S/RES/2347 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
24 March 2017
Resolution 2347 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7907th meeting, on
24 March 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001), 1483 (2003), 1546 (2004),
2056 (2012), 2071 (2012), 2085 (2012), 2100 (2013), 2139 (2014), 2170 (2014),
2195 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2249 (2015), 2253 (2015) and 2322 (2016), as well as its
Presidential Statement S/PRST/2012/26,
Taking note of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) General Conference’s resolution 38 C/ 48, by which
Member States have adopted the Strategy for the Reinforcement of UNESCO’s
Actions for the Protection of Culture and the Promotion of Cultural Pluralism in the
Event of Armed Conflict, and have invited the Director General to elaborate an
action plan in order to implement the strategy,
Reaffirming its primary responsibility for maintenance of international peace
and security, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, and reaffirming
further the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming that terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of
the most serious threats to international peace and security and that any acts of
terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivati ons, whenever
and by whomsoever committed,
Emphasizing that the unlawful destruction of cultural heritage, and the looting
and smuggling of cultural property in the event of armed conflicts, notably by
terrorist groups, and the attempt to deny historical roots and cultural diversity in this
context can fuel and exacerbate conflict and hamper post -conflict national
reconciliation, thereby undermining the security, stability, governance, social,
economic and cultural development of affected States,
Noting with grave concern the involvement of non-state actors, notably
terrorist groups, in the destruction of cultural heritage and the trafficking in cultural
property and related offences, in particular at the continued threat posed to
international peace and security by the Islamic state in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL,
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