Azerbaijan has been elected a member of the UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of an Armed Conflict for the next four years, according to a statement on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
On November 30–December 1, 2021, the ninth meeting of the States Parties to the Second Protocol to the 1954 UNESCO Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict took place. Within the framework of the meeting, elections were held to the UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of an Armed Conflict, at which Azerbaijan’s candidacy was also nominated.
“With the support of the absolute majority of the states participating in the voting, Azerbaijan has been elected a member of the UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of an Armed Conflict for the next four years,” the ministry said.
Earlier, Azerbaijan was elected a member of the UNESCO Executive Council for 2021-2025.
There are more than ten objects from Azerbaijan on the UNESCO World Heritage List, as well as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Azerbaijan has been elected a member of the UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property
[:ru]AFP 2022 / JEAN-PIERRE MULLER[:]
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