The judicial text was accepted15/11/2004 and last revised 15/03/2007
Legislation
The Charter of the National Commission was adopted on November 15, 2004, by the Presidential Decree.
Documentation Centre
The Documentation Centre of the Commission approximately holds 400 UNESCO publications. Though not computerized nor administered by a professional librarian.
Structure of the Commission
The National Commission consists of the following organs:
- The General Assembly, which meets twice a year;
- Three Committees: (1) Committee of Education and Science; (2) Committee of Culture and World Heritage; (3) Committee of Informatics and Information.
- The Secretariat.
Members/Composition
The National Commission is composed of 12 members representing Ministries (of Education and Science, of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sports, of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources) and Government Departments, National Organizations, Parliamentarians and media representatives.
Executive Committee
The Commission has no Executive Committee.
General Assembly
The General Assembly meets twice a year.
Committees/Sub-Committees Details
Number of Committees or Sub-Committees
3
Sub-committee Topics
[X] Education
[X] Science
[X] Culture
[X] Communication
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
Overview
The National Commission co-operates with the European National Commissions (Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russian Federation and Ukraine). It also has collaborated with the UNESCO Field Offices of Venice (ROSTE), Bucharest (CEPES) and Almaty.
