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Bokova

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2017-03-24
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  1. “Our cooperation has led to the conviction of individuals responsible for the destruction of Timbuktu's mausoleums, which are standing once again today after being rebuilt by UNESCO in an effort to speed up reconciliation and strengthen cohesion -just as we did 12 years ago in rebuilding the Mostar Bridge, destroyed by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For everywhere culture rises anew, people rise with it. Weapons are not enough to defeat Violent extremism. Building peace requires culture as well, and it requires education, prevention and the transmission of heritage. That is the message - I hope - of this historic resolution and its immense scope.”

    2017-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7907 (2017) · source

  2. “We have raised awareness among the armed forces in Maly by distributing 8,000 heritage passports, such as this one, so that each soldier knows the location of sites and their cultural significance. I commend the Security Council once again for including the protection of cultural heritage in the mandates of peacekeeping forces. Given that cultural heritage is, as it were, on the front line of conflict, it should also be at the forefront of peace. UNESCO is working with the International Criminal Court to end impunity for war crimes against culture.”

    2017-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7907 (2017) · source

  3. “The UNESCO global strategy, adopted in 2015, is based on a clear understanding of our responsibility to coordinate international action. In our role as custodian of international law on cultural heritage, we are crafting common policies and standards through the implementation of The Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, and the 1972 World Heritage Convention. As soon fighting ceased in Palmyra, Aleppo, Nimrud and Ashur, UNESCO was on the ground to take preliminary measures to secure sites and prevent further damage.”

    2017-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7907 (2017) · source

  4. “In a global movement launched by UNESCO, approximately 50 States have already strengthened their legislation and are sharing information to dismantle networks and to facilitate restoration. UNESCO, INTERPOL and UNODC are working like never before with customs services, the private sector and museums to bolser cooperation against drug trafficking. The resolution just adopted represents a huge step forward, which reflects a new Vision of the links between peace and heritage. I commend France and Italy and all the other co-authors for this initiative. Italy has created the world's first special unit to protect cultural heritage in emergency situations, led by the Italian Carabinieri under Commander Parrulli, who I salute here today. France and the United Arab Emirates have just launched a new fund, which already has more than $75 million.”

    2017-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7907 (2017) · source

  5. “At the Shrine of Jonah in Mosul we see the interaction among Judaism, Christianity and Islam - a symbol of unity. Cultural heritage demonstrates the existence of cultural dialogue. It tells us our history and suggests a shared future. Extremists know this, and that is why they seek to destroy it. In adopting resolution 2199 (2015), which prohibits trade in cultural property from Iraq and Syria, the Security Council struck at the heart of Violent extremism through its financing, and entrusted to UNESCO, INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) the responsibility to lead the fight against trafficking in antiquities. That resolution has already led to significant results.”

    2017-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7907 (2017) · source

  6. “It embodies the points of reference and values that define our shared humanity and ensure the cohesion of our societies. Some have given their lives to defend it. As German poet Heinrich Heine wrote, everywhere men burn books and culture, they end up burning other men. History has too often proved that to be true. The deliberate destruction of heritage is a war crime. It is also a tactic of war to accelerate the long- term degradation of societies, as part of a strategy of cultural cleansing. That is why defending cultural heritage is more than a cultural issue; it is a security imperative that cannot be separated from the protection of human lives. Hidden behind the beauty of Palmyra is a story of cultural exchange between Asia, Persia, Rome, and the identity of the Syrian people.”

    2017-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7907 (2017) · source

  7. “Ms. Bokova: Allow me, first of all, to express my deepest sympathy to the Government and the people of the United Kingdom following the deadly terrorist attack in London, which reminds us of our responsibilities to fight extremism and terrorism. (spoke in French) Allow me to express my sincere emotion at the adoption of historic resolution 2347 (2017), which demonstrates a crucial recognition ofthe role of cultural heritage in maintaining peace and security. Heritage is our identity. As I look to the members of the Security Council, I see images of the pyramids of Egypt, the Island of Gore'e in Senegal, Mount Fuji in Japan, Red Square in Moscow and Qhapaq Nan in Bolivia and sites in other countries of Latin America. Cultural heritage tells the story of peoples in all their diversity.”

    2017-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7907 (2017) · source