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GHF, Current World Archaeology Celebrate 40th Anniversary of World Heritage

April 09, 2012

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To celebrate the 40-year anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage, Current World Archaeology (CWA), a popular British world archaeology magazine, has launched a new webpage in partnership with GHF to raise awareness of important and endangered cultural heritage sites, what we can do to save them, and how they can improve the lives of future generations across the developing world.

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Tags: Banteay Chhmar, Chavin de Huantar, Ciudad Perdida, Current World Archaeology, Cyrene, Fujian Tulous, Global Heritage Fund, Global Heritage Network, Gobekli Tepe, Hampi, Pingyao, UNESCO, Wat Phu

 

 

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GHF Cyrene Featured in CNN Story About Importance of Culture in Post-Gaddafi Libya

March 21, 2012

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Since the overthrow of ruler Muammar Gaddafi last October, much has been made about how newly free Libya should go about building its new identity.  This week, a CNN special report by Alia Al-Senussi focuses on the potential of Libya’s history to help heal and develop the country as it makes that transition.

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Tags: Africa, Cyrene, Global Heritage Fund, Libya, Libyan Heritage Trust, War and Conflict

 

 

Across the Wire

Former GHF Board Chair Examines Potential for Heritage, Development and Democracy in Libya

November 14, 2011

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“In the wake of Muammar el-Gaddafi’s fall, Libya’s major cities are flooded with arms and the detritus of war, tribal divisions are on display, and the new Interim Transitional National Council is uncertain in authority, direction and voice. 

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Tags: Africa, Cyrene, Egypt, Libya, UNESCO, William Y. Brown

 

 

ACROSS THE WIRE

UNESCO Hosts Emergency Libya Conference in Wake of Gaddafi Overthrow

October 25, 2011

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Late last week, we reported on Libya’s cultural heritage surviving amidst civil war, as well as hopes for a tourism boom in the wake of the conflict. Two days later, following the capture and killing of head of state Muammar Gaddafi, the country began its transition into a new era of governance and opportunity.

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Tags: Africa, Cyrene, ICOMOS, Libya, UNESCO

 

 

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Libyans Guard Cultural Heritage with Hopes of Post-War Tourism Boom

October 18, 2011

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Since civil war broke out in Libya at the beginning of 2011, the state of the country’s cultural heritage has been extremely precarious.  Security and visa issues have halted virtually all tourism, while conservation projects such as that funded by Global Heritage Fund (GHF) at Cyrene have been temporarily shut down.

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Tags: Africa, Cyrene, Libya, Looting, UNESCO, War and Conflict

 

 

Across the Wire

International Conference to Focus on Libya’s Endangered Heritage Sites

June 29, 2011

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This weekend in Naples, at an international conference focusing on endangered Libyan heritage sites, GHF will be represented by Dr. Serenella Ensoli, director of GHF’s Cyrene project.

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Tags: Conference, Cyrene, Libya, Middle East, UNESCO, War and Conflict

 

 

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Cyrene Survives Revolt as Tourism, Conservation Halt

May 25, 2011

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Tourism and conservation have been put on hold at Cyrene, but the spectacular ancient Greek site has survived Libya’s revolution intact. This, according to a local tour guide, is because tanks were not employed in the deadly fighting in nearby Shahhat, a modern town whose suburbs reach the edge of Cyrene.

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Tags: Africa, Cyrene, Global Heritage Fund, Libya, UNESCO, War and Conflict