2005-UNESCO-Convention-on-the-Protection-and-Promotion-of-the-Diversity-of-Cultural-Expressions-Annex.pdf

2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Secretariat (UNESCO)

“Article 25 – Settlement of disputes

1. In the event of a dispute between Parties to this Convention concerning the interpretation or the application of the Convention, the Parties shall seek a solution by negotiation.

2. If the Parties concerned cannot reach agreement by negotiation, they may jointly seek the good offices of, or request mediation by, a third party.

3. If good offices or mediation are not undertaken or if there is no settlement by negotiation, good offices or mediation, a Party may have recourse to conciliation in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Annex of this Convention. The Parties shall consider in good faith the proposal made by the Conciliation Commission for the resolution of the dispute.

4. Each Party may, at the time of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, declare that it does not recognize the conciliation procedure provided for above. Any Party having made such a declaration may, at any time, withdraw this declaration by notification to the Director-General of UNESCO. ”

See also, Annex: Conciliation Procedure.

Director-General of UNESCO

Annex: Conciliation Procedure

18/03/2007

“Article 29 – Entry into force

1. This Convention shall enter into force three months after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, but only with respect to those States or regional economic integration organizations that have deposited their respective instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession on or before that date. It shall enter into force with respect to any other Party three months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

2. For the purposes of this Article, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by Member States of the organization.”

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1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

1952, 1971 Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights

1954 Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

1970 Fighting Against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property

1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

1999 Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

2000 United Nations Millennium Declaration

2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

2003 Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) accessed on 02/06/2021

See also the Basic Texts of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, which contains:

• The Convention;
• Annex to the Convention;
• Operational Guidelines;
• Rules of Procedure of the Conference of Parties to the 2005 Convention;
• Rules of Procedure of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection 107 and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions; and,
• Financial Regulations of the Special Account for the International Fund for 121 Cultural Diversity.