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Saturday, May 19, 2012

UNESCO Mission to Mali & the Timbuktu Manuscripts

A very quick update on an earlier post regarding what UNESCO's role is, and should be, in protecting ancient manuscripts in Timbuktu, Mali from the effects of the internal conflict. Voice of America reports (thanks Gary Nurkin) that "UNESCO sent a mission to Mali's capital, Bamako, on Thursday to look into the situation further."