Content tagged SDGs

In the third and final story in our series focusing on reviews of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2021, we hear from libraries in four countries about their...

News - 2 August 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, Voluntary National Reviews

2021 has not just ben a record year for libraries in Voluntary National Reviews – it has also seen the highest share yet of Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) recognise the contribution of...

News - 20 July 2021

Tags: Development, Digital inclusion, local government, SDGs

The processes created for monitoring and supporting the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals offer important opportunities for libraries to engage with decision-makers, gain recognition,...

News - 13 July 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs

Culture, art and heritage play a vital part in the lives of individuals and societies, contributing to key policy objectives such as promoting wellbeing and supporting employment. However...

News - 11 July 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs

Culture is now recognized as the fourth pillar of sustainable development, and cultural and creative industries (CCI) are being celebrated in 2021 through the UN International Year of the Creative...

Event - 25 June 2021

Tags: Cultural heritage, Development, SDGs, Webinar

If you believe that there is no future without culture and that the cultural ecosystems should be integrated in both short-term recovery and long-term development strategies, support the #...

News - 21 May 2021

Tags: Cultural heritage, Culture2030Goal, Development, SDGs

At a side-event to the United Nations Science, Technology and Innovation Forum 2021 on 5 May, speakers shared their insights on where work is needed to ensure that openness acts as a driver of...

News - 11 May 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs

​A new IFLA report highlights greater understanding of the contribution of libraries to delivering the UN 2030 Agenda among local governments, in a wider range of areas, than in national reviews...

News - 3 May 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs

A new IFLA report highlights greater understanding of the contribution of libraries to delivering the UN 2030 Agenda among local governments, in a wider range of areas, than in national reviews of...

Publication - 3 May 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, Reports

Libraries can have an important role in building understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We interviewed Dr Yakov L Shrayberg, President of the Russian National Public Library...

News - 30 March 2021

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, Russian Federation, SDGs, Interview

With a unique understanding of how our institutions support positive progress, the local government leaders meeting as part of the Urban 20 initiative are well placed to highlight how libraries,...

News - 26 March 2021

Tags: Cultural heritage, Italy, SDGs, Sustainable development, U20, urban development

A side-event at the Asia-Pacific region’s forum on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provided an opportunity to underline the importance of access to information everywhere, and the...

News - 24 March 2021

Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, SDGs, Asia and Oceania

​The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the importance of information in so many aspects of our lives. However, responding to growing demands is not necessarily simply. At a panel bringing together...

News - 16 March 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, Europe, SDGs

This update on libraries and the SDGs includes information on: the 2021 VNRs, the Regional SDG Fora and other UN meetings, the SDG Advocacy Toolkit, IFLA's Library Map of the World and Stat of...

News - 10 March 2021

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs

With access to information recognised as a key component of development in the UN 2030 Agenda, libraries have a powerful potential to contribute to success. A side event at the 7th African...

News - 2 March 2021

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Development, SDGs, Africa

The 2021 edition of the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development provides an opportunity for countries across the region to exchange and support each other in their efforts to deliver on the...

Event - 26 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Conference, Development, SDGs

Governments, communities and individuals across the Asia-Pacific region will have many tough decisions to make if we are to achieve sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19. A precondition...

Event - 26 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Asia and Oceania, Development, SDGs, Webinar

This year’s African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development – the seventh such meeting – will offer a platform to hear about progress towards the SDGs across Africa....

Event - 16 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Conference, Congo, Development, SDGs

Even before COVID-19, the UN’s 2030 Agenda represented an ambitious set of priorities for the world. With the pandemic still ongoing, the need to accelerate efforts to deliver...

Event - 16 February 2021

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Congo-Brazzaville, Development, SDGs, Webinar, Africa

Throughout its advocacy around the Sustainable Development Goals, IFLA underlines the importance of information - and libraries as the institutions that provide meaningful access to it - in...

News - 20 January 2021

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Interview

The latest update on activities related to the Sustainable Development Goals from IFLA includes information on the following: IFLA SDG Update (Dec 2020): Update on 2021 VNRs, Africa Youth SDG...

