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Report of the 2nd Interregional Meeting of National Commissions for UNESCO on the occasion of the 38th session of

the General Conference

(2 November 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., UNESCO Headquarters)

Opening of the meeting

Opening remarks by Mr Eric Falt, Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Public Information (ADG/ERI)

• Mr Eric Falt opened the meeting, which was attended by around 210 participants representing more than 140 National Commissions/Permanent Delegations (see attached List of participants).

• Welcoming the participants, he expressed gratitude to the Korean National Commission for having generously hosted the welcome dinner the evening before, in the presence of the Director-General.

• He pointed out that the National Commissions were assembling together on the eve of the 38th session of the General Conference, which was taking place in a doubly important historical context: it was placed under the sign of the celebration of UNESCO’s 70th anniversary, and would finish with the Leaders’ Forum taking place from 16 to 18 November 2015. On the other hand, it was opening a new path of our commitment to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with new sustainable development goals for the coming 15 years.

• He took the opportunity to express his appreciation to all National Commissions who had organized activities and events for the commemoration of UNESCO’s 70th anniversary, and informed the participants of the upcoming events during the General Conference, such as the special interactive exhibition “Mosaic of Change” set up in the main foyer, the launch of the World Science Report on 10 November, and the architectural projection on the external UNESCO’s façades on 16 to 18 November.

• After a quick overview of the activities undertaken since the adoption of the Action Plan, he announced that the third Interregional Meeting of National Commission would be hosted by China in Shanghai next year. He also informed the participants that a call for new contributions to the third Annual Report of National Commissions would be made shortly, and strongly urged all Commissions to contribute to this informative and tangible tool.

• Concerning the question of the Clubs, Associations and Centres for UNESCO, he thanked the National Commissions that had participated in the survey, and informed the participants that updated information and data on these entities were now available online on UNESCO. Int web site. He was encouraged by the determination expressed by the National

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Commissions of Spain, Estonia, Côte d’Ivoire, Turkey and Central Africa who conducted reviews of the Clubs in their respective countries, notably regarding the correct use of the name and logo of the Organization.

• Concerning the process of regional consultations on C/4 and C/5, he recalled the recent decision by the Executive Board (197 EX/Decision 5 (IV, A)), which recommended that the 38th session of the General Conference endorse the proposed roadmap for the preparation of draft 39 C/5, which envisages the organization of alternative online collaboration modalities for the regional consultations and encourages Member States to ensure sufficient funding to support the organization of face-to-face regional and/or interregional consultation meetings, if they so wish.

• In conclusion, he underscored that the strengthening of the National Commissions’ networks was fundamental, and highlighted in this connection some examples of initiatives, such as the very recent meeting of National Commissions from CPLP (the Community of Portuguese Language Countries) from the East African countries and Germany meeting in Uganda, the BRIDGE Programme of the Korean National Commission and the European Network launched in Bonn earlier this year, as well as the important meetings held in Cairo, Lima and Lugano.

Appointment of the Chair

Ms Rita Brasil de Brito, Secretary-General of the Portuguese National Commission, was appointed unanimously as Chairperson of the meeting.

Adoption of the Agenda

The agenda of the meeting was adopted without modification (see attached the Agenda). The meeting was organized in the form of presentations followed by an open discussion on the topics in the programme, selected in advance by the National Commissions.

How to assess the value of UNESCO in Member States

• The Secretary General of the Canadian Commission to UNESCO, Mrs Louise Filiatrault, made a presentation on the project “Assessing the Value of UNESCO: Methodology and Pilot Programme” conducted in July with the contributions and efforts of the United Kingdom Commission for UNESCO and the Canadian ASPNet. She highlighted that this was the first time a study of this kind was undertaken. The Canadian Commission’s study focused on its contribution to peace, equity and sustainable development and attempted to derive value from diverse activities. It also tried to identify stakeholders and implemented a methodology (i.e., the Delphi method, which focuses on achieving consensus on different questions and permits participants to learn from each other). Over 90 pre-selected stakeholders were identified and 31 responded, with a response rate of 34%. The ASPNet in Canada was used as a vehicle to generate awareness. It was noted that the “domino effect” came into play where students shared information learned at school with their families and at home. The final report could be put online when it is ready. The next steps after this pilot project will be to circulate a second round of questions and draft a synthesis of results. She mentioned that this project could be adapted to other UNESCO’s areas of competence.

