(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) This visit was an opportunity to mark the longstanding cooperation with Italy and to express UNESCO's support to its government and people after the country was struck by a series of powerful earthquakes - causing human casualties and considerable damage to heritage, notably in Amatrice and Norcia. In Venice, the Director-General opened an international conference at the Fondazione Cini on the future of the lagoon city and the sustainable management of its heritage, entitled 'Sustainability of local commons with a global value: the case of Venice and its lagoon'. The Director-General reiterated UNESCO's...
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