The UNESCO Multimedia, Video and Sound Collections service (UMVS), also referred to as the UNESCO Multimedia Archives, make available to the public video and sound material produced or sponsored by UNESCO. The collections offer a great variety of content, such documentaries, docufictions, interviews, radio programmes, video reports or instructional materials, to mention some of them. The content that you can consult via this platform relates to the history of UNESCO and to the programme activities carried out by the Organization around the world.
Additionally, UMVS safeguard and preserve the video and sound collections of the Organization --both analogue and digital-- under their custody. Finally, the service contributes to the valorization of the collections by facilitating the search, retrieval, consultation and sharing of the items regardless of the geographical location or means of access of the requester.