Libya requested UNESCO's assistance in helping rebuild the affected areas, as part of its mandate for education, culture and science. The Organization immediately responded favorably to this request, preparing to send a delegation of experts, in close cooperation with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the entire UN system. The UNESCO delegation is then scheduled to visit the site of Cyrene, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 2016. Lastly, the UNESCO delegation will visit Derna, one of the towns hit hardest by the disaster, to assess the damage to educational and heritage buildings. Image : Archaeological Site of Cyrene, Libya © UNESCO/Giovanni Boccardi

Source: Libya Today October 10, 2023 13:12 UTC