United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationWhen, cultural differences and traditions notwithstanding, States agree to common rules, they can draw up an international instrument: an agreement or convention, which are legally binding, a recommendation or a declaration.
UNESCO participates in this effort through its standard-setting action, serving as a central forum for coordinating the ethical, normative and intellectual issues of our time, fostering multidisciplinary exchange and mutual understanding, working – where possible and desirable – towards universal agreements on these issues, defining benchmarks and mobilizing international opinion.
This site lists each instrument by type and by UNESCO sector of activity. For each instrument you will find HTML versions of the texts in English and French, and links to PDF files from our official documents in the six official languages of UNESCO.
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Information meeting on the UNESCO Conventions Ceremony 17-09-2019 10:00 am UNESCO Conventions Ceremony 15-11-2019 1:00 pm Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs 
Report of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (207 EX/53) Presentation of the Legal Adviser and Director of the Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs on the UNESCO Conventions Ceremony Invitation to the UNESCO Conventions Ceremony Letter of Legal Adviser and Director of the Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs on the UNESCO Conventions Ceremony Follow-up on previous reviews of the working methods, procedures and practices of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (207 EX/25) Comprehensive report by the Director-General on UNESCO's standard-setting instruments (207 EX/23.I.INF) Implementation of standard-setting instruments : General Monitoring (207 EX/23.I) Implementation of standard-setting instruments - General Monitoring (207 EX/23.I) Annex Implementation of the 1960 Convention and Recommendation against Discrimination in Education – Examination of the draft guidelines for the preparation of reports by Members States on the application of the Convention and Recommendation (207 EX/23.II) Implementation of the 1993 Recommendation on the Recognition of Studies and Qualifications in Higher Education - Consolidated report of the implementation of the Recommendation (207 EX/23.III) Implementation of the 2015 Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education – Consolidated report of the implementation of the Recommendation (207 EX/23.IV) Implementation of the 2015 Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) - Consolidated report of the implementation of the Recommendation (207 EX/23.V) Implementation of the 1980 Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist - Consolidated report of the implementation of the Recommendation (207 EX/23.VI) Protocol instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission to be responsible for seeking the Settlement of any Disputes which may arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education: Nominations (207 EX/24) Election of the members of the Legal Committee for the 41st session of the General Conference (40 C/NOM/3 Rev) Informe del Comité de Convenciones y Recomendaciones (206 EX/45) Follow-up on previous reviews of the working methods, procedures and practices of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (206 EX/26) Implementation of the 2003 Recommendation concerning the Promotion and Use of Multilingualism and Universal Access to Cyberspace – Consolidated report on the implementation of the Recommendation (206 EX/25.VII) Application de la Recommandation concernant la préservation et l'accessibilité du patrimoine documentaire, y compris le patrimoine numérique (2015) – Rapport de synthèse sur la mise en oeuvre de la Recommandation (206 EX/25.VI) Implementation of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, including a glossary of definitions – Consolidated report on the implementation of the Recommendation (206 EX/25.V) Implementation of the 2015 Recommendation concerning the Protection and Promotion of Museums and Collections, their Diversity and their Role in Society – Consolidated report on the implementation of the Recommendation (206 EX/25.IV) Implementation of the 1978 Revised Recommendation concerning the International Standardization of Educational Statistics (206 EX/25.III) Application of the 1966 Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers (CEART) and the 1997 Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel (206 EX/25.II) Implementation of standard-setting instruments - General Monitoring (206 EX/25.I) Implementation of standard-setting instruments - General Monitoring (206 EX/25.I) Annex Report of the Committee on Convention and Recommendations (205 EX/41) Review of the working methods, procedures and practices of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (205 EX/36) Implementation of standard-setting instruments - General Monitoring (205 EX/19) Implementation of standard-setting instruments (205 EX/19 - Annex) Report of the Committee on Convention and Recommendations (204 EX/33) Implementation of standard-setting instruments (204 EX/18 Parts I - VI) Information Document on the CR Committee (204 EX/CR/2) The Committee on Conventions and Recommendations - 2018 Edition Basic Texts - 2018 Edition The Executive Board of UNESCO - 2018 Edition UNESCO's procedure for the protection of human rights: the legislative history of the 104 EX/3.3 Procedure Standard-setting in UNESCO Framework Guidelines Specific multi-stage procedure for the monitoring of the implementation of UNESCO conventions and recommendations for which no specific institutional mechanism is provided Documents concerning the CR Committee since the 159th session of the Executive Board