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UNESCO communiqué on the fire at Notre-Dame de Paris

Paris (France) | 16 April 2019

“We are all heartbroken,” said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay in front of the devastating fire that ravaged the historic Cathedral of Notre-Dame of Paris last night. The Cathedral is part of the World Heritage site of “Paris, Banks of the Seine” inscribed on the World Heritage List in (…)

Unesco presented with a complaint against France and Turkey

14 December 2018

The Syrian Arab Republic has filed a complaint with UNESCO (the UN body dealing with Education, Science and Culture) against France and Turkey, charging them with looting cultural assets belonging to the Syrian people.
Specifically, the complaint alleges that the French and Turkish armies (…)

The United States Withdraws From UNESCO

Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 12 October 2017

On October 12, 2017, the Department of State notified UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova of the U.S. decision to withdraw from the organization and to seek to establish a permanent observer mission to UNESCO. This decision was not taken lightly, and reflects U.S. concerns with mounting arrears (…)

UNESCO calls for ban on trade in Haitian artefacts

Paris (France) | 2 February 2010

UNESCO is launching a campaign to protect Haiti’s moveable heritage, notably art collections in the country’s damaged museums, galleries and churches, from pillaging.

Vladimir Putin’s message to the participants of the 33 rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference on the organization’s 60th anniversary

Moscow (Russia) | 12 October 2005

The message reads, in particular:
“For Russia as for many other countries, this significant date is yet another occasion to confirm that we adhere to UNESCO’s noble ideals and principles, principles which have a great deal of authority in the international arena and are both respected and (…)