Contact addresses of National Commissions for UNESCO UNESCO
(in English alphabetical order)
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Afghanistan
Président honoraire : Dr Assadullah Hanif Balkhi
Secretary-General : Mr Mohammad Shakir Habibyar
Afghan National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Permanent Delegation of Afghanistan to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO
Bureau MS1.48/49/50
1, rue Miollis
75732 PARIS CEDEX 15
Fax : +93202103848
E-mail : unesco.natcom@moe.gov.af; dl.afghanistan@unesco-delegations.org
Year established : 1948
Albania
President : Ms Lindita Nikolla
Secretary General : Ms Amanda Vrana
Commission nationale albanaise pour l' UNESCO
Address : Ministria e Puneve të Jashtme
Zyra e UNESCO
Bulevard Zhan d'Ark
Tirana
Albania
Phone : +355 4 23 64 090
+355 4 23 64 060 ext. 79 202 (SG)
Fax : +355 4 23 62 084; +355 4 23 62 085
E-mail : unesco.al@mfa.gov.al; Amanda.Vrana@mfa.gov.al (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.al
Year established : août 1959
Algeria
Présidente : S.Exc. Madame Nouria BENGHABRIT
Secrétaire général : Mr Mourad Mahmoudi
Commission nationale algérienne pour l'éducation, la science et la culture
Address : Palais Mustapha Bacha
06 Avenue de l'indépendance
16000 ALGER
Algérie
Phone : (213-21) 66 86 24
Fax : (213-21) 66 82 83
E-mail : natcomalgerie@unesco.dz
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : www.unesco.dz
Year established : 18 avril 1963 par Décret présidentiel
Andorra
Présidente : Mme. Elisenda Vives
Secrétaire général : M. Jean-Michel Armengol
Comissió Nacional Andorrana per a la UNESCO
Address : C/ Prat de la Creu, 68-76
AD500 Andorra la Vella
Principat d'Andorre
Phone : (+376) 825 700 (direct);
Fax : (+376) 861 911 (direct);
E-mail : cnau.unesco@andorra.ad; jmarmengol@andorra.ad;
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.ad
Year established : 23 février 1996
Angola
Président : M. M’pinda Simao*
Secrétaire permanent : M. Manuel Teodoro Quarta
Commission nationale angolaise pour l'UNESCO
Address : C.P. 1451
LUANDA
Angola
Phone : (244.222) 33 70 10;
(244.222) 33 70 13;
(244.91) 25 04 714 (portable SG)
Fax : (244.222) 39.21.38 (Com.nat.)
E-mail : unesco2@snet.co.ao;mtquarta@hotmail.com (SG)
Year established : 1 Septembre 1980
Anguilla
Ministry of Finance, Economic Development Investment Commerce and Tourism
Address : PO Box 60 ,
The Secretariat ,
The Valley ,
Anguilla
BWI
E-mail : jasmingarraway@yahoo.com
Antigua and Barbuda
Chaiperson : The Hon. Michael Browne
Secretary-General : Dr. Reginald Murphy
Antigua and Barbuda National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education, Culture, and Technology
Church Street
St. John's
Antigua W.I.
Antigua and Barbuda
Phone : (1-268) 462.4959
Fax : (1-268) 462.4970
E-mail : regmurphy@hotmail.com (SG); unescoantiguabarbuda@gmail.com
Year established : 1988
Argentina
Presidente : Lic. Esteban José Bullrich
Secretaria General : Sr Francisco Mingues
Comisión Nacional Argentina de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Pizzurno 935
P.B. Of. 20
1020 BUENOS AIRES
República Argentina
Phone : (54.11) 41 29 11 56
(54) 11 4129-1152 (SG)
Fax : (54 11) 41 29 11 57; (54 11) 41 29 12 85
E-mail : conaplu@me.gov.ar; francisco.miguens.campos@gmail.com; fmiguens@me.gov.ar
Year established : October 1958 as a Governmental body
Armenia
President : Mr. Edward Nalbandyan *
Secretary-General : Mr Vahram Kazhoyan
Armenian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government House 2
3, Vazgen Sargsian Street
0010 Yerevan
Armenia
Phone : (374-10) 54-40-41 (Ext. 212)
Fax : (374-10) 54-39-25
E-mail : v.kazhoyan@mfa.am (SG); a.karapetyan@mfa.am; l.eyramjyan@mfa.am; g.yedigaryan@mfa.am
Year established : 10 October 1992
Aruba
Secretary-General : Ms Zahira Zaandam
Aruba National Commission for UNESCO
Address : L.G. Smith Blvd 22
Oranjestad
Aruba
Phone : (297) 583-5863
Fax : (297) 583-5009
E-mail : unescoaruba@gmail.com;
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco-aruba.org
Year established : 1987
Australia
Chairperson : Ms Annmaree O’Keeffe AM
Secretary General : Mr Adam Illman
Australian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
R.G. Casey Building
John McEwen Crescent
Barton
Australian Capital Territory, 0221
Australia
Australia
Phone : +612 6261 1555
+612 6261 2037
Fax : +612 6112 2037
E-mail : natcom.unesco@dfat.gov.au
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.dfat.gov.au/intorgs/unesco/
Year established : 29 April 1947 by a decision of the federal Cabinet
Austria
President : Dr. Eva Nowotny
Secretary-General : Ms Gabriele Eschig
Austrian Commission for UNESCO
Address : Universitätsstraße 5/4. Floor/12
A-1010 Vienna
Austria
Phone : (43-1) 526 13 01
Fax : (43-1) 526 13 01 - 20
E-mail : oeuk@unesco.at; eschig@unesco.at (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.at
Year established : 30 June 1949
Azerbaijan
Chairperson : M. Elmar Mammadyarov*
Secretary-General : Ms Gulnara Aghalarova
National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Shikhali Gurbanov Str. 4
1009 Baku
Azerbaijan
Phone : (994.12) 596 93 22;
(994.12) 596 90 72;
Fax : (994.12) 596 94 07
E-mail : unesco@mfa.gov.az;
Year established : 21 February 1994
Bahamas
Secretary-General : Dr. Leon Higgs
Bahamas National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education, Science & Technology
P.O. Box N-3913
13 East Avenue, Nassau
The Bahamas
Nassau
Bahamas
Phone : 1-242-322-4070/72/73/80
E-mail : lhiggsunescobahamas@gmail.com
Year established : 6 January 1991 by a Cabinet Decree
Bahrain
Chairperson : Dr Majed Ali Al Noaimi *
Secretary General : Mrs Lubna Selaibeekh
Bahrain National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 43
Manama
Bahrain
Phone : (00973) 17783091-17783118
Fax : (973) 17 68 11 04
E-mail : bahrainnatcom@moe.gov.bh
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.education.gov.bh (Mineduc)
Year established : 7 October 1967
Bangladesh
Chairman : Mr Nurul Islam Nahid
Secretary General : Mr. Md Sohorab Hossain
Secretary : Mr Md. Monjur Hossain
Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 1, Sonargaon Road
Palassy
Nilkhet
Dhaka-1205
Bangladesh
Phone : (88 02) 967.5002
(88 02) 961.2997
Fax : +880 2 9514114/8613420/9662007
E-mail : natcombd@yahoo.com; bncu@bdcom.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.bncu.gov.bd
Year established : April 1973
Barbados
Chairperson : Ms Allisandra Cummins
Deputy Chairperson : Mr. Laurie King
Secretary General : Ms Juliette Griffith
Barbados National Commission for UNESCO
Address : The Elsie Payne Complex
Constitution Road
St Michael
Barbados
Phone : (1.246) 430 27 02 (Sec-Gen); (1.246) 430 27 89 (Gen-Office)
Fax : (1.246) 436 24 11 FAX
E-mail : unescobgi@mes.gov.bb; alissandra.cummins@gmail.com;
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://mes.gov.bb
Year established : 1970
Belarus
President : Mr Vladimir Makei*
Secretary-General : Mr Yury Ambrazevich
Assistant Secretary-General : Ms Inna Vasilevskaya
Commission of the Republic of Belarus for UNESCO
Address : 19 Lenin street
220030 Minsk
Belarus
Phone : (375.17) 227 83 16
Fax : (375.17) 227 83 16
375 17 227 45 21
E-mail : su@mfa.gov.by
Year established : 1956
Belgium
Président de la Commission flamande pour l’UNESCO : Prof. Marc Vervenne
Président de la Commission belge francophone et germanophone pour l’UNESCO : M. Philippe Busquin
Secrétaire général de la Commission belge francophone et germanophone pour l’UNESCO : M. Marien Faure
Secretary-General of the Flemish Commission for UNESCO : Mr Tijs D’Hoest
Commissions belges pour l'UNESCO
Address : Secretariat of the Flemish Commission for UNESCO
Foreign Affairs Division
Boudewijnlaan 30 bus 80
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Sécretariat de la Commission belge francophone et germanophone pour l’UNESCO
Place Sainctelette, 2
1080 Bruxelles
Belgique
Phone : - Commission flamande pour l’UNESCO: +32 (0)25 53 50 11(SG)
- Commission belge francophone et germanophone pour l’UNESCO: + 32(0)2 421 85 70 (SG)
Fax : Commission flamande pour l’UNESCO: +32 (0)2 553 60 37 (SG)
Commission belge francophone et germanophone pour l'UNESCO +32-2-421.87.69
E-mail : marc.vervenne@gbeg.kuleuven.be (Pt); tijs.dhoest@iv.vlaanderen.be (SG); m.faure@wbi.be (SG); dl.belgium@unesco-delegations.org; multilateraal@vlaanderen.be
Year established : 1948
Belize
President : Hon. Patrick Faber *
Vice-President : Hon. Pablo Marin
Vice-President : Ms Dianne Haylock
Secretary-General : Dr. Rudolph Anthony Jr.
