{"id":2370250,"date":"2024-11-18T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unesco-sends-assessors-to-protected-historic-site-in-ukraine-hit-by-strikes-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T10:01:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:01:33","slug":"unesco-sends-assessors-to-protected-historic-site-in-ukraine-hit-by-strikes-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unesco-sends-assessors-to-protected-historic-site-in-ukraine-hit-by-strikes-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO sends assessors to protected historic site in Ukraine hit by strikes &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funesco-sends-assessors-to-protected-historic-site-in-ukraine-hit-by-strikes-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>UNESCO has dispatched experts\u2064 to assess damage to 20 buildings in Odesa, Ukraine, following Russian missile strikes that\u200c impacted the city&#8217;s Historic Centre, which was designated as a World Heritage site last year. The \u2062attacks caused significant damage to historical, religious, \u2063and educational\u200d structures, leaving firefighters to combat ongoing fires. UNESCO condemned the strikes as violations of international\u200c law and expressed solidarity with the victims and local authorities. The organization is also monitoring other World \u200bHeritage sites in Ukraine, including Saint-Sophia Cathedral in\u200c Kyiv and the Historic Centre of Lviv, \u200cboth of which have been targeted but remain free from occupation. In its statement,\u200d UNESCO reiterated the \u2063importance of protecting cultural properties amid conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UNESCO sends assessors to protected historic site in Ukraine hit by strikes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1880784\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Following <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian strikes<\/a> in Odesa, Ukraine, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unesco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">UNESCO<\/a> sent its experts there to assess the damage to 20 buildings in the city&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Historic Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>UNESCO listed Odesa&rsquo;s historic buildings as part of its World Heritage sites as of last year. Missile strikes on Thursday and Friday damaged historical, religious, and educational buildings there, and firefighters were still working Sunday to put out fires.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;UNESCO condemns these strikes which contravene international law and expresses its support for the victims, the population and the local authorities,&rdquo; UNESCO wrote in a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/articles\/odesa-unesco-condemns-strikes-world-heritage-site?hub=701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a>. &ldquo;Once again, UNESCO is calling for an end to all attacks on cultural property protected under <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">widely ratified international standard-setting instruments<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire following a Russian rocket attack in the Odesa region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The organization has deemed two other World Heritage sites in Ukraine &ldquo;in danger,&rdquo; including Saint-Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv and the Ensemble of the Historic Centre&nbsp;in L&rsquo;viv. While both cities have seen missile fire, they have remained free of Russian occupation.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, UNESCO has protected Heritage Sites in other conflict areas, such as Afghanistan when U.S. troops left. When the country grew more unstable due to Taliban control, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay called for &ldquo;the preservation of Afghanistan&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-faces-mounting-pressure-to-act-in-ethiopian-conflict\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Faces Mounting Pressure to Act in Ethiopian Conflict\">cultural heritage<\/a> in its diversity, in full respect of international law, and for taking all necessary precautions to spare and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-taliban-shooting-at-remains-of-buddha-statues-they-vowed-to-protect\/\" title=\"Report: Taliban Shooting at Remains of Buddha Statues They Vowed to Protect\">protect cultural heritage<\/a> from damage and looting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two Afghan sites made UNESCO&rsquo;s World Heritage list in 2002 and 2003, following troops entering the country as a result of the Sept. 11 attacks. In the spring of 2022, it <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/news\/2456\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"funded\">supported<\/a> 60 community members in clearing the riverbeds near the Minaret of Jam site to prevent damage.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday was the 1,000th day since the Russians invaded Ukraine. 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