• 14 participants took the floor. They expressed appreciation to the Canadian Commission for undertaking a qualitative assessment of the value of UNESCO in Member States, as well as

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to the UK Commission, which had initiated such a study, but in quantitative terms. The UK National Commission stated that it was also looking at the intangible value of the work of National Commissions internally, and that a report would be issued after the General Conference. The National Commissions of Kazakhstan and of the Republic of Korea informed the participants of their own initiatives in undertaking similar assessments in their respective countries. A number of National Commissions underlined the utility of sharing such assessment methods, which could be applied in their own countries and suggested that a summary report compiling them could be published and disseminated to National Commissions.

Public and private partnerships

• Mr Dong-seok Min, Secretary-General of the Korean National Commission, made a presentation. Referring to his own experience with the Partnership Development Initiative launched in 2014 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of creation of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO in 2014, he concluded that the following three elements were most important for the success of this initiative: 1) ensuring the legal right to raise funds for the National Commission (initially the Korean National Commission did not have the right to do so); 2) proposing tax deduction incentives for the private donors; and 3) raising awareness of the public on UNESCO’s activities by various means.

• Mr Lutz Möller, Deputy Secretary-General of the German National Commission, also shared the experiences of his National Commission in working directly with private companies, from the perspective of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In his opinion, cooperation with the private sector should be sought not only for attracting financial resources, but also for the private sector’s unique and wide range of communication networks which can be very beneficial for National Commissions. Furthermore, National Commissions could also channel the social responsibility commitment of private companies.

• Mr Eric Falt, ADG/ERI, expressed satisfaction to see that this topic, a bit controversial in the past due to diverse positions of National Commissions, had been chosen by National Commissions themselves, and congratulated both the German and Korean National Commissions on their inspiring presentations. He stated that the access to private funding had become a trend in recent years due to the financial crisis, and recalled that the question of private partnerships was among the recommendations in the Action Plan and that a strategy to work with the private sector had also been adopted a couple of years ago.

• 17 participants took the floor. They expressed appreciation to both the Korean and German National Commissions for sharing their experiences in developing partnerships with the private sector and welcomed the opportunity to exchange views on the issue. Some National Commissions presented their own experiences, including the challenges encountered and expressed the wish to develop further cooperation among National Commissions in this area, notably through training and exchange of information. Some National Commissions suggested that general guidelines on how to approach the process of establishing private sector cooperation be prepared. However, there were a couple of National Commissions who pointed out that their legal statutes did not allow them to explore such possibilities. One National Commission asked if the UNESCO Secretariat could draw the attention of its government to the need of ensuring to the National Commission a relevant legal framework for the purposes of private fundraising. Others also expressed the wish to have a framework of actions/recommendations covering various cases of public-

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private partnerships, including tax deduction incentives. One National Commission pointed out the importance of ensuring legal protection of UNESCO’s name and logo.

UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme and National Commissions

• Mr David Atchoarena, Director of the Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, Education Sector, made a presentation. He informed the participants, among other issues, that the UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN programme underwent an updating and reform in order to better align with the Organization’s mandate and establish poles of excellence. He indicated that to date, there were 672 Chairs and 47 UNITWIN around the world, with 126 countries and 716 higher education institutions involved, adding that a high number of Chairs deal with the sciences (natural and social), followed by education and culture.

