Elsewhere in the city, the mix of cultural and architectural heritage combines to make Buenos Aires unlike any other city on Earth.
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.
The UNESCO Director-General handed over to Marta Suplicy the designation to the city of Rio de Janeiro as Cultural Heritage, bestowed during the 37th World Heritage UNESCO Committee Meeting, which took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in July 2012.
UNESCO: Minister Marta Suplicy meets UNESCO Director-General
Finally, Leal indicated that the Office of the City Historian and the National Cultural Heritage Council are willing to support recovery works in the historical centre of Santiago de Cuba, one of the most seriously affected areas, and to send restorers and other highly qualified personnel to help repair museum pieces damaged by the natural disaster.
It is a proud symbol of the cultural heritage of the craftspeople, their city and the nation.
It was convened by the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean at its headquarters in coordination with senior representatives of the Office of the City Historian (OHC), the National Cultural Heritage Council (CNPC), and the Cuban Committee "Memory of the World" under the umbrella of the Cuban National Commission for UNESCO.
The Director-General was also presented with the "Appeal of Tomorrow's Kyoto Cultural Heritage Platform" by its President Mr. Koichiro Matsuura -- a Platform that was established to ensure the long-term protection of cultural heritage in the city of Kyoto following the earthquake and tsunami that affected Japan in March 2011.
It has guided his work to protect the great cultural heritage of his native city, Beirut.
According to the decision of the 7th session of the Committee, the city of Baku, Azerbaijan, will host the next session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in December 2013, the 10th anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 2003.
Islam, an architect, is the head of the Urban Study Group, a small band of architects founded in 2004 that are campaigning to save the cultural heritage of Puran Dhaka, the most historic area in the city.
The Platform explored the intrinsic linkages between world heritage and intangible cultural heritage, which is embedded in the living tradition of the city and which drives Kyoto's community engagement and deliberate commitment towards disaster-risk prevention in the future.
The fabled city includes ancient tombs and wooden structures dating to the 15th century, a major part of its cultural heritage.
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