News - 3 December 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, UN 2030 Agenda

Over the last five years, 168 different countries have presented Voluntary National Reviews on their work to deliver the SDGs. The latest IFLA analysis highlights the example they offer of...

News - 2 December 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, VNRs, Voluntary National Reviews

​Over the last five years, 168 different countries have presented Voluntary National Reviews on their work to deliver the SDGs. The latest IFLA analysis highlights the example they offer of...

Publication - 2 December 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, VNRs, Voluntary National Reviews, Reports

IFLA was present at the 3rd African Youth SDGs Summit in Accra, Ghana, on 4-5 November. IFLA’s representative, Damilare Oyedele, shared the below report. ​Young people across Africa...

News - 19 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals

The third African Youth SDGs Summit takes place with the combined challenge of accelerating progress towards the SDGs, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Bringing together new...

Event - 3 November 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Development, Ghana, SDGs, Africa

IFLA has submitted a statement ahead of the 59th meeting of the United Nations Commission on Social Development, focus on the role of digital technologies. The statement underlines the need to...

News - 27 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Digital inclusion, SDGs, social development

The latest update on activities related to the Sustainable Development Goals from IFLA includes information on the following: Voluntary National Reviews 2021, our Data for Advocacy webinar, the...

News - 24 October 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, UN 2030 Agenda

A week today, SDG Action Week begins with an ‘SDG Moment’ at the United Nations General Assembly. Leaders of countries around the world will underline their commitment to delivery and...

News - 11 September 2020

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, UN 2030 Agenda

Working with the Sustainable Development Goals opens up new possibilities for libraries and library associations to demonstrate the contributions they can make to societies. They can also help...

News - 26 August 2020

Tags: Access to information, Costa Rica, Development, SDGs, Interview

​[Português] The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have provided a great framework both for libraries to think about their own services, and to engage with governments and...

News - 19 August 2020

Tags: Access to information, Brazil, Development, SDGs, Interview

IFLA, as a member of the Culture 2030 Goal Coalition, is taking part in a side event at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum. This will focus on making the case for giving culture and...

Event - 13 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, Development, SDGs, Webinar

The Development and Access to Information (DA2I) report focuses both on building the case for the role of access in development, and on assessing progress towards this at the national level...

Publication - 10 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Argentina, Development, Ecuador, Kenya, Nigeria, SDGs, Slovenia, sustainable development goals, Publications

Ten UN Member States have highlighted the role of libraries in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals, through reports submitted as part of their Voluntary National Reviews. Furthermore, 3...

News - 7 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, HLPF, SDGs

Thanks to restrictions linked to COVID-19, the 2020 High Level Political Forum will take place online, meaning more opportunities than ever before to engage from around the world. IFLA...

News - 6 July 2020

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs

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...

Event - 18 May 2020

Tags: #Culture2030Goal, Cultural heritage, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Webinar

The UN Commission on Social Development is the key intergovernmental body for discussing the social dimension of sustainable development. Meeting annually, it provides an opportunity both...

Event - 16 January 2020

Tags: Access to information, Conference, Homelessness, SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, Library Services to People with Special Needs

The first of the five regional sustainable development fora that lead to the 2020 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development takes place in Africa.  In line with the theme...

Event - 6 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Conference, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Zimbabwe, LDP (Library Development Programme)

The United Nations has agreed on the theme for the 2020 High Level Political Forum, focusing on accelerating actions to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals with only ten years to...

News - 4 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, HLPF, SDGs, sustainable development goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)

At the Third Roundtable Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Libraries in Africa, IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner underlined the scope for libraries to deliver on the goals set out in...

News - 3 December 2019

Tags: Access to information, Africa, African Union, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, LDP (Library Development Programme)

Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) can be a great way for libraries to engage in discussions around the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to be recognised for...

Publication - 27 November 2019

Tags: Access to information, Development, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Voluntary National Reviews, LDP (Library Development Programme), Toolkits

Faced with some of the world's most acute development challenges, Africa needs to draw on all of its innovative potential.  Information - and equitable access to it - will play a...

Event - 23 October 2019

Tags: Access to information, Africa, Conference, Development, SDGs, LDP (Library Development Programme)

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 of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)

​ 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 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)

​​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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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 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 of America

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

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 of America