World Press Freedom Day (3 May) pays homage to freedom of the press as an essential part of democratic, informed, and participatory societies. It calls for a reflection on its history, evaluation of the current state of press freedom around the world, and for remembrance of those journalists who have lost their lives providing access to information. Read More
The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in October and November 2022 with the theme, Enlisting documentary heritage to promote inclusive, just and peaceful societies. Read More
IFLA President Barbara Lison will speak for libraries at the 3rd Global Policy Forum of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme, on the topic of "Enhancing International Cooperation to better Safeguard Documentary Heritage at Risk", taking place on 21-22 November in Tokyo, Japan. Read More
The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme is celebrating its 30th anniversary from 27 October – 5 November with the theme, Enlisting documentary heritage to promote inclusive, just and peaceful societies. Read More
IFLA will have a key role in the Global Symposium of the 30th Anniversary of the Memory of the World Programme, helping to celebrate the programme's anniversary and explore the theme, "Enlisting documentary heritage to promote inclusive, just and peaceful societies." Read More
At its council meeting in 1947, IFLA formally agreed to launch a partnership with the newly formed United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). This set the stage for decades of cooperation on our closely aligned objectives of improving outcomes for all through access to information, knowledge, culture, and… Read More
The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme hosted the 2nd Memory of the World Global Policy Forum from 21-22 September 2021. Read More
Following a period of review, UNESCO has once again announced they are accepting nominations for materials of world and historical significance to be added to the MoW International Register. Read More
IFLA will share insight on its activities relating to disaster risk reduction for sustainable preservation of documentary heritage in the upcoming 2nd Memory of the World Global Policy Forum. Read More
The UNESCO Memory of the World (MoW) Programme was established in 1992 in the light of the growing awareness of the importance of the preservation of, and access to, documentary heritage. Around the world collections were suffering a variety of fates: illegal trading, destruction, natural disasters and… Read More