One highlight of the workshop was the importance of oral histories and traditions in Africa. Djibouti is keen on pioneering and championing their documentation, recording, and transcription to safeguard this vast collective of African histories, knowledge and traditions to future generations
Although Djibouti is no exception to Africa’s rich cultural tapestry, it has yet to establish a MoW National Committee and remains unrepresented on UNESCO’s MoW International Register. As stated by the Director General of the National Agency for the Promotion of Culture of Djibouti, this event marks “crucial step in the continuation of the preservation of Djibouti’s documentary heritage” by setting the path for the creation of a National MoW Committee for Djibouti, which will support inscriptions of Djiboutian documentary heritage to the MoW International Register.
On the last day, participants visited the memorial of Djibouti, exposing the painful experience of French occupation and the decolonization process which followed, as well as the National Archives of Djibouti, were they witnessed the tremendous achievements of Djibouti in preserving and making accessible its cultural heritage.
The event concluded with of the remarks from Dr. Hibo Moumin Assoweh, Minister of the Youth and Culture of Djibouti, who saluted the efforts of UNESCO in organizing the regional event in Djibouti, and the essential values of culture and documentary heritage for peace and development.
Source link : https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/djibouti-hosts-its-first-unesco-memory-world-regional-meeting?hub=424
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Publish date : 2023-11-23 08:00:00
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