Belize National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Belize National Commission for UNESCO
The Old CET Building
Cor. St Joseph and St Thomas Street
Belize-City
Belize
Phone : (501) 223 6018
E-mail : unesco.secgen@moe.gov.bz (SG)
Year established : 1984
Benin
Ministre des Enseignements Maternel et Primaire : Monsieur Salimane KARIMOU
Secrétaire générale : M N’dah Marcel OYA
Commission nationale béninoise pour l'UNESCO (CNBU)
Address : B.P. 520
PORTO-NOVO
Benin
Phone : (229) 20 22 00 66;
(229) 20 22 00 65 (SG, Tel./fax)
(229) 97 35 22 53 (SG portable)
(+229) 96 66 47 27 (Président)
(+229) 94 87 79 36 (Président)
Fax : (229) 20 22 00 65 (SG, Tel./fax)
E-mail : spcnbu@yahoo.fr; marcelndah@yahoo.fr (SG); salimane.karimou@yahoo.com
Year established : 20 mars 1963 par Décret
Bhutan
Chairperson : Mr Norbu Wangchuk
Mr Karma Yeshey
Bhutan National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 1-7 Wogmin Lam
Namgay Chholing
Ministry of Education
Thimphu
Bhutan
Phone : (975)-2- 334322
E-mail : wbidha@moe.gov.bt
unesco@moe.gov.bt
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.education.gov.bt
Year established : October 1986
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Presidente : Lic. Roberto Ivan Aguilar Gomez *
Secretario Permanente : Lic. Ronald Jesús BARRANCOS TORREZ
Comisión Nacional Boliviana para la UNESCO
Address : Ministerio de Educación
Relaciones Internacionales
Avenida Arce No 2147
Casilla de Correo: 3116
LA PAZ
Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
Phone : (591-2) 244-1200 (SG)
(591-2) 244-0160
(591) 7053-3873 (SG movil)
Fax : (591-2) 244-0864;
(591-2) 244-0376
E-mail : rbarrancos@minedu.gob.bo; ronalddiplom@gmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.minedu.gob.bo (Mineduc)
Year established : 1955
Bosnia and Herzegovina
President : Mr Adil Osmanovic*
Secretary General : Ms Biljana Camur Veselinovic
National Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Civil Affairs
Trg BIH 1
BA - 71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Phone : (387) 33.492.552 (SG);
(387) 33.492.598;
Fax : (387) 33.492.632
E-mail : biljana.camur@mcp.gov.ba (SG); jelena.vukovic@mcp.gov.ba;
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.mcp.gov.ba
Year established : 1993
Botswana
Chairperson : Mr Kgosi-Kgoglo Puso Gaborone
Secretary General : Mr Oteng Basimolodi Mokowe
Permanent Secretary : Dr. Theophilus Mooko
Senior Secretary : Mrs Nebuthu Tiego
Botswana National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
Private Bag 005
Gaborone
Botswana
Phone : (267) 365 54 40;
(267) 365 54 39 (SG);
(267) 367 45 18 (PO)
(267 365 54 62 (Pres)
Fax : (267) 390 70 35;
(267) 395 91 97
E-mail : omokowe@gov.bw; kmmoilwa@gov.bw; ntiego@gov.bw;
Year established : September 1983 by a Presidential Directive
Brazil
Chief of DAMC : Mr Gustavo da Veiga Guimarães
Division of Cultural and Multilateral Agreements (DAMC)
Address : Ministry of Foreign Relations
(Ministério das Relações Exteriores)
Esplanada dos Ministérios
Bloco H, Anexo 1, sala 408
70170-900 Brasília, DF
Brazil
Phone : (5561) 2030-8482
Fax : (55.61) -2030-8480
E-mail : damc@itamaraty.gov.br
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://dc.itamaraty.gov.br
Year established : 13 June 1946 by Law nr. 9.355
British Virgin Islands
Chairman : Hon. Myron Walwyn *
Secretary-General : Dr Allison Flax-Archer
Dr. Marcia Potter
British Virgin Islands National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education and Culture
Central Administration Complex
Road Town
Tortola
British Virgin Islands
Phone : (284)468-2527
(284) 468-2528
E-mail : aflax-archer@gov.vg (SG)
Year established : 1996
Brunei Darussalam
Chairperson : Hon. Mr Abu Bakar Apong*
Secretary-General : Dr Junaidi Abd Rahman
Brunei Darussalam National Commission for UNESCO
Address : International Affairs Unit
Deputy Permanent Secretary (Core Education)’s Office
Ministry of Education
Brunei Darussalam
Contact for National Commission
Mr Abdul Khalid Hj Mahmood
Acting Head of International Affairs Unit
Phone: 673 2382129
Fax: 673 2380703
E-mail: khalid.mahmood@moe.gov.bn
Phone : 673 2381060 (BN)
Fax : 673 2380101 (BN)
E-mail : khalid.mahmood@moe.gov.bn
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.moe.gov.bn
Bulgaria
President : Mr Rumen Alexandrov*
Vice-Chairperson : Mr Dimitar Philipov
Secretary-General : Mrs Maria Donska
Commission nationale de la République de Bulgarie pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
B. P. 386
BG - 1040 SOFIA
Bulgarie
Phone : (359-2) 948 22 23 (SG)
(359-2) 873 48 71
Fax : (359-2) 973 33 41
E-mail : mdonska@mfa.bg; unesco-bg@mfa.government.bg
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco-bg.org
Year established : Le 17 mai 1956
Burkina Faso
President : M. Filiga Michel SAWADOGO
Secrétaire général : Monsieur Sanmalmé Aristide DABIRE
Commission nationale burkinabé pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministère des enseignements secondaire, supérieur et de la recherche scientifique
03 B.P. 7046
OUAGADOUGOU 03
Burkina Faso
Phone : (226) 50 30 72 15
0026 71 31 79 50
0026 77 97 14 34
0026 68 06 00 69
Fax : (226) 50 31 56 14
E-mail : conasco@fasonet.bf; sanmalme@yahoo.fr
Year established : 19 mai 1961 par Décret présidentiel
Burundi
Présidente : Dr. Janvière NDIRAHISHA
Secrétaire permanent : M Salvator Nyabenda
Commission nationale du Burundi pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministère de l'Education nationale
Boulevard de l'Uprona
B.P. 1990
BUJUMBURA
Burundi
Phone : (257) 22 22 4517 (Secrétariat du Sec. perm.);
(257) 22 22 45 247(Secrétariat du Président);
(257) 22 22 37 55 (SG)
(257) 77 77 14 69 (SG portable)
(257) 71 30 00 02 (SG portable)
(257) 22 25 33 53 (Dir. Minéduc)
Fax : (257) 22 223755 (Sec. Permanent) ;
(257) 22 228477 (Minéduc)
E-mail : salvatornyabenda@ymail.com (SG)
Year established : 24 décembre 1964
Cambodia
Président : H.E. Mr. Sok An *
Vice-Présidente : Mme Sun Saphoeurn
Secrétaire générale : Mme Tan Theany
Secrétaire général adjoint : M. Chuch Phoeurn
Secrétaire général adjoint : M. Yos Eang
Commission nationale du Cambodge pour l'UNESCO
Address : N° 74, Preah Sihanouk Avenue - B.P. 29
PHNOM PENH
Cambodge
Phone : (855-23) 210 369
Fax : (855-23) 210 369
E-mail : cambonac@gmail.com
Year established : 1951
Cameroon
Présidente : Mme Adjidja Youssouf *
Secrétaire général : M. Sally MAIRIGA
Commission nationale du Cameroun pour l'UNESCO
Address : B.P. 16536
YAOUNDE
Cameroun
Phone : (237) 2222-4996
(237) 2222-1122
(237) 2223-2501/9693-8311 (SG)
Fax : (237) 2222-1122 (Sec. Com. Nat.);
(237) 2222-4996 (Com.nat.)
E-mail : cnucameroun@yahoo.fr; owonada1985@yahoo.fr (SG);mengueango@yahoo.fr
Year established : 23 mai 1962
Canada
President : Dr Christina Cameron
Vice-President : Ms Danika Billie Littlechild
Secretary-General : Ms Michelle Chawla
Administrative Coordinator and Assistant to the Secretary-General : Ms Nathalie Piché
Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Address : 150 Elgin Street
P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa, ON, K1P 5V8
Canada
Phone : (+ 1.613) 566 44 14 (ext. 4551);
From USA & Canada / A partir des USA et du Canada:
(1.800) 263 55 88 ( ext. 4551)
Fax : (+ 1.613) 566 44 05
E-mail : nathalie.piche@canadacouncil.ca; michelle.chawla@canadacouncil.ca (SG); angele.cyr@unesco.ca
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.ca
Year established : 14 June 1957
Cape Verde
Président : M. António Leão Correia E Silva
Secrétaire permanente : Mme Maria da Gloria Rendall Ribeiro Serrano Santos
Commission nationale cap-verdienne pour l'UNESCO
Address : Caixa Postal 51-A
PRAIA - ILHA DE SANTIAGO
Cap-Vert
Phone : +238 262 13 61/14 69 (SG)
+238 991 74 78 (SG portable)
+ 238 262 14 89 (Standard)
Fax : (238) 262-45-44
E-mail : Antonio.CorreiaSilva@mesci.gov.cv (Chairperson) Sec-CNU@GOVCV.gov.cv; gloria.ribeiro@govcv.gov.cv (SG)
Year established : 1987 par Décret
Central African Republic
Président : Professeur Bernard SIMITI
Secrétaire générale : Mme Georgette Florence KOYT-DEBALLE
Commission nationale centrafricaine pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministère de l'Education nationale
B.P. 1583
BANGUI
République centrafricaine
Phone : +236 21 61 43 00 (SG)
+236 75 54 10 88 /+236 70 45 40 30/+236 72 42 26 41 (SG Mobile)
+ 236 72 50 56 96 / + 236 75 04 56 96(Président)
Fax : (236) 21.61.41.74
E-mail : gfdkoyt@gmail.com ; simiti1957@yahoo.com
Year established : 6 décembre 1961 par Décret présidentiel en tant qu'organe gouvernemental, restructurée le 06.08.2002
Chad
Président : M Ahmat Khazali ACYL*
Secrétaire général : M. Abdelkérim Adoum Bahar
Commission nationale tchadienne pour l'UNESCO
Address : B.P. 731
NDJAMENA
Tchad
Phone : (235) 22 51 46 71 (SG)
+235 66 28 18 63 (SG portable)
Fax : (235) 22 51 39 76
E-mail : abdelkerim_adoum@yahoo.fr;
Year established : 27 janvier 1960 par Arrêté présidentiel
Chile
President : Sra. Adriana DEL PIANO PUELMA
Secretaria Ejecutiva : Sra. Elizabeth Rubio Farias
Secretaria Adjunta : Sra. Claudia Paz Téllez Marín
Comisión Nacional Chilena de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales y Género
Ministerio de Educación
Avenida Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins 1371, oficina 610
SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Chile
Phone : (56-2) 740 62 00
(56-2) 406 53 84
(56-2) 406 60 83
E-mail : Claudia.tellez@mineduc.cl
Year established : March 1958
China
Chairman : Mr HAO Ping
Secretary-General : Mr DU Yue
National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO
Address : 37, Damucang Hutong Xidan
CN - 100816 Beijing
China
Phone : (86-10) 66 09 68 44 (General Policy and Admin Office);
(86-10) 66 09 65 53 (Div. Science and Culture);
(86-10) 66 09 62 49 (Div. Education)
Fax : (86-10) 66 01 79 12
E-mail : natcomcn@moe.edu.cn
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.org.cn/index.jsp (in Chinese only)
Year established : February 1979
Colombia
Presidente : Sra. Da. María Ángela HOLGUÍN CUELLAR *
Secretario Ejecutivo : Dr. Luis Armando Soto Boutin
Comisión Colombiana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Palacio de San Carlos
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Carrera 5 N° 9-03
BOGOTA, D.C.
Colombia
Phone : (57-1) 3814270 / 3814271 (Directo)
(57-1) 3814000 Ext. 1646 / 1655 / 1775 (PBX)
Fax : (57-1) 3814747 Ext. 2402
E-mail : comisionunesco@cancilleria.gov.co
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/unesco
Year established : 1947
Comoros
Président : Monsieur ATTOUMANI Ali
Secrétaire général : M SAID ABDOU Abdou Ahamada
Commission nationale des Comores pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministère de l'Education nationale
B.P. 2557
MORONI
Comores
Phone : +269 773 87 11 (SG)
+269 333 44 00 (SG portable)
Fax : (269) 73 08 91 (au travaux)
E-mail : comnat.comores@comorestelecom.km; saidabdouahamada@gmail.com
Year established : Septembre 1998 par Décret présidentiel
Congo
Président : M. Bruno Jean Richard Itoua
Secrétaire général : M. Gabriel Bokoumaka
Secretaire général adjoint : Gervais Marcelin N'DOKEKIA
Commission nationale congolaise pour l'UNESCO
Address : B.P. 493
BRAZZAVILLE
Congo
Phone : +242 05 554 65 58 (SG)
+242 06 666 80 13 (SG portable)
Fax : (242) 83 03 13
E-mail : gabrielbok@yahoo.fr;
Year established : janvier 1962
Cook Islands
Chair : Mr Henry Tuakeu Puna
Secretary General : Mrs Gail Townsend
Cook Islands National Commission for UNESCO
Address : PO Box 97
Rarotonga
Cook Islands
Ms Gail Townsend
Secretary-General
PO Box 97
Rarotonga
Cook Islands
Phone : (682) 29 357
Fax : (682) 28 357 (SG)
E-mail : gail@education.gov.ck
Year established : 1993
Costa Rica
Presidente of the Executive Committee : Dra Rocío Solís Gamboa
Présidente : Excma. Sra. Da. Sonia Marta Mora Escalante
Secrétaire général a.i : Sr. José Rafael Alvarado Cortés
Comisión Costarricense de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Av 1 Bis Calles 33 y 35. Barrio Escalante, de Intensa 50 m Este, Casa #3345
SAN JOSE
Phone : (506) 2224.43.20;
(506) 2225.51.12;
(506) 2283.75.27
Fax : (506) 224.43.20
E-mail : comisioncr@comisionunesco.cr
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.comisionunesco.cr
Year established : 7 November 1949
Côte d'Ivoire
Présidente : Mme Kandia Camara*
Secrétaire général : M. Lou Mathieu Bamba
Commission nationale ivoirienne pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministère de l'Education nationale
B.P. V 297
ABIDJAN 01
Côte d'Ivoire
Phone : +225 22 44 05 49 (SG)
+225 07 97 01 29 (SG portable)
Fax : (225) 22 44 06 83
E-mail : loumathieub@yahoo.fr;
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://cote_ivoire.comnat.unesco.org
Year established : 12 avril 1961 par Décret
Croatia
President : Mr Radoslav Tomić
Deputy President : Kresimir Nemec
Secretary-General : Mrs Rut Carek
Croatian Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Culture
Runjaninova 2
10 000 Zagreb
Croatia
Phone : (385 1) 48 66 304
Fax : (385 1) 48 66 526
E-mail : unesco@min-kulture.hr; Rut.Carek@min-kulture.hr;
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.min-kulture.hr/unesco
Year established : July 1992
Cuba
President a.i : Ms Alicia Gonzalez
Secretaria Permanente : Sra. Alicia Gonzalez Gutiérrez
Comisión Nacional Cubana para la UNESCO
Address : Ave. Kohly n° 151, esq. 32 Nuevo Vedado
La Habana
Cuba
Phone : 53-7-881-0088
53-7-882-2103
53-7-8810213
E-mail : cncu@cncu.minrex.gob.cu; alicia@cncu.minrex.gob.cu (SG)
Year established : 17 novembre 1947 par Décret présidentiel
Curaçao
Chairperson : Ms Irene Dick*
Secretary General : Ms Marva Browne
Curaçao National Commission
Address : Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport
APC-Complex
Schouwburgweg 24/26
Willemstad
Curaçao
Phone : 599-9-434-3712
E-mail : marvabrowne@yahoo.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : www.natcomcuracao.org
Cyprus
President : Mrs Loukia Hadjigavriel
Secrtery-General : Mr. Pavlos Paraskevas
Officer : Antigoni Polyniki
Officer : Thekla Papantoniou
Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 27 Ifigenias street, Strovolos
2007 Nicosia
Cyprus
Phone : +(357) 22 809809;
+(357) 22 809810
Fax : (+357) 22 809 873;
E-mail : unesco@culture.moec.gov.cy;
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.org.cy/english/index.shtm
Year established : February 1962
Czech Republic
President : Mr Petr Gazdík
Secretary-General : Mr Karel Komárek
Czech Commission for UNESCO (Ceska Komise pro UNESCO)
Address : Rytírská 31
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic
Phone : (420) 221.610.126
(420) 224 186 126
Fax : (420) 221.610.122
E-mail : unesco@mzv.cz
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.mzv.cz/unesco (in Czech and English)
Year established : June 1994
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Secretary-General : Mr Chang Min KIM
National Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 44
Phone : (850-2) 382.72.22
Fax : (850-2) 381.46.60
E-mail : ri.kyong.il@undp.org
Year established : December 1974
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Président : M. Maker MWANGU FAMBA *
Secrétaire permanent : M. Liema Ibongo-Botie Lazare
Commission nationale de la République démocratique du Congo pour l'UNESCO
Address : B.P. 14
KINSHASA - Gombe G.C.
