The Hague, 26 March 1999 The Press and Quick Reaction Unit of the Office of the Council of Ministers has the honor to inform the national and international public that Cambodia had ratified the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict on April 4, 1962. And on September 17, 2013, Cambodia ratified the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. Then, Cambodia deposited its instrument of ratification with the Director-General of UNESCO on October 17, 2013. This Protocol enters into force for Cambodia three months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, that is to say on December 17, 2013. Under Article 24 of the Second Protocol, t he Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict is hereby established. It shall be composed of twelve Parties which shall be elected by the Meeting of the Parties. Therefo...