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In Focus The Essence of Human Creation threatened by Looting
Considered a foremost cause of criminality in the world today, the illicit traffic of cultural property pervades all regions of our planet. The opening of borders, the increasing number of armed conflicts, poverty, and the exponential growth of the art market are some of the factors accounting for the fact that cultural objects are so avidly coveted. UNESCO and its partners continue to wage the battle against a scourge that undermines the very identity of peoples worldwide.
News

News Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Philosophy Day, 19 November 2009
News Seminar on "Prevention and fight against illicit traffic of cultural properties"
News Twelve members elected to World Heritage Committee
Other Events

Just Published

Just Published UNESCO World Heritage Desk Diary 2009
Desk Diary, 160 pages, spiral bound, 23 × 22 cm, 79 colour photographs
Just Published Raconte-moi le Patrimoine vivant
Raconte-moi le Patrimoine vivant
Documents

Documents Witnesses to History: Documents and Writings on the Return of Cultural Objects
UNESCO has just published the Compendium Witnesses to History edited by Professor Lyndel V. Prott. It is 438 pages of reliable information from some of the world’s leading experts in the field of return and restitution of cultural objects and it extends beyond the purely legal aspect.
Documents UNESCO World Report 2: Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue
This report analyzes all aspects of cultural diversity, which has emerged as a key concern of the international community in recent decades, and maps out new approaches to monitoring and shaping the changes that are taking place. It highlights, in particular, the interrelated challenges of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue and the way in which strong homogenizing forces are matched by persistent diversifying trends. The report proposes a series of ten policy-oriented recommendations, to the attention of States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, international and regional bodies, national institutions and the private sector on how to invest in cultural diversity.
Documents Exhibition Kit: Iraq-UNECO Post-Conflict Response
The exhibition "Iraq: UNESCO post-conflict response" is organized by UNESCO Office of Baghdad in Amman in close cooperation with the Permanent Delegation of Iraq to UNESCO.
Documents Museum International N° 241-2: Return of Cultural Objects: The Athens Conference (periodical)

Table of Contents

Editorial by Françoise Rivière

Foreword by Dr George W. Anastassopoulos

Chapter 1: Case Studies

The reunification of the Great Zimbabwe bird

  • The reunification of a national symbol Dawson Munjeri
  • The 1997 exhibition and the reunification process Christiane Tytgat

UTIMUT - The Return

  • The repatriation of Greenland cultural heritage Daniel Thorleifsen
  • The return of cultural heritage from Denmark to Greenland Mille Gabriel

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