Emek Shaveh is an Israeli NGO working to defend cultural heritage rights and to protect ancient sites as public assets that belong to members of all communities, faiths and peoples. We object to the fact that the ruins of the past have become a political tool in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and work to challenge those who use archaeological sites to dispossess disenfranchised communities. We view heritage site as resources for building bridges and strengthening bonds between peoples and cultures and believe that archaeological sites cannot constitute proof of precedence or ownership by any one nation, ethnic group or religion over a given place.
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About Ir Amim
Ir Amim (“City of Nations” or “City of Peoples”) focuses on Jerusalem within the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The mission of Ir Amim is to render Jerusalem a more equitable and sustainable city for the Israelis and Palestinians who share it and to help secure a negotiated resolution on the city through sustained monitoring, reporting, public and legal advocacy, public education and outreach to re-orient the public discourse on Jerusalem.
Ir Amim envisions a city that ensures the dignity and welfare of all its residents and safeguards their holy places, historical and cultural heritages – today, as well as in the future. Ir Amim aspires to a sustainable political future for Jerusalem as the shared capital of two sovereign states – achievable only through a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Ir Amim was founded in 2000, and became active as a non-profit organization in 2004.
Australia returns world’s oldest tropical forest to indigenous owners
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988, the Daintree National Park was handed back to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people in a ceremony in the remote town of Bloomfield on Wednesday.
Streit beigelegt: Kueka-Stein kehrt aus Berlin nach Venezuela zurück
Der sogenannte Kueka-Stein, nach Darstellung aus Venezuela heiliges Relikt der Volksgruppe der Pemón, wird nach Venezuela zurückkehren.
Zurück nach Hause
Der rund 30 Tonnen schwere Findling war 1998 aus der Gran Sabana im Südosten Venezuelas abtransportiert und im Berliner Tiergarten aufgestellt worden.
Iran FM vows proportionate response to US terror act after assassination of General Soleimani
Elsewhere in his interview, Zarif responded to a question if it was worth speaking to Trump and said, „It doesn‘t need speaking. He has to realize that he has been fed misinformation. And he needs to wake up, and apologize. He has to apologize, he has to change course.“
The president didn’t threaten just Iran’s culture sites. He threatened culture.
Will my country lay waste to the great mosques and bridges of Isfahan and the remains of Persepolis? Will we destroy the last stones of the Achaemenid and Sasanian empires? If we are to be a barbarian nation, what are our new limits? Do we have any?
Iranian foreign minister: Trump prepared to commit war crimes
Iran‘s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says President Donald Trump doesn‘t care about international law and is prepared to commit war crimes by threatening to destroy Iran‘s cultural sites.
UN cultural agency chief meets with Iran ambassador amid current tensions
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and Iranian Ambassador to the UN agency, Ahmad Jalali, met in Paris against a background of mounting threats between his country and the United States.
Rep. Khanna: Article of impeachment ‚on the table‘ after Iran strike
Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) joins Hallie Jackson to discuss an upcoming war powers resolution in the House to prevent President Trump from escalating the conflict with Iran. Khanna describes any further action by the President that is not sanctioned by Congress as a „potentially impeachable offense.“
Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Hague, 14 May 1954.
Recognizing that cultural property has suffered grave damage during recent armed conflicts and that, by reason of the developments in the technique of warfare, it is in increasing danger of destruction;
Being convinced that damage to cultural property belonging to any people whatsoever means damage to the cultural heritage of all mankind, since each people makes its contribution to the culture of the world;
Considering that the preservation of the cultural heritage is of great importance for all peoples of the world and that it is important that this heritage should receive international protection;
Guided by the principles concerning the protection of cultural property during armed conflict, as established in the Conventions of The Hague of 1899 and of 1907 and in the Washington Pact of 15 April 1935;
Being of the opinion that such protection cannot be effective unless both national and international measures have been taken to organize it in time of peace;
Being determined to take all possible steps to protect cultural property;
Have agreed upon the following provisions:
Esper contradicts Trump on targeting Iranian cultural sites: We ‚follow the laws of armed conflict‘
„Nothing rallies people like the deliberate destruction of beloved cultural sites. Whether ISIS‘s destruction of religious monuments or the burning of the Leuven Library in WWI, history shows targeting locations giving civilization meaning is not only immoral but self-defeating,“ one of the officials told CNN.
„The Persian people hold a deeply influential and beautiful history of poetry, logic, art and science. Iran‘s leaders do not live up to that history. But America would be better served by leaders who embrace Persian culture, not threaten to destroy it,“ they added.
Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump
The defense secretary acknowledged that “the laws of armed conflict” prohibited attacking antiquities and said the military had no plans to do so, even though the president declared them targets.
Venice on its knees as floods devastate city
„We are faced with total, apocalyptic devastation,“ Veneto Governor Luca Zaia told Mediaset television.
„I‘m not exaggerating; 80% of the city is under water, the damage is unimaginable“. Premier Giuseppe Conte is due to arrive in the city to assess the situation on Wednesday and Zaia said he would stay the night. I
Hochwasser: „Apokalyptische Zerstörung“ in Venedig
Weite Teile der Stadt sind unter Wasser, darunter auch die weltberühmte Basilika auf dem Markusplatz. Wie der Präsident der Region, Luca Zaia, am Mittwoch mitteilte, seien von dem Hochwasser nicht nur 80 Prozent der Stadt betroffen – es habe auch eine „totale, apokalyptische Zerstörung“ hinterlassen.
Shuri Castle: Fire engulfs world heritage site in Japan
A fire has ripped through Shuri Castle, a World Heritage Site in Okinawa, Japan, destroying the main building.
Seven more cultural sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
During its meeting in Baku this afternoon, the World Heritage Committee, inscribed seven cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The sites added this afternoon are located in Canada, Czechia, Germany, Republic of Korea, Myanmar and Poland. Inscriptions will continue tomorrow, 7 July.
5 Other Historic Sites Lost or Damaged in the Last Decade
While many are mourning the partial destruction of this monument, this article highlights times during the last decade when multiple other equally important historical and cultural sites have also been lost or damaged due to wars, negligence or mere foolishness by human actions.
World Heritage List
1092 Properties
37 Transboundary
2 Delisted
54 In Danger
845 Cultural
209 Natural
38 Mixed
#NotreDameCathedral please please can we have a SPRINKLER systems in the roof of Westminster abbey and Salisbury cathedral and more!
The Palace of Westminster is a world heritage site and water literally poured through the roof of the Commons the other week. Buildings like this & Notre Dame are part of our human story – we have a duty to save them.
UNESCO Adds Reggae Music to Global Cultural Heritage List
Reggae was often championed as a music of the oppressed, with lyrics addressing sociopolitical issues, imprisonment and inequality.
Dede Gorgud‘s heritage included in UNESCO list
The „Dede Gorgud‘s heritage: a file on culture, folk legends and music” by Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkey was included in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage at the 13th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in Port Louis, Mauritius, according to a joint statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
UNESCO Heritage Manwoldae
(10.07.2018) Manwoldae was a royal palace of Goryeo Dynasty. For most of the dynasty, the palace remained in Gaesong.