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For the purpose of the present Rules, the expression 'delegations present and voting' shall mean delegations casting an affirmative or negative vote. Delegations abstaining from voting shall be considered as not voting.
Voting shall normally be by a show of hands.
When the results of a vote by show of hands is in doubt, the presiding officer may take a second vote by roll-call.
A vote by roll-call shall also be taken if it is requested by not less than two delegations before the voting takes place.
14.6 When an amendment to a proposal is moved, the amendment shall be voted on first. When two or more amendments to a proposal are moved, the Conference shall first vote on the amendment deemed by the presiding officer to be furthest removed in substance from the original proposal, and then on the amendment deemed by him to be next furthest removed therefrom and so on, until all the amendments have been put to the vote.
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If one or more amendments are adopted, the amended proposal shall then be voted upon as a whole.
A motion is considered an amendment to a proposal if it merely adds to, deletes from or revises part of that proposal.
Rule 15 Records
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The results of the work of the subsidiary bodies, together with their recommendations, shall be transmitted to the Conference in the form of reports.
The Conference shall adopt a report on the results of its work, including such recommendations as it may have adopted.
After the closure of the Conference, a final report shall be published by UNESCO.
IV. SECRETARIAT OF THE CONFERENCE
Rule 16 - Secretariat
16.1 The Director-General of UNESCO or his representative shall participate in the work of the Conference, without the right to vote. They may at any time make either oral or written statements to the Conference or to its subsidiary bodies on any question under consideration.