Appointed by the Minister of Education (Dr. Humberto BELLI) in agreement with the Membership of the National Commission
Description
Date and Method of Creation
14 July 1952 by (Executive) Decree
Status
Governmental (1 Ministry)
Documentation Centre
The Documentation Centre of the National Commission gathers some 15 000 UNESCO publications and mainly welcomes academics, students and civil servants. The Documentation Centre is not computerized.
The Commission also mentions that the UN Agencies based in the country decided to create and finance jointly a Documentation Centre in 1998 - this Centre is located in the Place of Culture (Palacio de Cultura).
Structure of the Commission
The National Commission meets in plenary at least twice a year. Though it has not set up any Sub-Committees, the Commission counts on a network of experts, who can provide it cooperation when necessary.
Members/Composition
The National Commission is composed of 8 members representing the Ministries and eminent individuals from the education, science and cultural sectors.
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
Overview
The National Commission does not cooperate with other National Commissions, but has collaborated with the UNESCO Field Offices of San José (Costa Rica), the OREALC (Santiago, Chile), the CRESALC (Caracas, Venezuela) within the framework of the elaboration of plans of action of evaluation, especially in the field of education.
