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Afghanistan
Afghan National Commission for UNESCO
| Président honoraire
Dr Assadullah Hanif Balkhi
July 2015
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Mr Mohammad Shakir Habibyar
May 2016
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Albania
Commission nationale albanaise pour l' UNESCO
| President
Ms Lindita Nikolla
September 2013
Minister of Education
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| Secretary General
Ms Amanda Vrana
July 2016
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Algeria
Commission nationale algérienne pour l'éducation, la science et la culture
| Présidente
S.Exc. Madame Nouria BENGHABRIT
May 2014
Deputy Minister of Education
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| Secrétaire général
Mr Mourad Mahmoudi
August 2015
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Andorra
Comissió Nacional Andorrana per a la UNESCO
| Présidente
Mme. Elisenda Vives
April 2012
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| Secrétaire général
M. Jean-Michel Armengol
April 1998
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Angola
Commission nationale angolaise pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M. M’pinda Simao*
October 2010
Minister of Education
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| Secrétaire permanent
M. Manuel Teodoro Quarta
October 1991
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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
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| Secretary-General
Dr. Reginald Murphy
August 2008
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Argentina
Comisión Nacional Argentina de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Presidente
Lic. Esteban José Bullrich
December 2015
Minister of Education
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| Secretaria General
Sr Francisco Mingues
December 2015
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Armenia
Armenian National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Mr. Edward Nalbandyan *
April 2008
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| Secretary-General
Mr Vahram Kazhoyan
July 2010
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Aruba
Aruba National Commission for UNESCO
| Secretary-General
Ms Zahira Zaandam
January 2015
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Australia
Australian National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Ms Annmaree O’Keeffe AM
July 2013
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| Secretary General
Mr Adam Illman
September 2015
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Austria
Austrian Commission for UNESCO
| President
Dr. Eva Nowotny
January 2009
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| Secretary-General
Ms Gabriele Eschig
March 2000
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Azerbaijan
National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO
| Chairperson
M. Elmar Mammadyarov*
December 2000
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| Secretary-General
Ms Gulnara Aghalarova
February 2016
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Bahamas
Bahamas National Commission for UNESCO
| Secretary-General
Dr. Leon Higgs
February 2013
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Bahrain
Bahrain National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Dr Majed Ali Al Noaimi *
November 2002
Minister of Education
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| Secretary General
Mrs Lubna Selaibeekh
December 2014
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairman
Mr Nurul Islam Nahid
October 2014
MP, Minister,Minister of Education
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| Secretary General
Mr. Md Sohorab Hossain
December 2015
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Barbados
Barbados National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Ms Allisandra Cummins
June 1998
Representative of Barbados on the Executive Board of UNESCO
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| Deputy Chairperson
Mr. Laurie King
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| Secretary General
Ms Juliette Griffith
June 2011
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Belarus
Commission of the Republic of Belarus for UNESCO
| President
Mr Vladimir Makei*
August 2013
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| Secretary-General
Mr Yury Ambrazevich
August 2013
Director-General for Multilateral Diplomacy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Belgium
Commissions belges pour l'UNESCO
| Président de la Commission flamande pour l’UNESCO
Prof. Marc Vervenne
June 2010
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| Président de la Commission belge francophone et germanophone pour l’UNESCO
M. Philippe Busquin
May 2008
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| Secrétaire général de la Commission belge francophone et germanophone pour l’UNESCO
M. Marien Faure
May 2008
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| Secretary-General of the Flemish Commission for UNESCO
Mr Tijs D’Hoest
October 2012
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Belize
Belize National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Hon. Patrick Faber *
January 2009
Minister of Education
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| Vice-President
Hon. Pablo Marin
January 2009
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| Secretary-General
Dr. Rudolph Anthony Jr.
