National Commissions for UNESCO
Events and activities relating to National Commissions
New appointments within National Commissions
The turnover rate of the officials in the global network of National Commissions is very high. Every month, a considerable number of new persons are appointed as Chairpersons or Secretaries-General.
You will find below the monthly listing of new appointments.
Marshall Islands
Secretary-General: Mr Allison Nashion (acting)
Mauritania
Secretary-General: Ms Mekfoula Mint Aghatt
Uganda
Chairperson: Ms Jessica Alupo Epel
United Kingdom
Secretary-General: Mr James Bridge
Afghanistan
Secretary-General: Mr Ahmad Fahim (acting
Barbados
Deputy Chairperson: Mr Laurie King
Secretary-General: Ms Juliette Griffith
Bulgaria
President: Mr Dimitar Tsanchev
Secretary-General: Ms Stanislava Nishkova (a.i.)
Myanmar
President: Mr Mya Aye
Samoa
Secretary-General : Ms. Galumalemana Nuufou Petaia
Chief Executive Officer
Ukraine
Vice-President: Mr Volodymyr Yatsenkivskyi
Secretary-General: Ms Roksolana Ivanchenko
Slovenia
President: Mr Radovan Stanislav Pejovnik
Myanmar
Secretary-General: Ms Lwin Lwin Soe
Roumania
Secretary-General: Mr Ani Matei
Cape Verde
Chairperson: Mr António Leão Correia E Silva
Minister of Higher Education, Science and innovation
Egypt
Chairperson: Dr Amr Ezzat Salama
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Technologies
Finland
Vice-Chairperson: Ms Johanna Maula
Director of The International Cultural Centre Caisa
Maldives
Chairperson: Ms Shifa Mohamed
Minister of Education
Nepal
Chairperson: Mr. Ganga Lal Tuladhar
Minister of Education
Philippines
Chairperson: Mr Albert F.Del Rosario (a.i.)
Secretary of Foreign Affairs (a.i.)
El Salvador
Secretary-General: Dr Erlinda Handal Vega
Ecuador
Secretary-General: Ms Amparo Naranjo
Tonga
President: Dr. ‘Ana Maui Taufe’ulungaki
Minister for Education, Women’s Affairs & Culture
Vice-President: Hon. Lord Vaea
Minister for Agriculture & Food, Forest and Fisheries
Barhein
Secretary-General: Mr Ghazi Isa Almarzooq
Grenada
Secretary-General: Mr Terence Moore
Kyrgyzstan
Chairperson: Mr Emilbek Kaptagaev
Secretary-General: Ms Elnura Korchueva
Panama
Secretary-General: Mr Miguel Lecaro-Barcenas
Director of the International Cooperation (Ministry of Education
Philippines
Secretary-General: Ms Virginia A. Miralao
San Marino
Secretary-General: Ms Luciana Guidi
Ukraine
Chairperson: Mr Ruslan Demchenko
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
United States of America
Executive Directeur: Mr Eric Woodard
Bosnia and herzegovina
Secretary-General: Ms Biljana Camur
Angola
President: Mr M’pinda SIMÃO
Minister of National Education
Australia
Secretary-General: Ms Heather Neate
Bangladesh
Secretary-General: Mr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury
France
Secretary-General: Mr William Fabvre
Niger
Secretary-General: Mr Issa NAMATA
Serbia
President: Mr Trivo Indjic
Singapour
Secretary-General: Mr Cheong Wei Yang
France
Président: Mr Jean Audouze
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Secretary General: Mr Bachir Saïd LAGAA
Senegal
Secretary General: M. Aliou LY
Armenia
Secretary-General: Mr Vahram Kazhoyan
Japan
Secretary General: Mr Nobuo Fujishima
Nauru
Secretary-General: Mr Ross Cain