National Commissions for UNESCO
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National Commissions for UNESCO are national organizations which are established by Member States of UNESCO and which are the only such bodies in the whole UN system.[1] They were established under Article VII of the Constitution of the UNESCO[2] by UNESCO member countries on a permanent basis, and are associated with the government bodies of the member countries.[2] Currently, there are 198 such National Commissions.[3]
References
- ^ "About National Commissions for UNESCO - | UNESCO.org". Portal.unesco.org. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ a b "Basic Texts" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ "About us". UNESCO Center for Peace. Archived from the original on 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2013-05-23.