Namibian National Committee of the Memory of the World established
19-06-2009 (Windhoek)
Cover of "Afrika den Afrikanern"
(Letter Journals of Hendrik Witbooi
inscribed on the Memory of the
World Register).
© National Archives of Namibia
The National Memory of the World Committee for Namibia was established during a meeting organized on 17 June 2009 in Windhoek by the Namibian National Commission for UNESCO and the Namibian Ministry of Education.
The Namibian National Committee of the Memory of the World has the mandate to facilitate the preservation, by the most appropriate techniques, of documentary heritage in Namibia.
The meeting also examined general guidelines for submitting proposals to the Memory the World Register and looked at different issues related to the conservation of documentary heritage. In 2005 the Hendrik Witbooi Papers, held by the National Archives of Namibia in Windhoek, were inscribed on the Memory of the World Register.
The meeting also examined general guidelines for submitting proposals to the Memory the World Register and looked at different issues related to the conservation of documentary heritage. In 2005 the Hendrik Witbooi Papers, held by the National Archives of Namibia in Windhoek, were inscribed on the Memory of the World Register.
UNESCO established its Memory of the World Programme in 1992 to preserve and disseminate valuable archive holdings and library collections worldwide. The Memory of the World Register currently lists 158 items from 67 countries, which include films, sound recording, photographs, ancient manuscripts, newspaper collections, etc. Regional and national Memory of the World committees are crucial parts of the Programme structure. UNESCO encourages the creation of such committees in every country where it is practicable.
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· Namibia
· Memory of the World: News Archives 2009
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