Workshop on protecting historic cities winds up [Archives:2002/38/Local News]

The stress on the cooperation of the society, private and governmental sectors to protect the historic cities of Yemen was among the main recommendations of the workshop organized by the Urban Cultural Heritage Program UCHP on Sept. 10. The workshop which took place at the Yemeni Cultural Center in Sana’a was sponsored by the ministry of culture and chaired by the Dr. Yousef Mohammed Abdullah, the culture deputy minister. About 20 participants of different governmental bodies took part in discussing the possible solutions for preserving historic cities of Yemen and in what way the government can integrate this sector into the comprehensive development of the country. It came out with some good recommendations which focused on the role of the media and local authorities to educate people specially those living in the historic cities on the value of their cultural heritage as well as developing a long term vision on what will be the contribution of historic cities to the development the of the country.
It is worth mentioning that the UCHP team led by Mr. Deck ter Steege, the team leader of the coordination Unit, left for Zabid Yesterday to launch the 2-week local awareness campaign which will start today Sept.16. This campaign will include cultural activities, folklore dance, traditional dress show and a workshop for teachers in Zabid in order to raise awareness among students.


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