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Afghanistan


Afghan National Commission for UNESCO

Président honoraire

Dr Assadullah Hanif Balkhi

July 2015

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mr Mohammad Shakir Habibyar

May 2016



Albania


Commission nationale albanaise pour l' UNESCO

President

Ms Lindita Nikolla

September 2013

Minister of Education
Secretary General

Ms Amanda Vrana

July 2016



Algeria


Commission nationale algérienne pour l'éducation, la science et la culture

Présidente

S.Exc. Madame Nouria BENGHABRIT

May 2014

Deputy Minister of Education
Secrétaire général

Mr Mourad Mahmoudi

August 2015



Andorra


Comissió Nacional Andorrana per a la UNESCO

Présidente

Mme. Elisenda Vives

April 2012

Secrétaire général

M. Jean-Michel Armengol

April 1998



Angola


Commission nationale angolaise pour l'UNESCO

Président

M. M’pinda Simao*

October 2010

Minister of Education
Secrétaire permanent

M. Manuel Teodoro Quarta

October 1991



Anguilla


Ministry of Finance, Economic Development Investment Commerce and Tourism

Antigua and Barbuda


Antigua and Barbuda National Commission for UNESCO

Chaiperson

The Hon. Michael Browne

June 2014

Secretary-General

Dr. Reginald Murphy

August 2008



Argentina


Comisión Nacional Argentina de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Presidente

Lic. Esteban José Bullrich

December 2015

Minister of Education
Secretaria General

Sr Francisco Mingues

December 2015



Armenia


Armenian National Commission for UNESCO

President

Mr. Edward Nalbandyan *

April 2008

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Secretary-General

Mr Vahram Kazhoyan

July 2010



Aruba


Aruba National Commission for UNESCO

Secretary-General

Ms Zahira Zaandam

January 2015



Australia


Australian National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Ms Annmaree O’Keeffe AM

July 2013

Secretary General

Mr Adam Illman

September 2015



Austria


Austrian Commission for UNESCO

President

Dr. Eva Nowotny

January 2009

Secretary-General

Ms Gabriele Eschig

March 2000



Azerbaijan


National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO

Chairperson

M. Elmar Mammadyarov*

December 2000

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Secretary-General

Ms Gulnara Aghalarova

February 2016



Bahamas


Bahamas National Commission for UNESCO

Secretary-General

Dr. Leon Higgs

February 2013



Bahrain


Bahrain National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Dr Majed Ali Al Noaimi *

November 2002

Minister of Education
Secretary General

Mrs Lubna Selaibeekh

December 2014



Bangladesh


Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman

Mr Nurul Islam Nahid

October 2014

MP, Minister,Minister of Education
Secretary General

Mr. Md Sohorab Hossain

December 2015



Barbados


Barbados National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Ms Allisandra Cummins

June 1998

Representative of Barbados on the Executive Board of UNESCO
Deputy Chairperson

Mr. Laurie King

 

Secretary General

Ms Juliette Griffith

June 2011



Belarus


Commission of the Republic of Belarus for UNESCO

President

Mr Vladimir Makei*

August 2013

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Secretary-General

Mr Yury Ambrazevich

August 2013

Director-General for Multilateral Diplomacy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs


Belgium


Commissions belges pour l'UNESCO

Président de la Commission flamande pour l’UNESCO

Prof. Marc Vervenne

June 2010

Président de la Commission belge francophone et germanophone pour l’UNESCO

M. Philippe Busquin

May 2008

Secrétaire général de la Commission belge francophone et germanophone pour l’UNESCO

M. Marien Faure

May 2008

Secretary-General of the Flemish Commission for UNESCO

Mr Tijs D’Hoest

October 2012



Belize


Belize National Commission for UNESCO

President

Hon. Patrick Faber *

January 2009

Minister of Education
Vice-President

Hon. Pablo Marin

January 2009

Secretary-General

Dr. Rudolph Anthony Jr.

January 2013



Benin


Commission nationale béninoise pour l'UNESCO (CNBU)

Ministre des Enseignements Maternel et Primaire

Monsieur Salimane KARIMOU

April 2016

Secrétaire générale

M N’dah Marcel OYA

April 2013



Bhutan


Bhutan National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Norbu Wangchuk

April 2016

Minister of Education


Mr Karma Yeshey

July 2016



Bolivia (Plurinational State of)


Comisión Nacional Boliviana para la UNESCO

Presidente

Lic. Roberto Ivan Aguilar Gomez *

November 2008

Minister of Education
Secretario Permanente

Lic. Ronald Jesús BARRANCOS TORREZ

June 2009



Bosnia and Herzegovina


National Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina for UNESCO

President

Mr Adil Osmanovic*

January 2016

Secretary General

Ms Biljana Camur Veselinovic

January 2016



Botswana


Botswana National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Kgosi-Kgoglo Puso Gaborone

June 2016

Secretary General

Mr Oteng Basimolodi Mokowe

December 2014

Permanent Secretary

Dr. Theophilus Mooko

June 2016



Brazil


Division of Cultural and Multilateral Agreements (DAMC)

