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    The Republic of Iraq is interested in discussing protection of cultural heritage sites, returning African artifacts from Europe, and the role of artificial intelligence in education at the upcoming UNESCO committee meeting. The document discusses the destruction of cultural heritage during conflicts and the looting of Iraqi museums and archaeological sites in 2003. It also mentions UNESCO's efforts to combat these problems through conventions that protect cultural property during armed conflicts and consider violations of cultural heritage as racial discrimination.

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    The Republic of Iraq is interested in discussing protection of cultural heritage sites, returning African artifacts from Europe, and the role of artificial intelligence in education at the upcoming UNESCO committee meeting. The document discusses the destruction of cultural heritage during conflicts and the looting of Iraqi museums and archaeological sites in 2003. It also mentions UNESCO's efforts to combat these problems through conventions that protect cultural property during armed conflicts and consider violations of cultural heritage as racial discrimination.

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    The Republic of Iraq is interested in discussing protection of cultural heritage sites, returning African artifacts from Europe, and the role of artificial intelligence in education at the upcoming UNESCO committee meeting. The document discusses the destruction of cultural heritage during conflicts and the looting of Iraqi museums and archaeological sites in 2003. It also mentions UNESCO's efforts to combat these problems through conventions that protect cultural property during armed conflicts and consider violations of cultural heritage as racial discrimination.

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    Delegation of The Republic of Iraq(UNESCO)

    Position paper on the return of African Artifacts to Africa from Europe, the Protection of
    Cultural Heritage Sites and Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Education.

    The topics before The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
    (UNESCO) are Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites, Fight for the return of African artifacts
    in Europe and Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Education. The Republic of Iraq is
    interested in discussing these issues at the forthcoming meeting of the Committee because
    we believe they are important global issues.

    Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites


    As stated by UNESCO “Culture, being on the front lines of conflicts, is too often a victim of
    hostilities. The destruction of heritage fuels violence, hatred and vengeance among people
    and weakens the very foundations of peace, hindering reconciliation when the dust of war
    settles.” From this the problem with the destruction of cultural heritage sites is put into
    perspective and it is very important that we as a globe do all we can to protect cultural
    heritage sites. Though some attempts have been made to prevent the destruction of
    cultural heritage sites , it is important that more is done to address and ultimately solve this
    problem.

    From the dates of April 10th and 12th, 2003, the Iraq Museum was thoroughly looted. Display
    cases were broken, galleries were emptied, and a disarray of objects shocked the world. The
    Iraq National Library and Archives and the Iraq Modern Art Museum along with numerous
    recorded and unrecorded archeological sites were also looted. Thousands of were looted
    from a range of sites like Adab, Umm al-Aqarib, Isin, Larsa, Nippur, Zabalam, Shuruppak, and
    Umm al-Hafriyat.

    In an attempt to combat this problem the set a new precedent for cultural heritage
    protection. According to the Convention for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the
    court determined that violations of cultural heritage can reasonably constitute racial
    discrimination (CERD), On the pledge of preservation of heritage for future generations, the
    Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and both
    its Protocols that being the1954 and 1999, have been under the scope of UNESCO. Opening
    the path for the emersion of numerous international tools in the area of culture, the 1954
    Hague Convention is a necessary international instrument for the prevention of conflict,
    post-conflict recovery and building the defences of peace.

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