Bodour Al Qasimi named ambassador for international nomination of Faya Palaeolandscape

Bodour Al Qasimi named ambassador for international nomination of Faya Palaeolandscape

SHARJAH / WAM Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), has been named an ambassador by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) in support of the efforts of Sharjah and the UAE to inscribe Faya Palaeolandscape, located in the central region of the Sharjah, to the United Nations ...

SHARJAH / WAM

Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), has been named an ambassador by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority (SAA) in support of the efforts of Sharjah and the UAE to inscribe Faya Palaeolandscape, located in the central region of the Sharjah, to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List.

As an ambassador of the Faya Palaeolandscape World Heritage Nomination, Sheikha Bodour will represent Sharjah and the UAE before UNESCO and relevant international organisations, as well as coordinate between local and federal government agencies. This initiative reflects the UAE’s efforts to protect its cultural heritage on the international level.

The inscription of sites on the World Heritage List contribute to their preservation and restoration in accordance with the UNESCO’s international standards and helps to highlight these important local destinations to the public.

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