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Fight Illicit Trafficking (Convention 1970)

Theft, looting and illicit trafficking of cultural property is a crime. It deprives people of their history and culture, it weakens social cohesion in the long term. It fuels organized crime and contributes to the financing of terrorism.

UNESCO works to provide a clear and strong response to stem this scourge.

Since its founding, UNESCO has been developing benchmark legal instruments, including the 1970 Convention - the culmination of a long process of reflection on the fight against the illicit traffic of cultural property. It is a collective duty to act against the illicit trafficking of cultural property and to protect cultural heritage.

Celebrate 50 years of fight against illicit trafficking

The Sixth Meeting of States Parties elects new members to its Subsidiary Committee

International campaign

Key Numbers

141

States Parties of the 1970 Convention

3110

Texts on National Cultural Heritage Laws

1500

professionals benefiting from

26 training and capacity building workshops around the world in 2018-2020

Art Knows no frontiers Neither does organized crime

convention-1970-International campaign-inca ceramic jug,Peru

News

Workshops on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property for professionals in East and Central Africa

Workshops on the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property for professionals in East and Central Africa

France prioritizes fight against illicit trafficking in cultural goods during Presidency of EU Council

France prioritizes fight against illicit trafficking in cultural goods during Presidency of EU Council

UNESCO/EU Workshop on the financial sector’s role in fighting illicit trafficking of cultural property

UNESCO/EU Workshop on the financial sector’s role in fighting illicit trafficking of cultural property

China celebrates Second International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

China celebrates Second International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

Event

Routes of Enslaved Peoples - Second Webinar on Collective Healing, Social Justice and Global Well-Being

Cat VII – Seminar and training

Routes of Enslaved Peoples - Second Webinar on Collective Healing, Social Justice and Global Well-Being

Information Meeting on the 30th anniversary of the Routes of Enslaved Peoples project

Information meeting with Permanent Delegations

Information Meeting on the 30th anniversary of the Routes of Enslaved Peoples project

Cat II – Intergovernmental meeting, other than international conference of States

Working group on a sensitization strategy to reinforce public awareness on the illicit trafficking of cultural property

Cat V – Advisory Committee

Meeting of the Consultative Body for the Model Provisions on the Prevention and Fight against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property

Publications

Countering illicit trafficking of cultural objects in South-East Asia: capacity-building guide and methodologies

UNESCO

UNESCO Office Bangkok

2019

UNESCO

0000372955

50 years of the fight against the illicit trafficking of cultural goods

UNESCO

Octobre - décembre 2020

UNESCO

0000374570

Witnesses to history: a compendium of documents and writings on the return of cultural objects

UNESCO

2009

UNESCO

0000185386

Fighting the illicit trafficking of cultural property: a toolkit for European judiciary and law enforcement

UNESCO

2023

UNESCO

0000266098