CULTURE IN EMERGENCIES

                                                 CULTURE IN EMERGENCIES

    In an armed conflict or a disaster situation, culture is particularly at risk, owing to its inherent vulnerability and tremendous symbolic value. At the same time, culture is a driver of recovery, strengthening the resilience of a community.

    Disasters caused by natural or human-made hazards including war, earthquakes, fires, floods, landslides and typhoons, have caused extensive damage to, if not the complete loss of, innumerable cultural and natural heritage sites, museums, cultural institutions, as well as intangible cultural practices, over the years.

    Culture, however, is not only a victim of emergency situations. Immediately after a disaster or an armed conflict, communities often find in heritage an essential element of material and psychological support. The ability to access one’s heritage – be it a religious building, a historic city, an archaeological site or a landscape – or to engage in a specific cultural practice, may provide a much-needed sense of identity, dignity and empowerment. Moreover culture can be a vehicle both to rebuild economies and societies and to foster tolerance and reconciliation, mitigating tensions and preventing renewed escalation into conflict. Music, dance, theatre and cinema, for example, have been used to build mutual understanding among diverse refugee communities.

     Protecting culture in emergency situations, and building on its power to promote peace, recovery and reconciliation, is fundamental to achieve a sustainable development and to  foster security.


THE ANCIENT CITY OF PALMYRA (Siria)

RUINS OF PALMYRA AFTER DAESH BOMBINGS

THE OLD CITY OF SANAA (Yemen) AFTER AIR RAIDS

The students compited in teams in a game based on a quiz about   famous world heritage 

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