Other Legal Texts

• UNESCO Constitution
• Rights and obligations of Associate Members
• Rules of Procedure of the General Conference
  • Appendix 1 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference
  • Appendix 2 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Conference
• Resolutions and documents of the General Conference
• Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board
  • Annex to the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board
• Decisions and documents of the Executive Board

Privileges and immunities

• UNESCO Constitution (Article XII)
• Charter of the United Nations (Article 105) 
• Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies
• States which, at 1 January 2022, have undertaken to apply the provisions of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies in respect of UNESCO
• Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization regarding the Headquarters of UNESCO and the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization on French Territory

Relations with the Host Country

• Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization regarding the Headquarters of UNESCO and the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization on French Territory

Member States

• List of the Member States and the Associate Members of UNESCO (in alphabetical order and in chronological order)
• Groupings of Member States for the purpose of elections to the Executive Board (limited access)
• Chairpersons of groupings of Member States at UNESCO (limited access)
• Country profiles
• Definition of regions with a view to the execution by the Organization of regional activities
• Directory of Permanent Delegations to UNESCO (limited access)
• PAX Lists (limited access)

National Commissions

• Charter of National Commissions for UNESCO
• Directory of National Commissions for UNESCO (limited access)

United Nations

• Agreement between the United Nations and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• United Nations Homepage

Intergovernmental Organizations

• List of Intergovernmental Organizations maintaining relations with UNESCO (limited access)

Non-Governmental Organizations and Foundations

• Directives concerning UNESCO’s partnership with non-governmental organizations
• Directives concerning UNESCO’s relations with Foundations and similar institutions
• Brochure «Becoming an NGO, official partner of UNESCO»
• Application form for admission of NGOs to official partnership with UNESCO or of Foundations and other similar institutions to official relations with UNESCO
• List of NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO (June 2022)
• List of foundations and similar institutions in official relations with UNESCO (July 2022)

Participation Programme

• 41 C/Resolution 48
• Participation Programme

UNESCO Meetings

• Regulations for the general classification of the various categories of meetings convened by UNESCO

Category 1 institutes

• Principles and guidelines for the establishment and functioning of UNESCO institutes and centres (category 1) : Resolution 33 C/90 - Document 33 C/19

Category 2 institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO

• Strategy for category 2 institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO (2019) : Résolution 40 C/99 - Document 40 C/79
• Tripartite model agreement between UNESCO, a Member State or group of Member States, and an institution regarding the designation of said institution as a category 2 institute or centre under the auspices of UNESCO
• Tripartite model agreement between UNESCO, a Member State or group of Member States, and an institution regarding the renewal of said institution as a category 2 institute or centre under the auspices of UNESCO
• Category 2 institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO (on unesco.org)

Name and emblem of UNESCO

• Directives concerning the use of the name, acronym, logo and Internet domain names of UNESCO (Resolution 34 C/86)
• Patronage : General Conditions in connection with patronage - Patronage request form
• Authorizations to use the UNESCO logo : General Conditions
• Use of the name and logo of UNESCO (on unesco.org)

Commemorations and anniversaries

• Commemorations and Anniversaries (on unesco.org)
• Criteria and procedure for UNESCO's association with the celebration of anniversaries : Decision 206 EX/30 - Document 206 EX/47.II - Document 206 EX/30
• International Days - International Weeks - International Years - International Decades
• United Nations resolutions on proclamation of international years : General Assembly : Resolution 53/199 of 15 December 1998 - Resolution 61/185 of 20 December 2006 / Economic and Social Council : Resolution 1980/67 of 25 July 1980
• United Nations resolutions on international decades : Economic and Social Council : Resolution 1989/84 of 24 May 1989
• United Nations Observances (on un.org)

UNESCO Prizes

• Revised Overall Strategy for UNESCO Prizes and its Constituent Criteria : Decision 191 EX/12 - Document 191 EX/48 - Document 191 EX/12 
• Feasibility studies for new prizes and evaluations regarding renewals : Decision 196 EX/12 - Document 196 EX/12 Part I
• Model Financial Regulations for Special Account related to Prizes : Decision 201 EX/24.I - Document 201 EX/24.I

• 42 C/5 Draft, Programme and budget 2022-2025: second biennium 2024-2025
• 41 C/5 Approved, Programme and budget 2022-2025: first biennium 2022-2023
• 41 C/4, Medium-Term Strategy for 2022-2029
• UNESCO Transparency Portal

Administrative 

• Administrative Manual (limited access)
• Human Resources Manual (limited access)
• Administrative Circulars and Information Circulars (limited access)
• Azure Notes of the Director-General (limited access)
• Circular letters
• Administrative forms (limited access)

Finances

• Financial Regulations
  • Annex to the Financial Regulations : Additional Terms of Reference Governing the Audit
• Financial Rules (limited access)
• Model Financial Regulations for Special Account related to Prizes : Decision 201 EX/24.I - Document 201 EX/24.I
• Model Financial Regulations for Special Account related to Conventions : Decision 200 EX/19 - Document 200 EX/19
• Model Financial Regulations for Revenue Generating Special Account and Others : Decision 200 EX/19 - Document 200 EX/19
• Model Financial Regulations for Programme Special Accounts under the direct authority of the Executive Board : Decision 200 EX/19 - Document 200 EX/19
• Model Financial Regulations for Programme Special Accounts under the direct authority of the Director-General : Decision 200 EX/19 - Document 200 EX/19
• Model Financial Regulations for Special Account for UNESCO programme offices : Decision 200 EX/19 - Document 200 EX/19
• Model Financial Regulations for Staff-Related Account : Decision 200 EX/19 - Document 200 EX/19
• Status of Contributions to the Regular Budget 
• Statement of Contributions to the World Heritage Fund 
• Statement of Contributions to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund 
• Arrears due from Permanent Delegations, Observers and NGOs

Human resources

• UNESCO Constitution
• Staff Regulations and Staff Rules (limited access)
• Human Resources Manual (limited access)
• Appendices of the Human Resources Manual (limited access)
• Standards of Conduct for the International Civil Service
• Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies
• Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization regarding the Headquarters of UNESCO and the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization on French Territory
• Rules of the UNESCO Médical Benefits Fund (limited access)
• Staff Compensation plan (limited access)
• Regulations, Rules and Pension Adjustment System of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (2023)

• Rules of Procedure concerning recommendations to Member States and international conventions covered by the terms of Article IV, paragraph 4, of the Constitution
• List of Conventions
• List of Recommendations
• Multi-stage procedure for the elaboration, examination, adoption and follow-up of declarations, charters and similar standard-setting instruments adopted by the General Conference
• List of Declarations
• Rules of Procedure and Operational Guidelines of Conventions
• Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969)
• Depositary Letters
• Lists of ratified and non-ratified conventions by country