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FRANCOPHONIE IN QUESTION

From 18 to 24 October 2010, takes place in Montreux, Switzerland, the thirteenth Francophonie Summit , the highest court of the International Organization of la Francophonie.
is a good opportunity to revisit this concept rather absent from our textbooks FLE, except with the traditional double-page map of member countries, a picture of Senghor and a list of celebrities speaking.
then first recall what the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF)

FRANCOPHONIE
A little history
the early sixties, personalities from former French colonies like Diori Hamani (Niger), Habib Bourguiba (Tunisia), Norodom Sihanouk (Cambodia) and Leopold Sedar Senghor (Senegal) proposed to consolidate the newly independent countries, eager continue with France-based relationships cultural and linguistic affinities.
In 1960, several French-speaking countries created the Conference of Ministers of Education of the countries sharing the use of French (CONFEMEN), then in 1961, Association of Universities fully or partly French-language (AUPELF).
in 1969, was held the first conference of Francophone states (under the patronage of Andre Malraux, French Minister of Cultural Affairs) in Niamey. In 1970, the Agency for Cultural and Technical (ACTC) was established March 20, 1970. Cooperation has initially limited to the technical field.
In 1973, at the insistence of Senghor, the first Franco-African summit held in Paris, which excluded Canada and Quebec, Otawa unwilling to recognize the province of Quebec as a "participating government" It
not until the start of the Canadian political scene of Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau to unlock the file. In 1984, was created High Council of Francophonie and international channel TV5 cable was launched.
French President Francois Mitterrand was eventually cause the first summit of leaders who stood in 1986 at Versailles. This was the beginning of the Francophone Summit.
From 1997, we had the idea to give the agency the name of International Organization of la Francophonie and to appoint its head a prestigious personality: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary General of the UN. It was, first, to strengthen its size and secondly, its political visibility.
In February 2007 the Secretary General of La Francophonie proceeded to the establishment of " Task Team Strategic Francophonie, an organization whose mission is to reflect on the following five themes:
· the international migration;
· the francophone identity in a globalizing world;
· the dialogue of civilizations;
· the enlarged Europe and the Francophonie;
· the cultural industries and education.

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FRANCOPHONE
This an organization based on sharing the French language and common values.
It currently has 55 member states and governments and 13 observers, which is equivalent to one third of Member States of the United Nations.
It identifies 220 million French speakers worldwide.
The four major missions of the IOF are:
• promote the French language and cultural and linguistic diversity;
• promote peace, democracy and human rights;
· supporting education, training, higher education and research;
· develop cooperation to sustainable development and solidarity.
Particular attention is paid to young people and women and access to information technology and communication.

The Secretary General heads the OIF. He led the political action of the Francophonie, which he is the spokesperson and official representative at the international level. Mr. Abdou Diouf
, former president of Senegal, is the Secretary General of La Francophonie since 2003. He was re-elected September 29, 2006, for a term of 4 years.

The main bodies of the Organization International Francophonie are
· The Summit: Conference of Heads of State and Government of the French language in common, which is held every two years;
· The Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie: Conference of Foreign Ministers or responsible for La Francophonie, which takes place every year and ensures political continuity between the Summits;
• The Permanent Council of Francophonie: Council chaired by the Secretary General of La Francophonie, composed of personal representatives duly accredited by the heads of Member State or Government Summit, which is responsible for preparation and monitoring of the Summit.

SUMMIT OF FRANCOPHONE
The Francophonie Summit brings together Heads of State and Government of countries of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). It takes place every two years. It is the highest authority in La Francophonie.
Various topics are: international politics, world economy, Francophone cooperation, human rights, education, culture and democracy.
Summit
· Defines the guidelines of the Francophonie;
œ adopt any resolution he deems necessary for the proper functioning of the Francophonie and the achievement of its objectives;
· elects the Secretary General;
° decide on the admission of new full members, associate members and observer members of the OIF.

Between 1986 and 2008, twelve summits have taken place.
2008 - XII Summit

Quebec, Canada
Issues: democracy and the rule of law, economic governance, the environment and the French language .
2006 - eleventh Summit

Bucharest, Romania
Theme: The information technology in education . Re-election of Abdou
Diouf as Secretary General of La Francophonie.
2004 - Tenth Summit

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Subjects La Francophonie community that supports sustainable development . Adoption
year strategic framework of the Francophonie for the years 2005 to 2014.
2002 - Ninth Summit

Beirut, Lebanon
Topic: The dialogue of cultures .
Strengthening the political dimension of the Francophonie.
election of Abdou Diouf as Secretary General of La Francophonie.
1999 - Eighth Summit

Moncton Canada New Brunswick
Theme: Youth .
Mainstreaming a section devoted to youth in programs of cooperation and institutionalization of dialogue with them.
1997 - Seventh Summit

Hanoi, Vietnam
Subjects Strengthening cooperation and francophone solidarity for peace and economic development and social .
Adoption of the Charter of the Francophonie.
Creating the post of Secretary General of La Francophonie and election of Boutros Boutros-Ghali for the post.
1995 - Sixth Summit

Cotonou, Benin
" Cotonou Declaration" issued in favor of a French mobilization in the field of new information technologies and communication.
1993 - Fifth Summit

Grand Baie, Mauritius
Subjects Unity in Diversity .
1991 - Fourth Summit

Paris, France
Summit maturity and expansion.
Institution of the Permanent Council of Francophonie (CPF).
1989 - Third Summit

Dakar, Senegal
Reflection on institutionalizing the bodies of the Francophone movement and the mechanisms Summit follow-up. Creating
Senghor University in Alexandria, Egypt.
1987 - Summit II

Quebec, Canada
Adoption of the Declaration francophone solidarity.
Adoption of the emblem of the Quebec conference formed a circle composed of parts red, blue, yellow, green and purple, symbolizing the five continents, including permanent colors of the Francophone movement. Creating
the Energy Institute of countries sharing the use of French (IEPF). Creating
Francophone Games (every 4 years) and the Forum Francophone Business .
1986 - Summit I

Versailles, France
Building the International Monitoring Committee (CIS).

To go further:
http://www.francophonie.org/

THE SUMMIT OF MONTREUX
For the first time, Switzerland is home to the highest court of the International La Francophonie. All the diversity of Francophone voices resonate at the lake Geneva.
French is however a minority in the Swiss Confederation, the German remains by far the most widely spoken language in Switzerland.
" Switzerland is the symbol of a country that speaks four national languages, where French is spoken not alone as is the case in most francophone countries ", told AFP Minister of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Micheline Calmy-Rey . " is very important in today's world, a world globalized not have one standard, one mode of thought, one way of speaking " concludes she said.
Meanwhile, the French daily Le Temps said in an editorial that the summit of la Francophonie " highlights some changes and some issues that even the Swiss Romands were little sensitive to date, beginning with the discovery of the Francophonie and Cooperation .

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(To be continued)