At its 15th meeting (UNESCO, 2020), the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict decided to establish an ad hoc Sub-Committee to develop and submit proposals on the implementation of Article 27.1(c) of the 1999 Second Protocol and, inter alia, to elaborate a mechanism to improve the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict, especially in situations of extreme emergency.
The ad hoc Sub-Committee is composed of the members of the Committee and relevant experts and is open to other Parties to the 1999 Second Protocol.
FIRST MEETING
On 16 and 17 June 2021, the first meeting of the ad hoc Sub-Committee on monitoring and supervision of the implementation of the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict was organized by UNESCO, with the financial support of the Government of Japan.
SECOND MEETING
The second meeting of the ad hoc Sub-Committee was held on 4 and 5 October 2021. It was organized by UNESCO with the financial support of the Government of Japan.
THIRD MEETING
The third meeting of the ad hoc Sub-Committee was held on 19 April 2022.
FOURTH MEETING
The fourth meeting of the ad hoc Sub-Committee will be held on 22 June 2022.
VIRTUAL EXPERT MEETING
At its 15th meeting (UNESCO, 2020), the Committee requested the Secretariat to assist the ad hoc Sub-Committee in preparing the reflection paper in coordination with the secretaries of all relevant UNESCO Culture Conventions, Programs and Initiatives.
As a follow-up to the above decision, the Secretariat conducted internal consultations and initiated, with the financial support of the Government of Austria, the holding of a Virtual Expert Meeting with the participation of representatives of the advisory organizations, independent experts, UNESCO Chairs active in the field of the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict, and the Secretariats of the UNESCO Cultural Conventions.
EXPERT MEETING " HERITAGE FROM SPACE FOR PEACE"
At its 16th meeting (UNESCO, 2021), the Committee considered documents C54/21/16.COM/12, C54/21/16.COM/INF.12.I and C54/21/16.COM/INF.12.II. It noted that a consensus had been reached by the members of the ad hoc Sub-committee on a broader definition of the concepts of "monitoring", as an act of verification (sending missions, remote assessment, etc.), and of "supervision", as an act of verification of monitoring (recommendations, technical assistance, etc.).
Having made substantial progress in this matter, the ad hoc Sub-committee decided on the need to define concrete rules on the use of remote sensing technologies as a tool for monitoring cultural property in peacetime and in cases of extreme emergency – in particular, during hostilities.
In accordance with the Workplan (see Activity 4 – Annex 3 of document C54/21/16.COM/12), the Secretariat conducted research on rules and practices in the use of remote sensing technologies and remote sensing data by the United Nations, its Specialised Agencies, and other relevant organisations. The research process involved consultation with international experts in this respect. Thanks to the financial support of the Governments of Austria, Azerbaijan, and Japan, an expert meeting entitled, "Heritage from Space for Peace" was held on 07 June 2022. During this meeting, based upon the outcomes of the aforementioned research, attending international experts developed Principles for Remote Sensing of Cultural Property within the framework of monitoring and supervision mechanisms under Article 27(1)(c) of the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention.
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- List of experts
- Recommendation: EN | FR
- Study on the rules and practices for the use of data collected through remote sensing technologies, including by the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies: EN/FR
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