UNESCO adopted resolution by Armenia on use of new technologies to  protect cultural heritage

ArmInfo.  At the 16th Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, the  136 States Parties to the Convention unanimously adopted a  resolution, "Strengthening the Protection and Restoration of Cultural  Heritage through the Use of New and Emerging Technologies," sponsored  by Armenia.

According to the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign  Affairs, the event took place at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The  resolution emphasizes the importance of using new and emerging  technologies to preserve, protect, document, and monitor cultural  heritage during conflicts and in the post- conflict period.

The document calls on UNESCO to promote international cooperation  aimed at the widespread use of these technologies in the field of  cultural heritage protection and emphasizes the need to strengthen  institutional and expert capacity. The resolution aims to strengthen  UNESCO's toolkit by combining law, advanced technology, creativity,  and cooperation to protect, preserve, and restore cultural heritage.

This initiative reaffirms Armenia's commitment to protecting cultural  heritage and advancing UNESCO's goals, as well as the 1954 Hague  Convention.