• 13 participants took the floor and made the following comments: - With regard to the origin of the programme created in 1992, many questions are being

asked presently, such as the real dimension of the current international cooperation among the Chairs and the alignment of the Chairs’ activities with UNESCO’s programmes and priorities;

- The role of National Commissions in the overall implementation of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme is not very clear, in particular with regard to the evaluation/assessment process ;

- National Commissions should be involved/informed in the submission of the progress report;

- Currently the Guidelines are very diffuse and should be improved regarding the application process as well as the relevant documentation to support the application, so that they could be understood more easily by the general public;

- The duration of a Chair should be aligned with the academic programme, the full period of which is very often 5 years;

- The funding of Chairs is also an important issue, and in some countries universities need a financial and technical support from UNESCO, including its Field Offices;

- Clearer and more precise procedures for the establishment of a Chair are needed, as well as the reinforcement of the link among the universities, National Commissions and UNESCO, to facilitate the application process;

- National Commissions are not always informed in advance when universities apply for a UNITWIN programme, and the latter have in general a high expectation for funding in doing so;

- There is a wide and distinctive geographic gap in the distribution of UNESCO Chairs; - France is undertaking the assessment of its 33 Chairs and a report should be issued in

the end of the year; Turkey organized a consultative meeting with the universities hosting UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of UNESCO; Cuba will organize a congress in 2016 to reinforce the network of regional Chairs; The UNITWIN network “Cultural Tourism and Development” will organize the 4th international congress in 2016 in Budapest; Tunisia will organize a meeting to access the Programme in the country and the role of the National Commission;

- An E-bulletin to diffuse activities of the Programme and exchange information could be envisaged.

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Interface and cooperation between UNESCO Field Offices and National Commissions with the participation of representatives of UNESCO Field Offices

• ADG/ERI made a brief introduction, emphasizing that this was the first time that National Commissions had such an opportunity to interact with the entire group of 50 directors of UNESCO Field Offices. He recalled that the “Guidelines for Interface and Cooperation between UNESCO Field Offices and National Commissions for UNESCO” could serve as the basis for the discussion, and introduced four colleagues who were proposed to be on the podium in a symbolic manner, namely Mr Gwang-Jo Kim, DIR/UNESCO Bangkok, Ms Lidia Brito, DIR/UNESCO Montevideo, Ms Ann Therese Ndong Jatta, DIR/UNESCO Dakar, and Mr Hamed Alhamami, DIR/UNESCO Beirut.

• 33 representatives of National Commissions took the floor. They expressed satisfaction with the current state of cooperation with Field Offices. In particular, most of the National Commissions in the Caribbean region expressed appreciation for the recent appointment of a new Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Kingston and their closer relationship with that Office. Many National Commissions quoted good examples of cooperation between National Commissions and Field Offices, including the initiatives taken by some Field Offices in organizing regional consultation meetings prior to the 38th session of the General Conference. Two National Commissions informed the participants of the challenges they were facing due to their countries’ political situations.

• Upon the suggestion of ADG/ERI, the floor was given to 6 Directors of Field Offices. They all expressed gratitude for positive feedbacks from National Commissions on their cooperation with Field Offices. However, DIR/UNESCO Abidjan stated that it would also be useful to know what kind of problems/challenges existed and to exchange information about best practices.

• DIR/UNESCO Bangkok took this opportunity to thank Thailand for its generous contribution towards the recent renovation of the UNESCO Office in Bangkok. He also invited National Commissions to nominate relevant representatives to a big consultation meeting on SDG 4 to be organized by the UNESCO Bangkok Office soon.

• DIR/UNESCO Beirut stated that, as one UNESCO and one UN, UNESCO Offices in the region were working hard, especially in the fields of education and culture to tackle the current crisis in the region. He thanked all the donors who had responded positively to UNESCO’s call for fund raising, notably for the purpose of capacity building in the protection and preservation of cultural heritage. He also mentioned the efforts being made to rebuild the regional education system in the next biennium.

• As a former President of a National Commission, DIR/UNESCO Dakar underlined the importance of the role of liaison played by National Commissions to build synergy between the government and UNESCO. In her opinion, National Commissions should also have a strong role in mobilizing additional resources. It would be interesting to see how National Commissions could facilitate the task of getting the governments more responsive to their role regarding the SDGs.

• DIR/UNESCO Montevideo stated that National Commissions were very important partners not only for UNESCO, but also of the region in south-south cooperation as well as

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cooperation between regions. Underlining the need to work in synergy, she asked National Commissions to provide UNESCO with political support to increase visibility of UNESCO’s work and to reinforce its cooperation with various regional organizations. She also expressed thanks to Uruguay for the recent extension of agreement for 15 years regarding the UNESCO Office in Montevideo.

