Jordan

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 14 June 1950

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: His Majesty King Abdallah bin Al HUSSEIN
Prime Minister and Defence Minister: H. E. Mr Maarouf BAKHIT

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mrs Dina Kawar
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to France, Permanent Delegate (5/13/2002)

Permanent Delegation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureaux MS6.48/49 1, rue Miollis 75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.33.29
01.45.68.33.62
01.46.24.23.78
Fax: 01.56.58.01.21
E-mail: Culturalbureau@yahoo.com

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson: Dr. Prof. Khalid Karaki *
Secretary-General: Ms Toujan Bermamet

Jordan National Commission for Education, Culture and Science

Telephone: (962.6) 568 41 37; (962.6) 568 38 74;
Fax: (962.6) 568 80 61;
E-mail: junesco@moe.gov.jo; jounesco@orange.jo
Web site: www.moe.gov.jo/jounesco/index.htm

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Mr Khalil Salim	1976-1980	101-110
Member	Mr Abdel Salam Atallah Majali	1985-1989	123-132
Representative		1993-1997	143-152
Representative		2001-2005	163-172

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


• International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme
  Member (Term expires : 37th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Conciliation and Good Offices Commission Responsible for Seeking the Settlement of any Disputes which may arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education
  Member : Mr Munther W. Masri (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Committee on World Heritage
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member


• Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
  Member (Term expires : 2012)


• Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
  Member (Term expires : 2013)

Celebration of anniversaries

Twelve hundredth anniversary of the founding of Bayt El-Hikma (2000)

500th anniversary of the death of Aisha al-Baounieh, poet (1455-1507) (2006)