République démocratique du Congo
Phone : +243 12 510 02 51 (SG)
+243 81 521 55 67 (SG portable)
+243 12 510 02 52 (Assistante du SG)
+243 81 510 14 94 (Assistante du SG portable)
Fax : (243.88) 99.753 61 (Bureau UNESCO);
E-mail : natcomrdc@gmail.com
Year established : 1967 par Ordonnance du Président de la République
Denmark
Chairperson : Ms. Linda Nielsen
Secretary-General : Mr Jens Dalsgaard
The Danish National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
Department of Primary and Lower Secondary School and International Affairs
Frederiksholms Kanal 26
1220 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Phone : +45 3392 5000
Fax : +45 3392 5492
E-mail : unesco@uvm.dk; linda.nielsen@jur.ku.dk (Pt); Irene.holse@uvm.dk; Christina.Barfoed-Hoj@uvm.dk
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.dk
Year established : July 1947
Djibouti
Président : Dr DJAMA ELMI OKIE*
Vice-Président : M. Rifiki A. Bamakhrama
Coordonnateur : Mahamoud-Issé Mahdi
Secrétaire général : M AROUN OMAR Aden
Commission nationale de Djibouti pour l'UNESCO
Address : B.P. N° 2102
Djibouti
Phone : +253 2135-6414 (SG)
+253 7781-1635 (SG portable)
Fax : (253) 35.68.19
E-mail : cnesc@intnet.dj; arounomar@gmail.com (SG);
Year established : 1991
Dominica
Chairperson : Hon. Peter Saint-Jean *
Secretary-General : Ms Sonia Williams
Dominica National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Educationand Human Resource Development
2nd Floor, Government Headquarters
Kennedy Avenue
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
Phone : (1 767) 266.30.22 (Direct tel.);
(1 767) 448-2401 Ext. 3022
(1 767) 616-6060 (celular)
Fax : (1 767) 448-0644 (direct)
E-mail : soniadw50@hotmail.com (SG); unesco@cwdom.dm
Year established : November 1981
Dominican Republic
Presidente : Sr. José Antonio Rodríguez*
Secretary-General : Ms María Mercedes BRITO-FELIZ
Encargada de Relaciones Interinstitucionales : Sra. Kenia Moreno
Assistente : Sra. Aimer R. Castillo Hernández
Directora Administrativa y Financiera : Sra. Ivelisse Pérez
Comisión Nacional Dominicana para la UNESCO
Address : Biblioteca Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, 3rd Floor, César Nicolás Penson St., N°91, Plaza de la Cultura, Gazcue
República Dominicana
Phone : 1+ 829-893-4745
1+ 809-284-6391
E-mail : comision@cndu.gob.do; secgral@cndu.gob.do
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.new.cndu.gob.do
Year established : On 14 November 1957 by a presidential decree
Ecuador
Presidente : Economista Andrés Arauz
Secrétaire générale : Sra Amparo Miranda
Comisión Nacional Ecuatoriana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Comisión Nacional Ecuatoriana de la UNESCO
Ministerio Coordinador de Conocimiento y Talento Humano
Av. Patria y 10 de Agosto esquina. Edificio Bco. de Préstamos, 9nth floor
170517 QUITO
Ecuador
Phone : (593) 02 394 68 00
Ext.1857
E-mail : cominacional.unesco@conocimiento.gob.ec; amparo.miranda@conocimiento.gob.ec
Year established : 1947
Egypt
President : Professor Dr Ashraf Mohamed AL-SHEEHY
Secretary-General : Dr Mohamed Hossam Eldin EL MALLAHY
Assistant Secretary-General : Mrs Zainab El Wakil
Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 7, Shareh Ibrahim Abou-Al Naja
Block 1, Hayy Al-Sifarat
Emtedad Abbas El-Aqqad,
Madinet Nasr-Al-Qahera
Cairo
The Arab Republic of Egypt
Phone : (202) 23516196
Fax : (202) 23516325
E-mail : casm@imcu.sti.sci.eg; egnatcom@egnatcom.org.eg ; zm elwakeel@hotmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.egnatcom.org.eg
Year established : 1946
El Salvador
Presidente : Ingeniero Carlos Mauricio Canjura Linares
Secretario Ejecutivo : Lic. Francisco Humberto Castaneda
Secretaria tecnica : Inga. Lidia Angelica Moran
Comisión Nacional Salvadoreña de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Ministerio de Educación
Edificio A-2, Plan Maestro
Centro de Gobierno
Alameda Juan Pablo II y calle Guadalupe
SAN SALVADOR
El Salvador
Phone : (503) 2592-2337
E-mail : comisionsv@gmail.com; lidia.moran@mined.gob.sv
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.mined.gob.sv
Year established : 1950
Equatorial Guinea
Président : M. Jesus Engonga Ndong
Secretario general : Monsieur Santiago Bivini Mangue
National Commission for UNESCO of Equatorial Guinea
Address : Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia y Deporte
Calle Rey
MALABO
Guinea Ecuatorial
Phone : 00240.2222.48114 (mobile SG)
Fax : (240 09) 43 61;
(240 09) 33 13
E-mail : nculu2015@gmail.com
Year established : 1981 sur la base de Décrets-Lois de 1981 et de 1985.
Eritrea
Chairperson : Mr Semere Russom *
Secretary-General : Mrs Mehret Iyob
Eritrea National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
Liberation Avenue
P.O. Box 1056
Asmara
Eritrea
Phone : (291 1) 12 78 17
(291 1) 12 78 18
(291 1) 11 57 26 (SG)
(291 1) 12 78 08 (Mineduc)
Fax : (291 1) 12 53 69
E-mail : natcomeri@gmail.com
Year established : 1995
Estonia
Chairperson : Dr Kristin Kuutma
Secretary-General : Ms Kerli Gutman
Deputy Secretary-General : Ms Margit Siïm
Estonian National Commission for UNESCO (UNESCO Eesti Rahvuslik Komisjon)
Address : 2, Pikk Street
EE - 10123 Tallinn
Estonia
Phone : (372-5) 028 475;
(372-6) 441-431;
(372-6) 313.757
Fax : (372-6) 313.757
E-mail : unesco@unesco.ee; margit.siim@unesco.ee; kerli.gutman@unesco.ee (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.ee (in Estonian only)
Year established : 17 August 1992
Ethiopia
President : Mr Demeke Mekonnen *
Secretary-General : Mr. Mebratu Berhan Berhe
Ethiopian National Office for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 2996
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Phone : (251.11.1) 55 25 19
Fax : (251.11.1) 55 16 55
E-mail : naueth@gmail.com (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.moe.gov.et (Mineduc website)
Year established : 31 January 1969 by a Government Order
Faroes
Chairperson : Mr Sigurd i Jakupsstovu
Secretary-General : Mr Martin Naes
Deputy Secretary-General : Ms Armgard Weihe
Faroese National Commission for UNESCO
Address : The Ministry of Education
Research and Culture
Hoyviksvegur 72
FO-100 Tórshavn
Faroe Islands
Web: www.mmr.fo
Phone : +298 306500
Fax : +298 306555
E-mail : martinn@mmr.fo (SG); armgardw@mmr.fo (DSG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : www.unesco.fo
Year established : May 2012, by appointment of the Minister of Education, Research and Culture
Fiji
Chairperson : Hon. Dr. Mahendra Reddy*
Acting Secretary-General : Mr Amani T. Cirikisuva
Fiji National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Fiji National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education
Private Mail Bag, Govt. Blds,
Suva
Fiji
Phone : +679 331 4477
Fax : +679 330 3511
+679 331 9312 (SG)
E-mail : mahendra.reddy@education.gov.fj (Chair);amani.cirikisuva@govnet.gov.fj; cirikisuva.amani@gmail.com (Acting SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.education.gov.fj
Year established : January 1993
Finland
Chairperson : Ms Jutta Urpilainen
Vice-Chairperson : Ms Johanna Maula
Secretary-General : Ms Zabrina Holmström
Finnish National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education and Culture
International Relations
P.O Box 29
FIN-00023 Government
Finland
Phone : +358-295 3 30004 (switchboard)
+358-295 3 30114 (Sec-Gen.)
Fax : (358-9) 1607-6980
E-mail : unesco@minedu.fi; zabrina.holmstrom@minedu.fi
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.fi
Year established : 8 February 1957
France
Président : M. Daniel JANICOT
Vice-présidente : Mme Mercedes Erra
Secrétaire général : M. David Fajolles
Commission nationale française pour l'UNESCO
Address : 57, Boulevard des Invalides
75700 PARIS 07 SP
Phone : +33(0)1.53.69.39.55 (Secrétariat)
Fax : +33(0)1.53.69.32.23
E-mail : Daniel.janicot@diplomatie.gouv.fr; david.fajolles@diplomatie.gouv.fr; catherine.gallaud@diplomatie.gouv.fr
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.fr
Year established : 2 août 1946
Gabon
Président : S.Exc. M. Florentin MOUSSAVOU
Commission nationale gabonaise pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministère de l'Education nationale
B.P. 264
LIBREVILLE
Gabon
Phone : (241) 01.72.20.49 (Secrétariat) ;
(241) 01 72 20 49 (SG)
(241) 04 24 44 80 (SG portable)
Fax : (241) 01.76.14.48 (Pt)
E-mail : comnatunescogabon@yahoo.fr
Year established : 5 janvier 1961 par Décret
Gambia
Chairperson : Hon. (Mrs) Fatou L. Faye *
Dr Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof
Secretary-General : Mr Momodou Sanneh
Senior Programme Officer II : Mrs Maimuna Sidibeh
Gambia National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 1133
Banjul
Gambia
Phone : (220) 422 52 14
(220) 422 52 75
(220)3361172 / 7561172 (SG mobile)
Fax : (220) 422 52 97
E-mail : momodousanneh@hotmail.com; senghoreousman@yahoo.fr
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.gm/
Year established : 11 March 1982 by a Cabinet decision
Georgia
President : Mr Mikheil Janelidze*
Vice-President : Ms. Khatuna ToTladze
Secretary-General : Ms Ketevan Kandelaki
Georgian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4, Chitadze Street
0118 Tbilisi
Georgia
Phone : +995 322 945000 (ext. 1912)
Fax : +995 322945001
E-mail : unesco@mfa.gov.ge; k.kandelaki@mfa.gov.ge (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.ge
Year established : October 1992
Germany
President : Mrs Dr. Verena Metze-Mangold
Vice-President : Prof. Dr. Christoph Wulf
Second Vice-President : Prof. Dr. Hartwig Lüdtke
Secretary-General : Mr Roland Bernecker
German Commission for UNESCO
Address : 15, Colmantstrasse
53115 Bonn
Federal Republic of Germany
Phone : (49.228) 60.49.70
(49.228) 60.49.719 (Sec-Gen)
Fax : (49.228) 60.49.730
E-mail : natcom@unesco.de
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.de
Year established : 1951
Ghana
Chairperson : Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang*
Chief Director and Vice Chairperson : Mr Enoch H. Cobbinah
Secretary-General : Mr Riche-Mike Wellington
Ghana National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 2739
Accra
Ghana
Phone : 233 302 662 772 (Chairperson)
233 302 666 070 (Vice Chairperson)
Fax : 233 302 664 067 (Chairperson)
233 302 679 353 (Vice Chairperson)
E-mail : diasporagh@gmail.com; enoch_cobbinah@yahoo.com; r.wellington@unescoghana.org; info@unescoghana.org
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://unescoghana.org/
Year established : December 1953 as a Governmental body
Greece
President : Ms Maria Ekaterini Papachristopoulou-Tzitzikosta
Vice Chairperson : Mrs Theano Demesticha
Assistant Secretary-General : Ms Christina Boulakaki
Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 3, Akadimias St.
100 27 Athens
Greece
Phone : (30.210) 368 23 85 (Pres.);
Secretariat:
(30.210) 368 23 74;
(30.210) 368 23 96;
(30.210) 368 23 86;
(30.210) 368 23 98;
(30.210) 368 23 99
Fax : (30.210) 368 23 84
E-mail : unescogr@mfa.gr;
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco-hellas.gr
Year established : 1946
Grenada
Chairperson : Hon. Anthony Boatswain*
Acting Secretary-General : Ms Kisha Gellineau
Secretary : Mrs Juelia Frederick-Williams
Grenada National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development
Botanical Gardens
Tanteen
St George's
Grenada, W.I.
