The first inscriptions on the
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...
Memory of the World International Register were made in 1997. By creating a compendium of the world's documentary heritage – manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings
– the program aims to use its networks of experts to exchange information and raise resources for the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of documentary materials.
As of 2023, 494 pieces of documentary heritage have been included in the register.
Of these, seven properties were nominated by international organizations.
List by international organization
Notes
References
External links
UNESCO Memory of the World Programme official websiteMemory of the World Register – International Organizations(archived link)
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