Lumbini, Oct. 19 -- Heritage experts and conservation scientists from around the world have pledged to promote peace through the effective use of cultural heritages. The commitment was made at the end of a four-day international conference in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, on Saturday.

A declaration was adopted at the end of the conference organised by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Nepal, with support from ICOMOS International, a global network of heritage professionals committed to the conservation and promotion of cultural heritage. The gathering called for a collective global effort to protect monuments and heritage sites increasingly threatened by war, conflict and natural disasters.

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