Date of the 190th session: 3 to 18 October 2012
The next Information Meeting of the Executive Board with the Director-General will take place on Tuesday, 10 July 2012, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Room X
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The Executive Board in brief
- The Executive Board is one of the three constitutional organs of UNESCO (the others being the General Conference and the Secretariat).
- It is elected by the General Conference.
- Acting under the authority of the General Conference the Board examines the programme of work for the Organization and corresponding budget estimates submitted to it by the Director-General.
- It consists of 58 Member States, each with a four-year term of office.
- It meets twice a year except for the General Conference year, when it meets additionally after the General Conference has finished.
Non-Member States of the Board, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and movements are invited as observers.