The European Union has committed 20 million Euros to promote social cohesion and reconciliation in Iraq through the restoration and reconstruction of historic urban landscapes within the framework of the Revive the Spirit of Mosul flagship initiative launched by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay in February 2018.
The three-year project agreement signed by the Director-General of the EU Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO), Stefano Manservisi and UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, Ernesto Ottone R., in Brussels on 21 February will also be used to fund the rehabilitation of the Iraqi city of Basra.
Read more at: https://en.unesco.org/projects/the-spirit-of-mosul
