8 February 2017 – Courtesy Visit of H.E Maria Böhmer, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
27 November 2016 – 11th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
18 November 2016 - World Philosophy Night 2016
18 November 2016: Leibniz-Science-Talk: Research according to Leibniz, UNESCO Headquarters 8p.m.
4 November 2016 - The Abertis Foundation
H. E. Michael Worbs, Chairperson of the Executive Board, delivered the closing address on the occasion of the debate on the role of the media in helping to prevent and raise awareness of climate change at the UNESCO Centre for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves and headquarters of the Abertis Foundation.
30 September 2016 - V Baku International Humanitarian Forum
30 September 2016 - V Baku International Humanitarian Forum
6 September 2016 - GRULAC Working Lunch
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6 September 2016: Invited by H.E. Ambassador Marco Chicas Sosa, Permanent Delegate of Guatemala and President of GRULAC, to participate in a working lunch with the Ambassadors and Permanent Delegates of GRULAC to UNESCO to share thoughts and ideas in an informal manner on topics of mutual interest pertaining to the upcoming 200th session of the Executive Board of UNESCO.
10 July 2016 - Opening ceremony of the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee, Istanbul, Turkey
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10 July 2016 - Opening ceremony of the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee, Istanbul, Turkey
13 June 2016 - Opening of the 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO
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The IHP Council is fully responsible for the planning, defining priorities and supervising the execution of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP).
9 June 2016 - visit of the Association of Auditors, Paris
The Chairperson of the Executive Board, H.E. Michael Worbs visits the Association of Auditors of the European sessions of the Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale (IHEDN Europe): "UNESCO's actions in the area of Oceans in relation to climate change, natural disasters and protection of heritage.
3 June 2016 - Third Intersessional Meeting of Executive Board Members
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The Third Intersessional Meeting of Executive Board Members was organized on 3 June 2016, by H.E. Mr Michael Worbs, Chairperson of the Executive Board and Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Federal Republic of Germany to UNESCO.
Over 140 Permanent Delegations and Observers participated in this third Intersessional Meeting, open to all Members of the Executive Board, as well as Member States non-Member of the Executive Board as observers with enhanced participation status and representatives from the Secretariat.
The Intersessional Meetings were approved by the Executive Board during its 197th session to take place during the 2016-2017 biennium on an experimental basis. While these meetings will have no decision-making power, they will be able to foster discussions in view of the regular formal Executive Board sessions.
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1 June 2016 – Seminar | UNESCO headquarters: a modern architecture in Paris
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The Chairperson of the Executive Board, H. E. Mr Michael Worbs opened the Seminar | UNESCO headquarters: a modern architecture in Paris.
This event, proposed and chaired by Daniel Janicot, President of the French National Commission for UNESCO and Philippe Bélaval, Chairperson of the Centre des monuments nationaux, placed under the direction of Christine Desmoulins, architecture critic and specialist of Bernard Zerhfuss, was organized on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the French National Commission for UNESCO and the publication of the book " UNESCO Headquarters", Éditions du patrimoine.
14-17 March 2016 – 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves
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The Chairperson of the Executive Board, H.E. Mr Michael Worbs, participated in the 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves, which took place in Lima, Peru, on 14-17 March 2016.
The Congress addressed issues related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Post-2015 Development Agenda, including education for sustainable development, the economic viability of nature conservation systems, biodiversity, and the protection and sustainable use of natural resources.
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Activities of the Chairperson of the Executive Board
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