Peter Scholing (Aruba) is the new president of the Latin America and Caribbean Committee for the Memory of the World Programme (MoWLAC). He was elected last November by his colleagues, on the occasion of the 22nd annual meeting of the Regional Committee held in Oranjestad (Aruba).

The Minutes of the Chamber of São Paulo. Page treated in a new polyester envelope. Photo: Application Form, Municipal Historical Archive – Arquivo Histórico Municipal (AHM).   The Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean of UNESCO Memory of the World (MoWLAC) programme has included 17 new heritage documents in its regional register during its XXII Ordinary Meeting, which took place in Aruba from 15 to 18 November.

Representatives of 22 Member States joined in Montevideo to participate in the meeting aimed at promoting regional cooperation for the protection of underwater cultural heritage

During the 22th Meeting of the Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (MoWLAC), of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, which was held in Oranjestad (Aruba), from November 15th – 18th, a new Bureau was elected for the next two years.

On October 26, 2022, the publication "Transboundary Water Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean" was launched. This publication is part of the technical series of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Hydrological Program for Latin America and the Caribbean (IHP-LAC) and was developed in cooperation with the Conference of Ibero-American Water Directors (CODIA).

The XV Meeting of the National Committees and Focal Points of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (IHP-LAC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was held on October 24 and 25 of 2022. It was attended by 29 countries, 7 UNESCO centers and chairs, 7 working groups and 6 international organizations such as ECLAC, ACTO and CWWA.