Preservation and further development of cultural values, including the protection, restitution and return of cultural and artistic property.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (35th sess. : 1980-1981)
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    11 December 1980

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
127. Preservation and further development of cultural values, including the protection, restitution and return of cultural and artistic property

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3026 A (XXVII) of 18 December 1972, 3148 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973, 31/39 of 30 November 1976 and 33/49 of 14 December 1978, Profoundly convinced of the continuing need to develop and strengthen international cultural relations, based on mutual respect for cultural integrity and on the principles of equality and sovereignty of States, Recognizing that the future of international cultural relations is closely interrelated with the preservation, development and promotion of cultural values as important factors of the identity and diversity of all nations, Considering that the preservation and development of cultural values, which form part of mankind's cultural heritage, have a great role to play in the process of preparation of societies for life in peace and in the furtherance of the ideals of peace, humanism and freedom, Aware of the importance of cultural values as a catalyst of world progress and national development, particularly in the social and economic fields, Conscious of the role of the cultural dimension in plans and actions aiming at the establishment of the new international economic order,

1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization[1] on the preservation and further development of cultural values, including the protection, restitution and return of cultural and artistic property;

2. Commends the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for including on a continuing basis the problem of the preservation and further development of cultural values in its medium-term and long-term plans and for the significant results already accomplished in that field;

3. Calls upon the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to continue pursuing active efforts with a view to promoting the preservation and further development of cultural values, including the inscription of the subject on the agenda of the World Conference on Cultural Policies, to be held in 1982.

92nd plenary meeting
11 December 1980


[1] A/35/349, annex.
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