Asia and the Pacific
Thailand
| Thailand National Commission for UNESCO |
| General Information |
| English Name | Thai National Commission for UNESCO |
| French Name | Commission nationale Thailandaise pour l'UNESCO |
| Address |
Bureau of International Cooperation
Ministry of Education
Ratchadamnoen
Nok Avenue, Dusit
Bangkok 10300
Kingdom of Thailand |
| Phone | (66) 2628 5646/9 |
| Fax | (66) 2281 0953
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| E-mail | thainatcom@yahoo.co.th; churasan97@gmail.com (SG) |
| National Commissions Web site on unesco.org | http://www.bic.moe.go.th |
| Correspondence Language | ENGLISH |
| Name | Admiral Narong Pipatanasai |
| Title | Chairperson |
| Election Date | 30 August 2014 |
| Mandated duration | |
| Started | August 2014 |
| Government Post | Minister of Education |
| Name | Mrs Suthasri Wongsaman |
| Title | Vice Chairperson |
| Started | November 2012 |
| Name | Mr Kamon Siriban |
| Title | Secretary-General |
| Election Date | 16 October 2014 |
| Mandated duration | |
| Started | October 2014 |
| Government Post | Other |
| Date and Method of Creation | October 1949 |
| Status | Governmental (1 Ministry) |
| Department attached to | Division of External Relations of the Ministry of Education |
| Legislation Dates | The judicial text was accepted01/01/1949 and last revised |
| Legislation | The Commission is set up by a law. |
| Documentation Centre | The Documentation Centre holds 20,000 UNESCO publications and welcomes some 20,000 visitors each year (mostly students, academics, government officials, teachers and staff members from other National Commissions for UNESCO).
The Center is administered by a librarian who has attended the courses organised by the IBE (Geneva), the Thai Librarian Association, and the Murdock University (Australia). |
| Structure of the Commission | The National Commission consists of the following bodies:
- The General Assembly, which meets at least once a year;
- Six Specialized Committees dealing with: (1) Education; (2) Science; (3) Culture; (4) Social Science; Communication; and (5) Importation of Educational, Science and Cultural Materials. The Specialized Committees meet three to four times a year;
- The Secretariat. |
| Members/Composition | The 19 members of the Commission, who are appointed by the Cabinet, represent ministries, national organizations, NGOs, as well as individuals in their personal capacities. |
| General Assembly | The Commission is appointed by the Cabinet. It meets at least once a year. |
| Committees or Sub-Committees | The Commission comprises of seven specialised committees and 16 sub-committees. Normally, the specialized committees hold their meetings 3 - 4 times a year, while the sub-committees hold their meetings once every one to two months. The membership is made up of ministries, national organizations, individualsd and NGOs. |
| Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions |
| Overview | The Thai Commission collaborates with the Asia and the Pacific National Commissions (Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea). It cooperates with the UNESCO Field Offices in Bangkok and Jakarta. |
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| UNESCO Courrier |
| Language | Thai |
| Periodicity | Monthly |
| Financing | Participation Programme |
| Distribution | Government agencies, universities, school libraries and some experts in UNESCO's fields of competence |
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| The Bulletin of the Thai National Commission for UNESCO |
| Language | Thai |
| Periodicity | Quarterly |
| Distribution | Government agencies, universities, school libraries and some experts in UNESCO's fields of competence |
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| Newsletter of the Foreign Relations Division |
| Language | Thai |
| Periodicity | Monthly - to disseminate the activities of the Division and the Commission |
| Distribution | Disseminated free of charge to schools, universities, educational institutes, government agencies, interested groups and individuals |
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