Libraries, Advocacy and the U.N. 2030 Agenda
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Presentation made during the meeting of the IFLA Latin American & Caribbean Section, IFLA Management of Library Associations Section, and the Building Strong Library Associations program in Panama in April 2016.
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Libraries, Advocacy and the U.N. 2030 Agenda
- 1. Libraries, Advocacy and the U.N. 2030 Agenda, Part I Loida Garcia-Febo, IFLA Governing Board Member ALP Chair
- 6. Global Team of Librarians
- 7. Donna Scheeder, IFLA President-Elect, Loida Garcia-Febo, IFLA Governing Board Member at the United Nations
- 10. Recognised in the 2030 Agenda Increased access to information and knowledge, underpinned by universal literacy, is an essential pillar of sustainable development
- 11. Access to Information Target 16.10: “Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements” Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
- 12. Sustainable Development Goals Image: Global Goals www.globalgoals.org
- 13. Uganda: The National Library of Uganda has an ICT training program designed for female farmers, providing access to weather forecasts, crop prices, and support to set up online markets, in local languages. This programme increases the economic well-being of women through technology skills. Beyond Access (2012) Empowering Women and Girls Through ICT at Libraries http://beyondaccess.net/wp- content/uploads/2013/07/Beyond-Access_GirlsandICT-Issue-Brief.pdf 5. Gender Equality
- 14. Europe: 250,000 people find jobs through their public library in the European Union each year. Public access to ICT and skills enables people to apply for jobs, as the application process for all jobs has moved online. Public Libraries 2020 (2014) See the numbers http://www.publiclibraries2020.eu/content/see-numbers 8. Good Jobs and Economic Growth
- 15. United Kingdom: The British Library’s Endangered Archives Project aims to contribute to the preservation of archival material that is in danger of destruction, neglect or physical deterioration world-wide. Within its aim, the project digitises and makes available materials from a large variety of countries and often it enables countries and libraries with fewer funds to preserve and safeguard their documentary heritage. 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 16. Moldova: libraries are contributing to Open Government Partnership (OGP) action plans, a platform between government, civil society and business to drive commitments to open government and accountability. Librarians attend civil society meetings to help develop the country’s national action plan, and to include the role of libraries as a supporter of access to information. 16. Peace and Justice
- 18. Implementation begins Praia Indicators High Level Political Forum “Data Revolution” WSIS+10 Review and Follow-up 2016 • IFLA will continue to engage through 2016 • Build capacity of members IFLA will release first DA2I report by December 2016 IFLA advocates for G16 indicators > 2030 2012 2014 20152013 • Zero-draft • Praia • Financing for Development Goals agreed SG Synthesis report • IFLA joins TAP Network • Interventions at IGNs • Releases toolkit • Responds to zero-draft • Advocates for G16 indicators IFLA releases statement on Libraries and Development • Lyon Declaration released • IFLA engages at UN “The Future we want” Data Revolution Draft SDGs The road to the 2030 Agenda
Editor's Notes
- Introduction Greeting In this second part, I will focus on the action that you can take in your country, or in your own library.
- Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development To support our advocacy, IFLA led the creation of the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development in 2014. The Lyon Declaration signatories calls upon the Member States of the United Nations to make an international commitment to use the post-2015 development agenda to ensure that everyone has access to, and is able to understand, use and share the information that is necessary to promote sustainable development and democratic societies. More than 570 institutions and associations from within and beyond the library sector, including development agencies, media organisations, gender, ICT and education campaigners have signed, making the Lyon Declaration the most successful campaign of its type that IFLA has ever undertaken. The Declaration, along with full signing instructions, is available at http://www.lyondeclaration.org/ Thank you to everyone who signed on, wrote statements in support of the Declaration, and organised sessions on this theme during the congress.
