<span style="color: #222222;">World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) is celebrated on October 27 every year to highlight and promote the importance of recorded images, motion pictures and sounds which give us insights into people’s lives, cultures, languages, communities and the global flora and fauna. Such documents are vital as a source of knowledge for humanity and help preserve cultural and social diversity.<br />”<br />”Conservation of these documents ensures present and future generations get access to them and helps preserve our collective memories.’Enlisting documentary heritage to promote inclusive, just and peaceful societies’ is the theme for world day for audiovisual heritage this year.<br />”<br />”On October 27, 1980, the recommendation for the safeguarding and preservation of Moving Images was adopted in the 21st General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO at Belgrade, Serbia. This adoption occurred as a result of the efforts of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) since the late 1970s.<br />”<br />”The WDAH celebration is part of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Goal 16, Target 16.10. It states, ‘Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.'</span><br />