UNODC mandates in the area of trafficking in cultural property and related offences cover comprehensive crime prevention and criminal justice responses of Member States, for the purpose of providing the widest possible international cooperation to address such crime. This work draws from commitments of Member States, including, as appropriate, as Parties to relevant international instruments, including the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and taking into consideration the International Guidelines for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Responses with Respect to Trafficking in Cultural Property and Other Related Offences.
Additional valuable guidance by Member States is found in the Doha Declaration, adopted by the 13 th Crime Congress (see General Assembly resolution 70/174), and in reports of the ad hoc open-ended intergovernmental expert group on protection against trafficking in cultural property , reporting to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
UNODC works closely with its partners, such as the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), the World Customs Organization (WCO), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the International Council of Museums (ICOM), in different initiatives to support Member States strengthen national legal frameworks, develop capacity of law enforcement and judicial authorities as well as develop tools aimed at strengthening States' abilities to better deal with this criminal phenomenon.
The following documentation provides for a comprehensive perspective of mandates received by UNODC in this area:
CCPCJ resolution 27/5
General Assembly resolution 74/175, paragraph 21
Security Council resolution 2347(2017)
Security Council resolution 2322 (2016), paragraph 12
Security Council resolution 2199 (2015), paragraph 17
General Assembly Resolution 69/196
General Assembly Resolution 68/186
Resolution 6/1, paragraph 14, of the Conference of Parties to the Organized Crime Convention, contained in CTOC/COP/2012/15
General Assembly Resolution 66/180
Resolution 5/7 of the Conference of Parties to the Organized Crime Convention, contained in CTOC/COP/2010/17
International cooperation against trafficking in cultural property
Technical assistance provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime related to counter-terrorism
Combating transnational organized crime against cultural property.
Maintenance of peace and security (protection of cultural heritage in the event of armed conflicts)
Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts ( assistance to States to develop law enforcement and judicial cooperation in preventing and combating all forms and aspects of trafficking in cultural property and related offences that benefit or may benefit terrorist groups)
Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts ( prevention of trade in Iraqi and Syrian cultural property, including by prohibiting cross-border trade)
Strengthening crime prevention and criminal justice responses with respect to trafficking in cultural property and other related offences
International Guidelines for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Responses with respect to Trafficking in Cultural Property and Other Related Offences
Strengthening crime prevention and criminal justice responses to protect cultural property, especially with regard to its trafficking
Ensuring effective implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto
Strengthening crime prevention and criminal justice responses to protect cultural property, especially with regard to its trafficking
Combating transnational organized crime against cultural property
Crime prevention and criminal justice responses to protect cultural property, especially with regard to its trafficking
Protection against trafficking in cultural property
Protection against trafficking in cultural property
