On this International Women’s Day, we look forward to seeing the new and continued ways libraries offer support for a sustainable future – and we encourage libraries to share best practices and how you’ve implemented services. Read More
A joint submission by IFLA and the Uganda Library and Information Association to the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review outlines key developments and ways that libraries work to support the fundamental rights to education, health, and work in Uganda, and how more could be done. Read More
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Queering Information: LGBTQ+ Memory, Interpretation, Dissemination A Special Issue of The International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion (IJIDI) In the twenty-first century, LGBTQ+ people, cultures, and histories worldwide have become more visible in the public sphere, the media, and in cultural… Read More
In response to the death of George Floyd and others globally, IFLA President Christine Mackenzie and Secretary General Gerald Leitner have made the following statement. Read More
In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges for libraries around the world in the way that they deliver services. To help share stories of best practice, innovation, and challenging experiences, the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section will be focusing much of the upcoming issue of its newsletter on the impact of COVID-19 on libraries that work with multicultural communities. Read More
UNESCO’s International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities (ICCAR) hosted an International webinar on 20 April 2020 addressing racism, discrimination and exclusion in the time of COVID-19. Read More
IFLA attended the 58th Session of the UN Commission on Social Development on 10-19 February 2020. With a specific focus for the first time on homelessness, it provided an opportunity to highlight the importance of access to libraries for people experiencing homelessness, and how libraries can help. Read More
IFLA attended the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on Social Development in New York on 10-19 February 2020, which focused on homelessness. Genilson Geraldo, Brazil, attended the meeting representing IFLA, highlighting the potential of libraries both to provide a safe place for people… Read More
IFLA will be represented at the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Read More
2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report… Read More