British Virgin Islands


British Virgin Islands National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman

Hon. Myron Walwyn *

December 2011

Minister of Education and Culture
Secretary-General

Dr Allison Flax-Archer

January 2009



Brunei Darussalam


Brunei Darussalam National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Hon. Mr Abu Bakar Apong*

October 2012

Secretary-General

Dr Junaidi Abd Rahman

October 2012



Bulgaria


Commission nationale de la République de Bulgarie pour l'UNESCO

President

Mr Rumen Alexandrov*

November 2015

Vice-Chairperson

Mr Dimitar Philipov

January 2015

Secretary-General

Mrs Maria Donska

October 2014



Burkina Faso


Commission nationale burkinabé pour l'UNESCO

President

M. Filiga Michel SAWADOGO

August 2014

Secrétaire général

Monsieur Sanmalmé Aristide DABIRE

August 2014



Burundi


Commission nationale du Burundi pour l'UNESCO

Présidente

Dr. Janvière NDIRAHISHA

August 2015

Ministre de l'Education, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique
Secrétaire permanent

M Salvator Nyabenda

April 2012



Cambodia


Commission nationale du Cambodge pour l'UNESCO

Président

H.E. Mr. Sok An *

 

Vice-Présidente

Mme Sun Saphoeurn

 

Secrétaire générale

Mme Tan Theany

June 1999



Cameroon


Commission nationale du Cameroun pour l'UNESCO

Présidente

Mme Adjidja Youssouf *

May 2009

Ministre de l'Education de base
Secrétaire général

M. Sally MAIRIGA

 



Canada


Canadian Commission for UNESCO

President

Dr Christina Cameron

June 2014

Professor in the School of Architecture
Vice-President

Ms Danika Billie Littlechild

August 2014

Secretary-General

Sébastien Goupil

August 2016



Cape Verde


Commission nationale cap-verdienne pour l'UNESCO

Président

M. António Leão Correia E Silva

March 2011

Secrétaire permanente

Mme Maria da Gloria Rendall Ribeiro Serrano Santos

January 2009



Central African Republic


Commission nationale centrafricaine pour l'UNESCO

Président

Professeur Bernard SIMITI

October 2015

Secrétaire générale

Mme Georgette Florence KOYT-DEBALLE

June 2014



Chad


Commission nationale tchadienne pour l'UNESCO

Président

M Ahmat Khazali ACYL*

November 2013

Ministre des Enseignements secondaires et des formations professionnelles
Secrétaire général

M. Abdelkérim Adoum Bahar

May 2007



Chile


Comisión Nacional Chilena de Cooperación con la UNESCO

President

Sra. Adriana DEL PIANO PUELMA

June 2015

Secretaria Ejecutiva

Sra. Elizabeth Rubio Farias

May 2014



China


National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO

Chairman

Mr HAO Ping

June 2009

Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Education; Representative of China on the Executive Board of UNESCO
Secretary-General

Mr DU Yue

September 2011



Colombia


Comisión Colombiana de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Presidente

Sra. Da. María Ángela HOLGUÍN CUELLAR *

August 2010

Secretario Ejecutivo

Dr. Luis Armando Soto Boutin

October 2011

Director de Asuntos Culturales del Ministerio de Relationes Exteriores


Comoros


Commission nationale des Comores pour l'UNESCO

Président

Monsieur ATTOUMANI Ali

October 2015

Secrétaire général

M SAID ABDOU Abdou Ahamada

April 2013



Congo


Commission nationale congolaise pour l'UNESCO

Président

M. Bruno Jean Richard Itoua

April 2016

Secrétaire général

M. Gabriel Bokoumaka

January 2008



Cook Islands


Cook Islands National Commission for UNESCO

Chair

Mr Henry Tuakeu Puna

October 2015

Secretary General

Mrs Gail Townsend

October 2015



Costa Rica


Comisión Costarricense de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Presidente of the Executive Committee

Dra Rocío Solís Gamboa

January 2015

Présidente

Excma. Sra. Da. Sonia Marta Mora Escalante

May 2014

Secrétaire général a.i

Sr. José Rafael Alvarado Cortés

January 2015



Côte d'Ivoire


Commission nationale ivoirienne pour l'UNESCO

Présidente

Mme Kandia Camara*

January 2012

Minister of Education
Secrétaire général

M. Lou Mathieu Bamba

January 2006



Croatia


Croatian Commission for UNESCO

President

Mr Radoslav Tomić

March 2015

Deputy President

Kresimir Nemec

December 2004

Secretary-General

Mrs Rut Carek

July 2004



Cuba


Comisión Nacional Cubana para la UNESCO

President a.i

Ms Alicia Gonzalez

October 2015

Secretaria Permanente

Sra. Alicia Gonzalez Gutiérrez

June 2010



Curaçao


Curaçao National Commission

Chairperson

Ms Irene Dick*

December 2013

Minister of Education
Secretary General

Ms Marva Browne

February 2012



Cyprus


Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO

President

Mrs Loukia Hadjigavriel

March 2006

Secrtery-General

Mr. Pavlos Paraskevas

November 2009



Czech Republic


Czech Commission for UNESCO (Ceska Komise pro UNESCO)