January 2013
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Benin
Commission nationale béninoise pour l'UNESCO (CNBU)
| Ministre des Enseignements Maternel et Primaire
Monsieur Salimane KARIMOU
April 2016
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| Secrétaire générale
M N’dah Marcel OYA
April 2013
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Bhutan
Bhutan National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Norbu Wangchuk
April 2016
Minister of Education
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Comisión Nacional Boliviana para la UNESCO
| Presidente
Lic. Roberto Ivan Aguilar Gomez *
November 2008
Minister of Education
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| Secretario Permanente
Lic. Ronald Jesús BARRANCOS TORREZ
June 2009
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina for UNESCO
| President
Mr Adil Osmanovic*
January 2016
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| Secretary General
Ms Biljana Camur Veselinovic
January 2016
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Botswana
Botswana National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Kgosi-Kgoglo Puso Gaborone
June 2016
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| Secretary General
Mr Oteng Basimolodi Mokowe
December 2014
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| Permanent Secretary
Dr. Theophilus Mooko
June 2016
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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
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| Secretary-General
Dr Allison Flax-Archer
January 2009
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Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Hon. Mr Abu Bakar Apong*
October 2012
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| Secretary-General
Dr Junaidi Abd Rahman
October 2012
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Bulgaria
Commission nationale de la République de Bulgarie pour l'UNESCO
| President
Mr Rumen Alexandrov*
November 2015
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| Vice-Chairperson
Mr Dimitar Philipov
January 2015
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Maria Donska
October 2014
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Burkina Faso
Commission nationale burkinabé pour l'UNESCO
| President
M. Filiga Michel SAWADOGO
August 2014
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| Secrétaire général
Monsieur Sanmalmé Aristide DABIRE
August 2014
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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
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| Secrétaire permanent
M Salvator Nyabenda
April 2012
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Cambodia
Commission nationale du Cambodge pour l'UNESCO
| Président
H.E. Mr. Sok An *
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| Vice-Présidente
Mme Sun Saphoeurn
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| Secrétaire générale
Mme Tan Theany
June 1999
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Cameroon
Commission nationale du Cameroun pour l'UNESCO
| Présidente
Mme Adjidja Youssouf *
May 2009
Ministre de l'Education de base
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| Secrétaire général
M. Sally MAIRIGA
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Canada
Canadian Commission for UNESCO
| President
Dr Christina Cameron
June 2014
Professor in the School of Architecture
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| Vice-President
Ms Danika Billie Littlechild
August 2014
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| Secretary-General
Sébastien Goupil
August 2016
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Cape Verde
Commission nationale cap-verdienne pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M. António Leão Correia E Silva
March 2011
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| Secrétaire permanente
Mme Maria da Gloria Rendall Ribeiro Serrano Santos
January 2009
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Central African Republic
Commission nationale centrafricaine pour l'UNESCO
| Président
Professeur Bernard SIMITI
October 2015
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| Secrétaire générale
Mme Georgette Florence KOYT-DEBALLE
June 2014
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Chad
Commission nationale tchadienne pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M Ahmat Khazali ACYL*
November 2013
Ministre des Enseignements secondaires et des formations professionnelles
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| Secrétaire général
M. Abdelkérim Adoum Bahar
May 2007
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Chile
Comisión Nacional Chilena de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| President
Sra. Adriana DEL PIANO PUELMA
June 2015
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| Secretaria Ejecutiva
Sra. Elizabeth Rubio Farias
May 2014
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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
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| Secretary-General
Mr DU Yue
September 2011
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Colombia
Comisión Colombiana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Presidente
Sra. Da. María Ángela HOLGUÍN CUELLAR *
August 2010
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| Secretario Ejecutivo
Dr. Luis Armando Soto Boutin
October 2011
Director de Asuntos Culturales del Ministerio de Relationes Exteriores
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Comoros
Commission nationale des Comores pour l'UNESCO
| Président
Monsieur ATTOUMANI Ali
October 2015
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| Secrétaire général
M SAID ABDOU Abdou Ahamada
April 2013
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Congo
Commission nationale congolaise pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M. Bruno Jean Richard Itoua
April 2016
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| Secrétaire général
M. Gabriel Bokoumaka
January 2008
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Cook Islands
Cook Islands National Commission for UNESCO
| Chair
Mr Henry Tuakeu Puna
October 2015
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| Secretary General
Mrs Gail Townsend
October 2015
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Costa Rica
Comisión Costarricense de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Presidente of the Executive Committee
Dra Rocío Solís Gamboa
January 2015
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| Présidente
Excma. Sra. Da. Sonia Marta Mora Escalante
May 2014
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| Secrétaire général a.i
Sr. José Rafael Alvarado Cortés
January 2015
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Côte d'Ivoire
Commission nationale ivoirienne pour l'UNESCO
| Présidente
Mme Kandia Camara*
January 2012
Minister of Education
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| Secrétaire général
M. Lou Mathieu Bamba
January 2006
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Croatia
Croatian Commission for UNESCO
| President
Mr Radoslav Tomić
March 2015
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| Deputy President
Kresimir Nemec
December 2004
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Rut Carek
July 2004
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Cuba
Comisión Nacional Cubana para la UNESCO
| President a.i
Ms Alicia Gonzalez
October 2015
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| Secretaria Permanente
