Nepal

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 1 May 1953
On 4 August 2008 the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations informed the Organization that the formal name "Nepal" was replaced by "the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal". The formal name "Kingdom of Nepal" had been replaced by "Nepal" as of 22 August 2006.

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

President: the Right Honourable Ram Baran YADAV
Prime Minister: the Right Honourable Jhalanath Khanal

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Mohan Krishna Shrestha
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to France, Permanent Delegate (9/1/2010)

Permanent Delegation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to UNESCO
Ambassade du Népal 45 bis, rue des Acacias 75017 PARIS
Telephone: 01.46.22.48.67
Fax: 01.42.27.08.65
E-mail: nepalinparis@noos.fr

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairman: Hon'ble Mr. Dina Nath Sharma
Vice Chairman: Hon'ble Ms. Lila Bhandari
Secretary-General: Mr. Kishor Thapa

Nepal National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education and Sports Keshar Mahal, Kantipath KATHMANDU NEPAL
Telephone: (977) 1 44 18 782; (977) 1 44 28 107
Fax: (977) 1 44 12 460
E-mail: unesco@nncu.wlink.com.np;
Web site: nncu.org.np

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Mr Trailokya Nath Upraity	1974-1978	96-105
Representative		1995-1999	148-157
Representative		2005-2009	172 - 181
Representative		2007- 2009	178-182

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).