• DIR/UNESCO Harare underscored the need to further strengthen substantial cooperation and to develop innovative models of cooperation with National Commissions in view of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. In his opinion, given its mandate, UNESCO is well positioned, but it should overcome two difficulties: the ongoing financial and human resources crisis and the fact that in many Member States, UNESCO has no representation. For that purpose, the strengthening of cooperation with National Commissions is essential to help UNESCO position itself at the country level to support Member States in the implementation of the SDGs.

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the role of National Commissions

• Mr Jean-Yves le Saux, Director, Division for Programme and Budget, Bureau of Strategic Planning, briefly introduced this item. Recalling the lengthy intergovernmental process of preparation of the Agenda 2030, he mentioned that it was mostly based on national commitment, as most of the keys of the Agenda, with its 17 development goals, 169 related targets and 5 leading principles which include “peace”, were at national level. Informing the participants of the forthcoming challenges of the Agenda, he underscored that UNESCO was at the heart of this new development agenda, as several SDGs directly relate to UNESCO’s programmes.

• 18 participants took the floor. Major comments were as follows:

- The 2030 Agenda is an ambitious one and the principal responsibility for its implementation falls on the national governments. The role of UNESCO should be specified with regard to other partners and within the UN system. Given the current difficulties it faces, UNESCO’s contribution should focus on selected priority areas. In this connection, the development of partnerships is crucial;

- The National Commissions are very diverse in their role, structure and capacity. But, they could play an important role as liaison/facilitator among different stakeholders and advocator for SDGs, instead of implementing activities by themselves;

- Regrettably, the 2030 Agenda does not recognize culture as a driver of sustainable development in spite of UNESCO’s efforts and those of the supporting Member States to that end;

- The 2030 Agenda is most welcome as it is of an integrative and comprehensive nature, based on the principles of quality, equity and human rights. UNESCO should play a key role as a facilitator of the process.

Closing of the meeting

• Mr Eric Falt, ADG/ERI, expressed satisfaction at a high rate of participation at the Second Interregional Meeting of National Commissions. He was also very pleased that the fruitful discussion could take place on the topics which had been chosen by National Commissions, but which would have represented some complexity in the past. In his opinion, this was a sign of increasing complementarity or agreement on certain issues among National Commissions. He also stated that this Second Interregional Meeting of National

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Commissions had reached the objective of bringing us all together, highlighting the first interface session between Directors of Field Offices and National Commissions. He concluded that the Secretariat would give a positive evaluation to the entire experience and asked the participants to fill in the questionnaire of assessment in English or French and submit it to the Secretariat.

• The Chairperson expressed appreciation for the organization of the meeting and for its fruitful results. She also thanked the participants for their active participation and collaboration and stated that this was a successful meeting. She declared the meeting closed.

Interregional Forum of National Commissions for UNESCO on the occasion of the 38th session of the General Conference (Monday, 2

November 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Room XI)

Agenda1 ______________________________________________

Sunday, 1 November 2015

19:00 Welcome dinner hosted by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO (UNESCO Restaurant, 7th floor UNESCO Headquarters) Monday, 2 November 2015 8:30 Morning coffee and tea 9:00 Opening of the meeting

• Opening remarks by Mr Eric Falt, Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Public Information

• Questions and answers

• Appointment of the Chair

• Adoption of the Agenda 9:45 How to assess the value of UNESCO in Member States Brief presentation by Ms Louise Filiatrault, Secretary-General of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO: “Assessing the Value of UNESCO: Methodology and Pilot Project” 10:15 Public and private partnerships Brief presentations by Mr Dong-seok Min, Secretary-General of the Korean National Commission and Mr Lutz Moeller, Deputy Secretary-General of the German National Commission 11:40 UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme and National Commissions Brief introduction by Mr David Atchoarena, Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, Education Sector 13:00 Lunch break 14:30 Interface and cooperation between UNESCO Field Offices and National

Commissions with the participation of representatives of UNESCO Field Offices

Brief Introduction by Mr Eric Falt, Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Public Information 16:00 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the role of National

