Myanmar
Asia · ISO MMR
Myanmar is listed as "Myanmar" in the States Parties tables and the World Heritage list; the UNESCO signatories tables for the 1954 Convention and First Protocol carry the entry as "Burma". This dossier records its status under five heritage-protection and international criminal law instruments, as shown on the UNESCO and United Nations Treaty Collection registers on 8 October 2026.
Commitments
Status as shown on the official registers on the date we checked. Joining a treaty is a legal commitment; it does not show how well it is kept.
- Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Hague Convention, 1954)Party · ratification · 9 February 1956
The UNESCO signatories table lists "Burma" with a signature date of 31 December 1954; the States Parties table lists "Myanmar".
Source: UNESCO Legal Affairs
- Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (First Protocol, 1954)Party · ratification · 9 February 1956
The UNESCO signatories table lists "Burma" with a signature date of 31 December 1954; the States Parties table lists "Myanmar".
Source: UNESCO Legal Affairs
- Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1999)Not listed
Not listed in the States Parties table on the UNESCO page at the access date. Also not listed among the signatories.
Source: UNESCO Legal Affairs
- Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention, 1972)Party · acceptance · 29/04/1994 (Ac)
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998)Not listed
Not listed among the signatories or parties in the UN Treaty Collection participants table at the access date.
Source: United Nations Treaty Collection
Instruments not shown here have not been researched yet. They are not assumed to be absent.
Sites
- Bagan — Asia
Sources
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court - status of ratification (Chapter XVIII.10) — United Nations Treaty Collection · Tier 1: official or primary record · Page states: status as at 08-10-2026
- States Parties - UNESCO World Heritage Convention — UNESCO World Heritage Centre · Tier 1: official or primary record · Page states: as of 22-Oct-2024
Note: The page states its own as-of date as 22-Oct-2024 (196 States Parties); entries were read on 2026-10-08 and later changes, if any, may not be shown.
- Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Execution of the Convention (States Parties and signatories tables) — UNESCO Legal Affairs · Tier 1: official or primary record
- Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (First Protocol, 1954) (States Parties and signatories tables) — UNESCO Legal Affairs · Tier 1: official or primary record
- Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (States Parties and signatories tables) — UNESCO Legal Affairs · Tier 1: official or primary record
Last checked against the registers October 8, 2026 · Approved by Harry Disley on October 8, 2026