Irina Bokova : The Old Mostar Bridge , the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan , and now the Mausoleums of Timbuktu . The destruction of Timbuktu 's shrines adds a moral and cultural crisis to a desperate humanitarian situation . A French soldier patrols the streets in Bamako, Mali, on June 29. `` We need a new leap of global solidarity today , starting in Timbuktu , '' she says .
Irina Bokova : The destruction of Timbuktu 's shrines adds a moral and cultural crisis to a desperate humanitarian situation . A French soldier patrols the streets in Bamako, Mali, on June 29. `` We need a new leap of global solidarity today , starting in Timbuktu , '' she says .