Anna Bokova : The bombing of women 's shrines adds a moral and cultural crisis to a desperate humanitarian situation . She says the attack is an attempt to isolate and exclude , to sever the ties that bind us together . ` ` We see a new wave 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 . She says the attack is an attempt to isolate and exclude , to sever the ties that bind peoples together . `` We need a new leap of global solidarity today , starting in Timbuktu , '' she says .