MEMBERSHIP OF THE BUREAU OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE UNTIL ITS 39TH SESSION

States Date of entry Number of times member of Bureau

Afghanistan 4 6 16 October 1958 3 Algeria 15 9 Andorra 20 October 1993 – Angola 11 March 1977 4 Antigua and Barbuda 15 July 1982 – 15 16 Armenia 9 June 1992 – Australia1 4 20 13 10 Azerbaijan 3 June 1992 3 Bahamas 23 April 1981 1 Bahrain 18 January 1972 3 Bangladesh2 27 October 1972 4 Barbados 24 October 1968 9 Belarus 12 – 29 November 1946 11 Belize 10 May 1982 – Benin 18 5 Bhutan 13 April 1982 – Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13 November 1946 – Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 June 1993 3 Botswana 16 January 1980 1 Brazil 4 November 1946 22 Brunei Darussalam 17 March 2005 – Bulgaria3 17 7 Burkina Faso 14 2 Burundi 16 5 Cambodia4 3 July 1951 – Cameroon 11 November 1960 11 4 November 1946 21 Cabo Verde 15 February 1978 1 Central African Republic 11 November 1960 3 Chad 19 2 7 9 4 November 1946 21 31 7 Comoros 22 March 1977 2 Congo 24 October 1960 2 Cook Islands 25 October 1989 – 19 7 Côte d’Ivoire 27 October 1960 6

1 At the 39th session of the General Conference, Australia was a member of the Bureau in two capacities (Vice- President of the General Conference and Chairperson of the CI Commission). 2 At the 38th session of the General Conference, was a member of the Bureau in two capacities (Vice- President of the General Conference and Chairperson of the HQ Committee). 3 At the 35th session of the General Conference, was a member of the Bureau in two capacities (Vice- President of the General Conference and Chairperson of the SC Commission). 4 Until 3 February 1990 the name of this State was “Democratic Kampuchea”. Annex II – page 2 - - Czech Czech

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States Date of entry Number of times member of Bureau 27 22 Jamaica 7 November 1962 8 Japan 2 July 1951 27 14 June 1950 11 Kazakhstan 22 May 1992 2 7 14 Kiribati 24 October 1989 – 18 November 1960 8 Kyrgyzstan 2 June 1992 – Lao People’s Democratic Republic 9 July 1951 4 Latvia 14 October 1991 3 Lebanon13 4 November 1946 16 Lesotho 29 1 Liberia 6 4 Libya14 27 8 Lithuania 7 October 1991 9 Luxembourg 27 October 1947 1 Madagascar 10 November 1960 7 Malawi 27 1 Malaysia 16 June 1958 5 Maldives 18 July 1980 – Mali 7 November 1960 4 Marshall Islands 30 June 1995 – Malta 10 – 10 2 Mauritius 25 October 1968 3 Mexico 4 November 1946 14 Micronesia (Federal States of) 19 October 1999 – Monaco 6 1 Mongolia 1 November 1962 2 Montenegro15 1 March 2007 2 Morocco 7 November 1956 12 Mozambique 11 October 1976 4 Myanmar16 27 – Namibia 2 November 1978 1 Nauru 17 October 1996 – Nepal 1 May 1953 8 Netherlands 1 17 4 November 1946 11 22 February 1952 3 Niger 10 November 1960 4 Nigeria 14 November 1960 16 Niue 26 October 1993 – Norway 4 November 1946 4 Oman 10 February 1972 10

12 Israel withdrew from UNESCO on 31 December 2018. 13 At the 35th session of the General Conference, Lebanon was a member of the Bureau in two capacities (Vice- President of the General Conference and Chairperson of the ADM Commission). 14 Until 16 September 2011, the name of this State was “Libyan Arab Jamahiriya”. At the 37th session of the General Conference, Libya was a member of the Bureau in two capacities (Vice-President of the General Conference and Chairperson of the ED Commission). 15 Before the separation of Serbia and Montenegro, the name of this State was “Serbia and Montenegro”; it had twice been a member of the Bureau of the General Conference. 16 Until 18 June 1989 the name of this State was “Union of Burma”. Annex II – page 4

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States Date of entry Number of times member of Bureau Timor-Leste 5 June 2003 – Togo 17 November 1960 10 Tonga 29 September 1980 1 Trinidad and Tobago 2 November 1962 3 8 November 1956 10 4 November 1946 17 Turkmenistan 17 August 1993 1 Tuvalu 21 October 1991 – Uganda 9 November 1962 4 Ukraine 12 May 1954 6 United Arab Emirates 20 April 1972 3 of Great Britain and 4 November 1946 21 Northern Ireland26 United Republic of Tanzania 6 6 of America27 4 November 1946 27 Uruguay 8 November 1947 11 Uzbekistan 26 October 1993 1 Vanuatu 10 February 1994 – Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of28 25 November 1946 19 Viet Nam 6 July 1951 9 Yemen29 2 April 1962 18 Zambia 9 7 Zimbabwe 22 September 1980 8

25 At the 36th session of the General Conference, Thailand was a member of the Bureau in two capacities (Vice- President of the General Conference and Chairperson of the SC Committee). 26 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland withdrew from UNESCO on 31 December 1985 and rejoined it on 1 July 1997. 27 The United States of America withdrew from UNESCO on 31 December 1984 and rejoined it on 1 October 2003. The United States of America withdrew from UNESCO again on 31 December 2018. 28 At the 36th session of the General Conference, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was a member of the Bureau in two capacities (Vice-President of the General Conference and Chairperson of the SHS Commission). 29 Since 22 May 1990 Yemen and Democratic Yemen have formed a single State named “Republic of Yemen”.

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