when unesco declared 2007 as "the year of jalaluddin rumi," they rightfully recognized his contributions an advocate of interfaith tolerance and respect. they described rumi as "one of the great humanists, philosophers, and poets who belong to humanity in its entirety." the u.n. recognized that the spiritual evolution and, quite possibly, the survival of our very world is directly tied to the ideas that lie at the heart of rumi's poetry. so, let us now join our

one of the most important cultural centers of the ancient world is a unesco world heritage site or it would be if the syrian city of palmira were not under the control of the islamic state. the islamic state has destroyed and looted much of the site. reporter: when the world learned that islamist extremists had destroyed palmira, many feared that history would be lost. but they found a surprising piece of its heritage -- 40 drawings by the french archaeologist and artist who visited palmira 230 years ago. >> all of these drawings have a black border, almost like a mourning ribbon. we have the idea they were sent to us from the past. reporter: a topographical model of palmira makes it easy to find out what went there -- what went where. it shows us changes over time. >> it shows us what monument they are standing in front of. what is documented is which out lander fits into which town. reporter: he is considered a master of archaeological drawing. this was cutting-edge to hundred 30 years ago. restoring the drawings in a short time requires considerable resources. the exhibition in its

the sheka forest is designated by unesco as a global biosphere reserve. which makes up roughly half the area, is supposed to be used in a sustainable way. but more and more forest is being cleared to make way for farming. >> we're in regular contact with the authorities. we're doing our best to protect the forest. reporter beehives offer one : alternative source of income. the ethiopian aid organization melca bought the hives and began offering local farmers training in beekeeping. the program is partly funded by the international climate initiative. >> by that process, the communities came out of the forest, and they are working together. and what is the advantage of this working? if they are starting the modern beehives as a group, most of the trees cannot be cut. >> thanks to the honey that we sell, we can buy clothes for our children and books for their schooling. we can pay our taxes and make our homes better. reporter: tea plantations are another source of income here. in the past, huge areas of forest were cleared for the plantations, but these day

the called in unesco to support and it he and congressman john ratson deserve immense credit for that. launched at the library of congress in december 2012 and i had the privilege of delivering the opening keynote address. i have -- i'm happy to give you a copy of this dvd as a keepsake with a text copy inside as well. i'm happy to give it to you as a souvenir of your decision to invite me to speak at that event. we went to singapore and alex san trea and i par difference pated in each event and next year isth it goes too ireland at your initiative lives on. ladies and gentlemen, as i said i have been privileged to work closelitive jim and his marvelous colleagues at the library of congress on these two particular programs. the world digital library, launched in 2009, and the interna summit of the book launched in 2012. this last year i presided at the annual meeting of book events in november 2015. just after jim had retired on september 30th. it is stunning that the participants in both events asked me to convey a special appreciation for jim billington on their behalf, and i have b

the world digital library is an ambitious and visionary program launched by jim, supported by unesco. it brought together 181 libraries from 81 countries. wdl focused on quality, not quantity and brought together curated material from all over the world covering maps, man you scripts, pictures and books in some 112 languages, presented and created material in seven languages. and jim insured that the library of congress provided the secretariat for the task and a superb team from the loc under the able leadership of john bennett who's here today has indeed set a very high standard for the cure ration presentation of the selected materials in a manner worthy of presenting the cultures of the world in all their richness and diversity. now, the wdl is quite small library, ah, but the entire library of congress started with a mere 6,500 books from the jefferson collection. wdl today stands at 14,000 items and 600,000 images, nothing by comparison to what the internet provides. but it still succeeds in attracting 4 million visitors a year and is referenced by an amazing 3.3 million links f

shelter, and because they don't think that they'll aim for them, but unfortunately we've had the unescoheritage sites hit by airstrikes. we've had a lot of important architecture gems in yemen has been bit by warfare. the north is completely held by the youthys, the ali abdullah saleh-houthi has recaptured the south a couple of months ago. you'll see that the south is in complete control of the government. but the major battle has been under siege by the houthis for a couple of months now, and both of them are fighting for power in the city, and it's really bearing the major brunt of this war. >> no one seems to be winning as of yet, and people who are suffering, obviously, the humanitarian situation absolutely appalling, and tell us a little bit about what you found when you went there, and what you keep on reading and what you're hearing. >> what we found is a complete military victory for yemen on either side is completely--it's completely impossible. the sooner both sides come to realize this and sit around the table and come up with a peaceful diplomatic solution to this conflict,