President

Mr Petr Gazdík

February 2013

Secretary-General

Mr Karel Komárek

August 2013



Democratic People's Republic of Korea


National Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for UNESCO

Secretary-General

Mr Chang Min KIM

May 2015

Director--General, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs


Democratic Republic of the Congo


Commission nationale de la République démocratique du Congo pour l'UNESCO

Président

M. Maker MWANGU FAMBA *

October 2008

Secrétaire permanent

M. Liema Ibongo-Botie Lazare

February 2012



Denmark


The Danish National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Ms. Linda Nielsen

July 2007

Secretary-General

Mr Jens Dalsgaard

February 2014



Djibouti


Commission nationale de Djibouti pour l'UNESCO

Président

Dr DJAMA ELMI OKIE*

October 2013

Minister of Education
Vice-Président

M. Rifiki A. Bamakhrama

 

Secrétaire général

M AROUN OMAR Aden

June 2013



Dominica


Dominica National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Hon. Peter Saint-Jean *

January 2010

Secretary-General

Ms Sonia Williams

January 2010



Dominican Republic


Comisión Nacional Dominicana para la UNESCO

Presidente

Sr. José Antonio Rodríguez*

November 2012

Minister of Culture
Secretary-General

Ms María Mercedes BRITO-FELIZ

May 2014



Ecuador


Comisión Nacional Ecuatoriana de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Presidente

Economista Andrés Arauz

September 2015

Secrétaire générale

Sra Amparo Miranda

September 2015



Egypt


Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO

President

Professor Dr Ashraf Mohamed AL-SHEEHY

September 2015

Secretary-General

Dr Mohamed Hossam Eldin EL MALLAHY

February 2016



El Salvador


Comisión Nacional Salvadoreña de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Presidente

Ingeniero Carlos Mauricio Canjura Linares

June 2014

Secretario Ejecutivo

Lic. Francisco Humberto Castaneda

October 2014

Deputy Minister of Education


Equatorial Guinea


National Commission for UNESCO of Equatorial Guinea

Président

M. Jesus Engonga Ndong

May 2015

Secretario general

Monsieur Santiago Bivini Mangue

 



Eritrea


Eritrea National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Semere Russom *

May 2007

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mrs Mehret Iyob

July 1997



Estonia


Estonian National Commission for UNESCO (UNESCO Eesti Rahvuslik Komisjon)

Chairperson

Dr Kristin Kuutma

February 2008

Secretary-General

Ms Kerli Gutman

January 2012



Ethiopia


Ethiopian National Office for UNESCO

President

Mr Demeke Mekonnen *

October 2010

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mr. Mebratu Berhan Berhe

May 2008



Faroes


Faroese National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Sigurd i Jakupsstovu

May 2012

Secretary-General

Mr Martin Naes

May 2012



Fiji


Fiji National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Hon. Dr. Mahendra Reddy*

September 2014

Minister of Education, Heritage and Arts
Acting Secretary-General

Mr Amani T. Cirikisuva

January 2010



Finland


Finnish National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Ms Jutta Urpilainen

January 2015

Vice-Chairperson

Ms Johanna Maula

March 2011

Director of The International Cultural Centre Caisa
Secretary-General

Ms Zabrina Holmström

September 1995

Counsellor and Deputy Director for International Relations of the Ministry of Education and Culture.


France


Commission nationale française pour l'UNESCO

Président

M. Daniel JANICOT

December 2014

Conseiller d’État honoraire
Vice-présidente

Mme Mercedes Erra

December 2014

Secrétaire général

M. David Fajolles

December 2014



Gabon


Commission nationale gabonaise pour l'UNESCO

Président

S.Exc. M. Florentin MOUSSAVOU

September 2015



Gambia


Gambia National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Hon. (Mrs) Fatou L. Faye *

September 2004

Minister of Basic and Secondary Education


Dr Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof

November 2008

Senior Research Scientist of The Medical Research Council
Secretary-General

Mr Momodou Sanneh

August 2014



Georgia


Georgian National Commission for UNESCO

President

Mr Mikheil Janelidze*

December 2015

Vice-President

Ms. Khatuna ToTladze

September 2015

Secretary-General

Ms Ketevan Kandelaki

May 2006



Germany


German Commission for UNESCO

President

Mrs Dr. Verena Metze-Mangold

November 2014

Vice-President

Prof. Dr. Christoph Wulf

November 2014

Secretary-General

Mr Roland Bernecker

December 2004



Ghana


Ghana National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang*

April 2013

Minister of Education
Chief Director and Vice Chairperson

Mr Enoch H. Cobbinah

April 2013

Secretary-General

Mr Riche-Mike Wellington

December 2014



Greece


Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO

President

Ms Maria Ekaterini Papachristopoulou-Tzitzikosta

October 2004

Vice Chairperson

Mrs Theano Demesticha

October 2004



Grenada


Grenada National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Hon. Anthony Boatswain*

