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In times of crisis, timely and accurate geospatial data is crucial for effective humanitarian response. This GIS Day 2024, we discuss a new project: an automated data pipeline to streamline the collection and preparation of essential geospatial datasets for emergencies. By replicating the data scramble process our GIS teams typically perform during emergencies, the MapAction Automated Data Pipeline aims to expedite the delivery of critical information to those who need it most.

The Chief Archivist Anahera Morehu sincerely apologises on behalf of Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand (previously the National Archives) for failing to effectively monitor Government recordkeeping

Call for Book Chapter Proposals for Item Not Found: Accounting for Loss in Libraries, Archives and Other Heritage and Memory Organizations

Dans une résolution conjointe, les commissaires à l’information et les ombuds fédéral, provinciaux et territoriaux demandent à leurs gouvernements respectifs de donner la priorité à la transparence dès les premières étapes de la conception de nouveaux systèmes, processus administratifs, procédures et modèles de gouvernance. Cette résolution reflète la nécessité d’adopter une nouvelle norme eu égard aux services gouvernementaux et un engagement collectif à favoriser une culture de...

In a joint resolution, Canada’s Information Commissioners and Ombuds from federal, provincial, and territorial jurisdictions are pressing their respective governments to prioritize transparency in the design and implementation of new systems, administrative processes, procedures, and governance models. This resolution reflects the need for a new standard in government operations and a collective commitment to fostering a culture of transparency and accountability across all levels of government in Canada.

Charmaine Papertalk Green sifts through the violent, traumatic colonial archive, to know more about her Old People. It’s heartbreaking work, but a sliver of information can make a world of difference.

La presentación dará a conocer el Archivo de la Vicaría de la Solidaridad, el rol que jugó durante la dictadura militar en Chile y el valor que tiene en la actualidad y para el futuro. Se destaca cómo el Archivo va dando cuenta de la historia del país, de quienes fueron las víctimas, y de cómo se va comportando la represión, constituyéndose así en una verdad documentada de nuestro pasado reciente. Se dará cuenta del papel que ha tenido el Archivo desde el retorno a la democracia en 1990,...

IIl est très exceptionnel qu’un mouvement à l’instigation de son fondateur mette l’histoire au cœur de son action et, de ce fait, porte grand intérêt à ses archives, soucieux de les conserver au mieux, persuadé de leur utilité. Il est même probablement unique qu’un fondateur assigne à son mouvement comme objectif de permettre aux populations concernées, à savoir les plus pauvres, de s’approprier leurs archives et par là leur histoire. En 2023, l’importance de l’action auprès des instances...

The Residual Special Court Archive for Sierra Leone - Preserving the Memories of a Civil War: From the Archivists’ Perspective by Aminata Kpewa-Allen, Heather Faulkner and Andreas Nef.  Summary The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) was the first hybrid tribunal created through a joint agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone to try those who bore the greatest responsibility for a civil war which devastated the country from 1991-2002. Following the...

The archives of victims of political repression of the soviet regime: Memorial International, by Elena Zhemkova, Executive Director of Memorial International from 1995 until 2022. Introduction and moderation by Jose Maria Faraldo Jarillo, profesor of the University of Madrid (Universidad Complutense). With the collaboration of the European Observatory on Memories-EUROM. Summary Elena Zhemkova will talk about the main questions related to Memorial records and archives and their use for...

Song Pheaktra and Helen Jarvis: The use of the Khmer Rouge archives as judicial evidence by the People's Revolutionary Tribunal (1979) and the Extraordinary Chambers for the Courts of Cambodia (2007-2022) Song Pheaktra will introduce the various categories of documents left behind by the Khmer Rouge when they left the S-21 prison (including so-called confessions; biographies; photographs; guard notebooks and name lists of over 18,000 prisoners), which have now been digitised and made...

"Mario Polanco, Director del GAM: Los archivos de las víctimas: el Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo (GAM) de Guatemala El Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo surge a inicios de 1984 y durante 40 años ha trabajado acompañando a víctimas y familiares de la práctica de desaparición forzada de personas ocurridas en Guatemala. Además, ha trabajado en favor de los derechos humanos, la transparencia y el fortalecimiento del Estado de Derecho. Creado y articulado por esposas, hermanas, hijas, madres y otros familiares de...

Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the country's back-to-back civil wars from 1989 to 2003, died Thursday aged 72, officials from his party and the Senate told AFP. Johnson, who was seen sipping beer in a video as fighters loyal to him tortured then president Samuel Doe to death in 1990, was […]

Le 12 novembre, le Parlement norvégien a présenté ses excuses aux Samis, Kvens, Finlandais norvégiens et Finlandais de la Forêt pour sa « politique de norvégianisation » dans le passé. Il a également donné suite au rapport et aux recommandations de la Commission vérité et réconciliation. Trois spécialistes expliquent ce qui ressort de ce rendez-vous longtemps attendu.

On November 12, the Norwegian Parliament apologized to the Sami, Kven, Norwegian Finns and Forrest Finns for its “Norwegianization politics” in the past. It also acted on the report and recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Three scholars explain what came out of this long-awaited reckoning.

French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that the 1944 killing of West African soldiers in a Senegalese fishing village by French forces was a massacre for the first time. The soldiers had fought alongside the French during World War II, but were killed by their French counterparts in what historians believe was a dispute over unpaid wages.

French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that the 1944 killing of West African soldiers in a Senegalese fishing village by French forces was a massacre for the first time. The soldiers had fought alongside the French during World War II, but were killed by their French counterparts in what historians believe was a dispute over unpaid wages.

Le président français Emmanuel Macron a reconnu jeudi que les forces coloniales françaises avaient commis un « massacre » contre des tirailleurs africains en 1944 près de Dakar, a indiqué le président sénégalais Bassirou Diomaye Faye qui a salué un « pas important » vers la vérité dans un entretien avec l’AFP

Le président français Emmanuel Macron a reconnu jeudi que les forces coloniales françaises avaient commis un « massacre » contre des tirailleurs africains en 1944 près de Dakar, a indiqué le président sénégalais Bassirou Diomaye Faye qui a salué un « pas important » vers la vérité dans un entretien avec l’AFP