ICOM-CC and War





 



The ICOM-Committee for Conservation (ICOM-CC) is an international body of conservator-restorers that is committed to the preservation of all forms of the world's cultural heritage including material, natural, and cultural heritage both tangible and intangible.



 



ICOM-CC is highly concerned about the prospects of possible damage to our shared cultural heritage and

loss of human life as a result of armed conflicts.



 



All people, wherever they may live on the face of this earth, will not succeed and prosper without their cultural past. In our global village we must safeguard our past in order to guarantee our future.



 



ICOM-CC therefore urge all political parties and international organisations appreciative of the world's multifaceted cultural past to take all means in their possession to spare our cultural heritage from damage or destruction.



 



We would recommend reading "UNESCO's Document on Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict": http://www.unesco.org/culture/legalprotection/war/html_eng/index_en.shtml



 



 



Jørgen Wadum



Chair ICOM-CC



25-Feb-03



ICOM-CC is the largest of the international committees under the International Council of Museums (ICOM) with members' world-wide from every branch of the museum and conservation profession.



ICOM is a non-governmental organisation maintaining formal relations with UNESCO and having a consultative status with the United Nations' Economic and Social Council.