Disseminate information on the objectives, programme and activities of UNESCO and endeavour to arouse public interest in them.

Participate in the planning and execution of activities entrusted to UNESCO which are undertaken with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Fund for Population Activities and other international programmes;

Participate in the search for candidates for UNESCO posts  financed under the regular programme or from extra-budgetary sources, and in the placement of UNESCO fellowship holders;

Participate with other National Commissions in joint studies on matters of interest to UNESCO;

Undertake on their own initiative other activities related to the general objectives of UNESCO.

National Commissions collaborate with each other and with UNESCO’s Regional Offices and centres in fostering regional, subregional and bilateral co-operation in education, the sciences, culture and information, particularly through the joint formulation and execution of programmes. This co-operation may bear upon the preparation, implementation and evaluation of projects and may take the form of joint surveys, seminars, meetings and conferences and exchanges of information, material and visits.