Headquarters Committee of the General Conference
Functions
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The Headquarters Committee of the General Conference shall frame and coordinate with the Director-General the management policy of the Organization’s Headquarters, and to this end give the Director-General all guidelines and recommendations that it deems useful.
Rules of Procedure of the General Conference
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Rule 37 - Headquarters Committee
1. The Headquarters Committee shall consist of twenty-four members elected for four years, half of whom shall be replaced at each session of the General Conference on the recommendation of the Nominations Committee. The geographical distribution of seats shall reflect that of the Executive Board.
2. The Committee shall elect a Bureau consisting of a Chairperson, two Vice-Chairpersons, a Rapporteur and two members, with a view to having each geographical group represented.
Rule 38 - Functions of the Headquarters Committee
1. The Headquarters Committee shall frame and coordinate with the Director-General the management policy of the Organization’s Headquarters, and to this end give the Director-General all guidelines and recommendations that it deems useful.
2. The Committee shall meet whenever necessary to treat questions relating to Headquarters submitted by the Director-General or by one of the members of the Committee.
3. The Committee shall report to the General Conference on the work carried out and the programmes to be planned for the future.
Resolutions of the General Conference
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Financial Regulations of the Special Account for the Headquarters Utilization Fund
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Reference Guide for Committee members (2016)
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Membership
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Membership 2023-2025
- Belgium (2023 - 2027)
- Brazil (2023 - 2027)
- Chile (2023 - 2027)
- China (2023 - 2027)
- Croatia (2023 - 2027)
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2021 - 2025)
- France (2023 - 2027)
- Guinea (2023 - 2027)
- Kenya (2021 - 2025)
- Libya (2021 - 2025)
- Portugal (2021 - 2025)
- Republic of Moldova (2023 - 2027)
- Saint Lucia (2023 - 2027)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2021 - 2025)
- Sri Lanka (2021 - 2025)
- State of Palestine (2023 - 2027)
- Syrian Arab Republic (2021 - 2025)
- Togo (2023 - 2027)
- Zimbabwe (2021 - 2025)
Members of the Bureau 2023-2025
Under 214 COM/SIEGE/Decision 2 and following the decision of the Headquarters Committee taken at its 217th session, the Bureau of the Headquarters Committee is composed as it follows:
Chairperson
- Ms Rosa Batoréu, Portugal
Vice-Chairpersons
- Chile and State of Palestine
Rapporteur
- Ms Dorcas N. Marwa, Kenya
Members of the Bureau
- China and Republic of Moldova
Documents
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Sessions 2023-2025
217th session (27 November 2024)
- (Provisional date of the 218th session of the Headquarters Committee)
- (Progress Report on managing the UNESCO Headquarters premises)
- (Provisional agenda)
- (Adoption of the Record of Proceedings of the 216th session of the Headquarters Committee of 3 July 2024)
216th session (3 July 2024)
- (Decisions adopted by the Headquarters Committee at its 216th session)
- (Provisional date of the 217th session of the Headquarters Committee)
- (Security Management at UNESCO Headquarters)
- (Report by the Director-General, in cooperation with the Headquarters Committee, on managing the UNESCO Premises)
- (Provisional agenda)
- (Adoption of the Record of Proceedings of the 215th session of the Headquarters Committee of 5 April 2024)
215th session (5 April 2024)
- (Decisions adopted by the Headquarters Committee at its 215th session)
- (Provisional date of the 216th session of the Headquarters Committee)
- (Restoration of the patios of Building IV and update on priority projects)
- (Progress report on managing Headquarters premises)
- (Provisional agenda)
- (Headquarters Committee, two hundred and fourteenth session: (report))
214th session (29 November 2023)
- (Decisions adopted by the Headquarters Committee at its 214th session)
- (Provisional date of the 215th session of the Headquarters Committee)
- (Progress report on managing Headquarters premises)
- (Election of the chairperson, vice-chairpersons, rapporteur and two members of the Bureau of the Headquarters Committee)
- (Provisional agenda (of the 214th session of the Headquarters Committee)
- (Headquarters Committee: two hundred and thirteenth session (report))
Previous sessions
Useful links
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