Facts & Figures

80%
of the Old city of Mosul destroyed during IS occupation
2018
launch of the initiative “Revive the Spirit of Mosul”
105.5M$
Mobilized by UNESCO to finance the initiative

Including 50,4M$ from the United Arab Emirates and 38.5M$ from the European Union

14
partners support UNESCO in the rehabilitation of Mosul
124
Historic residential houses in the Old City of Mosul

rehabilitated or in the process of rehabilitation

9,940
Tons of rubble removed on the four main sites

2,480-Al Tahera Church, 1,600-Al Saa’a Church & 5,860-Al Nouri Mosque and Al Hadba minaret

7,218
historical fragments recovered, cleaned and catalogued

from Al Tahera Church, Al Saa’a Church, Al Nouri Mosque & Al Hadba minaret

45,000
Original bricks recovered

cleaned and cataloged for the reconstruction of the Minaret

20
Explosive devices extracted

Including an unexploded bomb under the dome of the Al Nouri mosque

83
Tons of wood

used to consolidate the structure of Al Nouri Mosque

30%
of the Iraqi engineers employed by UNESCO are women
3,152
Local jobs created by as part of UNESCO’s Initiative

1,315
people graduates from the TVET programme
50,000
People trained by UNESCO

through cultural and heritage awareness campaigns

1,500
teachers, educators and parents trained

in Preventing Violent Extremism through Education (PVE), supporting 50,000 students

90%
of Mosul’s students were displaced by the conflict

Students and teachers very often suffered physical and/or psychological trauma

109
Classrooms rehabilitated

by UNESCO in Nineveh province, including Mosul

20
Students from the Theatre Department in

the Institute of Fine Arts in Mosul benefited from trainings at the Filmlab

Action spotlight: Donors of the Initiative

14 partners have joined the UNESCO initiative, making it possible to mobilize over 105.5M$:
50,4M$
from United Arab Emirates
38.5M$
from European Union
16.6M$+
from other countries and UNESCO funds, including:
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Canada, Croatia, France, Government of Flanders, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, South Korea, Netherlands, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and UNESCO’s Heritage Emergency Fund.

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