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Libraries included in the recently published Finnish National Development Plan

On 2 February 2017, Finland published its National Development Plan for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals to achieve the UN Agenda 2030. The plan includes libraries. Libraries are acknowledged in the context of the action plan to prevent hate speech and racism and to promote social inclusion: “The role of public libraries as promoters of active citizenship, cultural diversity and democracy shall be strengthened”.

Open Societies are Healthy Societies

Libraries are at the heart of healthy societies. By bringing people together – students, researchers, creators, citizens – they support learning, sharing, and the creation of new ideas.

IFLA signs agreements with 50 countries to work towards getting Libraries included in National Development Plans

IFLA’s capacity-building International Advocacy Programme (IAP) is now fully underway. “50 countries have joined IFLA in this journey, and are already making progress towards promoting and supporting the role libraries can play in the planning and implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, IFLA President Donna Scheeder.

Jamaica’s Library and Information Week 2016 “Libraries Matter: Harnessing information for national development"

IFLA would like to wish the Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) a successful Library and Information Week 2016. LIAJA has set itself the goal to educated as many of Jamaica’s people as possible about the opportunities presenting themselves as a result of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

IFLA brief on the HABITAT III New Urban Agenda

HABITAT, a platform which gathers every 20 years to shape the future of human settlements, has issued its Quito Declaration on sustainable cities and human settlements for all – the New Urban Agenda.

Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - an Australian example

Universal Access to Information, Today and Every Day

Libraries have always been about preserving and giving access to information. At all levels, they readily work with other actors in order to achieve this. The first International Day for the Universal Access to Information is the occasion for a joint statement between IFLA and the International Publishers Association (IPA). This sets out areas where we can progress, together, towards this key objective.

Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - an example from El Salvador

Libraries make an essential contribution to development

New IFLA publications to support your work on the UN 2030 Agenda. Act now to make sure libraries are included in your country’s national development plans for the SDGs!!

Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - an example from Uruguay

An event in Uruguay, led by civil society organisations and the United Nations, has started the process for the national implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda.

Libraries and development on the agenda at the 6th annual German Library congress

Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - a Cameroonian example

#next4billion – IFLA’s roundup of the United Nations Summit for the 2030 Agenda

The United Nations (UN) hosted the Summit for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda at the end of September in New York. IFLA has been actively involved in the process of creating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the last years and has advocated for access to information, culture, access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and universal literacy, all of which can be found in the 2030 Agenda, throughout this time.

IFLA Welcomes the UN 2030 Agenda

On 2 August 2015, after more than three years of negotiations and intense involvement from many stakeholders, including IFLA, the Member States of the United Nations agreed a final version of the post-2015 Development Agenda – now known as 2030 Agenda.

IFLA High-level meeting sets the advocacy agenda for libraries in Africa

Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies e-forum

The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations are organising an e-forum on “Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies” which will take place from 7-18 September 2015.

IFLA response to the Financing for Development “Addis Ababa Action Agenda”

The United Nations Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13-16 July. 193 UN Member States attended the Conference and agreed on the “Addis Ababa Agenda for Action” (AAAA)

Response to the final draft outcome document of the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda

IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN

IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN intergovernmental negotiations on the UN post-2015 development agenda