Within the framework of the XXII Meeting of the Intergovernmental Council of Iberarchivos, held on 18 and 19 February 2020 in Seville (Spain), it was unanimously approved that Iberarchivos’ multilateral financial fund (generated by contributions from member countries and international organisations) be administered by the Organisation of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI).
On 13 April, the Administrative and Financial Assistance Agreement for the management and execution of the financial fund of the Iberarchivos Programme was signed by Mr Silvestre de Almeida Lacerda, as President of the Intergovernmental Council of the Iberarchivos Programme, and Mr Mariano Jabonero, as Secretary General of the Iberarchivos Programme. Jabonero, as Secretary General of the OEI.
The OEI is an international governmental organisation for cooperation between Ibero-American countries in the field of education, science, technology and culture in the context of integral development, democracy and regional integration. He has proven international experience, with 70 years of uninterrupted dedication to the Ibero-American Community, managing programmes such as Iberescena and Ibermuseos.
The aim of this agreement is to provide administrative and financial assistance from the OEI to the Iberarchivos Programme for the management and execution of the programme’s financial fund, within the framework of the activities it provides for.
For its part, Iberarchivos will continue working hard and committed to promoting access to archives for Ibero-American citizens, disseminating documents and promoting the organisation, description and preservation of archives as guarantors of access to information, public and administrative transparency, good governance and accountability. To this end, it will continue to provide resources through its annual call for donations for archive projects.