Sra. Alicia Gonzalez Gutiérrez
June 2010
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Curaçao
Curaçao National Commission
| Chairperson
Ms Irene Dick*
December 2013
Minister of Education
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| Secretary General
Ms Marva Browne
February 2012
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Cyprus
Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Mrs Loukia Hadjigavriel
March 2006
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| Secrtery-General
Mr. Pavlos Paraskevas
November 2009
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Czech Republic
Czech Commission for UNESCO (Ceska Komise pro UNESCO)
| President
Mr Petr Gazdík
February 2013
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| Secretary-General
Mr Karel Komárek
August 2013
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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
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Commission nationale de la République démocratique du Congo pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M. Maker MWANGU FAMBA *
October 2008
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| Secrétaire permanent
M. Liema Ibongo-Botie Lazare
February 2012
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Denmark
The Danish National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Ms. Linda Nielsen
July 2007
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| Secretary-General
Mr Jens Dalsgaard
February 2014
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Djibouti
Commission nationale de Djibouti pour l'UNESCO
| Président
Dr DJAMA ELMI OKIE*
October 2013
Minister of Education
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| Vice-Président
M. Rifiki A. Bamakhrama
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| Secrétaire général
M AROUN OMAR Aden
June 2013
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Dominica
Dominica National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Hon. Peter Saint-Jean *
January 2010
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| Secretary-General
Ms Sonia Williams
January 2010
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Dominican Republic
Comisión Nacional Dominicana para la UNESCO
| Presidente
Sr. José Antonio Rodríguez*
November 2012
Minister of Culture
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| Secretary-General
Ms María Mercedes BRITO-FELIZ
May 2014
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Ecuador
Comisión Nacional Ecuatoriana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Presidente
Economista Andrés Arauz
September 2015
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| Secrétaire générale
Sra Amparo Miranda
September 2015
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Egypt
Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Professor Dr Ashraf Mohamed AL-SHEEHY
September 2015
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| Secretary-General
Dr Mohamed Hossam Eldin EL MALLAHY
February 2016
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El Salvador
Comisión Nacional Salvadoreña de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Presidente
Ingeniero Carlos Mauricio Canjura Linares
June 2014
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| Secretario Ejecutivo
Lic. Francisco Humberto Castaneda
October 2014
Deputy Minister of Education
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Equatorial Guinea
National Commission for UNESCO of Equatorial Guinea
| Président
M. Jesus Engonga Ndong
May 2015
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| Secretario general
Monsieur Santiago Bivini Mangue
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Eritrea
Eritrea National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Semere Russom *
May 2007
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Mehret Iyob
July 1997
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Estonia
Estonian National Commission for UNESCO (UNESCO Eesti Rahvuslik Komisjon)
| Chairperson
Dr Kristin Kuutma
February 2008
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| Secretary-General
Ms Kerli Gutman
January 2012
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian National Office for UNESCO
| President
Mr Demeke Mekonnen *
October 2010
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Mr. Mebratu Berhan Berhe
May 2008
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Faroes
Faroese National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Sigurd i Jakupsstovu
May 2012
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| Secretary-General
Mr Martin Naes
May 2012
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Fiji
Fiji National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Hon. Dr. Mahendra Reddy*
September 2014
Minister of Education, Heritage and Arts
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| Acting Secretary-General
Mr Amani T. Cirikisuva
January 2010
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Finland
Finnish National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Ms Jutta Urpilainen
January 2015
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| Vice-Chairperson
Ms Johanna Maula
March 2011
Director of The International Cultural Centre Caisa
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| Secretary-General
Ms Zabrina Holmström
September 1995
Counsellor and Deputy Director for International Relations of the Ministry of Education and Culture.
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France
Commission nationale française pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M. Daniel JANICOT
December 2014
Conseiller d’État honoraire
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| Vice-présidente
Mme Mercedes Erra
December 2014
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| Secrétaire général
M. David Fajolles
December 2014
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Gabon
Commission nationale gabonaise pour l'UNESCO
| Président
S.Exc. M. Florentin MOUSSAVOU
September 2015
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Gambia
Gambia National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Hon. (Mrs) Fatou L. Faye *
September 2004
Minister of Basic and Secondary Education
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Dr Fatoumatta Sisay-Joof
November 2008
Senior Research Scientist of The Medical Research Council
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| Secretary-General
Mr Momodou Sanneh
August 2014
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Georgia
Georgian National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Mr Mikheil Janelidze*
December 2015
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| Vice-President
Ms. Khatuna ToTladze
September 2015
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| Secretary-General
Ms Ketevan Kandelaki
May 2006
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Germany
German Commission for UNESCO
| President
Mrs Dr. Verena Metze-Mangold
November 2014
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| Vice-President
Prof. Dr. Christoph Wulf
November 2014
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| Secretary-General
Mr Roland Bernecker
December 2004
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Ghana
Ghana National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang*
April 2013
Minister of Education
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| Chief Director and Vice Chairperson
Mr Enoch H. Cobbinah
April 2013
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| Secretary-General
