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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 [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN system]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=44812&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html | title=About National Commissions for UNESCO - | UNESCO.org | publisher=Portal.unesco.org | date=2009-03-16 | accessdate=2013-05-23}}</ref> They were established under Article VII of the Constitution of the UNESCO<ref name="Article VII">{{cite web | url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001337/133729e.pdf | title=Basic Texts | publisher=UNESCO | accessdate=2013-05-23 | format=PDF}}</ref> by UNESCO member countries on a permanent basis, and are associated with the government bodies of the member countries.<ref name="Article VII" /> Currently, there are 198 such National Commissions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.unescocenterforpeace.org/about-us/ | title=About us | publisher=UNESCO Center for Peace | accessdate=2013-05-23}}</ref> |
'''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 [[List of specialized agencies of the United Nations|UN system]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=44812&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html | title=About National Commissions for UNESCO - | UNESCO.org | publisher=Portal.unesco.org | date=2009-03-16 | accessdate=2013-05-23}}</ref> They were established under Article VII of the Constitution of the UNESCO<ref name="Article VII">{{cite web | url=http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001337/133729e.pdf | title=Basic Texts | publisher=UNESCO | accessdate=2013-05-23 | format=PDF}}</ref> by UNESCO member countries on a permanent basis, and are associated with the government bodies of the member countries.<ref name="Article VII" /> Currently, there are 198 such National Commissions.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.unescocenterforpeace.org/about-us/ | title=About us | publisher=UNESCO Center for Peace | accessdate=2013-05-23}}</ref> |
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[[The Swiss Commission for UNESCO]] is the swiss national commission for UNESCO.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/foreign-policy/international-organizations/un/unesco.html | title=Switzerland and the UNESCO | publisher=Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA | accessdate=2018-04-13}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:09, 13 April 2018
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] The Swiss Commission for UNESCO is the swiss national commission for UNESCO.[4]
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. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ^ "Switzerland and the UNESCO". Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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