Commissions

Brief introduction by Mr Jean-Yves le Saux, Director, Division for Programme and Budget, Bureau of Strategic Planning

17:15 Closing of the meeting Closing remarks by Mr Eric Falt, Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Public Information

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Interregional Meeting of National Commissions for UNESCO

Réunion interrégionale des commissions nationales pour l’UNESCO

Monday, 2 November 2015, from 9.00 am to 5.30 pm, in Room XI, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris Lundi, 2 novembre 2015, de 9h00 à 17h30, en Salle XI, Siège de l’UNESCO, Paris

List of Participants / Liste des participants

Country / Pays Nbr Name / Nom Title / Titre Nbr

Afghanistan 1 Mr Mohammad Shakir Habibyar

Secretary -General 1

Albania 2 Ms Venera Domi Secretary -General 2

Algeria 3 M. Mourad Mahmoudi Secretary -General 3

Andorra 4 Mr Jean-Michel ARMENGOL Secretary- General 4

Angola 5 Mr Manuel Teodoro Quarta Permanent Secretary 5

Armenia 6 Mr Vahram Kazhoyan Secretary- General 6

Australia 7 Ms Annemaree O’Keeffe Chairperson 7

Mr Adam Illman Secretary- General 8

Austria 8 Ms Anna Katharina Obenhuber

Programme Specialist for Education, Science and Youth 9

Azerbaijan 9 Mrs Leyla Hajiyeva Second Secretary of the National Commission 10

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Bahamas 10 Mr Leon Higgs

Secretary-General 11

Bahrein 11

Ms Wafaa Abdulla Al-Khalifa

Deputy Permanent Delegate 12

Ms.Lubna Khalifa Selabeekh


Bangladesh 12 Mr Md. Taz Uddin

Programme Officer 14

Belarus 13

Mrs Ilona YUREVICH

Deputy Secretary General 15

Mr Aleksei PANFEROV Deputy Permanent Delegate

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Belgium (Flemish Commission for UNESCO)

14 Mr Tijs D'Hoest

Secretary -General 17

Belize 15 Mr Rudolph Anthony Secretary -general 18

Botswana

16 Mr Oteng Basimolodi Mokowe Secretary -General 19

Bulgaria 17

Ms Maria Donska


Burkina Faso 18 Mr Sanmalmé Aristide DABIRE

Secretary-Deneral 21

Burundi 19 M. Bernard NAHIMANA

Secrétaire Général 22

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Brunei Darussalam 20

Mr .Haji Junaidi bin Haji Abd Rahman

Permanent Secretary (Core Education) Ministry of Education 23

Mr Haji Khalid bin Haji Mahmood

Head, International Affairs' Unit, Ministry of Education 24

Cemeroon 21

Mr. OWONA ADA

Secrétaire- Général 25

Ms. MENGUE ANGO Valérie

Chargée d'études secteur éducation et formation 26

Canada 22

Ms Christina Cameron

President 27

Ms Louise Filiatrault


Cambodia

23 Ms Than Theany Secretary-General 29

Cabo Verde 24 Ms Maria da Gloria Rendall Ribeiro Serrano Santos

Permenant Secretary 30

Central African Republic 25

Ms Georgette Florence Koyt-Deballé


Chad

26 Mr Abdelkérim Adoum Bahar Secretary-General 32

China

27 Mr Du Yue Secretary-General 33

Colombia 28 Dr. Luis Armando Soto Boutin

Secretario Ejecutivo 34

Comoros 29

Mr SAID ABDOU Abdou Ahamada


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Congo

30 Mr Gabriel BOKOUMAKA Secretary-General 36

Cook Islands 31 Ms Gail Townsend


Costa Rica 32 Ms Rocío Solís Gamboa

Présidente

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Mr José Rafael Alvarado Cortés

Secrétaire-General par intérim 39

Cote d’Ivoire 33 M. Lou Mathieu Bamba

Secrétaire-General 40

Cuba 34

Ms Dulce Buergo

Ambassador 41

Ms Mercedes de Armas García member of the National Commission in charge of Education Sector