Mr Riche-Mike Wellington
December 2014
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Greece
Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Ms Maria Ekaterini Papachristopoulou-Tzitzikosta
October 2004
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| Vice Chairperson
Mrs Theano Demesticha
October 2004
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Grenada
Grenada National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Hon. Anthony Boatswain*
June 2013
Minister of Education
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| Acting Secretary-General
Ms Kisha Gellineau
June 2015
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Guatemala
Comisión Nacional Guatemalteca de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Presidente
Excmo. Sr. D. Oscar Hugo LÓPEZ RIVAS
January 2016
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| Secretaria General
Sra. Sara Peralta de Rodríguez
April 2016
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Guinea
Commission nationale guinéenne pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M Abdoulaye Yéro BALDE*
January 2016
Ministre de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique
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| Secrétaire général
M Ibrahima Solo CONDE
September 2011
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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
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| Vice-Président
M. Antonio Oscar Barbosa
January 2009
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| Secrétaire exécutif
M. Policarpo Marcos LOPES
July 2010
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Guyana
Guyana National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairman
Dr Rupert Roopnaraine
May 2015
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| Secretary-General
Ms Inge Nathoo
January 2008
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Haiti
Commission nationale haïtienne de coopération avec l'UNESCO
| Président
M. Jean Beauvois DORSONNE
March 2016
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| Secrétaire général
M. Jean Coulanges
April 2004
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Honduras
Comisión Hondureña de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Chairperson
Dr Marlon Oniel Escoto*
February 2014
Minister of Education
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| Secretaria Permanente
Sra. Hilda Muñoz Tábora
May 2010
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Hungary
Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Dr Miklós Réthelyi
June 2012
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| Secretary-General
Dr Gábor Soós
April 2016
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Iceland
Icelandic National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Gunnar Haraldsson
January 2015
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| Secretary-General
Ms Áslaug Dóra Eyjólfsdóttir
May 2012
counsellor
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India
Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO
| Minister of Human Resource Development
H.E. Shri Prakash Javadekar
July 2016
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| Secretary-General
Mr Vinay Sheel Oberoi
August 2015
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Indonesia
Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Prof. Dr. Muhadjir Effendy
July 2016
Minister of Education and Culture
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| Executive Chairman
Prof. Dr. H. Arief Rachman
February 2002
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Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iranian National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Mr Mohammad Farhadi
February 2015
Minister of Superior Education
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| Secretary-General
Dr Sadollah Nasiri Gheydari
May 2016
Vice Minister for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of the Iranian Ministy of Science, Research and Technology
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Iraq
Iraqi National Commission for UNESCO
| Président
S. Exc. Dr Mohamed Iqbal Omar MAHMOUD
September 2014
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| Secretary-General
Mr Hasanain Fadhil Abaas Mualla
April 2008
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Ireland
Irish National Commission for UNESCO
| Co-ordinator of National Commission
Ms Roseann Gilligan
April 2016
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Israel
Israel National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Mr Naftali Bennett
May 2015
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| Secretary-General
Dr Dalit Atrakchi
March 2013
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Italy
Commission nationale italienne pour l'UNESCO
| President
Mr Franco Bernabè
April 2016
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| Secretary-General
Ambassador Lucio Alberto Savoia
September 2009
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Jamaica
Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
H. E. Ms. Olivia “Babsy” Grange
March 2016
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| Secretary-General
Everton Hannam
October 2004
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Japan
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Yuichiro Anzai
December 2013
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| Secretary General
Mr MORIMOTO Koichi
June 2016
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Jordan
Jordan National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
| Chairperson
Prof Mohammad M.Thneibat*
October 2013
Minister of Education
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| Secretary General
Dr Ziad Kareem Al-Nsour
October 2015
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Arystanbek Mukhamediuly*
May 2014
Minister of Culture
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| Secretary-General
Ms Assel Utegenova
October 2008
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Kenya
Kenya National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi*
April 2013
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
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| Secretary-General
Ms Evangeline Njoka
August 2012
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Kiribati
Kiribati National Commission for UNESCO
| Chair
Hon. Mr. Alexander Teabo
May 2016
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Kaaro Neeti
May 2016
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Kuwait
Kuwait National Commission for UNESCO
| Président
M. Bader Al-Essa
November 2014
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| Secretary-General
Dr Ahmad ALENEZI
December 2015
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Kyrgyzstan
National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO
| President
Mr Daniyar Narymbaev
June 2013
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| Secretary General
Ms Elnura Korchueva
January 2011
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
Commission nationale lao pour l'UNESCO
| Président
Mr Phankham Viphavanhn *
March 2010
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Mr. Somboun Masouvanh
March 2012
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Latvia
Latvian National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Ms Dace Melbārde*
October 2013
Minister of Culture
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| Vice President
Mr Vjačeslavs Dombrovskis
October 2013
Minister of Education
