Israel

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 16 September 1949

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

President: H.E. Mr Shimon PERES
Prime Minister: H.E. Mr Benjamin Netanyahu

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Nimrod Barkan
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate (2/16/2010)

Permanent Delegation of Israel to UNESCO
Ambassade d'Israël 3, rue Rabelais 75008 PARIS
Telephone: 01.40.76.54.51
Fax: 01.40.76.53.32
E-mail: israel-unesco@paris.mfa.gov.il

National Commission for UNESCO

President: Mr Gideon Sa'ar *
Chairperson: Dr Shimshon Shosani

Israel National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education, Culture & Sports 2, Dvora Ha'nevia St. JERUSALEM 91911 ISRAEL
Telephone: (972.2) 560 37 46; (972.2) 560 37 47
Fax: (972.2) 560 37 45
E-mail: barelid@education.gov.il; unescoil@education.gov.il;
Web site: http://www.education.gov.il/unesco

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	M. Moche Avidor	1962-1970	64-85

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Intergovernmental Council of the "Management of Social Transformations" Programme
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)


• Legal Committee
  Member elected by the General Conference at its 34th session


• Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Council of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)

Celebration of anniversaries

150th anniversary of the birth of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, linguist (1858-1922) (2008)