Phone : (473) 440 31 62; (473) 440 27 37
Fax : (473) 440 66 50
E-mail : unesco-gd@gov.gd; kishagellineau@gmail.com
Year established : 1981
Guatemala
Presidente : Excmo. Sr. D. Oscar Hugo LÓPEZ RIVAS
Secretaria General : Sra. Sara Peralta de Rodríguez
Comisión Nacional Guatemalteca de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Tout courrier envoyé à cette Commission Nationale doit être adressée à M. le Ministre : Sr. Rubén Alfonso Ramírez
Phone : (502) 2411-9595, ext. 2108
E-mail : speralta@mineduc.gob.gt
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.mineduc.gob.gt
Year established : 02 June 1950
Guinea
Président : M Abdoulaye Yéro BALDE*
Secrétaire général : M Ibrahima Solo CONDE
Commission nationale guinéenne pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique
B.P. 964
CONAKRY
Guinée
Phone : Phone (+224) 655 04 43 80
Fax : (224) 41-34-41
E-mail : yeroimcl@yahoo.fr / abdoulayey.balde@bcrg-guinee.org.
Year established : Août 1962 par Décret
Guinea-Bissau
Président : S.Exc. M. Aristides Ocanti da Silva *
Vice-Président : M. Antonio Oscar Barbosa
Vice-Président : M. Baciro Dja
Secrétaire exécutif : M. Policarpo Marcos LOPES
Commission nationale pour l'UNESCO de la République de Guinée-Bissau
Address : Ministère de l'Education
B.P. 353
BISSAU
Guinée-Bissau
Phone : (245) 215-640;
+245 22 225 9568 (SG portable)
+245 590 76 11 (SG)
+245 665 12 35 (SG)
Fax : (245) 215-643;
(245) 202-244
E-mail : policarpounesco@yahoo.com.br (SG)
Year established : Mai 1982 par Décret
Guyana
Chairman : Dr Rupert Roopnaraine
Secretary-General : Ms Inge Nathoo
Guyana National Commission for UNESCO
Address : "Dargan House"
90, Robb & Oronoque Streets
Georgetown
Guyana
Phone : (592) 223 7955 (SG);
(592) 225 43 06
Fax : (592) 226 06 45;
E-mail : vipnats@yahoo.com (SG); inge.nathoo@moe.gov.gy
Year established : 22 August 1978 by a Cabinet decision
Haiti
Président : M. Jean Beauvois DORSONNE
Secrétaire général : M. Jean Coulanges
Commission nationale haïtienne de coopération avec l'UNESCO
Address : 4, rue 4 Pacot, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
Phone : (509) 22488056
E-mail : natcomunescohaiti@yahoo.fr
Year established : 9 novembre 1950 par Décret gouvernemental
Honduras
Chairperson : Dr Marlon Oniel Escoto*
Secretaria Permanente : Sra. Hilda Muñoz Tábora
Comisión Hondureña de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : EDIFICIO AMGOO, COLONIA PUERTA DEL SOL, AVENIDA JUAN BOSCO, CALLE MAYA, LOTE 14
TEGUCIGALPA
Honduras
Phone : (504) 2232-3363 Ext.41
E-mail : comisionunescohn@gmail.com
Year established : 1948
Hungary
President : Dr Miklós Réthelyi
Secretary-General : Dr Gábor Soós
Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Human Capacities
Báthory utca 10.
H-1054 Budapest
Hungary
Phone : + 36 1 795 4691; + 36 1 795 47 09
Fax : +36 1 795 02 55
E-mail : info@unesco.hu; gabor.soos@unesco.hu
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.hu
Year established : 1948
Iceland
Chairperson : Mr Gunnar Haraldsson
Secretary-General : Ms Áslaug Dóra Eyjólfsdóttir
Representative for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs : Ms Marta Jónsdóttir
Representative for Culture : Ms Áslaug Fridriksdottir
Representative for youth matters : Mr Magnus Juliusson
Representative for communication and information : Ms Arna Schram
Head of division, representative for education : Mr Ólafur Sigurðsson
Icelandic National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Sölvhólsgata 4
IS - 150 Reykjavík
Iceland
Phone : (354) 545 95 00
Fax : (354) 562 30 68
E-mail : postur@mrn.is; postur@mrn.stjr.is
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.is
Year established : June 1964
India
President : Ms Smriti Zubin Irani*
Secretary-General : Mr Vinay Sheel Oberoi
Deputy Secretary-General : Mr. Rakesh Ranjan
Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Secondary and Higher Education
Government of India
Shastri Bhavan
New Delhi 110 001
India
Phone : (91.11) 23 78 26 98 (President);
(91.11) 23 38 64 51 (SG)
(91.11) 23 38 26 98
Fax : (91.11) 23 78 20 28 (President);
(91.11) 23 38 58 07
(91.11) 23 38 13 55
E-mail : secy.dhe@nic.in (SG); maniverma100@gmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.education.nic.in
Year established : March 1949
Indonesia
Chairperson : Mr Anies Baswedan
Executive Chairman : Prof. Dr. H. Arief Rachman
Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of National Education
Gedung C. , Lt 17
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman - Senayan
10270 Jakarta
Indonesia
Phone : (62-21) 570-9425;
Fax : (62-21) 573-3127;
E-mail : aspnetind@cbn.net.id
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://kniu.kemdikbud.go.id
Year established : 20 October 1952
Iran, Islamic Republic of
President : Mr Mohammad Farhadi
Secretary-General : Dr Sadollah Nasiri Gheydari
Iranian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 11155-4498
Phone : (98.21) 22 22 78 25
(98.21) 22 27 98 85
(98.21) 22 25 13 64
Fax : (98.21) 22 25 25 36
E-mail : unesco@irunesco.org; saeidabadi@irunesco.org
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.irunesco.org
Year established : July 1948
Iraq
Président : S. Exc. Dr Mohamed Iqbal Omar MAHMOUD
Secretary-General : Mr Hasanain Fadhil Abaas Mualla
Iraqi National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
Baghdah
Iraq
Phone : (964-1) 538 2042/43/45 (ext. 3712, 3713, 3714);
(964-1) 885 1359
Fax : (964-1) 815-1989
E-mail : hfmualla@yahoo.com (SG); moeiraqinat@yahoo.com
Year established : 1962
Ireland
Co-ordinator of National Commission : Ms Roseann Gilligan
Chairperson : Vincent Landers
Irish National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Department of Education and Skills,
International Section
Marlborough Street
IE - Dublin 1
Ireland
Phone : (353-1) 889 2456
Fax : none
E-mail : roseann_gilligan@education.gov.ie
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.education.ie
Year established : October 1961
Israel
President : Mr Naftali Bennett
Secretary-General : Dr Dalit Atrakchi
Israel National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
2, Dvora Ha'nevia Street
Jerusalem 91911
Israel
Phone : (972.2) 560 37 46;
(972.2) 560 37 47
Fax : (972.2) 560 37 45
E-mail : dalitat@education.gov.il
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.education.gov.il/unesco
Year established : September 1949
Italy
President : Mr Franco Bernabè
Secretary-General : Ambassador Lucio Alberto Savoia
Commission nationale italienne pour l'UNESCO
Address : Piazza Firenze 27
00186 Rome
Italy
Phone : 0039066873713
(39-06) 687-3712, 13, 17, 23
Fax : (39-06) 687-3684
E-mail : comm.unesco@esteri.it
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.it
Year established : 11 février 1950
Jamaica
Chairperson : H. E. Ms. Olivia “Babsy” Grange
Secretary-General : Everton Hannam
Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO
Address : ISA Building, 3rd Floor
14-20 Port Royal Street
Kingston
Jamaica
Phone : (876) 967-9893;
(876) 618-1332/1333
E-mail : jamaicanatcom@jncunesco.gov.jm
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.jncunesco.gov.jm
Year established : February 1965
Japan
Chairperson : Mr Yuichiro Anzai
Secretary General : Mr MORIMOTO Koichi
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 3-2-2 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
100-8959 Tokyo
Japan
Phone : +81-(0)3-6734-2603
Fax : +81-(0)3-6734-3679
E-mail : jpnatcom@mext.go.jp
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.mext.go.jp/english/unesco/
Year established : August 1952
Jordan
Chairperson : Prof Mohammad M.Thneibat*
Secretary General : Dr Ziad Kareem Al-Nsour
Jordan National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
Address : Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 1646
Amman 11118
Jordan
Phone : (962.6) 568 41 37;
(962.6) 568 38 74;
Fax : (962.6) 568 80 61;
E-mail : junesco@moe.gov.jo; jounesco@orange.jo; moffice@moe.gov.jo
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.moe.gov.jo/jounesco/index.htm
Year established : October 1952
Kazakhstan
Chairperson : Mr Arystanbek Mukhamediuly*
Secretary-General : Ms Assel Utegenova
Kazakhstan National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 31 Kunayev street
010000 Astana
Kazakhstan
Republic of Kazakhstan
Phone : (7 71 72) 72 03 27; (7 71 72) 72 03 20
(7 71 72) 72 01 97; (7 71 72) 72 03 47
E-mail : a.utegenova@mfa.kz (SG); zh.shaimenova@mfa.kz; b.khabibulla@mfa.kz
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.natcom.kz
Year established : December 1992
Kenya
Chairperson : Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi*
Secretary-General : Ms Evangeline Njoka
Kenya National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 14th floor National Bank Building
Harambee Avenue
P.O. Box 72107-00200
Nairobi
Kenya
Kenya
Phone : (254-20) 2229053/4(SecGen);
Fax : (254.20) 22 13 025 (Natcom)
E-mail : eva.njoka@gmail.com; kncunesco@education.co.ke
Year established : 25 March 1964 by a Cabinet Decree (13/10/1964?)
Kiribati
Chair : Hon. Mr. Alexander Teabo
Secretary-General : Mrs Kaaro Neeti
Kiribati National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 263
Bikenibeu
Tarawa
Kiribati
Phone : (686) 28 091
Fax : (686) 28 222
E-mail : kaaro@moe.gov.ki(SG);gbvcakiribas@gmail.com (Chair)
Year established : February 1997
Kuwait
Président : M. Bader Al-Essa
Secretary-General : Dr Ahmad ALENEZI
Kuwait National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 3266
13033 Safat
Kuwait
Phone : (965) -2-240 53 31 ;
(965) -2-244 44 03 (Operator)
(965) -2-247 23 48/9
Fax : (965) -2-246 95 12;
(965) -2-243 92 78
E-mail : knc@kwtnatcom.org;
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.kwtnatcom.org
Year established : On 30 September 1979
Kyrgyzstan
President : Mr Daniyar Narymbaev
Secretary General : Ms Elnura Korchueva
National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO
Address : 54 Erkindik Str
Bishkek 720040
Kyrgyz Republic
Phone : tel.: (996.312)626-761, 664.772, 624.681
Fax : fax/tel: (996.312) 626.761
E-mail : kyrgyznatcomunesco@gmail.com
Year established : 12 June 1992
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Président : Mr Phankham Viphavanhn *
Secretary-General : Mr. Somboun Masouvanh
Commission nationale lao pour l'UNESCO
Address : 01 Lane Xang Ave.
