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bigeah
06-26-2007, 07:19 PM
“The commitment of the Iraqi authorities and the international community to work together on the reconstruction of this highly symbolic site is a reason for hope”, said UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura. “Respecting cultural heritage is one of the fundamental principles of the reconstruction process for a country such as Iraq, and a decisive step towards national reconciliation.”
The reconstruction will start as soon as security conditions are guaranteed and will continue over a period of ten months. The first phase of the project includes preventive works, an assessment of needs and the preparation of the final restoration project


http://www.unobserver.com/layout4.php?id=3665&blz=1

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/02/23/golden_mosque_wideweb__470x305,0.jpg



it can be very long time before those areas will be secure for UNESCO...

pascalywood
06-26-2007, 08:59 PM
will they ever be any?

bigeah
06-26-2007, 09:05 PM
lol.. perhaps after Iran got those areas under control?

Kaapeli
06-26-2007, 09:27 PM
So the evil and useless UN strikes again.

Somalimafia
06-27-2007, 06:52 AM
I, for one, welcome our new UNESCO overlords.

At least this time, the reconstruction mohnies will come from taxpayers all over the world and the UNESCO has experence in dealing with sites of significant cultural/religious importance.

2Sheds_Jackson
06-27-2007, 06:34 PM
This has the potential to be a great thing - but it could also turn into another UN fiasco. They've already been chased out of Iraq once...

Ordie
06-27-2007, 06:44 PM
So the evil and useless UN strikes again.

Evil??????

Kaapeli
06-27-2007, 06:56 PM
Sarcasm. Just making fun of people who are always screaming how bad and useless the UN is.