thefln.1decl.lon torattend.nce. Thed~cllioniltakenbythedirectors of theproaramme vithdueresardtoit.priority .ndtheavail.bility offundI. Theinvlt.tion 11thenreterred toBudlettortln.ncl.1 chectins .ndthe centralunittorco-ordination toverity ~hetherthedecl.ion correspond. to theoverallpolicyofWHO.ndwhetherthereI1anyconflict fromthepointot viewotco-ordination. Whenmorethanthreerepre8entatlves attend. meetina, theAIslstant Dlrector(s)-Oenera1 concerned ls/areconSUlted. 36.AtILO,rel.tions with o~herintergovernmental organlzatlona aremanased inadecentralized m.nner. Rosponsibi11tles concerning representation are Iharedby•tocllpointandIntere.ted departmental undertheaeneral supervl.lon ottheDeputyDirector-General tortheRelations Sector. Theprocedure. varyaccording tothenatureoftheinvitlns oraanlzfttions. TheOtficeforInter-Organization Relation. iethefocalpointforInvi­ tation.emanatlnl tromtheUnitedNations, thespecialized agencle. andother unlver.a1 intersovernmental oraanizations. Atterconsulting therelevant technical units,thisOfficeprepareu repliestoinvitation. onbehalfotthe Director·Genera1. Invitations tomeetinas ora.nized byWorkers' and Imployers' ora_nization. andbynon-governmental organization. arehandled respectively bythedepartm.nts concerned afterconsultation withinterested technical units.Inaddition, thetechnical Co-operation Department rapresents, interalla"theILOatmeetings dealingvithoperational questions a8afocalpointforrGlations vlthvariousfundingagencies. 31.Attention shouldbepaidtoinvitation' addreesed directly toindividual staffmembers, onwhich tb~Director-General's bulletin ofFAOhasaspecific pro,·on.Thestaffmember"should makenocommitm~ntB regar.ding his attendance" andshouldforwardtheinvitation totheOfficeofInter-Agency Affairs. Atthesametime,he/she"shouldinformthecorrespondent thatthe invitations shouldbeaddressed totheDi~ector-General". thisprovision is veryusefultomaintain thestrictcontrol onstaffmembers' attempts to /...-11- attendottlclal meetlna' InanIndl,lduIl clplclt, withoutauthorl.ltlon ot theOra.nllltion. Inthllreatrd,loaeotberoralnl.atlonl Ippl,tlabter proce4ures. InUNBSCO.torelample, tbedecl.lon vbeth'-to.endoneor se,erllreprosentatlvel Invited per~onall, I.tltenb,\.eDlrector-Oeneral hlmaelt ontherecommendation ottbeAft.'·~.nt Dlrector-Oeneral orthe Director concerned. 38.Withreaardtotherea.on.toracceptlnce, priorcon.ldefatlon Isal,en totherele,ance ottbe.ubjectmattertothemandateoftheOraanl.ation. thentotbepoaslblllty ottherepre.entatlve' ••ub.tanti,. contribution to the..etlnaandallototinlnclal resourcel. Tbereclproclt, pla,.I secondary roleInacceptlna anInvltatloD. 39.Indealanatlna reprelentatlves, priorcODllderatloD IsII,ento: theelpArlence andtechnical tnow1edse reQuired todellwiththe.ubject; andtbentothearade(partlcu1ar1, torbllb-le,el meetlna') andalaothe ,enueotthemeetlna.0a.toa.k,whene'er po••lb1e,their.taftmembersot fieldorrealonal ottlcel. D.ApproylOI AHthorlt, 40.Aspartlyelp1ained above,thetlnalIpprovlna authority 11theelecutlve beadofeachoraanlzatlon, whichI.relular1, tbecasewith.mll1oralnl­ Iltions. Otherwise. Itcanbede1ealted toblldeput,orIn,otherreapon­ slbleofficials. Bitherwithorwithoutcentrallled s,stemofmanasement. sameoraanllatluns reserve anapproval function totheelecutlve heedot oraanilations witbrespecttopolicyImplication. aeneralInterest ofthe oraanllatlons andInstitutional con.lderatlon. 41.InsomeoraLnizations, proposals andapproval. aremadeatthesame level,andtherearenodistinctions betweenproposal andapproval tunctlonl. TheInspector hasconcluded thattblsprocedure isch.racterlstic tothe oraanllatlons whosedepartment. enjoyhlSbdegreeotIndependenco. rosardlebs otthe.IIeotoraanllatlons. 42.Insomeorganizations, tlnanceandbudgetsections haveachecking function toIntervene thedeclslon-makins ottheolocutive heads,whichcould e'enreversetheirdecisions. B.Useofllal.ooandfieldoffice8 43.Unlikethepractice of80medepartment. oftheUnitedNations, the specialized asencies makesooduseottheirliai.onandtleldofficestor attendinl m8etinss. Liaisonoffice.havebeencreatedspecificall, totollow themeetinls andliai8ewiththeheadQuarters ottheorsanlzations, thusbeins locatedinNewYork,Oenevaorotherpllcelwheremeetlnas areheldveryoften. 4..Withrelardtotieldorreli~nal ottice., Itba.beenfoundtbat financial crisesofmostorganizations re.ultInmorerecour.e totheiru.oIn attel1dJnl..etinsswhichtlkeplaceintheirrespecti,e relioD•• /...I'( 1.'.·12- 45.Ontheotherhand.lnternal rulesandsuldellnea otaomeorsanlzatlons providemoreIndependence totheseottlces. byIlmltlns theheadQuarters declllon-.atlnl onacceptanca otInvitations tothe.eetinSI ottechnical and reslonl1 nature. 4'.TheWHO'.decentralization otreprelentatlon ise~plained b,thewide choiceotperlonltorepresent theOrsanization atinternational meatinas. AparttromtheheadQuarters' ottlcers. therepresentation ma,beassuredb, thestattotresional ottlcesand.whenever teaslble. b,membersottheelpert
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the internal procedures and protocols of an international organization, specifically the International Labour Organization (ILO), regarding the acceptance and management of invitations to attend meetings and conferences. The text mentions various departments and officials within the organization, as well as the role of the Director-General and the Deputy Director-General. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that the text is a policy or procedural document.

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Health, International trade