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Amérique latine et Caraïbes

Trinité-et-Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO
Informations générales
Nom anglaisTrinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO
Adresse

15, Wainwright Street
St. Clair
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago

Téléphone1 868 622 0939
1 868 628 0154
Fax1 868 622 8909
Courrieltntncunesco@gmail.com/susan.shurland@moe.edu.tt
Site Web des Commissions nationales sur unesco.orgwww.unesco.org.tt
Langue de correspondanceENGLISH
Dirigeants
NomMr Anthony Garcia
TitrePresident
DébutOctobre 2015

NomMs Susan Shurland
TitreSecretary-General
Date d'élection9 January 2006
Durée du mandat
DébutJanvier 2006

Ms Susan Shurland, Secretary-General

Description
Date et modalités de création30 July 1970 by Cabinet Minute
StatutSemi-gouvernemental
Ministère de tutelleunder the supervision of the Ministry of Education
Centre de documentationThe Documentation Centre of the National Commission holds about 4 000 publications. The Centre is administered by a Document Officer and is currently undergoing an upgrade in order to be able to offer a computerized catalogue system.
Structure de la CommissionThe National Commission consists of the following bodies:
- The General Assembly
- The Executive Committee
- Six Sector Committees
- The Secretariat.
Membres/CompositionComposed of 30 members
Comité exécutifComposed of 9 members, including the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson, the Chairpersons of the five Sector Committees, the Secretary General and an NGO representative. The Executive Committee meets regularly once a month.
Assemblée généraleComposed of 30 voting members representing the relevant Ministries (Education; Community Development; Culture and Gender Affairs; Foreign Affairs; Information; Planning; Housing and the Environment; Public Utilities; Science, Technology and Tertiary Education; Social Development; Sport and Youth Affairs), NGOs, universities; governmental and national institutions; ASPnet and UNESCO clubs; and one non-voting member in the person of the Secretary General. Appointed for a four-year term. The General Assembly meets quarterly.
Comités ou sous-comitésSix Programme Committees: 1) Education; 2) Natural Sciences; 3) Social and Human Sciences; 4) Culture; 5) Communication and Information; 6) Culture of Peace
Détails sur les sous-comités
Nombre de comités ou sous-comités6
PériodicitéOnce a month / as often as necessary
Thèmes des sous-comités[X] Education
[X] Sciences
[X] Sciences sociales
[X] Culture
[X] Communication
[X] Autre
Coopération avec l’UNESCO et d'autres Commissions nationales
Vue d'ensembleThe National Commission collaborates with National Commissions of the Latin America and the Caribbean Region (Guyana, Haiti, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago) as well as with the Norwegian and the Swedish National Commissions. It also maintains good and regular working relations with the UNESCO Office in Jamaica.
 
Publications
 
Trinidad and Tobago National Commission for UNESCO Annual Report
LangueEnglish
TypeRapport annuel
MédiasImprimé
PériodicitéAnnual
RépartitionDistributed to stakeholders within the Commission and the Ministry of Education and UNESCO Headquarters.
 
The Caribbean Sea, a Vital Resource - Report of Workshop Proceedings and Outpouts (1st UNESCO Associated Schools Caribbean Sea Project)
LangueEnglish
TypeRapport
MédiasImprimé
PériodicitéPunctual (July 1998)
 
Addressing Male Underperformance in the Education System
LangueEnglish
TypeRapport
MédiasImprimé
PériodicitéPunctual (November 1997)
 
Social Work Programme of the University of the West Indies in collaboration with the National Commission
LangueEnglish
TypeRapport
MédiasImprimé
PériodicitéPunctual (June 1998)