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Standard-Setting Instruments

When, 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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EventsUNESCO Conventions Ceremony 15-11-2019 1:00 pm Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs
Event on the margins of the 40th session of the General Conference, Friday 15 November 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., UNESCO Headquarters.
DocumentsImplementation of standard-setting instruments - General monitoring (210 EX/26.I)
 
DocumentsImplementation of the 1978 Revised Recommendation concerning the International Standardization of Educational Statistics - Consolidated report of the implementation of the Recommendation (210 EX/26.II)
 
DocumentsImplementation of standard-setting instruments - General Monitoring (210 EX/26.I) Annex
 
DocumentsFollow-up on previous reviews of the working methods, procedures and practices of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (210 EX/27)
 
DocumentsReport of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (209 EX/34)
 
DocumentsThe Executive Board of UNESCO - 2020 Edition
 
DocumentsRules of Procedure of the General Conference - Edition 2020
 
DocumentsBasic Texts - 2020 Edition (revised edition)
 
DocumentsThe Committee on Conventions and Recommendations - 2020 Edition
 
DocumentsInformation Document on the CR Committee (209 EX/CR/2)
 
DocumentsImplementation of standard-setting instruments - General Monitoring (209 EX/18.I & Corr.)
 
DocumentsImplementation of the 1974 Recommendation concerning Education for International Understanding, Co-operation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms – Preparations for the next consultation (209 EX/18.II)
 
DocumentsImplementation of the 2015 Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education - Preparations for the next consultation (209 EX/18.III)
 
DocumentsImplementation of the 2017 Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers - Preparations for the next consultation (209 EX/18.IV)
 
DocumentsFollow-up on previous reviews of the working methods, procedures and practices of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (209 EX/19)
 
DocumentsComprehensive report by the Director-General on UNESCO's standard-setting instruments (40 C/INF.10)
 
DocumentsReport of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations (207 EX/53)
 
DocumentsPresentation of the Legal Adviser and Director of the Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs on the UNESCO Conventions Ceremony
 
DocumentsInvitation to the UNESCO Conventions Ceremony
 
DocumentsLetter of Legal Adviser and Director of the Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs on the UNESCO Conventions Ceremony
 
DocumentsCases of the UNESCO Committee on Conventions and Recommendations: communications examined under the 104 EX/Decision 3:3 procedure of the Executive Board, 1978-1988
 
DocumentsUNESCO's procedure for the protection of human rights: the legislative history of the 104 EX/3.3 Procedure
 
DocumentsStandard-setting in UNESCO
 
DocumentsFramework Guidelines
Adopted by the Executive Board at its 177th session (177 EX/Decision 35 II) and amended at its 196th session (196 EX/Decision 20)  
DocumentsSpecific multi-stage procedure for the monitoring of the implementation of UNESCO conventions and recommendations for which no specific institutional mechanism is provided
Adopted by the Executive Board at its 177th session (177 EX/Decision 35 I) and amended at its 196th session (196 EX/Decision 20)  
DocumentsDocuments concerning the CR Committee since the 159th session of the Executive Board
 
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