Around the world, there are already very positive examples of local and regional governments integrating libraries and culture into their wider development policies. To spread this good practice, we need both to build awareness, and shape global frameworks. Read More
The fourth Culture Summit, organised by United Cities and Local Governments, will take place on 9-11 September in Izmir, Turkey, under the theme ‘Culture shaping the future’. Read More
IFLA President Barbara Lison will deliver a keynote at this conference focused on the role of libraries and museums in contributing to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals in the Baltic States and beyond. Read More
IFLA, alongside partners from the Culture 2030 Goal Coalition, organised a successful side-event at the UN High-Level Political Forum, focusing on culture as an accelerator of development. Victoria Okojie, representing IFLA, underlined the particular contribution that libraries can make. Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the measures taken in response by governments are having a significant impact on the cultural sector. Libraries have needed to adapt rapidly in order to fulfil their missions, while in other fields, creators have found themselves deprived of their means of making a… Read More
In the negotiations that led to the agreement of the 2030 Agenda in September 2015, a group of global organisations including IFLA drove the #culture2015goal campaign. A new report looks at the progress on incorporating culture into the SDGs since then, and relaunches the campaign as #culture2030goal. Read More
​Four years on from the agreement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, a new report, coordinated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) with support from IFLA, looks at progress in ensuring the place of culture… Read More