Meetings of the High Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague Convention
In addition to the representatives of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention, the representatives of Member States of UNESCO not parties to the Convention and permanent observer missions to UNESCO may participate in the work of the Meeting as observers, without the right to vote.
This Meeting is convened by the Director-General of UNESCO once every two years.
MEETINGS OF THE HCP TO THE 1954 HAGUE CONVENTION
15th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Hague Convention (UNESCO, 2023)
UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI, Paris
11 December 2023
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The Meeting of High Contracting Parties is a governing body of the 1954 Hague Convention. It is convened by the Director-General of UNESCO once every two years.
In addition to the representatives of the High Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague Convention, the representatives of Member States of UNESCO not parties to the 1954 Hague Convention and permanent observer missions to UNESCO may participate in the work of the Meeting as observers, without the right to vote.
The main purpose of this 15th Meeting of High Contracting Parties is to provide an update on activities regarding the implementation of The Hague Convention and its 1954 and 1999 Protocols since the Fourteenth Meeting of High Contracting Parties (November 2021).
The meeting will also give the opportunity to exchange views on national implementation of these agreements.
WORKING DOCUMENTS
- Election of the Bureau
C54/23/15.HCP/2: EN | FR - Adoption of the agenda
C54/23/15.HCP/3.REV: EN | FR - Report of the Secretariat on its activities
C54/23/15.HCP/4: EN | FR - Periodic reporting mechanism under the 1954 Hague Convention and its two (1954 and 1999) Protocols
C54/23/15.HCP/5: EN | FR - 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)
C54/23/15.HCP/6: EN | FR - Impact of landmines on cultural property (proposed by Azerbaijan)
C54/23/15.HCP/7: EN | FR - 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
C54/23/15.HCP/8: EN | FR - Amendments to the Financial Regulations of the Special Account for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
C54/23/15.HCP/9.REV: EN | FR - Date and place of the Sixteenth Meeting of the High Contracting Parties
C54/23/15.HCP/11: EN | FR
INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
14th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Hague Convention (UNESCO, 2021)
UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI, Paris
29 November 2021
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Meeting in a semi-attendance format
The Meeting of High Contracting Parties is a governing body of the 1954 Hague Convention. It is convened by the Director-General of UNESCO once every two years.
In addition to the representatives of the High Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague Convention, the representatives of Member States of UNESCO not parties to the 1954 Hague Convention and permanent observer missions to UNESCO may participate in the work of the Meeting as observers, without the right to vote.
The main purpose of this 14th Meeting of High Contracting Parties is to provide an update on activities regarding the implementation of The Hague Convention and its 1954 and 1999 Protocols since the Thirteen Meeting of High Contracting Parties (December 2019).
The meeting will also give the opportunity to exchange views on national implementation of these agreements.
WORKING DOCUMENTS
- Election of the Bureau
- Adoption of the agenda
- Report of the Secretariat on its activities
- 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)
- 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
C54/21/14.HCP/6.REV.2: EN | FR
INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
- Provisional list of documents
C54/21/14.HCP/INF.3.I: EN | FR
- Provisional timetable
C54/21/14.HCP/INF.3.II: EN | FR
- Report on the status of ratifications of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two (1954 and 1999) Protocols
13th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Hague Convention (UNESCO, 2019)
UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI, Paris, France, 2 December 2019, 10:00a.m.-1:00p.m. & 3:00p.m.-6:00 p.m.
The main purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on activities regarding the implementation of the Hague Convention and its 1954 and 1999 Protocols since the Twelfth Meeting of High Contracting Parties (December 2017).
The meeting will also give the opportunity to exchange views on national implementation of these agreements.
WORKING DOCUMENTS
- Adoption of the agenda
C54/19/13.HCP/3.Rev: EN | FR - Report of the Secretariat on its Activities
C54/19/13.HCP/4: EN | FR - Amendments to the Rules of Procedure
C54/19/13.HCP/5: EN | FR - 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)
C54/19/13.HCP/6: EN | FR
INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
- Composition of previous Bureaus
C54/19/13.HCP/INF.2: EN | FR - Provisional list of documents
C54/19/13.HCP/INF.3.I.Rev2: EN | FR - Provisional timetable
C54/19/13.HCP/INF.3.II.Rev: EN | FR - Report on the status of ratifications of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two (1954 and 1999) Protocols
C54/19/13.HCP/INF.4.I.Rev: EN | FR - International conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the 1999 Second Protocol (Geneva, 25-26 April 2019) - (Submitted by Switzerland)
C54/19/13.HCP/INF.4.II : EN | FR
12th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Hague Convention (UNESCO, 2017)
UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI, Paris, France, 27 November 2017 (a.m.)
