Our underwater cultural heritage is under the increasing threat of looters, treasure and souvenir hunters, the lack of legal protection, and natural disasters.

UNESCO: Culture

It should also have a cross-cultural appeal to mobilize foreign publics against the threat in their midst.

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Furthermore, in light of the threat posed to T'boli culture and cultural traditions due to the influences of urbanisation, educating women will enhance the capacity of indigenous people to preserve their culture, principally because women as the primary childcare givers, will be empowered to socialise their children into their culture from an informed position.

UNESCO: Alternative Community Education Programme (ACEP)

The ancient city of Timbuktu is a UNESCO World Heritage site of huge cultural significance, but its carefully preserved heritage has come under severe threat amid the ongoing conflict.

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Bellini's profile portrait of Mehmet sniffing a rose is a masterpiece of cross-cultural exchange: Mehmet appears as a civilised ruler rather than a threat, yet in its colour and composition this portrait is unmistakably the handiwork of a Venetian master, testament to the city's artistic pre-eminence.

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Violence against women remains under-reported because of "cultural restraints, social norms and taboos... and at times, threat to life, " the report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan says.

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Reviewing the situation for cultural heritage in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, they pointed to a lack of reliable information about the status of cultural heritage sites and institutions, the loss of previously established working relations with key institutions and individuals, the threat of neglect of heritage protection brought about by social and economic emergencies and the constantly changing conditions, as posing particular difficulty.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA