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Unite4Heritage

Formation	28 March 2015 (2015-03-28)
Founder	UNESCO Director-General,Irina Bokova
Purpose	to create a global movement to protect and safeguard heritage
Website	twitter.com/unite4heritage/

Unite4Heritage is a campaign launched on March 28, 2015, byUNESCO Director-General,Irina Bokova, aiming to create a global movement "to protect and safeguard heritage in areas where it is threatened by extremists".^[1]

The campaign was triggered by the programmaticdestruction of cultural heritage conducted inIraq andSyria by theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) since 2014, in particular after the circulation of videos of looting atMosul Museum, destruction in the city ofNimrud and the UNESCO World Heritage site ofHatra. Irina Bokova called the destructions in Mosul a violation of theUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 2199,^[2] and the destruction of Nimrud awar crime.^[3]

Among the different initiatives to support Unite4Heritage, the campaign #faces4heritage can be mentioned, which invites people to change their profile on social networks to raise awareness about heritage destruction. Faces4heritage is presented on the homepage of Unite4Heritage and has become its most active supporting campaign on Twitter.^[4] #faces4heritage is run by the UNESCO chair in ICT to develop and promotesustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites, atUSI - Università della Svizzera italiana (Lugano, Switzerland).

References

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^Centre, UNESCO."#Unite4Heritage campaign launched by UNESCO Director-General in Baghdad".whc.unesco.org. Retrieved15 May 2015.
^"Ancient artefacts destroyed in Iraq". News.com.au. 27 February 2014. Retrieved15 May 2015.
^"Nimrud: Outcry as IS bulldozers attack ancient Iraq site".BBC News. 6 March 2015. Retrieved15 May 2015.
^"NodeXL SNA Map and Report".nodexlgraphgallery.org. 10 December 2015. Retrieved4 January 2016.

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Damage,destruction andlooting ofart andcultural heritage

Human-
caused

By location	Afghanistan Destruction of art Bangladesh Bangabandhu Memorial Museum attack Brazil Artworks lost or damaged in the 2023 Congress attack Canada Monuments removed in 2020–2022 China Destruction of the Four Olds Looting of the Eastern Mausoleum France Iconoclasm during the French Revolution Germany Bombing of Dresden Iran Disappeared statues in Tehran, 2010 Iraq Archaeological looting Destruction of Mosul Museum artifacts Ireland Destruction of country houses, 1919–1923 Israel Destruction of the Shrine of Husayn's Head Kosovo Destruction of Albanian heritage Destruction of Serbian heritage Lebanon Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon Middle East Damage to heritage sites in 21st-century conflicts Nigeria Benin Bronzes Palestine Damage to heritage sites in the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Poland Destruction of Warsaw Looting in World War II Saudi Arabia Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites Spain Destroyed landmarks Sudan Destruction of cultural heritage during the Sudanese civil war Syria Damage to heritage sites during the Syrian civil war Ukraine Demolition of monuments to Lenin Damage to heritage sites during the Russian invasion United Kingdom 20th-century destruction of country houses Baedeker Blitz Demolished buildings and structures in London Churches in the City of London Churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London and not rebuilt Public art formerly in London United States Artworks lost or damaged in the September 11 attacks List of buildings damaged or destroyed in the September 11 attacks
By type	Attacks on museums Destruction of cultural heritage by the Islamic State Destroyed libraries Grave robbery Body snatching Landmarks destroyed or damaged by climate change Museums destroyed by war Napoleonic looting List Stolen and missing Moon rocks Tallest voluntarily demolished buildings
World War II	Art theft and looting Restitution claims Works by Vincent van Gogh Libraries Nazi plunder