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It is composed of 18 members, three per regional group. It considers and prepares a report on:

the structure and form of the Director-General’s report on the activities of the Organization, prepared in accordance with Article VI.3(b) of the Constitution

questions pertaining to the functioning of the Secretariat, in particular, those pertaining to evaluation, internal control, oversight and accountability systems and mechanisms

relations with the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit, and reports prepare by the Joint Inspection Unit that are not referred to the commissions of the Executive Board

methods of work of the General Conference and the Executive Board including those of their commissions and committees

any other question that the Executive Board may refer to it.


In the light of recommendation R.19 (i) of 33 C/Resolution 92 concerning the report by the ad hoc working group on relations between the three organs of UNESCO, approved by the General Conference at its 33rd session, the Executive Board decided that the Special Committee (SP) should meet only as needed and for the time necessary to fulfill the duties required of it by the Executive Board (173 EX/Decision 1.1)


Members of the Special Committee (2007-2009)

Albania
Algeria
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Côte d’Ivoire
El Salvador
Jamaica
Japan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Spain
Uganda
United States of America

The Chair of the Executive Board is authorized, in consultation with the Chair of the Special Committee, to identify future items that fall within the Special Committee’s terms of reference, for examination at future sessions (174 EX/Decision 20)