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From 13 to 15 May 2024, UNESCO presented an exhibition named “Building Peace and Resilience through Culture” at the World Forum in The Hague. The exhibition showcased the role of culture in advancing sustainable development in conflicts and humanitarian crisis settings. In very different circumstances and facing various threats, the images from Afghanistan, Iraq, the State of Palestine, Ukraine and Yemen spoke to the power of culture to build peace, enhance social cohesion, empower communities and stimulate economies.

Culture in all its forms, including tangible heritage, living heritage and artistic expressions, is increasingly affected by conflicts and disasters throughout the world due to war, violent extremism, political instability and natural hazards, exacerbated by climate disruption. Through 18 panels, the exhibition illustrated UNESCO’s ongoing work to respond to these challenges. Successful examples from around the world were featured, describing preventive, emergency and recovery measures under the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two (1954 & 1999) Protocols, as well as UNESCO’s Heritage Emergency Fund’s activities. The panels also demonstrated how UNESCO contributes to the protection of human rights, conflict prevention and peacebuilding, weaving the social fabric and strengthening the resilience of communities. 

The exhibition was organized on the occasion of the UNESCO International Conference “Cultural Heritage and Peace: Building on 70 years of The Hague Convention”, where the international community celebrated the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the 1954 Hague Convention.