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| Vice President
H.E.Mr. Edgars Rinkēvičs
October 2011
Minister for Foreign Affairs
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| Secretary-General
Ms. Dagnija Baltina
August 2008
Representative of Latvia on the Executive Board of UNESCO
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Lebanon
Commission nationale libanaise pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO)
| Président
Mr. Henri Awit
March 2008
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| Secrétaire générale
Dr Zahida DARWICHE JABBOUR
December 2011
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Lesotho
Lesotho National Commission for UNESCO
| Presidente
Mme Makabelo Mosothoane
June 2012
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| Vice-President
Ms Ntsebe Kokome
July 2005
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| Secretary-General
Ms Palesa Montsi
March 2012
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Liberia
Liberian National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr George Werner
August 2015
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| Secretary-General
Mr Sam E. Hare, Jr
February 2014
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Libya
Libyan National Commission for Education, Science and Culture
| Président
Mr Marei Ahmed ALTAYER
February 2015
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| Secretary-General
Mr Marei Ahmed ALTAYER
October 2015
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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
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| Secretary-General
Ms Asta Junevičiené
August 2015
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Luxembourg
Commission nationale du Luxembourg pour la coopération avec l'UNESCO
| Présidente
Madame Simone BECK
September 2015
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| Secrétaire général
Madame Catherine DECKER
September 2015
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Madagascar
Commission nationale malgache pour l'UNESCO (CNM/UNESCO)
| Président
Mr Paul Andrianiaina RABARY
December 2014
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| Secrétaire générale
Mme RABOANARY Hanta Nirina
June 2014
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Malawi
Malawi National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mrs Lonely Magareta
December 2014
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| Executive Secretary
Mr Francis R. Mkandawire
March 2002
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Malaysia
Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairman
Hon Dato'Seri Mahdzir bin Khalid
April 2015
Minister of Education
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| Vice Chairperson
Tan Sri Dr. Madinah Mohamad
October 2013
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| Secretary-General
Mr Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman
December 2014
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Maldives
Maldives National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairpserson
Dr Asim Ahmed *
February 2012
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Ms Sameera Ali
May 2013
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Mali
Commission nationale malienne pour l'UNESCO
| Présidente
Mrs Pr Assétou Founé SAMAKE MIGAN
July 2016
Ministre de l'Education Supérieure
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| Secrétaire générale
Madame SANGARE Coumba TOURE
January 2015
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Malta
Maltese National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Prof. Henry Frendo
February 2012
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| Executive Secretary
Mr Philip Cassar
October 2014
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Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands National Commission for UNESCO
| Chair
Hon. Wilbur Heine
May 2016
Deputy Minister of Education
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| Secretary General
Ms Evelyn Konou
May 2016
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Mauritania
Commission nationale mauritanienne pour l'éducation, la culture et les sciences
| Présidente
Mme Vatma Vall Mint Soueina
November 2014
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| Secrétaire général
M Ismail Ould CHOUAIB
March 2014
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Mauritius
Mauritius National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairman
The Hon. Dr. Mrs Leela Devi DOOKUN-LUCHOOMUN
March 2016
Minister of Education
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Mexico
Comision Mexicana de Cooperacion con la UNESCO - CONALMEX
| Presidente
Maestro Aurelio Nuño Mayer
October 2015
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| Secretario General
Doctor Benito Mirón López
October 2015
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Micronesia (Federated States of)
National Commission for UNESCO of the Federated States of Micronesia
| Chairman
Mr Wayne Mendiola
January 2014
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| Secretary General
Mr Augustine Kohler
January 2014
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Monaco
Commission nationale monégasque pour l'UNESCO
| Présidente
Mme Geneviève Vatrican
May 2012
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| Vice-Président
Mgr. Bernard Barsi
November 2006
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| Secrétaire général
M. Jean-Charles Curau
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Mongolia
Commission nationale de la Mongolie pour l'UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Lundeg PUREVSUREN
December 2014
Minister for Foreign Affairs
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| Secretary-General
Mr Gundegmaa Jargalsaikhan
August 2011
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Montenegro
Commission nationale du Monténégro pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M. Branislav Micunovic *
May 2008
Minister of Culture
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| Secretary-General
Ms Marija Raznatovic
May 2008
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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
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| Président
M Salaheddine MEZOUAR*
October 2013
Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de la Coopération
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| Secrétaire général
M. Abdeljalil Lahjomri
November 2015
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Mozambique
Mozambique National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Augusto Jone Luís
January 2014
Minister of Education
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| Secretary General
Ms Élia dos Anjos Vaz Bila
February 2014
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Myanmar
Myanmar National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Dr. Daw Khin San Yee*
February 2014
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Ms Lwin Lwin Soe
April 2011
Director of the National Centre of English Language and Myanmar-India Centre of English Language Teaching
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Namibia
Namibia National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Hon. Dr David Namwandi
May 2013
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Mr Roderick April
July 2016
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Nauru
Nauru National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Honourable Charmaine Scotty, M.P.
