Protection+of+Culture+in+Conflict

=Protection of Culture in Conflict=

(1) TOPIC GUIDES
//Below you will find links to the topics that will be discussed in the UNESCO.// - Please refer to the topic guide "Protecting Cultural Heritage Sites in War Zones"

(2) COMMITTEE DESCRIPTION
Download this document to learn more about how the UNESCO operates.

(3) VIDEO GUIDES OUTDATED
Syrian Cultural Heritage Must Not be Overlooked, Says UNESCO [|here] Before destruction: Remembering Syria's Palmyra - BBC World Service [|here] TED: Dreams from endangered cultures [|here]

(4) LINKS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs)
[|Native Planet] [|Heritage for Peace] [|International Council of Museums] International Centre for the study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property

(5) PRIMARY SOURCES
[|UNESCO Armed Conflict and Heritage] [|Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict] [|The Destruction of Cultural Heritage Should be a War Crime]

**(6) COUNTRY RESEARCH**

**Afghanistan**
To learn more about Afghanistan's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Real Monument Woman] [|Over World Protests, Taliban Are Destroying Ancient Buddhas]

Australia
To learn more about Australia's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Addressing Australia's Indigenous Cultural Heritage Site Management Crisis: Stop the Destruction!] [|Australia Apologizes to Aborigines for Stolen Generations]

**Brazil**
To learn more about Brazil's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|In Brazil, Indigenous Tribes are Still Struggling to Protect the Rainforest — and Their Culture] [|'They're Killing Us': World's Most Endangered Tribe Cries for Help]

**Canada**
To learn more about Canada's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Identity Politics and Multiculturalism in Quebec] [|To Quebec, Canada Barely Exists]

**Chile**
To learn more about Chile's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Easter Island] [|UNPO Visits Mapuche Occupation Protest in Chile: "People of the Land Conquering One Pine Tree at a Time"]

China
To learn more about China's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Ruthless Campaign of Cultural Destruction] [|Tibetan Monks: A Controlled Life]

**France**
To learn more about France's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Islam and French Secularism: The Roots of the Conflict] [|“We Stand Together” to Protect Iraq's Cultural Heritage, says French President with UNESCO Director-General]

**Germany**
To learn more about Germany's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Germany Attracts Trade in Looted Artifacts] [|Stemming a Tide of Cultural Theft]

To learn more about Greece's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Public Radio International] [|The Wall Street Journal]
 * Greece **

**Haiti**
To learn more about Haiti's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Cultural Riches Turn to Rubble in Haiti Quake] [|Danny Glover sees "WW2 Destruction" in Haiti Quake]

**India**
To learn more about India's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|India's Disappearing Monuments] [|How India Bailed Out The West In World War II]

**Italy**
To learn more about Italy's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|War and Art] [|How the Monuments Men Saved Italy’s Treasures]

**Japan**
To learn more about Japan's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Rebuilding the World after the Second World War] [|The Nightmare Returns: Chilling Echoes of Hiroshima's Destruction in Images from the Aftermath of Tsunami]

** Jordan ** To learn more about Jordan's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Global Initiative Launched] [|#Unite4Heritage: Italy and Jordan Launch Partnership with UN and INTERPOL]

Mexico
To learn more about Mexico's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|The Spanish Conquest] [|Deforestation of Central America Rises as Mexico's War on Drugs Moves South]

Myanmar
To learn more about Myanmar's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|“Buddhists Betray the Teachings”] [|The Race to Save Architecture in Myanmar's Biggest City]

**Nigeria**
To learn more about Nigeria's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Culture] [|Christians Mimic Islamists in Attacks on Nigerian Culture]

**Pakistan**
To learn more about Pakistan's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Police: Attackers Bomb Home of Pakistani Founder] [|Protecting Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict]

**Russia**
To learn more about Russia's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|UNESCO] [|Russia's Air Force Bombs Isis Base Near Ancient City of Palmyra]

**South Africa**
To learn more about South Africa's role in the protection of culture in conflict,click here: [|Vandalism of Apartheid-Era Statues Sparks Fevered Debate in South Africa] [|Timbuktu’s treasure trove of African history]

**Spain**
To learn more about Spain's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|His Majesty the King of Spain Commends UNESCO’s Efforts to Protect Cultural Heritage in Conflicts] [|Spain’s Queen Sofia Receives Award in New York for Heritage Preservation]

**Ukraine**
To learn more about Ukraine's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Battles Loom over Crimea's Cultural Heritage] [|The Law of Ukraine]

**United Kingdom**
To learn more about the United Kingdom's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Britain Signs Convention on Protecting Treasures in War Zones] [|UK to Adopt Hague Convention to Protect Artefacts in War Zones]

**United States**
To learn more about the United States' role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Uniting Against Threats to Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria] [|25 Historical Sites That Are At Risk of Disappearing]

Venezuela
To learn more about Venezuela's role in the protection of culture in conflict, click here: [|Glass Monument to Che in Venezuela Shot] [|Simón Bolívar's New Tomb is Monument to Hugo Chávez, say Critics]