There are a number of ways in which the international community can help to protect the cultural heritageof countries affected by conflict. The aim of this paper is to highlight some of these approaches, primarily focusingon Syria, as that is where the most information is available, and to introduce the work of the Endangered Archaeologyin the Middle East and North Africa project (EAMENA),3 which was established in 2015, covering over 20 countriesfrom Mauritania to Iran. The broader approaches addressed in this paper fall into three main areas: awareness-raising;legislative changes; and actions, and then an introduction to the EAMENA project follows these approaches. Muchof the information comes from a series of reports compiled by the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Heritagefor Peace.4 The reports provide information on national and international actions undertaken to protect Syrian heritagesince 2011, and they are intended to promote collaboration between the different agencies acting in Syria, and reduceduplication of effort. The reports were collated from numerous websites, five mailing lists, 78 social media feeds, andregular news searches conducted via Google. Almost all information reviewed was in English or Arabic, with occasionalmentions of German, Dutch and Spanish events, all of which are locations where other members of Heritage forPeace are located. They have been widely circulated, with key links shared by UNESCO.5 This has been a ‘one-way’communication, and we welcome a dialogue so we can better understand the efficacy and usefulness of the reports forthe international community.