Crisis in Iraq

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Crisis in Iraq

First Cultural Forum for Iraq (26-27 May 2004)
Appeal (English - Arabic) - Motion (English - Arabic)

War in Iraq and its consequences for Cultural Heritage - Editorial by Mounir Bouchenaki, Assistant Director-General for Culture. Read more...

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	Iraqi intellectuals meeting at UNESCO outline a new cultural policy for Iraq 28 May 2004 - Respect for cultural diversity, promotion of creativity and participation of all in cultural life, and the safeguarding of cultural heritage form the three pillars of an Appeal adopted yesterday by participants at the First Cultural Forum for Iraq, organized by UNESCO on May 26 and 27 at Headquarters.

	�Democracy and culture are indissociable: without culture, there can be no democracy�, says the Iraqi Minister of Culture 10 Oct 2003 - On Thursday 9 October, the Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, met the Iraqi Minister of Culture, Mr Mufid al-Jazairi, who has come to Paris to take part in the 32nd session of the UNESCO General Conference.

	Director-General's Meeting with the Iraqi Minister of Education 08 Oct 2003 - In the area of culture, the efforts already engaged in by the Organization will be continued and UNESCO will contribute to efforts aimed at raising the awareness of donors in respect of emergency actions, the identification of which have been the result of UNESCO�s missions on the ground.

	4th meeting of UNESCO's Task Force on Iraq 25 Sep 2003 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, brought together on 11 September 2003 for the fourth time UNESCO�s Intersectoral Task Force on Iraq.

	International Experts Meeting In Tokyo Recommend Greater Security For Iraq’s National Museum and Heritage 19 Aug 2003 - Some 30 experts who met in Tokyo on August 1 and 2 issued recommendations aiming at coordinating international efforts to safeguard Iraq’s cultural heritage.

	UNESCO to send new mission to Iraq to check cultural heritage after looting 30 Jul 2003 - Following up on reports of looting in Iraqi museums and archaeological sites, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced today that it was sending a second expert team to Baghdad tomorrow to take stock of the situation regarding the country's heritage.

	Patrimoine culturel iraquien : Premi�re r�union de coordination de l�aide internationale 16 Jul 2003 - Le Directeur g�n�ral de l�UNESCO, Ko�chiro Matsuura, a ouvert le 16 juillet la premi�re r�union de coordination de l�aide internationale en faveur du patrimoine culturel iraquien, en pr�sence de M. Muayyad Said Al Damarji, conseiller de l�Ambassadeur Piero Cordone d�sign� administrateur civil pour le patrimoine par les autorit�s am�ricaines.

	UNESCO to send new mission to Iraq to check cultural heritage after looting 29 Jun 2003 - .

	UNESCO and INTERPOL reinforce cooperation in fight against traffic in Iraqi cultural goods 10 Jun 2003 - UNESCO and the International Criminal Police Organization reinforced their cooperation in the fight against the illicit traffic in Iraqi cultural properties by signing an amendment to their Cooperation Agreement of 1999.