[Plan of Action]  [Map with point of impact]  [Damaged cultural properties]

Dubrovnik, a scarred city      

By its very prosperity, hand in hand with that of Venice, Dubrovnik's streets and squares were furnished with fine buildings including churches, convents and palaces. The city's urban landscape arid its exceptional beauty - in this it may be compared to the site itself and its breathtaking dialogue with the sea - warranted its inclusion on the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger when the Old City of Dubrovnik came under threat in 1991.

St. Blaise, patron Saint of Dubrovnik

Unswerving in its mission, UNESCO acted forthwith to ensure that the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict was respected. Furthermore, it emphasized its support by its presence and, more particularly, by lending assistance to the local and national authorities in the emergency programrne that was lannched to preserve the city.

Acting in collaboration with the national and local institutions responsible for the rehabilitation of Dubrovnik, UNESCO drew up a plan to protect the heritage of the Old City which was mutilated in 1991 and 1992.

Today, UNESCO calls on the nations of the world for aid so that they may accomplish the morrtentous task of restoring the Old City of Dubrovnik to the unspoilt state in which it was handed down by its builders and artists.