UNESCO Summit: Prof. Ebenezer Njoh Mouelle elected member of the Executive Council

The 38th UNESCO Summit in Paris ended on the 18th of November 2015 with an active participation from Cameroon representatives including the Head of State and First Lady Chantal Biya. In Paris, President Paul Biya called for a united front against international terrorism while First Lady Chantal Biya in her capacity as UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Education and Social Inclusion, took part in a number of deliberations during the summit.

Two Cameroonians were elected into senior positions within the international organisation. Professor Ebenezer Njoh Mouelle emerged as member of the Executive Council of UNESCO for a four-year term and Basic Education Minister, Youssouf Hadidja Alim was raised to the position of Chairperson of the Social and Human Sciences (SHS) Commission of UNESCO.  

A number of Cameroonians have occupied key positions within UNESCO before these appointments. They included Aurelien Eteki Mboumoua, Jean Felix Loung, Adamou Ndam Njoya, Joseph Mboui and Professor Ebenezer Njoh Mouelle reportedly making a come back have been on the fore front of UNESCO occupying strategic positions. The delegation from Cameroon headed by the President comprised of the Minister of External Relations, Lejeune Mbella Mbella, the Minister of Basic Education, Youssouf Hadidja Alim and the Minister of Arts and Culture, Narcisse Mouelle Kombi.