When protecting cultural heritage builds peace | Plenary 3 | ALIPH Forum 2023
Channel: ALIPH Foundation
Date: 2023-03-20

The ALIPH 2023 Forum was hosted in Abu Dhabi, organised by the International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH) and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi).

More than 200 professionals from over 30 countries met in Abu Dhabi on 6-7 March to address the growing, critical need to protect cultural heritage in conflict and post-conflict areas, against the backdrop of the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria.


When protecting cultural heritage builds peace - Plenary 3 - March 7 - 9:00 - 10:15

Cultural heritage protection in conflict and post-conflict areas has taken a more prominent role on the world stage in the past few years as international and regional authorities recognize how this work can be a stabilizing feature and contribute to economic, social, and sustainable development.

Moderator: Mr. Sébastien de Courtois, Journalist (France Culture), Cyprus

Speakers: 
* Ms. Krista Pikkat, Director, Culture and Emergency Entity, Culture Sector, UNESCO
* Ms. Sneška Quaedvlieg, General Secretary, Europa Nostra and Co-Chair of Climate Heritage Network, The Netherlands
* Mr. Jakhondir Khaydarov, Head of UNDP Cyprus office
* Dr. Sotos Ktoris and Mr. Ali Tuncay of Technical Committee for Cultural Heritage, Cyprus
* Ms. Aparna Tandon, Senior Programme Leader, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Time of Crisis, ICCROM 
* Mr. Vincent Cayol, Chief Operations Officer, L'Œuvre d'Orient, France  

Read more about the event here: http://bit.ly/3Zg5YhT