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Other UNESCO Conventions
in the field of Culture
6 January
- South Africa’s role in the UNESCO Convention on
Intangible Heritage
South Africa was one of the 120 countries who voted
for the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural
Heritage (ICH) to be adopted by UNESCO in 2003, but we will be
among the last to ratify. Although nationally we have made good
progress, we must now ratify the Convention to take part in global,
continental and sub-regional initiatives to democratise and decolonise
the notion of heritage.
More information:
http://www.archivalplatform.org/blog/entry/south_africa_unesco_convention/
18 December
- Ratification by Saint Kitts and
Nevis of the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater
Cultural Heritage (Paris, 2 November 2001)
On 3 December 2009, Saint Kitts and Nevis deposited with
the Director-General its instrument of ratification of the Convention
on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. In accordance
with the terms of its Article 27, the aforementioned Convention
will enter into force with respect to Saint Kitts and Nevis three
months after the date of the deposit of this instrument, that
is to say on 3 March 2010.
More information:
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=47059&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
- Ratification by Jordan
of the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural
Heritage (Paris, 2 November 2001)
On 2 December 2009, Jordan deposited with the Director-General
its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Protection
of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. In accordance with the terms
of its Article 27, the aforementioned Convention will enter into
force with respect to Jordan three months after the date of the
deposit of this instrument, that is to say on 2 March 2010.
More information:
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=47058&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
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| Publications
N.53 |
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Livre sur la Diversité Culturelle et le Développement
Le Sous-secrétariat de Développement Régional
et Administratif du Chili vient de publier un livre qui, avec le titre
''l'Identité Régionale, reconnaitre la diversité
pour le développement des territoires'', reprend un processus
mené au niveau national, concrètement, la première
étape du Programme de Renfort de l'Identité Régionale
développé par ce sous-secrétariat en partenariat
avec les gouvernements régionaux du pays. Le programme vise
à gérer la diversité des territoires en se basant
sur le principe que la décentralisation se justifie précisément
dans la diversité. Cette publication est disponible sur
http://www.subdere.gov.cl/1510/article-79390.html
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Diversity, a synonym for culture
A voyage from China to Iran, using calligraphy as a compass; an
exploration of Parisian melancholy, guided by a Japanese photographer;
a return to the origins of Kung Fu, now an international art; a
trip around the world along strands of Thai silk; a Turkish escapade
with background music from Brittany… This month the UNESCO
Courier dedicates its pages to cultural diversity.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001867/186700e.pdf
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Cultural Property in War: Improvement in Protection
Commentary on the 1999 Second Protocol to the Hague Convention
of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed
Conflict.
This detailed analysis of the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention
of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed
Conflict (1999) was written by Dr. Jirí Toman at the request
of UNESCO. The study completes the author’s 1996 publication
of the commentary on the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection
of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (the “Convention”)
and its 1954 (First) Protocol.
This commentary on the Second Protocol:
- analyses provisions of the Second Protocol in relation to the
corresponding Articles of the Convention since the two are closely
intertwined;
- provides insight into the travaux préparatoires of the
March 1999 Hague Diplomatic Conference; and
- addresses case-law developments of the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia related to the destruction
of cultural property, and relevant provisions of the Rome Statute
of the International Criminal Court.
The work is intended for practitioners, scholars, diplomats, civil
servants and students interested in the international legal protection
of cultural property, both in peacetime and in the event of armed
conflict. It also highlights UNESCO’s contribution to the
work in this field.
http://publishing.unesco.org/details.aspx?&Code_Livre=4723&change=E
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