On Friday 14 July, at the main session of the United Nations High Level Political Forum: "Science-policy interface and emerging issues", IFLA intervened speaking on behalf of the NGO Major Group underlining the need for meaningful access to information in order to succeed in the UN 2030 Agenda. Read More
The DA2I side event “2030 Vision: How Libraries Support the UN’s Work on Sustainable Development” was a unique opportunity to highlight and illustrate the major role of libraries in delivering effective and meaningful access to information driving progress for development at the national and global levels. Read More
IFLA, in partnership with TASCHA will launch the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) 2017 Report on 17 July 2017 during the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York. Read More
The United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library (DHL) and IFLA will be holding a side event “2030 Vision: How Libraries Support the UN’s Work on Sustainable Development” during the High Level Political Forum in New York. In the context of the official launch of the Development and Access… Read More
During the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), IFLA, together with TASCHA and Article 19, will hold a side event to present and analyse the findings of the first report of the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) project. Alongside… Read More
Development and Access to Information (DA2I) is the first of a series of reports that will monitor the progress countries are making towards fulfilling their commitment to promote meaningful access to information as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It underlines the… Read More
The International Advocacy Programme (IAP) continues as a worldwide campaign to get libraries into National Development Plans! The IAP Update – May 2017 features activities and plans reported by IAP participants between February 2017 and the end of May 2017. Read More
IFLA President Donna Scheeder delivered a keynote speech on Libraries in Support of Sustainable Development at the May 9th, 2017 opening of the 12th National Library Week, organized by the Bulgarian Library and Information Association (BLIA). Read More
Two more IFLA IAP Regional Workshops were held in February and March 2017, bringing together participants from a further 20 countries to join the International Advocacy Programme (IAP). This capacity building initiative was launched by IFLA in the last quarter of 2016 and has now seen six regional workshops organised, with almost 150 participants in total. 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