The Commission has a Constitution which is currently under revision.
Documentation Centre
The Resource Centre (Documentation Centre) of the Saint Lucia National Commission for UNESCO serves as a depository for UNESCO publications and is a reference and research facility providing a wealth of information covering UNESCO’s fields of expertise. The Centre has a collection of approximately 4000 publication titles (with a small collection of French and Spanish titles) in the form of monographs, journals, audio and video cassettes, CDs and DVDs. The Centre’s collection includes a growing number of documents produced and published by Saint Lucia’s Ministry of Education, HRD, Youth and Sports as well as, the Commonwealth, the Francophonie and other diverse organisations.The Resource Centre produces a current awareness bulletin entitled “On the Shelves” intended to inform staff of the Ministry and other users about newly acquired publications. The holdings of the Centre have been classified using CDS/ISIS. Searches can be done on authors, titles or subjects, providing search results that are prompt, accurate and precise.
Structure of the Commission
The organs of the National Commission are as follows:
- The General Assembly;
- The Executive Committee;
- 5 Sub-Commissions (on average, each comprises 8 persons); Human and Social Sciences; Sciences; Culture; Education; Communication; Information and Informatics;
- The Secretariat.
Members/Composition
The National Commission comprises representatives from ministerial departments, NGOs and other bodies interested in matters of Education, Sciences, Culture, Communication and Information and as well, prominent individuals in their personal capacities.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is non-functional since the Chair of the Commission has never called a meeting.
General Assembly
The General Assembly meets once a year.
Committees or Sub-Committees
The Commission has 5 sub-committees on Education, Science and Technology, Culture, Communicatins, Information and Informatics. There are, on average, 10 members in each sub-committee. The sub-committees meet four times a year generally, or as often as necessary. The members represent government ministries, NGOs, the media, UNESCO Clubs and the ASP Executive, regional organizations, and individuals in their own right.
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
Overview
The Saint Lucia National Commission for UNESCO has a healthy and cordial relationship with National Commissions of the Caribbean and the wider Latin American region. The Commission generally maintains good relations with the UNESCO Field Office in Jamaica.
