The 2019 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) under the auspices of the United Nations' Economic and Social Council is the key annual meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). IFLA has engaged closely in this work, both promoting the role of libraries and the… Read More
The UN High Level Political Forum takes place on 9-18 July 2018 in New York, discussing global challenges and defining a path to sustainable development. IFLA is there, raising awareness among ministers, officials, experts and civil society of how libraries are leading in this effort as essential partners for development. Read More
New technologies offer significant potential to drive development worldwide. They do this by improving productivity, breaking down challenges linked to distance and poor communication and, crucially, by opening up new perspectives for access to information. At this year's United Nations Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (UN STI Forum), IFLA will be setting out how libraries help make this happen. Read More
IFLA launches a call for examples, to support the advocacy work done by the library community at national, regional and global levels. Data and examples are key to show policy makers how libraries are already supporting development through their programmes, products and services. Therefore, this survey aims to gather examples that will be used for the advocacy work done by IFLA, its members and the broader library community related to the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Read More
The Public Libraries Section in partnership with Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB) invites you to submit a program proposal for its joint open session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Wroclaw, Poland from 19-25 August 2017. Read More
The inclusion of libraries and access to information in national and regional development plans will contribute to meeting the global United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In support of this goal, IFLA has published a booklet of examples and recommendations for policymakers demonstrating the contribution of libraries to… Read More
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. Read More