RESULTS OF THE REGIONAL SURVEY

Regional Office for Eastern AfricaBureau régional pour l’Afrique de l’Est

Organisationdes Nations Unies

pour l’éducation,la science et la culture

United NationsEducational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization

REGIONAL SURVEY ON THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE •  Ques%onnairepreparedinEnglishandFrench•  Ques%onsinthesurveycoveredra.fica.onofinterna.onal

norma.veinstruments,legalprotec.on,levelofawarenessofexis.nginstrumentsanduseofresources

•  Ques%onnairesenttoUNESCONa%onalCommissionsforthe13countriescoveredbytheRegionalOfficeforEasternAfricaandtheadjacentIndianOceanIslandStates

•  Answersreceivedfromall13countries(100%responserate);althoughsomerepliesdidnotcorrespondwithra%fica%onstatus

•  Copiesoftheques%onnaireandeachcountryresponsewillbesharedwithyouontheUSBKeyprovidedwithconferencedocuments.

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Ra.fica.onoftheUNESCO1954Conven.onontheProtec.onofCulturalPropertyintheEventofArmedConflict

(7/13)Eritrea,Ethiopia,Madagascar,Mauri.us,Rwanda,SeychellesandTanzania

Yes 54%

No 46%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Ra.fica.onoftheFirstProtocol(1954)oftheUNESCOConven.onontheProtec.onofCulturalPropertyintheEventofArmedConflict

(2/13)MadagascarandTanzania

Yes 15%

No 85%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Ra.fica.onoftheSecondProtocol(1999)oftheUNESCOConven.onontheProtec.onofCulturalPropertyintheEventofArmedConflict

None

0%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 AppropriateSafeguardingMeasuresAdopted

Yes 38%

No 62%

(5/13)Ethiopia,Madagascar,Mauri.us,RwandaandSouthSudan

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 MilitaryRegula.ons,Instruc.ons,Provisions

Yes 23%

No 77%

(3/13)Eritrea,SouthSudanandTanzania

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Criminaliza.onofdeliberatedestruc.onofculturalpropertyundercriminallegisla.on

(5/13)Comoros,Eritrea,Madagascar,Mauri.us,Rwanda

Yes 38% No

62%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Awareof“EnhancedProtec.on”Regimeunder1999SecondProtocolofthe1954Conven.on?

Yes 31%

No 69%

(4/13)Madagascar,Mauri.us,SouthSudanandTanzania

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Ra.fica.onoftheUNESCO1970Conven.onontheMeansofProhibi.ngandPreven.ngtheImport,ExportandTransferofOwnershipofCulturalProperty

(5/13)Madagascar,Mauri.us,Rwanda,Seychelles,andTanzania

Yes 38%

No 62%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Ra.fica.onofthe1995UNIDROITConven.ononStolenorIllegallyExportedCulturalObjects

None

0%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Na.onallegisla.on/regula.onsadoptedtopreventtheillicitimport/exportandtransferofownershipofculturalproperty

Yes 46% No

54%

(6/13)Ethiopia,Kenya,Mauri.us,SouthSudan,TanzaniaandUganda

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Establishmentofspecializedunitstopreventandcombattraffickingandensureinterna.onalcoopera.onfortheprotec.onofculturalheritage(i.e.:police,customs,etc.)

Yes 23%

No 77%

(3/13)Comoros,SouthSudanandUganda

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Adop.onofspecificmeasuresconcerninginventories,exportcer.ficates,monitoringtrade,educa.onalcampaigns,etc.tostrengthentheprotec.onofculturalproperty

Yes 46% No

54%

(6/13)Comoros,Eritrea,Madagascar,Mauri.us,SeychellesandSouthSudan

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Legaland/oropera.onalmeasurestakentopromoteduediligenceprinciplesregardingtheacquisi.onofculturalproperty

Yes 38%

No 62%

(5/13)Eritrea,Kenya,SouthSudanTanzaniaandUganda

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Appropriatemeasurestakentofacilitatethereturnorres.tu.onofanystolenandillegallyimportedculturalproperty(bilateralagreements,interna%onalcoopera%onthroughthejudiciaryorlawenforcementunitsetc.)

Yes 23%

No 77%

(3/13)Eritrea,SouthSudanandTanzania

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Awarenessofthe2015UNESCORecommenda.onconcerningtheProtec.onandPromo.onofMuseumsandCollec.ons,theirDiversityandtheirRoleinSociety

Yes 54%

No 46%

(7/13)Comoros,Djibou.,Kenya,Mauri.us,SouthSudan,TanzaniaandUganda

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Measurestakentoimplementthe2015UNESCOMuseumRecommenda.on

(5/13)Comoros,Djibou.,Mauri.us,SouthSudan,andTanzania

Yes 38%

No 62%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 InventoryofNa.onalMuseumcollec.ons

(9/13)Comoros,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Madagascar,Mauri.us,Rwanda,Seychelles,TanzaniaandUganda

Yes 69%

No 31%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 Standardformatofinventoryanddocumenta.onofmuseumcollec.onsatna.onallevel

(8/13)Comoros,Eritrea,Ethiopia,Madagascar,Mauri.us,Rwanda,SeychellesandTanzania

Yes 62%

No 38%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 UseofObjectIDinterna.onalstandardfordescribingart,an.quesandan.qui.esaspartofmuseuminventory

(5/13)Eritrea,Ethiopia,Rwanda,SeychellesandUganda

Yes 38%

No 62%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

Ra.fica.onofthe2006CharterforAfricanCulturalRenaissance

(4/13)Comoros,Madagascar,SouthSudanandTanzania

Yes 31%

No 69%

SURVEY RESULTS CURRENT LEVEL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE PROTECTION IN THE REGION

 AwarenessofAfricanUnionDraeModelLawfortheProtec.onofCulturalPropertyandHeritage

(2/13)KenyaandMauri.us

Yes 15%

No 85%

CONCLUSIONS  1)Overalllowra.fica.onrateandlackofawarenessof interna.onalnorma.veinstruments­  7for1954Conven%on;5for1970Conven%on­  Only2ra%fica%onsof1954Firstprotocol­  Nora%fica%onsof1954SecondProtocoland1995UNIDROIT­  LowawarenessofnewUNESCOMuseumRecommenda%on­  LackofawarenessofAUCharterforAfricanCulturalRenaissance

2)Needforawareness-raisingandcapacitybuilding3)AlsoneedforUNESCOMemberStatestotake advantageofexis.ngtools,resourcesandexper.se

Regional Office for Eastern AfricaBureau régional pour l’Afrique de l’Est

Organisationdes Nations Unies

pour l’éducation,la science et la culture

United NationsEducational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization