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Libraries make an essential contribution to development
28 June 2016New 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
9 May 2016An 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.
#next4billion – IFLA’s roundup of the United Nations Summit for the 2030 Agenda
6 October 2015The 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
4 August 2015On 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.
Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies e-forum
21 July 2015The 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”
20 July 2015The 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
17 July 2015IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN
26 June 2015IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN intergovernmental negotiations on the UN post-2015 development agenda
IFLA welcomes the Zero Draft to adopt the post-2015 Development Agenda in response to the United Nations
22 June 2015Over the past year IFLA has been working with the international library community—as well as civil society and member states—to develop its position and help ensure that crucial elements such as access to information are included in the UN post-2015 Development Agenda.
What has happened with the UN post-2015 Development Agenda and how is access to information progressing?
15 June 2015With the negotiations over the UN post-2015 development agenda reaching their final phases in New York, it is an appropriate moment to share an overview of what is happening at the United Nations.
United Nations to focus on the role of technology in sustainable development at next SDG negotiations in New York
17 April 2015From 21-24 April 2015 the United Nations will host a joint session of negotiations on technology facilitation mechanisms, science, and other technological innovation issues, as part of the inter-governmental negotiations on the new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
IFLA signs Letter on Financing for Development in the Post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals
17 April 2015IFLA is pleased to announce that it has co-signed a letter on the importance of transparency, accountability and participation in the Financing for Development (FfD) process in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Culture Summit 2015 – Culture and Sustainable Cities
20 March 2015This week the first United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Culture Summit took place in Biblao, Spain.
IFLA takes Lyon Declaration to the UN
23 February 2015Negotiations in New York last week focused on the Declaration section of the new Framework. Delegates called for an aspirational statement that made sense to all.
International support for the Lyon Declaration continues to grow
2 December 2014The Lyon Declaration has seen a wide uptake within and outside the library community.