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Launched in 2018 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the Global Policy Forums have emerged as the flagship conference for the discussion of policies and strategies for the sustainable preservation and accessibility of documentary heritage at risk.

As such, the 1^st edition on "Disaster Risk Reduction and Management for Sustainable Preservation of Documentary Heritage" had as a reference , with its focus being to outline a strategic framework for UNESCO’s action in this area.  This tool provided archives, libraries, museums, and other memory institutions in UNESCO’s Member States with strategic and practical guidelines to safeguard documentary heritage at risk.

The 2^nd Forum held in 2021, in addition to expanding this Strategic Framework, provided regional overviews of the assessment of documentary heritage at risk and showcased good practices, with a focus on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries in Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa.

Held under the theme “Enhancing international cooperation to better safeguard documentary heritage at risk”, the 3rd edition of the Global Policy Forum brought together policymakers and experts to discuss ways to strengthen international cooperation and explore existing global initiatives, tools, and opportunities for preserving documentary heritage through disaster management. The discussion focused on the impacts brought about by climate change, pollution and conflict, as consequences of man-made and natural disasters. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan co-organised this edition with UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, marking the first time the event was held in Tokyo.

The Global Policy Forum series is supported by this Ministry within the framework of the Memory of the World project on "Preservation of Documentary Heritage through Policy Development and Capacity Building" and "Consolidating the Gains in Policy Development and Capacity Building for the Preservation and Accessibility of Documentary Heritage".