Appointed by the Government upon the recommendation of the Commission’s Executive.
Description
Date et modalités de création
On 1 June 1979 by a General Order of the Council of Ministers
Statut
Semi-gouvernemental
Ministère de tutelle
affiliated with the Ministry of Education
Dates de la législation
Le texte juridique a été accepté01/01/1979 et révisé pour la dernière fois le
Législation
The National Commission was officially established by a General Order approved by the Council of Ministers in 1979 although the country has been involved in, and benefited from, UNESCO activities since 1964 when it attained independence.
The Commission has a Constitution specifying its organization, duties and powers. This Constitution was amended in 1993 and 1995.
Centre de documentation
The Documentation Centre of the National Commission holds some 5000 publications, most of them being issued by UNESCO or the National Commission. The Centre is extensively used by scholars and researchers.
Structure de la Commission
The National Commission consists of:
- The Executive Board, which meets at least 2 times a year;
- The General Assembly representing relevant government departments and institutions, which meets once a year.
- The Appointment, Audit and Finance Committee, which also meets 2 times a year to discuss matters of personnel, audit and approve expenditures.
- The Secretariat
- 4 Sections: 1) Accounts; 2) Administration; 3) Education and Science; 4) Culture, Communication and Information.
Membres/Composition
The National Commission comprises 32 members.
Comité exécutif
Policy making organ of the Commission composed of 10 members, including representatives of relevant ministries (Education, Finance, Information and Civic Education, Justice, External Affairs, Statutory Corporations, Department of Culture, and Department of Science and Technology) and the University of Malawi appointed by the President of the Republic .The Executive Board meets at least twice a year.
Assemblée générale
Currently composed of 32 members, representing relevant government departments and institutions. The General Assembly meets once a year.
Comités ou sous-comités
The Commission has one committee called Finance, Appointments and Audit, which is composed of five members elected from the Executive Board.
Détails sur les sous-comités
Nombre de comités ou sous-comités
1
Thèmes des sous-comités
[X] Autre
Coopération avec l’UNESCO et d'autres Commissions nationales
Vue d'ensemble
The Malawi National Commission collaborates with other National Commissions and maintains good working relations with the UNESCO Field Offices of Harare, Nairobi and Dakar.
Publications
Annual or Biennal Report
Langue
English
Type
Rapport
Médias
Imprimé
Périodicité
Annual or biennal
Tizame
Langue
English
Type
Journal
Médias
Imprimé
Périodicité
Annual
Répartition
The journal is supposed to be published annually but due to financial and other problems, it has mostly been published once every two years.
