Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council
The Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council of IPDC is composed of a Chairman, three Vice-Chairpersons, a Rapporteur and three other members.
The members of the Bureau who are representatives of Member States of UNESCO shall preferably be specialists in the fields covered by the IPDC. They are elected by the Council and stay in office until a new Bureau has been elected.
The Bureau discharges duties as the Council may lay upon it. It assumes full responsibility for project selection, approval and allocation of funds from the Special Account, and plans the organization of work of the Council session.
Meetings of the Bureau are convened each year.
- 2016 IPDC Bureau Meeting:
60th IPDC Bureau meeting, 17-18 March 2016 - 2015 IPDC Bureau Meeting:
59th IPDC Bureau meeting, 26-27 March 2015
Composition of the Bureau (elected at the 29th Session of the IPDC Council)
Chairperson:
Ms. Albana Shala (The Netherlands)
Biography
Rapporteur:
Ghana - Ms Diana Heymann-Adu
Biography
Vice-Chairpersons:
Algeria - Mr Ahmed Benzelikha
Bangladesh - Mr Martuza Ahmed
Peru - Mr Victor Altamirano
Members:
Poland - Mr Krzysztof Wojciechowski
Denmark - Mr Mogens Bjerregard
Niger - Mr Abdoulaye Mamoudou