Résumé en anglais
This is a report of a round table of experts which followed a first meeting of representatives of both governmental and non-governmental organisations held in October 1992 at the initiative of ICOMOS in collaboration with UNESCO. It was part of actions launched by these organisations to assess the tools available to improve preparedness for disasters of natural or human origin and to reduce their impact on cultural heritage. This process aims at improving or, where necessary, complementing the existing tools including the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict ('The Hague Convention', 1954), the Convention on Means to Prohibit and Prevent the Illicit Transfer of Cultural Property (1970), and the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (the 'World Heritage Convention', 1972).