Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs

The Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs (LA) is a central service reporting directly to the Director-General. The responsibilities of the Office are:

to provide legal advice to the General Conference, the Executive Board and various meetings convened by UNESCO and to all the intergovernmental bodies established by the General Conference and the Executive Board and those established for the implementation of the conventions;
to answer legal questions arising for the Organization and concerning its Constitution, statutory texts and regulations, its privileges and immunities; the conclusion and application of agreements with Member States or other organizations and of contracts to which the Organization is a party;
to represent the Organization before the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization and other courts;
to assist in the drawing up and application of international standard-setting instruments and to exercise depository functions of the Director-General in relation to international treaties;
to serve as the secretariat of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations of the Executive Board and of the Credentials Committee and the Legal Committee of the General Conference.

15-05-2013Accession by Antigua and Barbuda to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Paris, 20 October 2005)
On 25 April 2013, Antigua and Barbuda deposited with the Director-General its instrument of accession to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. More

03-05-2013Ratification by Nauru of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Paris, 17 October 2003)
On 1 March 2013, Nauru deposited with the Director-General its instrument of ratification of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. More

26-04-2013Accession by Oman of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat adopted at Ramsar in 1971, and amended in 1982
On 19 April 2013, Oman deposited with the Director-General its instrument of accession of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat adopted at Ramsar in 1971 as amended in 1982. More

23-04-2013Acceptance by Germany of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Paris, 17 October 2003)
On 10 April 2013, Germany deposited with the Director-General its instrument of acceptance of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. More

23-04-2013Accession by Kiribati of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat adopted at Ramsar in 1971, and amended in 1982 and 1987
On 3 April 2013, Kiribati deposited with the Director-General its instrument of accession of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat adopted at Ramsar in 1971 as amended in 1982 and 1987. More

27-03-2013Accession by Colombia to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Paris, 20 October 2005)
On 19 March 2013, Colombia deposited with the Director-General its instrument of accession to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. More

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