at the point of view in kosovo customs officials from korea which previously under-served control. say thirty one pm moscow time now when times are hard heritage is at risk so next on the program the un's head of protecting historical sites and relics tells us why social upheavals threatening the world's most valuable sites. you know bocal the you know secretary general it's really great to have you with this man. over two centuries ago george byron reflected and asked and saluting you would think that two centuries later and twenty first centuries because we think we're more civilized things are better but are they really better for instance in egypt or libya i would say definitely much much better of course

a very their record for comparison says the danger of pain but let me first say that the overall concept the feeling of the necessity to preserve the chimp culture. of course it's an old one but at the same time we have it has the need to have you know reading and meaning so i believe we are very successful on the whole of course you mentioned something also very important from that approach in the plea we see conflicts we see internal strife. we see a war and very often. such monuments which are on the world carry picture east or even important monuments we try not to see it on the world here if you are being affected by the destroyed or damaged or there are some disputes and of course

it's only deplorable that this is happening now or to really want to accentuate a libya just because it's on everybody's mind right now do you know those to you know ask the sites there have been damaged or bombed from the very first a man for size this side of the conflict i have raunch the appeals to all the involved parties. i have spoken to. then that to nato i have spoken also to the to believe me and so i have appealed to believe in people. to preserve this monuments you know after the i called the mean and tenth of the conflict will be sending commissions there but there is another aspect also when so true in such cases which i think is important apart from damaging monuments. as an aftermath of of such a conflict it's another tendencies emerging and another i would say very

unfortunate it's muddling i will get to that later but i really want to ask you. after something like this happens one joined a call flaked cultural heritage is destroyed or damaged does anyone answer for that is anyone persecuted for that afterwards i can't say that situations have very different. situations for example in some of the african countries affected by conflict and let me take to give you another example of a similar case but rather from of domestic point of view of domestic social strife of civil war in fact and this is the democratic republic of congo where we have for their children parks which i described on the world heritage list and in fact they represent an incredible important goal sole. means of securing a bio diversity and players who are trolling the climate change. there even

after and i'm talking particularly of the view i'm going to park early to see in the east part of the country where most of the violence and civil war was waged in the now i hope the situation is of course improving and we have been appealing for a long time to the government when they say we. i mean the world heritage committee and also me is that the general to the government will take concrete measures and i'll find these change already together with the prime minister at the very important them conference here. we drafted to draw and plan for preserving of safeguarding of this important park with all the concrete measures so for doing decreasing violence for. educating some of the warriors who are there participating. educating them in giving them the feeling that

preserving it's very important that peace for their own interests to try to interest to reintegrate them in society it's a very complex issue that's why i say that to situations have different and i know that you and you know it's going general always appeals to protect the cultural heritage different countries but just organization actually has to mean its or the arsenal to do it to protect it we don't have we have not because we don't have a book costs or something like that but in very many cases similar cases and in this particular let me just mention haiti because it's a different there but it's once again natural disaster to be pretty worse effect on the world heritage we work with the partners their power on the few who are in fact in trust to be practical day to day i would say business of per securing. the old and the record structure in the particular country you've mentioned another

huge problem which is smuggling antiquities now some estimates have it that the turnover from smuggling antiquities is almost as big as track trafficking human trafficking and arson arms sales is that really the case you're entirely right that the trafficking good for objects of. approaching the thing nowadays equals the traffic you put a human being. drax and it's a very alarming new tendency of situation that we're seeing all over the world. and that's why we are very much committed to strengthening the international cooperation through the one nine hundred seventy and the school convention on the prohibiting the ability the trafficking of cultural objects it's important to secure more ratifications to this convention nowadays we have more than one hundred twenty countries that have it here to this convention and there are positive tendencies in the international corporation these last two years some of the countries that represent the biggest markets open or cultural objects like belgium

and the netherlands so i have read the fight to the convention literally a year ago we are cooperating three d. it's a new also phenomenon with some of the because. i personally visited recently the headquarters of. christie's and we decided to start the corporation in terms of for capacity building of sense of sensitizing the public opinion and all the stakeholders we work with the of course we've been there probably be international customs union and i believe that encouraging the international cooperation of of countries by concrete examples of returning said objects of. i have fall so personally assisted a very moving ceremony when kennedy returned to my country of origin of a good twenty one thousand objects illicitly exported from the country to can the

