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Pustaka Perticipates in International Conference of the MoW and 4th Global Policy Forum at UNESCO Paris

Posted on 28 October 2024

28 September 2024, KUCHING - Pustaka Negeri Sarawak (Pustaka) serves as the Secretariat for the Memory of the World (MoW) in Sarawak took the initiatives to propose the establishment of a state-level MoW Secretariat to facilitate efforts in identifying and collecting documentary heritage for nomination and registration with MoW.
On May 9, 2019, the proposal for Pustaka to become the MoW Secretariat for the state of Sarawak had been approved by the MMKN. Subsequently, on September 25, 2019, Sarawak joined the national selection committee under the National Heritage Department.

Therefore, to strengthen knowledge in MoW, Pustaka participated in the International Conference of the Memory of the World Programme and the 4th Global Policy Forum on 28th - 29th October 2024 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.

The programme seeks to ensure that the world's documentary heritage is preserved, digitized, and made accessible to people worldwide. This includes a wide range of materials such as manuscripts, audio-visual materials, and library and archive holdings. This conference bring together key partners and experts from the existing national and regional committees of MoW as well as key international organizations working in the field of documentary heritage.

This international conference also incorporated the 4th edition of the Global Policy Forum, focus on showcasing the inter-regional mechanism and implementation of activities on disaster risk management by communities of practice which highlight the centrality of documentary heritage as a shared resource for promoting international understanding, tolerance, cooperation, etc.

This conference attended by (from right):
i. Dr. Shahrizal Norwawi
(Deputy Permanent Delegate of Malaysia to UNESCO Paris, Ministry of Education Malaysia),
ii. Hajah Salina Haji Zawawi (Deputy CEO Pustaka),
iii. YBhg. Datu Dr. Hajah Rashidah Haji Bolhassan (Deputy Chairman, Board of Management, Pustaka),
iv. Mr. Hazreen bin Abdul Haleem (Permanent Delegation of Malaysia to UNESCO Paris, Ministry of Education Malaysia) and
v. Mr. Izaruddin Moss (Head of Sarawakiana Division, Pustaka).

Also presence:
Dr. M. Miandy A/L Munusamy (Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of Malaysia to UNESCO Paris, Ministry of Education Malaysia).