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UNICRI JOINS REPATRIATION EFFORTS OF LIBYAN CULTURAL ARTIFACTSArtifacts
31 March 2022, Tripoli, Libya -Ceremony for the Repatriation of Libyan Cultural Artifacts -
Returning antiquities to their homeland. UNICRI and partners celebrated the homecoming of several Libyan priceless cultural artifacts. The event represented an important first step in Libya’s recovery of assets illegally removed from the country.
The return of illegally removed assets, especially cultural antiquities, is a highly complex endeavor which requires the involvement of many key actors. National and international entities have joined UNICRI over the years to achieve the common goal of returning assets located abroad, thereby preserving the cultural heritage of Libya for the Libyan people.
The ceremony at the Royal Palace of Tripoli was attended by high-level officials, including the Deputy Prime Minister of Libya, the Undersecretary for International Cooperation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), the Director of the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office (LARMO), the Chairman of the Libyan Department of Antiquities, the Libyan Charge d’Affaires of the Libyan Embassy in Washington, D.C., officials from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), officials from the European Union and the Director of UNICRI, Antonia Marie De Meo, as well as ambassadors from multiple embassies based in Libya and internationally-recognized archaeologists. LINK TO PRESS RELEASE: unicri.it/News/Repatriation--Libyan-Cultural-Artifacts-As...
UNICRI JOINS REPATRIATION EFFORTS OF LIBYAN CULTURAL ARTIFACTSArtifacts
31 March 2022, Tripoli, Libya -Ceremony for the Repatriation of Libyan Cultural Artifacts -
Returning antiquities to their homeland. UNICRI and partners celebrated the homecoming of several Libyan priceless cultural artifacts. The event represented an important first step in Libya’s recovery of assets illegally removed from the country.
The return of illegally removed assets, especially cultural antiquities, is a highly complex endeavor which requires the involvement of many key actors. National and international entities have joined UNICRI over the years to achieve the common goal of returning assets located abroad, thereby preserving the cultural heritage of Libya for the Libyan people.
The ceremony at the Royal Palace of Tripoli was attended by high-level officials, including the Deputy Prime Minister of Libya, the Undersecretary for International Cooperation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), the Director of the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office (LARMO), the Chairman of the Libyan Department of Antiquities, the Libyan Charge d’Affaires of the Libyan Embassy in Washington, D.C., officials from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), officials from the European Union and the Director of UNICRI, Antonia Marie De Meo, as well as ambassadors from multiple embassies based in Libya and internationally-recognized archaeologists. LINK TO PRESS RELEASE: unicri.it/News/Repatriation--Libyan-Cultural-Artifacts-As...