Content tagged United Nations
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- 58th Session of the UN Commission on Social Development
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
- Get into UN75
IFLA’s new guide offers background about the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary celebrations, and suggestions for how you can get involved. The United Nations was...
Publication - 9 January 2020
Tags: Development, UN75, United Nations, Briefings
- Knowledge Partners for Sustainable Development: IFLA Joins SDG 17 Event at United Nations
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals place a strong emphasis on partnerships, within and across countries. These, the UN argues, are essential for spreading ideas, reducing...
News - 18 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, Partnerships, Sustainable development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America
- Informed, Empowered, Equal: IFLA to Underline Libraries’ Contribution to Better Societies at UN HLPF 2019
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) provide a global roadmap towards lasting and equitable growth. The annual High-Level Political Forum is the opportunity to measure...
News - 10 July 2019
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America
- 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)
- Transformation through Information: IFLA Engages at UN High Level Political Forum
Over the ten days of this year’s High Level Political Forum, IFLA engaged intensively with governments, UN officials, experts and partners from civil society. By ensuring...
News - 19 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Libraries Leading the Transformation to Sustainable, Resilient Societies: IFLA returns to the United Nations High Level Political Forum
The UN High Level Political Forum takes place on 9-18 July 2018 in New York, discussing global challenges and defining a path to sustainable development. IFLA is there, raising awareness among...
News - 11 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, HLPF, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- An Open Invitation: UN, Government Officials Welcome Library Engagement in the 2030 Agenda
The IFLA International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening took place in New York on 28-29 June 2018. Nearly 40 participants, invited by IFLA, met at the Brooklyn Public Library,...
News - 3 July 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Advocating for Libraries as Partners for Development: IFLA’s International Advocacy Programme Comes to the UN
On 28-29 June, IFLA will hold the International Advocacy Programme (IAP) Global Convening in New York, USA. Nearly 40 participants from all regions have been invited by IFLA to celebrate success,...
News - 26 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, DA2I, Development, IAP, Libraries for development, UN 2030 Agenda, UN SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- Libraries Lead in the War on Information Poverty: IFLA Addresses UN Commission on Social Development
The sustainable development of our societies requires access to information for all, and libraries are essential to achieving this. Donna Scheeder (IFLA President, 2015-2017) underlined this point...
News - 31 January 2018
Tags: Access to information, Development, Sustainable Development Agenda, United Nations, United States of America
- IFLA Toolkit: Libraries and the UN post-2015 development agenda (January 2015)
As the United Nations reflects on the future of global development and the post-2015 agenda, access to information must be recognised as critical to supporting governments to achieve development...
Publication - 14 January 2016
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Development, MDGs, Post 2015, United Nations, Toolkits
- Sessions at IFLA Congress in Cape Town to focus on the post-2015 development agenda (2030 Agenda)
On 2 August 2015, just in time for the IFLA Congress in Cape Town, the United Nations completed negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda, now entitled the 2030 Agenda. At two special...
News - 5 August 2015
Tags: Access to information, ALP, Development, post2015, United Nations, LDP (Library Development Programme)
- United Nations Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations
The fourth session of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 UN development agenda will take place on 21-24 April 2015. This joint session is scheduled to focus on Means of...
Event - 17 April 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Lyon Declaration, Meeting, UN post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations, United States of America
- Expert Group Meeting on the indicator framework for the post-2015 development agenda
A side-event to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) 'Expert Group Meeting on the indicator framework for the post-2015 development agenda,' this meeting...
Event - 25 February 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Conference, Lyon Declaration, UN post-2015 Development Agenda, United Nations, United States of America