On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, Angola was added to UNESCO's "Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict." The African nation will officially enter into the Convention three months following this date, on May 7, 2012.
The "Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict" was originally adopted in 1954, following the unprecedented destruction of cultural heritage during World War II. It is the first international treaty dedicated to the protection of cultural heritage in the event of warfare and armed conflict. The Convention was adopted with a Protocol, which prohibits export of cultural property from occupied territory and requires that such property be returned to the state from which it was removed.
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