UNESCO calls on international community to help revive Iraq’s cultural heritage in the wake of massive destruction

UNESCO,
24 February 2017, Iraq

A two-day International Coordination Conference on the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Liberated Areas of Iraq ended at UNESCO’s Headquarters on Friday, laying the ground for an emergency, medium and long term action plan to preserve the country’s rich, diverse millennial archaeological sites, its museums, religious heritage, and historic cities.

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