The main purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on activities regarding the implementation of the Hague Convention and its 1954 and 1999 Protocols since the Eleventh Meeting of High Contracting Parties (December 2015).
The meeting will also give the opportunity to exchange views on national implementation of these agreements.
WORKING DOCUMENTS
- Adoption of the agenda
C54/17/12.HCP/3: EN | FR - Amendments to the Rules of Procedure
C54/17/12.HCP/6: EN | FR
INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
- Composition of previous Bureaus
C54/17/12.HCP/INF.2: EN | FR - Provisional list of documents
C54/17/12.HCP/INF.3.I: EN | FR - Provisional timetable
C54/17/12.HCP/INF.3.II: EN | FR - Report of the Secretariat on its activities
C54/17/12.HCP/INF.4 : EN | FR - Progress report on the follow-up to the Recommendations of the External Auditor’s “Report on the governance of UNESCO and dependant funds, programmes and entities” (Document 38C/23)
C54/17/12.HCP/INF.5: EN | FR
11th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Hague Convention (UNESCO, 2015)
UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI, Paris, France, 8 December 2015 - 10h00-13h00
The main purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on activities regarding the implementation of the Hague Convention and its 1954 and 1999 Protocols since the Tenth Meeting of High Contracting Parties (December 2013).
The meeting will also give the opportunity to exchange views on national implementation of these agreements.
WORKING DOCUMENT
INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
10th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Hague Convention (UNESCO, 2013)
UNESCO Headquarters, Room XI, Paris, France, 16 December 2013 - 10h00-13h00
The main purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on activities regarding the implementation of the Hague Convention and its 1954 and 1999 Protocols since the Ninth Meeting of High Contracting Parties (December 2011).
The meeting will also give the opportunity to exchange views on national implementation of these agreements.
Speech of the Chairperson of the Committee EN | FR
WORKING DOCUMENT
INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
9th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Hague Convention (UNESCO, 2011)
UNESCO Headquarters, Room XII, Paris, France, 12 December 2011
The main purpose of this meeting is to provide an update on activities regarding the implementation of the Hague Convention and its 1954 and 1999 Protocols since the eighth Meeting of High Contracting Parties (November 2009).
The meeting also gives the opportunity to exchange views on national implementation of these agreements.
WORKING DOCUMENT
- Provisional Agenda
CLT-11/CONF/209/1: EN | FR | ES | RU | AR | CH - List of participants
CLT-11/CONF/209/2: EN/FR
INFORMATION DOCUMENT
- UNESCO’s Standard Plan of Action to Protect Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
CLT-11/CONF/209/INF.1: EN | FR
FOR REFERENCE
Registration form
The registration form should be returned before 5 November 2011:
by e-mail: SPCOM(at)unesco.org
by fax: +33 (0)1 45 68 55 96
or in hard copy, addressed to: UNESCO – Cultural Heritage Protection Treaties Section – 1 rue Miollis - 75732 Paris Cedex 15 – France
8th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Hague Convention (UNESCO, 2009)
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 23 November 2009
The main purpose of this meeting was for the Secretariat to provide an update on the implementation at the national level of the Convention and its 1954 Protocol, and for the High Contracting parties to exchange national experiences regarding its implementation.
For more information, please see the Final Report, which also contains a copy of the Recommendations and the Secretariat's presentation : EN | FR | ES | AR
7th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Hague Convention (UNESCO, 2007)
Previous Meetings of the High Contracting Parties (UNESCO, 1962-2005)
SIXTH MEETING OF THE HCP TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 26 October 2005
FIFTH MEETING OF THE HCP TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 5 November 2001
- Final report and recommendation : EN | FR | SP | RU | AR | CH
- Opening address by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
FOURTH MEETING OF THE HCP TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 18 November 1999
THIRD MEETING OF THE HCP TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 13 November 1997
SECOND MEETING OF THE HCP TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 13 November 1995
- Final report and Resolution : EN
FIRST MEETING OF THE HCP TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 16-25 July 1962