Chanthabuly District
Vientiane Capital
Lao Public Democratic Republic
Phone : (856-21) 21.21.08
E-mail : laonesco@yahoo.com; laonesco@hotmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.moe.gov.la
Year established : March 1968
Latvia
President : Ms Dace Melbārde*
Vice President : H.E.Mr. Edgars Rinkēvičs
Vice President : Mr Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis
Secretary-General : Ms. Dagnija Baltina
Latvian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Pils laukums 4-206
LV-1050, Riga
Latvia
Phone : +371 67 32 51 09
Fax : +371 67 22 27 62
E-mail : office@unesco.lv; d.baltina@unesco.lv (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.lv
Year established : February 1992
Lebanon
Président : Mr. Henri Awit
Secrétaire générale : Dr Zahida DARWICHE JABBOUR
Commission nationale libanaise pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO)
Address : Rue Mme Curie
Ministère de la Culture
BEYROUTH
République Libanaise
Phone : 00961.1.749105
Fax : 00961.1.749104
E-mail : info@lncu.org
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.lncu.org;
Year established : 28 juin 1948
Lesotho
Presidente : Mme Makabelo Mosothoane
Vice-President : Ms Ntsebe Kokome
Secretary-General : Ms Palesa Montsi
Lesotho National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education and Training
P. O. Box 47
Maseru 100
Lesotho
Phone : (266 22) 31 59 32
(266 22) 32 39 56
Fax : (+ 266 22) 31 02 97;
(+ 266 22) 31 02 06
E-mail : lillymontsi@gmail.com; bontle34@yahoo.co.uk
Year established : 15 October 1971 by an Order of the Council of Ministers
Liberia
Chairperson : Mr George Werner
Secretary-General : Mr Sam E. Hare, Jr
Deputy Secretary-General : Mr Caston Bob Harris
Liberian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
3rd Street, Sinkor
Monrovia
Liberia
Phone : 230 886 565 783 (PT)
231 777 565 783 (PT)
231 886 510 058 (SG mobile)
231 886 552 192 (Deputy SG)
Fax : (231) 226.144
E-mail : e_dtarpeh@yahoo.com; samharejr@gmail.com (SG); castonharris@yahoo.com (Deputy SG)
Year established : 15 February 1951 by an Act of Parliament
Libya
Président : Mr Marei Ahmed ALTAYER
Secretary-General : Mr Marei Ahmed ALTAYER
Libyan National Commission for Education, Science and Culture
Address : Ministry of Education
Secretariat
P.O. Box 1091
Tripoli
Libya
Phone : Work: 00218 61 2234164
Mobile: 00218 92 8445679
Fax : (218) 362 06/01/04
E-mail : dl.libya@unesco-delegations.org; m1967@hotmail.co.uk
Year established : 31 décembre 1957
Lithuania
Chairperson : Mr Romas Pakalnis
Secretary-General : Ms Asta Junevičiené
Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Svento Jono g. 11
LT - 01123 Vilnius
Lithuania
Phone : (370 5) 210 73 40
Fax : (370 5) 210 73 43
E-mail : lietuva@unesco.lt; asta.juneviciene@unesco.lt
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.lt
Year established : February 1992
Luxembourg
Présidente : Madame Simone BECK
Secrétaire général : Madame Catherine DECKER
Commission nationale du Luxembourg pour la coopération avec l'UNESCO
Address : Commission nationale pour la coopération avec l’UNESCO
Ministère de la Culture
4, boulevard Roosevelt
L-2450 Luxembourg
Phone : (352) 247-76620
(352) 661 819 400
E-mail : simone.beck@education.lu; catherine.decker@mc.etat.lu (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.mc.public.lu (Ministère de la Culture); www.culture.lu; www.gouvernement.lu; www.luxembourg.lu
Year established : juillet 1949
Madagascar
Président : Mr Paul Andrianiaina RABARY
Secrétaire générale : Mme RABOANARY Hanta Nirina
Commission nationale malgache pour l'UNESCO (CNM/UNESCO)
Address : B.P. 7692
ANTANANARIVO 101
Madagascar
Phone : +261 34 20 522 77
Fax : (261.20.22) 284 96
E-mail : sgcomnatmada@gmail.com; sgcommat.unesco@educnat.gov.mg
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.org/comnat/madagascar/
Year established : 14 août 1961 par Décret
Malawi
Chairperson : Mrs Lonely Magareta
Executive Secretary : Mr Francis R. Mkandawire
Malawi National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 30278
Capital City
Lilongwe 3
Malawi
Phone : 265 111 774 043/044
Fax : (265 1) 755 134
E-mail : mnatcomunesco@mtlonline.mw
Year established : On 1 June 1979 by a General Order of the Council of Ministers
Malaysia
Chairman : Hon Dato'Seri Mahdzir bin Khalid
Vice Chairperson : Tan Sri Dr. Madinah Mohamad
Secretary-General : Mr Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman
Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
Policy and International Relations Division
Level 7, Block E8, Complex E
Federal Government Administrative Centre
62604 Putrajaya
Malaysia
Phone : (603) 8884 6112
(603) 8884 6109
Fax : (60.3) 88 89 54 73
(60.3) 88 84 61 16
E-mail : natcom.unesco@yahoo.com.my; natcom@UNESCO.org.my; joanneteddy.chian@moe.gov.my; hermy.abdullah@moe.gov.my; roslinda.mmusa@moe.gov.my; hazlan.hamzah@moe.gov.my; zaidi.hamid@moe.gov.my
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.org.my
Year established : 7 July 1966
Maldives
Chairpserson : Dr Asim Ahmed *
Secretary-General : Ms Sameera Ali
Maldives National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
Velaanaage Building, 9th Floor
Ameer Ahmed Magu
Male' 20096
Republic of Maldives
Phone : (960) 332 3262 (Pres)
(960) 334 1236
(960) 334 1235
(960) 334 1234 (SG)
(960) 334 1333 (CP)
Fax : (960) 332 1201
E-mail : natcom@moe.gov.mv; sameera@moe.gov.mv
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.moe.gov.mv
Year established : July 1980
Mali
Présidente : Mrs Pr Assétou Founé SAMAKE MIGAN
Secrétaire générale : Madame SANGARE Coumba TOURE
Commission nationale malienne pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique
BPE 5466
BAMAKO
Mali
Phone : (223) 20 22 25 15 (standard) ;
(223) 66 31 95 78/ 223 76 02 48 19 (portable SG) ;
Fax : (223) 20 23 37 67
E-mail : sikadia2002@yahoo.fr; Comnat.mali@yahoo.fr
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.education.gov.ml
Year established : 19 août 1963 par décret
Malta
Chairperson : Prof. Henry Frendo
Executive Secretary : Mr Philip Cassar
Maltese National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education and Employment
Great Siege Road
Floriana
Malta
Phone : (356) 99492600
E-mail : info.unesco.mede@gov.mt; henry.frendo@um.edu.mt; philip.a.cassar@gov.mt
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unescomalta.org
Year established : May 1965
Marshall Islands
Chair : Hon. Wilbur Heine
Secretary General : Ms Evelyn Konou
Associate Commissioner : Mr Kanchi Hosia
Marshall Islands National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 3
Majuro
Marshall Islands
Phone : (692-) 625-4673
Fax : +692 625 3861
E-mail : wheine@pss.edu.mh(Chair), ekonou@pss.edu.mh(SG),khosia@pss.edu.mh; khosia920@gmail.com(AC)
Year established : March 1997
Mauritania
Présidente : Mme Vatma Vall Mint Soueina
Secrétaire général : M Ismail Ould CHOUAIB
Secrétaire général adjoint : M. KANE Mohamedou Elimane
Commission nationale mauritanienne pour l'éducation, la culture et les sciences
Address : B.P. 5115
NOUAKCHOTT
Mauritanie
Phone : (222) 4525 48 03
(222) 4525 38 85
(222) 4444 47 47 (direct)
Fax : (222) 4525 28 02
E-mail : cnecs@mauritel.mr; elimanek8@gmail.com (SG adjoint)
Year established : 1965
Mauritius
Chairman : The Hon. Dr. Mrs Leela Devi DOOKUN-LUCHOOMUN
Assistant Secretary-General : Mrs Aneeta Ghoorah
Mauritius National Commission for UNESCO
Address : c/o Ministry of Education and Human Resources
Level 2 - MITD House
Pont Fer - Phoenix
Republic of Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Phone : +230 601 34 52 / +230 601 5200 (Ex 5414)
+230 919 49 60 (Assistant SG mobil)
+230 69 77 862
Fax : (230) 696 8670
(230) 686 2532
(230) 69 77 862
E-mail : unescodesk@govmu.org;; anghoorah@govmu.org,; moeps@mail.gov.mu
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://ministry-education.gov.mu
Year established : 18 décembre 1970
Mexico
Presidente : Maestro Aurelio Nuño Mayer
Secretario General : Doctor Benito Mirón López
Secretario General Adjunto : Licenciado César Guerrero Arellano
Secretario Técnico : Licenciado Mauricio Yáñez Bernal
Comision Mexicana de Cooperacion con la UNESCO - CONALMEX
Address : Donceles No. 100, 2° piso, C.P.06020, Col. Centro Historico
MEXICO, D.F.
Mexico
Phone : (52 55) 36 01 69 40
(52 55) 36 01 69 48
Fax : (52) 55 53 29 69 43; (52) 55 53 29 69 47;
E-mail : benito.miron@nube.sep.gob.mx; cesarg@nube.sep.gob.mx;conalmex@nube.sep.gob.mx; mauricioy@nube.sep.gob.mx
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.dgri.sep.gob.mx/
Year established : 1947
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Chairman : Mr Wayne Mendiola
Secretary General : Mr Augustine Kohler
National Commission for UNESCO of the Federated States of Micronesia
Address : P.O. Box PS 175
Palikir, Pohnpei FM 96941
Federated States of Micronesia
Phone : (691) 320-2609 (Chair)
(691) 320-2343 or 320-6922 (SG)
Fax : (691) 320-5500 (Chair)
(691) 320-5634 (SG)
E-mail : wayne.mendiola@fsmed.fm; kusgoose@hotmail.com
Year established : 2001
Monaco
Présidente : Mme Geneviève Vatrican
Vice-Président : Mgr. Bernard Barsi
Secrétaire général : M. Jean-Charles Curau
Commission nationale monégasque pour l'UNESCO
Address : 4, boulevard des Moulins
MC 98000
Principauté de Monaco
Phone : (377) 98.98.83.03;
Fax : (377) 93.50.66.94
E-mail : fgamerdinger@gouv.mc; gvatrican@monaco.mc (President); jccurau@gouv.mc (SG); cverrando@gouv.mc
Year established : 1950
Mongolia
Chairperson : Mr Lundeg PUREVSUREN
Secretary-General : Mr Gundegmaa Jargalsaikhan
Commission nationale de la Mongolie pour l'UNESCO
Address : UN House
United Nations street 14
Sukhbaatar district, 6th Khoroo
14201 Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Phone : (976) 70105652
(976-11) 315652
Fax : (976-11) 32.26.12
E-mail : natcom@unesco.mn
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.mn
Year established : March 1963
Montenegro
Président : M. Branislav Micunovic *
Secretary-General : Ms Marija Raznatovic
Commission nationale du Monténégro pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Culture
Njegoseva str.
81250 Cetinje
Montenegro
Phone : +382 41 232 599
Fax : +382 41 232 572
E-mail : marija.raznatovic@mku.gov.me (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unescomontenegro.com/
Year established : 6 septembre 2007
Morocco
Vice-président : M Lahcen DAOUDI
Président : M Salaheddine MEZOUAR*
Secrétaire général : M. Abdeljalil Lahjomri
Commission nationale marocaine pour l'éducation, la culture et les sciences
Address : Ministère des Affaires etrangères et de la Coopération
7 rue F. Roosevelt
RABAT
Royaume du Maroc
Phone : +(212) 5 37 27 30 30
Fax : +(212) 5 37 27 30 68
E-mail : lamia.radi@maec.gov.ma
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.comnatmaroc.org
Year established : 23 décembre 1957 par décret
Mozambique
Chairperson : Mr Augusto Jone Luís
Secretary General : Ms Élia dos Anjos Vaz Bila
Mozambique National Commission for UNESCO
Address : C.P. 3674
MZ - Maputo
Mozambique
Phone : (258 21) 49 33 85
(258 21) 49 17 66
Fax : (258 21) 49 17 66
E-mail : moznatcom@tvcabo.co.mz; cdoccnum@zebra.uem.mz; lianebila@gmail.com; elia.bila@mined.gov.mz
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.cnum-unesco.org.mz
Year established : August 1980
Myanmar
Chairperson : Dr. Daw Khin San Yee*
Head of Division; Department of Education Planing and Training : Mr Bo Win
Secretary-General : Ms Lwin Lwin Soe
Assistant Secretary-General : Ms Naw Ju Paw
Myanmar National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Yangon University of Foreign Languages
University Avenue Road
Kamayut Township
Yangon
Myanmar
Phone : (95 1) 513 202 (SG);
(95 1) 513 193
Fax : (95 1) 513 194 (SG)
E-mail : rectorufly@mptmail.net.mm; yuflict1@mptmail.net.mm
Year established : November 1950
Namibia
Chairperson : Hon. Dr David Namwandi
Secretary-General : Mr Roderick April
Namibia National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation
Private Bag 13406
Government Office Park
Luther Street
Windhoek
Namibia
Phone : 00264612933216
00264811444891
Fax : (264-61)-2933580
E-mail : roderick.April@mheti.gov.na
Year established : On 21 January 1992.
Nauru
Chairperson : Honourable Charmaine Scotty, M.P.
Secretary-General : Mrs Jerielyn Teleni
Nauru National Commission for UNESCO
Address : c/-Secretary for Education's Office
Government Buildings
Yaren District
Republic of Nauru
Phone : (674) 55 79 281
E-mail : Charmainescotty@gmail.com; lteleni@gmail.com
Year established : February 1998
Nepal
Chairperson : Mr Girirajmani Pokharel
Secretary-General : Mr Bishwa Prakash Pandit
Deputy Secretary General : Dr Kamleshwar Kumar Sinha
Secretary : Balaram Timalsina
Nepal National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
Singhdurbar
Kathmandu
Nepal
Phone : 977-1- 42 00 559 / 42 00 560 / 42 00 562 (Deputy Secretary-General)
Fax : 977-1- 42 00 561
E-mail : unesco@nncu.wlink.com.np
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : www.nncu.gov.np
Year established : 1955
Netherlands
Chairperson : Ms Andrée van Es
Secretary-General : Ms Marielies Schelhaas
Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 29777
2502 LT The Hague (Den Haag)
Netherlands
Phone : +31 70 42 60 263
Fax : +31 70 42 60 359
E-mail : scunesco@unesco.nl; info@unesco.nl
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.nl
Year established : May 1947
New Zealand
Chairperson : Mr Ian McKinnon
Secretary-General (Acting) : Ms Vicki Soanes
New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO
Address : c/-New Zealand Ministry of Education
P.O.Box 1666
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone : +64(4) 463 8613
Fax : +644 463 8828
E-mail : vicki.soanes@education.govt.nz;ian.jennymck@xtra.co.nz(Chair)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.org.nz
Year established : 1947
Nicaragua
Presidente : Sra. Da Miriam Raudez
Permanent Secretary : Señor Miguel De Castilla Urbina
Comisión Nacional Nicaraguense de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Centro Cívico.
