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Legal Texts

This page contains the texts of most legal instruments relevant to UNESCO’s activities.

The Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs contributes to the rule of law by interpreting UNESCO’s legal framework and providing legal service in the day-to-day work of the Secretariat worldwide

Basic Texts

UNESCO Constitution

Rules of Procedure of the General Conference

Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board

All Basic Texts (Publication)

Legal texts on UNESCO's standard-setting

Rules of Procedure for recommendations and conventions

Multi-stage procedure for declarations

Monitoring of the implementation of standard-setting instruments

All legal texts concerning the UNESCO's standard-setting

Legal texts on UNESCO conventions

2005 Diversity of Cultural Expressions

2005 Antidoping

2003 Intangible Cultural Heritage

2001 Underwater Cultural Heritage

1972 World Cultural and Natural Heritage

1970 Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

1954 & 1999 Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Other legal texts

External Relations

Programme Related

Administrative and Financial

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