UNESCO MISSION CONFIRMS EGYPT’S MALAWI MUSEUM RANSACKED

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Date: 18 Sep 2013 18:00:01 -0400
Subject: UNESCO MISSION CONFIRMS EGYPT'S MALAWI MUSEUM RANSACKED
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UNESCO MISSION CONFIRMS EGYPT'S MALAWI MUSEUM RANSACKEDNew York, Sep
18 2013 6:00PMExperts from the United Nations cultural agency have
confirmed that nearly all the collections of the Malawi National
Museum in Upper Egypt have been looted following last month's unrest.

"While the buildings were not badly damaged, 600 of the Museum's
collection of 1080 artefacts were missing," the UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a
<"http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_mission_confirms_plunder_of_mallawi_museum/#.UjoajdJwpkm">statement
following a visit of its experts to Minya.

The mission, organized with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and
local authorities, follows the 18 August
<"http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_director_general_deplores_damage_to_cultural_heritage_in_egypt/back/18256/#.UjofDNJwpkl">statement
of UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on the museum's looting.

The destruction constitutes "irreversible damage to the history and
identity of the Egyptian people," Ms. Bokova said.

She had pledged to lend the Organization's technical support and
mobilize partner organizations of the 1970 Convention against Illicit
Traffic of Cultural Heritage, including the International Criminal
Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the World Customs Organization.

During the visit, from 11 to 16 September, the International Expert
and UNESCO Consultant, Architect Pierre-André Lablaude, and a UNESCO
expert also visited other cultural sites damaged during recent unrest,
among them, the Evangelical Church in Minya, Amir Tadros Monastery in
Fayoum and the Franciscan Sisters School in Beni Suef.

Some other significant churches could not be visited for security reasons.

Several other sites and museums were visited by the experts at the
request of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and the Ministry of
Culture, notably the belle époque Casdagli Villa in Cairo, which was
found to be sound despite superficial damage in February 2013.

Egypt has been undergoing a democratic transition following the
toppling of President Hosni Mubarak two years ago in the wake of mass
protests. Renewed protests starting in July – in which dozens of
people were killed and wounded – led to the Egyptian military deposing
Mr. Morsy. The Constitution was then suspended and an interim
government set up.Sep 18 2013 6:00PM
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