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On Audiovisual Heritage Day, UNESCO appeals for safeguarding world’s endangered archives

UN News Centre,
27 October 2015, International

Against the backdrop of a large share of the world’s audiovisual heritage already lost forever, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today warned that only 10 to 15 years are left to transfer remaining audiovisual recordings to digital media before they too vanish.

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