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Afghanistan
Afghan National Commission for UNESCO
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Dr Assadullah Hanif Balkhi
July 2015
Minister of Education
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Mr Mohammad Shakir Habibyar
May 2016
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Albania
Commission nationale albanaise pour l' UNESCO
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Ms Besa Shahini
January 2019
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Mr Sokol Gjoka
February 2017
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Algeria
Commission nationale algérienne pour l'éducation, la science et la culture
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S.Exc. Madame Nouria BENGHABRIT
May 2014
Deputy Minister of Education
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Mr Mourad Mahmoudi
August 2015
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Andorra
Comissió Nacional Andorrana per a la UNESCO
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M. Joseph DALLERÈS CODINA
June 2016
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M. Jean-Michel Armengol Petit
April 1998
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Angola
Commission nationale angolaise pour l'UNESCO
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Mme Ana Paula Tuavanje Elias
January 2019
Minister of Education
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Alexandre De Sousa Costa
October 2018
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Ministry of Finance, Economic Development Investment Commerce and Tourism
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda National Commission for UNESCO
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The Hon. Michael Browne
June 2014
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Dr. Reginald Murphy
August 2008
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Argentina
Comisión Nacional Argentina de Cooperación con la UNESCO
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Excmo. Sr. Don Alejandro Oscar FINOCCHIARO
July 2017
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Dr. Francisco MIGUENS CAMPOS
February 2016
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Armenia
Armenian National Commission for UNESCO
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Mr Zohrab Mnatsakanian*
May 2018
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Mrs. Lena TERZIKYAN
June 2019
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Aruba
Aruba National Commission for UNESCO
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The Hon. Dr. Armando R. Lampe
August 2018
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Ms Zetsia Ponson
January 2017
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Australia
Australian National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Ms Kylie Walker
October 2017
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Ms Sue Moore
June 2018
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Austria
Austrian Commission for UNESCO
| President
Dr. Sabine Haag
February 2018
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Ms Patrizia Jankovic
August 2019
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Azerbaijan
National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO
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Mr Elmar Mammadyarov*
December 2000
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Mr Elnur Sultanov
May 2017
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Bahamas
Bahamas National Commission for UNESCO
| | Secretary General
Deidre L. Bevans
July 2019
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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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Mrs Lubna Selaibeekh
December 2014
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Dr. Dipu Moni, M.P
January 2019
Minister of Education
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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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Mrs Karen Best
January 2018
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Mrs Joycelyn Sealy
January 2018
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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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Belgium
Commissions belges pour l'UNESCO
| | Président de la Commission flamande pour l’UNESCO
Prof. Marc Vervenne
June 2010
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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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M. Lukas Van Damme
July 2018
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Belize
Belize National Commission for UNESCO
| | President
Hon. Patrick Faber *
January 2009
Minister of Education
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Hon. Pablo Marin
January 2009
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Mr Roosvelt Blades
August 2017
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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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Madame Adélaïde Fassinou Allagbada
February 2017
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Bhutan
Bhutan National Commission for UNESCO
| | Minister of Education
H.E. Mr Jai Bir Rai
February 2019
Minister of Education
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Mr Karma Yeshey
July 2016
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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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Rosemery Mamani Ortiz
May 2019
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina for UNESCO
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Mr Adil Osmanovic*
January 2016
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Ms Biljana Camur Veselinovic
January 2016
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Botswana
Botswana National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Mr Kgosi Puso Gaborone
June 2019
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Mrs Dineo Bosa Modimakwane
October 2016
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Mr Theophilius Mooko
June 2016
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Brazil
