-----Original Message----- From: owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at [mailto:owner-ifip_ga@ifip.or.at]On Behalf Of Plamen Nedkov Sent: segunda-feira, 6 de Maio de 2002 15:50 To: all Subject: [IFIP] Evaluated in Paris
To: GA, member societies, TC and WG Chairs
Dear All,
There are good news from Paris.
These of you who have gone through the Bled Minutes [ http://www.ifip.or.at/minutes/c2002.htm ] might have observed that "IFIP as an organization in formal relations with UNESCO was subject to periodical evaluation of its contributions to UNESCO activities and that "such an evaluation is currently due and the IFIP-UNESCO Liaison Officer had prepared and submitted an analysis of the relations between the two organizations".
The following note was received some minutes ago from UNESCO - Paris:
"The Executive Board Committee on NGOs will consider, at its 164th session (May 2002) the establishment, modification or renewal of relations between UNESCO and a number of international non-governmental organizations, in accordance with the Directives concerning UNESCO's co-operation with non-governmental organizations.
You will find attached a copy of the individual factsheet concerning your Organization and the Director-General's proposals to the Executive Board in this respect. These fact-sheets are also contained in Executive Board documents 164 EX/40 and 164 EX/ONG.2 which are accessible in all working languages on our website www.unesco.org http://www.unesco.org.
Please be informed that the Executive Board Committee on NGOs will meet on 17 May 2002 from 10:00 am to 18:00 in Room XI (Fontenoy) at UNESCO Headquarters.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Sayyad Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Cooperation"
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The individual UNESCO fact sheets of all evaluated organizations are part of document 164 EX/ONG.2 at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/ulis/cgi-bin/ulis.pl?database=extd&req=2&b... 1&look=udc&tx_p=phrase+words&tx=164+EX%2FONG.2&ti_p=inc&ti=&dafr=&dato=&sess =&dc=
UNESCO summarizes its evaluation of IFIP as follows:
"During the period under consideration, IFIP has maintained excellent cooperation with the Communication and Information Sector and the Education Sector. With the latter, it was closely involved in activities linked to information technology, distance education and the application of the new information technologies, contributing to the production of several reference works including the UNESCO/IFIP Curriculum for Secondary Schools, translated into several languages. IFIP took part in meetings of the Communication and Information Sector on the new information technologies and is involved in the preparations for the World Information Summit (2003). With regard to its obligations as a partner admitted to formal relations, the Federation contributed to the sexennial report and replied to the Director-General's consultations on the C/4 and C/5 documents. Its collective cooperation was vigorous and highly appreciated. It took an active part in strengthening the mechanisms established by the 1995 Directives, in particular in its capacity as member of the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, whose website it helped to create. Its interest in the impact of the new information technologies and the strengthening of cooperation with developing countries make it an essential partner in the implementation of the Organization's programmes in this field.
Recommendation of the Director-General: Renewal of formal consultative relations."
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Good wishes,
The Delivery Co.
-------------------------------- Plamen Nedkov Executive Director, IFIP Hofstrasse 3, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria Tel: +43 2236 73616 Fax: +43 2236 736169 http://www.ifip.org/