Anna Bokova : Protecting culture is not a luxury -- it is a security issue . 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 .
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 .