Division of United Nations III of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
| | Chief of the Division of United Nations III of the Minnistry of Foreign Affairs
Ricardo Rizo
June 2019
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British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairman
Hon. Natalio Wheatley
March 2019
Minister of Education and Culture
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Dr Allison Flax-Archer
January 2009
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Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Hon. Dato Hamzah Sulaiman
February 2019
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Dr Shamsiah Zuraini Kanchanawati Haji Tajuddin
February 2019
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Bulgaria
Commission nationale de la République de Bulgarie pour l'UNESCO
| | President
Mr Yuri Shterk*
June 2017
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Ms Maria Spasova
November 2015
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Mr Hristo Georgiev
January 2019
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Burkina Faso
Commission nationale burkinabé pour l'UNESCO
| | President
M. Alkassoum MAIGA
February 2017
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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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Mme Celine Nimbona
November 2017
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Cabo Verde
Commission nationale cap-verdienne pour l'UNESCO
| | Président
M. Abraão Vicente
March 2018
Ministre de la Culture et des industries creatives
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Mme Carla Palavra
August 2018
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Cambodia
Commission nationale du Cambodge pour l'UNESCO
| | Chairperson
H.E. Ms Dr. Phoeurng Sackona
January 2019
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M. LIM Bunhok
March 2019
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Cameroon
Commission nationale du Cameroun pour l'UNESCO
| Présidente
Mr Laurent Serge ETOUNDI NGOA
May 2009
Ministre de l'Education de base
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M. Sally MAIRIGA
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Canada
Canadian Commission for UNESCO
| | President
Liette Vasseur
June 2018
Professor in the School of Architecture
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Ms. Mireille Apollon
September 2018
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Mr Sébastien Goupil
August 2016
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Central African Republic
Commission nationale centrafricaine pour l'UNESCO
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S. Exc. M. Moukadas NOURE
October 2015
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Mme Georgette Florence Koyt-Deballe
January 2016
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Chad
Commission nationale tchadienne pour l'UNESCO
| | Président
M. Aboubakar Assidick TCHOMORA
June 2018
Ministre des Enseignements secondaires et des formations professionnelles
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M. Abdelkérim Adoum Bahar
May 2007
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Chile
Comisión Nacional Chilena de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| | Presidenta
Excma. Sra. Doña Marcela Cubillos
August 2018
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| | Secretario Ejecutivo
Sr Enrique Laval Zaldívar
April 2018
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China
National Commission of the People's Republic of China for UNESCO
| | Chair
Mr Tian Xuejun
March 2017
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Mr. Qin Changwei
May 2018
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Colombia
Comisión Colombiana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| | Presidente
Excmo. Sr. D. Carlos Holmes Trujillo García
August 2018
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| | Secretaria ejecutiva de la Comisión Nacional de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Sra. Tatiana María García Correa
October 2018
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Comoros
Commission nationale des Comores pour l'UNESCO
| | Président
M SALIM MOHAMED ABDEREMANE
September 2018
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M MOHAMED RADJAY MOUSTOIFA SAID
October 2017
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Congo
Commission nationale congolaise pour l'UNESCO
| | Président
M. Bruno Jean Richard Itoua
April 2016
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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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Ms Danielle Cochrane
December 2017
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Costa Rica
Comisión Costarricense de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| | Presidenta de la Comisión Nacional
Guiselle Cruz Maduro
July 2019
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| | Presidenta del Comité Ejecutivo
Adriana Sequeira Gómez
May 2019
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Andrea Méndez Calderón
September 2019
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Côte d'Ivoire
Commission nationale ivoirienne pour l'UNESCO
| | Présidente
Mme Kandia Kamissoko Camara*
January 2012
Minister of Education
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Docteur SORO N'golo Aboudou
July 2017
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Croatia
Croatian Commission for UNESCO
| | President
Academician Zvonko Kusić
August 2019
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| | Vice President
Mr Josip Belamarić
August 2019
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Ms Rut Carek
July 2004
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Cuba
Comisión Nacional Cubana para la UNESCO
| | Presidente
Sr Oscar León
October 2016
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Curaçao
Curaçao National Commission
| | Chairperson
The Hon. Marilyn M. Alcala-Wallé
April 2017
Minister of Education
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| | Secretary General
Ms Marva C. Browne
October 2010
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Cyprus
Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO
| | President
Ms Loukia Hadjigavriel
March 2006
