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,  fixed the periodicity of the reports at four years.

In addition, the  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:

  

1978
27 Reports
1983
14 Reports
1987
37 Reports
1995
8 Reports

  

2003
25 Reports
2007
31 Reports
2011
47 Reports

  

2015
59 Reports
2019
69 Reports
2023
91 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): 
  • 38th Session of the General Conference (2015): 
  • 3rd Session of the Executive Board (2015): 
  • 36th Session of the General Conference (2011): 
  • 187th Session of the Executive Board (2011): 
  • 34th Session of the General Conference (2007): 
  • 177th Session of the Executive Board (2007): 
  • 32nd Session of the General Conference (2003): 
  • 167th Session of the Executive Board (2003): 
  • 28th Session of the General Conference (1995): 
  • 24th Session of the General Conference (1987): 
  • 22nd Session of the General Conference (1983): 
  • 20th Session of the General Conference (1978): 

Previous National reports by States Parties and other Member States

2015

  •  

2011

2007

  •  

2003

1995

  • Examination by the Executive Board

1987

1983

1978

National Reports by States Parties and other Member States

Members StatesGroupes**Years
AlbaniaII2023|2019
Algeria V (b)2023 (Submitted)| 2019 (Submitted)
Angola V (a)2019 | 2011
Argentina III2023 | 2019|2015 ES(Submitted)|
2011
Armenia II 2023 | 2019 | 2015
Australia IV 2023| 2019|2015|2011
AustriaI 2023 (Submitted)|2019
AzerbaijanII 2023
BahrainV (b) 2023| 2015
BangladeshIV2023(Submitted)
BelgiumI 2023| 2015 FR (Submitted)|
2011|
BelizeIII2023
BelarusII2023 (Submitted)
BeninV (a)2019
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)III2015
Bosnia and HerzegovinaII2015|2011
BostwanaV (b)2011
BrazilIII 2023| 2019
BulgariaII 2023| 2015
Burkina FasoV (a) 2023| 2019|2011
CambodiaIV 2023 (Submitted)|2019
CameroonV (a)2019
CanadaI 2023| 2019|2015 ||2011
ChileIII 2023| 2019|2015
ChinaIV 2023| 2015|2011
ColombiaIII 2023| 2019 (Submitted)|2015|2011 ES (Submitted)
ComoresV (a)2023
Costa RicaIII 2023| 2019|2015|2011
Côte d'IvoireV (a) 2023| 2019
CroatiaII 2023| 2011
CubaIII 2023 (Submitted)|2011|
CyprusI 2023| 2019|2015|2011
CzechiaII 2023| 2019|2015|2011
Democratic Republic of the CongoV (a) 2023 (Submitted)|2015
DenmarkI 2023| 2015
Dominican RepublicIII 2023| 2019 (Submitted)
EcuadorIII 2023| 2019|2015
EgyptV(b)2023
EstoniaII 2023| 2019|2015|2011
Eswatini (The former Swaziland)V (a)2015
EthiopiaV (a)2023
FinlandI 2023| 2019|2015|2011
FranceI2015 FR (Submitted)||2011
GeorgiaII 2023| 2019 (Submitted)|2015|2011
GermanyI 2023| 2019|2015|2011
GhanaV(a)2023
GreeceI 2023| 2019 (Submitted)|2015|2011
GuatemalaIII 2023| 2019|2015
HondurasIII 2023| 2019|2015 ES (Submitted)|
Hungary II 2023| 2015|2011
IcelandI 2023| 2019
IraqV (b)2019
ItalyI 2023| 2019|2015|2011
JapanIV 2023| 2019|2015|2011
JordanV (b) 2023 (Submitted)|2019 (Submitted)|2015|2011
LatviaII 2023| 2011
LebanonV (b) 2019 (Submitted)|2015
LesothoV (a)2019
LithuaniaII 2023 (Submitted)|2019|2015|2011
LuxembourgI2015
MadagascarV (a) 2023| 2019
MaliV (a)2019 (Submitted)
MauritiusV (a) 2023 (Submitted)|2019 (Submitted)|2011
MexicoIII 2023| 2019|2015|2011
MonacoI 2023| 2011
MongoliaIV2023
MoroccoV (b)2015
MyanmarIV2019|2015
NepalIV 2023| 2019
NetherlandsI 2023| 2015|2011
New ZealandIV2019
NicaraguaIII2023 (Submitted)
NigerV (a)2015
NigeriaV (a)2015|2011
North Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)II 2023| 2019|2015|2011
NorwayI 2023| 2019|2015|2011
OmanV (b)2023 (Submitted)
PakistanIV 2019 (Submitted)|2015
PalestineV (b) 2023| 2019
PanamaIII2023
ParaguayIII 2023| 2019
PeruIII 2023
PolandII 2023| 2019|2015|2011
PortugalI 2023| 2019|2015|2011
QatarV(b)2023
Republic of AzerbaijanII2023
Republic of KoreaIV 2023| 2019|2015|2011
RomaniaII 2023| 2019|2015|2011
Russian FederationII 2023| 2019 (Submitted)
Saudi ArabiaV(b) 2023 (Submitted)|2011
SenegalV(a)2023
SerbiaII 2023| 2019|2015
SeychellesV(a)2023
SlovakiaII2015
SloveniaII 2023| 2019 (Submitted)
South AfricaV (a) 2023| 2019 (Submitted)
SpainI2019|2015
Sri LankaIV2023 (Submitted)
SwedenI 2023| 2019|2015|2011
SwitzerlandI 2023| 2019|2015|2011
Syrian Arab RepublicV (b) 2023 (Submitted)|2019|2015
TogoV(a)2023 (Submitted)
TunisiaV (b) 2023| 2015
°Õü°ù°ì¾±²â±ðI 2023| 2019 (Submitted)2015
°Õ³Ü°ù°ì³¾Ã©²Ô¾±²õ³Ù²¹²ÔIV2023 (Submitted)
UkraineII 2023 (Submitted)|2019 (Submitted)|2015|2011
United Kingdom of Great Britan and Northern IrelandI 2023| 2019|2011
United Republic of TanzaniaV(a)2023 (Submitted)
United States of AmericaI2015|2011
UruguayIII 2023| 2019
UzbekistanII2023 (Submitted)| 2015
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)III2019
Viet NamIV2011
YemenV(b)2023 (Submitted)
ZambiaV(a)2019 (Submitted)|2023(Submitted)
ZimbabweV (a)2023

* 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).