under the supervision of the Ministry of Education
Legislation
The present Statutes of the National Commission date back to 1985.
Documentation Centre
The National Commission has a well-furnished Documentation Centre. It holds approximately 8 000 publications such as periodicals, proceedings, books, reviews, journals, normative materials and multimedia.
Structure of the Commission
The National Commission consists of the following bodies:
· The General Assembly.
· The Executive Board
· The Secretariat
16 Programme Committees
Members/Composition
The General Assembly of the National Commission is composed of some 80 members
Executive Committee
Composed of 15 members elected by the General Assembly, including the representatives of relevant ministries (the Ministry of National Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry), universities, as well as eminent personalities. They all serve on an honorary basis. The Executive Board meets once a month.
General Assembly
Composed of 80 members (mainly institutional members) , representing various ministries and governmental departments, institutions, universities, agencies and non-governmental organizations specializing in the fields of UNESCO’s competence as well as individuals appointed for a period of four years. The General Assembly meets in plenary every two years.
Committees or Sub-Committees
Sixtheen Programmme Committees: 1) Education; 2) Physical Education and Sport 3) Communication and Information; 4) Tangible Cultural Heritage; 5) Intangible Cultural Heritage; 6) Cultural Expressions 7)Bioethics 8)Philosophy 9)Human Rights 10)Women 11)Intercultural Dialogue 12) Man and the Biosphere 13)Management of Social Transformations 14)Illıcit Trafficking of Cultural Heritage 15)Normative Instruments 16)Underwater Heritage
Committees/Sub-Committees Details
Number of Committees or Sub-Committees
16
Sub-committee Topics
[X] Education
[X] Science
[X] Social Sciences
[X] Culture
[X] Communication
[X] Women
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
Overview
The National Commission cooperates with a number of European (Bulgaria, France, Former Yougoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Romania etc.) and Central Asian National Commissions. It has established good working relations with the UNESCO Office in Venice.
Activities of the National Commission
Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Riights: Social Responsibility and Health
Domain
Bioethics
Location
Istanbul
Country
Turkey
Region
Europe and North America
Scope
Régional
From (Y-m-d)
2011-April-25
To (Y-m-d)
2011-April-26
Activity type
Workshops
Description
A workshop on UNESCO Universal declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights intends to evaluate the issue of Social Responsibility and Health against the background of bioethics and human rights. During the seminar some lectures on elaboration of the contents of Article 14 of the Declaration will be presented as well as participants will be provided with possible length of debates on the same issue.
