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Part I · Establishment of the Sri Lanka National Commission for the Unesco

16. Duties and functions of the National Committees

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The duties and functions of the National Committees established under section 15 shall be to –

(a)

advise and support the Commission to effectively implement the activities of the Commission and address any issue related to the UNESCO’s areas of competence;

(b)

study, deliberate, resolve and make recommendations on national policy, position and implementation of international the UNESCO initiatives, conventions, programmes and items presented to the UNESCO General Conference and the Executive Board;

(c)

assist the Secretary-General guided by the

UNESCO’s strategic areas, programmes and documents to develop, implement and monitor

Programmes and projects of the Commission in the relevant areas;

(d)

make recommendations on the annual action plan and budget of each specialised area covered by a

National Committee; and

(e)

do any other activity in support of the UNESCO activities as may be decided by the Commission on the recommendation of the Secretary-General.

Read on from s 17

Part II

Establishment of the Secretariat and the Appointment of the Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General and the Staff of the Commission

Read on from Part II

Part III

Finance

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Part IV

General

Read on from Part IV