Mariatou Yap

The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the Assembly on the nomination of the Council on such terms as the Assembly may determine. The Secretary-General shall be the chief technical and administrative officer of the Organization.

The Secretary-General shall be ex officio Secretary of the Assembly and of the Council, and shall attend ex officio all commissions of the Organization. He may delegate these functions.

The Secretary-General shall prepare and submit annually to the Council the financial statements and budget estimates of the Organization.

The Secretary-General shall appoint the staff of the Secretariat in accordance with staff regulations established by the Assembly.

Mrs. Njoupouo YAP Mariatou is appointed as Secretary-General since 14 october 2020 by the Resolution II of the 24th General Assembly.


PREVIOUS ICDO SECRETARIES-GENERAL


Surgeon-General Georges SAINT-PAUL (1931)


Founder of the Association of « Geneva Zones » in Paris

Henri GEORGE (1937 - 1951)


Founder of the International Association of « Geneva Zones » International Association for the Protection of Civilian Populations, Historical and Artistic Monuments in Wartime or Armed Conflicts »

1st Secretary General of the International Association of « Geneva Zones »

Milan BODI (1951 - 1986)


Secretary General of the International Association of « Geneva Zones » 1951 - 1958

Secretary General of the International Civil Defence Organisation I.C.D.O. (non-governmental) 1958 - 1972

Secretary General of the International Civil Defence Organisation I.C.D.O. (intergovernmental) 1972 - 1986


Col. Sadok ZNAIDI (1987 - 2002)


Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO). Commander of the International Order of Civil Defence.

Gen. Nawaf AL SLEIBI (2003 - 2013)


Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organisation Commander of the International Order of Civil Defence, Officer of the Order of Merit of Senegal - the Order of the Lion

Dr. Vladimir KUVSHINOV (2013 - 2018)


Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organisation