Unesco at 80: 'Attacks on culture strike at the very heart of who we are'
- Eight decades after its creation, the United Nations' cultural arm is fighting harder than ever to protect global heritage in a world where conflict is on the rise, and the erasure of identity has become a weapon.
- For the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), preserving cultural heritage helps to ensure that histories and identities are not erased in conflicts such as those currently being waged in Palestine, Sudan and Yemen.
- "Cultures do not necessarily exist within national borders.
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- Eight decades after its creation, the United Nations' cultural arm is fighting harder than ever to protect global heritage in a world where conflict is on the rise, and the erasure of identity has become a weapon.
- For the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), preserving cultural heritage helps to ensure that histories and identities are not erased in conflicts such as those currently being waged in Palestine, Sudan and Yemen.
- "Cultures do not necessarily exist within national borders.
Sources: RFI