ࡱ> pro%` &bjbjٕ .658$8p&&<<<ooooooo$qh@too<<o4LLL<<oLoLLh4]o< v8dk>oo<8pSk tXt|]ot]o0|LAdooX8p $  First Session of the IOC Working Group on the Future of IOC UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France 19 20 February 2008 DRAFT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR COMMENTS BY 21st March 2008 N.B. Due to the lack of time remaining and to guarantee the distribution of the most pertinent results in time for discussion at the Executive Council, this Executive Summary will be translated into the four working languages of the IOC, but the Summary Report will be distributed in English only. In accordance to Resolution XXIV.1 and the subsequent work plan established by the Officers following the Assembly and distributed to all Member States, an open-ended Workshop was held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 19 20 February 2008. The Workshop was well attended and participants included at least two Member States from each geographical region, to ensure satisfactory distribution of regional views. The Workshop also had access to the results of a questionnaire that had been widely distributed to Member States and interested organizations soliciting views on the present and future status of the Commission. The Workshop was chaired by Dr. S. Narayanan (Canada), one of the elected co-chairs for the Group, as the other co-chair, Dr. Haiqing Li (China) was unavailable. The Chairman of the IOC and the Executive Secretary were also present. The Workshop provided a very useful discussion and exchange of ideas, which are available in the Summary Report of the meeting. The participants were reminded that the issues of program, resources and future of the IOC had been under discussion for many years under similar exercises such as FURES and DOSS and more recently by the document "We have a Problem" prepared by the current Chairman, which was centered around increased concerns of IOC member States with respect to financial shortages concerns. However, during the Assembly discussions, the theme of the group evolved to include fundamental questions about the challenges ahead of IOC and the necessary adaptations to cope with them. Many of these refer to the mission of IOC as defined in the Statutes approved in 1999. The Chairman gave the objectives for the Workshop as examining the various options for the IOC vis vis UN and UNESCO, the IOC mandate and future needs, funding opportunities, increasing the involvement of Member States and the enhancement of cooperation with other appropriate organizations . As part of the background information for the Workshop, the consultants (Atkins Global International) delivered a brief synthesis of the questionnaire, which was distributed on 21st November 2007 to 304 users, including 138 Focal Points, 45 partner organizations and 125 Permanent Delegations. Atkins received, by 17th January 2008, 26 IOC Focal Point responses (19%) and 8 Partner Organization responses (18%). Key messages from the received responses indicated that IOC is delivering an important service and definitely has a worthwhile role in the future. On institutional and financial matters there was a strong consensus that the IOC should remain within UNESCO and should consider all opportunities to find the financial and in-kind support needed to deliver its ocean mandate. The Working Group agreed that the analysis of the questionnaire responses provided a useful reference for discussion. The group also agreed that there would be no further refinement to the present questionnaire during this current process On the many issues discussed at the workshop the following represent the main conclusions. On institutional arrangements: The Working Group agreed that the future of IOC should be based on the premise that the IOC remain, and be reinforced, within UNESCO. The IOC should look for an enhanced IOC role within UNESCO in terms of intersectoral cooperation, based on its technical expertise. Options for a more independent IOC outside of UNESCO were not broadly supported and recognized as being premature. On financial and programme matters: The Working Group agreed that IOC should seek a clear identification of IOC's budget in the corresponding appropriation resolution of the UNESCO General Conference and explore the possibility of assigning the IOC budget as a financial allocation. The Working Group agreed the Commission should explore and make full use of Article 10 and look for every available mechanism for leveraging financial resources. The Working Group also felt that the present programme priorities as agreed by the Assembly and supported by the UNESCO General Conference were not an issue for discussion. On the current mandate: The Working Group agreed that the current IOC mandate is appropriate and that the existing IOC mandate and Medium Term Strategy provides a positive starting point for assessing long-term trends that may affect the IOC. The Group further agreed that the Statutes, as amended in 1999, provide a comprehensive IOC statement of purpose and is a flexible institutional mechanism enabling the IOC to adapt to emerging trends in oceanography and respond to Member State priorities in a timely manner. On relations with other intergovernmental and international organizations: The Working Group agreed the Commission should reinforce cooperation with UN Agencies and to also look for partnerships with appropriate private sector organizations, in accordance with UNESCO Guidelines. The Working Group requested that, when consulting with competent UN bodies and other competent international organizations and bodies dealing with ocean issues, the Officers of the Commission and the Executive Secretary should inform the IOC focal points and Permanent Delegations to UNESCO, in order that Member States can play an active and appropriate role in such consultation. On improving the involvement of Member States: The Working Group agreed that IOC needs enhanced political will and commitment from Member States to strengthen the implementation of IOC programs as a national priority at regional and global levels. The Group recommended Member States further their commitment to IOC through interventions and support at appropriate organizations of the UN system and through the UNESCO strategic planning and budgetary process. On regional programs: The group agreed the Commission should look for improved delivery of program and benefits in IOC regions using existing regional and technical bodies and programs. In addition to these findings the Workshop produced a list of short-term actions to be considered by the Executive Council Explore specific agreements between Member States and IOC, to strengthen the implementation of, and the national benefit from IOC programs, with particular emphasis on priority setting. Reinvigorate ocean partnerships within the UN system to increase efficiency and program delivery and to identify IOCs niche and leadership role. In this regard to revisit the ICSPRO Agreement (1969) as a possible vehicle or model for action. Urge Member States to support a Ministerial Round Table at the next UNESCO General Conference, with the theme of Oceans and the IOC. Consider the merits of a ministerial-level meeting or a UN Conference in the medium term, perhaps as soon as 2010, as a mechanism to enhance visibility and political commitment to IOC among Member States. Consider the value of a new partnership or other arrangement within UNESCO that could relieve many of the administrative difficulties presently being experienced by the Commission, possibly using existing practices available to UNESCO and also consider whether such interim arrangements could be submitted to the UNESCO General Conference in a Resolution. 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