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The Assistant Director-General for Culture To the Members of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 29 October 2020 Ref.: CLT/CCE/CEM/CHP/20/6642 Subject: 15th meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict – UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI, 10 and 11 December 2020 Sir/Madam, I have the honour to invite one or more representatives of your Government to take part in the 15th meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, scheduled to take place at UNESCO Headquarters on 10 and 11 December 2020, in Room XI (Paris, Fontenoy building). Please be informed that, due to the ongoing health crisis, only two representatives of Committee members will be able to attend the meeting in person, respecting physical distancing practices stipulated in UNESCO guidelines and host country rules. Other representatives and observers are invited to attend the meeting online. Given the rapidly evolving situation, the modalities of the meeting may be subject to change, which will be immediately brought to your attention via email. The Secretariat seeks Member States’ understanding and patience in this regard. Please find enclosed a copy of the provisional agenda. The working documents will be available by 29 October 2020, in English and French, on our website at the following link: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/armed-conflict-and- heritage/governance-and-meetings/meetings-of-second-protocol-committee/. This year, simultaneous interpretation of the debates will be provided in English, French and Spanish, in conformity with Decision 13.COM 4 of the Committee, adopted in 2018. I would be grateful if you could confirm your participation in this meeting by registering online as soon as possible, and preferably by 27 November 2020 at the following link: https://en.unesco.org/15-meeting-committeeconv-1954. 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP, France Tél. : +33 (0)1 45 68 15 05 www.unesco.org ./…  -2- In the event of technical difficulties, please send an e-mail to the Secretariat at the following e-mail address: [email protected]. In accordance with the established rules, 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. Enc. Provisional Agenda cc: Other UNESCO Member States 15 COM 3 C54/20/15.COM/3 Paris, 23 September 2020 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 FIFTEENTH MEETING Paris, UNESCO Headquarters 10 and 11 December 2020 Item 3 of the provisional agenda : Adoption of the agenda This document contains the provisional agenda of the 15th meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. Draft Decision: 15.COM 3, see point II. C54/20/15.COM/3 – page 2 I. PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 15TH 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 among UNESCO’s Culture Conventions 6. Mobilization of resources for the implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention and its two (1954 and 1999) Protocols RULES OF PROCEDURE 7. Provisional suspension of the application of Rule 33 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee - proposal for its extension 8. Equitable distribution of seats in the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE 9. Requests for international assistance from the Fund for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict: Barbados, Ecuador and Mexico 10. Report on the implementation of international assistance granted to Afghanistan, Burkina Faso and Mali ENHANCED PROTECTION 11. Amendments to the Guidelines for the Implementation of the 1999 Second Protocol: Enhanced protection 12. Review of the protection of the Tomb of Askia (Mali) in the context of its inscription on the List of Cultural Property under Enhanced Protection WORKING METHODS AND TOOLS 13. 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) CLOSING SESSION 14. Other business 15. Closure of the meeting C54/20/15.COM/3 – page 3 II. DRAFT DECISION 15.COM 3 The Committee, 1. Having examined document C54/20/15.COM/3, 2. Adopts the Agenda contained in the above-mentioned document.