Lazare Elundu Asomo is the director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural body.
LE FIGARO. – According to UNESCO’s calculation. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, 152 sites have been damaged . How do you identify them?
Lazare ELOUNDOU ASSOMO. – UNESCO relies on information provided by experts in the field, as well as on the census of the Ukrainian authorities. The press then allows us to cross-reference and verify this information. They are transferred to Unita (The United Nations Institute for Training and Research is the training arm of the United Nations, editor’s note) and analyzed with satellite images by UNOSAT (United Nations Satellite Centre, Editor’s Note) to get the latest necessary checks.
We can then confirm any potential damage to the websites and their locations. This estimate may not be 100% complete. He…
Source: Le Figaro