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Mr Pavlos Paraskevas
November 2009
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Czechia
Czech Commission for UNESCO (Ceska Komise pro UNESCO)
| | President
Prof Stanislav Stech
February 2017
Minister of Education
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| | Secrétaire générale
René Zelený
October 2018
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea
National Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for UNESCO
| | President
Mr Pak Myong Guk
December 2016
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Mr KIM Chang Min
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
| | President
M. Thomas Luhaka Losendjola
August 2019
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M. Liema Ibongo-Botie Lazare
February 2012
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Denmark
The Danish National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Mr Bo Manderup-Jensen
September 2016
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Anna Enemark
August 2018
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Djibouti
Commission nationale de Djibouti pour l'UNESCO
| | Président
M. Moustapha Mohamed MAHAMOUD
May 2016
Minister of Education
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Dominica
Dominica National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Hon. Peter Saint-Jean *
January 2010
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| | Secrétaire général
Ms Gretta Roberts
July 2018
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Dominican Republic
Comisión Nacional Dominicana para la UNESCO
| | Presidente
Arq. Eduardo Selman
May 2018
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Dr. Luis O. Brea Franco
May 2017
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Ecuador
Comisión Nacional Ecuatoriana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| | Presidente
Excma.Sra. Doña Mireya Muñoz
2018
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| | Secretaria General
Sra. Consuelo Beatriz Barrera Nieto
November 2018
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Egypt
Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO
| | President
H.E. Mr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar
February 2017
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| | Secretary-General
Dr Ghada ABDELBARY
January 2019
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El Salvador
Comisión Nacional Salvadoreña de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| | Presidente
Excma. Sra. Karla Evelyn Hanania de Varela
June 2019
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| | Secretaria Técnica
Inga. Lidia Angélica Morán
January 2016
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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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Mrs Mehret Lyob
December 2018
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Estonia
Estonian National Commission for UNESCO (UNESCO Eesti Rahvuslik Komisjon)
| | Chairperson
Dr Kristin Kuutma
February 2008
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Ms Kerli Gutman
January 2012
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Eswatini
Swaziland National Commission for UNESCO
| | President
Hon Dr. Phineas L. Magagula
December 2014
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Mr Patrick Muir
September 2008
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Ethiopia
Ethiopian National Office for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Dr Tilaye Gete
October 2016
Minister of Education
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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. Rosy Sofia Akbar
December 2018
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Ms. Alison Burchell
March 2018
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Finland
Finnish National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Ms. Henna VIRKKUNEN
January 2019
former Minister of Education and Science
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| | Vice-Chair
Mr. Kaius NIEMI
January 2019
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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. Yves SAINT-GEOURS
March 2019
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Mme Mercedes ERRA
December 2014
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M. Alexandre NAVARRO
January 2018
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Gabon
Commission nationale gabonaise pour l'UNESCO
| | Président
S.Exc. M. Michel MENGA M’ESSONE
September 2015
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M. Jean Claude Engo Bekui
January 2018
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Gambia
Gambia National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Mrs Claudiana Ayo Cole
March 2017
Minister of Basic and Secondary Education
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| | Vice-Chairperson
Nana Grey Johnson
January 2018
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| | Secretary-General
Mr Ousmane Senghor
June 2017
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Georgia
Georgian National Commission for UNESCO
| | President
Mr David Zalkaliani*
June 2018
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| | Vice-President
Ms Khatuna Tatladze
September 2015
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Ketevan Kandelaki
May 2006
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Germany
German Commission for UNESCO
| President
Ms Prof Dr Maria Böhmer
June 2018
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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
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh
February 2017
Minister of Education
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| | Chief Director and Vice Chairperson
Mr Enoch H. Cobbinah
April 2013
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| | Secretary-General
Mrs Ama Serwah Nerquaye-Tetteh
March 2017
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Greece
Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO
| | President
Ms Ekaterini Tzitzikosta
October 2004
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Ms Theano Demesticha
October 2004
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Grenada
Grenada National Commission for UNESCO
| | President
