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Meeting of the Parties to the 1999 Second Protocol


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A governing body of the 1999 Second Protocol, the Meeting of the Parties is convened every two years at the same time as the General Conference of UNESCO.

What are the functions of the Meeting of the Parties?

The Meeting of the Parties has the following functions:

  • To elect the Members of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict;
  • To endorse the Guidelines developed by the Committee;
  • To provide guidelines for, and to supervise the use of the Fund for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict by the Committee;
  • To consider the report on the implementation of the 1999 Second Protocol submitted by the Committee;
  • To discuss any issue related to the application of the 1999 Second Protocol, and to make recommendations, as appropriate.

In addition to the representatives of the Parties to the 1999 Second Protocol, the representatives of Member States of UNESCO not parties to this Protocol and permanent observer missions to UNESCO may participate in the work of the Meeting as observers, without the right to vote.