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The Assistant Director-General for Culture To Members of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 1 July 2021 Ref.: CLT/CCE/CEM/CHP/21/3624 Subject: 16th meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict Sir/Madam, I have the honour to invite one or more representatives of your Government to take part in the 16th meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, scheduled to take place on 2 and 3 December 2021. In this context, please also note that terms of office of Armenia, Cambodia, Egypt, El Salvador, Italy, and Japan as a Member of the Committee will expire this year. The elections to the Committee will be held at the 9th Meeting of the Parties to the 1999 Second Protocol, which will be convened on 30 November and 1 December 2021. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, at this stage, it is not possible to specify the modalities (in person at UNESCO Headquarters, online or a combination of these options) of the convocation of this session. The Secretariat will communicate this information in the coming months. Simultaneous interpretation of the debates will be provided in English and French in conformity with Decision 15.COM 7 of the Committee, adopted in 2020. I would be grateful if you would confirm your participation in this meeting by registering online as soon as possible, and preferably by 15 November 2021 at the following: https://en.unesco.org/culture/meeting-convention-1954. In the event of technical difficulties and for any additional information, please send an e-mail to the Convention’s Secretariat at the following e-mail address: [email protected]. …/… 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP, France Tél. : +33 (0)1 45 68 15 05 www.unesco.org  -2- In accordance with the established rules, if the meeting is held at UNESCO Headquarters, the travel and subsistence expenses of participants at this meeting will be borne by the Government they represent. Please accept, Sir/Madam, the assurances of my highest consideration. Ernesto Ottone R. cc: Other UNESCO Member States 16 COM 3 C54/21/16.COM/3 Paris, 5 July 2021 Original: English/French UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION SECOND PROTOCOL TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION OF 1954 FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT SIXTEENTH MEETING Paris, UNESCO Headquarters 2 – 3 December 2021 Item 3 of the provisional agenda : Adoption of the agenda This document contains the provisional agenda of the 16th meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. Draft Decision: 16.COM 3, see point II. C54/21/16.COM/3 – page 2 I. PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 16TH MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT OPENING SESSION 1. Opening of the meeting 2. Election of the Bureau 3. Adoption of the agenda REPORTS 4. Report of the Secretariat on its activities 5. Reinforcing synergies between the 1954 Hague Convention and its two Protocols and the other UNESCO Cultural Conventions 6. Mobilization of resources for the implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention and its two (1954 and 1999) Protocols INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE 7. Report on the implementation of international assistance granted to Afghanistan, Barbados, Burkina Faso and Mexico 8. Amendments to the Guidelines for the Implementation of the 1999 Second Protocol: Draft Explanatory Note on International Assistance Application Form ENHANCED PROTECTION 9. Amendments to the Guidelines for the Implementation of the 1999 Second Protocol: Provisional enhanced protection WORKING METHODS AND TOOLS 10. Study on the implementation of Recommendation 5 of the Evaluation of UNESCO’s standard-setting work of the Culture Sector – Part V – 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (the Hague Convention) and its two Protocols (1954 and 1999) MONITORING AND SUPERVISION 11. Consideration of national reports on the implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention and/or its two (1954 and 1999) Protocols 12. Monitoring and supervision mechanism for the implementation of the 1999 Second Protocol CLOSING SESSION 13. Other business 14. Closure of the meeting C54/21/16.COM/3 – page 3 II. DRAFT DECISION 16.COM 3 The Committee, 1. Having examined document C54/21/16.COM/3, 2. Adopts the Agenda contained in the above-mentioned document.