Положение о премии ЮНЕСКО за распространение грамотности имени Короля Сечжона
KING SEJONG LITERACY PRIZE
AS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
AT ITS HUNDRED AND NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(194 EX/Decision 13 Part II, April 2014)
Article 1 – Purpose
The purpose of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize is to reward the efforts
of institutions, organizations or individuals for their contribution to the fight
against illiteracy in commemoration of King Sejong who invented the Korean
alphabet. The objective of the Prize is in conformity with UNESCO’s policies
and is related to the programme of the Organization in its pursuit of Education
for All.
Article 2 – Designation, amount and periodicity of the Prize
2.1 The Prize shall be entitled “UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize”.
2.2 The Prize shall be funded by the Donor, the Government of the Republic
of Korea, and shall consist of a recurrent minimum payment of
US $107,000 per year. As determined by the Director-General and in
consultation with the Donor, the Prize shall consist of two awards of US
$20,000 each, a silver medal and a certificate for the each of the two
recipients.
2.3 All funds received and the interest accrued thereon shall be kept in a
special interest-bearing account for the Prize.
2.4 The full staff support and operating/management costs of the Prize,
including all costs related to the award ceremony, public information
activities (including the production and dissemination of publicity
materials) and overhead charges, estimated at a minimum of US $67,000,
shall be fully covered by the Government of the Republic of Korea. To
this end, the Director-General will determine a mandatory overhead cost
amount to be applied and charged against the funds in the special account,
which is to be established under the financial regulations for the prize.
2.5 The Prize shall be awarded annually, on an initial basis of six years,
starting from the 2014 edition of the Prize.
Article 3 – Qualifications of candidates
Candidates shall have made a significant contribution to effective results in
literacy and post-literacy activities in their integration in basic education
programmes. Prizes may be conferred upon individuals, institutions, other
entities or non-governmental organizations.
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Article 4 – Selection of the prize winners
The prize winner shall be selected by the Director-General of UNESCO on the
basis of the assessments and recommendations made to him/her by a jury.
Article 5 – Jury
5.1 The Jury shall consist of five independent members, being personalities with
recognized reputation in the field covered while also taking into consideration
the need for equitable geographical distribution, gender equality and the
principle of non-payment of honoraria. . They shall be appointed by the
Director-General for two-year periods for a maximum period of six years.
Representatives and alternatives of Members of the Executive Board cannot be
appointed as jurors. Jurors involved in a real or potential conflict of interest shall
recuse themselves from further deliberations or be asked by the DirectorGeneral to do so. The Director-General may replace members of the Jury for
reason.
5.2 The Jury shall elect its own Chair and Deputy Chair. Members shall receive
no remuneration for their work, but will receive allowances for travel and
accommodation, where required. A quorum of three jurors present will be
required for jury deliberations to proceed. The working language for
deliberations by the Jury shall be English and French.
5.3 The Jury shall conduct its business and deliberations in conformity with
these Statutes, and shall be assisted in the performance of its task by a member
of the UNESCO Secretariat designated by the Director-General. Decisions shall
be taken by consensus to the extent possible, and otherwise by secret ballot until
a simple majority is obtained. A member shall not take part in a vote concerning
a nomination from his or her country.
5.4 The Jury shall meet once every year.
5.5 The Jury shall send an assessment of nominations and accompanying
recommendations to the Director-General of UNESCO no later than 31 July of
the year of the award of the Prize.
Article 6 – Nomination of candidates
6.1 When UNESCO has received the funding of the Prize, as indicated in Article
2 above, the Director-General of UNESCO shall officially invite the submission
of nominations to the Secretariat of the Prize by 30 April every year from the
Governments of Member States, in consultation with their National
Commissions, as well as from the international non-governmental organizations
maintaining formal consultative relations with the Organization and active in
relevant fields covered by the Prize.
6.2 Nominations shall be submitted to the Director-General by the governments
of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, and by nongovernmental organizations maintaining official partnership with UNESCO. A
self-nomination cannot be considered.
6.3 Each nomination shall be accompanied by a written recommendation, which
shall include, in English or French, inter alia:
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(a) a description of the nominee’s background and achievements;
(b) a summary of the work or the results of the work, publications and other
supporting documents of major importance, submitted for consideration;
(c) a definition of the nominee’s contribution to the Prize’s objectives.
