Main normative instruments in favour of cultural diversity: UNESCO Culture Sector

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Main normative instruments in favour of cultural diversity

A number of UNESCO normative instruments in the form of conventions, declarations or recommendations promote, directly or indirectly, cultural diversity. Among those, in particular:

Conventions and agreements

2005 - Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
2003 - Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
2001 - Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
1972 - Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
1970 - Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Cultural Property
1954 - Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
1952 - Universal Copyright Convention
1950 - Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials ("Florence Agreement") and its Nairobi Protocol of 1976

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2001 - UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity
1978 - Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice
1966 - Declaration of the Principles of International Cultural Co-operation

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