SYRIA: The training and research arm of the United Nations (UNITAR) issued a report from its Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) on Tuesday, December, 3, detailing major damage to UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Syria. 290 sites were found to have been affected by the ongoing conflict in the country, with 24 destroyed and 104 severely damaged. This content is embeddable: UNITAR via Facebook UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) today issued a report on major damage to cultural heritage sites in Syria, which calls for scaled-up protection of these valuable sites. During the ongoing conflict in Syria, UNOSAT has been supporting the humanitarian community with satellite imagery derived analysis. While conducting damage assessments to civilian infrastructure in Syria, it became evident that there was also wide-spread destruction and damage to cultural heritage locations. This report is the result of a dedicated effort to assess the current status of 18 larger cultural heritage areas, in which 290 locations were found to have been affected during the last three years, of which 24 destroyed and 104 severely damaged. Download the full report from here: ow.ly/Gkz9A
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:53:56 +0000
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