National Reports of the 1970 Convention
In accordance with Article 16 of the 1970 Convention, States Parties shall, on dates determined by the General Conference of UNESCO, submit a report to UNESCO on the legislative and administrative provisions they have adopted and other actions taken in implementing the Convention, as well as progress made and obstacles encountered. In October 2003, Resolution 32C/38 of the 32nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO fixed the periodicity of the reports at four years.
In addition, the Operational Guidelines concerning the implementation of the 1970 Convention recall the binding nature for States Parties to present these periodic reports. These guidelines emphasize that the monitoring, control and exchange of information that these reports allow, play an important role in the implementation of the 1970 Convention.
The Secretariat of the 1970 Convention has received* the following number of periodic reports:
Examination and review of the National Reports
These National Reports were examinated or reviewed at the following Sessions:
- 7th Session of the Subsidiary Committee (2019): Review of National Reports
- 38th Session of the General Conference (2015): Reports on the measures taken
- 3rd Session of the Executive Board (2015): Review of the National Reports
- 36th Session of the General Conference (2011): Summary of the reports received from Member States
- 187th Session of the Executive Board (2011): Implementation of standard-setting instruments
- 34th Session of the General Conference (2007): Examination of the new report
- 177th Session of the Executive Board (2007): Examination of the new report
- 32nd Session of the General Conference (2003): Reports by Member States
- 167th Session of the Executive Board (2003): Reports of Member States
- 28th Session of the General Conference (1995): Reports of Member States
- 24th Session of the General Conference (1987): Reports of Member States
- 22nd Session of the General Conference (1983): Proposals for the implementation of the Convention
- 20th Session of the General Conference (1978): Reports of Member States
Previous National reports by States Parties and other Member States
2015
2011
2007
2003
1995
- Examination by the General Conference
- Examination by the Executive Board
1987
1983
1978
National Reports by States Parties and other Member States
| Members States | Groupes** | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | II | 2023-EN|2019-EN| |
| Algeria | V (b) | 2023 (Submitted)||2019 (Submitted)| |
| Angola | V (a) | 2019-FR|2011-FR |
| Argentina | III | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015 ES(Submitted)| 2011-EN| |
| Armenia | II | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN| |
| Australia | IV | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Austria | I | 2023 (Submitted)|2019-EN |
| Bahrain | V (b) | 2023-EN| 2015-EN| |
| Bangladesh | IV | 2023(Submitted)| |
| Belgium | I | 2023-FR| 2015 FR (Submitted)| 2011-FR| Belize |
| Belarus | II | 2023 (Submitted)| Benin |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | III | 2015-FR |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | II | 2015-EN|2011-EN |
| Bostwana | V (b) | 2011-EN Brazil |
| Bulgaria | II | 2023-EN| 2015-EN| |
| Burkina Faso | V (a) | 2023-FR| 2019-FR|2011-FR| |
| Cambodia | IV | 2023 (Submitted)|2019-FR| |
| Cameroon | V (a) | 2019-FR |
| Canada | I | 2023EN/-FR| 2019-EN|2015-EN |-FR|2011-EN| |
| Chile | III | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN| |
| China | IV | 2023-EN| 2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Colombia | III | 2023-EN| 2019 (Submitted)|2015-EN|2011 ES (Submitted)| |
| Comores | V (a) | 2023-FR |
| Costa Rica | III | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Côte d' | Ivoire | V (a) |
| Croatia | II | 2023-EN| 2011-EN| |
| Cuba | III | 2023 (Submitted)|2011-EN| |
| Cyprus | I | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Czechia | II | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-FR| |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | V (a) | 2023 (Submitted)|2015-FR| |
| Denmark | I | 2023-EN| 2015-EN| |
| Dominican Republic | III | 2023 -EN| 2019 (Submitted)| |
| Ecuador | III | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN| |
| Egypt | V(b) | 2023-EN |
