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Guyana
Guyana National Commission for UNESCO
Informations générales
Nom anglaisGuyana National Commission for UNESCO
Adresse

"Dargan House"
90, Robb & Oronoque Streets
GEORGETOWN
GUYANA

Téléphone(592) 223 7955 (SG);
(592) 225 43 06
Fax(592) 226 06 45;
Courrielunesco@gol.net.gy; vipnats@yahoo.com (SG)
Langue de correspondanceENGLISH
Dirigeants
NomMr Priya Devi Manickchand
TitreMinister of Education
Date d'électionDecembre 2011
Durée du mandat
DébutDécembre 2011
Poste gouvernementalMinistre de l'Éducation nationale

NomMs Inge Nathoo
TitreSecretary-General
Date d'élection15 January 2008
Durée du mandat
DébutJanvier 2008
Modalités d'électionnomination

NomMs Paula Tulloch
TitreOfficer-in-Charge
Intérim[X]
Date d'électionSept. 2007
Durée du mandat
DébutSeptembre 2007
Modalités d'électionAs an interim measure

Description
Date et modalités de création22 August 1978 by a Cabinet decision
StatutGouvernemental (rattaché à 1 ministère)
Centre de documentationThe Commission has not set up any Documentation Centre.
Structure de la CommissionThe National Commission meets at least once per year in General Assembly. The Commission is divided into sub-Committees, each being in charge of one of the following Sectors: Education; Science; Technology; Culture; and Communication. These sub-Committees meet at least once a term.
Membres/CompositionThe Members of the National Commission mainly represent Ministries, national institutions and non-governmental organizations related to UNESCO's fields of competence. There are sub-Committees for Education, Science and Technology, Culture and Communication.
Comité exécutifThe Commission has no Executive Committee
Assemblée généraleThe Commission has no General Assembly
Comités ou sous-comitésThe Commission has sub-committees for education, science and technology, culture and communication. They try to meet at least once per term.

The National Commission manages the UNESCO Clubs of the country through a National Co-ordination affiliated to the WFUCA.
Coopération avec l’UNESCO et d'autres Commissions nationales
Vue d'ensembleThe Guyana National Commission has cooperated with other National Commissions and also works continuously with the UNESCO Field Offices. The National Commission generally collaborates with the National Commissions of the Caribbean and had been working closely with UNESCO/Port-of-Spain. It also cooperates with the Education, Culture and Communication Advisers of UNESCO/Kingston, especially within the framework of the project "Focus on the Caribbean" which deals with human development and sustainable living in the region. Guyana has also participated in the activties of CARNEID, the Caribbean Network for Educational Innovation for Development. The Caribbean Sea/Sandwatch Project has been the means of bringing Guyana into contact with other ASP countries in the region especially through the Workshops organized within the Project. The Guyana National Commission has also given support to projects of both Antigua and Barbuda and the Bahamas recently.
 
Publications
 
Report of the Secretary-General, Guyana National Commission for UNESCO
LangueEnglish
TypeRapport annuel
MédiasImprimé
PériodicitéAnnual
Répartition It is circulated to members of the National Commission, the Chairperson, the Permanent Delegate of Guyana to UNESCO, etc.