Peace Palace

UNESCO International Conference

Cultural Heritage and Peace: Building on 70 Years of the UNESCO Hague Convention for The Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
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 the 13-15 May 2024, with a welcoming ceremony at the Peace Palace, on 13 May 2024.

The 70th anniversary of the 1954 Hague Convention and its first (1954) Protocol and the 25th anniversary of its Second (1999) Protocol present an opportunity to collectively reflect on the achievements and associated best practices, along with challenges and difficulties these instruments entail.