Módulo K.
Planta Baja.
Ministerio de Educación.
Managua
Nicaragua
Phone : (505) 22.53.85.09
Fax :
E-mail : vallec@mined.gob.ni; migueldecastilla68@hotmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : www.mined.gob.ni
Year established : 14 July 1952 by (Executive) Decree
Niger
Présidente : Madame Ali Mariama ELHADJ IBRAHIM*
Secrétaire exécutif : Monsieur Namata ISSA
Secrétaire exécutif adjoint : M. Jibrin MALAM ALMAJIRI
Commission nationale nigérienne pour l'UNESCO et l'ISESCO
Address : Ministère de l'Éducation nationale
B.P. 557
NIAMEY
Niger
Phone : (227) 72 23 65 ;
(227) 96 93 00 63; (SG)
(227) 93 93 72 65; (SG)
(227) 96 93 00 63 (SG portable)
(227) 72 22 80 (Prés.);
Fax : (227) 72 42 69;
(227) 72 21 05 (Prés.)
E-mail : comnat@intnet.ne; i.namata@yahoo.fr (SG)
Year established : 28 mai 1962 par Décret
Nigeria
President : H. E. Mr Mallam Adamu Adamu
Secretary-General : Mrs Magdalene Anene-Maidoh
Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.M.B. 476,
Garki, Abuja
Nigeria
Phone : (+ 234.9) 672 30 20;
(+ 234.9) 672 30 21;
(+234.8) (0) 333 58 78 (SG)
Fax : (+ 234.9) 413 91 37
E-mail : mamaidoh@yahoo.com (SG)
Year established : 25 November 1963
Niue
Chairperson : Hon. Pokota Ikiua Lalotoa Sipeli *
Interim Secretary General : Ms Birtha Togahai
Niue National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Secretary General:
Department of Education
PO Box 32, PO Box 84
Alofi
Niue
Phone : +683 4200 (PT)
+683 4609/4145 (SG)
Fax : +683 4322/4206 (PT)
+683 4301 (SG)
E-mail : pokotoa.sipeli@mail.gov.nu (Chair); Birtha.Togahai@mail.gov.nu
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.gov.nu
Year established : March 1993
Norway
President : Ms. Tora Aasland
Vice President : Professor Peter Haugan
Vice President : Ms Laila Susanne Vars
Secretary-General : Ms Tanja Kristine Hegge
Norwegian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education and Research
Postboks 8119 Dep
No-0032 Oslo
Norway
Phone : (47) 22 24 75 03
Fax : (47) 22 24 79 20
E-mail : natcom@unesco.no; Peter.Haugan@gfi.uib.no (Vice PT); Tanja-Kristine.Hegge@kd.dep.no; tkh@kd.dep.no (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.no
Year established : November 1946
Oman
Chairperson : Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed bin Nasser AL SHAIBANIYA
Secretary-General : Mr Mohammed Saleem Al Yaqoubi
Oman National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
Address : Permanent Delegation of Oman to UNESCO
UNESCO House
1 rue Miollis
75732 PARIS Cedex 15
(All correspondence should be addressed to the Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Oman to UNESCO).
Phone : 0096824254448 (SG)
Fax : 0096824255959
E-mail : malyaqoubi@moe.om ; onc@moe.gov.om
Year established : 16 September 1974
Pakistan
Chairperson : Mr Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman
Secretary-General : Mr Hafiz Sher Ali
Secretary : Mr Muhammad Ahsan Raja
Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 30 UNESCO House
H-8/1
Islamabad
Pakistan
Phone : (92.51) 925 72 25
Fax : (92.51) 925 75 19
E-mail : pncuibd@dsl.net.pk
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.pncugovpk.com
Year established : November 1984
Palau
Chairperson : Hon. Baklai Temengil
Secretary-General : Mr Andrew Tabelual
National Commission of the Republic of Palau for UNESCO
Address : C/O Ministry of Education
P.O Box 189
Koror, Republic of Palau 96940
Phone : +680 488 2952 (SG)
+680 767 1126 (PT)
Fax : +680 488-8465 (SG)
+680 767 3354 (PT)
E-mail : pnoc@palaunet.com (Chairperson) ; atabelual@palaumoe.net (SG) ; mcca@palaunet.com (PT);
Year established : 2000
Palestine
President : Mr Yahya Yakhlaf
Secretary-General : Mr Murad SUDANI
Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
Address : P.O. Box 174
Ramallah
Palestinian Authority
Phone : (+ 970) 22 42 10 80
Fax : (+ 970) 22 40 63 33
E-mail : pncecs2011@gmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.pncecs.org
Year established : 1994
Panama
Presidenta : Excma. Sra. Da. Marcela Paredes de Vásquez
Secretaria General : Licenciada Liza R. Pinzón M.
Coordinador : Licenciado Alfredo Trottman B.
Comisión Panameña de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Ministerio de Educación
Apartado 0816-04049
Villa Cardena, Ancón
Edificio 6523
PANAMA
República de Panamá
Phone : (507) 515-7360; (507) 517-7304
Fax : (507) 517- 6007
E-mail : liza.pinzon@meduca.gob.pa; alfredo.trottman@meduca.gob.pa
Year established : 1949
Papua New Guinea
Chaiperson : Mr Nick Kuman*
First Assistant Secretary and Head of the UNESCO Division in the Department of Education : Mr Andrew Angobe
Papua New Guinea National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.O.Box 446
Waigani
Papua New Guinea
Phone : (+675) 301 3334/3333 (PT)
Fax : (+675) 323 1031 (PT)
E-mail : kundu.brussels@skynet.be;Andrew_Angobe@education.gov.pg(1st Asst Secretary)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : www.unesco.org.pg
Year established : 1981
Paraguay
President : Sr Enrique Riera Escudero
Secrétaire général : Sr. Tomás Aníbal Zapattini
Secretaria Ejecutiva : Sra Carmen ESPÍNOLA DE BARRETO
Comisión Nacional Paraguaya de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Estrella 443 casi Alberdi, Edificio Estrella 6° Piso,
ASUNCIÓN
Paraguay
Phone : 595-21451813
Fax :
E-mail : cncunesco@gmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Comisi%C3%B3n-Nacional-Paraguaya-de-Cooperaci%C3%B3n-con-la-Unesco/804199026256956?sk=info&tab;=page_info§ion;= web_address&view;
Year established : 1955
Peru
Presidente : Sr. Jaime Saavedra Chanduví
Secretaria General : Sra Carmen Beltrán Vargas
Comisión Nacional Peruana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Calle Del Comercio
N° 193 - San Borja
LIMA
Perú
Phone : (511) 223-2284/615-5800 annex 26517
E-mail : comiunesco@minedu.gob.pe; comiunesco@gmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.comiunesco.org.pe
Year established : 1947
Philippines
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Chairperson of UNACOM : Perfecto R. Yasay Jr
Deputy Executive Director , Officer-in-Charge of UNACOM : Lindsay A. Barrientos
UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines
Address : G/F Department of Foreign Affairs Bldg.
2330 Roxaz Boulevard
Pasay City
Philippines
Phone : (63-2) 834 3447;
(63-2) 834 4818;
(63-2) 834 4844
Fax : (63-2) 831 8873
E-mail : secretariat@unesconatcom.gov.ph ; secretariat@unesco.gov.ph
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : www.unesconatcom.gov.ph
Year established : June 1947
Poland
President : Prof. Jacek Purchla
Secretary-General : M. Slawomir Ratajski
Secrétaire générale adjointe : Mme Aleksandra Waclawczyk
Commission nationale polonaise pour l'UNESCO
Address : Palac Kultury i Nauki, 7 P
Pl. Defilad 1
00-901 Warsaw
Poland
Phone : (48-22) 620.33.55;
(48-22) 624.24.96;
(48-22) 620.33.62;
Fax : (48-22) 620.33.62
E-mail : komitet@unesco.pl; s.ratajski@unesco.pl (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.pl
Year established : avril 1956
Portugal
President : H.E. Amb. Ana Martinho
Secretary-General : Ms Rita Brasil de Brito
Commission nationale portugaise pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Largo das Necessidades
1350-215 Lisboa
Portugal
Phone : (351 21) 394 66 52
Fax : (351 21) 394 69 60
E-mail : cnu@mne.pt; rita.brasilbrito@mne.pt
Year established : 17 jullet 1979
Qatar
President : Mr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi*
Secretary General : Dr. Hamda Hassan Al-Sulaiti
Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
Address : P.O. Box 9865
Doha
Qatar
Phone : (974) 44 04 44 44
Fax : (974) 467 483 90 03;
E-mail : hamda.alsulaiti@edu.gov.qa
Year established : 1971
Republic of Korea
Chairperson : Mr LEE Joon Sik
Secretary-General : Mr Dong-seok MIN
Korean National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 26 Myeongdong-gil (UNESCO road)
Jung-gu
Seoul 100-810
Republic of Korea
Phone : +82-2-6958-4103 (Office of Secretary-General)
+82-2-6958-4127 (International Relations Team)
Fax : +82-2-6958-4258 (Office of Secretary-General)
+82-2-6958-4252 (International Relations Team)
E-mail : kocom@unesco.or.kr
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.eng.unesco.or.kr
Year established : 30 January 1954
Republic of Moldova
President : Ms Monica Babuc
Secretary-General : Prof. Constantin Rusnac
Deputy Secretary-General : Ms Luminita Drumea
Commission nationale de la République de Moldova pour l'UNESCO
Address : Str. A. Corobceanu, 24a,
MD - 2004 Chisinau
Republic of Moldova
Phone : (373.22) 23 53 55 (SG);
(373.22) 23 52 05 (Deputy SG);
(373.22) 23 51 89; 23 52 06 (Experts)
Fax : (373.22) 23 53 55 (SG) ;
(373.22) 23 52 05 (Deputy SG)
E-mail : l.drumea@unesco.md (Deputy SG); info@unesco.md
Year established : septembre 1993
Romania
Chairperson : Mr Adrian Curaj *
Secretary-General : Mr Ani MATEI
Commission nationale de Roumanie pour l'UNESCO
Address : Anton CEHOV str., no. 8
Sector 1
011998 BUCHAREST
Romania
Phone : (40-21)231.32.24
(40-21) 231 13 33
Fax : (40-21) 230-7636
E-mail : cnr@cnr-unesco.ro; sg@cnr-unesco.ro(SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.cnr-unesco.ro
Year established : 1956
Russian Federation
President : Mr Sergei Lavrov*
Vice-Chairperson : Mr Vladimir E. Fortov
Second Vice-Chairperson : Mr Alexander Dzasokhov
Secretary-General : Mr Grigory Ordzhonikidze
Deputy Secretary-General : Mr Amir Bilyalitdinov
Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
32/ 34 Smolenskaya-Sennaya Square
RU - 121200 Moscow, G-200
Russian Federation
Phone : (7.499 ) 244 24 56 ;
(7.499) 244 24 65;
(7.499) 244 25 36;
(7.499) 244 23 29
Fax : (7.499) 244 24 75
E-mail : unescorussia@mail.ru
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.ru
Year established : 1955
Rwanda
President : Dr Fidèle Ndahayo
Vice President : Dr Marie-Christine Gasingirwa
Secrétaire permanent : M. Eliphaz Bahizi
Commission nationale rwandaise pour l'UNESCO (CNRU)
Address : BP 2502
Kigali
Rwanda
Phone : (250) 2 55 10 23 50
(250) 7 88 53 84 50 (SG mobile)
Fax : (250) 2 52 58 51 69
E-mail : comnatrwanda@yahoo.fr; ebahizi@gmail.com; ebahizi@unesco.rw
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : www.unesco.rw
Year established : Le 6 juin 1975 par Arrêté présidentiel n° 120/10 du 9/6/1975
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Chairperson : Hon. Shawn Richards
Secretary-General : Mr Antonio Maynard
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education and Foreign Affairs
Cayon Street
P.O. Box 333
Basseterre St. Kitts, W.I.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Phone : 869-467-1417
869-466-8581
Fax : 869-465-9069
E-mail : edunesco@moeskn.org, dr_direction@yahoo.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : www.sknunesco.com
Year established : 1991
Saint Lucia
President : The Honorable Dr Gale Rigobert
Secretary-General : Ms Marcia Symphorien
Saint Lucia National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Youth and Sports
2nd Floor, Francis Compton Building
The Waterfront
Castries
Saint Lucia
Phone : 1 (758) 468 5272/3/4/5
E-mail : slunatcom@yahoo.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://saintlucia.comnat.unesco.org/
Year established : 2nd February 1981
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Chairperson : The Honourable St. Clair Prince
Secretary-General : Ms Janeil Henry
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
Kingstown
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Phone : (1-784) 457-2676; (1-784) 451-2755 (Sec. Gen); (1-784) 492-9411
Fax : (1-784) 457-1114/1078
E-mail : unescosvg@gov.vc; janeilh@hotmail.com (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.gov.vc (Government's website)
Year established : 1983
Samoa
Chair : Hon. Loau Solamalemalo Keneti Sio
Secretary-General : Mrs Karoline Afamasaga-Fuatai
Samoa National Commission for UNESCO
Address : c/o Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture
P.O. Box 1869
Apia
Samoa
Phone : +685 22 958 or 22 971(Chair)
+685 64601/02 Ext. 160 (SG)
+685 64660 (SG Direct)
Fax : +685 22 955(Chair)
+685 64664(SG)
E-mail : louken.sio@lesamoa.net ;min.mesc@lesamoa.net ;ceo@mesc.gov.ws / k.fuatai@mesc.gov.ws ;s.samau@mesc.gov.ws
Year established : February 1997
San Marino
President : Ms Sara Mancini
Secretary-General : Ms Silvia Marchetti
Commission nationale de Saint-Marin pour l'UNESCO
Address : Secrétariat d'Etat pour l'instruction, la culture, l'université et les affaires sociales
Palazzo Maggio - Contrada Omerelli, 23
47890 SAN MARINO
Saint-Marin
Phone : (378) 88-22-56
Fax : (378) 88-21-83
E-mail : cnsunesco@omniway.sm; com.sanmarino@unesco.sm;
Year established : Février 1980
Sao Tome and Principe
Président : S. Exc. M. Olinto da Silva e Sousa DAIO *
Secrétaire générale : Mme Sonia Almeida de Ceita Carvalho
Commission nationale de Sao Tomé-et-Principe pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministère de l'Education, de la culture et des Sports
C.P. 41
SAO TOME
Sao Tomé-et-Principe
Phone : (239) 221 867;
(239) 221 4 66;
Fax : (239) 221 867;
(239) 221 466 (Min. de l'Education);
(239) 224 201
E-mail : sonia.carvalho@mecc.gov.st; ambassade@saotomeeprincipe.be; sonitaalmeida77@gmail.com
Year established : 1985
Saudi Arabia
Chairman : Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Issa
Secretary-General : Mr Ghormallah Al-Ghamdi
Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
Address : Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 11148
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Phone : (966-1) 404 66 66
(966-1) 412 45 73 (SG)
(966-1) 403 19 09
Fax : (966-1) 405 09 71
(966-1) 404 35 52
(966-1) 404 30 02 (SG)
E-mail : ncunesco@moe.gov.sa (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.moe.gov.sa/snc
Year established : 1964
Senegal
Président : M Serigne Mbaye THIAM*
Secrétaire général : M. Aliou LY
Commission nationale du Sénégal pour l'UNESCO
Address : B.P. 11522
Dakar Peytavin
Sénégal
Phone : (221) 33 822 57 30 (secrétariat);
Fax : (221) 33 821 17 70 (Sec. gén.)
