The United Nations General Assembly approved by consensus a resolution that promulgates 2022 as theInternational Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development
In the Agenda 21 adopted at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992) the need to re-orient education to sustainable development is emphasized.
“Sustainable development – it is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. This general principle was first introduced through the report «Our Common Future ». Read more...
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, are formulated in the UN Declaration “Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
«The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection”. Seventeen SDGs comprise 169 targets to be accomplished by 2030. You will fin information on the Sustainable development Goals at the UN official website. Read more...
Access and Opportunities for All. How Libraries Contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda – IFLA International Program adopted to support the libraries and to increase their awareness of SDGs. Read more...
IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section coordinates the libraries’ activities in this area. Read more...
The global community has a strong belief that advocating and implementing Sustainable Development Goals enable the best possible chance for overcoming many global problems and for further progress of the humankind.
