Convention

Date of deposit

Type of deposit

CULTURE – Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Paris, 16 November 1972.

14/06/1983

CULTURE – Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms. Geneva, 29 October 1971.

07/10/1993

CULTURE – International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations. Rome, 26 October 1961.

27/10/1993

SCIENCE – Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Ramsar, 2 February 1971.

07/10/1997

COMMUNICATION – Convention relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite. Brussels, 21 May 1974.

12/10/1999

EDUCATION – Convention against Discrimination in Education. Paris, 14 December 1960.

16/03/2006

SOCIAL SCIENCE – International Convention against Doping in Sport. Paris, 19 October 2005

02/08/2006

CULTURE – Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Paris, 20 October 2005

04/05/2007

CULTURE – Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Paris, 17 October 2003

27/09/2010

CULTURE – Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. Paris, 2 November 2001.

09/08/2011

UNESCO’s Six Culture Conventions – Six Funding Opportunities to Protect Our Heritage and Foster Creativity

  • Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954) and its two Protocols (1954 & 1999). Fund for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (2nd Protocol)
  • Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1970). The Fund of the Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation
  • Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972). World Heritage Fund (WHF)
  • Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001). Protection measures, Capacity-building, Reporting and information sharing
  • Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003). Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund (ICHF)
  • Convention for the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005). International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD)