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Headquarters Committee

Origin: By resolution 4 C/Res. 29.1, adopted at its 4th session en 1949, the General Conference established the Headquarters Committee. The Headquarters Committee is governed by Rules 39, 39bis and 40 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference, amended by 31 C/Res. 65 adopted by the General Conference at its 31st session in 2001.

Mandate: To advise the Director-General on all questions relating to the Organization’s Headquarters submitted by the Director-General or by a member of the Committee, and to provide the Director-General with advice, suggestions, guidance and recommendations in this connection.

Composition: The Committee consists of 24 Member States elected for four years, half of whom are replaced at each session.

Bureau: The Committee elects its own chairperson. Bureau members: 1 Chairperson; 2 Vice-chairpersons; 1 Rapporteur; 2 members. The current Bureau was elected in December 2015. Next elections: December 2017

Meetings: The Committee meets whenever necessary to treat questions relating to Headquarters submitted by the Director-General or by one of the members of the Committee.

Sector/Division responsible: Sector for Administration Headquarters Division

Website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/member-states/the-headquarters-committee/

    Chairperson
  Qatar
 H. E. Mr. Ali ZAINAL, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
    Vice-Chairperson
  Kenya
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Rapporteur
  Indonesia
    Bureau Member
  Czechia
  France
    Member
  Bangladesh
Term expires: 39th General Conference
  Czechia
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Term expires: 39th General Conference
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  El Salvador
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  France
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  Indonesia
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  Kenya
Term expires: 39th General Conference
  Lesotho
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  Myanmar
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  Peru
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  Portugal
Term expires: 39th General Conference
  Qatar
Term expires: 39th General Conference
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Term expires: 39th General Conference
  Senegal
Term expires: 39th General Conference
  Spain
Term expires: 39th General Conference
  Sri Lanka
Term expires: 39th General Conference
  Sudan
Term expires: 39th General Conference
  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  Uzbekistan
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  Yemen
Term expires: 40th General Conference
  Zimbabwe
Term expires: 40th General Conference