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26/03/2015 STOP THE ILLICIT TRAFFIC OF CUL TURAL PROPE RTY! Current state of ratifications As of March 2015, 127 States have ratified the 1970 Convention Gaborone, March 2015 The 1970 Convention: CURRE NT SITUATION IN Present implementation and future SADC challenges -> Still missing: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique and Namibia  Windhoek, Namibia from 14 to 15th  Gaborone International Convention Centre September 2011 5 ‐ 7 November 2012 The Windhoek workshop came up with recommendations as follows: RECOMMENDATIONS: Country Ratification 1. Raise awareness on the 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions in southern African The following points were stressed as crucial in order to stay ahead of the fight against illicit region trafficking in cultural property. Angola 07/11/1991 2. Follow-up to be undertaken to ensure that relevant instruments were formally deposited with Democratic Republic of the Congo 23/09/1974 the Depository. 1.The need to expedite the ratification of relevant international conventions, the 1970 UNESCO, 3. Countries to continue active participation in the process to combat and prevent illicit traffic 1995 UNIDROIT and the 1954 Hague Conventions Lesotho 17/07/2013 of cultural goods. All countries agreed on the need for improvement of the national legal Madagascar 21/06/1989 provisions helping combat against illicit traffic of cultural goods. 2. Adoption of comprehensive documentation methods for national heritage assets 4. Promotion of Object ID principle and ongoing capacity building programmes on Seychelles 28/05/2004 documentation and inventorying of collections. 3. Strengthening of stakeholder networks 5. Training and promotion of cooperation on combating and prevention among law enforcement South Africa 18/12/2003 agencies and heritage officers. 4.Involvement of legal professionals in rationalising laws towards ratification Swaziland 30/10/2012 6. Review of security measures in terms of physical and or electronic surveillance equipment. 7. Local communities to be involved in the process and awareness to be raised among them in 5. Development of national cultural databases Zambia 21/06/1985 order to add to the preventive measures against the looting of cultural objects. Zimbabwe 30/05/2006 8. Regional collaboration should be established and enhanced. Revival of SADC Desk on 6. Strengthening of security measures at museums and cultural heritage sites Culture a necessity. 9. UNESCO Harare and Windhoek Offices committed themselves to organise, to the extent 7. Closer regional cooperation and collaboration through SADCHA possible, annual meetings for the coordination and progress on the prevention of illicit trafficking. 8. Concerted efforts to create public awareness. 5 6 STOP THE ILLICIT TRAFFIC 3 parts OF CUL TURAL PROPE RTY!  Interconnectivity  Complementarity THE 1970 CONVE NTION 1

26/03/2015 Preventive measures to be taken Composition: 22 members Laws for Intergovernmental Committee the for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property protection of cultural to its Countries of Origin property Eductionnal Export or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation AFGHANISTAN campaigns certificates MADAGASCAR Fin du mandat : 2015 AZERBAIDJAN Fin du mandat : 2017 MALI National BOLIVIA MEXICO inventories CAMEROUN MONGOLIA COTE d’IVOIRE Promotion PERU National of CYPRUS services POLAND museums EGYPT REPUBLIC OF KOREA Rules for GUATEMALA curators & Sanctions SRI LANKA IRAQ dealers SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC JAPAN SWITZERLAND LITUANIA TURKEY 12 Last case resolved under the aegis of the ICPRCP Pending case before the ICPRCP The The Committee Committee is acts as a The Makonde Mask The Bogazkoy Sphinx an advisory In May 2011, a bilateral mediator In May 2010, the Barbier-Mueller agreement has been reached body and a between States Museum in Geneva agreed for between Germany and Turkey the restitution of a Makondé forum of on the Bogazkoy Sphinx. This in conflict Mask to the United Republic of case was presented to the negotiation regarding the Tanzania. The discussions in the Committee in 1987. framework of the Committee return and Parthenon Sculptures began in 2006. • Ongoing discussions between Greece and the United Kingdom in restitution of respect of the physical reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures cultural • Sustains cooperation between the British Museum and the 13 14 15 property Acropolis Museum • Request of Greece to use the mediation – conciliation procedure Basic Actions concerning cultural objects Creation of specific tools being offered for sale over the Internet UNESCO International Code of Ethics for Dealers in Cultural Property  Code of ethics (UNESCO International Code of Ethics for Dealers in Cultural The Property) (1999) Committee  Database of National Cultural Heritage • Traders in cultural property accept as binding initiates the Laws (2005) the principles of professional practice of the code of ethics creation of  Model Export Certificate (UNESCO – • The principles are intended to distinguish WCO) (2007) practical and cultural property being illicitly traded from that in  Awareness-raising campaigns (2010) operational licit trade • Developed in cooperation with INTERPOL and the International Council of tools  Model Provisions on State Ownership on Museums (ICOM), Cultural Heritage (2011) • Addresses States that wish to take specific measures to control the online 16 17 trade in cultural property 18  Mediation and Conciliation Rules (2011) 2

26/03/2015 UNESCO-WCO Model Export- Certificate for cultural objects • Cooperation between UNESCO and the World Customs Organization (WCO) • Specially adapted to the growing phenomenon of cross-border movements of cultural objects E mergency actions • Usually, the same export form is used for "ordinary" objects (computers, clothes, etc.) as for cultural objects • This model fulfils requirements for identifying and tracing cultural objects • UNESCO and the WCO recommend adopting the model, in its entirety or in part, as the national export certificate specifically for cultural objects. 19 Objective: facilitate the work of the States and the customs officials 3

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26/03/2015 Awareness raising activities Awareness-raising clips and spots  General awareness is crucial for the protection of cultural heritage in the short and long term, Clips  Goal: raising awareness among the general  All segments of population must be included, and materials need to public (tourists, local communities, tour guides) be adapted to their particular needs: on the dangers of the illicit trafficking of cultural Population from ‘source countries’ and countries of the art • property market;  Distribution: public spaces and travel areas AWARE NE SS-RAISING Specialists in the field, in order to be updated on current • (airports, train stations, travel offices, etc.), developments (publications, regular information on statutory touristic sites (like those inscribed on the World meetings and newly created legal and operational tools, etc.) heritage List) ACTIVITE S The general public (documentaries, mini-clips for tourists, •  The clips have been customized for the African communication materials, etc.) and Latin American regions Young generations (infographic movies, kits including games, •  New clips for Europe, North America, Arab posters, etc.) States and Asia are in preparation.  Close cooperation with UNESCO FO and national authorities 5

26/03/2015 Compen endium ‘ dium ‘Wit itnesses sses to Histor ory Comics for younger Educational toolkit for children in Iraq generations adapted to Algeria, Mauritania, Goal : raising awareness among Morocco and Tunisia young people about the protection of  Outline of the legal, historical, Iraqi cultural heritage philosophical, ethical and practical aspects of the return of cultural The Toolkit is part of the project on “Civic Values and Life Skills property Education for Adolescents in Iraq”  Target: students and the general and is going to be distributed among public, and a reference book for selected schools specialists, scholars and decision- makers.  Published in English, French and The Toolkit includes : an infographic movie on heritage protection and illicit trafficking; Chinese. • • activities sheet and resource materials for teachers  Arabic version available very soon THANK YOU Preventive measures to be taken Campaign (North Africa) Laws for the protection of cultural property Eductionnal Export Contact campaigns certificates Edouard Planche National inventories Cultural Heritage Protection Promotion Treaties Section National of services Tel: 00.33.1.45.68.44.04 museums @: e.planche@unesco.org Rules for curators & Sanctions dealers Website www.unesco.org/culture/en/illicittrafficking 49 6