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IFLA representatives played an active role in the Global Alliance for Literacy Policy Forum, a meeting of ministers and senior officials responsible for literacy organised by UNESCO on 13-14 November.
70 years ago today, United Nations Member States signed up to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In doing so, they established a set of principles that underpin any sustainable and successful society. In statements released today, IFLA’s Secretary General, Gerald Leitner, and President Glòria Pérez-Salmeron, underlined the work of libraries in ensuring that all can benefit.
We are deeply grateful for the contribution of the international library community on the work with the guidelines.
IFLA is just back from another exciting week at the World Intellectual Property Organization, where United Nations Member States discussed how to move forwards on exceptions and limitations to copyright for libraries and other topics
IFLA Secretary General Gerald Leitner has written a letter to key South African ministers and parliamentarians, urging them to take the final steps necessary to approve a copyright reform that will be good for libraries and good for their users. People with print disabilities will benefit particularly from the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty that the reforms enable.
Our first E4GDH webinar - a practical session on finding the evidence for global and disaster health - took place on 19 November 2018. The recording is now available.
A new article has been published offering a recollection of Wolfgang Dietz (Bonn Library) and Gerhard Hahn (Bundestag Library) and their contributions to post-war developments in legislative library practice and history.
Reminder - nominations for the section Standing Committee (for August 2019 – August 2023) must be submitted to IFLA HQ by 3rd January 2019.
The UNESCO-IFLA Public Library Manifesto was last updated and finalised on 29 November 1994. 29 November 2018 therefore marks the start of the Manifesto’s 25th year!
Just off the press in the IFLA Publications Series…