Celebrating 70 years of the UNESCO 1954 Convention

The Kingdom of the Netherlands will host the UNESCO International Conference “Cultural Heritage and Peace: Building on 70 years of UNESCO Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict”, from 13-15 May 2024, with a welcoming ceremony at the Peace Palace, on 13 May 2024. The 70th anniversary of the 1954 Hague Convention presents an opportunity to collectively reflect on the achievements and associated best practices, along with challenges and difficulties these instruments entail.

For more information on program and livestream of the UNESCO Conference, please go to:

https://www.unesco.org/en/70-years-culture-peace/conference#:~:text=The%20Kingdom%20of%20The%20Netherlands,on%20the%2013%20May%202024

The Peace Palace Library has updated the Research Guide about Cultural Heritage:

Cultural Heritage | Peace Palace Library

For relevant titles about the Cultural Heritage Convention 1954 in PPL Discovery catalogue:

kw:Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (The Hague, 14 May 1954) | Search | Peace Palace Library (worldcat.org)