News from Cultural Heritage
IFLA Represented at the UNESCO International Consultation on the Safeguarding, Accessibility and Promotion of Ancient Manuscripts from the Sahel
Mr. Norbert Tangmo, director of the IFLA Regional PAC Centre in Cameroon represented IFLA at this sub-regional meeting. He highlighted the IFLA PAC Programme, and spoke to the activities that his centre intends to carry out for preservation and conservation in French-speaking Africa.Qatar National Library Presents Conservation Training Course in the Levant Region
Experts from libraries, cultural institutions and museums from across the Levant participated in a four-day training program on “Practical Methods for the Scientific Examination of Library Objects".Call for Candidates for World Book Capital 2022 Open
Interested cities and towns have until 25 June 2020 in order to submit their candidacies to be UNESCO World Book Capital 2020. IFLA encourages libraries to approach their local authorities to explore whether they can support a bid.IFLA Joins Blue Shield International to Oppose the Targeting of Iranian Cultural Sites
IFLA joins international organisations in voicing concern over recent threats by the President of the United States of America specifically targeting, among other locations, sites of cultural importance in Iran.Recording, Researching, Reviving: how the State Library of Queensland is Celebrating the International Year of Indigenous Languages
As the International Year of Indigenous Languages comes to an end, we are happy to share a further example of libraries acting to protect and promote these languages and the communities that speak them. We are grateful to the State Library of Queensland for this contribution.Tbilisi to be World Book Capital 2021
UNESCO has announced that Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, will be World Book Capital 2021. IFLA is looking forward to working with the authorities and libraries there to show the power of our institutions in promoting books and reading.Partnering for Education, Science and Culture at the UNESCO General Conference
The IFLA delegation represented the library and information profession at the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference.
IFLA Joins the Discussion on Preserving and Providing Access to Digital Heritage
Representatives from IFLA were invited to participate in the 2nd Inter-regional Conference for the Memory of the World, held in the Republic of Korea from 5-8 November 2019.