Hague Convention- for the Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict: 13 May 2024

Why in news?

• UNESCO is commemorating  the 70th anniversary of the Hague Convention.

Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in Armed Conflict:

• • 1954: It was signed at The Hague, Netherlands,  and entered into force in  1956. 
  • It is the first international treaty that focuses exclusively on the protection of cultural property in armed conflict. 

• Cultural Property covers:

• • movable or immovable property of great importance to the cultural heritage.

• buildings whose main and effective purpose is to preserve or exhibit the movable cultural property.    

• The protection of cultural property is important because such property reflects the life, history and identity of communities and link people’s past with their present and future.
• India is a party to the Hague Convention.