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Monday 20 Jul 2015 - 11:23 Makkah mean time-4-10-1436
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Paris (IINA) – UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova announced an Emergency Action Plan for the Safeguarding of Yemen’s Cultural Heritage upon the conclusion of an expert meeting held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on July 16-17.
The Action Plan, developed by UNESCO, its institutional partners and relevant Yemeni national institutions, aims to respond to the recent widespread destruction of important heritage sites and museums caused by the conflict, as well as to the disruption of intangible heritage expressions, which together constitute the symbols of peoples’ identities and a fundamental asset for the country’s recovery and sustainable development.
Yemen’s Ambassador to UNESCO Ahmed Sayyad appealed to the world to unite behind Yemen’s heritage, saying that “the work to stop its destruction and to preserve it, is the duty of every Yemeni, every Arab, every Muslim and every man and woman,” according to UNESCO website.
The Director General called on the international community to support the plan.
“To succeed, this plan must be funded, and it is clear that local government does not have the resources to undertake these efforts alone,” Ms Bokova said, “I ask you to mobilize your institutions and your contacts to support UNESCO and the Yemeni authorities to implement this action plan.”
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