Memory_of_the_World_Register_–_Africa

Memory of the World Register – Africa

Memory of the World Register – Africa

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The first inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register were made in 1997.[1] By creating a compendium of the world’s documentary heritage – manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings[2] – the program aims to tap on its networks of experts to exchange information and raise resources for the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of documentary materials.[3] As of 2018, 432[4] documentary heritages have been included in the Register, among them recordings of folk music, ancient languages and phonetics, aged remnants of religious and secular manuscripts, collective lifetime works of renowned giants of literature, science and music, copies of landmark motion pictures and short films, and accounts documenting changes in the world’s political, economic and social stage. Of these, 24 properties were nominated by countries from the region of Africa.

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More information Documentary heritage[A], Country/Territory ...

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Notes

^ A. Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.


References

  1. "Third Meeting of the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  2. "UNESCO MEMORY OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME: The Asia-Pacific Strategy". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. 1999-04-17. Archived from the original on 2005-02-28. Retrieved 2004-10-21.
  3. "The Records of Indentured Immigration". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  4. "Letter Journals of Hendrik Witbooi". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  5. "Collection of old postcards from French West Africa". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  6. "William Ponty School Collection of Papers". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  7. "Archives of the Dutch East India Company". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  8. "Criminal Court Case No. 253/1963 (State Versus N. Mandela and Others)". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 2019-11-15.

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