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10 June 2021The key theme of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda is “Leaving No-one Behind”; the pandemic has highlighted the urgency of addressing disproportionate barriers and disparities that various minority groups are experiencing. An IFLA input to a UN Human Rights Council consultation examines the role of access to information in facilitating minority rights within the context of sustainable development, and ways that libraries support it.
9 June 2021The key theme of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda is “Leaving No-one Behind”; the pandemic has highlighted the urgency of addressing disproportionate barriers and disparities that various minority groups are experiencing. An IFLA input to a UN Human Rights Council consultation examines the role of access to information in facilitating minority rights within the context of sustainable development, and ways that libraries support it.
9 June 2021At the Russian State Library for Young Adults (RSLYA), we hold interactive meetings together with children, actively using retro technologies.
8 June 2021Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section will conduct a Standing Committee Open Meeting on June 18, 2021 (8am Montreal UTC-4).
7 June 2021Library Services to People with Special Needs Section is pleased to announce the publication of the section’s brochure in Croatian.
7 June 2021The Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005 Convention) held their biannual meeting last week. IFLA attended as an observer, underlining the importance of showing culture's contribution to development, and promoting equitable access for all.
4 June 202113th Conference of the Association of Parliamentary Librarians of Asia and the Pacific (APLAP) on 15-17 June 2021 in a virtual format. All interested are encouraged to register to attend.
4 June 2021Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section launched a new survey on service operations during the COVID-19 global pandemic. UPDATE!! The survey is open until 13 July 2021.
4 June 2021The 2021-2023 IFLA Professional Council, responsible for guiding and supporting the work of IFLA's Professional Structure, has been elected by its Members and Officers.
4 June 2021In this article, IFLA celebrates the work of the IFLA Asia and Oceania Section and its engagement with the IFLA Strategy.
3 June 2021We're live! The World Library and information Congress 2021 platform is now open.
3 June 2021Consult these graphics and tables to get a comparative view of the data submitted in the NBR profiles
2 June 2021A recent report from Denmark has shone a new light on the different ways in which public libraries make a difference to people's lives, and how we can measure this. We interviewed Christian Lauersen, Director, Roskilde Public Library, to find out more.
1 June 2021An exciting innovation in IFLA’s new governance structures will be our new Regional Division Committees for Asia-Oceania, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, North America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
31 May 2021The pandemic has underlined the importance of access to information for all, but at the same time, the risks of misinformation. Libraries have a huge potential to contribute, as highlighted in a webinar organised by participants in the IFLA-Goethe Institut Emerging International Voices Programme.
29 May 2021May’s theme was “Projects in the Libraries – Ideas, Innovations, Initiatives”.