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Expected result 6: The 1970 Convention effectively implemented and restitutions
increased
Performance indicators
Benchmarks
▪ New States Parties to the 1970 Convention – 10 to 12 new ratifications for the 1970
Convention (2 for each regional group)
▪ Increased understanding and awareness of
UNESCO policy on fighting illicit traffic
– 4 to 5 publications and update or creation of a
new web-site on illicit traffic and restitution
– 3 to 4 documentaries and clips produced
3-5 region-specific awareness-campaigns
▪ Meetings of States Parties to the 1970
Convention convened and capacity-building
sessions organized
– 1 meeting of States Parties to the Convention
and 8 to 10 workshops (1 to 2 workshops by
region)
– 4 national legislations updated or adopted
– 1 ordinary session of the Intergovernmental
Committee for Promoting the Return of
Cultural Property towards Countries of
Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit
Appropriation
▪ New national legislations, import/export
certificates for cultural property, translation
of national laws and certificates, examples of
successful return cases of cultural property
– 20 new national legislations, 10 import/
export certificates for cultural property and 50
translations of national laws and certificates
– 50 examples of successful return cases of
cultural property
Main line of action 3: Safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage
through the effective implementation of the 2003 Convention
04055 Awareness of the importance of safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage at the national level will be
strengthened by illustrating, in particular, the way in which the intangible heritage actually contributes
to sustainable development, intercultural dialogue and social cohesion, all targeted in MLAs 5 and 6.
Accordingly, efforts to share information through the information and knowledge management system
with a broader selection of stakeholders will be continued. Furthermore, existing complementary links
between the intangible heritage and other forms of heritage will be clarified. Intersectoral action will be
strengthened in order to reach young people through education and the new communication media.
Cooperation with the natural sciences, too, will be strengthened, in particular under the Man and the
Biosphere (MAB) and the Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) programmes.
04056 Efforts will be pursued to ensure the effective functioning of the Convention’s statutory bodies, which
will make it possible to discuss strategic issues relating to the challenges facing the Convention and to
carry out the tasks required to compile the Urgent Safeguarding List, the Representative List and the
Register of Best Practices, and to grant international assistance. Special attention will thus be paid to
developing countries, in particular African countries, LDCs and SIDS in all stages of the work.
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