Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO
Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO
History
National Commissions for UNESCO are national organizations which are part of UNESCO and which are the only such bodies in the whole UN system.[3] They were established under Article VII of the Constitution of the UNESCO[4] by UNESCO member countries on a permanent basis and are associated with the government bodies of the member countries.[4] Currently, there are 198 such National Commissions.[5]
The Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO was established in 1951, when the constitution was approved. The establishment of the Commission followed two years (since 1949) of work of the interim National Commission.[6] The Commission acts as a liaison between the Government of India and UNESCO.[2]
Structure of the commission
The National Commission consists of general assembly, secretariat (not to be confused with the organs of the United Nations), and five sub-commissions such as Education, Communications, Culture, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences.
References
- ^ a b "India". Unesco.Org. 24 November 1981. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Indian National Commission for Co-operation with UNESCO (INCCU) |". Mhrd.gov.in. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "About National Commissions for UNESCO - | UNESCO.org". Portal.unesco.org. 16 March 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Basic Texts" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "About us". UNESCO Center for Peace. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ISBN 978-81-7022-201-9.
- ISBN 978-81-7629-584-0.