September 2014
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Jerielyn Teleni
February 2011
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Nepal
Nepal National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson of Nepal National Commission for UNESCO
Hon. Dhaniram Paudel
August 2016
Minister of Education
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| Vice Chairperson of Nepal National Commission for UNESCO
Hon. Dhanmaya B.K. (Khanal)
August 2016
State Minister for Education
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| Secretary General of Nepal National Commission for UNESCO
Dr. Dilliram Rimal
August 2016
Acting Secretary, Ministry of Education
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Netherlands
Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Ms Andrée van Es
October 2014
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| Secretary-General
Ms Marielies Schelhaas
August 2015
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New Zealand
New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Ian McKinnon
April 2014
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| Secretary-General (Acting)
Ms Vicki Soanes
January 2016
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Nicaragua
Comisión Nacional Nicaraguense de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Presidente
Sra. Da Miriam Raudez
February 2011
Minister of Education
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| Permanent Secretary
Señor Miguel De Castilla Urbina
July 2014
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Niger
Commission nationale nigérienne pour l'UNESCO et l'ISESCO
| Présidente
Madame Ali Mariama ELHADJ IBRAHIM*
December 2013
Minister of Education
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| Secrétaire exécutif
Monsieur Namata ISSA
October 2010
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Nigeria
Nigerian National Commission for UNESCO
| President
H. E. Mr Mallam Adamu Adamu
November 2015
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Magdalene Anene-Maidoh
September 2009
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Niue
Niue National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Hon. Pokota Ikiua Lalotoa Sipeli *
February 2012
Minister of Education
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| Interim Secretary General
Ms Birtha Togahai
January 2014
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Norway
Norwegian National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Ms. Tora Aasland
January 2013
County Governor of Rogaland
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| Vice President
Professor Peter Haugan
January 2013
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| Vice President
Ms Laila Susanne Vars
January 2013
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| Secretary-General
Ms Tanja Kristine Hegge
September 2012
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Oman
Oman National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
| Chairperson
Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed bin Nasser AL SHAIBANIYA
February 2011
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Mr Mohammed Saleem Al Yaqoubi
September 2012
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Pakistan
Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman
October 2014
Minister of State for Education
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| Secretary-General
Mr Hafiz Sher Ali
September 2015
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Palau
National Commission of the Republic of Palau for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Hon. Baklai Temengil
October 2013
Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs
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| Secretary-General
Mr Andrew Tabelual
December 2014
Director, Bureau of Education Administration, Ministry of Education of Palau
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Palestine
Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
| President
Mr Yahya Yakhlaf
August 2006
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| Secretary-General
Mr Murad SUDANI
July 2014
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Panama
Comisión Panameña de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Presidenta
Excma. Sra. Da. Marcela Paredes de Vásquez
July 2014
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| Secretaria General
Licenciada Liza R. Pinzón M.
July 2015
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea National Commission for UNESCO
| Chaiperson
Mr Nick Kuman*
February 2014
Minister of Education
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Paraguay
Comisión Nacional Paraguaya de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| President
Sr Enrique Riera Escudero
May 2016
Minister of Education
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| Secrétaire général
Sr. Tomás Aníbal Zapattini
June 2016
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Peru
Comisión Nacional Peruana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Presidente
Sr. Jaime Saavedra Chanduví
October 2013
Minister of Education
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| Secretaria General
Sra Carmen Beltrán Vargas
July 2014
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Philippines
UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Chairperson of UNACOM
Perfecto R. Yasay Jr
August 2016
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
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| Deputy Executive Director , Officer-in-Charge of UNACOM
Lindsay A. Barrientos
August 2016
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Poland
Commission nationale polonaise pour l'UNESCO
| President
Prof. Jacek Purchla
July 2015
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| Secretary-General
M. Slawomir Ratajski
March 2007
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Portugal
Commission nationale portugaise pour l'UNESCO
| President
H.E. Amb. Ana Martinho
March 2013
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| Secretary-General
Ms Rita Brasil de Brito
May 2013
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Qatar
Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
| President
Mr Mohammed Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi*
January 2014
Minister of Education
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| Secretary General
Dr. Hamda Hassan Al-Sulaiti
June 2014
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Republic of Korea
Korean National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr LEE Joon Sik
January 2016
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| Secretary-General
Mr Dong-seok MIN
October 2012
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Republic of Moldova
Commission nationale de la République de Moldova pour l'UNESCO
| President
Ms Monica Babuc
May 2013
Minister of Culture
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| Secretary-General
Prof. Constantin Rusnac
October 1993
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Romania
Commission nationale de Roumanie pour l'UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Mircea Dumitru*
July 2016
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Mr Ani MATEI
April 2011
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Russian Federation
Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO
| President
Mr Sergei Lavrov*
April 2004
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| Vice-Chairperson
Mr Vladimir E. Fortov
2004
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| Secretary-General
