"World Day for Audiovisual Heritage Celebrating" on 27 October 2024.

Important Days

The United Nations (UN)'s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) is celebrated annually on October 27 worldwide to highlight the significance of preserving audiovisual (AV) heritage and protecting the world's audiovisual records. It also acknowledges the professionals and organizations dedicated to the preservation of audiovisual materials.


      - The WDAH is an initiative by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA).

     

     

Main Points:-   (i) In October 2005, UNESCO adopted resolution (33 C/Resolution 53) during the 33rd session of UNESCO's General Conference and declared October 27 as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) every year.

      (ii) In 2005, the UNESCO General Assembly approved the WDAH to commemorate the 25th anniversary of UNESCO's "Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images," adopted by the 21st General Conference on October 27, 1980.

(iii) The first-ever WDAH was observed on October 27, 2006.
About Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA)

Chairman - Karen Chan
Established - 1981
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