Emergency actions in the Syrian Arab Republic
May 2014
- Rallying the international community to safeguard Syria’s cultural heritage: International Expert Meeting, UNESCO Headquarters, Room XII, 26-28 May 2014
April 2014
- Syrian Heritage in Danger: forum organized by L'Institut du monde arabe, Paris, France, 30 April 2014
March 2014
- The destruction of Syria's cultural heritage must stop: joint statement by the UN Secretary-General, the UNESCO Director-General; and the UN and League of Arab States Joint Special Representative for Syria, 12 March 2014
- EU-UNESCO: Emergency Safeguarding of the Syrian Heritage project
Under the funding of the European Union, and in collaboration with UNESCO and other strategic partners, launching of the project on 1 March 2014 for a period of three years.
August 2013
- The Safeguarding of Syria's Cultural Heritage, high-level technical meeting hosted by UNESCO, Paris, France, 29 August 2013
June 2013
- UNESCOPRESS, 2 June 2013:
Director-General of UNESCO reiterates her appeal for the protection of Syria’s cultural heritage
May 2013
- Damascus, Syria, 10-13 May 2013
National Workshop on the Fight against Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property
April 2013
- 191st session of the Executive Board, 26 April 2013:
Statement by the Director-General on Cultural Heritage in Syria (in English and French) - Press release, 25 April 2013:
UNESCO Director-General deplores continuing destruction of ancient Aleppo, a World Heritage site
March 2013
- UNESCO Office in Amman, 27 March 2013:
UNESCO's response to Syria: a plan of action to safeguard the country's cultural heritage
February 2013
- Workshop, Amman, Jordan, 10-13 February 2013:
Syrian heritage: strategy to fight the illicit trafficking of cultural property - UNESCO Office in Amman, 10 February 2013: Regional training in Amman to address the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage in Syria
October 2012
- Press release, 1 October 2012:
UNESCO Director-General deplores destruction of ancient Aleppo markets, a World Heritage site
May and July 2012
- Press release, 30 July 2012:
The Director-General of UNESCO appeals for the Protection of the World Heritage City of Aleppo - Call for vigilance by INTERPOL, 21 May 2012: INTERPOL appelle à la vigilance face au pillage de mosaïques anciennes en Syrie
April 2012
- With reference to Resolution 2043 (2012) of the UN Security Council, the Director General has formally contacted the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the Security Council to inform them of the specific threats on Syrian heritage and ask them to alert the Special Envoy of the United Nations on the importance to ensure compliance with the provisions of the various international conventions on the protection of cultural property.
March 2012: alerts et international appeals
- Press release, 30 March 2012: Director-General of UNESCO appeals for protection of Syria’s cultural heritage
- The Director General alerted by mail UNESCO's partneres in the fight against illicit traffic of cultural property (INTERPOL, WCO, OCBC and the Carabinieri) so as to increase vigilance regarding the traffic of cultural property. To ensure an effective fight against the risk of illicit export of cultural property, the neighbouring countries of Syria have also been mobilized.