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Memory of the World - Latin America and the Caribbean
Memory of the World - Latin America and the Caribbean
The MoW Programme
The Memory of the World Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean aims to:
- Facilitate the preservation of the region's documentary heritage, particularly in areas affected by conflicts and/or natural disasters.
- Enable universal access to documentary heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Enhance public awareness about the significance of documentary heritage among the wider public.
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The MoW Regional Register
The Memory of the World register for Latin America and the Caribbean reflects the history and the evolution of a region with a great documentary richness of universal value. It includes more than 200 documents that remain guarded in archives, libraries or museums, and that have been recognized and selected by the MoWLAC Regional Committee to be part of the MoW regional register.
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233
registered documents
On the regional Register since 2002
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58
documents with high risk
Need urgent preservation actions
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70
documents with medium risk
Need actions to ensure their preservation
people
25
gender-themed documents
Highlight gender dimensions or promote empowerment of women in history
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13
institutions that guard patrimonial documents
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