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VOA常速英语听力2012年09月合辑（文本）：South-Sudan-Preserves-Historical-Cultural-Sites Just over a year since independence, South Sudan is working with the United Nations to preserve its most important historical, natural and cultural sites for future generations to enjoy. The U.N. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, is in South Sudan wrapping up a workshop to help the nation identify potential world heritage sites. The three day workshop, held by South Sudan抯 Ministry of Culture -- in partnership with UNESCO and the African World Heritage Fund -- is aimed at helping East African nations build their capacity to preserve natural, cultural and historic sites across thee region. Representatives from Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and the Seychelles attended the event in Juba. UNESCO has helped preserve some of the world抯 most famous sites, including Egypt抯 Pyramids of Giza, The Great Wall of China, Mount Kenya National Park and the Nubian Pyramids at Meroe in Sudan. South Sudan抯 Undersecretary for Culture, Jok Madut Jok, will now be cataloguing its important sites. 揃y putting some of our most valuable sites on this list we hope that the World Community; the donor Countries, the NGOs that work in conservation will help assist us to protect and maintain and conserve these important sites such as the wild life parks and cultural sites such as shrines,?Jok said. Before, Southerners did not have the means to preserve such places during more than 20 years of civil war with Sudan. The Sudanese government routinely denied South Sudan the political power and economic support needed to establish such sites. Many South Sudanese may not even be aware of their country抯 historic and natural sites. Millions were forced to flee to neighboring countries during the war, and those that stayed had little opportunity to learn about South Sudan history and culture. Undersecretary Jok said many places should be preserved. 揟here are what we refer