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    The document discusses illicit trafficking in cultural heritage from Haiti's perspective. It proposes that Haiti (1) declare fighting illicit cultural property trafficking as a state policy and create a commission to preserve Haitian culture, (2) invite other countries to join international agreements addressing stolen artifacts, and (3) require authorization for cultural assets to leave Haiti's territory.

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    The document discusses illicit trafficking in cultural heritage from Haiti's perspective. It proposes that Haiti (1) declare fighting illicit cultural property trafficking as a state policy and create a commission to preserve Haitian culture, (2) invite other countries to join international agreements addressing stolen artifacts, and (3) require authorization for cultural assets to leave Haiti's territory.

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    The document discusses illicit trafficking in cultural heritage from Haiti's perspective. It proposes that Haiti (1) declare fighting illicit cultural property trafficking as a state policy and create a commission to preserve Haitian culture, (2) invite other countries to join international agreements addressing stolen artifacts, and (3) require authorization for cultural assets to leave Haiti's territory.

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    Official Position Paper

    United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization

    Present: Adrian Tandee Villa Baca

    Official Name: Republic of Haiti

    Type of government: Semi-presidential

    republic under a state of exception

    Capital: Port-au-prince

    Topic: Illicit trafficking in cultural heritage

    1. Illicit trafficking in cultural heritage.

    It is called "cultural heritage" to all sets of social practices, tangible, and intangible assets,
    as well as natural areas of a given society. It is the invaluable legacy of the ancestors of a
    certain place on the globe, which is an extremely important tool for the understanding of
    one or several cultures in the current era.

    According to UNESCO, “Illicit trafficking of cultural heritage is understood as the


    misappropriation, theft, and reception, as well as the illegal import and export of heritage
    assets, which contravene the law and cause irreparable damage to memory and memory.
    legacy of a country.”. (UNESCO, 2010)

    The Haitian state shares concerns about the threats posed by these criminal acts to the
    cultural and collective memory of, not only the countries involved but also the entire
    international community.

    Similarly, the Republic of Haiti considers that the reports of past assemblies as well as the
    official documents issued after these, such as Resolution 38 of the 32nd General
    Conference of UNESCO, which mentions the importance and value of heritage culture has
    in a certain
    culture for the education of future generations or the 1970 UNESCO convention of which
    the Haitian State is apart as an intermittent member, are fundamental tools for the
    immediate solution of the topic to be dealt with in the assembly since they impose a real
    precedent with practical solutions in the member states, ratified for the last time in 2010,
    although the country criticizes the approach and the position taken by some states on the
    issue.

    Unfortunately, since the colonization of America in 1492, the powers that arrived on the
    island formerly known as “La Hispaniola”, there has been a series of attacks on the
    country's historical past, attacks the daily life of the Arahuaco people, the Taino Indians,
    and the Caribs., as well as the culture of the place. In later years, the territory suffered
    piracy by buccaneers and filibusters, as well as an intervention by the French Republic
    progressively taking over the cultural history of the country.

    Being participants and main affected throughout history in the illicit trafficking of cultural
    heritage and understanding that knowledge of history is necessary for the formation of
    future generations and understanding the richness of Haitian culture, the state proposes the
    following measures:

    ​ • As an internal measure, which is proposed to all the states present at the next
    assembly, the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural heritage property is decreed
    as a state policy, creating a national Commission and the national technical
    committee to fight against trafficking. illicit cultural property” so that it is a
    guarantee to know and preserve the historical memory and identity of the Haitian
    culture.
    ​ • Considering that it is urgently necessary to strengthen activities to combat the
    illicit trafficking of cultural property at the national and international level, The
    Republic of Haiti invites States that are not yet party to the 1970 Convention to
    adhere to it, as well as the 1995 UNIDROIT Agreement. Which establish
    resolutions such as:
    o "The possessor of a stolen cultural property must return it”.
    o The possibility of compensation paid to the owner of the stolen object is
    established, who was careful to avoid the acquisition of stolen cultural
    property; criteria for the establishment of the diligence are the circumstances
    of the acquisition, the character of the parties involved, the price paid,
    consultation of a register of stolen cultural property.
    o An illicitly exported cultural property must be returned if the object is of
    great cultural importance to the requesting State.
    o Establishes the possibility of compensation paid to the owner of the illegally
    exported object, where care was taken to avoid the acquisition of illegally
    exported cultural property: criteria to establish diligence include
    circumstances of the acquisition and the absence of an export certificate
    required by the requesting State legislation

    ​ Through the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, require authorization of assets


    belonging to the national heritage to leave the territory and thus form a network to
    locate the whereabouts of assets.

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