Content tagged SDGs
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- United Nations High Level Political Forum 2019
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)....
Event - 8 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, SDGs, United States, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Supporting Sustainable Development Globally: Libraries at the UN Regional Forums
In preparation for global meetings on the SDGs in July and September, IFLA has been active at the regional level. The message: that at all levels, and across the 2030 Agenda, libraries...
News - 18 June 2019
Tags: Access to information, Africa, Asia and Oceania, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, SDGs, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA Collaborates with United Nations on the SDG Book Club
IFLA is participating in the SDG Book Club, an initiative launched by the United Nations alongside organisations representing publishers, booksellers and books for youth. Through this, we hope to...
News - 15 March 2019
Tags: Access to information, Children, Development, Literacy, SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Making Development Disability-Inclusive: UN Report Highlights IFLA Evidence
A new United Nations report underlines the need for action to ensure that people with disabilities enjoy the same opportunities and possibilities as others. It also highlights good practices,...
News - 12 December 2018
Tags: Access to information, disability, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference (APLIC)
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is the national professional organisation for the Australian library and information services sector. Together it...
Event - 13 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Australia, Conference, SDGs, UN Sustainable Development Goals
- ALIA Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Goals Summit
The Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference (APLIC) provides the perfect opportunity to bring together library and information professionals from across Australia and the Region to compare...
Event - 13 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Australia, Meeting, SDGs, UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Africa Section Midterm meeting and SCECSAL XXIII conference
The Uganda Library and Information Association (ULIA) is hosting the IFLA AFRICA Section Midterm Meeting and the Twenty-third Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa...
Event - 30 January 2018
Tags: Midterm Meeting, SDGs, Uganda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Africa
- Libraries safeguarding cultural heritage
Documentary works in all formats, including digital, are a key part of our cultural heritage. Working with, preserving, and safeguarding them in order to provide access to future generations is at...
News - 10 May 2017
Tags: 11.4, Conservation, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Policy, Preservation, Risk Register, SDGs, UN, UNESCO, PAC (Preservation and Conservation)
- Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals - an Australian example
Colleagues in Australia – Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, Director General of the National Library of Australia, and Sue McKerracher, CEO of the Australian Library and Information Association...
News - 4 October 2016
Tags: 2030 Agenda, Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, SDGs
- Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion - DC-PAL Input
This document is the Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries (DC-PAL) input to IGF 2016 Community Intersessional Programme - Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion -...
Publication - 11 August 2016
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, dc-pal, Development, IGF, Internet governance, Policy, SDGs, Sustainability, UN 2030 Agenda, Statements
- New IFLA publications to support your work on the UN 2030 Agenda
Act now to make sure libraries are included in your country’s national development plans for the SDGs!! The inclusion of libraries and access to information in national and regional...
News - 7 July 2016
Tags: Publications, SDGs, UN SDGs
- Mapping open government initiatives that are helping contribute to the SDGs in Asia Pacific
As many of you readers might be aware, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Support Unit are joining hands to put into action the commitments...
News - 25 May 2016
Tags: Democracy, SDGs, Asia and Oceania
- Libraries on the agenda
Key Initiative 1.2: Introducing libraries on the agenda of international organizations Activity 1.2.1: Prepare a UNESCO recommendation on the essential and changing role for...
Informational Page - 23 December 2015
Tags: IFLA, key initiatives, SDGs, Strategic plan, UN 2030 sustainable development goals
- Registration now open: IFLA President's Meeting 2016
IFLA President Donna Scheeeder invites you to the IFLA President's Meeting 2016. Keynotes talks, presentations and discussion will focus on the four central themes of the change agenda...
News - 1 December 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Canada, IFLA Trend Report, Lyon Declaration, Policy agenda, SDGs, UN post-2015 Development Agenda
- IFLA emphasizes the role of access to information in intervention at the UN
IFLA President-elect Donna Scheeder speaking at the Intergovernmental negotiations on the UN post-2015 development agenda, 6th meeting - General Assembly, (24 June 2015) IFLA...
News - 26 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, post2015, SDGs, UN, United States
- WSIS Forum 2015: Continue to prioritize ICTs for Sustainable Development
IFLA attended the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2015, held in Geneva from 25–29 May. Intergovernmental groups, stakeholders and other key players attended the High-...
News - 3 June 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Copyright, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, ICTs, Lyon Declaration, SDGs, Sustainable Development Agenda, Switzerland, WSIS
- Governance, Access to Information on the Agenda at Open Working Group 8
Español IFLA is actively involved at the UN in sessions dedicated to the creation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will follow the conclusion of the Millennium...
News - 12 February 2014
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, MDGs, post-2015, SDGs, UN, UNDP, United States