With the purpose of addressing the urgent need for monitoring cultural properties, as defined under Article 1 of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, in Ukraine, an agreement between UNITAR and UNESCO was signed on 16 May 2022. Based on this agreement, UNESCO has been monitoring with UNOSAT, via satellite imagery, cultural property in Ukraine for damage which have – or may occur – as a result of the hostilities.
This agreement enables UNESCO and UNITAR/UNOSAT to continue their cooperation to contribute to the safeguarding of the Ukrainian cultural heritage, and notably through the Project “Support for Ukraine in Culture and Education through UNESCO – Emergency response for World Heritage and cultural property: damage assessment and protection”, funded by the Government of Japan through the funds-in-trust, and in particular to the following Outcomes:
At the end of the training, participants should be able to:
