“Twin disasters”: UNESCO, ICCROM and ICOM support Croatia`s post-earthquake response for cultural heritage amid COVID-19
(WorldNews Environment)

UNESCO has taken swift action following two magnitude 5.3 and 5.1 earthquakes that struck the city of Zagreb, Croatia on 22 March 2020. The largest earthquakes to hit the Croatian capital in the last 140 years, this disaster was compounded by a lockdown due to the current COVID-19 crisis. In response, UNESCO, ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) used online tools to support the capacity of Croatian museum and heritage professionals to deal with this multi-layered crisis. The widespread destruction caused by the earthquake did not spare the city`s unique cultural heritage, resulting...