| Date and Method of Creation | February 1965 |
| Status | Semi_Governmental |
| Department attached to | Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture |
| Legislation Dates | The judicial text was accepted01/01/1965 and last revised |
| Legislation | The Commission has a Constitution, which dates back to 1965. |
| Documentation Centre | The Documentation Centre, which is administered by a partime professional librarian/documentalist and is in the process of being computerized, holds 2500 UNESCO publications. The Centre mainly welcomes researchers. |
| Structure of the Commission | The Commission consists of the following bodies:
- The General Assembly,
- Executive Committee
- Six Advisory Committees & 5 Adhoc Committees,
- The Secretariat. |
| Members/Composition | The Membership of the Commission, which comprises 16 persons, is composed of Parliamentarians, Ministers, Academics, Representatives of National Organizations and the Media and the Secretary General. |
| Executive Committee | Comprises of : Mrs. Faith Innerarity, Senator Warren Newby, Dr. Maria Smith, Mrs. Andrea Shepherd-Stewart, Mrs. Merline Bardowell, Mr. Hugh Nash and Secretary General, Mr. Everton Hannam |
| General Assembly | The Commission has a 16 member National Commission that meets in plenary session every two months |
| Committees or Sub-Committees | The Commission has 6 Advisory and 5 Adhoc Committees which meet every two months. The Committees are for: Education, Science and Technology, Social and Human Sciences, Culture, Communication, Information for All, Youth, Memory of thje World, Man & the Biosphere, and UNESCO Clubs and the Associated Schools Project.
The National Commission manages the UNESCO Clubs of the country through a National Co-ordination affiliated to the WFUCA.
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| Committees/Sub-Committees Details
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| Number of Committees or Sub-Committees | 11 |
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| Sub-committee Topics | [X] Education
[X] Science
[X] Social Sciences
[X] Culture
[X] Communication
[X] Youth
[X] Other |
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