Mr Grigory Ordzhonikidze
2003
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Rwanda
Commission nationale rwandaise pour l'UNESCO (CNRU)
| President
Dr Fidèle Ndahayo
September 2011
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| Vice President
Dr Marie-Christine Gasingirwa
September 2011
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| Secrétaire permanent
M. Eliphaz Bahizi
January 2000
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Hon. Shawn Richards
April 2015
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| Secretary-General
Mr Antonio Maynard
January 2004
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Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia National Commission for UNESCO
| President
The Honorable Dr Gale Rigobert
June 2016
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Marcia Symphorien
November 2009
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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
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| Secretary-General
Ms Janeil Henry
December 2009
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Samoa
Samoa National Commission for UNESCO
| Chair
Hon. Loau Solamalemalo Keneti Sio
May 2016
Minister of Education
|
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Karoline Afamasaga-Fuatai
May 2016
Chief Executive Officer
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San Marino
Commission nationale de Saint-Marin pour l'UNESCO
| President
Ms Sara Mancini
August 2015
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Silvia Marchetti
August 2015
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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
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| Secrétaire générale
Mme Sonia Almeida de Ceita Carvalho
March 2015
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
| Chairman
Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Issa
January 2016
|
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| Secretary-General
Mr Ghormallah Al-Ghamdi
December 2012
|
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Senegal
Commission nationale du Sénégal pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M Serigne Mbaye THIAM*
October 2012
Minister of Education
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| Secrétaire général
M. Aliou LY
September 2010
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Serbia
Commission of the Republic of Serbia for UNESCO
| President
Prof. Dr Mr Goran MILASINOVIC
April 2015
|
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Jasmina Stankovic Tatarac
April 2015
|
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Seychelles
Seychelles National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Ms Macsuzy Mondon *
June 2010
Minister of Education
|
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| Secretary-General
Mrs HOAREAU Marie-Reine Louise
July 2007
Advisor for International Relations of the Ministry of Education
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Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
H.E. Dr. Minkailu Bah *
October 2007
Minister of Education
|
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| Secretary-General
Mr B.I.S. Konneh
January 1993
|
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Singapore
Singapore National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Ms Grace Fu
October 2015
|
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Rosa Daniel
April 2014
Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
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Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Ms Silveria Jacobs
December 2015
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Marcellia Henry
September 2012
|
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Slovakia
Slovak Commission for UNESCO
| President
Prof. Mr. Ľudovít Molnár
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Edita Filadelfiova
February 2016
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Slovenia
Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Prof. Dr. Radovan Stanislav Pejovnik
May 2011
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Marjutka Hafner
November 2006
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Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands National Commission for UNESCO
| Chair
Hon. Mr. John Moffat Fugui
May 2016
|
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| Secretary-General
Dr Franco Rodie
May 2016
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Somalia
Somali National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Dr Khadar Bashir Ali
January 2015
|
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South Africa
South African National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Yousaf Gabru
October 2013
|
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| Deputy Chairperson (acting Chairperson)
Prof. S. Makhanya
April 2009
|
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| Secretary-General
Mr Carlton Mukwevho
March 2013
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Spain
Comisión Nacional Española de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| President
Sr. D. Luís Ramallo Massanet
December
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| Secretario General
Sr. Federico Palomera Güez
January 2015
|
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairman
Hon Akila Viraj Kariyawasam*
January 2015
Minister of Education
|
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| Vice-Chairman
Mr Upali Marasinghe
January 2015
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Dhammika Wijayasinghe
June 2013
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Sudan
Sudanese National Commission for Education, Science and Culture
| Chairperson
Mrs. Souaad Abdelrazig Mohammed Saeed
December 2014
|
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| Secretary-General
Mr Abdulgadir Muhammad Hassan Noureddin
November 2013
|
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Suriname
Suriname National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Robert Peneux
August 2015
|
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| Permanent Secretary Education
Ms Natasia Bennanon
August 2015
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Anuradha Kamtasing
August 2015
|
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Swaziland
Swaziland National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Hon Dr. Phineas L. Magagula
December 2014
|
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| Chairperson, Principal Secretary
Mr Patrick Muir
September 2008
|
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Hazel Zungu
January 2009
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Sweden
Swedish National Commission for UNESCO (Svenska Unescorådet )
| Chairperson
Mrs Inger Davidson
January 2011
|
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| Vice-Chairperson
Mr Thomas Kjellqvist
January 2011
|
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| Secretary-General
Mr Mats Djurberg
June 2010
|
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Switzerland
Commission suisse pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M Jean-Bernard Münch
January 2012
|
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| Secrétaire général
M Nicolas Mathieu
January 2012
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Syrian Arab Republic
Commission nationale syrienne pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M. Hazwan al-Waz*
December 2012
Minister of Education
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| Secretary-General