E-mail : comnatunesco@orange.sn; comnat@unesco.sn
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.sn
Year established : 1963 par Décret
Serbia
President : Prof. Dr Mr Goran MILASINOVIC
Secretary-General : Mrs Jasmina Stankovic Tatarac
Commission of the Republic of Serbia for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kneza Milosa 24-26
11 000 Belgrade
Republic of Serbia
Phone : (+ 381.11) 306 83 06;
(+ 381.11) 322 04 66 (Pt)
(+ 381.11) 306 86 92 (SG)
Fax : (+ 381.11) 361 80 30;
E-mail : serbia.unesco.natcom@mfa.rs; jasmina.tatarac@mfa.rs (SG)
Year established : 1950 (Yugoslavia)
Seychelles
President : Ms Macsuzy Mondon *
Secretary-General : Mrs HOAREAU Marie-Reine Louise
Seychelles National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
Mont Fleuri
P.O. Box 48
Mahé
Republic of Seychelles
Phone : (248) 28 30 02 (Prés);
+248 42 83 123 (SG)
+248 27 23 434(SG mobil)
Fax : (248) 22 58 89 (Prés);
(248) 22 55 20 (SG);
E-mail : mrlouisehoareau@yahoo.fr (SG); macsuzy@gov.sc (Pt)
Year established : 1977
Sierra Leone
Chairperson : H.E. Dr. Minkailu Bah *
Secretary-General : Mr B.I.S. Konneh
Sierra Leone National Commission for UNESCO
Address : A.J. Momoh Street
Towerhill
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Phone : (232-22) 22-30-30
(232) 76 70 98 92 (SG mobile)
Fax : (232-22) 22-30-30
E-mail : konnehbis@gmail.com (SG)
Year established : 1971 by a Parliamentary Act
Singapore
Chairperson : Ms Grace Fu
Secretary-General : Mrs Rosa Daniel
Singapore National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Old Hill Street Police Station
140 Hill Street #03-00
Singapore
Republic of Singapore
Phone : + 65-6837- 9416
E-mail : mccy_unesco@mccy.gov.sg
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.sg
Year established : May 2008
Sint Maarten
Chairperson : Ms Silveria Jacobs
Secretary-General : Ms Marcellia Henry
Sint Maarten National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports
John Smith Building, Backstreet # 49
Unit 2
Philipsburg
Sint Maarten
Phone : 1-721-5203051
E-mail : henrymarcellia@gmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.sx
Slovakia
President : Prof. Mr. Ľudovít Molnár
Secretary-General : Ms Edita Filadelfiova
Slovak Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hlboká cesta 2
SK - 833 36 Bratislava
Slovakia
Phone : (421.2) 59 78 36 14 ( Sec. Gen) ;
(421.2) 59 78 36 15
Fax : (421.2) 59.78.36.59
E-mail : unesco@mzv.sk; aurelia.fule@mzv.sk (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.sk
Year established : February 1993, by a decision of the Slovak Government
Slovenia
President : Prof. Dr. Radovan Stanislav Pejovnik
Secretary-General : Ms Marjutka Hafner
Deputy Secretary-General : Mr Gasper Hrastelj
Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Kotnikova ulica 38
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Phone : (+386 1) 478 47 99
Fax : (386 1) 478 46 60
E-mail : marjutka.hafner@gov.si; gasper.hrastelj@gov.si; barbara.urbanija@gov.si
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.si
Year established : 1992
Solomon Islands
Chair : Hon. Mr. John Moffat Fugui
Secretary-General : Dr Franco Rodie
Chief Education Officer : Ms Christina Bakolo
Solomon Islands National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education and Training
P.O. Box G28
Honiara
Solomon Islands
Phone : +677 28 803 or 28 804 or 26 248 (PT)
+677 28 613 or 28 804 (SG)
+677 94 135 (SG mobile)
+677 20 507 (Secretary)
+677 749 0735 (Secretary mobile)
Fax : +677 28 805 or 22 042 (PT)
+677 22 042 (SG)
E-mail : minister@mehrd.gov.sb (Chair),ps@mehrd.gov.sb (SG)
Year established : 2002
Somalia
President : Dr Khadar Bashir Ali
Somali National Commission for UNESCO
Address : c/o Ambassade de Somalie
26, rue Dumont d'Urville
75116 PARIS
Phone : (252) 152 75 75
E-mail : somalifederalmoeche@gmail.com; esam.aljamei@hotmail.com (SG);
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://moesomalia.net/english/
Year established : 1963
South Africa
Deputy Chairperson (acting Chairperson) : Prof. S. Makhanya
Chairperson : Mr Yousaf Gabru
Secretary-General : Mr Carlton Mukwevho
Contact for Education : Zodwa Tsajwa
Programme Officer for the Culture Sector : Mr Tshifhiwa Netshituni
South African National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Private Bag X895
0001 Pretoria
South Africa
Phone : +(27-12) 357 3486 (SG)
Reuben Lefoka (Culture): +(27-12) 357 3477;
Zodwa Tsajwa (Education): +(27-12) 357 3489;
Lefika Chetty (Science and Communication): +(27-12) 357 3496
Fax : +(27-12) 323 0388 (SG)
Reuben Lefoka (Culture): +(27-12) 323 2348;
Zodwa Tsajwa (Education): +(27-12) 323 2348;
Lefika Chetty (Science and Communication): +(27-12) 323 2348
E-mail : Mukwevho.C@dbe.gov.za (SG); Netshituni.t@dbe.gov.za (Culture Sector); Govuza.t@dbe.gov.za
Year established : 20 August 1998 by a governmental decision
Spain
Honorary President : H.R.H. the Infanta Doña Cristina de Borbón y Greci
President : Sr. D. Luís Ramallo Massanet
Secretario General : Sr. Federico Palomera Güez
Deputy Secretary general : Carmen Pinar
Office Assitant : Ms Victoria de la Serna
Comisión Nacional Española de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Avenida de los Reyes Católicos, 4
28040 Madrid
5ª planta
España
Phone : (34) 915823348
(34) 915827935
Fax : (34) 915828222
E-mail : hispaunesco@aecid.es
Year established : février 1953
Sri Lanka
Chairman : Hon Akila Viraj Kariyawasam*
Vice-Chairman : Mr Upali Marasinghe
Secretary-General : Ms Dhammika Wijayasinghe
Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
5th Floor
"Isurupaya"
Battaramulla
Sri Lanka
Phone : 00 94 11 21 77 002
00 94 11 21 77 006
E-mail : slncu@slt.lk
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://sri_lanka.comnat.unesco.org
Year established : September 1949
Sudan
Chairperson : Mrs. Souaad Abdelrazig Mohammed Saeed
Secretary-General : Mr Abdulgadir Muhammad Hassan Noureddin
Sudanese National Commission for Education, Science and Culture
Address : P.O. Box 2324
Khartoum
Sudan
Phone : (249) 83 779 888
Fax : (249) 83 776 030
E-mail : sudannatcom@hotmail.com;
Year established : 1956
Suriname
Chairperson : Mr Robert Peneux
Permanent Secretary Education : Ms Natasia Bennanon
Secretary-General : Ms Anuradha Kamtasing
Suriname National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Suriname National Commission for UNESCO
Grote Combéweg 23
Paramaribo
Suriname
Phone : 597-498383
597-530289
E-mail : natcomsur@education.gov.sr; natcom.suriname@gmail.com
Year established : 16 June 1976 by Resolution of the Council of Ministers
Swaziland
President : Hon Dr. Phineas L. Magagula
Chairperson, Principal Secretary : Mr Patrick Muir
Secretary-General : Mrs Hazel Zungu
Swaziland National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education and Training
P.O. Box 39
Mbabane
Swaziland
Phone : (268) 404.21 29 (SG);
(268) 404.24 91; (Ministry of Education)
(268) 404.24 92
Fax : (268) 404.54 48 (Nat.Com);
(268) 404.38 80 (Ministry of Education)
E-mail : tinkasha@yahoo.co.uk (SG); natcomswazi@yahoo.com
Year established : 1978 by a Cabinet approval
Sweden
Chairperson : Mrs Inger Davidson
Vice-Chairperson : Mr Thomas Kjellqvist
Secretary-General : Mr Mats Djurberg
Deputy Secretary-General : Ms Kerstin Lundman
Swedish National Commission for UNESCO (Svenska Unescorådet )
Address : Ministry for Education and Research
SE - 103 33 Stockholm
Sweden
Phone : 46 8 786 44 00; 46 70 530 42 54 (Chairperson)
46 730 93 72 93 (Vice Chairperson)
46 8 405 14 57; 46 702 33 81 84 (SG)
46 8 405 33 85; 46 70 849 85 93 (Deputy SG)
46 8 405 91 40; 46 703 85 18 75 (Secretariat)
Fax : (46-8) 20 32 55
E-mail : inger.davidson@kristdemokraterna.se (Chairperson); tomas.kjellqvist@bth.se (Vice Chairperson); mats.djurberg@gov.se (SG); kerstin.lundman@gov.se (Deputy SG); hanna.gelin@gov.se (Secretariat)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.se
Year established : 1950
Switzerland
Président : M Jean-Bernard Münch
Secrétaire général : M Nicolas Mathieu
Commission suisse pour l'UNESCO
Address : Département fédéral des affaires étrangères
Division des Nations Unies et organisation internationales
Section UNESCO
3003 BERNE
Suisse
Phone : (41-31) 325 5339
E-mail : nicolas.mathieu@eda.admin.ch (SG); annalisa.beltrami@eda.admin.ch
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.ch/fr/
Year established : mai 1949
Syrian Arab Republic
Président : M. Hazwan al-Waz*
Secretary-General : Dr Nidal Hassan
Commission nationale syrienne pour l'UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
Al-Mazraa
Al-Shahbandar Square
Syrian Arab Republic
Phone : (963-11) 3321373
(963-11) 3312651
Fax : (963-11) 33501031
E-mail : ncom@scs-net.org; ncom@aloola.sy; 7110846@gmail.com (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.syrianeducation.org.sy (arabic)
Year established : 13 May 1948
Tajikistan
Chairperson : Mr Shamsiddin Orumbekzoda
Secretary General : Mr Sarvar Bakhti
Tajikistan National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 33 Sheroz Street
index: 734001
Dushanbe
Republic of Tajikistan
734001
Phone : (992 37) 221 0305 (Chairperson)
(992 37) 221 17 50 (SG)
(992 37) 221 6001 (staff)
Fax : (992 37) 221 0259 (SG)
E-mail : unesco@mfa.tj
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.tj
Year established : 1994
Thailand
Chairperson : Admiral Narong Pipatanasai
Vice Chairperson : Mrs Suthasri Wongsaman
Secretary-General : Mr Kamon Siriban
Thailand National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Bureau of International Cooperation
Ministry of Education
Ratchadamnoen
Nok Avenue, Dusit
Bangkok 10300
Kingdom of Thailand
Phone : (66) 2628 5646/9
Fax : (66) 2281 0953
E-mail : thainatcom@yahoo.co.th; churasan97@gmail.com (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.bic.moe.go.th
Year established : October 1949
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
President : Ms Elizabeta Kancheska-Milevska *
Secretary-General : Ms Lidija Topuzovska
National Commission for UNESCO of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Address : Ministry of Culture
Gjuro Gjakovik, 61
1000 Skopje
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Phone : (+389 2) 3240 517 (Secretary General );
(+389 2) 3240 591 (Secretariat);
Ministry:
(+389 2) 3240 500;
(+389 2) 3240 555
Fax : (+389 2) 3240 533
Ministry:
(+389 2) 3226 920
E-mail : l.topuzovska@kultura.gov.mk (SG); minister@kultura.gov.mk (Pt)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.kultura.gov.mk
Year established : 1994
Timor-Leste
Chairperson : Mr. Bendito dos Santos Freitas*
Secretary-General : Ms Angelita Sarmento
Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Rua Belarmino Lobo N°01
Bidau Lecidere
Dili
Timor-Leste
Phone : +670 732 1288
+670 333 9667
E-mail : tlnationalcom@gmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.org.tl
