The UN can offer technical expertise and bring various organizations together in the fight to protect cultural heritage sites in Greece, Cyprus and elsewhere from climate change, a UN senior official said on Friday, according to greekreporter.com.
Speaking to the Greek Reporter, Satya Tripathi, UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Environment said that the Greek initiative on protecting our common cultural heritage, tabled at the UN climate summit earlier this week, will “get the highest respect and attention by the world organization.”
“Greece, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt are the cradles of modern civilization. They have tremendous cultural artifacts and without our culture we are nothing,” Tripathi noted.
The Greek initiative, which has the support of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and UNESCO, was among nine flagship proposals selected by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to be discussed at the climate summit.
The Greek proposal aims to take measures and create mechanisms to protect cultural and natural heritage by enhancing its resilience and ability to adapt, and to promote research and education. It was the only Summit proposal that focused on protecting cultural heritage.
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