Dr Nidal Hassan
November 2007
|
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Shamsiddin Orumbekzoda
September 2014
Minister of Culture
|
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| Secretary General
Mr Sarvar Bakhti
September 2014
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Thailand
Thailand National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Admiral Narong Pipatanasai
August 2014
Minister of Education
|
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| Vice Chairperson
Mrs Suthasri Wongsaman
November 2012
|
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| Secretary-General
Mr Kamon Siriban
October 2014
Deputy Permanent Secretary for Education
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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
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Lidija Topuzovska
April 2001
|
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Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr. Bendito dos Santos Freitas*
March 2014
Minister of Education
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Angelita Sarmento
March 2014
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Togo
Commission nationale togolaise pour l'UNESCO
| Président
M. Octave Nicoué BROOHM*
January 2013
Ministre de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche
|
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| Secrétaire général
Monsieur Koffi Michel AGBOH
May 2015
|
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Tokelau
Tokelau National Commission for UNESCO
| Chair
Hon. Mrs Saili Patea
October 2015
|
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| Secretary General
Mr Seiuli Aleta
October 2015
Office of the Council for the Ongoing Government
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Tonga
Tonga National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Hon. Samuela 'Akilisi Pohiva
May 2016
Minister of Education
|
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| Secretary-General
Mrs Lucy Moala-Mafi
October 2003
|
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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Mr Anthony Garcia
October 2015
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Susan Shurland
January 2006
|
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Tunisia
Commission nationale tunisienne pour l'éducation, la science et la culture
| President
M Naji Jalloul
February 2015
|
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Turkey
Turkish National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Prof. Dr. M. Öcal Oğuz
September 2011
|
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| Vice President
Ambassador Mr. Hüsnü Gürcan Türkoğlu
May 2014
|
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| Vice President
Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Akif Kireçci
May 2014
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Sema Dinçer
December 2012
|
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Turkmenistan
Turkmen National Commission for UNESCO
| President
Mr Sapardurdy Toylyev
December 2011
|
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| Secretary-General
Mr Poladov Kouvandyk
February 1997
|
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Tuvalu
Tuvalu National Commission for UNESCO
| Chair
Hon. Mr. Fauoa Maani
May 2016
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Katalina Taloka
May 2010
|
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Uganda
Uganda National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairpserson
Hon Jessica Alupo Epel
July 2011
Minister for Education and Sport
|
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| Secretary-General
Mr Augustine Omare-Okurut
May 2004
|
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Ukraine
National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Serguiy Kyslytsya
January 2015
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
|
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| Vice President
Mr Volodymyr Yatsenkivskyi
June 2011
|
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| Secretary-General
Ms Roksolana Ivanchenko
June 2011
|
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United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates National Commission for UNESCO
| President
H.E. Mr Hussein bin Ibrahim Al Hamaadi
March 2015
|
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| Acting Secretary-General
Mme Amal Al Koos
January 2015
|
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Mr Tim Williams
December 2013
|
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| Vice Chairperson
Mr Gary Brace
December 2013
|
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| Vice Chairperson
Dr Beth Taylor
December 2013
|
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| Head of the Secretariat/Secretary-General
Mr James Bridge
October 2011
|
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United Republic of Tanzania
UNESCO National Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania
| Chairperson
Professor Eliphas Bisanda
January 2016
|
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| Acting Secretary General
Dr Moshi Kimizi
December 2014
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United States of America
U.S. National Commission for UNESCO
| Executive Director
Ms Allison Wright
April 2013
|
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Uruguay
Comisión Nacional del Uruguay para la UNESCO
| Presidente
Sra. Edith Moraes
November 2015
|
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| Secretario General
Sr Nicolás PONS
March 2015
|
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Uzbekistan
National Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan for UNESCO
| Chairman
Mr (Prof.) Bakhodir KHODIYEV
July 2015
Vice-Prime Minister
|
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| Secretary-General
Mr Alisher Ikramov
December 1994
Representative of Uzbekistan on the Executive Board of UNESCO
|
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Vanuatu
Vanuatu National Commission for UNESCO
| Chair
Hon. Jean Pierre Nirua
May 2016
|
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| Secretary-General
Mr. Jesse Dick Joe
May 2016
|
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Comisión Nacional Venezolana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Secretary-General
Lic. Yaneth Arocha
January 2016
|
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Viet Nam
Viet Nam National Commission for UNESCO
| President
H.E.Mr Le Hoai Trung
November 2014
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
|
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| Secretary-General
H.E.Mr Pham Sanh Chau
January 2015
|
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Yemen
Yemeni National Commission for UNESCO
| chairperson
Mr Abdellatif Al-Hakimi
November 2014
|
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| Secretary-General
Dr. Ahmed Ali Hasan Al-Maamari
December 2009
|
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Zambia
Zambia National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairman
Hon. Dr. John. J. N. Phiri
April 2016
Minister of Education
|
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| Secretary-General
Dr Charles Ndakala
May 2015
|
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Professor Jonathan Moyo
July 2015
Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technologies
|
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| Secretary General
Ms M. J. Chirapa
August 2015
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