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Director-General urges military forces engaged in Libya to refrain from endangering cultural heritage

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called on both Libya and the coalition of States implementing a no-fly zone over the country to respect the Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954) and its two (1954 and 1999) Protocols, as appropriate, and keep military operations away from cultural sites.

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  • Source:UNESCOPRESS
  • 24-03-2011