Statement on Current Affairs in Egypt – February 2014
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova calls for mobilization of experts and civil society partners to safeguard heritage in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya during the Arab Spring. The call for action was made at an emergency meeting of expert groups and individuals working in this domain, which was held at UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters on the evening of 15 March 2011.
Karl von Habsburg, President of the Association of National Committees of the Blue Shield and member of Blue Shield Austria, was a member of an assessment mission to Egypt. Read the report and view photos:
- Civil-Military Assessment Mission for Egyptian Heritage – February 2011
- U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield and other organizations warn of emergency in Egypt – February 2011
- Blue Shield statement on Egypt – January 2011
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