Year established : 23 April 2009
Togo
Président : M. Octave Nicoué BROOHM*
Secrétaire général : Monsieur Koffi Michel AGBOH
Commission nationale togolaise pour l'UNESCO
Address : B.P. 3226
LOMÉ
Togo
Phone : (228) 221 61 54;
(228) 222 57 87
(228) 920 63 47 (SG)
Fax : (228) 222 57 87
E-mail : unesco_tg@yahoo.fr ; magboh@hotmail.com(SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.tg.refer.org
Year established : 19 septembre 1963 par Décret
Tokelau
Chair : Hon. Mrs Saili Patea
Secretary General : Mr Seiuli Aleta
Tokelau National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Office of the Council for the ongoing Government of Tokelau
Government of Tokelau
Phone : PT: (+685) 20 822/23 (tel) - (+685) 777 1820 (mob)
SG: (+685) 20 822/23
Fax : (+685) 21761
E-mail : spmpeau@gmail.com (Chair); junioraleta@hotmail.com (SG),seiulialeta@gmail.com(SG also)
Tonga
President : Hon. Samuela 'Akilisi Pohiva
Secretary-General : Mrs Lucy Moala-Mafi
Tonga National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Tonga National Commission for UNESCO
P.O. Box 824
Nuku’alofa
Tonga
Phone : +676 23 903 (President)
+676 23 511 (SG)
+676 774 9956 (SG Mobile)
Fax : +676 23 866 (President)
+676 23 596(SG)
E-mail : unesconatcom@tongaeducation.gov.to;unesconatcom@tongaeducation.gov.to; lucymafi@hotmail.com
Year established : 1984
Trinidad and Tobago
President : Mr Anthony Garcia
Secretary-General : Ms Susan Shurland
Trinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 15, Wainwright Street
St. Clair
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Phone : 1 868 622 0939
E-mail : tntncunesco@gmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : www.unesco.org.tt
Year established : 30 July 1970 by Cabinet Minute
Tunisia
President : M Naji Jalloul
Secrétaire général adjoint : Monsieur Mohamed Kamel ESSID
Chef du Service UNESCO : Mlle Héla SOUHABI
Chef du Service ALECSO-ISESCO : M Tarak JEBALI
Commission nationale tunisienne pour l'éducation, la science et la culture
Address : 22 Rue de Carthagène
El Manar I
2092 TUNIS
Tunisie
Phone : (216) 71 88 96 74-75
(216) 71 88 97 04
Fax : (216) 71 88 97 06
E-mail : med.kamel.essid@edunet.tn (SG); comnatu@edunet.tn; ahmed.benabdallah@minedu.edunet.tn; hela.souhabi@minedu.edunet.tn
Year established : 8 mai 1957
Turkey
President : Prof. Dr. M. Öcal Oğuz
Vice President : Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Akif Kireçci
Vice President : Ambassador Mr. Hüsnü Gürcan Türkoğlu
Secretary-General : Ms Sema Dinçer
Assistant Secretary-General (responsible for internal affairs) : Ms Şule Ürün
Assistant Secretary-General (responsible for international affairs) : Ms İrem Alpaslan
Turkish National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Reşit Galip Cad. Hereke Sok. No :10
G.O.P. Ankara
Turkey
Phone : (+ 90.312) 426 58 94/118 (SG) /119 and /120 (Assistant SG)
Fax : (+ 90.312) 427 20 64
E-mail : webmaster@unesco.org.tr; ocal@bilkent.edu.tr (PT); semadincer@unesco.org.tr (SG); iremalpaslan@unesco.org.tr (Assistant SG); suleurun@unesco.org.tr (Assistant SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.org.tr
Year established : 25 August 1949
Turkmenistan
President : Mr Sapardurdy Toylyev
Secretary-General : Mr Poladov Kouvandyk
Turkmen National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 15, Bitarap Turkmenistan ave.,
(Turkmenistan Academy of Sciences Building)
Ashgabat, 74 4000
Turkmenistan
Phone : (93-12) 35 53 67
Fax : (93-12) 35 53 67
E-mail : poladov@mail.ru;
Year established : September 1994
Tuvalu
Chair : Hon. Mr. Fauoa Maani
Secretary-General : Ms Katalina Taloka
Tuvalu National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education & Sports
Private Mail Bag
Vaiaku
Funafuti
Tuvalu
Phone : +688 20 405/20 834 (Chairperson)
+688 20 414 (SG)
Fax : +688 20 324 (Chairperson)
+688 20 324/20 413 (SG)
E-mail : ktaloka@gov.tv; eddept@gmail.com,kpasiale@gmail.com (SG also)
Year established : 1996
Uganda
Chairpserson : Hon Jessica Alupo Epel
Secretary-General : Mr Augustine Omare-Okurut
Programme Officer/ Sciences : Mr. Peter Olowo
Assistant Secretary General : Ms Rosie Agoi
Programme Officer /Culture : Dan Kaweesi
Senior Information Scientist : Okello David
Uganda National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 4962
Kampala
Uganda
Phone : (256) 414 25 97 13
Fax : (256) 414 25 84 05
E-mail : admin@unesco-uganda.ug; aomare@unesco-uganda.ug (SG); ragoi@unesco-uganda.ug
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco-uganda.ug
Year established : September 1963
Ukraine
Chairperson : Mr Serguiy Kyslytsya
Vice President : Mr Volodymyr Yatsenkivskyi
Secretary-General : Ms Roksolana Ivanchenko
National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1, Mykhailivska Square
UA - 01018 Kyiv
Ukraine
Phone : (380.44) 238 16 91;
(380.44) 238 15 37
Fax : (380.44) 238 18 36
E-mail : uoon@mfa.gov.ua; unesco@mfa.gov.ua; oleksandr.demianiuk@mfa.gov.ua; anton.barabulia@mfa.gov.ua
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://unesco.org.ua/
Year established : July 1956
United Arab Emirates
President : H.E. Mr Hussein bin Ibrahim Al Hamaadi
Acting Secretary-General : Mme Amal Al Koos
United Arab Emirates National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
P.O. Box 295
Abudhabi
United Arab Emirates
Phone : (971.4)263 80 94 / (971.2) 408 97 02 (Pt);
(971.2)408 98 60 (Mr. Naoufel Boussafa);
(971.2) 408 98 58 (Mr. Masr S. Al Ameri);
(971.2) 408 98 59 (Mr Khalid M. Sayyad, Secretary);
(971.2) 408 99 99 (Operator, MoE)
Fax : (971.4)263 80 26 (Pt)
(971.2) 408 99 09 (Mr. Masr S. Al Ameri);
E-mail : uaenc.4unesco@moe.gov.ae; Masrs.alameri@moe.gov.ae; khalidm.sayyah@moe.gov.ae; naoufel.boussafa@moe.gov.ae
Year established : 1964
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chairperson : Mr Tim Williams
Vice Chairperson : Mr Gary Brace
Vice Chairperson : Dr Beth Taylor
Head of the Secretariat/Secretary-General : Mr James Bridge
Finance and Office Manager : Ms Andrea Blick
United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO
Address : c/o United Nations Association-UK
3 Whitehall Court
London SW1A 2 EL
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Phone : (44) (0) 20 7766 3491
E-mail : uknatcom@unesco.org.uk; jbridge@unesco.org.uk (Secretary-General); ablick@unesco.org.uk (Ms Andrea Blick)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.unesco.org.uk
Year established : 1946
United Republic of Tanzania
Chairperson : Professor Eliphas Bisanda
Acting Secretary General : Dr Moshi Kimizi
UNESCO National Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania
Address : UNESCO National Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania
P.O. Box 20384
Dar-es-Salaam
United Republic of Tanzania
Phone : (+255.22) 21 26 598 (Office);
(+255) 0712575295 (mobile);
Fax : (255.22) 21 34 292;
(255.22) 21 12 533
E-mail : moshikimizi@yahoo.co.uk; ericksq@yahoo.co.uk; joelsamuel@yahoo.com; musarochec@yahoo.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.natcom.go.tz
Year established : 1962, by a Cabinet Order Number 337
United States of America
Executive Director : Ms Allison Wright
U.S. National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Department of State
2121 Virginia Avenue
Suite 6200
Washington DC 20037
United States of America
Phone : (1.202) 663 0026
Fax : (1.202) 663 0035
E-mail : DCUNESCO@state.gov; wrightas@state.gov (SG)
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/
Year established : 1946, (re-established on) October 20, 2004 (U.S.C. 287o et seq. and Federal Advisory Committee Act
Uruguay
Presidente : Sra. Edith Moraes
Secretario General : Sr Nicolás PONS
Comisión Nacional del Uruguay para la UNESCO
Address : Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
Reconquista 535 - piso 5
11000 MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
Phone : (598) 2915-6352/29161016
E-mail : unesco@mec.gub.uy
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.comisionunesco.mec.gub.uy
Year established : 11 March 1975
Uzbekistan
Chairman : Mr (Prof.) Bakhodir KHODIYEV
Secretary-General : Mr Alisher Ikramov
National Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for UNESCO
Address :
Phone : (998.71) 267 05 42; (998.71) 267 05 61
Fax : (998.71) 267 05 38
E-mail : unesco@natcom.albatros.uz
Year established : 29 December 1994
Vanuatu
Chair : Hon. Jean Pierre Nirua
Secretary-General : Mr. Jesse Dick Joe
UNESCO Officer : Mr Hilaire Sese
Vanuatu National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Education
PMB 0928
Port Vila
Vanuatu
Phone : (678) 22 309
Fax : +678 24 569 or 24 849
E-mail : jpnirua@vanuatu.gov.vu (Chair), jjoe@vanuatu.gov.vu (SG)
Year established : August 1999
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Secretary-General : Lic. Yaneth Arocha
Comisión Nacional Venezolana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Address : Av. Universidad, Esquina San Francisco, Edificio Centro Mercantil Piso 4. 1010Caracas, Venezuela
Phone : +58 212-4816569
+58 212-4849756
Fax : +58 212-4849841
E-mail : natcom.venezuela1@gmail.com
National Commissions Web site on unesco.org : http://www.cncu.gob.ve
Year established : 17 August 1948
Viet Nam
President : H.E.Mr Le Hoai Trung
Secretary-General : H.E.Mr Pham Sanh Chau
Deputy Secretary-General : Mr Nguyen Manh Thang
Viet Nam National Commission for UNESCO
Address : 8 Khuc Hao Street
Ba Dinh
Ha Noi
Viet Nam
Phone : (84.4) 3 799 36 04
E-mail : unescovn@mofa.gov.vn
Year established : 15 June 1977
Yemen
chairperson : Mr Abdellatif Al-Hakimi
Secretary-General : Dr. Ahmed Ali Hasan Al-Maamari
Yemeni National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 12642
Sana'a
Yemen
Phone : (967-1) 214-612 ;
(967-1) 214- 615
Fax : (967-1) 214-613
E-mail : mamarih@yahoo.com (SG)
Year established : 1971
Zambia
Chairman : Hon. Dr. John. J. N. Phiri
Secretary-General : Dr Charles Ndakala
Zambia National Commission for UNESCO
Address : P.O. Box 50619
Lusaka
Zambia
Phone : (260.211) 254 340
(260-1) 250558
(260-79) 524035
(260-955) 859522 (SG)
Fax : (260.211) 254 340;
(260.211) 254 342;
(260.211) 254 138
E-mail : natcomzambia@gmail.com; hmmilumbe@gmail.com; ndakalac@yahoo.com (SG)
Year established : August 1966 by an Act of Parliament
Zimbabwe
Chairperson : Professor Jonathan Moyo
Secretary General : Ms M. J. Chirapa
Deputy Chairperson : Dr Washington T. Mbizvo
Zimbabwe National Commission for UNESCO
Address : Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education
P. Bag CY 7732
Causeway
Harare
Zimbabwe
Phone : +263-4-732 726 (Chairperson)
+263-4-737 407/702435 (SG)
+263 -0712-876 593 (SG mobile)
Fax : (263 4) 702435/797447
E-mail : zimnatcom@gmail.com (SG)
Year established : 3 March 1987 by Presidential Decree
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