Membership of the Committee
Over the years, the membership of the Committee has continued to grow. Currently, the Committee is composed of the following 114 Member States.
The Committee is an open-ended body and any Member State, not yet Member of the Committee, can request membership by applying through the Secretariat.
Alphabetical list of Member States
The links below point to the Permanent Missions' websites.
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Republic of Korea
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United Republic of Tanzania
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Viet Nam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Observers
The Holy See, the State of Palestine and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) participated in the session as observers.