WORLDWIDE

Norway


Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 4 November 1946

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

Head of State: His Majesty King Harald V
Prime Minister: H.E. Mr Jens STOLTENBERG

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Harald Neple
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Norway to OECD, Permanent Delegate (9/27/2006)

Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Norway to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO 1 rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15
Telephone: 01 45 68 34 35
01 45 68 34 31
Fax: 01 45 67 92 03
E-mail: dl.norway@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

President: Mrs Vigdis Lian
acting Secretary-General: Mr. Jostein Osnes

Norwegian National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education and Research Postboks 8119 Dep No-0032 OSLO NORWAY
Telephone: (47) 22 24 70 55; (47) 22 24 79 13; (47) 22 24 76 76
Fax: (47) 22 24 79 20
E-mail: natcom@unesco.no; vigdis.lian@gmail.com (Pt); Jostein.Osnes@kd.dep.no (SG a.i.)
Web site: http://www.unesco.no

Representation on the Executive Board

Title Name Years Sessions
MemberMr Alf Sommerfelt1946-19521-31
MemberMr Gunnar Garbo1974-197896-105
MemberMs Ingrid Eide1989-1993133-142
Representative2005-2009172-181
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

    Other intergovernmental organs

  • Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
    Member
  • UNESCO institutes and centres

  • Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning
    Elected Member : Mr Birger Fredriksen (Term expires : December 2009)

  • Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics
    Statistical expert : Mr Johan-Kristian TØNDER (Term expires : 31 December 2011)

Celebration of anniversaries

200th anniversary of the birth of Niels Henrik Abel (2002)

 
Europe and North AmericaLatin America and the CaribbeanAfricaArab StatesAsia Pacific