Western Sahara: Vandalism by Peacekeepers
By Agence-France Press
February 1, 2008
The New York Times
Original Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/world/africa/01briefs-vandals.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/morocco/index.html?inline=nyt-geo \o More news and information about Morocco. Morocco’s director of national heritage, Abdallah Salih, blamed http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/u/united_nations/index.html?inline=nyt-org \o More articles about the United Nations. United Nations peacekeepers for vandalizing prehistoric sites in http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/westernsahara/index.html?inline=nyt-geo \o More news and information about Western Sahara. Western Sahara, the territory contested by Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front. He said the vandalism included graffiti scribbled on ancient rocks and the theft of cave paintings. The United Nations mission acknowledged that some graffiti was done by its military personnel. Officials at the United Nations in New York said its peacekeeping department had turned to – HYPERLINK http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/u/united_nations_educational_scientific_and_cultural_organization/index.html?inline=nyt-org \o More articles about United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Unesco for help in assessing damage to the sites and recommending what, if any, repair measures could be taken.