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Yemen completes procedures to join UNDROIT Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Trafficking in Cultural Property
Political| 27 September, 2024 - 7:01 AM
Exclusive: Yemen Youth Net - Follow-ups
The Republic of Yemen announced the completion of the procedures for joining the UNDROIT International Convention on the Prevention of the Sale and Trafficking in Cultural Property.
Our country's representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Dr. Mohammed Jameh, said that, with the authorization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yemen, he signed yesterday, Thursday, the completion of our country's accession to the 1995 Geneva Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Illicit Trade in Cultural Property.
Jamil explained in a post on the X platform that with the entry into force of the agreement, our country can obtain the necessary legal support to recover our illegally transported antiquities.
Today, with the authorization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yemen, I signed the completion of our country’s accession to the 1995 Geneva Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Illicit Trade in Cultural Property.
— Dr. Mohammed Jumeh (@MJumeh) September 26, 2024
With the entry into force of the agreement, our country can obtain the necessary legal support to recover our illegally transported antiquities. pic.twitter.com/Q7VNtYSLlX
Our country announced on Wednesday the recovery of 14 valuable artifacts dating back to the Qatabanian era, and their temporary placement in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, in coordination with the United States of America and New Zealand, after they had been smuggled during the past period.
The archaeological and historical cities in Yemen have been subjected to looting and random excavation throughout the past periods, which increased in intensity during the war years, as Yemeni antiquities were subjected to smuggling, systematic destruction, and sale in public auctions around the world and on the Internet.
Recently, the Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Muammar Al-Eryani, called for holding an international conference to support the Yemeni government’s efforts to preserve and protect antiquities, accusing the Iranian-backed Houthi militia of systematically destroying all aspects of life in Yemen, including archaeological and heritage sites and museums.
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