Croatia

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 1 June 1992

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

Président de la République: Son Exc. M. Stjepan MESIC

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Mirko Galić
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to France, Permanent Delegate (4/4/2007)

Permanent Delegation of Croatia to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureau M.3.44 1, rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.43.06.12.97
01.47.05.04.42
Fax: 01.45.68.31.48
E-mail: dl.croatie@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

President: Mr Vladimir Markovic
Deputy President: Kresimir Nemec
Secretary-General: Mrs Rut Carek

Croatian Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Culture Runjaninova 2 10000 ZAGREB CROATIA
Telephone: (385 1) 48 66 304
Fax: (385 1) 48 66 526
E-mail: unesco@min-kulture.hr; rut.carek@min-kulture.hr;
Web site: http://www.min-kulture.hr/unesco

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication
  Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

Other intergovernmental organs


• 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 : 2011)

Celebration of anniversaries

150th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla, scientist (1856-1943) (2006)

150th anniversary of the birth of Dragutin Gorjanovic Kramberger, geologist and paleoanthropologist (1856-1936) (2006)

100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Prelog, chemist (1906-1998) (2006)

500th anniversary of the birth of Marin Držic, playwright and lyricist (1508-1567) (2008)

500th anniversary of the death of Ivan Duknovic (Iohannes Dalmata), sculptor and architect (1440-1509) (2009)