Nor, of course, can UNESCO have anything except moral influence on armed groups, even though it is the guardian of a convention which mandates respect for cultural property during conflict.
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The Hague Convention is the principal international instrument concerning the protection of cultural property during armed conflict and military occupation.
By framing the event in terms of a "rupture, " the authors are playing on the notion of cultural disconnect and intergenerational conflict that provides much of the defining vocabulary of 20th century Chinese history.
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The UK urgently needs to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict to ensure the armed forces receive appropriate cultural property awareness training in preparation for any future deployments.
The lessons from the Iraq war and occupation clearly shows that the UK urgently needs to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict to ensure the armed forces receive appropriate cultural property awareness training in preparation for any future deployments.
The international community has developed a number of tools to deal with these processes, starting with the 1954 Convention for the protection of cultural heritage in case of armed conflict, and with the 1970 Convention for the fight against illicit traffic of cultural heritage.
Mali has recently taken measures to accede to the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 1999 which amongst others, penalizes the intentional destruction of cultural heritage.
According to the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Properties in the Event of Armed Conflict and its Protocols, armies must refrain from using or damaging cultural heritage properties in times of war.
Mali is to finalize its accession to the 1999 Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict to enable it to submit requests for the granting of enhanced protection to cultural properties that are of the greatest importance to humanity.
They are living examples of the central role of literacy in promoting human rights, gender equality, conflict resolution and cultural diversity.
That is not a recipe for a successful corporate career, and it's toxic when coupled with the cultural tendency to want to avoid conflict.
China is invoking a 1970 United Nations convention that protects nations small, weak or in conflict from having their cultural patrimony plundered by rich outsiders.
The promotion of respect for cultural diversity, peace building and conflict resolution, strengthening freedom of expression through the local content created by youth for youth, as well as ways for preventing violence were the main topics the participants included in their programmes.
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
It is the first international treaty of a vocation dedicated exclusively to the protection of cultural heritage in the event of armed conflict.
Mali is also bound by the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Execution of the Convention.
In 1954, it adopted the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (known as The Hague Convention).
The Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict was adopted at The Hague (Netherlands) in 1954, as a consequence to the massive destruction of the cultural heritage in the Second World War.
The signatories further raise the pressing issue that the UK has not yet ratified the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two Protocols of 1954 and 1999.
Cyprus was elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Second Protocol of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict for the period 2007-2011 and contributed substantially in drafting the guidelines for the implementation of the Second Protocol.
The Chair seeks to develop debates, policies and toolkits to evaluate the economic, ethical and social impacts of cultural heritage, strengthen its protection in crisis and conflict situations and prevent its use to exacerbate differences and tensions.
The Blue Shield network, which works to protect cultural property from attack in the event of armed conflict, has also urged Egyptians to prevent actions that could result in the damage or destruction of their cultural heritage.
This is why Unesco alerts states of their responsibility to protect culture properties in the event of conflict and to prohibit and prevent the illicit trafficking of cultural goods.
Discussions focus also on how to continue ensuring the credibility of the World Heritage Convention in the face of increasing pressures on cultural heritage from rapid urbanization, mass tourism, climate change, and conflict situations.
Cultural diversity must be seen as a source of strength rather than a source of conflict.
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Topics such as conflict resolution, self-awareness, effective communication, and cross-cultural understanding are vitally important for interpersonal effectiveness and self-actualization.
The ancient city of Timbuktu is a UNESCO World Heritage site of huge cultural significance, but its carefully preserved heritage has come under severe threat amid the ongoing conflict.
"This year of culture gives us an opportunity to show how we address in a positive way the challenges of creating a shared cultural space in a society that is still threatened at times by the shadow of violent conflict, " Ms Irwin said.
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