01/12/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/12/2021 16:54
Barbados receives international assistance to protect its cultural property: the digitization and conservation of slavery records
At the 15th session of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 10-11 December 2020, the decision to provide Barbados with international assistance from the Fund for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict was adopted. The amount of USD 46,000 goes to the 10-month project Strengthening and Protecting Barbados Cultural Property: The Digitization and Conservation of Slavery.
In accordance with paragraph 166 of the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Second Protocol of 1999 ( the Guidelines ), the Committee Secretariat also approved funding for Ecuador and Mexico of US $44,400.00 and US $43,178.85 respectively.