| Date and Method of Creation | September 1949 |
| Status | Governmental (1 Ministry) |
| Legislation Dates | The judicial text was accepted26/06/1952 and last revised 01/01/1991 |
| Legislation | The Statutes of the Commission were approved by the Government in 1952 and modified in 1991 (they are available in Hebrew). |
| Documentation Centre | The Documentation Centre of the Commission exclusively holds UNESCO publications. It is not computerized nor administered by a trained documentalist. Mostly academics use the Centre. |
| Structure of the Commission | The National Commission consists of the following bodies:
- General Assembly (Commission),
- Committee |
| Members/Composition | The membership of the Commission is composed of 44 members : Government representatives (9), Experts from UNESCO fields of interest, authorities and/non-Proffit organization (NGOs) representatives (35).
The Commission has a boad which meets one a year. Its main task is to approve the bi-annual working plan - objectivess and budget; to nominate new Chairpersons and members to Committees. |
| Executive Committee | The Steering Committee: 14 members composed of all chairpersons of major committees - ED/SCI/CLT/EFA/WH/SHS. The Secretary-General is the coordinator of the Steering Committe. Their main task is to provide guidelines or the secretariat to implement the programme. It is a consultative, as well as decision-making body. It meets three/four times a year. |
| Committees or Sub-Committees | The Commission has thematic committees::
- Education : high ereducation, /elementary/secondary education, ASPnet
- Science: IOC, MAB, MOST, IHP, IGCP, Science for Peace
- Culture: ICOM, Music, Art
- Information for all
- World Heritage
- Social and Human Sciences (Gender, Bioethics, Most) |
| Committees/Sub-Committees Details
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| Number of Committees or Sub-Committees | 6 |
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| Sub-committee Topics | [X] Education
[X] Science
[X] Social Sciences
[X] Culture
[X] Communication
[X] Other |
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