International Association to Save Tyre | Tyre Foundation
1987

Date: June 1987

Author: UNESCO; Executive Board; Session 126

Author's Reference Number: Resolution 126 EX/DR.11

Concerns: Resolution issuing a "Heritage Alert" in order to sensitize the world public opinion and the local population to the dangers threatening the cultural heritage of Tyre…"

Quotation: Deplores the fact that the monumental heritage and the traditional historical site of the city have been subjected to destruction and alterations during the occupation.

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Date: December 1988

Author: UNESCO; Session 12

Author's Reference Number: SC-88/CONF.001/13

Concerns: The representative of Lebanon read a communication received from the Secretary General of the International Association to Save Tyre, requesting technical cooperation under the World Heritage Fund for the rehabilitation of Tyre…

Date: October 1991

Author: UNESCO; Session 26

Author's Reference Number: Resolution 26C/INF/38

Concerns: recommending that "the Director General and the Member States of UNESCO assign very high priority to the launching of the International Campaign to save the archeological site of Tyre and its surroundings…"

Quotation: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. 26C/Res.3.1.2D(c) - Safeguarding of Tyre (Lebanon) P.26
 

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Date: December 1992

Author: UNESCO; Word heritage committee; Session 16

Author's Reference Number: WHC-92/CONF.002/12

Concerns: Requesting that "a report be provided on the preservation action carried out by the Lebanese authorities and UNESCO, in connection with the preparation for the international safeguard campaign

Date: March 1994

Author: UNESCO; Executive Board; Session 142

Author's Reference Number: 142 EX/SR.l-13

Concerns: Requesting "the Director General to take all appropriate steps that could contribute to the implementation of the

Date: April 1996

Author: UNESCO; World Heritage Committee; Session 20

Author's Reference Number: WHC-96/CONF.202/INF.10

Concerns:

Date: May 1996

Author: UNESCO; Executive Board ; Session 149

Author's Reference Number: 149 EX/Decisions

Concerns:

Date: February 1998

Author: UNESCO; World Heritage Committee; Session 21

Author's Reference Number: WHC-97/CONF.208/17

Concerns: Recommending that "particular attention be paid to the rapid preparation of a master plan covering all the archaeological zones of Tyre and its surroundings…

Date: March 1998

Author: UNESCO; Mr. Federico Mayor

Author's Reference Number: DG/98/16

Concerns: Official launch of the UNESCO International Campaign to Save Tyre by the General Director of UNESCO, Mr. Federico Mayor.

Quotation: Speech of Mister Federico Mayor Managing director of the United Nations Organization for the education, the science and the culture (UNESCO) On the occasion of the launch of the international campaign of the protection of the site of Tyre.




 

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Date: August 1998

Author: UNESCO; World Heritage Committee; Session 22

Author's Reference Number: WHC-98/CONF.201.9

Concerns:

Date: November 1998

Author: UNESCO; World Heritage Committee; Session 22

Author's Reference Number: WHC-98/CONF.203/5

Concerns: Session requesting "that the safeguarding of the archaeological areas of Tyre be considered by the Lebanese authorities as top priority and that any infrastructural work within the site be suspended until the adoption of the Master Plan

Date: September 1999

Author: UNESCO; World Heritage Committee; Session 23

Author's Reference Number: WHC-99/CONF.204/15

Concerns: Endorsing the recommendations of the International Scientific Committee for Tyre, emphasized

Date: March 2000

Author: UNESCO; World Heritage Committee; Session 23

Author's Reference Number: WHC-99/CONF.209/22

Concerns: requesting

Date: June 2000

Author: Congressional Record; Senator Spencer Abraham

Author's Reference Number: Declaration 146; (106th Congress, 2nd session)

Concerns: Senator Spencer Abraham asks the Lebanese Government to cease the current development works, especially the South Highway, until the establishment of a Master Plan for Tyre.

Quotation: "I rise today to recognize the American National Committee for Tyre and the International Association to Save Tyre for all the good work they are doing to raise awareness on the issue of preserving this great historical site..."






 

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Date: December 2001

Author: UNESCO; World Heritage Committee; Session 25

Author's Reference Number: WHC-01/CONF.208/4

Concerns: Session to informe of the recent decisions taken by the Lebanese Authorities on the tourism marina project and the urban master plan.

Quotation: American National Committee for Tyre and the International Association.











 

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