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“I think it’s good to have shelter, to have food and to have water, but human beings are more than that,” said Mr Fontani. He explained that UNESCO’s role was not to be a first responder. “Even after war and destruction, the intellectual, cultural and spiritual parts of us that make us human beings is there. We still have what made us build Mosul or what makes us build today the Louvre Abu Dhabi,” he said. “Let’s think about heritage as part of ourselves, but also as a forum for us to continue developing who we are and also as a form of investment in terms of jobs and opportunities.” “You cannot do anything without the community. They have to be involved at every stage,” Mr Ould Sidi said. “They are like the owner of a house. You cannot do anything to the house without their permission and they have been taking care of these sites for centuries. They know them.” 61