Universal Declaration on Archives - UDA
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The Universal Declaration on Archives was adopted by the 36th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO on 10th November 2011. The Declaration was developed by a special working group of the International Council on Archives and has been endorsed by the ICA as a key pillar of its outreach and advocacy strategy.
The Declaration is an important step in improving understanding and awareness of archives among the general public and key decision-makers. It is a powerful, succinct statement of the relevance of archives in modern society.
THE DECLARATION
- Defines archives to include all recorded decisions, actions and memories in all formats including paper, digital, and audio visual;
- Recognises the uniqueness of archives in the way they provide authentic evidence of human actions;
- Emphasises the key role of archives in ensuring administrative transparency and democratic accountability;
- Supporting democracy and human rights, and preserving collective social memory;
- Explains the role of archivists as skilled professionals who care for archives and provide access to them;
- Highlights the key requirements for good archival management.
Text of the UDA: The UDA has been translated into many languages which are available below.
Sign the UDA Register: Declare your support for the Universal Declaration on Archives by signing the UDA online Register .
Print and web versions: Print and web versions of the UDA poster in many languages are available below for download and use for promotion purposes.
Translate the UDA: If you wish to translate the UDA into a language not already translated, please contact roberto@ica.org first.
For more information on ICA advocacy activities, please consult the pages dedicated to the Expert Group on Advocacy - AEG.
EvaluationTool: This tool is based on the Universal Declaration on Archives. You can use it to assess your organisation’s recordkeeping and how well it aligns with the twenty-one statements articulated in the Declaration. Learn more about the tool
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Arabic
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ARTXIBATEGIEN ALDARRIKAPEN UNIBERTSALA, Basque, web version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Bengali, Print version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Bosnian Croatian Serbian
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Bulgarian
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Cantonese
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DECLARACIÓ UNIVERSAL SOBRE ELS ARXIUS, Catalan, Print version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Chinese, Print version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Chinese, Web version
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OPA DEKLARACIJA O ARHIVIMA, Croatian
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UNIVERSELE VERKLARING VOOR ARCHIEVEN, Dutch, Print Version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, English, Web version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, English, Print version
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ARKISTOJEN YLEISMAAILMALLINEN JULISTUS, Finnish
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DECLARATION UNIVERSELLE DES ARCHIVES, Français, Print version
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DECLARATION UNIVERSELLE DES ARCHIVES, Français, Web version
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DECLARACIÓN UNIVERSAL SOBRE OS ARQUIVOS, Galician, Print version
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WELTWEITE ALLGEMEINE ERKLÄRUNG ÜBER ARCHIVE, German, Print version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Greek, Print version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Greek, Print version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Greek, Web version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Hebrew, Web version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Hebrew, Print version
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EGYETEMES NYILATKOZAT A LEVÉLTÁRAKRÓL, Hungarian
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ALMENN YFIRLÝSING UM SKJALASÖFN, Icelandic
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DEKLARASI UNIVERSAL TENTANG KEARSIPAN, Indonesian, Print version
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DEARBHÚ UILECHOITEANN MAIDIR LE CARTLANNA, Irish Gaelic
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Japanese
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Dichiarazione universale sugli archivi, Italiano
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Kinyarwanda
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VISUOTINĖ ARCHYVŲ DEKLARACIJA, Lithuanian, Print version
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DIKJARAZZJONI UNIVERSALI DWAR L-ARKIVJI, Maltese
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VERDENSERKLÆRINGEN OM ARKIVER (BOKMÅL), Norwegian
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DEKLARASHON UNIVERSAL DI ARCHIVO, Papiamentu
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Persian
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DECLARAÇÃO UNIVERSAL SOBRE OS ARQUIVOS, Portuguese, Web version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Punjabi
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DECLARAȚIA UNIVERSALĂ PRIVIND ARHIVELE, Romanian
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FOIRGHEALL UILE-CHOITCHEANN AIR TASG-LANNAN, Scottish Gaelic
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DECLARACIÓN UNIVERSAL SOBRE LOS ARCHIVOS, Español, Web version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Swahili
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INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON ARCHIVES (ICA) DEKLARATION OM ARKIV, Swedish, Web version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Sylheti
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Ukrainian, Web version
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Urdu
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DATGANIAD CYFFREDINOL AR ARCHIFAU, Welsh
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Russian
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UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON ARCHIVES, Filipino
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Universal Declaration on Archives - Thai
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