IFLA Headquarters joined partners from UNESCO representing civil society and beyond at the 16th International Forum of NGOs in Official Partnership with UNESCO. This was held in person from 15‐16 April 2024 in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) with the theme, “Sustainable Cultures”. Read More
Overview A new UNESCO Framework on Culture and Arts Education has been endorsed on 15 February It includes a strong focus on access, inclusion, and equity, including in the digital environment, as a critical foundation to the realisation of the right to education and cultural rights Following strong engagement and… Read More
Qatar National Library held its second annual Libraries Lead Forum from 19-20 March 2023 in Doha, Qatar. This year’s forum explored how galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM institutions) carry out cultural diplomacy. Read More
IFLA will join Qatar National Library at their Libraries Lead Forum 2023, exploring the theme, “GLAMs and Cultural Diplomacy". Read More
From 6-20 November 2022, 35,000 delegates from 190 countries, including more than 90 heads of state, came together in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference – COP27. Read More
IFLA’s core message at MONDIACULT 2022 was a call to policymakers, including ministers of culture from around the world, to look to library associations and institutions as partners in realising the potential of culture to leave no one behind. We stressed that, through its transversal impact across the development agenda, culture is critical for achieving sustainable development goals. Read More
Three great sessions this year from the National Libraries Section, the Special Interest Group on National Organisations and International Relations (SIG-NOIR), and the Special Interest Group on National Information and Library Policy (SIG-NILP). Read More