The 45th UNESCO session will not be held in Kazan in June as planned before. The press service of the Committee of World Heritage announced.
There are no plans to cancel the event, but the new location is yet to be announced.
“According to the figures recently released by the UNESCO Secretariat, 53 cultural buildings (historical monuments, places of worship, libraries, etc.) had been damaged or destroyed by 31 March. It is likely that the figures have since risen.”
“It is impossible for the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee to be held either in Kazan or under Russian presidency while the latter is destroying “outstanding universal value” in Ukraine. The credibility of UNESCO and the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage is at stake.” - announced the representatives of the Committee.