45th session of the UNESCO WHC in Kazan, Russia, postponed (1 Viewer)

[locustella]

Only indirectly about nature preservation. The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Kazan, Russia, scheduled from 19 - 30 June 2022 has been postponed. But why not relocated to Ukraine, at least online ?

Extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

whc.unesco.org

Europa Nostra: 2022 Session of the World Heritage Committee cannot be chaired by Russia and cannot take place in Kazan - Europa Nostra

Read and/or download our letter in PDF Read related article on The Art Newspaper On 14 March 2022, Europa Nostra conveyed an urgent appeal to all 21…

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[dantheman]

Only indirectly about nature preservation. The 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Kazan, Russia, scheduled from 19 - 30 June 2022 has been postponed. But why not relocated to Ukraine, at least online ?

Extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

whc.unesco.org

Europa Nostra: 2022 Session of the World Heritage Committee cannot be chaired by Russia and cannot take place in Kazan - Europa Nostra

Read and/or download our letter in PDF Read related article on The Art Newspaper On 14 March 2022, Europa Nostra conveyed an urgent appeal to all 21…

www.europanostra.org

Interesting thought.

Note the countries listed in your first link - Vice Chairs and Committee Members - can't recall how they all voted on that UN Security Council meeting to drop Russia a few months back but imagine that would be a step too far - ie it's an eclectic mix and not much mainstream European/Nato input for example.

It's probably momentous enough that it has been postponed.

 

[locustella]

This is not about the natural heritage but the Russian authorities (Kremlin) are murdering Ukrainians, destroying and stealing Ukrainian cultural heritage, and denying the existence of Ukrainian culture, language and nation. And they are supposed to chair that meeting. There is something deeply wrong here. I use such strange term authorities/Kremlin naively to avoid using the term Russians, but unfortunately many Russians, maybe even most of them think alike, or even are worse then their authorities.
On the other hand such exclusion would be not good too.

 

[dantheman]

This is not about the natural heritage but the Russian authorities (Kremlin) are murdering Ukrainians, destroying and stealing Ukrainian cultural heritage, and denying the existence of Ukrainian culture, language and nation. And they are supposed to chair that meeting. There is something deeply wrong here. I use such strange term authorities/Kremlin naively to avoid using the term Russians, but unfortunately many Russians, maybe even most of them think alike, or even are worse then their authorities.
On the other hand such exclusion would be not good too.

Totally agree.

I was saying that the Egyptian, Indian delegations etc may not be as staunchly anti-Russian* as eg the UK, Estonia or Poland etc Some nations have been taken in by the false propaganda/ may have vested interests in trade etc etc


*(No-one wanted to be anti-Russian - just they brought it on themselves, especially if we are pro-Ukrainian)

 

[locustella]

, Indian delegations etc may not be as staunchly anti-Russian ..

Infortunately I agree, at least partially.
About 1/3 of protected areas in Ukraine have suffered from the Russian aggression, nature is being damaged by wildfires, pollution, dolphins are being killed, etc.

Nature and War: How Russian Invasion Destroys Ukrainian Wildlife | NEC

www.yournec.org

Dead dolphins: how nature became another casualty of the Ukraine war

Often overlooked amid the human suffering, Russia is inflicting lasting damage on wildlife and globally important wetlands

www.theguardian.com

Edited later:
It was postponed almost 2 months ago ...

 

[locustella]

Russians have damaged so far (11 July) 161 cultural sites in Ukraine – 71 religious ones, 12 museums, 31 historic buildings, 23 buildings dedicated to cultural activities, 17 monuments and 7 libraries:

Damages and Victims

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Damaged cultural sites in Ukraine verified by UNESCO

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