Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council

Bureau of the Intergovernmental Council
Last update:27 February 2024

The IFAP Bureau consists of eight members including a Chairperson, six Vice-Chairpersons on the basis of equitable geographical distribution, and a Rapporteur,  where the Chairperson and the Rapporteur are elected in their personal capacity. IFAP Bureau formally meets twice a year. 

The functions of the Bureau shall include: 

  • appraising, selecting and approving projects to be funded by the IFAP special funds subject to the availability of resources;
  • making recommendation for the organization of the work of the Council;
  • ensuring the effective implementation of the resolutions of the Council;
  • raising, with the collaboration of the Secretariat, extrabudgetary sources of financing for the activities of the Programme.

The current Bureau is composed of a Chairperson, five Vice-Chairpersons and a Rapporteur: 

Composition of Bureau Members:

IFAP Chair – Mr. Pablo Medina Jiménez (Dominican Republic)

Vice-Chair – Representative of Slovakia
Vice-Chair – Representative of Jamaica 
Vice-chair – Representative of China 
Vice-Chair – Representative of Madagascar
Vice-Chair – Representative of Libya

Rapporteur – Ms. Anastasia Parshakova (Russian Federation)