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=Protection of Culture in Conflict=

(1) TOPIC GUIDES
//Below you will find links to the topics that will be discussed in the UNESCO.//

(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(3) VIDEO GUIDES OUTDATED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]