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| | The Director-General opens the First Plenary Session of the International Coordination Committee (ICC) for the Safeguarding of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage
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16-06-2003 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, opened on Monday, 16 June 2003, the first plenary session of the International Coordination Committee (ICC) for the safeguarding of Afghanistan's cultural heritage, which is being held at UNESCO Headquarters, from 16 to 18 June, chaired by the Afghan Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Sayed Makhdoum Raheen. |
The ICC is mandated to recommend to the Director-General suitable measures to improve and strengthen international cooperation in safeguarding Afghan cultural heritage. During the first plenary session the Committee will address issues relating to: archaeological research and capacity-building; the prevention of illicit trafficking in Afghan cultural property and the protection of the main sites, particularly within the framework of UNESCO Conventions (the World Heritage Convention and the 1970 Convention on the prevention of illicit trafficking); the rehabilitation of the Jam minaret (inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2002) and monuments in Herat; the restoration of the Kabul National Museum; the preservation of the Bamiyan site; and the protection of Afghan intangible cultural heritage and handicrafts.
In his opening address, given in the presence of several Afghan dignitaries, some forty international experts and representatives of Member States that have contributed to action to safeguard Afghanistan’s cultural heritage, the Director-General assured the Afghan authorities of the Organization’s lasting involvement in Afghanistan. He stated that “it is UNESCO’s duty to be where we are needed, and I firmly believe that we are needed in Afghanistan, not only for immediate assistance but also for long-term processes of reconstruction, development and reconciliation.” Mr Matsuura then invited the members of the ICC to put their experience and expertise at the service of the Afghan people so as to help them to meet the difficult challenges ahead, due to the shortage of infrastructure and trained personnel, after 22 years of warfare.
After recalling the concrete initiatives taken by UNESCO for the protection of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage, the Director-General expressed the hope that new projects would be identified that would, by safeguarding the heritage, help restore the cultural identity of the Afghan nation and contribute to the building of a lasting peace.
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