UNODC Chief welcomes landmark resolution on protecting cultural heritage from terrorist groups, and during armed conflicts
(World News Austria)

For information only - not an official document UNIS/CP/962 24 March 2017 VIENNA, 24 March (UN Information Service) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, welcomed a new UN Security Council resolution on trafficking in cultural property today. `The resolution adopted by the Security Council addresses the vital issue of trafficking in cultural property as a source of terrorism financing, and also sets out ways of protecting cultural heritage during armed conflict...