Cooperation with partners
Several resolutions of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations have recognized the indispensable role of crime prevention and criminal justice responses in combating all forms and aspects of trafficking in cultural property in a comprehensive and effective manner and requested UNODC to collaborate with its international partners to support Member States in developing and implementing crime prevention and criminal justice responses to trafficking in cultural property.
UNODC works closely with its partners, such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), the World Customs Organization (WCO) and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to support member states through its technical assistance to strengthen national legal frameworks, capacity building of law enforcement and judicial authorities as well as development of tools aimed at strengthening the state's abilities to better deal with this criminal phenomenon.
UNODC also participates in and supports the work of Experts Network on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2199 and the Safeguarding of Iraqi and Syrian Heritage.
UNODC is also one of the partner agencies in the Global Initiative on "Protecting Cultural Heritage-An Imperative for Humanity," along with UNESCO, INTERPOL and the Governments of Italy and Jordan. 2016 Joint Press release and Report of the Initiative
NTERPOL's works of art unit works to raise awareness of the problem of trafficking in cultural property among the relevant organizations and the general public and encourages police, art and antiques dealers and owners of works of art to play an active role in the exchange of information. It also provides tools to facilitate the global exchange of information on crimes involving works of art, the details of the artworks and the criminals involved.
The latest INTERPOL posters showing the most wanted works of art. |