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10 May 2016
UNESCO Director-General welcomes the signature of the US Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act
24 December 2015
Director-General condemns destruction of vestiges in the Ancient City of Bosra, a Syrian World Heritage
5 October 2015
UNESCO Director-General Condemns the Destruction of the Arch of Triumph in Palmyra -- "Extremists are terrified of history"
15 September 2015
Director-General in Sofia to participate in a Conference on Fighting the Looting of Syria’s Cultural Heritage
04 September 2015
UNESCO Condemns the Destruction of the Palmyra Funerary Towers
1 September 2015
Director-General Irina Bokova expresses consternation at the destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra
24 August 2015
Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova firmly condemns the destruction of Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syria
21 August 2015
Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova condemns the destruction of the Mar Elian Monastery in Syria
19 August 2015
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova deplores the loss of two leading scholars of Syrian antiquity
3 July 2015
Irina Bokova condemns latest destruction of cultural property from the site of Palmyra in Syria
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UN Security Council Resolutions
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24 March 2017
UN Security Council adopts historic resolution for the protection of heritage
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23 March 2017
Briefing and Draft Resolution on Protection of Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflicts
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12 February 2015
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2199 condemns the destruction of cultural heritage and adopts legally-binding measures to counter illicit trafficking of antiquities and cultural objects from Iraq and Syria
24 March 2014
Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Security Council Resolution 2139 (2014)
22 February 2014
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2139 (2014)
UN and UNESCO Joint Statements
25 February 2014
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Assistant Secretary-General, Kyung-Wha Kang, speaking at the General Assembly Informal Meeting on Syria
5 February 2014
UNESCO making progress in the fight against illicit trafficking of Syrian cultural property, UN Headquarters, New York
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28 March 2014
UN Officials cites 'bleak' humanitarian situation, urges unhindered access to civilians
12 March 2014
The destruction of Syria's cultural heritage must stop - joint statement by the UN Secretary-General, the UNESCO Director-General; and the UN and League of Arab States Joint Special Representative for Syria
Decisions taken by the Council of the European Union
16 March 2015
Council conclusions on the EU regional strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the ISIL/Da'esh threat
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19 May 2017
Illicit trafficking and destruction of cultural property: Council of Europe’s new criminal law treaty opened for signature
Council Decision 2013/760/CFSP of 13 December 2013 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
Council Regulation No 1332/2013 of 13 December 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria