The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals provide a global roadmap towards lasting and equitable growth. The annual High-Level Political Forum is the opportunity to measure progress, and share ideas for achieving them. IFLA is there, underlining what libraries can do. Read More
The possibility to find, use and create information is an essential, but often overlooked foundation of development. Whenever someone looks for a job or training opportunities, explores how to eat more healthily and live more sustainably, carries out a literature review as part of… Read More
Sustainable Development Goal 17 underlines the importance of partnerships, both in terms of sharing ideas and knowledge, and through concrete collaboration between development actors. Libraries have a key stake in both. The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library, in collaboration… Read More
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On 23 May, IFLA launched the 2019 edition of the Development and Access to Information report, on the occasion of the President’s Meeting in Buenos Aires. Read More
On 22 May, Ministers of culture and their representatives from 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean affirmed their commitment to the UN 2030 Agenda, and to the power of libraries and access to information to achieve it, by signing the Buenos Aires Declaration. Read More
On 22 and 23 May, two key events on the future of libraries and sustainable development will take place in Buenos Aires, and live streaming will be available! Read More
The Forum of Culture Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean brings together top decision-makers and their representatives to discuss how to realise the potential of libraries to deliver sustainable development. It takes place under the authority of the Secretary of Culture… Read More