Haiti Accedes to the Hague Convention to Protect Its Cultural Heritage

Haiti officially joined on May 19, 2025 the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, as well as its Additional Protocols of 1954 and 1999. This accession marks a major turning point in the country's heritage policy, often affected by instability, natural disasters and acts of vandalism. In a decree dated April 29, 2025, the President of the Transitional Presidential Council, Fritz Alphonse Jea…