A/HRC/52/35 activities included the purchase of Ukrainian literature and films for the library’s collection, the organization of Polish language lessons, literary walks around Krakow in Ukrainian, lectures on legal and accounting advice, cultural integration meetings and children’s events. 60 Poland assisted Ukraine in securing the collections of national cultural institutions, museums, state archives and libraries, helped to coordinate cultural resources and protected more than 200 historic objects. 61 Romanian libraries have likewise offered special events geared towards mutual engagement between Ukrainian and Romanian children and adults. Some of these activities were aimed at multicultural exchanges. The Tulcha County Library, for example, held an event in which Ukrainian children were invited to read Ukrainian poems and give song and dance performances. The Special Rapporteur warmly welcomes such initiatives and wishes to see them expanding to all migrants worldwide. IX. Exercise of cultural rights as a tool of resilience 69. The Special Rapporteur wishes to acknowledge all the important, imaginative and innovative ways that cultural activities and resources are used every day to enable migrants to fully enjoy their rights. In Europe, a report launched by the European Commission in November 2022 references over 300 scientific studies and more than 500 projects, putting the contribution of art and culture at the centre of health and well-being.62 70. Civil society has been very active in using cultural initiatives to protect the rights of migrants. Universities have been joining resources with migrants and human rights organizations in enabling such opportunities. 63 For example, Migrant Voice in Glasgow, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a migrant-led organization that has collaborated with the University of Glasgow and initiated media skills training for people with experience of migration.64 The Athens refugee project run by Brunel University, United Kingdom, has seen students using cultural activities, including sports and informal education, to promote the well-being of unaccompanied migrant children. This led to the creation of “The Rights Hero”, a prototype serious virtual game for migrant children to help them learn and practise their rights, encouraging them to take transformative action that will lead to integration.65 Technology can play an important role in the inclusion of migrant communities at risk of sociocultural exclusion, as long as such initiatives adopt participatory approaches, include continuous evaluation to adapt to the needs of the communities and are facilitated by cultural and technological mediators.66 X. Rights of migrants over cultural objects left behind 71. Migration often means that some moveable cultural objects will be left behind when individuals move. International cultural heritage law is connected to national territoriality, so States have the ultimate authorizing power over the meanings and uses of nationally recognized cultural heritage. The issue of whether migrants can take with them their cultural objects is an interesting question linked to cultural heritage as much as the right to leave one’s country. 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 GE.23-01011 See submission by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. See submission by Poland. See CultureForHealth Report. Culture’s Contribution to Health and Well-being: a Report on Evidence and Policy Recommendations for Europe (December 2022), available from www.cultureforhealth.eu. See submission by Michael Culture Association. See submission by the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts, University of Glasgow. See Mariza Dima and others, “The Rights Hero - serious games for human rights education and integration of migrant and refugee children in Europe”, The International Journal of Children’s Rights, vol. 30, No. 1 (February 2022). See, for example, https://memexproject.eu/en/resources/policy-briefs. 15