Europe and North America
Slovenia
| Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Radovan Stanislav Pejovnik |
| Title | President |
| Started | May 2011 |
| Name | Ms Marjutka Hafner |
| Title | Secretary-General |
| Election Date | November 2006 |
| Mandated duration | |
| Started | November 2006 |
| Name | Mr Gasper Hrastelj |
| Title | Deputy Secretary-General |
| Election Date | March 2008 |
| Mandated duration | |
| Started | March 2008 |
| Date and Method of Creation | 1992 |
| Status | Governmental (1 Ministry) |
| Legislation | The Commission was first established in 1982 as the Commission of the Executive Council of the Socialist Federal Republic of Slovenia for cooperation with UNESCO. In 1991, after the declaration of independence of the Republic of Slovenia, the Commission became the "Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO".
In May 2000, the Statutes of the Commission were approved by the Government. |
| Documentation Centre | It holds mainly UNESCO publications. There are many requests for publications, in the National Library, a UNESCO corner was established by the NatCom in 1995 and a bibliography published and updated. |
| Structure of the Commission | The National Commission consists of the following bodies:
- The General Assembly, which meets at least once a year;
- The Executive Board, which meets three times a year;
- Four Standing Committees, which meet once a year and when required: (1) Education; (2) Science; (3) Culture; and (4) Communication;
- Working Groups, which are created on an ad hoc basis when required;
- The Secretariat. |
| Members/Composition | The Membership of the Commission represents the Government, national institutions and NGOs involved in UNESCO's fields of competence, as well as the media, the ASP (Associated Schools Project) Coordinator, presidents of national IHP, IGCP and IOC Committees, permanent delegate to UNESCO and eminent personnalities chosen in their personal capacities. |
| Committees/Sub-Committees Details
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| Number of Committees or Sub-Committees | 4 |
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| Sub-committee Topics | [X] Education
[X] Science
[X] Culture
[X] Communication
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| Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions |
| Overview | The Slovene Commission collaborates with its counterparts of the Europe Region and Africa - in particular Namibia -, as well as with the New Zealand Commission for UNESCO. It cooperates with the UNESCO Field Offices of Venice (ROSTE: Regional Office for Science and Technology in Europe) and Sarajevo, as well as with the UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE, Hamburg) and IBE.
The Slovene Commission carries out projects and cooperation with the countries of South-East Europe, in particular countries of former SFRY. |
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