Côte d'Ivoire

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 27 October 1960

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

Président de la République: Son Exc. M. Laurent GBAGBO

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Ms Odette Yao Yao
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate (12/23/2005)

Permanent Delegation of Côte d'Ivoire to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureau M5.37 1, rue Miollis 75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.33.31
Fax: 01.45.67.32.41
E-mail: dl.cote-d-ivoire@unesco.org
dl.cote-d-ivoire1@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Président: Mr Gilber Bleu-Lainé *
Secrétaire général: M. Lou Mathieu Bamba

Commission nationale ivoirienne pour l'UNESCO

Telephone: (225) 22 44 05 49 (225) 22 44 04 36
Fax: (225) 22 44 06 83
E-mail: loumathieub@yahoo.fr;
Web site: http://cote_ivoire.comnat.unesco.org

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Member	Mr Bernard B. Dadié	1964-1972	69-90
Member	Mr Paul Yao Akoto	1976-1980	101-110
Member	Mr Paul Yao Akoto	1985-1989	123-132
Member/Representative	Mr Balla Keita	1991-1995	138-147
Representative		1997-2001	153-162

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


• Executive Board
  Representative (Term expires : 2011)


• Intergovernmental Council of the "Management of Social Transformations" Programme
  Vice-President

Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

• Headquarters Committee
  Bureau Member

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 : Ms Léa Akissi (Term expires : 35th General Conference)


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

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member

Celebration of anniversaries

50th anniversary of the intellectual career of Georges Niangoran-Bouah, ethnosociologist/anthropologist (1935-2002) (2008)