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         <title>International experts and decision makers gathered at UNESCO adopt Action Plan for Mali&apos;s cultural heritage and manuscripts</title>
         <description><![CDATA[An Action Plan for the Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage and the Safeguarding of Ancient Manuscripts in Mali was adopted at an international experts&amp;rsquo; meeting organized by UNESCO and France at the Organization&amp;rsquo;s Headquarters on Monday.

The Action Plan for&amp;nbsp;Mali&amp;nbsp;has three priorities: rehabilitate cultural heritage damaged during the conflict with the active participation of local communities; take measures to protect the ancient manuscripts kept in the region;  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/987</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO convenes international experts meeting for the safeguarding of Malian cultural heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Director-General of UNESCO, together with the Government of France, is organizing an international Day of Solidarity for Mali on 18 February 2013 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
This day-long event will begin with an international meeting of experts, charged with developing an action plan for the rehabilitation of Mali&amp;rsquo;s cultural heritage and the safeguarding of ancient manuscripts. Experts and directors of heritage from Mali will provide an overview of Mali&amp;rsquo;s rich  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/984</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO has developed cultural heritage maps and a &quot;Heritage Passport” to help protect Mali&apos;s cultural heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[In response to the conflict taking place in the northern regions of Mali since April 2012, UNESCO, in collaboration with the National Directorate of Cultural Heritage in Mali and the International Centre for Earthen Architecture (CRAterre), has produced two publications on the cultural heritage of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal. The first is an illustrated map with detailed texts in two formats (A3-doublesided and poster versions). The second publication is a brochure entitled &quot;Passeport pour le  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/981</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Director-General visits Mali with French President Fran&#xe7;ois Hollande</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova made a visit to Mali on Saturday 2 February with French President Fran&amp;ccedil;ois Hollande and the interim President of Mali Dioncounda Traor&amp;eacute;.
The main aim of the visit was to launch the process of reconstruction and safeguarding of the cultural heritage of northern Mali, including the mausoleums of Timbuktu and the city&amp;rsquo;s fabulous collection of manuscripts.&amp;nbsp;During the day, the Director-General visited Timbuktu&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/979</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in Mali to spearhead UNESCO&apos;s commitment to safeguard and rebuild Mali&apos;s extraordinary cultural heritage</title>
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The Director-General is visiting Mali today with French President Fran&amp;ccedil;ois Hollande, with the goal to launch the assessment of the state of Mali&amp;rsquo;s cultural heritage and manuscripts after the recent fighting and tensions and to define a plan of action with the Government of Mali that will guide UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s support to its reconstruction and safeguarding.

Irina Bokova will be meeting with the Malian authorities in Bamako and in Timbuktu to kick-start a UNESCO programme of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/978</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO determined to help Mali restore and rebuild its cultural heritage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today announced that UNESCO will do everything possible to safeguard and rebuild Mali&amp;rsquo;s extraordinary cultural heritage, which she described as &amp;ldquo;a vital part of the country&amp;rsquo;s identity and history and fundamental for its future. Its restoration and reconstruction will give the people of Mali the strength and the confidence to rebuild national unity and look to the future.&amp;rdquo;
&amp;ldquo;Now that Timbuktu will return to normalcy, we must  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/977</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The Director-General of UNESCO urges military forces to protect cultural sites in Mali during air raids and ground interventions</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova launched an appeal to all military forces in Mali: &quot;I ask all armed forces to make every effort to protect the cultural heritage of the country, which has already been severely damaged&amp;rdquo;.
Invoking the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of armed conflict and its two Protocols, Irina Bokova sent a letter to Malian and French authorities urging them to respect the Convention, and in particular Article  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/975</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Restoration works continue despite violent storms at the Great Mosque of Djenn&#xe9;</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Restoration works begun on the site the Great Mosque of Djenn&amp;eacute;, Mali in January 2009, financed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, continue with traditional masons and consolidation works to ensure the survival of this exceptional but fragile example of earthen architecture, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1988.
The conclusion of the state of conservation of the site quickly made clear the need for general consolidation: despite the remarkable annual plastering campaigns  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/574</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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