Female military trained by the UNESCO in protecting cultural heritage
Beirut, LebanonLead
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Background
This initiative led by UNESCO looked at securing the protection of cultural heritage in areas where armed conflict is still prevalent, while at the same time integrating a gender perspective in cultural heritage resilience.
40 female members of the armed forces of Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan (as well as female peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon [UNIFIL]) were brought together in Beirut to discuss how to advance women’s participation in cultural heritage protection in face of an armed conflict event.
The training took place as a workshop from the 1st to the 3rd of October 2019. Participants visited a UNESCO World Heritage site in Tyre, where they reviewed on-the-ground scenarios of securing and protecting a cultural site and artefacts. The training course provided a platform for both international and local experts and female officers to deliberate on the protection of cultural heritage in the course of military operations.
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For more information on this initiative, visit: https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2047
