The Indian delegation to the Conference consisted of Shri Dawarka Nath Chatterji, Ambassador of India in France (Leader) and Shri M. Krishnamurti, First Secretary (Unesco) in the Embassy of India, Paris.

Our delegation voted for the supplementary budget of 12.652 million dollars proposed and also asked for economies in adminis- trative expenditure and overheads.

Meeting of the Government Experts to Review the Application of the Agreements on the Importation of Educational Science and Cultural material.

The meeting of Governmental experts to review the application of the agreements on the importation of Educational scientific and cultural material was held at Geneva from 26th November to 3rd December, 1973. Prof. R. N. Dogra, Minister (Education and Science) High Commission of India, London was deputed as Government of India's representative to the above meeting.

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Inter-Governmental Conference on, cultural Policies in Asia held at Jogjakarta (Indonesia) from 10th to 20th December, 1973.

Unesco convened an Inter-Governmental Conference on Cultural Policies in Asia in Jogjakarta (Indonesia) from 10th to 20th December 1973. The, following Indian delegation participated in the Con- ference:

           
             1.   Prof.  S. Nurul Hasan,                        Leader 
                  Minister of Education,
                  Social Welfare and Culture.
        
             2.   Shri Mohan Mukherjee,
                  Additional Secretary,
                  Department of Culture.
        
             3.   Indian Ambassador in Indonesia.
        
             4.   Prof.  S. C. Dube,
                  Director, Institute of Advanced Study
                  Simla.
        
             5.   Shri Salman Haider
                  Deputy Secretary,
                  Ministry of Education & Social Welfare.
        
             6.   Dr. (Mrs.) Kapila Vatsyayan,
                  Deputy Educational Adviser,
                  Department of Culture.
                                          

10th session of the International Bureau of Education to be held at Geneva from 23rd to 25th January, 1974.

Shri M. Krishnamurti, First Secretary (Unesco), Embassy of India, Paris was deputed to attend the 10th Session of the International Bureau of Education to be held at Geneva from 22nd to 25th January, 1974.

United Nations University

The U. N. General Assembly at its 27th Session in December 1972 adopted a resolution deciding to establish an International University to be known as the United Nations University. The General Assembly stated that the concept of the University should be that of a decentralized system of academic institutions with full guarantee of academic freedom and autonomy. The University will consist of (i) a Programming and Coordinating Central organ

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and (ii) a network of affiliated institutions integrated into the University Community. The University would be devoted to action- oriented research into the present global problems of human survival, development and welfare, which are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies, as well as to the advanced training of young scholars and research workers. The research programmes of the Centres of the University include, among other things co-existence between people of different cultures, tongues and social systems, peaceful relations between States and the maintenance of peace and security, human rights, economic and social change and development, the environment and the proper use of resources, basic scientific research and the application of the results of science and technology in the interests of development.

The University, which will function primarily at the postgraduate level, will have as its headquarters a Centre for Programming, coordination, support administration and financing of the overall University programme with a high level staff organised so as to ensure effective and prompt action. This Centre will coordinate the work of the research and training centres and programmes established or to be established in the developing and developed countries by a decision of the University Council.

The capital and recurring expenditure of the University will be met by voluntary contributions or income from endowments made by Member States directly or through the U.N. by Specialised Agencies of the U.N. and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and by Non- governmental sources, including foundations, universities and individuals.

The headquarters of the University (Programming and Coordinating Central organ) is likely to be established in Japan the Government of which country is prepared to give an endowment of $ 100 million to the University. The individual centres to be affiliated to the University will be established in different member countries of the U.N. both developing and developed. India has offered to the U.N. suitable facilities for the location of a Centre in this country. The Government of India have not yet taken any decision regarding the contribution to be made by India for the University. As a member of the U.N. Panel on the subject and later as Member of the Founding Committee of the U.N. University, Shri G. Parthasarathi, Vice Chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University and India's representative on the Unesco Executive Board, has been closely associated with all aspects of this project.

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Fifth Five Year Plan

The Central Programmes in the field of Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO included in the Draft Fifth Five Year Plan are

                                          

        S.                                                 Total alloca-
        No.            Name of the Programme              tion in the Fifth
                                                               Plan.
                                                               (Rs. in lakhs)
                                          

        1                   2                                  3
                                          

        1.  Activities of the Indian National Commission        30