From: ccfennell <cfennell@uiuc.edu>
Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 4:54 PM
Subject: [ADArchNet] UN: Ancient Treasures of Timbuktu under Threat
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UN: Ancient treasures of Timbuktu under threat in Mali unrest
By Alastair Jamieson, msnbc.com
April 2, 2012
Cultural treasures in the ancient city of Timbuktu are under threat from the armed conflict that has gripped Mali following last month's coup, the United Nations warned on Monday.
Irina Bokova, director-general of the Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), said in a blog posting that the recent takeover of the city by Tuareg rebels could damage the management and conservation of the three mosques and 16 mausoleums there, as well as well as the Tomb of Askia in another Mali city, Gao.
She called on all sides in the political unrest to "protect these heritage treasures, to which the international community and UNESCO attach great importance," adding that they are designated World Heritage Sites.
Read full article at http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/02/10984639-un-ancient-treasures-of-timbuktu-under-threat-in-mali-unrest
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