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At the outset, the Executive Board had 18 members, elected in their personal capacity, they were intellectuals chosen for their outstanding abilities and their independent outlook. This choice of the founding fathers of the Organization, which was provided for in the Constitution, was a reflection of their concern to devote a substantial place to what is called “civil society”.
While not representing their respective governments, they exercised collectively the powers delegated to them by the General Conference on behalf of the Conference as a whole.
Since 1952 five important amendments have been made to the constitutional provisions governing the Executive Board:
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