Showing posts with label cultural heritage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cultural heritage. Show all posts
Monday, November 16, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Global initiative to boost protection of cultural heritage
Two key UN agencies and some countries on Sunday joined Interpol to launch a major new initiative to enhance the protection of cultural heritage targeted by terrorists and illicit traffickers against a backdrop of a sharp rise of terrorist attacks and destruction of cultural heritage in armed conflict.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Monday, July 20, 2015
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Pillage of cultural sites – how can Europe help to stop it?
[European Parliament / News, 14-07-2015]
"Deliberately destroying and pillaging archaeological sites and trafficking art objects in war zones amount to « cultural genocide » and should be classified as war crimes, argued speakers in a public hearing held by the European Parliament’s Culture and Education Committee on Monday afternoon. MEPs and experts reiterated the need for harmonised international legislation in this area.
"Deliberately destroying and pillaging archaeological sites and trafficking art objects in war zones amount to « cultural genocide » and should be classified as war crimes, argued speakers in a public hearing held by the European Parliament’s Culture and Education Committee on Monday afternoon. MEPs and experts reiterated the need for harmonised international legislation in this area.
Monday, July 6, 2015
Saturday, July 4, 2015
UNESCO Votes On Additions to World Heritage List
UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, meeting in Germany, said Saturday that it had designated seven cultural sites for addition to its World Heritage List.
Two of the sites are in Iran and one each in China, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia and France.
The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) bestows the designation to recognize global significance and to help in preservation.
Two of the sites are in Iran and one each in China, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia and France.
The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) bestows the designation to recognize global significance and to help in preservation.
Monday, June 22, 2015
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Friday, June 12, 2015
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Thursday, June 4, 2015
100 εκ. $ ετησίως από αρχαιοκαπηλία. (The Emergency Red List of Iraqi Cultural Objects at Risk)
Το παράνομο εμπόριο αρχαιοτήτων αποτελεί μία από τις βασικές πηγές χρηματοδότησης των τζιχαντιστών του Ισλαμικού Κράτους μαζί με το πετρέλαιο και τις απαγωγές, καθώς εκτιμάται ότι η οργάνωση κερδίζει από αυτό 100 εκατομμύρια δολάρια ετησίως, σύμφωνα με τον Ιρακινό πρέσβη στον ΟΗΕ, Μοχάμεντ Αλί Αλχακίμ.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
Thursday, May 28, 2015
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