participation ot.peclallzed alenclel caDb~eitheractiveorpalsl,e. 62.Activeparticipation 11meanttoembrace antnaagedactivity ofpartl­ cipantlIntbemeeting., torelample, b,pronounclns statements, submitting reportlorwortinapaperl,participating Indraftlns resolutions or.twortlng aroup.orotbercommittees, andpartlcularl, ha,lnsspecific functions aD chalrmanlhip, rapporteurs, etc.Aselpl,lned inchapter11,.anycaeesof representation otorganizations oftheUnitedKatlonss,atemcanbeas "observer" or"consultatlvo" statuswithoutvote.However, thestatusof participation Inthe.eetlnss basnothin,codowiththenatureofparti­ cipation. Whatever thestatueoftherepresentatives i8(el~herasmembersof aIhenmeetingoras"oblenera"), participants couldplayanactivefOletin .eetlnl. 63.Ontheotherhand,passiveparticipation consi~ts ofsimplepresence withouttatlnsanypartInthemeetins. Tt-isdoesnotentailany(ontri­ button,eltheftotbeconference dellbe~attons duringameetl"" ortothe departments concerned afterthemeeting. Thus.thistypeofparticipation la merely10rreasonsofprotocol orinstitutional courtesy andlapasshe by nature. 64.Oenefall,. therepresentatives ofspecialized 8sencles participate acti­ vel,inconferences aadmeetiass, manyotwhichconcerntechnical lubjects ;dthlntbelr.andate. 65.AIfL~ra8thetotalaumberofmeatinss attended isconcerned, thecampa­ rluoDotflsur8sfor1985and1986ShOW8thattherewerenomajorchanS9s. 66.Resardins tbenumberotrepresentative. permeetina. tbe8ituation was al~stthesame!n1986Incomparison with],985.:naddition. tbeconcrete dataindicate tnat.onaverage. morethan on~representative per..etlns (from1.03to1.65percent) attended tbemeatlnss (8getable2,pase15). I...-15- Table2;Numblrotrlpr••,gtati',. plr,,'tig, 1985 19'6 OraanlzaUon NumberotNumberotAveraae NwaberotNumberofAverage meetinal repre.,n- per m,etina' rlpr"en- per attended tatl,ossentmeetInsatt.nd.d tatl,•••entmeeting ~- 'AO 592 783 1,32 661 807 1,22 ICAO 76 95 1,25 72 83 1,15 ILO 223 367 1,65 209 303 1,45 1"0 80 85 1,06 75 82 1,09 ITU n.a.!1 n.a. n.a.. n.a. n.a. n.8. UNBSCO 263 n.a. n.a. 192 n.a. n.a. UNIDO 138 n,a. n.a. 79 n.a. n.a. UPU 68 77 1,13 71 77 1,08 WHO 844 n.a. n.a. 750 873 1,16 WIPO 67 71 1,05 90 93 1,03 WlrO./ 128 138 1,08 118 141 1,19 .. !IInter-agency meetings WhichtootplaceInGenevaarenotIncluded. !In.a••Notavailable. 67.According totherepliestotheQuestionnaire, therepresentatives of specialized aseneles attendmeetlnss mostlyfor.thewholeperiod. However, in.om.caaes,officials 8tayaslongastheagendaitemotinterest tothe organization Isdlscu8sed, ThereIsalsoaprinciple toattendshortmeetings torthe,mol~period,although theattendance atmeetlns. of10ng8rduration islimitedtodiscussion ottheissuesofparticular relevance totheoraani­ zation. At1"0,theQueltlon ariseswhentheduration otthemeetingelceeds aweekandmeasures aretakentolimitthelengthatattendance withinawoet. Inanycase,thelengthofattendance \susuallydetermined beforethe meetina, although therepresentatives maydecidebythemselves tochangeit on-the-spot dependina onthedevelopment ofthemeetings. 68.TheInspector hasfoundthatspecialized aaeneies usefieldandreaional offices(whenever elist)forrepresentational purposes morethanthe UnitedNations. Thisisthepractice andpolicyofFAO,ICAO(covering 60percentofthemeetings), UNESCOandWHO,andto.omeeltentILO,1"0 andWMO.ThemanualsofWHO,FAOandICAOcontaindetailed provisions on representation byofficials ofregional offices andthefiaures showavery developed practice inthisfield. I ...-16- 69.Thereprelentatlonal function oflomeorsanlzatlons Iswellundertaken bJth,lrrelpectlve llallonofficesInNewYorkandGeneva. Tbatlathe practice of'AO.UNIDO. WHOandVIPO.InthelaJtJearlandduetohe tlnanclal conltralntl. apollcr-declllon calledforanIncreased attlodanceat...tlnSIb,.taffofllalloDofflcelInordertorestrict travellfrom headQuarterl. C.Reportlga 10.Inthemajority oforsanl::tiGns. thereportlna procedures aresubjectto Itandins Instructlonl. Tb.arransementl aredifferent fromoneorsanizatlon toanother. Tberelatedprovislonl contained Inadmlnlltratlv. manualIare
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the participation of representatives from specialized agencies in conferences and meetings, including the duration of their attendance and the use of field and regional offices for representational purposes. The text also mentions the representation of organizations in international meetings and the procedures for reporting and attending meetings. Based on this analysis, it seems likely that the text is related to international organizations and their activities.

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International organizations, Industry