14 HCP 3
C54/21/14.HCP/3
Paris, 5 July 2021
Original: English/French
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND
CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
1954 HAGUE CONVENTION
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT
FOURTEENTH MEETING OF THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
29 November 2021
Item 3 of the provisional agenda:
Adoption of the Agenda
This document contains the provisional agenda of the 14th Meeting of the High
Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural
Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
Draft Resolution: 14.HCP 3, see point II
C54/21/14.HCP/3 – page 2
I. PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 14TH MEETING OF THE HIGH CONTRACTING
PARTIES TO THE 1954 HAGUE 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. Follow up on the recommendations 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)
RULES OF PROCEDURE
6. Amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Meeting of the High Contracting
Parties to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of
Armed Conflict
CLOSING SESSION
7. Other business
8. Closure of the meeting
II. DRAFT RESOLUTION 14.HCP 3
The Meeting of the High Contracting Parties,
1. Having examined document C54/21/14.HCP/3,
2. Adopts the Agenda contained in the above-mentioned document.
The Assistant Director-General for Culture
To High Contracting Parties to the
1954 Hague Convention for the
Protection of Cultural Property in the
Event of Armed Conflict
30 June 2021
Ref.: CLT/CCE/CEM/CHP/21/3623
Subject: 14th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague
Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of
Armed Conflict
Sir/Madam,
I have the pleasure to invite one or more representatives of your Government to
participate in the 14th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague
Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict,
scheduled to take place on 29 November 2021.
In accordance with Rule 2.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Meeting of the High
Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague Convention, the representatives of Member
States of UNESCO that are not parties to the 1954 Hague Convention and
Permanent Observer Missions to UNESCO may participate in the work of the
meeting as observers.
Due to 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,
and we will be exploring the possibility of providing interpretation in Arabic, Chinese,
Russian and Spanish through extrabudgetary contributions.
I should be grateful if you would confirm the name(s) of the representative(s) of
your Government to this meeting, by registering online at:
https://en.unesco.org/culture/meeting-convention-1954 as soon as possible, and
preferably by 15 November 2021. 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
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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