39th session Paris, 30 October – 14 November 2017 Volume 1

39th Session of the General Conference 30 October - 14 November 2017 Welcome to the 39th Session of the General Conference This guide contains information on the structure and work of the General Conference which we hope you will find useful Here you can find the maps of the venues where meetings are taking place

39th UNESCO General Conference

39th UNESCO General Conference A U S T R I A N N A T I O N A L S T A T E M E N T CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Madame President of the General Conference, Mister Chair of the Executive Board, Madame Director-General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, It’s an honor for me to address the 39th General Conference of UNESCO on behalf of Austria

XII 39th session of the General Conference - UNESCO

the Director-General to include the annual structured dialogue on financing in the roadmap for the preparation of the 39C/5 Resolution adopted on the recommendation of the Joint Meeting of Commissions at the 18th plenary meeting, on 18 November 2015 105 Venue of the 39th session of the General Conference The General Conference, Having regard

UNESCO General Conference; 39th; The Importance of sound in

Director-General to include an item on the importance of sound in today’s world in the agenda of the General Conference, and recommended that the General Conference adopt, at its 39th session, a res olution on the importance of sound in today’s world so as to promote best practices

at the 39th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO

at the 39th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO Madame President, Madame Director-General, Distinguished Delegates, Madame President, first, I would like to express my congratulations to you on your election as President of the General Conference Expectations for UNESCO in diverse and complex world Madame President,

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Conference, and recommended that the General Conference at its 39th session adopt a resolution to proclaim 16 May of each year as the International Day of Light, along the lines of the draft resolution contained in the Annex to document 200 EX/27 5 In light of the above, the General Conference may wish to adopt the following draft decision:

UNESCO General Conference; 39th; Progress report on the

7 By 202 EX/Decision 8 ( Annex I I), the Executive Board recommended to the 39th session of the General Conference to invite the Director-General to continue the process of elaborating a Global Convention, and to submit to it, at its 40th session the final progress report and draft text of the , Global Convention, for adoption