the old town aleppo is a unesco world heritage site.most of the buildings have been completely destroyed and burned out. >> now assad's troops believe they are on the verge of a decisive victory. the commander warns the u.s. not to interfere. we are steadfast he says, you cannot defeat the syrian army because we are determined to win and we're loyal to president assad. amid this divided and destroyed city, syrian government forces believe they're dealing a crushing blow to the opposition, one that could end this five-year civil war that's destroyed so much more than just the landscape. fred pleitgen, cnn, aleppo. >> fredrik pleitgen with that exclusive report, thank you. still ahead, he has been out of the public spotlight for seven years now, now number 43 is coming off the sidelines to make a big play in south carolina. details, right after the break. then, woosh, it's gone. i swear i saw it swallow seven people. seven. i just wish one of those people could have been mrs. johnson. [dog bark] trust me, we're dealing with a higher intel

now the world town which is a unesco heritage site.iers and they said they feel they are on the verge of dealing the opposition a crushing blow. few of them said they feel diplomacy would have a chance at this time. we went outside of aleppo which the syrian rebels are trying to overtake and what we saw there was also a lot of power wielded by hezbollah and iran and by russia. a lot of houses out there with posters of the iranian supreme leader and nasri. it has been the air strikes that have been making the difference on the battle field. they say on the one hand because of the air strikes themselves, but because of the russians providing air surveillance which helps the as sad regime pinpoint and target what they are fighting. at this point in time, a lot of confidence of the pro assad soldiers. it is interesting to see if the cessation of hostility takes place and holds. christine. >> they need to get the supplies to the suffering people. people suffering for so alolong. thanks for your access from the frontline. >>> let's get an ea

the old town of aleppo is a union he unesco heritage site. is burned out and destroyed. now assad's troops believe they're on the verge of a decisive victory. the commander warns the u.s. not to interfere. "we are steadfast," he says. "we are determined to win and we're loyal to president assad." amid this divided and destroyed city, syrian government forces believe they're dealing a crushing blow to the opposition, one that could end this five-year civil war that's destroyed so much more than just the landscape. fred pleitgen, cnn, aleppo. >>> next, hillary clinton and bernie sanders in the last minute campaign push to clinch support before south carolina. >>> plus i'm talking to the governor who ran against bernie sanders and beat him for perspective on the current race, after this. what if one piece of kale could protect you from diabetes? what if one sit-up could prevent heart disease? one. wishful thinking, right? but there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease. pneumococcal pneumonia. if you are 50 or older, o

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narrow allies and covered sukhs, unesco heritage sites.po long before the civil war started. in just the past few weeks we got access to see what is left of the old city. the ancient sukh, where craftsmen worked their goods in stalls today looks like this, empty. much of it reduced to rubble. people would often sit atop the citadel for a drink in the afternoon sun. and today, though the structure is still standing, makeshift military posts now look out across the city. to the south of the citadel these satellite pictures show how the urban landscape has been virtually flattened. the swimming pool you see here belonged to the luxury carlton hotel. the hotel then became a makeshift base for government forces. it was leveled in 2014 after rebels dug a tunnel underneath it and packed it with explosives. satellite pictures also show the damage done to aleppo's miad mosque, its 11th century minaret demolish demolished. the tower visible across the city. but in the end it was taken down by shelling in 2013. aleppo has always been known for its ot

the old town is a unesco heritage site. thousands of years old and most completely destroyed and burned out. but now assad's troop believe they are on a verge of a decisive victory. the commander warns the u.s. not to interfere. we are steadfast, he says. you cannot defeat the syrian army, because we are determined to win, and we're royal to president assad. amid this divided anden destroyed city, syrian government forces believe they're dealing a crushes blow to the opposition, one that could end this five-year sieve many war that's destroyed so much more than just the landscape. and, carol, it has certainly destroyed so much more than just the landscape. when you speak to people in aleppo, they are so sick of the fighting going on for five years whether in government-controlled or rebel-controlled area. it is so difficult to live here. almost no electricity. very little supplies for many of them as well. the other thing we found striking going there along the front line, in the town of alep pa, also in northern aleppo, th

been very strict policy and procedure in place in order to prevent i mean we've lost our vote at unesco, as i think you know, because of activities beyond our control, which the palestinians engaged in by going to the u.n. and seeking membership. and as a result of that, we are hurt. we don't have a vote. we didn't control their action. it wasn't a deter rent. but we've lost our ability to be able to protect israel and stand up and fight within the mechanisms. being draconian about it is not the best way to do it. we're being successful in being able to hold people accountable and i think that's the best way to proceed. >> i appreciate the effort. i see it differently. i don't think anybody is being held accountable and would beseech you that the federal government is $19 trillion in debt, the taxpayers are under siege and we don't have money to waste on organizations that support terrorism. and that's just how i see it. but i would ask you to consider that more than maybe you have. moving on, looking at your budget, it looks like last year we spent about $300 million on the united nati