The eighth session of the Meeting of States Parties to the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage will be held in a hybrid format from 7 to 9 June 2021, from 1pm to 5pm Paris time, via the Zoom platform. The session will include an opening ceremony in Tunis in presentia with high-level representatives of the Tunisian government and of UNESCO. The Meeting of States Parties will thereafter resume its work online. During this session, the Meeting of States Parties will elect six Members of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Body. Practical information concerning the online meeting The session will take place online on the Zoom platform. All participants, delegates, observers, and those wishing to attend the session are invited to register as soon as possible by completing the online registration form at the following address: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqcOGpqzgiH9Q5HdUIbhO0tyqhr2Gs6zjs Please take time to read the guidelines for attending the meeting via Zoom. For more information, the Convention Secretariat is at your disposal at the following address: convention2001@unesco.org.   Working documents Election of the Bureau  (UCH/21/8.MSP/1)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Adoption of the Agenda   (UCH/21/8.MSP/2)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Summary records of the seventh session of the Meeting of States Parties (UCH/21/8.MSP/3)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Reports of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Body (UCH/21/8.MSP/4)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Report on the activities of the Secretariat (UCH/21/8.MSP/5)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Election of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Body  (UCH/21/8.MSP/6)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Amendments to Operational Guidelines (UCH/21/8.MSP/7)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Evaluation of the Examples of Best Practices related to Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH/21/8.MSP/8)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Draft Theory of Change of the 2001 Convention  (UCH/21/8.MSP/9)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Progress report on the IOS evaluation of the 2001 Convention (UCH/21/8.MSP/10)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Evaluation and Accreditation of Non-Governmental Organizations (UCH/21/8.MSP/11)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Use of the Fund for the Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH/21/8.MSP/12)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Date and venue of the ninth session of the Meeting of States Parties  (UCH/21/8.MSP/13)     AR | EN | ES | FR | RU | ZH Information documents Provisional timetable (UCH/21/8.MSP/2.INF.1)     EN / FR Provisional list of documents (UCH/21/8.MSP/2.INF.2)     EN / FR Online survey on the impact of Covid-19 (UCH/21/8.MSP/4.INF.1)     EN / FR Reports of the STAB missions (UCH/21/8.MSP/4.INF.2)     EN / FR STAB’s Strategic Framework on engaging in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (UCH/21/8.MSP/4.INF.3)     EN / FR Geographical distribution of seats and background information on candidates (UCH/21/8.MSP/6.INF)     EN / FR Examples of Best Practices and Scientific and Technical Advisory Body evaluation (UCH/21/8.MSP/8.INF.1)     EN / FR Draft Theory of change (UCH/21/8.MSP/9.INF)     EN / FR Re-accreditation of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) (UCH/21/8.MSP/11.INF.1)     EN / FR Accreditation of new Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) (UCH/21/8.MSP/11.INF.2)     EN / FR

The twelfth meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Body to the 2001 Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage will meet online on 10 June 2021 via the Zoom platform. Practical information concerning the online meeting All participants, delegates, observers and those wishing to attend the session are invited to register as soon as possible by completing the online registration form at the following address: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctd-uorz8oG9exh_uk1sDn5YPJiQBDr03u Please take time to read the guidelines for attending the meeting via Zoom. For more information, the Convention Secretariat is at your disposal at the following address: convention2001@unesco.org. Working documents Election of the Bureau (UCH/21/12.STAB/1)     EN / FR Adoption of the Agenda (UCH/21/12.STAB/2)     EN / FR Report of the Secretariat (UCH/21/12.STAB/3)     EN / FR STAB missions (UCH/21/12.STAB/4)     EN / FR Distinction to personalities who have largely contributed to the promotion of underwater cultural heritage (UCH/21/12.STAB/5)     EN / FR Date and venue of the thirteenth meeting of the STAB (UCH/21/12.STAB/6)     EN / FR  

Composition Final documents​​​​​​ Working Documents Election of the Bureau  C70/21/9.SC/2      EN | FR  Adoption of the agenda and the provisional agenda of Documents  C70/21/9.SC/3.a Rev2       EN | FR  Alignment of the Rules of Procedure of the Subsidiary Committee with the amended Rules of Procedure of the Meeting of States Parties C70/21/9.SC/3.b               EN | FR  Report of the Secretariat on its Activities   C70/21/9.SC/5      EN | FR  Follow-up to the Recommendations of the Working Group established by the Eight Session of the Subsidiary Committee on the strengthening of National Reports  C70/21/9.SC/7      EN | FR  Report on the results of the questionnaire concerning the implementation of the Operational Guidelines   C70/21/9.SC/8       EN | FR  Proposed amendment to the Code of Ethics for Dealers in Cultural Property  C70/21/9.SC/9       EN | FR  Fundraising Strategy  C70/21/9.SC/10a    EN | FR  Provenance and Due Diligence  C70/21/9.SC/10b    EN | FR  Importance of inventories  C70/21/9.SC/10c    EN | FR  Sensitization of the media  C70/21/9.SC/10d      EN | FR  Information Documents List of Documents  C70/21/9.SC/INF.3    EN | FR