Content tagged Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Libraries Act for the SDGs
The Global Week of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) comes to an end today. The week falls around the time of the anniversary of the agreement of the United Nations 2030 Agenda...
News - 30 September 2019
Tags: Access to information, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, sustainable development goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- National Libraries Section Sessions at the WLIC 2019 in Athens!
It's another busy conference schedule for the National Libraries section as our main session takes on the way that national libraries are evolving their spaces to offer new services and reach...
News - 14 August 2019
Tags: 2019 WLIC, 203 agenda, Advocacy, Cooperation, cultural diplomacy, Development, Libraries for development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Library buildings and equipment, Library services, Society, WLIC, National Libraries
- 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 joins civil society in demanding a UN post-2015 framework that makes governments more accountable
IFLA, together with almost 200 civil society organisations, is calling on the United Nations to put good governance, access to information and independent media at the centre of the post-2015...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- Access to Information should be central to the Post-2015 Development Framework
On Monday 9th December IFLA launched a joint statement on the role access to information can play in the post-2015 development framework. The statement, prepared in association with Article 19,...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- Libraries Power Development - IFLA in the Guardian
IFLA participated in the Guardian live chat on the role information plays in development. The live chat lasted for 2 hours and recieved a lot of questions and feedback in form of over 250...
Publication - 12 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, LDP (Library Development Programme), Reports
- Sustainability is Libraries' Business: Libraries and Sustainable Development
As institutions with a societal mission, it is natural for libraries to seek to address the major societal challenges of today - and there are fewer greater than sustainability. With...
Publication - 25 September 2018
Tags: Access to information, environmental sustainability, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainability, Briefings, Environment, Sustainability and Libraries
- Data and the Sustainable Development Goals - IFLA Briefing
A key feature of the UN's 2030 Agenda is its data framework. This provides indicators associated with each of the 169 targets, making it possible to track progress over time. These...
Publication - 23 August 2018
Tags: Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, sustainable development goals, United Nations, Briefings, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- IFLA IAP Global Convening: SDGs - Looking Ahead (2018)
During the International Advocacy Programme Global Convening, held in New York on 28-29 June 2018, IFLA offered a presentation about expected events in the coming year at the United Nations...
Publication - 23 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, sustainable development goals, United Nations, Conference proceedings, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Libraries and the 2030 Agenda in 2019 - A Timeline
2019 will be a big year at the UN. The regular regional and global forum and voluntary national reviews taking a specific focus on education, employment, equality and access to...
Publication - 23 August 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainable development, United Nations, Infographics, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Access to Information Central to the Post-2015 Development Agenda
[English] [Español] [français] [العربية] [Português] Access to information is crucial for everyone, including those living in poverty It empowers them to...
Publication - 9 December 2013
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Publications
- IFLA Statement on Libraries and Development (August 2013)
PDF: English | አማርኛ Access to information is a fundamental human right that can break the cycle of poverty and support sustainable development. The library is the only place in many...
Publication - 16 August 2013
Tags: Development, Libraries and Development, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, LDP (Library Development Programme), Statements
- IFLA Manifesto on Transparency, Good Governance and Freedom from Corruption
(Translations and other versions below) IFLA has on numerous occasions and in many forums made clear its belief in the positive role of libraries in society and its commitment to enhancing...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Freedom from Corruption, Good Governance, Libraries, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Transparency, Manifestos, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)
- Statement on Libraries and Sustainable Development (August 2002)
中文 | français | Italiano | Slovenčina Meeting in Glasgow on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its formation, the International Federation of Library Associations and...
Publication - 31 March 2009
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Sustainability, Sustainable development, Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)