Reference Documents
Universal Declaration on Archives
Language(s):Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Welsh
Author(s):SPA
Date Added:28 September 2010
Adopted in principle last year, at the ICA Annual General Meeting in Malta, the Universal Declaration on Archives has now officially become one of the core pillars in ICA's advocacy policy.
The ICA delegates decided unanimously at their Annual General Meeting in Oslo, on 17 September 2010, to approve the text of the Universal Declaration on Archives. Developed by ICA/SPA (Section of Professional Associations) on the model of the "Déclaration québécoise des Archives", the Universal declaration on Archives (UDA) sets out concisely the unique characteristics of archives and the management requirements to provide ongoing access for as long as the records are needed. It has been conceived as a basis for advocacy and promotion to support archives and the profession, and addresses a wide public.
The Declaration was officialy endorsed by the UNESCO in plenary session on 10 November 2011.