
Unrest and Unity at UNESCO's 70yrs Conference
The International Conference “Cultural Heritage and Peace: Building on 70 years of UNESCO Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural...


Magical Thinking in Wartime
There is a growing surge of Art as Resistance to War campaigns but what about the art created by so-called 'non-artists', those who are...


Don’t Keep Plodding On
Written by Frazer Macdonald Hay Rather than plodding on [1] , perhaps it’s time to stride meaningfully forward and deliver peace-building...


The Threshold Between The Everyday and The Nonpareil
There is so much potential in exploring the threshold spaces between the 'everyday' and the nonpareil especially when one escapes the...


UNESCO DNA & Reasons For Dismay
“since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that defences of peace must be constructed” (Attlee, 1945) Founded in...


Every Day is World Heritage Day
Today, however, it is World Heritage Day or The International Day for Monuments and Sites ( ICOMOS 1982, UNESCO 1983). This commemorative...

Understanding Peace & Conflict Helps Protect Cultural Heritage
This fabulous image by Tomislav Marcijus resonates as I wrestled with the complexities of cultural heritage protection. The single most...


GAZA's Remains Should Stand
Allow Gaza’s remains to stand and set the scene for recovery, clear the rubble, and make the housing, land and property safe. Help Gaza’s...


The Destructive Age of Urban Reconstruction after Warfare
A fictional writer made a poetic observation that, “cities sleep with the lights on as if they’re afraid of the dark” (Mick Herron 2019)....


A New Year’s Reflection on War and Peace
January 1, 2024, the day after the celebrations, the well-wishes for 2024, the brutal reality of yesterday is unchanged. This slaughter...