(Left to right): Matthieu Guevel, UNESCO Communication Officer; Francesco Bandarin, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture; Mamoun Abdulkarim, Director-General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM, Syrian Arab Republic); Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General; Nada Al Hassan, Chief of the Arab Region, UNESCO World Heritage Centre; Mechtild Rössler, Director, UNESCO World Heritage Centre; Giovanni Boccardi, Chief of UNESCO Emergency Preparedness and Response Unit