United Nations General Assembly calls for ratification of UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) In its recent resolution A/RES/71/257 on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, adopted on 23 December 2016, the UN General Assembly emphasized that underwater archaeological, cultural and historical heritage, including shipwrecks and watercraft, holds...