The Honourable Emmalin Pierre
March 2018
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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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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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Mr. Ibrahima Alpha Bah
August 2019
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Guinea-Bissau
Commission nationale pour l'UNESCO de la République de Guinée-Bissau
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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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M. Antonio Oscar Barbosa
January 2009
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M. Policarpo Marcos LOPES
July 2010
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Guyana
Guyana National Commission for UNESCO
| | Secretary General
Ms. Patrice La Fleur
July 2017
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Haiti
Commission nationale haïtienne de coopération avec l'UNESCO
| | Président
Monsieur Pierre Josué Agénor CADET
March 2017
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| Secrétaire général
M. Jean Coulanges
April 2004
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Honduras
Comisión Hondureña de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| | Presidente
Excmo. Sr. Don Arnaldo BUESO
January 2019
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
Ms Saeunn Stefánsdóttir
March 2019
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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. R. Subrahmanyam
December 2018
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Indonesia
Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
H.E. Mr Nadiem Makarim
October 2019
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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
Dr Mansour Gholami
October 2017
Minister of Science
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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 a.i.
Mahmood Hussain Al-Qaisy
July 2019
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Ireland
Irish National Commission for UNESCO
| | Co-ordinator of National Commission
Ms Roseann Gilligan
April 2016
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Italy
Commission nationale italienne pour l'UNESCO
| | President
Mr Franco Bernabè
April 2016
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| | Secretary-General
Mr Enrico Vicenti
April 2016
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Jamaica
Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
H. E. Ms. Olivia Grange, CD, MP
March 2016
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| Secretary-General
Everton Hannam, JP
October 2004
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Japan
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Mr Yuichiro Anzai
December 2013
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Mami OYAMA
October 2018
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Jordan
Jordan National Commission for Education, Culture and Science
| | Chairperson
Prof. Walid Maani
June 2018
Minister of Education
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| | Secretary General
Mrs Ibtisam Aqab Ayoub
March 2017
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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 Anar Dutbayeva
October 2019
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Kenya
Kenya National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Dr Amina C. Mohamed
January 2018
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 David Collins
June 2017
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| | Permanent Secretary
Ms Bwakura Metutera Timeon
July 2018
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Kuwait
Kuwait National Commission for UNESCO
| | Président
M. Hamed Al-Azemi
February 2018
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| | Acting Secretary-General
Mr Khaled Al-Rashed
December 2017
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Kyrgyzstan
National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO
| | Secretary-General
Ms Sabira Soltongeldieva
February 2017
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Lao People's Democratic Republic
Commission nationale lao pour l'UNESCO
| | Minister of Education and Sports, President of the National Commission of Laos for UNESCO
Ms Sengdeuane Lachanthaboun
June 2016
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| | Secretary-General
Mr. Somboun Masouvanh
March 2012
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Latvia
Latvian National Commission for UNESCO
| | President
Mr Nauris Puntulis
August 2019
Minister of Culture
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| | Vice President
Mr Kārlis Šadurskis
December 2016
Minister of Education and Science
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| | Vice President
Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Baiba Moļņika
September 2016
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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 Tala Zein
May 2018
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Lesotho
Lesotho National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Dr Ntoi Rapapa
June 2018
Minister of Education and Training
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| | Deputy Chairperson
Ms Ntsebe Kokome
July 2005
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| | Secretary General
Mr. Teboho Tsilane
September 2019
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Liberia
Liberian National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Mr Ansu Sonii,
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 Othman Abdel Jalil Mohamed
November 2016
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| | Secretary-General
Mr Abdulmunem Emhemed Abulayha
March 2018
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Lithuania
Lithuanian National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Prof. Dr. Jonas Ruškus
March 2018
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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)
| | President
Marie Thérèse VOLAHAINGO
July 2019
Minister of Education
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| | Secretary General
Mr. Manda Herilaza RAVELOJAONA
July 2018