June 2013

Minister of Education
Acting Secretary-General

Ms Kisha Gellineau

June 2015



Guatemala


Comisión Nacional Guatemalteca de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Presidente

Excmo. Sr. D. Oscar Hugo LÓPEZ RIVAS

January 2016

Secretaria General

Sra. Sara Peralta de Rodríguez

April 2016



Guinea


Commission nationale guinéenne pour l'UNESCO

Président

M Abdoulaye Yéro BALDE*

January 2016

Ministre de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique
Secrétaire général

M Ibrahima Solo CONDE

September 2011



Guinea-Bissau


Commission nationale pour l'UNESCO de la République de Guinée-Bissau

Président

S.Exc. M. Aristides Ocanti da Silva *

January 2009

Ministre de l'Education nationale, de la Culture et de la Science
Vice-Président

M. Antonio Oscar Barbosa

January 2009

Secrétaire exécutif

M. Policarpo Marcos LOPES

July 2010



Guyana


Guyana National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman

Dr Rupert Roopnaraine

May 2015

Secretary-General

Ms Inge Nathoo

January 2008



Haiti


Commission nationale haïtienne de coopération avec l'UNESCO

Président

M. Jean Beauvois DORSONNE

March 2016

Secrétaire général

M. Jean Coulanges

April 2004



Honduras


Comisión Hondureña de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Chairperson

Dr Marlon Oniel Escoto*

February 2014

Minister of Education
Secretaria Permanente

Sra. Hilda Muñoz Tábora

May 2010



Hungary


Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO

President

Dr Miklós Réthelyi

June 2012

Secretary-General

Dr Gábor Soós

April 2016



Iceland


Icelandic National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Gunnar Haraldsson

January 2015

Secretary-General

Ms Áslaug Dóra Eyjólfsdóttir

May 2012

counsellor


India


Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO

Minister of Human Resource Development

H.E. Shri Prakash Javadekar

July 2016

Secretary-General

Mr Vinay Sheel Oberoi

August 2015



Indonesia


Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Prof. Dr. Muhadjir Effendy

July 2016

Minister of Education and Culture
Executive Chairman

Prof. Dr. H. Arief Rachman

February 2002



Iran, Islamic Republic of


Iranian National Commission for UNESCO

President

Mr Mohammad Farhadi

February 2015

Minister of Superior Education
Secretary-General

Dr Sadollah Nasiri Gheydari

May 2016

Vice Minister for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of the Iranian Ministy of Science, Research and Technology


Iraq


Iraqi National Commission for UNESCO

Président

S. Exc. Dr Mohamed Iqbal Omar MAHMOUD

September 2014

Secretary-General

Mr Hasanain Fadhil Abaas Mualla

April 2008



Ireland


Irish National Commission for UNESCO

Co-ordinator of National Commission

Ms Roseann Gilligan

April 2016



Israel


Israel National Commission for UNESCO

President

Mr Naftali Bennett

May 2015

Secretary-General

Dr Dalit Atrakchi

March 2013



Italy


Commission nationale italienne pour l'UNESCO

President

Mr Franco Bernabè

April 2016

Secretary-General

Ambassador Lucio Alberto Savoia

September 2009



Jamaica


Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

H. E. Ms. Olivia “Babsy” Grange

March 2016

Secretary-General

Everton Hannam

October 2004



Japan


Japanese National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Yuichiro Anzai

December 2013

Secretary General

Mr MORIMOTO Koichi

June 2016



Jordan


Jordan National Commission for Education, Culture and Science

Chairperson

Prof Mohammad M.Thneibat*

October 2013

Minister of Education
Secretary General

Dr Ziad Kareem Al-Nsour

October 2015



Kazakhstan


Kazakhstan National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Arystanbek Mukhamediuly*

May 2014

Minister of Culture
Secretary-General

Ms Assel Utegenova

October 2008



Kenya


Kenya National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi*

April 2013

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
Secretary-General

Ms Evangeline Njoka

August 2012



Kiribati


Kiribati National Commission for UNESCO

Chair

Hon. Mr. Alexander Teabo

May 2016

Secretary-General

Mrs Kaaro Neeti

May 2016



Kuwait


Kuwait National Commission for UNESCO

Président

M. Bader Al-Essa

November 2014

Secretary-General

Dr Ahmad ALENEZI

December 2015



Kyrgyzstan


National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO

President

Mr Daniyar Narymbaev

June 2013

Secretary General

Ms Elnura Korchueva

January 2011



Lao People's Democratic Republic


Commission nationale lao pour l'UNESCO

Président

Mr Phankham Viphavanhn *

March 2010

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mr. Somboun Masouvanh

March 2012



Latvia


Latvian National Commission for UNESCO

President

Ms Dace Melbārde*

October 2013

Minister of Culture
Vice President

Mr Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis

October 2013

Minister of Education
Vice President

H.E.Mr. Edgars Rinkēvičs

October 2011

Minister for Foreign Affairs
Secretary-General

Ms. Dagnija Baltina

August 2008

Representative of Latvia on the Executive Board of UNESCO


Lebanon


Commission nationale libanaise pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO)

