Anna Bossman, Dr. Elizabeth Sarkodie-Mensah, Abigail Anso and Dr. Kweku Rockson, members of the team, celebrating Ghana’s victory in France
At the plenary of the 40th
Session of the UNESCO General Conference held in Paris on 20th November 2019,
Ghana was re-elected to the Executive Board for the period 2019 – 2023. Ghana
obtained the highest score of 162 votes in the Africa Group V (a). Ghana’s
representative on the board was Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of
Education.
The Executive Board is one of
the three constitutional organs of UNESCO; the other being the General
Conference and the Secretariat. It is elected by the General Conference.
Acting under the General
Conference, the board examines the programme of work for the organization and
corresponding budget estimates. The board consists of 58 Member States, with each
having a four-year term of office. The General Conference is made up of 193
countries.
In front: Anna Bossman, Ghana’s
Ambassador to France and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Dr. Elizabeth
Sarkodie-Mensah, Deputy Permanent Delegate to UNESCO
Behind: Abigail Anso, Clerk to
the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education and Dr. Kweku Rockson,
Chairman, Specialized Committee on Communication and Information, Ghana
National Commission for UNESCO.