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Malawi
Malawi National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Dr Emmanuel Fabiano
December 2014
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Malaysia
Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Hon. Dr. Maszlee bin Malik
May 2018
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| | Vice Chairperson
Dato’ Dr. Mohd Gazali bin Abas
May 2018
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| | Secretary-General
Mr Mohammad Sanusi bin Abdul Karim
March 2019
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Maldives
Maldives National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Dr Aishath Ali
January 2018
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| | Secretary-General
Mr Ahmed Mausoom
January 2018
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Mali
Commission nationale malienne pour l'UNESCO
| | Présidente
Dr. Témoré TIOULENTA
July 2016
Ministre de l'Education Supérieure
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| | Secrétaire générale
Dr Diallo Kadia MAIGA
August 2017
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Malta
Maltese National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Dr Raymond Bondin
November 2017
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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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| | Acting Commissioner
Mr Kanchi Hosia
September 2019
Acting Commissioner of the Public School System
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Mauritania
Commission nationale mauritanienne pour l'éducation, la culture et les sciences
| | Président
M. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed
June 2018
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| | Secrétaire général
M Ismail Ould CHOUAIB
March 2014
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Mauritius
Mauritius National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun
November 2018
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Mexico
Comision Mexicana de Cooperacion con la UNESCO - CONALMEX
| | Presidente
Excmo. Sr. D. Esteban MOCTEZUMA BARRAGÁN
December 2018
Minister of Education
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| | Secrétaire générale
Mme. María Edith Bernáldez Reyes
December 2018
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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 générale
Mme Françoise GAMERDINGER
November 2019
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Mongolia
Commission nationale de la Mongolie pour l'UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Mr Tsogtbaatar Damdin
October 2017
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Uyanga Sukhbaatar
September 2016
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Montenegro
Commission nationale du Monténégro pour l'UNESCO
| | President
Mr Branislav Micunovic
May 2008
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Milica Nikolic
January 2017
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Morocco
Commission nationale marocaine pour l'éducation, la culture et les sciences
| | Président
S. Exc. Monsieur Saïd AMZAZI
April 2019
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| | 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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| | Secrétaire général
M. Abdeljalil Lahjomri
November 2015
Ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la coopération internationale
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Mozambique
Mozambique National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Ms Conceita Ernesto Xavier Sortane
January 2016
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. Myo Thein Gyi
October 2016
Deputy Minister of Education
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| | Secretary General
Dr Kyi Shwin
October 2016
Rector
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Namibia
Namibia National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi
January 2016
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
Hon Richard-Hyde Menke, M.P
September 2019
Deputy Minister of Education
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| | Secretary-General
Mrs Jerielyn Teleni
February 2011
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Nepal
Nepal National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairman
Honorable Giriraj Mani Pokharel (Mr)
March 2018
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| | Secretary-General
Mr. Mahesh Prasad Dahal
September 2019
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Netherlands
Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO
| Chairperson
Ms Kathleen Ferrier
September 2019
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| Secretary-General
Ms Marielies Schelhaas
August 2015
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New Zealand
New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Ms Robyn Baker
December 2016
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Vicki Soanes
December 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
| | Président
M. Daouda Marthe
November 2018
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| | Secrétaire Exécutif
Malam Almajiri Djibrin
November 2018
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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
Mr. Kehinde A. Ayotunde
September 2017
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Niue
Niue National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairman
Hon. Billy Graham Talagi
September 2019
Minister for the Ministry of Social Services (Education, Health, Justice, Lands & Survey and Community Affairs & Taoga Niue Heritage)
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| | Secretary General
Ms Birtha Togahai
January 2014
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North Macedonia
National Commission for UNESCO of the Republic of North Macedonia
| | President
Mr Edmond Ademi
October 2019
Ministre de la diaspora
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| | Secretary-General
Ms. Biljana Prentoska, MA
May 2018
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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
Mr Espen Hernes
January 2018
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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
| | Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training and Chairperson of the National Commission for UNESCO
Mr Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman
October 2014
Minister of State for Education
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| | Secretary General
Mr Iftikhar Ahmad Babar
January 2018
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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
Dr Ali Zidan Abu Zuhri
April 2019
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Panama
Comisión Panameña de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| | Presidente
Excma. Sra. Maruja GORDAY DE VILLALOBOS
September 2019
Minister of Education
|
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| | Secretario general
Sr. Elio Abner APARICIO BARSALLO
September 2019
Director de Cooperación Internacioanl
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Hon. Joseph Yopyyopy
September 2019
Minister of Education
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| | Secretary General
Mr Wesley J. Lakain
February 2017
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Paraguay
Comisión Nacional Paraguaya de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| | Presidente
Sr Raúl Antonio Ramón Aguilera Mendez
January 2018
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| | Secretario general
Sr. Javier Albino Alcaraz Cabral
October 2018
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Peru
Comisión Nacional Peruana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| | President
Excmo Sr. D. Daniel Alfaro Paredes
April 2018
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| | Secretaria General
Sra. Odette Germaine Herbozo Nory
June 2018
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Philippines
UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines
| | Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Chairperson of the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines
Hon. ALAN PETER CAYETANO
March 2017
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| | Secretary-General of the Philippine National Commission for UNESCO
LILA RAMOS SHAHANI
October 2016
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Poland
Commission nationale polonaise pour l'UNESCO
| | President
Prof. Jacek Purchla
July 2015
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| | Secretary-General
Mr Slawomir Ratajski
March 2007
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Portugal
Commission nationale portugaise pour l'UNESCO
| | President
H.E. Amb. José Filipe Moraes Cabral
February 2018
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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
Dr 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
Ms Yoo Eun-hye
June 2019
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| | Secretary-General
Mr Kwangho KIM
December 2016
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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
| | President
Ms Ecaterina Andronescu*
December 2018
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
Mr Eugene Mutimura
December 2017
Minister of Education
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| | Vice President
Dr Marie-Christine Gasingirwa
September 2011
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| | Secrétaire Général
M. Albert Mutesa
February 2018
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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
Ms Dorothy L. Warner
October 2019
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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
| | Présidente
Mme Martina Bollini
May 2019
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| | Secrétaire générale
Madame Patrizia De Luca
February 2017
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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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| | acting Secretary-General
Dr. Mansour DaifAllah ALOSAIMI
December 2012
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Senegal
Commission nationale du Sénégal pour l'UNESCO
| | Président
Mr Mamadou Talla,
April 2019
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. Goran Milasinovic
April 2015
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Aleksandra Kovač
January 2019
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Seychelles
Seychelles National Commission for UNESCO
| | Président
Mme Jeanne Simeon
November 2018
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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
Dr Mohamed Combo Kamanda
October 2019
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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
The Hon. Mr Wycliffe Smith
June 2018
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Marcellia Henry
September 2012
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Slovakia
Slovak Commission for UNESCO
| | President
Mr Miroslav Lajčák*
October 2016
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| | Secretary-General
Mrs. Viera Grigová
July 2019
|
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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. John Deanne Kuku
September 2019
Minister of Education
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| | Secretary-General
Dr Franco Rodie
May 2016
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Somalia
Somali National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
H.E Abdullahi Godah Barre
February 2019
Minister of Education
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| | Secretary General
Ahmed Hassan Yusuf
February 2019
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South Africa
South African National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Prof. Ihron Rensburg
January 2018
|
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| | Deputy 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
| | Secretary-General
Ms Belén Llera Cermeño
April 2019
|
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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 Sunil Hettiaarachchi
January 2017
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| | Secretary-General
Mr Premalal Ratnaweera
June 2018
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Sudan
