UN approves global conference on protecting religious sites cruxnow.com

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday condemning damage and destruction of religious sites and asking the secretary-general to convene a global conference to spearhead public support for safeguarding places of religious heritage.

The resolution condemns the increasing targeting of “cultural property, including religious sites and ritual objects … by terrorist attacks and outlawed militias,” often resulting in destruction as well as theft and illicit trafficking of stolen items…

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