{"id":839,"date":"2022-09-08T22:15:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T20:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italyun.esteri.it\/news\/dalla_rappresentanza\/2022\/09\/comunicato-stampa-evento-targato-2\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T22:15:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T20:15:57","slug":"comunicato-stampa-evento-targato-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italyun.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dalla_rappresentanza\/2022\/09\/comunicato-stampa-evento-targato-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE &#8211; UN event hosted by Italy on the fight against illicit traffic of cultural property for terrorist purposes."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New York, Thursday September 8, 2022. UN event hosted by Italy on the fight against illicit traffic of cultural property for terrorist purposes. The Carabinieri\u2019s special unit TPC stands out as flagship corps in the international counter-terrorism action.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN has hosted a roundtable of experts together with the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and UNESCO.<\/p>\n<p>The event, focusing on illicit trade and traffic of cultural property for terrorist purposes, falls under Italy\u2019s broader commitment within the UN to raise awareness on the role that the illicit trade and trafficking in cultural property can have in generating revenue to finance terrorist organizations.<br \/>Italy\u2019s frontline engagement within the UN in this field is rooted in the experience of the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (TPC), committed to preventing and contrasting the illicit traffic of cultural property, also beyond national borders. General Fabrizio Parrulli, Military and Defense Adviser, Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations, underscored that Italy was the first country in the world to set up in 1969 a special unit within the Carabinieri Corps tasked with the protection of cultural heritage and the fight against illegal trafficking of cultural property. Since then, Italy has been on the forefront of the fight against the illicit traffic of cultural property and the protection of cultural heritage, both domestically and internationally, working in close cooperation with UNESCO, INTERPOL and other UN agencies such as UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).<\/p>\n<p>Several initiatives undertaken by Italy over the years speak to its commitment in this field. In 2016, for example, Italy launched the \u201cBlue Helmets for Culture\u201d initiative together with UNESCO, the flagship national Task Force of UNESCO\u2019s \u201cUnite4Heritage\u201d Campaign. Moreover, Italy is co-chair together with the United States and Saudi Arabia of the \u201cCounter ISIS Finance\u201d Working Group of the Global Coalition against Daesh, and leads its sub-working group, which specifically addresses the illicit traffic of cultural property. In 2018, Italy co-founded the \u201cGroup of Friends for the Protection of Cultural Heritage\u201d together with Cyprus, which promotes the ratification and implementation of relevant international instruments to prevent and fight the destruction of cultural heritage and the illicit trade of cultural property. This alliance of countries also aims to foster strengthened international cooperation among all the countries engaged in preventing and contrasting these crimes for terrorist purposes.<\/p>\n<p>During the debate, attention was drawn onto the UN Security Council\u2019s Resolution 2347 (2017) sponsored by Italy and France, which condemns the illegal destruction of cultural heritage, looting and illicit trade of cultural property in armed conflicts, especially when perpetrated by terrorist groups.<br \/>Italy is fully committed to following the Security Council\u2019s call to all Member States for them to protect their cultural heritage, prevent, and contrast the illicit trade of cultural property and related crimes, in compliance with the obligations and pledges arising from the international law.<br \/>More recently, in 2021, the Security Council highlighted the importance of this topic by including it in its Resolution for the renewal of the CTED\u2019s mandate. Said Resolution encourages the Directorate to raise awareness on the importance of the Member States\u2019 cooperation on several aspects of illicit trade and trafficking of cultural property and on the compliance of all the related rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCTED was honored to organize the roundtable in close collaboration with UNESCO and with the Permanent Mission of Italy in NY, who have been at the forefront of international efforts to prevent and counter the illicit traffic of cultural property. As CTED, we will continue to draw attention to the terrorist dimension of the issue, which \u2013 as we heard from the experts today &#8211; is an aspect often overlooked when investigating and prosecuting individuals connected with the illicit trade. We hope to continue to rely on Italy\u2019s expertise as we move forward with our engagement with Member States in this regard\u201d David Scharia, Director and Chief of Branch at CTED.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE New York, Thursday September 8, 2022. UN event hosted by Italy on the fight against illicit traffic of cultural property for terrorist purposes. The Carabinieri\u2019s special unit TPC stands out as flagship corps in the international counter-terrorism action. 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