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Mongolia
Commission nationale de la Mongolie pour l'UNESCO
General Information
English NameMongolian National Commission for UNESCO
French NameCommission nationale de la Mongolie pour l'UNESCO
Address

Government building XI
PO Box-38,
Revolution avenue
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia

Phone(976-11) 31.56.52 (SG);
(976-11) 31.31.52
Fax(976-11) 32.26.12 ;
(976-1)1 32.21.27
E-mailmon.unesco@mongol.net;
Web sitehttp://www.natcom-unesco.mn
Correspondence LanguageENGLISH
Office Holders
NameMr. Yondon Otgonbayar *
TitlePresident
Election Date19 September 2008
Mandated duration
StartedSeptember 2008
Type of Appointment* Ex Officio
Government PostMinister of Education

NameMr Gundegmaa Jargalsaikhan
TitleSecretary-General
StartedAugust 2011

Description
Date and Method of CreationMarch 1963
Structure of the CommissionThe National Commission consists of the following bodies:
• The General Assembly, which meets in plenary at least once a year.
• The Secretariat.



Members/CompositionAs an independent body, the National Commission is composed of 19 members representing the government departments, national organizations and institutions, NGOs, the media, UNESCO Clubs and eminent academics and experts in UNESCO’s fields of competence.


Committees/Sub-Committees Details
Sub-committee Topics[X] Education
[X] Communication
[X] Other
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
OverviewThe Mongolian National Commission collaborates with a number of National Commissions in the Region for staff exchange programme and joint projects (Japan, Rep. of Korea, China, etc.). It maintains sound working relations with UNESCO Field Offices in Beijing and Bangkok as well as with such regional institutions as the Asia and the Pacific Cultural Center for UNESCO (ACCU), the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan (NFUAJ) and the Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU).


 
Activities of the National Commission
 
4th International Symposium: Green Chemistry & Advanced Technology
DomainScience and Technology Education for All
LocationUlaanbaatar
CountryMongolia
RegionAsia and the Pacific
ScopeInter-régional
From (Y-m-d)07/10/2010
To (Y-m-d)09/10/2010
Activity typeforum
KeywordsSciences, Technology
 
Workshop for Policymakers of Mongolia: Innovation for Development
CountryMongolia
RegionAsia and the Pacific
ScopeNational
From (Y-m-d)22/09/2010
To (Y-m-d)22/09/2010
Activity typeWorkshops
 
"Mongolian cultural heritage enrolled World" exhibition
DomainCulture
CountryMongolia
RegionAsia and the Pacific
ScopeNational
From (Y-m-d)21/05/2010
To (Y-m-d)23/05/2010
Activity typeExhibitions
DescriptionThe Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Center of Cultural Heritage; UNESCO National Commission of Mongolia and the National Museum of Mongolia opened jointly an exhibition to be named “Mongolian cultural heritage enrolled World” within the framework of measure to hand a confirmation in the National Museum of Mongolia between May 21 and 23.