After months where the need for immediate action to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic had been dominating news schedules, the ongoing events in the United States have sharply refocussed attention onto other, more long-term challenges societies face. For many, especially those in groups subject to marginalisation or discrimination, the death of George Floyd is just the […]
Read moreThe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will not only be measured in terms of health. Around the world, livelihoods are being disrupted by the measures taken in order to prevent the further spread of the disease. These economic impacts are of course likely the lesser of two evils – and certainly better than letting the […]
Read moreA lot of money gets spent on aid annually – $132 billion alone from members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee. This includes not only simple financial support, but also large amounts of expertise and technical assistance, in order to promote growth and well-being around the world. There is also the major effort made, for […]
Read moreLibraries have a major role to play in delivering fundamental freedoms. The possibility to access information is not only a human right in itself, but also an enabler of others. Where people lack it, they will struggle to participate in democracy, to realise opportunities to improve their jobs and their health, and to enjoy the […]
Read morePoverty is complex. While it is often measured in simple income terms (i.e. a household is living on less than 60% of the national median or a fixed sum), its roots – and effective responses to it – have many dimensions. For example, poverty is often associated with poor health, with the relationship going both […]
Read moreOn the third day of the IGF proper, IFLA had the opportunity to join with the coordinators of the IGF’s Dynamic Coalitions – self-organised groups of people from civil society, governments and business interested in finding practical solutions to some of the challenges posed by the Internet. There’s a wide range of groupings, from […]
Read moreIn IFLA’s advocacy work, two recurring phenomena point to a key challenge that we need to overcome.
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