Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO

National Network
Netherlands
Address

Kortenaerkade 11
P.O. Box 29777
2502 LT The Hague
The Hague
Netherlands

Telephone
0031 (0)704260301
E-Mail
aimhof@unesco.nl
Website
http://www.unesco.nl
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1947
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Heritage
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Youth and education
General Information
The National Commission has a maximum of eleven members, all of whom are experts in one or more of UNESCO's fields of interest. The Commission is supported by a small secretariat. The Commission is part of a large worldwide network of nearly 200 National Commissions, all fulfilling similar roles. UNESCO is the only United Nations organisation with a network of this kind. Every two years Commission provides a working programme based on the programmes and policy cycle of UNESCO and the added value that UNESCO can provide to the Netherlands in certain areas and vice versa, and the relevance of themes to policy, society and professional organisations in the Netherlands. The Commission also seeks to collaborate with relevant partners at both national and international level.
Mission and Objectives

The Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO was established in 1947, and performs three main tasks:
•Provision of advice to the Dutch government regarding topics related to UNESCO (education, culture, science and communication).
•Promoting the objectives, the action programme and activities of UNESCO.
•Linking the UNESCO world community and those involved with UNESCO in the Netherlands, such as the national government and organisations and experts in the fields of education, culture, communication and the sciences. This contact goes both ways.

Main Projects / Activities

The working programme 2012-2013 consists of the following projects:
•Education
- Research project on capacitybuilding for curriculumdevelopment
- Coordination of the network of ASP-schools, with a special focus on quality improvement by the use of Open Educational Resources
•Science
- Advising the government on Rio+20
- Water (Man and Biosphere programme, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Organising two more meetings on water in addition to the meetings organised in 2010-2011, Groundwater governance)
- UNESCO-chairs
- UNESCO-L'Oréal for Women in Science Programme
- Ethics
•Culture
- Cultural conventions
- UNESCO in post-conflict and post-disaster situations
•Communciation and Information
- International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)
- Open and Permanent Access
- Memory of the World

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO is partner in ALF Common Action 2013.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

The The Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO wants to collaborate with relevant partners at both national and international level.

Contact (1) Full Name
Andrea Imhof