What is UNESCO doing?
When the UNESCO Secretariat receives information about an impending conflict or the destruction of cultural property during an armed conflict, it immediately contacts the warring parties, reminds them of their obligations to respect and protect cultural property and, if requested, renders technical assistance and sends expert missions. Moreover, in order to disseminate the provisions of the Convention more widely, UNESCO organizes expert meetings, seminars and training courses for specific target groups (parliamentarians, members of armed forces, police officers, lawyers, conservation specialists, etc.) and issues publications. UNESCO is not alone in this field; it co-operates closely with the United Nations and other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations such as the Council of Europe, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the Red Cross, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the Internation
