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Today, we show our solidarity in the face of unprecedented cultural cleansing, cultural eradication and cultural looting,” said Irina Bokova. “And we pledge our commitment to do everything we can to halt this cultural cleansing”, said UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, at the launch of the new project “Preventive Conservation of Iraq’s Museum Collections and Cultural Heritage sites at Imminent Risk”. The launch event took place on 28 March at the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad, in the presence of the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Iraq, His Excellency Mr Adel Fahad Shershab, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Iraq, His Excellency Mr Kazuya Nashida.

Afghans celebrate Nowruz – New Year – with special meals, decorations and gifts and it's a time for renewal and for promoting peace and solidarity.

A meaningful call to make the film industry more environmentally friendly, began last week at the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), widely considered the most important film festival in Latin America, on its 30th anniversary.

“I condemn in the strongest possible manner the destruction of the archaeological site of Nimrud site in Iraq. This is yet another attack against the Iraqi people, reminding us that nothing is safe from the cultural cleansing underway in the country: it targets human lives, minorities, and is marked by the systematic destruction of humanity’s ancient heritage,” said UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova.

The UNESCO World Heritage site of Hatra in Iraq.

The large seal is that of Enguerrand de Coucy, perhaps one of the most well-known resident aliens in England in the late fourteenth century. Coucy’s seal is attached to a document dated 1367, granting him the reversion of all manors and lands held for life by Joan late the wife of John de Coupeland (TNA E 42/257).

“I was filled with dismay by images of the attack on the Mosul Museum, as well as on other archaeological sites in the Nineveh region in Iraq,” said the Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova. She spoke at a press conference following the release of a video showing the devastation of the Mosul Museum in Iraq.