debt and this return this corporation was based on ninety seven thousand escrow convention there was no other legal way of for doing it while you sat that major auction houses have been very responsive to your appeal question remains who are the smugglers and where. people who buy those objects well i mean the smugglers are . the same so out of this a smuggler said i'm doing the smuggling of arms. for human beings and otherwise unfortunately all of the illegal trafficking is the most i would say call but i stand there always people on both sides of all this who are doing that but the important thing is called the countries. of origin to have the means and the only and the capacity to curb this smuggling in on the other side also ethics to have the moral norms also all of the different parts to do it

and not to do it in fact we have done that we have. drafted a called the vet fix. the a trade the cultural goods i think this is very important that it's taken on board by all the different and then of course the national haiti station took up the respective. introduction of norms international legislations sold that then such smugglers supper security impunity in this case is a very bad signal to think there is a connection between arms sales drug seeking and smuggling antiquities well. i think yes we have read legacies and the reports and of course because these are a big money as you said and. very valuable things and as long as there is such an interest in that that there might be only yes what do you think is the

money from sales use for it could be used to finance new wars for instance yes i mean like all the you go out there smuggling it's corruption. of course it's also a conflict it's it's horse it's all different kinds of illegal activities but what is most important is this. deprives whole countries of their heritage it deprives people of put their identity. after all they are all part of their identity any pairs that i would say a long term perspective on the feelings and culture in these countries you can throw away you can burn trucks you can throw away weapons somewhere but you can't return and what these lost in terms of have carried gets enough co-chair you can then find to substitute to buy something called these countries thank you very much

for this interview thank you also for this interest. well when one deals with water it has to realize that this tremendous amounts of damage that are done not just human damage but damage to the physical environment in which the battlefield takes place tremendous amounts of damage done by aerial bombs by napalm boy coming from the city whether it's a sonic boom city tractor. or it's the burning oil fields in iraq or destroyed coral reefs in the pacific for purposes the list just goes on and on the geneva conventions of nineteen forty nine states that there shall be taken in war to protect involved against widespread long term and severe damage

the united states although it is accepted almost all of the provisions political one has taken exception to that. like millions of americans have lost thousands of dollars and retired. and sons and i haven't had as bad as many it's not just about the them it's about me to. me man brother. sam. sam. geez. you. need it. now. since this is my film i get the last word this financial crisis will not be turned off

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up in all the latest sport kates here. thank you for joining me on a busy sunday evening and here's what's coming up. champions on top danis late grace helps me go top pockets of peaches backside in two goals down to time streets are moving in the russian premier league. while forging ahead in europe where else and fans who produce victories at the rugby world cup in new zealand the top sides push towards the quarter finals. become the best australian boat had a success to make this engine up saturday after all this is as the best way to squash that crucial game against italy on chewstick. first of all and in the russian premier league a late brace from danny helps any go top of the petersburg side came from two goals

down to trying three to remain the home side went ahead thanks to a retaken penalty by the group last march of this round but feel that making no fuss about the second spot kick five minutes into the match then midway through the first half still isn't it in russia that's a slap in the face of this their own plane after a clash. said they to stay out seizing the moment to blast i remain second from long range. modifiers the subsidies of just after the break while the money shot off their needs come back still in the first period the midfielder finishing off a tank the last of each free kick. and downing struck twice with a eighteen second pass minutes to pinch the win for sin eight x. and that culture call for helping along in the build up to the much winning goal three to. miss the chance to take a three point lead over is an interesting moment to fight back taking one one to

move the last off retreat to glove with the home side ahead after just five minutes . let us decide by the minister whether or not let's check the leaks to explore some to capitalize on someone for the family to state besides gosh is one all it finished result in trying to spin out to so. well informed moscow made good use of take us wake up to go second they screen all sound way over i'm cough and all of this is he done the week before ukraine strikeout and then i got on and grabbed the zero after just ten minutes and having crannies back you cross he goes some shelves made it to no fifteen minutes after the interval. before public and the sign it completed the drubbing with a head full of minutes from time. the provider in that one. slot another game spot at last i pummel the visiting clear yesterday to three mail in what was the farewell lunch methyl mercaptan and led to call no i thought it was going to travel to chestnut to take on ted x. and fine you could have skated spending and she. was over in the english premier

league emanuel added by all struck a second fall races taught them try and formula time to nine manageable you had charlie out of the lot in scuttle sent off while the school was still one they'll full of scored twice in the second half to come from two goals down to draw two two it had to match the safety for sunderland hit all the way goals within the first fifty eight minutes as they thrashed out for nelson and in the big game were told trafford manchester united lead chelsea's three one. and over in holland prolific russian strike at the meaty billiken has opened his goal tally for i.x. as the dutch champions twice came from behind to draw two two at p.s.v. eindhoven in the end of the visit that game was marred by a bad head injury p.s.u. polish goalkeeper don't. have to he went off well i actually fell behind twice. rescued the draw can't see where you can sign the last month the city warning has been consistently

