UNESCO will, this year, kick off a “comprehensive” development project to restore buildings and ensure the sustainable management of heritage in Zanzibar City’s historic centre of Stone Town – a World Heritage Site.
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay signed the project agreement with Zanzibar’s President Hussein Ali Mwinyi after visiting UNESCO-supported restoration projects in the archipelago’s capital city in March.
“Our organisation will deploy experts to draw up a comprehensive project for the development of Stone Town. This will help mobilise new funding, speed up the restoration of buildings and ensure sustainable management of this heritage of outstanding universal value,” said Azoulay.
She said one of…










