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Asia and the Pacific

Samoa
Samoa National Commission for UNESCO
General Information
English NameSamoa National Commission for UNESCO
Address

c/o Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture
P.O. Box 1869
Apia
Samoa
Phone+685 22 958 or 22 971(Chair)
+685 64601/02 Ext. 160 (SG)
+685 64660 (SG Direct)
Fax+685 22 955(Chair)
+685 64664(SG)
E-maillouken.sio@lesamoa.net ;min.mesc@lesamoa.net ;ceo@mesc.gov.ws / k.fuatai@mesc.gov.ws ;s.samau@mesc.gov.ws
Correspondence LanguageENGLISH
Office Holders
NameHon. Loau Solamalemalo Keneti Sio
TitleChair
StartedMay 2016
Government PostMinister of Education

NameMrs Karoline Afamasaga-Fuatai
TitleSecretary-General
StartedMay 2016
Government PostOther

Description
Date and Method of CreationFebruary 1997
StatusGovernmental (1 Ministry)
LegislationThe Commission does not have any legal instrument.
Documentation CentreThe Commission has a small Documentation Centre holding maily UNESCO publications. Teachers and senior students use it for research purposes.
Structure of the CommissionChair: Hon. Minister of Education, Sports and Culture
Secretary-General: CEO-MESC
Members/CompositionThe Commission has a limited number of members representing the Ministries (Education; Foreign Affairs; Environment; Women, Youth and Social Development), the national university, as well as the telecommunication sector.
Interaction with UNESCO and National Commissions
OverviewThe National Commission collaborates with its counterparts of the Pacific Sub-Region (particularly Niue, Samoa and Tonga) and has cooperated with the UNESCO Field Offices in Apia and Bangkok.

 

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