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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Khartoum - Siham Saleh

UNESCO Supports Documentary Heritage in Sudan with Awareness, Digitization

The UNESCO logo is seen during the opening of the 39th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at their headquarters in Paris, France, October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo

UNESCO in Khartoum has assured that it plans to maintain its works related to preserving the documentary heritage of Sudan through a project aimed at determining, preserving and digitizing valuable, historic documents.

During a workshop dubbed “Determining Priorities of Documentary Heritage in Sudan”, Ayman al-Badri, interim director of UNESCO Bureau in Kartoum, said the Sudanese documentary heritage is a priority for the UNESCO, mainly museums, adding that this project is held in partnership with the Sudanese Document House, Sudanese Documentation Association, and a Japanese fund worth $300,000 in collaboration with UNESCO to protect and support significant, historic documents in the Sahel region.

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