Unesco condemned “
strongly
” on Thursday March 3 the Russian attacks against educational infrastructure in Ukraine, saying it was “
extremely concerned
” by the damage inflicted on the cities of Kharkiv and Chernihiv.
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization was able to verify by satellite data that seven establishments, six schools and a university had been affected by the conflict, according to one of its spokespersons.
And to quote the Karazin National University in Kharkiv, bombed Wednesday by the Russian army.
According to the spokesperson, the figure of seven establishments is however “
not definitive
” because “
it is to be feared that others will also be affected
”.
It concerns sites "
for which we have had clear confirmation that they have been affected by the conflict
", he explains.
“
Unesco strongly condemns the attacks on educational infrastructure,
” the organization said in a statement, expressing concern about the “
considerable
” repercussions of the closure of Ukrainian schools and universities, which affects 6 million students and more than 1.5 million students.
Its Director General Audrey Azoulay, while regretting the civilian losses, also called for "
the protection of Ukrainian cultural heritage, which testifies to its rich history, like the seven World Heritage sites
" located in particular in Lviv and Kiev, but also “
to safeguard
” Odessa and Kharkiv or the national archives.
"
It is up to us to preserve this cultural heritage as a witness to the past but also a vector of peace for the future
,” she continued.
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The UN agency also “
condemns
” the attack near the Babi Yar Holocaust memorial, “
site of one of the largest shooting massacres of Jews during World War II
”, again after a Russian bombardment.
According to AFP on the spot, this place in memory of 33,000 Jews killed there in 1941, while the city was under Nazi occupation, was not directly affected by the strikes targeting the television tower on Tuesday. Kiev.
Unesco also said it was "
extremely concerned
" about the damage inflicted on the cities of Kharkiv and Chernihiv.
