All is set for a Two (2) Day National Workshop on the @UNESCO Convention For The Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict from the 23rd-24th of May, 2022 at the National Press Centre, Radio House, Abuja.
#ProtectionOfCulturalProperty
#ProtectionOfCulturalProperty
The Hague Convention for the #ProtectionofCulturalProperty in the Event of Armed Conflict is the first international treaty that focuses exclusively on the protection of cultural property in armed conflict.
Through history, armed conflicts always wrought havoc on the lives of people. In addition to its humanitarian toll, conflicts also led to the large-scale destruction of cultural heritage, weakening the foundations of communities, lasting peace and prospects of reconciliation.
Considering that the preservation of cultural heritage is of great importance for all peoples of the world and thus needs universal protection, the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict was adopted in 1954 under the auspices of @UNESCO
Now widely referred as the 1954 Hague Convention, is the first and the most comprehensive multilateral treaty dedicated exclusively to the protection of cultural heritage in times of peace as well as during an armed conflict.
The 1954 Hague Convention aims to protect cultural property, such as monuments of architecture, art or history, archaeological sites, works of art, manuscripts, books and other objects of artistic, historical or archaeological interest…
…as well as scientific collections of any kind regardless of their origin or ownership.
...any damage to cultural property, irrespective of the people it belongs to, is a damage to the cultural heritage of all humanity, because every people contributes to the world's culture...
– Preamble of the 1954 Hague Convention
– Preamble of the 1954 Hague Convention
Singing of the National Anthem and reciting the National Prayer to commence the National Workshop on the @UNESCO Convention For The Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
#ProtectionOfCulturalProperty
#ProtectionOfCulturalProperty
The Permanent Secretary FMIC, Dr. Ifeoama Anyanwutaku, Representative of the HMIC, Alh. Lai Mohammed giving her remarks at the Workshop on the UNESCO Convention For The Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED AT THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 1954 CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT
It is my honour and privilege to formally welcome you to this two (2) day’s National Workshop on the implementation of the 1954 UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture.
The objective of this workshop is to produce a National Strategic Plan for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
2. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, you will recall that Nigeria ratified the First Protocol of the 1954 Hague Convention on the #protectionofCulturalProperties in the Event of Armed Conflict on 5th June 1961 and the Second Protocol on 21st October 2005…
…and has since committed to the implementation of the Instrument.
3. As part of Nigeria’s obligation in the implementation of the Convention, the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, organised a three (3) day workshop of the Quadrennial Report of Hague UNESCO Convention of 1954 and its 1999 Protocol held on 24th to 26th June, 2021.
The workshop drew a wide representation and participation of the key Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s), Armed Forces, other Security Agencies, Media, Civil Society Organizations and other relevant stakeholders.
4. At the workshop, it was discovered that various stakeholders have been working in silos without synergy in the protection of cultural property in Nigeria.
The major challenges bedeviling the implementation of the 1954 Convention were identified and it became very clear that there was no clear strategic plan that spells out the roles of the relevant Agencies of Government, Traditional Institutions…
…Private Sector, Civil Society organizations and other relevant stakeholders in the protection of our inestimable cultural property.
5. Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen you will agree with me that with the security challenges in various parts of the country which the Government is working assiduously to surmount, it is pertinent for us to ensure that our valuable cultural property are well protected.
6. It is in view of the above that I approved the recommendations in the communique. To start with, I directed that the machinery be put in place to organize this National workshop to bring together relevant stakeholders to…
…produce the NationalStrategic Plan for the Protection of Cultural property in the event of Armed Conflict.
It is hoped that the document will be a proper guide for the protection of cultural property in Nigeria and will be part of the induction training manual of the identified relevant Agencies.
7. I must say that I am impressed by the work of the Planning Committee and the array of stakeholders that have been invited, confident that you will navigate the critical issues pertinent to the outcome of the 1954 UNESCO Convention satisfactorily.
I therefore wish you very fruitful deliberations while looking forward to your inputs in the National Strategic Plan for the Protection of Cultural property in Nigeria which will also assist government in policy formulation and implementation of the 1954 Convention…
…and its 1999 Protocol on the Protection Cultural Property in the event of armed conflict.
8. Thank you for your kind attention and do have a fruitful deliberation.
8. Thank you for your kind attention and do have a fruitful deliberation.
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