| Estonia | II | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Eswatini (The former Swaziland) | V (a) | 2015-EN |
| Ethiopia | V (a) | 2023-EN |
| Finland | I | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| France | I | 2015 FR (Submitted)||2011-FR |
| Georgia | II | 2023-EN| 2019 (Submitted)|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Germany | I | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Ghana | V(a) | 2023-EN |
| Greece | I | 2023-EN| 2019 (Submitted)|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Guatemala | III | 2023-EN| 2019-ES|2015 |
| -EN| | ||
| Honduras | III | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015 ES (Submitted)| |
| Hungary | II | 2023-EN| 2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Iceland | I | 2023-EN| 2019-EN| Iraq |
| Italy | I | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Japan | IV | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Jordan | V (b) | 2023 (Submitted)|2019 (Submitted)|2015-EN|2011 -EN| |
| Latvia | II | 2023-EN| 2011-EN| |
| Lebanon | V (b) | 2019 (Submitted)|2015-EN| |
| Lesotho | V (a) | 2019-EN |
| Lithuania | II | 2023 (Submitted)|2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Luxembourg | I | 2015-FR |
| Madagascar | V (a) | 2023-FR| 2019-FR| |
| Mali | V (a) | 2019 (Submitted) |
| Mauritius | V (a) | 2023 (Submitted)|2019 (Submitted)|2011-EN| |
| Mexico | III | 2023-EN| 2019-ES|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Monaco | I | 2023-FR| 2011-FR| |
| Mongolia | IV | 2023-EN |
| Morocco | V (b) | 2015-FR |
| Myanmar | IV | 2019-EN|2015-EN |
| Nepal | IV | 2023-EN| 2019-EN| |
| Netherlands | I | 2023-EN| 2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| New Zealand | IV | 2019-EN |
| Nicaragua | III | 2023 (Submitted)| |
| Niger | V (a) | 2015-FR |
| Nigeria | V (a) | 2015-EN|2011-EN |
| North Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) | II | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Norway | I | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Oman | V (b) | 2023 (Submitted)| |
| Pakistan | IV | 2019 (Submitted)|2015-EN| |
| Palestine | V (b) | 2023-EN| 2019-EN| |
| Panama | III | 2023-EN |
| Paraguay | III | 2023-EN| 2019-ES| |
| Peru | III | 2023-EN| |
| Poland | II | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Portugal | I | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Qatar | V(b) | 2023-EN |
| Republic of Azerbaijan | II | 2023-EN |
| Republic of Korea | IV | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Romania | II | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| Russain Federation | II | 2023-EN| 2019 (Submitted)| |
| Saudi Arabia | V(b) | 2023 (Submitted)|2011-FR| |
| Senegal | V(a) | 2023-FR |
| Serbia | II | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2015-EN| |
| Seychelles | V(a) | 2023-EN |
| Slovakia | II | 2015-EN |
| Slovenia | II | 2023-EN| 2019 (Submitted)| |
| South Africa | V (a) | 2023-EN| 2019 (Submitted)| |
| Spain | I | 2019-ES|2015-ES |
| Sri Lanka | IV | 2023 (Submitted)| Sweden |
| Switzerland | I | 2023-FR| 2019-FR|2015-FR|2011-FR| |
| Syrian Arab Republic | V (b) | 2023 (Submitted)|2019-EN|2015-EN| |
| Togo | V(a) | 2023 (Submitted)| Tunisia |
| Türkiye | I | 2023-EN| 2019 (Submitted)2015-EN| |
| Turkmenistan | 2023 (Submitted)| | |
| Ukraine | II | 2023 (Submitted)|2019 (Submitted)|2015-EN|2011-EN| |
| United Kingdom of Great Britan and Northern Ireland | I | 2023-EN| 2019-EN|2011-EN| |
| United Republic of Tanzania | V(a) | 2023 (Submitted)| |
| United States of America | I | 2015-EN|2011-EN |
| Uruguay | III | 2023-EN| 2019-EN| |
| Uzbekistan | II | 2023 (Submitted)| 2015-EN| |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | III | 2019-EN |
| Viet Nam | IV | 2011-EN |
| Yemen | V(b) | 2023 (Submitted)| |
| Zambia | V (a) | 2019 (Submitted)||2023(Submitted)| |
| Zimbabwe | V (a) | 2023 (Submitted)| |
* The ideas and opinions expressed in the periodic reports are those of the submitting governments, Parties to the 1970 Convention. They are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization.
** Group I (Western European and North American States), Group II (Eastern European States), Group III (Latin-American and Caribbean States), Group IV (Asian and Pacific States), Group V (a) (African States), Group V (b) (Arab States).