Inscriptions on the Intangible Heritage Lists

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage met in Abu Dhabi from 28 September to 2 October 2009. It inscribed dozens of intangible cultural elements on its various lists consecrated to the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage. Here are about 90 videos on the selected elements, which were submitted by 34 countries.
Visit the Intangible Heritage website for more information about the lists, as well as the selection process.

Brazil field office adds short videos

The UNESCO office in Brasilia, UBO, has joined the Multimedia Archives. Covering mostly Latin America and the Caribbean, the Virtual Library of the Brasilia office proposes a rich collection of audiovisual material on education, sciences, culture, humanities and communication.

The video clips you can access this time are mostly in Portuguese and treat subjects such as basic education, environment, or freedom of the press. But more is to come, so stay tuned!

HIV and AIDS awareness and prevention...

In many societies, discussion with young people on subjects such as HIV/AIDS remains taboo, owing mainly to the fact that the disease is often linked to sexual promiscuity, homosexuality, inequity in gender relations and prostitution.

These films help bridge that communication gap by promoting innovative education programmes, by giving elders the chance to talk about the values behind the traditions they want to preserve, as well as by letting young people sing their message free and loud.

Communication, gender, development...

Women's lives in Afghanistan after the Taliban. The past, present and cultural diversity of indigenous peoples from different regions of the world... Customs, traditions and creative works in the Andean region? A training course on how to use a camera or, even better, how to "grasp" and describe reality?

We're confident you will find this collection of communication and information subjects we are currently working on both rich and useful!

Education: Interviews on Literacy and the UN Literacy Decade

How to better match community organizations’ fieldwork with the needs of the private sector so as to generate a literate, skilled workforce? What sort of help do developing countries need to effectively promote literacy practices? And how to further encourage innovative education policies?

This set of interviews with politicians and educational experts from around the world tries to answer these questions, and then some

UNESCO-NHK World Cultural Heritage Film Collection

Over 600 films on the world's cultural heritage, produced by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and UNESCO, has been added to the Archives. Subjects range from the Cathédrale d' Amiens (France) to the Yellowstone National Park (USA), passing through Timgad (Algeria), Himeji-Jo (Japan),or the Maramures Churches in Romania. The videos offer an inside look to these outstanding masterpieces of the cultural heritage. The complete list will be available soon.

Communication, Information and Publications' Collection on Cultural Heritage

About 60 videos on cultural and natural heritage have been added to the Multimedia Archives. The content is mostly in English and French, and it is available on VHS Pal/Secam format for in-situ consultation. Electronic versions will be posted as digitisation of the cassettes progresses. Should you be interested in consulting a document that is not yet online, feel free to send us a request.