a little bit in washington speak out because it's quite a sport and speaks a day long. as well last year. now two thousand and seven motor g.p. champion casey stoner has a rep saw honda one two at the grand prix in spain to claim is a swing of the year and extend his lead at the top of this season standings well crashes came thick and fast an hour ago but the need is steered clear stone had started from and never relinquished the lead again at the end of first lap teammate dani patro said kenyon second head of defending trying to hold a wednesday experiment is now forty four point interest to start over or just four races left on the calendar. and it's now under rampant rafael nadal has led spain to their third davis cup final in four years the world material and french open champion was in blistering form i guess jo wilfried tsonga helped spain take an unassailable three one made against france in the final this final its will take on

argentina beats defending champion serbia after the top ranked novak djokovic had to retire from his match against funny martin del potro. now at the rugby world cup there were wins for england wales and france as the top teams push the quarter final places wales clinch a much needed win as they beat samoa seventeen ten in group d. shane williams with the only try for the welsh would love to south africa last week and the group a france thrashed canada forty six points to nineteen for their second win of the tournament. with three tries for the french and english and struggles to overcome a gritty georgia side cruising to a thought you won ten victory in the second half to invest second straight pool the game shontayne hape and chris chris ashton scored two of their six tries on armitage and run into a log out of the others so england all top of the group that know there is still work to be done.

right when he's finished encouraging us to go to. the next game next weekend. and if the things that they were to get right to name. a well kept every town's russia have announced their squad for the second guiding us it's only in elsa launches day and the best starting lineup in tears an australian who got chased off of made for changes to the team that lost thirteen six to the united states in their own come out on thursday with that who crossed off a coming on as a substitute in that game will start at number eight which means that you know that's up to the oldest player in the tournament moves to blindside flanker he would be crossing out also and start a couple of posts up to the bench couple of one rave reviews for his performance against the americans if i met her she explains why the loosehead prop is in to the next starting fifteen for the bush little more. he's going to mano injury so we've

decided as was to have two big games to break off to beat an american and that's why we opted to keep him out to this one but you won't even be on the bench. meanwhile with andre at the hof still out strike him born adam bones will win his first full cap for the russians that's a horse has been prompted by injury since the team arrived in new zealand to say a look could play a part in the best remaining two games and burns whose mother hails from russia is delighted to start his productive nation. play international rugby playing in a world cup it's been a lifelong dream. last week off to feel that what coming up in. this regard change. would like to help russia as much as they can and play to my potential. so i was russia's next ball much taking off against italy on cheese day the players were given their first day off since arriving in new zealand two weeks ago and richardson paul feets took the chance to join some of the squad on a fishing trip. it's been

a hard slog for russia's players so far at the rugby world cup training session followed by training session coach ride followed by coach ride however the squad was given a rare treat a day off to enjoy some of the wonderful sights of the picturesque region of mowbray which lies a top of the file and. a number of the players took up the opportunity to go on a fishing trip and props a gaping hole of who excelled against the united states last time outs it was just a relief to get out of a hotel environment. well it's already annoying having to stay in the hotel for long periods you feel like a dead cargo you look only at the to be there is no entertainment in the hotel and it's nice to fish and to calm nerves adam burns rushes log who qualified to play for the bass for his grandmother who was russian was more successful than most unlike his colleague in the pack. he could have been happier being out in the great outdoors but i was like you don't have her it's called

a merry chase never seen one before obviously a new zealand fish. but a god of your design well apparently we're having for lunch now in the buggy so we'll see what the qualities are of its of its flesh and will you know i said. so your profession of money and your love of being extra i am. sure it's a passion that with. we share and. love being on the water and generally fishing is one thing that comes naturally to me. the food was a welcome change for the players who've been used to the same diet for the last three months while the squad members even got to eat some of the fish they courts all that none burns could have quite a promising career as a fisherman if he ever decides to give up rugby or when he retires the local crew were on hand to teach both players who were less than comfortable with a rod in my hands however of he needed no internet. like to fish but i do

not often get the chance in russia when i have free time there was to be one last treat for the players afraid of catching their own dinner was not enough but mob resounds is home to a large part of dolphins you seem to take great interest in the russian boats much to the players delight while they've been varying degrees assessed songs for players in terms of how many fish they have managed to catch but most important thing it's been a wonderful relaxation break for players as it takes their minds off for a world cup one of those scenic parts of new zealand but never less attention will now turn his march against italy where the team will start training in earnest on monday. r.t. picton new zealand. has all the sport i think. well for. you the latest in science and technology from around the world.

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