<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Julia Brungs</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Julia.Brungs@ifla.org">Julia.Brungs@ifla.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 9:07 AM<br>Subject: [LyonDCL] United Nations to hold Summit for the adoption of the 2030 Agenda<br>To: <br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Over the last three years, the United Nations (UN) held extensive negotiations in which governments, civil society and the public contributed to the creation of the 2030 Agenda. This revolutionary agenda sets out a way forward for the world
to create a better and more equal place to live in. The <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/summit" target="_blank">UN Summit</a> for the adoption of <a href="https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/7891Transforming%20Our%20World.pdf" target="_blank">2030
Agenda</a>, which includes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), will take place from 25-27 September at the UN in New York.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks to the work of IFLA and its partners, library-related issues have a place on the agenda.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">IFLA’s focus in the 2030 Agenda<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since 2012, IFLA has been actively engaged with the creation of the 2030 Agenda and advocated for the inclusion of <a href="http://www.ifla.org/node/9653?og=7409" target="_blank">access to information</a>, <a href="http://www.ifla.org/node/8628?og=7409" target="_blank">safeguarding
of cultural and natural heritage</a>, <a href="http://www.ifla.org/node/9726?og=7409" target="_blank">universal literacy</a>, and access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). IFLA welcomes that all of these aspects are now represented within the new Agenda.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In 2014 IFLA launched the <a href="http://www.lyondeclaration.org/" target="_blank">Lyon Declaration on access to information and developmen</a>t, which has been signed by over 580 library and development organisation stressing the importance of access
to information for the wider community.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Connecting the next four billion<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">During the UN Summit, IFLA, together with IREX and the New York Public Library, will host an event focusing on the challenges ahead and how access to information and libraries can help tackle them. <a href="http://www.irex.org/news/connecting-next-4-billion" target="_blank">Connecting
the next four billion</a> will take place in the New York Public Library, where speakers will discuss why inclusive access to information and technology is imperative to meet the new development agenda, and how community spaces like libraries are already implementing
this vision.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">The IFLA, FAO and COAR e-forum – a valuable background information resource<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ifla.org/node/9705" target="_blank">Earlier this month</a>, IFLA, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) hosted an e-forum where users were able to discuss the importance
of access to information for development. During this e-forum, several webcasts were delivered, including:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6KMQV9VYg4" target="_blank">A presentation by Ms. Amina Mohammed for the e-forum on SDGs and Access to Information</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFXLmuCPInk" target="_blank">Sustainable Development and Open Access by Jean-Claude Guédon</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXxR4T6_3KM" target="_blank">Libraries, The Lyon Declaration, and the Road to 2030 by Stuart Hamilton</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWE8zrqo3xc" target="_blank">Linking Open Access and Open Science with the SDGs by Leslie Chan</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmJTyNsBhgE" target="_blank">The Lyon Declaration and the Critical Role of Libraries in National Development Programs by Ellen Namhila</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These webcasts give a good overview of the importance of access to information and open access for the 2030 Agenda.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Remote participation during the UN Summit<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can follow the Summit on the adoption of the 2030 Agenda <a href="http://webtv.un.org/" target="_blank">live</a> and watch 150+ Member State representatives as well as civil society contribute to the adoption of the new agenda which will transform
our world.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You can also follow the conversation as it happens on Twitter at: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/action2015" target="_blank">#action2015</a> and
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23globalgoals&src=typd" target="_blank">#globalgoals</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Julia Brungs<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Policy and Projects Officer<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:Julia.brungs@ifla.org" target="_blank">Julia.brungs@ifla.org</a>
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