| Date et modalités de création | 1971 by a Parliamentary Act |
| Statut | Gouvernemental (rattaché à 1 ministère) |
| Législation | The National Commission has no legal instrument such as a Constitution. |
| Centre de documentation | The Documentation Centre, which is administered by a trained documentalist, holds over 10 000 UNESCO and other UN Agencies' publications, as well as reports written by local experts. The Centre is visited by academics, students, journalists and the general public at large. |
| Structure de la Commission | The National Commission is composed of the following organs:
- The General Assembly, which meets twice a year;
- The Executive Committee, which meets four times a year;
- One National Committee, which meets every month;
- Four Programme Committees for: education; science; social sciences; culture and communication;
- The Secretariat. |
| Membres/Composition | The National Commission comprises representatives of Ministries and NGOs related to UNESCO's areas of competence, NGO's, universities and the media. |
| Comité exécutif | The Executive Committee meets quarterly while the National Committee meets monthly. |
| Assemblée générale | The General Assembly meets twice a year. |
| Comités ou sous-comités | There are four programme committees: education, science, culture and communication, and humanities. Represented on these committees are: government ministries, NGOs, universities and the media. |
