International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts

It is the decision-making unit, because determines of the targets and the formal guidelines of the organization’s work and makes decisions on proposals presented by the council.

For the development of basic themes in the comprehensive field of activities of CIOFF and for advising the council and the General Assembly permanent Commissions are established.

The management bodies of CIOFF are the Executive Committee (EXCO), consisting of the President, two Vice Presidents, the Treasurer and the Secretary General and the Council consisting of the EXCO, the Chairpersons of the Commissions, the Representatives of the Sectors, the Representative to UNESCO and the Chairperson of the Youth Coordinating Committee.

African Sector: Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Congo RDC, Central African Republic, Comoros, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe Asian and the Pacific Sector: Bangladesh, China, Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan Kingdom, Rep. of Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tahiti, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Uzbekistan.

Central and North European Sector: Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine, United Kingdom (Currently Belarus and Russia are suspended) Latin American and Caribbean Sector: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela North American Sector: Canada, United States of America, St. Vincent and the Grenadines South European Sector: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Cyprus Northern Part, France, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland,