representative for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Started
January 2011
Description
Date and Method of Creation
June 1964
Status
Governmental (1 Ministry)
Legislation Dates
The judicial text was accepted23/05/1978 and last revised 03/10/1997
Legislation
The Regulations of the National Commission were set by the Minister of Education, Science and Culture, on which it depends.
Documentation Centre
The Commission has not settled any documentation centre since all publications are stored in the library of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
Structure of the Commission
The National Commission, which has no Executive Committee nor Sub-Committees, meets in plenary 6-8 times a year.
Members/Composition
The Chairman, the Secretary-General and four more members are appointed without nomination. One shall be an expert on education, one in science, one on culture, one on communication and information and one on youth affairs. One commission member is appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Each member has gathered together a small group of people within his or her field of competence to use as a sparring partner.
Executive Committee
The Commission has no Executive Committee
General Assembly
The National Commission has no General Assembly. It has one Commission which meets once a month except during the summer (see regulations sent to BRX/NAC - 1999)
Committees or Sub-Committees
The National Commission has no sub-Committees.
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
Overview
The Icelandic Commission co-operates with other European National Commissions, especially the Nordic National Commissions, but has no relations with the UNESCO Field Offices.
Activities of the National Commission
Application to UNESCO for the City of Reykjavik to become a UNESCO City of Literature
Location
Reykjavik
Country
Iceland
Region
Europe and North America
Scope
National
From (Y-m-d)
12/12/2009
To (Y-m-d)
12/12/2009
Description
The national Commission and the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture have this winter prepared an application to UNESCO for the City of Reykjavik to become a UNESCO City of Literature
Organizers
The national Commission and the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
The Arna Magnea collection nominated part of the "Memory of the World collection"
Country
Iceland
Region
Europe and North America
Scope
National
From (Y-m-d)
31/07/2009
To (Y-m-d)
31/07/2009
Description
The Arna Magnea collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts was put on the Memory of the World collection after a joint nomination by Icelandic and Danish authorities. This is the original collection of manuscripts, collected by the Icelandic scholar Árni Magnusson in the early 18th century and preserved in Denmark until the late 20th century. A nomination of the “Codex Rex” a unique collection of medieval poems and written sources of Old Norse culture is now being prepared. The Commission has for some time advocated for that some more collection were nominated to the list.
Preparation of the establishment of the International Language Centre as a Category 2 institution
Location
Reykjavik
Country
Iceland
Region
Europe and North America
Scope
National
Description
The preparations of the establishment of the International Language Centre within the Vigdís Finnbogadottir Institute as a Category 2 institution under the auspice of UNESCO are ongoing. The application is scheduled to be on the agenda of the Executive Board in the spring 2011.
Joint nomination of Viking sites on the World Heritage list
Country
Iceland
Region
Europe and North America
Scope
Sous-régional
Description
Iceland is leading a joint nomination of Viking sites on the World Heritage list along with some other UNESCO member states like the Nordic Countries, Germany, Baltic States and Ukraine.
