Meetings and Events

Expert tips and practical advice offered in how to prepare UNESCO Memory of the World (MoW) nominations for Asia and the Pacific Many libraries, archives and memory institutions in the Asia-Pacific region face formidable challenges, namely vulnerability to...

Children living in the digital age exchange news and knowledge with the external world at an unprecedented speed and volume. As increasingly diverse media provide educational platforms and resources to the young generation, UNESCO continues to develop...

Background UNESCO established the Memory of the World (MoW) programme in 1992. The programme aims to increase awareness worldwide of the existence and significance of documentary heritage, to facilitate its preservation by the most appropriate techniques...

Photographs related to the history of Buddhist monks in Lao PDR, important National Archives documents and historic film collections were among the items presented at a recent workshop aimed at preserving the country’s documentary heritage through UNESCO’s...

First global event of its kind aims to develop action plan for implementation of landmark UNESCO Recommendation on documentary heritage Much of Southeast Asia’s rich documentary heritage is at risk due to improper or inadequate safeguarding measures, or is...

(မြန်မာစာသားကိုဒီနေရာကိုနှိပ်ပါ - Click here for Myanmar text) Project to launch with MoW national level training workshop in Yangon from 4-5 May Myanmar’s documentary heritage is rich and diverse, ranging from ancient texts carved in stone and palm leaf...