| Date and Method of Creation | 21 February 1994 |
| Status | Governmental (1 Ministry) |
| Legislation Dates | The judicial text was accepted21/02/1994 and last revised |
| Legislation | The Constitution of the National Commission was adopted on February 21st 1994. |
| Documentation Centre | The Documentation Centre of the Commission is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Library, which is administered by a professional librarian. The Centre is mainly visited by students, researchers and journalists. |
| Structure of the Commission | The National Commission consists of the following organs:
- The General Assembly, which meets every year;
- The Executive Committee (composed of 9 members), which meets twice a year;
- Five Programme Committees specialized in the UNESCO fields of competence
- The Secretariat. |
| Members/Composition | The Membership of the National Commission, which is renewed every four years, comprises 25 persons representing the Ministries, governmental departments, national institutions and NGOs involved in UNESCO's fields of competence, as well as parliamentarians, representatives of the media and prominent individuals chosen in their personal capacities. |
| Executive Committee | The National Commission has no Executive Committee. |
| General Assembly | The National Commission has a General Assembly which meets annually. |
| Committees or Sub-Committees | The National Commission has specialized Committees in the fields of competence of UNESCO, respectively for: Education; Science; Culture; Communication and Transdisciplinary Projects; |
