Graham Appreciates UNESCO’s Support for the Culture and Antiquities Sector

The Undersecretary of Culture at the Ministry of Culture and Information, Dr. Graham Abdel Qader, praised the continued support provided by the UNESCO Office in Sudan to the culture and antiquities sector, particularly the country’s tangible cultural heritage.

This came during a meeting today in his office with the Director of the UNESCO Office in Port Sudan, Ahmed Junaid Soroush Wali. He received equipment from the UNESCO Sudan Office for documenting tangible cultural heritage, particularly the artifacts of the Sudan National Museum, which were affected by looting and destruction by rebel militias.

Dr. Graham said that the equipment will be allocated to the group currently working on collecting and inventorying the artifacts at the National Museum, which were looted, broken, and destroyed by rebel militias.

Dr. Graham highlighted the joint cooperation with UNESCO in the field of protecting Sudanese antiquities, including the looted antiquities in Sudan and the procedures for filing reports.

Dr. Graham stated that the cooperation with UNESCO also included studies being conducted in the field of antiquities and future plans for the rehabilitation of the National Museum and other museums.
For his part, the Director of the UNESCO Office in Port Sudan, Ahmed Junaid Soroush Wali, stated that the provided equipment will be used to create a database to inventory antiquities looted during the war and document the artifacts in the National Museum of Sudan. He added that UNESCO has recently worked on preparing a comprehensive action plan to rescue Sudanese antiquities and cultural heritage, in addition to action plans for education, information technology, artists, audiovisual heritage, and cultural heritage.