Président

Mr. Henri Awit

March 2008

Secrétaire générale

Dr Zahida DARWICHE JABBOUR

December 2011



Lesotho


Lesotho National Commission for UNESCO

Presidente

Mme Makabelo Mosothoane

June 2012

Vice-President

Ms Ntsebe Kokome

July 2005

Secretary-General

Ms Palesa Montsi

March 2012



Liberia


Liberian National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr George Werner

August 2015

Secretary-General

Mr Sam E. Hare, Jr

February 2014



Libya


Libyan National Commission for Education, Science and Culture

Président

Mr Marei Ahmed ALTAYER

February 2015

Secretary-General

Mr Marei Ahmed ALTAYER

October 2015



Lithuania


Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Romas Pakalnis

February 2009

Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Institute of Botany, and member of Collegiums of the Ministry of Environment
Secretary-General

Ms Asta Junevičiené

August 2015



Luxembourg


Commission nationale du Luxembourg pour la coopération avec l'UNESCO

Présidente

Madame Simone BECK

September 2015

Secrétaire général

Madame Catherine DECKER

September 2015



Madagascar


Commission nationale malgache pour l'UNESCO (CNM/UNESCO)

Président

Mr Paul Andrianiaina RABARY

December 2014

Secrétaire générale

Mme RABOANARY Hanta Nirina

June 2014



Malawi


Malawi National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mrs Lonely Magareta

December 2014

Executive Secretary

Mr Francis R. Mkandawire

March 2002



Malaysia


Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman

Hon Dato'Seri Mahdzir bin Khalid

April 2015

Minister of Education
Vice Chairperson

Tan Sri Dr. Madinah Mohamad

October 2013

Secretary-General

Mr Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman

December 2014



Maldives


Maldives National Commission for UNESCO

Chairpserson

Dr Asim Ahmed *

February 2012

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Ms Sameera Ali

May 2013



Mali


Commission nationale malienne pour l'UNESCO

Présidente

Mrs Pr Assétou Founé SAMAKE MIGAN

July 2016

Ministre de l'Education Supérieure
Secrétaire générale

Madame SANGARE Coumba TOURE

January 2015



Malta


Maltese National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Prof. Henry Frendo

February 2012

Executive Secretary

Mr Philip Cassar

October 2014



Marshall Islands


Marshall Islands National Commission for UNESCO

Chair

Hon. Wilbur Heine

May 2016

Deputy Minister of Education
Secretary General

Ms Evelyn Konou

May 2016



Mauritania


Commission nationale mauritanienne pour l'éducation, la culture et les sciences

Présidente

Mme Vatma Vall Mint Soueina

November 2014

Secrétaire général

M Ismail Ould CHOUAIB

March 2014



Mauritius


Mauritius National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman

The Hon. Dr. Mrs Leela Devi DOOKUN-LUCHOOMUN

March 2016

Minister of Education


Mexico


Comision Mexicana de Cooperacion con la UNESCO - CONALMEX

Presidente

Maestro Aurelio Nuño Mayer

October 2015

Secretario General

Doctor Benito Mirón López

October 2015



Micronesia (Federated States of)


National Commission for UNESCO of the Federated States of Micronesia

Chairman

Mr Wayne Mendiola

January 2014

Secretary General

Mr Augustine Kohler

January 2014



Monaco


Commission nationale monégasque pour l'UNESCO

Présidente

Mme Geneviève Vatrican

May 2012

Vice-Président

Mgr. Bernard Barsi

November 2006

Secrétaire général

M. Jean-Charles Curau

 



Mongolia


Commission nationale de la Mongolie pour l'UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Lundeg PUREVSUREN

December 2014

Minister for Foreign Affairs
Secretary-General

Mr Gundegmaa Jargalsaikhan

August 2011



Montenegro


Commission nationale du Monténégro pour l'UNESCO

Président

M. Branislav Micunovic *

May 2008

Minister of Culture
Secretary-General

Ms Marija Raznatovic

May 2008



Morocco


Commission nationale marocaine pour l'éducation, la culture et les sciences

Vice-président

M Lahcen DAOUDI

October 2013

Ministre de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche Scientifique et de la Formation des Cadres
Président

M Salaheddine MEZOUAR*

October 2013

Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération
Secrétaire général

M. Abdeljalil Lahjomri

November 2015



Mozambique


Mozambique National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Augusto Jone Luís

January 2014

Minister of Education
Secretary General

Ms Élia dos Anjos Vaz Bila

February 2014



Myanmar


Myanmar National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Dr. Daw Khin San Yee*

February 2014

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Ms Lwin Lwin Soe

April 2011

Director of the National Centre of English Language and Myanmar-India Centre of English Language Teaching


Namibia


Namibia National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Hon. Dr David Namwandi

May 2013

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mr Roderick April

July 2016



Nauru


Nauru National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Honourable Charmaine Scotty, M.P.

