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# Nederlandse UNESCO Commissie

De Nederlandse UNESCO Commissie telt maximaal elf leden. Daarnaast zijn er Adviserende Leden. De Commissie wordt ondersteund door een bureau.

## De UNESCO Commissie bestaat uit:

### [Kathleen Ferrier](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/kathleen-ferrier)
Voorzitter
![Kathleen Ferrier](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2024-12/MEES20241118-3974%20copy.jpg?h=1f235f42&itok=mONVPzSd)

### [Peter van Laarhoven](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/peter-van-laarhoven)
Vicevoorzitter
![Peter van Laarhoven](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2024-12/Peter_van_Laarhoven.jpg?h=5a41f10d&itok=hfGyczEQ)

### [Marielies Schelhaas](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/marielies-schelhaas)
Secretaris-Directeur
![Marielies Schelhaas](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2024-12/MEES20241118-4028%20copy.jpg?h=3f84023d&itok=nCMUFldm)

### [Harald Bergmann](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/harald-bergmann)
Commissielid
![Harald Bergmann](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2024-12/Harald_Bergmann3_0.jpg?h=ab3e2db5&itok=J2OkS4V6)

### [Vera Carasso](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/vera-carasso)
Commissielid
![Vera Carasso](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2026-08/Vera%20Carasso2.jpg?h=42eaf42b&itok=G7kE1P86)

### [Martin van Engel](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/martin-van-engel)
Commissielid
![Martin van Engel](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2024-12/MEES20241118-4213%20copy.jpg?h=fbca265b&itok=_vWMTm6N)

### [Jeroen Geurts](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/jeroen-geurts)
Commissielid
![Jeroen Geurts](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2024-12/Jeroen_Geurts5.jpg?h=15ec72a9&itok=kEhDJdyi)

### [Daisy Mertens](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/daisy-mertens)
Commissielid
![Daisy Mertens](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2024-12/MEES20241118-4434%20copy.jpg?h=39948fa3&itok=Q9a1FrUR)

### [Sarah de Rijcke](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/sarah-de-rijcke)
Commissielid
![Sarah de Rijcke](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2024-12/MEES20241118-4158%20copy.jpg?h=9159dc6c&itok=MYy75SGz)

### [Hildegard Schneider](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/hildegard-schneider)
Commissielid
![Hildegard Schneider](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2024-12/MEES20241118-4136%20copy.jpg?h=770d772d&itok=m6_odfwV)

### [Marlon Titre](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/marlon-titre)
Commissielid
![Marlon Titre](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2024-12/MEES20241118-4391%20copy.jpg?h=7f101e23&itok=eJiDOhx4)

### [Casper Thomas](https://unesco.nl/medewerker/casper-thomas)
Commissielid
![Casper Thomas](https://unesco.nl/sites/default/files/styles/overview/public/2025-10/Casper_Thomas.jpg?itok=D3cY6sC8)