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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 The formal name "Kingdom of Nepal" had been replaced by "Nepal" as of 22 August 2006.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 Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

Mr Jiban Prakash Shrestha
Counsellor, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.

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

Chair: The Hon. Ram Chandra Prasad KUSHWAHA
Secretary-General: Mr Dipendra Bikram Thapa
Deputy Secretary-General: Mr Bhim Lal Gurung

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;

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

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

Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme
Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

Updated:17-10-2007