September 2014

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mrs Jerielyn Teleni

February 2011



Nepal


Nepal National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson of Nepal National Commission for UNESCO

Hon. Dhaniram Paudel

August 2016

Minister of Education
Vice Chairperson of Nepal National Commission for UNESCO

Hon. Dhanmaya B.K. (Khanal)

August 2016

State Minister for Education
Secretary General of Nepal National Commission for UNESCO

Dr. Dilliram Rimal

August 2016

Acting Secretary, Ministry of Education


Netherlands


Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Ms Andrée van Es

October 2014

Secretary-General

Ms Marielies Schelhaas

August 2015



New Zealand


New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Ian McKinnon

April 2014

Secretary-General (Acting)

Ms Vicki Soanes

January 2016



Nicaragua


Comisión Nacional Nicaraguense de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Presidente

Sra. Da Miriam Raudez

February 2011

Minister of Education
Permanent Secretary

Señor Miguel De Castilla Urbina

July 2014



Niger


Commission nationale nigérienne pour l'UNESCO et l'ISESCO

Présidente

Madame Ali Mariama ELHADJ IBRAHIM*

December 2013

Minister of Education
Secrétaire exécutif

Monsieur Namata ISSA

October 2010



Nigeria


Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO

President

H. E. Mr Mallam Adamu Adamu

November 2015

Secretary-General

Mrs Magdalene Anene-Maidoh

September 2009



Niue


Niue National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Hon. Pokota Ikiua Lalotoa Sipeli *

February 2012

Minister of Education
Interim Secretary General

Ms Birtha Togahai

January 2014



Norway


Norwegian National Commission for UNESCO

President

Ms. Tora Aasland

January 2013

County Governor of Rogaland
Vice President

Professor Peter Haugan

January 2013

Vice President

Ms Laila Susanne Vars

January 2013

Secretary-General

Ms Tanja Kristine Hegge

September 2012



Oman


Oman National Commission for Education, Culture and Science

Chairperson

Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed bin Nasser AL SHAIBANIYA

February 2011

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mr Mohammed Saleem Al Yaqoubi

September 2012



Pakistan


Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman

October 2014

Minister of State for Education
Secretary-General

Mr Hafiz Sher Ali

September 2015



Palau


National Commission of the Republic of Palau for UNESCO

Chairperson

Hon. Baklai Temengil

October 2013

Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs
Secretary-General

Mr Andrew Tabelual

December 2014

Director, Bureau of Education Administration, Ministry of Education of Palau


Palestine


Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science

President

Mr Yahya Yakhlaf

August 2006

Secretary-General

Mr Murad SUDANI

July 2014



Panama


Comisión Panameña de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Presidenta

Excma. Sra. Da. Marcela Paredes de Vásquez

July 2014

Secretaria General

Licenciada Liza R. Pinzón M.

July 2015



Papua New Guinea


Papua New Guinea National Commission for UNESCO

Chaiperson

Mr Nick Kuman*

February 2014

Minister of Education


Paraguay


Comisión Nacional Paraguaya de Cooperación con la UNESCO

President

Sr Enrique Riera Escudero

May 2016

Minister of Education
Secrétaire général

Sr. Tomás Aníbal Zapattini

June 2016



Peru


Comisión Nacional Peruana de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Presidente

Sr. Jaime Saavedra Chanduví

October 2013

Minister of Education
Secretaria General

Sra Carmen Beltrán Vargas

July 2014



Philippines


UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines

Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Chairperson of UNACOM

Perfecto R. Yasay Jr

August 2016

Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Executive Director , Officer-in-Charge of UNACOM

Lindsay A. Barrientos

August 2016



Poland


Commission nationale polonaise pour l'UNESCO

President

Prof. Jacek Purchla

July 2015

Secretary-General

M. Slawomir Ratajski

March 2007



Portugal


Commission nationale portugaise pour l'UNESCO

President

H.E. Amb. Ana Martinho

March 2013

Secretary-General

Ms Rita Brasil de Brito

May 2013



Qatar


Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science

President

Mr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi*

January 2014

Minister of Education
Secretary General

Dr. Hamda Hassan Al-Sulaiti

June 2014



Republic of Korea


Korean National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr LEE Joon Sik

January 2016

Secretary-General

Mr Dong-seok MIN

October 2012



Republic of Moldova


Commission nationale de la République de Moldova pour l'UNESCO

President

Ms Monica Babuc

May 2013

Minister of Culture
Secretary-General

Prof. Constantin Rusnac

October 1993



Romania


Commission nationale de Roumanie pour l'UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Mircea Dumitru*

July 2016

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mr Ani MATEI

April 2011



Russian Federation


Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO

President

Mr Sergei Lavrov*

April 2004

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vice-Chairperson

Mr Vladimir E. Fortov

 2004

Secretary-General

Mr Grigory Ordzhonikidze

 2003



Rwanda


Commission nationale rwandaise pour l'UNESCO (CNRU)