Article 7 – Procedure for the awarding of the Prize
7.1 The Prize shall be awarded by the Director-General at an official ceremony
held for that purpose on the occasion of International Literacy Day (8
September). UNESCO shall present to the prize winners a check for the amount
of the Prize as well as a diploma and a medal. UNESCO shall officially
announce the names of the prize winners.
7.2 If a work being rewarded has been produced by two or three persons, the
Prize shall be awarded to them jointly. In no case may a prize amount be divided
between more than three persons.
7.3 THE Prize-winner/s, if possible, shall give a lecture on subject relevant to
the work for which the Prize has been awarded. Such a lecture shall be
organized during or in connection with the Prize ceremony.
7.4 The work produced by a person since deceased shall not be considered for
the Prize. If, however, a prize winner dies before he or she has received the Prize,
then the Prize may be presented posthumously.
7.5 Should a prize winner decline the Prize, the jury shall submit a new proposal
to the Director-General.
Article 8 – Sunset clause – mandatory renewal of the Prize
8.1 Six months prior to the agreed term of the Prize (six years), the DirectorGeneral of UNESCO together with the donor will undertake a review of all
aspects of the Prize and decide about its continuation or termination. The
Director-General will inform the Executive Board of UNESCO about the results
of this review.
8.2 In case of termination of the Prize, the use of any unspent balance of funds
shall be determined by the Director-General, in accordance with the Financial
Regulations of the Prize.
Article 9 – Appeals
No appeals shall be allowed against the decision of UNESCO with regard to the
award of the Prize. Proposals received for the award of the Prize may not be
divulged.
Article 10 – Amendments to the Statutes of the Prize
Any amendment to the present Statutes shall be submitted to the Executive
Board for approval.
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FINANCIAL REGULATIONS OF THE SPECIAL ACCOUNT
FOR THE UNESCO KING SEJONG LITERACY PRIZE
Article 1 – Creation of a Special Account
1.1 In accordance with Article 6, paragraph 5 and 6, of the Financial
Regulations of UNESCO, there is hereby created a Special Account for
“UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize”, hereafter referred to as the
Special Account.
1.2 The following regulations shall govern the operation of the Special
Account.
Article 2 – Financial period
The financial period shall correspond to that of UNESCO.
Article 3 – Purpose
The purpose of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize is to reward the efforts
of institutions, organizations or individuals for their contribution to the fight
against illiteracy in commemoration of King Sejong who invented the Korean
alphabet. The objective of the Prize is in conformity with UNESCO’s policies
and is related to the programme of the Organization in its pursuit of Education
for All.
The amounts deposited in the Special Account shall be used to finance the
UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize, its operational and related costs.
Article 4 – Income
The income of the Special Account shall consist of:
(a) donations from the Government of the Republic of Korea placed in
the Special Account with the prior agreement of the Government of
the Republic of Korea;
(b) such subventions, endowments, gifts and bequests as are allocated to
it for purposed consistent with the object of the Special Account;
(c) miscellaneous income, including any interest earned on the
investments referred to in Article 7 below.
Article 5 – Expenditure
The Special Account shall be debited with the expenditure relating to its purpose
as described in Article 3 above, including administrative expenses specifically
relating to it.
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Article 6 – Accounts
6.1 The Chief Financial Officer shall maintain such accounting records as
are necessary.
6.2 Any unused balance at the end of a financial period shall be carried
forward to the following financial period.
6.3 The accounts of the Special Account shall be presented for audit to the
External Auditor of UNESCO, together with the other accounts of the
Organization.
6.4 Contributions in kind shall be recorded outside the Special Account.
Article 7 – Investments
7.1 The Director-General may make short-term investments of sums
standing to the credit of the Special Account.
7.2 Interest earned on these investments shall be credited to the Special
Account.
Article 8 – Closure of the Special Account
The Director-General shall decide upon the closure of the Special Account at
such time as he deems that its operation is no longer necessary and inform the
Executive Board accordingly. The Director-General shall decide about the use
of any unspent balance of funds.
Article 9 – General provision
Unless otherwise provided in these Regulations, the Special Account shall be
administered in accordance with the Financial Regulations of UNESCO.
