Information for All Programme (IFAP)
Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council
The IFAP Bureau consists of eight Member States nominated by the governing Council. It meets twice a year to appraise, select and approve projects as well as to hold thematic debates on issues of importance for the Programme.
The Bureau is composed of a Chairperson, three Vice-Chairpersons, three other members and a Rapporteur:
Chairperson of the IFAP Bureau
- Ms. Dorothy Gordon (Ghana)
Chair
Other Bureau members
- Mr Evgeny Kuzmin (Russian Federation)
Vice-Chair - H. E. Mr Hans Wesseling (Netherlands)
Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of the Netherlands to UNESCO
Vice-Chair - Mr Omar Salim Al Shanfari (Oman)
Vice-Chair - H. E. Mr Victor Ricardo Luna Mendoza (Peru)
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Peru to UNESCO
Member - Mr Z. Karvalics László (Hungary)
Member - Mr Mano Verabathan (Malaysia)
Member - Mr Wael Abdel Wahab (Egypt)
Rapporteur