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Call for nominations – MCULTP Section Standing Committee

IFLA’s Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section is seeking: Co-opted members from Asia-Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen regional diversity for our Section membership. In addition, we have had two resignations and are seeking to fill these vacancies with… Read More

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  • 31 August 2022

In conversation with Lan Gao, Chair, IFLA’s Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section 

Within IFLA, the Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations has a key role in bringing the field together to address the question of how our institutions and professions can serve our communities in all their diversity.  In 2022, the Section is celebrating 40 years of success in providing guidance, insights, and a space for exchange and learning. We interviewed the Section Chair, Lan Gao, to find out more. Read More

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  • 27 May 2022

Libraries Upholding Cultural Rights: IFLA Welcomes Special Rapporteur for Cultural Rights Alexandra Xanthaki

IFLA welcomed the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural Rights Alexandra Xanthaki as she addressed the Human Rights Council for the first time during their 49th Session. An IFLA representative sat down with the Special Rapporteur following her address to discuss priorities for the coming years and highlight the ways in which libraries work to uphold cultural rights for their communities.   Read More

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  • 11 March 2022