- Since 2003, IFLA has engaged with WSIS and the MDGs The United Nations is negotiating a new post-2015 development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals. The agenda will outline a new set of Goals to be reached by all countries by 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals. The 2030 Agenda will help all UN Member States focus their attention on poverty eradication, climate change, and the development of people. Libraries can support many aspects of its vision and the supporting SDGs. Libraries are key public institutions which have a vital role to play in furthering development on every level of society. Increasing access to information and knowledge across society, assisted by the availability of information and communications technologies (ICTs), supports sustainable development and improves people’s lives. Therefore, IFLA has been advocating over the past two years to ensure that access to information, ICTs and culture are included as part of the post-2015 development agenda. IFLA engagement in coalitions and UN processes IFLA has consultative status at many of the UN agencies and is uniquely positioned in the library community to engage with these processes. IFLA has been represented at each of the UN Open Working Group and Intergovernmental Negotiation meetings throughout 2014-2015 in New York which have developed the components of the post-2015 development agenda: the SDGs, declaration, means of implementation and monitoring and follow up processes. IFLA has worked in coalition with other civil society organisations including Article 19, CIVICUS, Development Initiatives, Beyond Access and cultural organisations. IFLA is a steering committee member of the Transparency, Accountability and Participation Network (TAP Network), a coalition of 120 civil society organisations. To advance the role of culture in the SDGs, IFLA is a signatory and coalition partner of the Culture 2015 declaration. Past President Ellen Tise represented IFLA at the World Culture Forum in 2013 in Bali, Indonesia and the UNESCO World Forum on Culture and the Cultural Industries, 2-4 October 2014 in Florence, Italy; Governing Board member Glòria Pérez-Salmerón attended the UCLG Culture Summit on Culture and Sustainable Cities, 18-20 March 2015 in Bilbao, Spain. Culture is essential to safeguard cultural and natural heritage to ensure sustainable development.
- On 2 August 2015, after more than three years of negotiations and intense involvement from many stakeholders, including IFLA, the Member States of the United Nations agreed to a final version of the post-2015 Development Agenda – now known as 2030 Agenda. The new 2030 Agenda is a framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a total of 179 Targets spanning economic, environmental and social development. They lay out a plan for all countries to actively engage in making our world better for its people and the planet. The official version of the post-2015 Development Agenda will be adopted by Heads of State upon during the United Nations Summit in New York, September 25-27 2015. IFLA welcomes the 2030 Agenda and is pleased to see access to information, universal literacy, safeguarding of cultural and natural heritage, as well as access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) strongly represented across it. We are particularly pleased to the see the strong mention of access to information in Target16.10: “Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements” Why does IFLA want to see Access to Information included in the post-2015 development framework? Information is fundamental for development – and libraries support this Information promotes better decision-making, helps people learn new skills Information helps people exercise their rights Information promotes accountability As outlined in the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development, to fully realise access to information, everyone needs access and skills to effectively use information. Information intermediaries such as libraries have the skills and resources to help governments, institutions and individuals communicate, organise, structure and use information and data for development.
- You’ve heard that we have a specific target that we’ve advocated for, on Access to Information. But there are also many other areas across the entire set of Goals where libraries make an important contribution to development.
- In total there are 17 Goals, 169 Targets And, eventually around 2 indicators per target = 300? All to be implemented, fully, by 2030 This agenda is Integrated, cross-cutting It includes: Declaration Vision of the world in 2030. Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Global Action Sustainable Development Goals (17 goals, 169 targets) Indicators (to be agreed March 2016) Means of Implementation Who is going to pay, and how much it will cost. Follow-up and review How will we know which countries are on track in meeting the Goals. It’s over to you As you can see, we have been very active over the past two years and we have worked closely with many of you in the room today. Now, we are turning it over to you. Already some countries are developing their national development plans. Other countries will start this work after the goals begin on 1 January 2016. We encourage all of you to think about how libraries and access to information can make a difference in your country – and to advocate to your government representatives to recognise the contribution libraries make. How we will organise this Q&Asession: We will spend the next hour going through the goals and inviting your questions and feedback, and examples of where libraries are already contributing to development. To help me in asking and answering the questions, I”d like to invite Governing Board Member Loida Garcia-Febo and Stuart Hamilton to join me on the stage. You can address your questions to any one of us.
- 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
- 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
- 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage
- 16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
- Together with the DA2I report, we plan to continue engaging in the process and providing advice for members. As you can see in the red line there are still a lot of moving parts and processes yet to come after the SDGs have been decided.