President

Dr Fidèle Ndahayo

September 2011

Vice President

Dr Marie-Christine Gasingirwa

September 2011

Secrétaire permanent

M. Eliphaz Bahizi

January 2000



Saint Kitts and Nevis


Saint Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Hon. Shawn Richards

April 2015

Secretary-General

Mr Antonio Maynard

January 2004



Saint Lucia


Saint Lucia National Commission for UNESCO

President

The Honorable Dr Gale Rigobert

June 2016

Secretary-General

Ms Marcia Symphorien

November 2009



Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

The Honourable St. Clair Prince

January 2016

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Ms Janeil Henry

December 2009



Samoa


Samoa National Commission for UNESCO

Chair

Hon. Loau Solamalemalo Keneti Sio

May 2016

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mrs Karoline Afamasaga-Fuatai

May 2016

Chief Executive Officer


San Marino


Commission nationale de Saint-Marin pour l'UNESCO

President

Ms Sara Mancini

August 2015

Secretary-General

Ms Silvia Marchetti

August 2015



Sao Tome and Principe


Commission nationale de Sao Tomé-et-Principe pour l'UNESCO

Président

S. Exc. M. Olinto da Silva e Sousa DAIO *

September 2010

Minister of Education
Secrétaire générale

Mme Sonia Almeida de Ceita Carvalho

March 2015



Saudi Arabia


Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science

Chairman

Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Issa

January 2016

Secretary-General

Mr Ghormallah Al-Ghamdi

December 2012



Senegal


Commission nationale du Sénégal pour l'UNESCO

Président

M Serigne Mbaye THIAM*

October 2012

Minister of Education
Secrétaire général

M. Aliou LY

September 2010



Serbia


Commission of the Republic of Serbia for UNESCO

President

Prof. Dr Mr Goran MILASINOVIC

April 2015

Secretary-General

Mrs Jasmina Stankovic Tatarac

April 2015



Seychelles


Seychelles National Commission for UNESCO

President

Ms Macsuzy Mondon *

June 2010

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mrs HOAREAU Marie-Reine Louise

July 2007

Advisor for International Relations of the Ministry of Education


Sierra Leone


Sierra Leone National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

H.E. Dr. Minkailu Bah *

October 2007

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mr B.I.S. Konneh

January 1993



Singapore


Singapore National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Ms Grace Fu

October 2015

Secretary-General

Mrs Rosa Daniel

April 2014

Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth


Sint Maarten


Sint Maarten National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Ms Silveria Jacobs

December 2015

Secretary-General

Ms Marcellia Henry

September 2012



Slovakia


Slovak Commission for UNESCO

President

Prof. Mr. Ľudovít Molnár

 

Secretary-General

Ms Edita Filadelfiova

February 2016



Slovenia


Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO

President

Prof. Dr. Radovan Stanislav Pejovnik

May 2011

Secretary-General

Ms Marjutka Hafner

November 2006



Solomon Islands


Solomon Islands National Commission for UNESCO

Chair

Hon. Mr. John Moffat Fugui

May 2016

Secretary-General

Dr Franco Rodie

May 2016



Somalia


Somali National Commission for UNESCO

President

Dr Khadar Bashir Ali

January 2015



South Africa


South African National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Yousaf Gabru

October 2013

Deputy Chairperson (acting Chairperson)

Prof. S. Makhanya

April 2009

Secretary-General

Mr Carlton Mukwevho

March 2013



Spain


Comisión Nacional Española de Cooperación con la UNESCO

President

Sr. D. Luís Ramallo Massanet

December 

Secretario General

Sr. Federico Palomera Güez

January 2015



Sri Lanka


Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman

Hon Akila Viraj Kariyawasam*

January 2015

Minister of Education
Vice-Chairman

Mr Upali Marasinghe

January 2015

Secretary-General

Ms Dhammika Wijayasinghe

June 2013



Sudan


Sudanese National Commission for Education, Science and Culture

Chairperson

Mrs. Souaad Abdelrazig Mohammed Saeed

December 2014

Secretary-General

Mr Abdulgadir Muhammad Hassan Noureddin

November 2013



Suriname


Suriname National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Robert Peneux

August 2015

Permanent Secretary Education

Ms Natasia Bennanon

August 2015

Secretary-General

Ms Anuradha Kamtasing

August 2015



Swaziland


Swaziland National Commission for UNESCO

President

Hon Dr. Phineas L. Magagula

December 2014

Chairperson, Principal Secretary

Mr Patrick Muir

September 2008

Secretary-General

Mrs Hazel Zungu

January 2009



Sweden


Swedish National Commission for UNESCO (Svenska Unescorådet )

Chairperson

Mrs Inger Davidson

January 2011

Vice-Chairperson

Mr Thomas Kjellqvist

January 2011

Secretary-General

Mr Mats Djurberg

June 2010



Switzerland


Commission suisse pour l'UNESCO

Président

M Jean-Bernard Münch

January 2012

Secrétaire général

M Nicolas Mathieu

January 2012



Syrian Arab Republic


Commission nationale syrienne pour l'UNESCO

Président

M. Hazwan al-Waz*

December 2012

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Dr Nidal Hassan

November 2007



Tajikistan


Tajikistan National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Shamsiddin Orumbekzoda

