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UNESCO Conventions Ratified or Acceded by Pakistan
UNESCO Conventions Not Ratified or Acceded by Pakistan
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# |
Convention Name |
Adoption Date |
Deposit/Ratification Date |
Status |
Thematic Area |
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1 |
Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory Materials |
10 Dec 1948 |
16 Feb 1950 |
Accession |
Culture |
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2 |
Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials |
17 June 1950 |
17 Jan 1952 |
Ratification |
Culture |
|
3 |
Universal Copyright Convention |
6 Sept 1952 |
28 April 1954 |
Accession |
Culture |
|
4 |
Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention |
6 Sept 1952 |
28 April 1954 |
Accession |
Culture |
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5 |
Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention |
6 Sept 1952 |
28 April 1954 |
Accession |
Culture |
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6 |
Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention |
6 Sept 1952 |
28 April 1954 |
Accession |
Culture |
|
7 |
Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict |
14 May 1954 |
27 March 1959 |
Accession |
Culture |
|
8 |
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict |
14 May 1954 |
27 March 1959 |
Accession |
Culture |
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9 |
Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property |
14 Nov 1970 |
30 April 1981 |
Ratification |
Culture |
|
10 |
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar) |
2 Feb 1971 |
23 July 1976 |
Ratification |
Natural Sciences |
|
11 |
Protocol to Amend the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance |
28 May 1987 |
20 Sept 1988 |
Ratification |
Natural Sciences |
|
12 |
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage |
16 Nov 1972 |
23 July 1976 |
Ratification |
Culture |
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13 |
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage |
17 Oct 2003 |
7 Oct 2005 |
Ratification |
Culture |
|
14 |
International Convention Against Doping in Sport |
19 Oct 2005 |
4 Feb 2008 |
Ratification |
Social & Human Sciences |
|
15 |
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions |
20 Oct 2005 |
4 March 2022 |
Ratification |
Culture |
|
16 |
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions |
20 October 2005 |
Ratified in 2022 |
Ratification |
Culture |
As of June 2025, Pakistan has not ratified the following major UNESCO conventions:
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# |
Convention Name |
Adoption Date |
Status |
Notes |
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1 |
2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage |
2 November 2001 |
Not Ratified |
Pakistan is a non-Party State |
|
2 |
1976 Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (tentative) |
— |
Not Ratified |
Pakistan is a Party, but some protocols pending |
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3 |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) |
3 March 1973 |
Not Ratified |
Important for environmental protection |