ar ciefers. records and archives of operations that are created as a result of a consistently refltion. we fulfill a number of authorizational and objectives, some are requirements from member-states for accountability. our whole thinking about preservation, what archives look like, is radically changing. it's quite frightening when you open a box and you find, do you remember the great big floppy 12 inch disks? then you find the little hard disks and nobody has a vhs player anymore. one of the media that is the most stable, i can't believe i'm going to tell you this, the most of embarrassing is microfilm. one great thing about microfilm is you can hold it up to light and read it. you don't need any machine whatsoever. we have the 55 flags that were flown at lake success, the temporary headquarters of the united nations during the general assembly's first session. i think i've got the best job, i really do. >> you can look for top stories at aljazeera.com. >> in 2009 peace came to sri lanka after