Sudanese National Commission for Education, Science and Culture
| | Chairperson
H.E. Mrs. Mashair Ahmed Elamin
January 2018
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| | Secretary-General
Mr Abdulgadir Muhammad Hassan Noureddin
November 2013
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Suriname
Suriname National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
The Honourable Lilian Ferrier
March 2018
|
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| | Permanent Secretary Education
Ms Natasia Bennanon
August 2015
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| | Secretary General
Mr Roy Smith
December 2018
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Sweden
Swedish National Commission for UNESCO (Svenska Unescorådet )
| | Chairperson
Ms Lena Sommestad
February 2018
|
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| | Vice Chairperson
Mr Niclas Lindberg
February 2018
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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
H.E. Mr Emad Al Azeb*
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
Ms Zulfiya Butaeva
January 2018
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Thailand
Thailand National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
H.E. Mr Nataphol Teepsuwan
August 2019
|
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| | Vice Chairperson
Mr Karoon Skoonpradit
August 2019
|
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Duriya Amatavivat
August 2019
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Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Mr Fernando Hanjam
March 2018
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| | Officer in Charge
Mr. Francisco Barreto
September 2019
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Togo
Commission nationale togolaise pour l'UNESCO
| | Président
M. Koffi Akpagana
January 2019
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
| | Chairperson
Hon. Fano Mativa
September 2019
Minister of Education
|
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Elaine Lameta
September 2019
Director of Education
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Tonga
Tonga National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chair
Hon. (Mr.) Siaosi 'Ofakivahafolau Sovaleni
October 2019
Minister of Education
|
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| | Secretary-General
Mrs Lucy Moala-Mafi
January 2018
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Education and Training
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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. Debra Lalloo
July 2019
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Tunisia
Commission nationale tunisienne pour l'éducation, la science et la culture
| | President
M. Hadem Ben Salem
September 2017
|
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| | Secrétaire général
Docteur Mohamed Bouhlei
July 2017
|
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| | Directeur
Monsieur Mokhtar Khalfaoui
January 2017
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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 Ms. Deniz Çakar
May 2018
|
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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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Tuvalu
Tuvalu National Commission for UNESCO
| | Co-Chair
Dr Tufoua Panapa
September 2019
|
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| | Chair
Hon. Mr Timi Melei
September 2019
Minister of Education
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| | Acting Secretary-General
Ms Kaai Fanoiga
September 2019
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| | Secretary-General
Mr Neaki Letia
September 2017
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Uganda
Uganda National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Mme Janet Kataaha MUSEVENI
May 2016
Minister for Education and Sport
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Rosie Agoi
January 2016
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Ukraine
National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO
| | Chairperson
Mr Sergiy Kyslytsya
January 2015
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| | Executive Secretary
Ms Natalia Shakuro
April 2019
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United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates National Commission for UNESCO
| | President
H.E. Ms Noora Al Kaabi
February 2019
|
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| | Secretary-General
Ms Salma Al Darmaki
January 2019
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairperson / President
Professor Colin McInnes.
April 2019
|
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| | Vice Chairperson
Professor Kiran Fernandes
January 2018
|
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| | Secretary-General and Chief Executive
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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| | Secretary General
Dr Hamisi M. Malebo
November 2018
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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
| | Chairperson
Mr. Aziz Abdukhakimov
May 2018
|
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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 Iati Bergmans
September 2019
|
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Comisión Nacional Venezolana de Cooperación con la UNESCO
| Secretario General
Carlos Luis Uztáris Pérez-
December 2018
|
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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 MAI Phan Dung
July 2018
|
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Yemen
Yemeni National Commission for UNESCO
| | chairperson
Mr Abdullah Lamlasse
January 2016
|
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| | Secretary-General
Mme Hafedah Saleh N. Al-Shaikh
December 2017
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Zambia
Zambia National Commission for UNESCO
| | Chairman
Hon. David Mabumba
March 2018
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
October 2018
|
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| | Secretary General
Ms M. J. Chirapa
August 2015
|
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