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Sustainable Development Needs Smart Citizens: IFLA to Take Active Role at UN SDG Forum in Santiago

​Libraries promote an inclusive model of development by giving all individuals the information they need to learn, find work, and live healthy lives. This requires the right policies not just globally, but also at the regional, national and local levels. This is the message IFLA will be bringing to the Second Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2018, held in Santiago, Chile, on 17-20 April 2018.

Because Information Should Bridge, not Deepen, the Gender Divide

Access to Information must close, not deepen, the gender divide

The digital gender divide globally is widening. This was perhaps one of the most startling findings of the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) report, launched last July by IFLA in partnership with the Technology and Social Change Group at the University of Washington.

Sustainable, Resilient Communities: IFLA Submits Views for SDG 11 Position Paper

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

2018 will see a focus on Sustainable Development Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities - at the UN. This is an opportunity to share how successful libraries can be drivers of successful societies, by promoting meaningful access to information for all. 

Libraries and the UN in 2018

2017 was a big year for libraries and the UN. On the ground, librarians from 75 countries committed to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals, and get involved in national plans to deliver them. At the international level, IFLA launched the first Development and Access to Information report, a partnership with the Technology and Social Change Group at the University of Washington.