for Bioethics, Slovak Commission for UNESCO 11. Secretariat : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

J-M. Kulikowski, DADG/ERC Birgitte Moller, DIR/ERC/CFS X.Cheng, Chief, ERC/RSC/NAC V.Kouchnirenko, ERC/RSC/NAC Mr Engelbert Ruoss, Director, UNESCO Venice Office BSP representative (to be confirmed) Mr Henk ten Have, Director, Division of Ethics of Science and Technology, UNESCO HQ, Paris (SHS/ESR)

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