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UNESCO is implementing two new initiatives in Ukraine: one focused on preserving Jewish documentary heritage and the other on the restoration and promotion of over 300 works by nearly fifty Ukrainian female artists.
As reported by the UNESCO website, these additional initiatives were announced by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay during her visit to Lviv.
"The first, conducted in partnership with ten of the country's cultural institutions and supported by the European Union (€2.2 million), will help to safeguard Ukraine's Jewish documentary heritage. Fifty cultural professionals will be trained by UNESCO to inventory, preserve and digitize these historical documents throughout the country," the statement reads.
UNESCO will also support dozens of artistic projects aimed at popularizing this heritage among the broader public, especially youth.
"The second action will involve the restoration and promotion of more than 300 works by around fifty Ukrainian women artists. UNESCO will train eighty Ukrainian professionals. These works will also be digitized and exhibited in a virtual museum accessible to all," the statement reads.
This action was conceived as a tribute to the Ukrainian artist Maria Prymachenko – a museum dedicated to her life’s work having been destroyed in Ivankiv at the start of the war.
Since 2022, UNESCO has been resolutely supporting culture, education and information professionals in Ukraine in line with its mandate. To this end, the Organization has mobilized nearly $74 million from its Member States – a concrete demonstration of international solidarity.
