MOST Intergovernmental Council (IGC)

MOST Intergovernmental Council (IGC)
The Intergovernmental Council is composed of 35 Member States of UNESCO, elected by the General Conference. The Council convenes every two years and establishes the priority areas to be researched, decides on overall policy and funding questions, and handles the relations with governmental authorities.

The MOST Secretariat is thanking its outgoing IGC Bureau members and wants to extend a warm welcome to the new members joining the Bureau.

Composition of MOST IGC Bureau (2009-2011)

President: Alicia Kirchner, Minister of Social Development, Argentina.

Vice-Presidents:

for Africa: Côte d’Ivoire;
for the Arab States: Lebanon;
for Asia and the Pacific: Malaysia;
for Europe and North America: Finland;
for Eastern Europe: Albania;
for Latin America and the Caribbean: Ecuador.

Rapporteur: Philippines.

Composition of MOST IGC Bureau (2007-2009)

President:
H.E. Dr. Zola S. SKWEYIYA (South Africa)

Vice-Presidents:
Professor Tuomo MELASUO (Finland)
Mr Alisher IKRAMOV (Uzbekistan)
H.E. Dra Alicia KIRCHNER (Argentina)
H.E. Ms Asma ANISA (Pakistan)
H.E. Dr Mary Mbiro KHIMULU (Kenya)
H.E. Mrs Aziza BENNANI (Morocco)

Rapporteur: Mr Harjeet Singh (Malaysia)

List of Member States 2007-2009:
Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Mozambique, Pakistan, Panama, Qatar, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen.

Second MOST Intergovernmental Council (IGC) Bureau Meeting
Report [PDF]
UNESCO Paris, France, 1-2 October 2008

MOST Intergovernmental Council (IGC) Bureau Meeting
UNESCO Paris, France, 19 January 2008

Composition of MOST IGC Bureau (October 2007)

President:
Dr. Zola S. Skweyiya (South-Africa)

Vice-Presidents:
Professor Tuomo Melasuo (Finland)
H.E. Mr Andras Lakatos, representing Professor György Enyedi (Hungary)
Mr Carlos Cueto, (Peru)
Mr SU Xu, representing Professor Huang Ping, (China)
Mr Adama Diarra (Mali)
Dr Abdel-Karim Al Fayez (Jordan)

Rapporteur: Mr Harjeet Singh (Malaysia)

List of Member States 2005-2007:
Afghanistan, Belgium, Cameroon, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Oman, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela.

Extra-ordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Council
UNESCO Paris, 31 October 2007

Eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Council
UNESCO Paris, 16-18 July 2007

Bureau of the Seventh Session of the IGC (July 2005):

President: Prof. Dr. Arie de Ruijter (Netherlands)

Vice-Presidents:
Mr Tuomo Melasuo (Finland)
Mrs Elena Zamfir (Romania)
Mr Carlos Cueto (Peru)
Mrs Dewi Fortuna Anwar (Indonesia)
Mr Adama Diarra (Mali)
Dr. Abdel-Karim Al Fayez (Amman)

Rapporteur: Mr Harjeet Singh (Malaysia).

List of Member States 2003-2005:
Albania, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Fiji, Finland, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, The Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Senegal, Sudan, Switzerland, Togo, United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe.

Extra-ordinary session of the Intergovernmental Council
UNESCO Paris, 19 October 2005

Seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Council
UNESCO Paris, 25-27 July 2005

Bureau of the Sixth Session of the IGC (February 2003):

President: Prof. Dr. Arie de Ruijter (Netherlands)

Vice-Presidents:
Mr Tuomo Melasuo (Finland)
Mrs Elena Zamfir (Romania)
Mr Mauricio Montalvo (Ecuador)
Mrs Dewi Fortuna Anwar (Indonesia)
Mr D. Olu Ajakaiye (Nigeria)
H.E. Mr Ghassan Nseir (Syrian Arab Republic)

Rapporteur: Dr P. Manogran (Malaysia)

List of Member States 2002-2003:
Albania, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Finland, Gabon, Ghana, Haïti, Indonesia, Japan, Kuweit, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, Zimbabwe.

Bureau of the Fifth Session of the IGC (March 2001):

President: Mr Marek Ziólkowski (Poland)

Vice-Presidents:
Mrs Lenelis Kruse-Graumann (Germany),
Mrs Elena Zamfir (Romania),
Mr Juan Luis Martin-Chavez (Cuba),
Mrs Khojasteh Arefnia (Islamic Republic of Iran),
Mr D. Olu Ajakaiye (Nigeria),
Mr Amin Esber (Syrian Arab Republic)

Rapporteur: Mr Charly Gabriel Mbock (Cameroon)

List of Member States 2000-2001:
Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Finland, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda.

Bureau of the Fourth Session of the IGC (February 1999):

President: Mr Kenneth Wiltshire (Australia)

Vice-Presidents:
Mrs Lieteke van Vucht Tijssen (Netherlands),
Mr Charly Gabriel Mbock (Cameroon),
Mr Raúl Urzua (Chile),
Mr Zderiek Uherek (Czech Republic),
Mr Theivandran Rajadural (Malaysia),
Mr I. Elghaly (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Rapporteur: Mrs Virginia Miralao (Philippines)

List of Member States 1998-1999:
Angola, Australia, Austria, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Cap-Vert, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Togo, Zambia.

List of Member States 1995-1997:
Angola, Australia, Austria, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Jamaica, Japan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Morocco, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Togo, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

List of Member States 1993-1995:
Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, India, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.



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