Press releases on the opening and closing sessions of the Governing Councilare set out below in reverse chronological order from 2013 back to 1997.
2013
- Closing of the 76th Governing Council session (21 Nov 2013)
- Opening of the 76th Governing Council session (19 Nov 2013)
- Fulfillment of mandate under Follow-up Programme for Environmental Awards - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (18 June 2013)
- Closing of the 75th Governing Council session (02 May 2013)
- Opening of the 75th Governing Council session (30 April 2013)
- 13th Special Session of the Governing Council (11 Feb 2013)
2012
- Closing of the 74th Governing Council session (29 Nov 2012)
- Opening of the 74th Governing Council session (27 Nov 2012)
- Closing of the 73rd Governing Council session (03 May 2012)
- Opening of the 73rd Governing Council session (01 May 2012)
2011
- Closing of the 72nd Governing Council session (13 Oct 2011)
- Opening of the 72nd Governing Council session (11 Oct 2011)
- Closing of the 71st Governing Council session (07 April 2011)
- Opening of the 71st Governing Council session (05 April 2011)
2010
- Closing of the 70th Governing Council session (11 Nov 2010)
- Opening of the 70th Governing Council session (09 Nov 2010)
- Closing of the 69th Governing Council session (29 April 2010)
- Opening of the 69th Governing Council session (27 April 2010)
2009
- Closing of the 68th Governing Council session (12 Nov 2009)
- Opening of the 68th Governing Council session (10 Nov 2009)
- Closing of the 67th Governing Council session (29 April 2009)
- Opening of the 67th Governing Council session (28 April 2009)
2008
- Closing of the 66th Governing Council session (22 Oct 2008)
- Opening of the 66th Governing Council session (16 Oct 2008)
- Closing of the 65th Governing Council session (09 April 2008)
- Opening of the 65th Governing Council session (04 April 2008)
2007
- Closing of the 64th Governing Council session (31 Oct 2007)
- Opening of the 64th Governing Council session (26 Oct 2007)
- Closing of the 63rd Governing Council session (22 June 2007)
- Opening of the 63rd Governing Council session (18 June 2007)
- Closing of the 62nd Governing Council session (22 Feb 2007)
- Opening of the 62nd Governing Council session (20 Feb2007)
2006
- Closing of the 61st Governing Council session (03 Nov 2006)
- Opening of the 61st Governing Council session (27 Oct 2006)
- Closing of the 60th Governing Council session (29 June 2006)
- Opening of the 60th Governing Council session (23 June 2006)
- Closing of the 59th Governing Council session (09 Mar 2006)
- Opening of the 59th Governing Council session (03 Mar 2006)
2005
- Closing of the 58th Governing Council session (08 Dec 2005)
- Opening of the 58th Governing Council session (02 Dec 2005)
- Closing of the 57th Governing Council session (29 Sep 2005)
- Opening of the 57th Governing Council session (23 Sep 2005)
- Closing of the 56th Governing Council session (30 June 2005)
- Opening of the 56th Governing Council session (24 June 2005)
- Closing of the 55th Governing Council session (10 Mar 2005)
- Opening of the 55th Governing Council session (04 Mar 2005)
- 12th Special Session of the Governing Council (26 Jan 2005)
2004
- Closing of the 54th Governing Council session (09 Dec 2004)
- Opening of the 54th Governing Council session (03 Dec 2004)
- Closing of the 53rd Governing Council session (23 Sep 2004)
- Opening of the 53rd Governing Council session (17 Sep 2004)
- Closing of the 52nd Governing Council session (02 July 2004)
- Opening of the 52nd Governing Council session (25 June 2004)
- Closing of the 51st Governing Council session (11 Mar 2004)
- Opening of the 51st Governing Council session (05 Mar 2004)
2003
- Closing of the 50th Governing Council session (18 Dec 2003)
- Opening of the 50th Governing Council session (12 Dec 2003)
- Closing of the 49th Governing Council session (18 Sep 2003)
- Opening of the 49th Governing Council session (12 Sep 2003)
- Closing of the 48th Governing Council session (26 June 2003)
- Opening of the 48th Governing Council session (20 June 2003)
- Closing of the 47th Governing Council session (13 Mar 2003)
- 11th Special Session of the Governing Council (11 Mar 2003)
- Opening of the 47th Governing Council session (07 Mar 2003)
2002
- Closing of the 46th Governing Council session (12 Dec 2002)
- Opening of the 46th Governing Council session (06 Dec 2002)
- Closing of the 45th Governing Council session (03 Oct 2002)
- Opening of the 45th Governing Council session (27 Sep 2002)
- Closing of the 44th Governing Council session (02 July 2002)
- Opening of the 44th Governing Council session (14 June 2002)
- Closing of the 43rd Governing Council session (13 Mar 2002)
- Opening of the 43rd Governing Council session (08 Mar 2002)
2001
- Closing of the 42nd Governing Council session (13 Dec 2001)
- Opening of the 42nd Governing Council session (07 Dec 2001)
- Closing of the 41st Governing Council session (27 Sep 2001)
- Opening of the 41st Governing Council session 21 Sep 2001)
- Closing of the 40th Governing Council session (21 June 2001)
- Opening of the 40th Governing Council session (15 June 2001)
- Closing of the 39th Governing Council session (02 April 2001)
- Update on the 39th Governing Council session (15 Mar 2001)
- Opening of the 39th Governing Council session (13 Mar 2001)
- 9th Special Session of the Governing Council (15 Feb 2001)
2000
- Closing of the 38th Governing Council session (07 Dec 2000)
- Opening of the 38th Governing Council session (01 Dec 2000)
- Closing of the 37th Governing Council session (28 Sep 2000)
- Opening of the 37th Governing Council session (22 Sep 2000)
- Closing of the 36th Governing Council session (15 June 2000)
- Opening of the 36th Governing Council session (09 June 2000)
- Closing of the 35th Governing Council session (15 Mar 2000)
- Opening of the 35th Governing Council session (10 Mar 2000)
1999
- Closing of the 34th Governing Council session (09 Dec 1999)
- Opening of the 34th Governing Council session (07 Dec 1999)
- Closing of the 33rd Governing Council session (30 Sep 1999)
- Opening of the 33rd Governing Council session (27 Sep 1999)
- Closing of the 32nd Governing Council session (24 June 1999)
- Opening of the 32nd Governing Council session (18 June 1999)
- Closing of the 31st Governing Council session (18 Mar 1999)
- Opening of the 31st Governing Council session (11 Mar 1999)
- 8th Special Session of the Governing Council (21 Jan 1999)
1998
- Closing of the 30th Governing Council session (16 Dec 1998)
- Opening of the 30th Governing Council session (09 Dec 1998)
- Closing of the 29th Governing Council session (30 Sep 1998)
- Opening of the 29th Governing Council session (23 Sep 1998)
- Closing of the 28th Governing Council session (01 July 1998)
- Opening of the 28th Governing Council session (25 June 1998)
- Closing of the 27th Governing Council session (11 Mar 1998)
- Opening of the 27th Governing Council session (09 Mar 1998)