In the Press

Emirates News Agency, 11 October 2015. 
H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, received Stefano De Caro, Director-General of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), at the office of Sharjah Ruler.

Agenzia Dire, 18 November 2015.
Dai primi aiuti al Nepal colpito dal terremoto del 25 aprile agli appelli per la conservazione del patrimonio archeologico della Siria, Palmira in testa, minacciati dall’avanzata dell’Isis. Si è aperta con il ricordo dei principali eventi del 2015 la 29esima Assemblea generale dell’Iccrom (Centro internazionale di studi per la conservazione ed il restauro dei beni culturali), l’organizzazione internazionale nata dall’Unesco nel 1956 allo scopo di promuovere la conservazione del patrimonio culturale ed archeologico a livello mondiale.

로마=연합뉴스) 현윤경 특파원 = 문화재 보존과 복구 분야의 최고 국제기구로 꼽히는 국제문화재보존복구연구센터(ICCROM)에 사상 처음으로 한국인 사무국 직원이 탄생했다.

주인공은 10년 동안 문화재청 국제교류 담당 직원으로 활약하며 조선왕릉, 남한산성, 백제역사유적지구 등 우리 문화재 다수의 유네스코 세계문화 유산 등재에 큰 힘을 보탠 문화재 전문가 조유진(36) 씨다.

Us News, 31 July 2017
Suzanne Bott intended to spend just a year in Iraq. Her older brother, a U.S. Naval officer, was stationed in Baghdad; she thought she could put her knowledge of redevelopment and reconstruction to good use in the war-torn country. [...]
King says ICCROM used crowdmapping after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal when it set up a webpage for photographs and short damage reports on some of the affected heritage. The data does not provide the same level of detail as documentation, he says, but it offers a short-term sense of the damage, and potentially helps determine which areas may require the most immediate assistance.

Tehran Times, 6 May 2017
The visiting ICCROM director-general Stefano De Caro and the CHTHO director Zahra Ahmadipour finalized a memorandum of understanding (MOU) as they explored every avenues towards enhancing ties during a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday. The MOU was inked by De Caro, who is also an archaeologist, author, lecturer, and teacher in several Italian universities and Mohammad-Hassan Talebian, the deputy director of the CHTHO for cultural heritage, IRNA reported on Thursday.

BusinessDay, 14 February 2017
The U. S. Embassy in Abuja has announced a grant of 116, 000 dollars (about N36.6 million) through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation programme, for the preservation of cultural heritage in Nigeria.
U.S. Embassy in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja stated that the grant would enable Nigerian cultural institutions to improve the storage areas for collections in 10 Nigerian museums.

TNS - The News on Sunday, 12 February 2017
For those who realise the importance of our heritage, the news that UNESCO has agreed to consider eight more Pakistani sites in its World Heritage Sites list is heartening. [...]
Some international agencies that are active in heritage restoration include: UNESCO, World Monument Fund, International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). The most relevant area of collaboration for Pakistan can be training, education and documentation support. Link programmes with local educational partners can be of immense value.

Nigeria Today, 10 February 2017
U.S. will on Feb. 13 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigeria for a provision of $160,000 ( 36million) grant to help in the preservation of the nation’s cultural heritage.
A statement by the U.S Embassy in Abuja on Friday stated that U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington would sign the MoU.

Smithsonian.com, 9 February 2017
As the battle to save Iraq from ISIS continues, Smithsonian experts are helping local people preserve their history. Mosul is an ancient city on the banks of the Tigris River, adjacent to the even more ancient archaeological site of Nineveh, which looms high above modern minarets, and another Assyrian site, Nimrud, 20 miles to the south.

AFS - Association d'Amitié France-Syrie, 22 January 2017
Témoignage remarquable de Samir Abdulac, Président du groupe de travail ICOMOS pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel en Irak et en Syrie, qui s’est rendu récemment à Damas pour assister à un congrès d’archéologues organisé par la DGAM( Direction Générale des Antiquités et des Musées de Syrie).