The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is set to host the first donor conference in Paris today to raise funds for Kosovo’s destroyed cultural heritage.
UNESCO World Heritage Committee added the monastery of Visoki Decani to UNESCO's World Heritage List
Some €40 million is estimated to be raised for the initial reconstruction phase of 75 damaged historical and religious sites.
According to reports by UNESCO and the Council of Europe, 75 Kosovo monuments are in need of urgent repair or restoration. The list includes 48 Orthodox monuments, 14 Islamic or Ottoman monuments, and 13 examples of vernacular architecture and other historic sites.