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Curacao 35 Ms Irene A. Dick

Chairperson

43

Ms Marva C. Browne

Secretary- General 44

Cyprus

36 Ms Antigoni Polyniki Officer in the Nat Com 45

Czech Republic 37

Mr Karel Komárek


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Danemark 38

Ms Linda Nielsen

Chairperson 47

Mr Jens Dalsgaard


Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

39 Mr Han Tae Song Deputy Secretary-General 49

Democratic Republic of the Congo 40

Mr Liema Ibongo-Botie Lazare

Secretary-general 50

Ms Bernadine Esungi

Member of the National Commission 51

Dominican Republic 41 Ms María Mercedes Brito-Feliz

Secretary-general 52

El Salvador 42 Ms Erlinda Handal

Vice-Ministre des Sciences et de la Technologie

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Mrs Lucie Calderon

Minister-Counsellor, 54

Egypt 43

Ms Zeinab EL WAKEEL

Assistant Secretary-General 55

Mrs Ghada Fekhry Ahmed Omar


Equatorial Guinea 44 Mr Santiago Bivini Mangue Secretary-General 57

Eritrea 45 Mrs Mehret Iyob Teklu Secretary-General 58

Estonia 46 Ms Kerli Gutman Secretary-General 59

Ethiopia 47 Mr Mebratu Berhan Berhe Secretary-General 60

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Faroes 48 Mr Sigurd I Jakupsstovu Chairperson 61

Fiji 49

Mr Mahendra Reddy President 62

Mr Deo SARAN

Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Fiji to UNESCO 63

Mr Mesake LEDUA

First Secretary, Fiji Embassy Brussels 64

Finland

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Ms Zabrina Holmström


Mr Hannu Vainonen

Special Advisor, Ministry of Education and Culture 66

France 51

M. Daniel Janicot

Président 67

M. David Fajolles

Secrétaire général 68

Mme Claudine Serre

Conseillère technique 69

Mme Suzy Halimi

Administratrice 70

Mme Michèle Delaygue

Conseillère Education 71

M. Philippe Desgouttes

Conseiller Education 72

Mme Sonia Dubourg-Lavroff

Inspectrice générale de l’administration en mission auprès du président de la CNFU

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Mme Nada Benmeryem

Stagiaire 74

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Mme Lauranne Coudriet

Stagiaire 75

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Mme Catherine Gallaud

Assistante de direction 76

Mme Diane Géhin

Stagiaire 77

Mme Olivier Grimshaw

Stagiaire 78

Mme Seokyiong Kil

Stagiaire 79

M. Alexandre Navarro

Stagiaire 80

Mme Martine Perrault

Assistante exécutive 81

M. Jérôme Smidt

Stagiaire 82

Georgia 54

Ms Ketevan Kandelaki


Mr Nodar Nutsubidze

1st Secretary Permanent Delegation 84

Germany 55

Mr Lutz Moeller

Deputy Secretary-General 85

Ms Sophie Wissner

Junior Professional 86

Ghana 56 Mr Osuman Abu

Permanent Delegation 87

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Greece 57 Ms Maria Ekaterini Papachristopoulou-Tzitzikosta

President 88

58 Ms Christina Boulakaki

Secretary- General

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Grenada

59 Ms Kisha Gellineau Secretary-General 90

Guinea 60

Mr Ibrahima Solo CONDE

Secrétaire général de la Commission nationale 91

Mr Abdoulaye DIAKITE, Secrétaire général du Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique

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Mr Mody Sory BARRY Conseiller Principal au Ministère de l'Enseignement Technique, de la Formation Professionnelle, de l'Emploi et du Travail

93

Ms Djèné DIALLO Chef du Service Administratif et Financier de la Commission Nationale Guinéenne Pour l’UNESCO

94

Mr Moussa KOUROUMA Chef du Département Culture, Communication et Information à la Commission Nationale Guinéenne Pour l'UNESCO

95

Haiti 61 Mr Dieufort Deslorges

Assistant Secrétaire Permanent 96

Hungary 62 Mr Miklós Réthelyi President 97

Ms Mariann Géher Secretary-General 98

Iceland 63 Ms Áslaug Dóra Secretary-General 99

Indonesia 64 Mr Arief Rachman Executive Chairman 100

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Ms Hasnah Gasim National Coordinator of ASPnet 101

