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With 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.
From 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 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.
This week the first United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Culture Summit took place in Biblao, Spain.
Negotiations 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.
The Lyon Declaration has seen a wide uptake within and outside the library community.
Template letters, talking points and examples of how libraries help meet development goals are included.
It has been a month since the Lyon Declaration was launched, see what has happened since.
IFLA attended the 12th meeting of the Open Working Group (OWG) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) in New York June 16-20 . IFLA’s overarching goal during the OWG meetings is to emphasise the importance of access to information for development.
IFLA promotes access to information at the 10th Session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals; Introduces the ‘Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development to the 25th General Assembly of the Conference of NGOs (CoNGO).
IFLA's involvement in the recent Open Working Group on Sustainable Development and United Nations Developmemt Programme.