Armed conflicts worldwide are destroying cultural monuments, from Odesa's Unesco sites to Gaza's Great Omari Mosque and Sudan's Meroe Pyramids. Ukraine reported 148 heritage sites damaged in a month. Despite international laws like the 1954 Hague Convention, experts say accountability is blocked by jurisdiction and political will, with no state actor ever tried for cultural destruction.
War Devastates Cultural Heritage as Calls for Justice Grow
Source: BBC