03000 General Conference resolution 36 C/Res.34 for Major Programme III

The General Conference

1. Authorizes the Director-General:

(a) to implement the plan of action for Major Programme III, structured around the following two biennial sectoral priorities and three main lines of action, with special emphasis on Africa, gender equality, youth and the most vulnerable segments of society, LDCs, SIDS, and countries in post-conflict and post-disaster situations;

(b) to resort also in the implementation of the plan of action for Major Programme III to South-South and North-South-South cooperation as complementary modalities for delivery of the programme and to continue to develop partnerships with civil society, the private sector, organizations of the United Nations system and other international organizations at all stages of programme development, in order to:

Biennial sectoral priority 2: Supporting Member States in their responses to social transformations, notably to promote democracy and sustainable development for the consolidation of a culture of peace and non-violence

(vi) address social transformations and other global challenges on the basis of human rights, particularly in the context of the social inclusion of vulnerable groups, responding to the social and human dimensions of global environmental change, supporting youth development and participation in society, and contribute to preventing and overcoming violence affecting youth and women;

(vii) advance knowledge on human rights in the fields of competence of UNESCO, with particular emphasis on the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and on the right to freedom of expression for scientists and intellectuals, and contribute to human rights mainstreaming within the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) through training on the human rights approach to programming;

(viii) foster the social inclusion of vulnerable populations through the MOST Programme and the implementation of UNESCO’s Integrated Strategy to Combat Racism, Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance for the purpose of improving public environments in cities in order to promote social inclusion and to enhance youth-led opportunities for social innovation by:

• reinforcing capacities to design inclusive and democratic policies including at the level of local authorities, working through the coalitions of cities against racism and discrimination and similar city networks, with particular reference to the situation of migrants;

• combating HIV and AIDS related discrimination;

• promoting analysis and studies of the gender-related impact of social transformations in order to support the design of targeted policies;

(ix) develop innovative actions for the fostering of a culture of peace through enhancement of democratic processes, reconciliation and non-violence, with particular emphasis on:

• the prevention of violence against women and girls, especially in conflict and postconflict situations and the development of programmes in the area of prevention of youth violence;

• the role of youth as partners in national and community development, peace and non-violence by promoting a rights-based policy environment for successful transitions to adulthood and constructive social engagement, particularly through the implementation of the UNESCO Strategy on African Youth and by building 127 36 C/5 Approved – Major Programme III on findings and best practices in this area in other regions, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean;

• the continued enhancement of the organization of the UNESCO Youth Forum, benefiting from a review of past experience;

(x) foster philosophical reflection and capacities for critical thinking within contemporary societies to identify and analyse the current and emerging challenges that need to be addressed for the establishment of a robust culture of peace, in particular through the promotion of spaces of exchange and of the inclusion of philosophy teaching in formal and non-formal education;

(xi) strengthen social science capacities, especially in developing countries, in order to mobilize the skills, capacities, knowledge and infrastructures that reside within the social sciences as drivers of growth and innovation, within a framework of social development and inclusion, particularly through the mechanisms and activities of the MOST Programme;

(xii) promote inclusion in international agendas of the inherently social and human dimensions of global environmental change, drawing on the contributions of the social and human sciences, and paying priority attention to the situation of LDCs and SIDS, notably with respect to climate-driven migration, working in particular though the MOST Programme, the work of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST), cooperation with the International Social Science Council (ISSC), notably in connection with the Second World Social Science Forum and the World Social Science Report; and United Nations processes, including the United Nations Task Force on the Social Dimensions of Climate Change;

(xiii) capitalize on the potential of sport for social transformation, social inclusion and development, and peace processes, working, where appropriate, through the Intergovernmental Committee on Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS) and its advisory body, the Permanent Consultative Council (PCC) by:

• setting up strategic partnerships to promote the role and potential of sport as an engine of development;

• providing advice and good practices to Member States to integrate the social dimension of sport into public policy and programmes, particularly with regard to physical education and community sport;

• engaging in international efforts to tackle doping in sport through administration and monitoring of the International Convention against Doping in Sport, as well as continuing to provide technical assistance, policy advice and financial assistance to States Parties (with priority given to Africa, LDCs and SIDS) from the Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport for the implementation of effective antidoping activities;

(c) to allocate an amount of $8,674,100 for activity costs, and $20,556,600 for staff costs;

2. Requests the Director-General: (a) to implement the various activities authorized by this resolution, working as appropriate through intersectoral platforms; (b) to report periodically to the governing bodies, in the statutory reports, on the achievement of the following expected results, including relevant performance indicators:

Main line of action 2: Promoting a culture of peace and non-violence through action pertaining to human rights, democracy, reconciliation, dialogue and philosophy, and including all political and social partners, in particular youth

(3) Understanding improved of the implications of social inclusion for the promotion of a culture of peace, integrating human rights and democratic principles;

(4) Social change conducive to peace and non-violence promoted through youth-led social innovation and involvement of young women and men in their communities;