Mali: Head of UN Cultural Agency Urges Warring Factions in Mali to Safeguard Timbuktu

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today voiced concern about the risks posed by the latest fighting in Mali to the World Heritage site of Timbuktu and called on the parties to safeguard the country’s cultural heritage. “Timbuktu’s outstanding earthen architectural wonders that are the great mosques of Djingareyber, […]