United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization

International Conventions and other Instruments

	Constitution of UNESCO (1945)
	Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954) (The Hague Convention) commentary on the Convention.
	Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972) Convention pour la Protection du Patrimoine Mondial, Culturel et Naturel (1972)
	World Heritage List; List of the World Heritage in Danger; Convention Secretariat
	Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1970)
	Unidroit Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects (24 June 1995).
	Other International Cultural Protection Treaties, Multilaterals Project, Fletcher School

UNESCO Recommendations and Other Standards

French texts provided courtesy of the International Centre
for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)

	Recommendation on International Principles Applicable to Archaeological Excavation (1956) Recommandation Definissant les Principes Internationaux à Appliquer en Matière de Fouilles Archéoligiques (1956)
	Recommendation Concerning International Competitions in Architecture and Town Planning (1956) Recommandation Concernant les Concours Internationaux d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme (1956)
	Recommendation concerning the Safeguarding of the Beauty and Character of Landscapes and Sites (1962) Recommandation concernant la Sauvegarde de la Beaute et du Caractere des Paysages et des Sites (1962)
	Recommendation on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1964)
	Recommendation concerning the Preservation of Cultural Property Endangered by Public or Private Works(1968) Recommandation concernant la Preservation des Biens Culturels mis en Peril par les Travaux Publics ou Prives (1968)
	Recommendation concerning the Protection, at National Level, of the Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)
	Recommendation concerning the Safeguarding and Contemporary Role of Historic Areas (1976)
	Recommendation Concerning the International Exchange of Cultural Property (Nairobi, 1976) Recommandation Concernant l'Echange International de Biens Culturels (Nairobi, 1976)
	Recommendation for the Protection of Moveable Cultural Property (1978)
	Charter of Courmayeur (1992)
	Declaration of Oaxaca (1993)
	Resolution on Information as an Instrument for Protection against War Damages to the Cultural Heritage (1994)