65 Desi Elvera

Head of the Secretariat of the Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO 102

Iran (Islamic Republic of) 66 Mr Sadollah Nasiri Ghey Secretary-General 103

Iraq 67 Ms Khamail Hussein

National Commission 104

Israel 68 Ms Dalit Atrakchi Secretary-General 105

Jamaica 69 Mr Everton Hannam Secretary-General 106

Japan 70 Mr Yuichiro Anzai Chairperson 107

Mr Yusuke Takahashi

Unit Chief, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 108

Jordan 71 Mr Suheel Shaheen


Kazakhstan 72

Ms Assel Utegenova Secretary- General 110

Ms Oraziman Akmaral

1st Secretary General in the Nat Com 111

Mr Alzhanov Baurzhan

3 th Secretary General in the Nat Com 112

Kenya 73

Ms Evangeline Njoka


Mr John M. Mireri

Deputy Secretary General 114

Latvia 74 Ms Baiba Molnika

Secretary- General a.i. 115

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Lebanon 75 Ms Zahida Jabbour Secretary- General 116

Lithuania 76 Ms Asta Junevičienė


Luxemburg 77

Ms Simone BECK

President 118

Ms Catherine DECKER


Madagascar 78 Ms Hanta Raboanary Secretary-General 120

Malawi 79 Mr Francis Robertson MKANDAWIRE Secretary-General 121

Malaysia 80

Ms Joanne Teddy Chian

Executive Secretary of Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO 122

Mr Mohd Hermy bin Abdullah

Programme Officer of Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO 123

Mr Wan Ummul Fathanah Wan Mohd Noor

Deputy Delegate of Malaysia to UNESCO 124

Mali 81 Ms Sangare Coumba TOURE Secretary-General 125

Mauritius 82 Mrs Aneeta GHOORAH Assistant Secretary-General 126

Mexico 83

Mr Benito Mirón López

Secretary General 127

Ms César Guerrero Arellano, Deputy Secretary General 128

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Monaco 84 Mme Geneviève Vatrican Présidente 129

Mongolia 85 Mr. Enkh-Amar Galbadrakh 3rd Secretary at the Permanent Delegation 130

Montenegro 86 Ms Dragica PONORAC Ambassadeur, Déléguée permanente auprès de l’UNESCO 131

Morocco 87 Mme Lamia Radi Secretary-General 132

Namibia 88 Mr Ferdinand Katire

Programme Officer for Sciences 133

Nepal 89

Mr Kamleshwar Kunar Sinha


Mr Balaram Timalsina


New Zealand 90 Mr Ian McKinnon President 136

Ms Elizabeth Rose Secretary-General 137

Niger 91 Mr ISSA Namata Secretary-General 138

Nigeria 92 Mrs Magdalene Anene-Maidoh Secretary-General 139

Norway 93

Ms Tora AASLAND

President 140

Ms Tanja Kristine Hegge


Oman 94 Mr Mohammed Saleem Al Yaqoubi Secretary-General 142

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Palau 95 Mme Sania El Kadi Déléguée Permanente adjointe des Palaos auprès de l'UNESCO 143

Paraguay 96 Mr José Federico SAMUDIO FALCON

Administrator at the Permanent Delegation

144

Philippines 97

Ms Lindsay A. Barrientos Officer-in-Charge 145

Mr Rex A. Ubac Programme Officer 146

Ms Josefina V. Escueta Administrative Officer 147

Poland 98 Mr Sławomir Ratajski Secretary-General 148

Portugal 99 Ms Rita Brasil de Brito Secretary-General 149

Qatar 100

Ms Hamda AL-Sulaiti


Ms Hasa AL-Dousari

Member of the National Commission 151

Republic of Korea 101

Mr Dong-seok MIN Secretary-General 152

Mr Jinsung JEON

Director, Division of International Relations 153

Ms Song KWON Officer, Division of International Relations 154

Ms Jieun SONG Programme Officer, KNCU Global Citizenship School 155

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102

Mr Kim Hyun-Chul

Programme Specialist 156

Mr Yun Byung –Soon

Assistant Secretary-General 157

Romania 103 Mr Ani MATEI Secretary-General 158

Saint Kitts and Nevis 104 Mr Antonio Maynard Secretary-General 159

Saint Lucia 105 Ms Marcia Symphorien Secretary-General 160

Saint Vincent and the Grenadine 106 Ms Henry-Rose Janeil Secretary-General 161

Sao Tome and Principe

107 Ms Sonia Almeida de Ceita Carvalho Secretary-General 162

Samoa 108 Ms Leota Valma Galuvao

ACEO and Head of the Curriculum, Materials and Assessment Division at M.E.S.C

163

Mr Magele Mauiliu Magele

Chairperson of the National Commission 164

Saudi Arabia 109

Mr Mansour Alosaimi

Counsellor for Education at the Permanent Delegation of Saudi Arabia 165

Mr Mohammed Ghormallah Al-Ghamdi


Senegal 110

M. Aliou LY


M. Mamadou Ndiaye DIA

Responsable des programmes SHS

168

Serbia 111

Mr. Goran Milasinovic

President 169

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Seychelles 112 Ms Marie-Reine Hoareau


Sint Maarten 113 Ms Carol Voges Advisor to the Minister 171

Ms Marcellia Henry Secretary-General 172

Slovenia 114

Mr Gašper Hrastelj


Ms Marjutka Hafner


Slovakia 115

Mr Ľudovít Molnár

President 175

Mrs Aurélia Füle


South Africa 116 Mr Carlton Mukwevho Secretary-General 177

Spain 117 Mr Federico Palomera Güez Secretary-General 178

Sweden 118 Ms Kerstin Lundman Secretary-General 179

Swaziland 119

Ms Njabuliso Gwebu

Ambassador , Permanent Delegation

180

Ms Hazel Zungu


Mr Almon Mahlaba MAMBA

Counsellor, Permanent Delegation 182

Switzerland 120 M. Nicolas Mathieu


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Mme Annalisa Beltrami

Secrétaire générale adjointe 184

Syrian Arabic Republic 121

Mr Nidal HASSAN


Thailand 122 Mr Pramote Duang-Im


Tchad

123 Mr Abdelkérim Adoum Bahar Secretary-General 187

The Netherlands

124 Ms Marielies Schelhaas Secretary-General 188

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 125 Mr. Gabriel Atanasov Minister-Counselor at the Permanent

Delegation 189

Timor –Leste 126 Mr Maria Angelina Sarmento Secretary-General 190

Togo 127

M. Koffi Michel AGBOH


Tonga 128 Mrs Lucy Moala-Mafi Secretary-General 192

Trinidad and Tobago 129 Ms Susan Shurland Secretary-General 193

Tunisia 130 Madame Héla Souhabi Sous-Directeur à la Commission Nationale Tunisienne 194

Turkey 131

Mr Irem Alpaslan

Assistant Secretary General (responsible for international affairs) 195

Turkmenistan 132 Mr Poladov Kouvandyk Secretary-General 196

Tuvalu 133 Hon. Mr Fauoa Maani

Chairperson, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports 197

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Mr Niko Apinelu

Permanent Secretary 198

Mrs Leata Loleni

Personal Assistant 199

Ukraine 135 Mr Kostiantyn Ablazov Consellor at the Permanent Delegation 200

United Arab Emirates 136 Ms Amal Al Koos Secretary-General 201 Ms Hadeen Talli

Assitant of the Secretary-General 202

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

137

Mr Tim Williams

Chairperson 203

Mr James Bridge


United States of America 138 Ms Allison Wright

Secretary- General

205

Uruguay 139 Mr Nicolás PONS


Viet Nam 140 Mr Pham Sanh Chau


Zambia 141

Ms Heather Munachonga

Senior Programme Officer for Education 208

Mrs Nondo Mubanga Chilonga

Senior Programme Officer for Communication & Information 209

Zimbabwe

142 Ms M.J. Chirapa Secretary- General 210

Mrs S.B. Kakono

Education Programme Officer 211

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