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UNESCO adds UN archives, Geneva Conventions and 73 other collections to Memory of the World Register
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UNESCO’s Executive Board approved 74 new inscriptions to the Memory of the World Register, including the UN archives that document the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Conventions, UNESCO’s Memory of the World director said at a noon briefing.
UNESCO’s Executive Board approved 74 new inscriptions to the Memory of the World Register, including the United Nations archives that document the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Conventions, Guillermo Canela de Souza, director of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, said at a noon briefing.
The Memory of the World Register is a UNESCO inventory of documentary heritage that the agency says helps preserve and provide access to records essential to “the free flow of information and ideas.” Canela de Souza said the newly inscribed collections were proposed by 72 countries and four international organizations and expand the register’s holdings to about 570 collections and items.
The newly inscribed collections cited by Canela de Souza at the briefing include: the United Nations archives and official documents related to the International Bill of Rights (which…
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