September 2014

Minister of Culture
Secretary General

Mr Sarvar Bakhti

September 2014



Thailand


Thailand National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Admiral Narong Pipatanasai

August 2014

Minister of Education
Vice Chairperson

Mrs Suthasri Wongsaman

November 2012

Secretary-General

Mr Kamon Siriban

October 2014

Deputy Permanent Secretary for Education


The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia


National Commission for UNESCO of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

President

Ms Elizabeta Kancheska-Milevska *

September 2008

Minister of Culture
Secretary-General

Ms Lidija Topuzovska

April 2001



Timor-Leste


Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr. Bendito dos Santos Freitas*

March 2014

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Ms Angelita Sarmento

March 2014



Togo


Commission nationale togolaise pour l'UNESCO

Président

M. Octave Nicoué BROOHM*

January 2013

Ministre de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche
Secrétaire général

Monsieur Koffi Michel AGBOH

May 2015



Tokelau


Tokelau National Commission for UNESCO

Chair

Hon. Mrs Saili Patea

October 2015

Secretary General

Mr Seiuli Aleta

October 2015

Office of the Council for the Ongoing Government


Tonga


Tonga National Commission for UNESCO

President

Hon. Samuela 'Akilisi Pohiva

May 2016

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Mrs Lucy Moala-Mafi

October 2003



Trinidad and Tobago


Trinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO

President

Mr Anthony Garcia

October 2015

Secretary-General

Ms Susan Shurland

January 2006



Tunisia


Commission nationale tunisienne pour l'éducation, la science et la culture

President

M Naji Jalloul

February 2015



Turkey


Turkish National Commission for UNESCO

President

Prof. Dr. M. Öcal Oğuz

September 2011

Vice President

Ambassador Mr. Hüsnü Gürcan Türkoğlu

May 2014

Vice President

Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Akif Kireçci

May 2014

Secretary-General

Ms Sema Dinçer

December 2012



Turkmenistan


Turkmen National Commission for UNESCO

President

Mr Sapardurdy Toylyev

December 2011

Secretary-General

Mr Poladov Kouvandyk

February 1997



Tuvalu


Tuvalu National Commission for UNESCO

Chair

Hon. Mr. Fauoa Maani

May 2016

Secretary-General

Ms Katalina Taloka

May 2010



Uganda


Uganda National Commission for UNESCO

Chairpserson

Hon Jessica Alupo Epel

July 2011

Minister for Education and Sport
Secretary-General

Mr Augustine Omare-Okurut

May 2004



Ukraine


National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Serguiy Kyslytsya

January 2015

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vice President

Mr Volodymyr Yatsenkivskyi

June 2011

Secretary-General

Ms Roksolana Ivanchenko

June 2011



United Arab Emirates


United Arab Emirates National Commission for UNESCO

President

H.E. Mr Hussein bin Ibrahim Al Hamaadi

March 2015

Acting Secretary-General

Mme Amal Al Koos

January 2015



United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Mr Tim Williams

December 2013

Vice Chairperson

Mr Gary Brace

December 2013

Vice Chairperson

Dr Beth Taylor

December 2013

Head of the Secretariat/Secretary-General

Mr James Bridge

October 2011



United Republic of Tanzania


UNESCO National Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania

Chairperson

Professor Eliphas Bisanda

January 2016

Acting Secretary General

Dr Moshi Kimizi

December 2014



United States of America


U.S. National Commission for UNESCO

Executive Director

Ms Allison Wright

April 2013



Uruguay


Comisión Nacional del Uruguay para la UNESCO

Presidente

Sra. Edith Moraes

November 2015

Secretario General

Sr Nicolás PONS

March 2015



Uzbekistan


National Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for UNESCO

Chairman

Mr (Prof.) Bakhodir KHODIYEV

July 2015

Vice-Prime Minister
Secretary-General

Mr Alisher Ikramov

December 1994

Representative of Uzbekistan on the Executive Board of UNESCO


Vanuatu


Vanuatu National Commission for UNESCO

Chair

Hon. Jean Pierre Nirua

May 2016

Secretary-General

Mr. Jesse Dick Joe

May 2016



Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)


Comisión Nacional Venezolana de Cooperación con la UNESCO

Secretary-General

Lic. Yaneth Arocha

January 2016



Viet Nam


Viet Nam National Commission for UNESCO

President

H.E.Mr Le Hoai Trung

November 2014

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Secretary-General

H.E.Mr Pham Sanh Chau

January 2015



Yemen


Yemeni National Commission for UNESCO

chairperson

Mr Abdellatif Al-Hakimi

November 2014

Secretary-General

Dr. Ahmed Ali Hasan Al-Maamari

December 2009



Zambia


Zambia National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman

Hon. Dr. John. J. N. Phiri

April 2016

Minister of Education
Secretary-General

Dr Charles Ndakala

May 2015



Zimbabwe


Zimbabwe National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson

Professor Jonathan Moyo

July 2015

Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technologies
Secretary General

Ms M. J. Chirapa

August 2015