Content tagged Refugees

Libraries have traditionally seen themselves as places open to all members of the community, creating opportunities for everyone. However, being welcoming is as much a question of what you do...

News - 15 December 2020

Tags: Asylum Seekers, Immigrants, inclusion, Refugees, Interview, Library Services to People with Special Needs

UNESCO’s International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities (ICCAR) hosted an international webinar on 20 April 2020 addressing racism, discrimination and exclusion in the time of...

News - 21 April 2020

Tags: Advocacy, Cooperation, Disadvantaged persons, Human rights, Immigrants, Information literacy, Library as place, Library services, Library services to people with disabilities, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Refugees, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs

Climate change forces all of us to face the reality that we will see major shifts in our economic models, our physical landscapes, our energy systems, and resource management more generally....

News - 10 January 2020

Tags: ATINA SIG, Best practices, Cultural heritage, Disadvantaged persons, Disaster management, Disaster relief, Displaced persons, E4GDH SIG, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous peoples, International cooperation, Multicultural populations, Peace, Refugees, Risk assessment, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries

Libraries have long played a role in supporting marginalised groups, with refugees and other newcomers just one example of those who benefit from the access to information they provide. On World...

Publication - 20 June 2018

Tags: Access to information, Immigrants, Refugees, Briefings, Library Services to People with Special Needs

Cultural rights have long been recognised as a pillar of human rights. According to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone should be able to take part in the cultural life of...

News - 2 January 2018

Tags: cultural rights, Peace, Refugees, women, Women’s issues, Women, Information and Libraries

[PDF] Las bibliotecas constituyen la esencia de las sociedades saludables. Al reunir a las personas -estudiantes, investigadores, creadores, ciudadanos- las bibliotecas respaldan el...

News - 1 February 2017

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Development, free movement of people, Libraries for development, migration, Refugees, United States of America

[PDF] Libraries are at the heart of healthy societies. By bringing people together – students, researchers, creators, citizens – they support learning, sharing, and the...

News - 1 February 2017

Tags: Access to information, Advocacy, Announcement, Development, free movement of people, Libraries for development, migration, Refugees, United States of America

Libraries throughout the world have a strong history of responding to natural disasters and humanitarian crises providing a welcoming environment, a place of refuge for body and soul, and a source...

News - 8 July 2016

Tags: Immigrants, Refugees, Public Libraries

Libraries throughout the world have a strong history of responding to natural disasters and humanitarian crises providing a welcoming environment, a place of refuge for body and soul, and a source...

Event - 8 July 2016

Tags: Multicultural populations, Programme, Refugees, Public Libraries

Nos es grato el compartir el enlace al archivo del evento en línea, “Servicios Bibliotecarios para Inmigrantes y Refugiados” el cual se presentó el 31 de marzo de 2016....

News - 19 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Professional development, Refugees, Social inclusion, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

​ يسرنا مشاركة الرابط للتسجيل الخاص بالندوة التعليمية الإلكترونية «الخدمات المكتبية المُوجّهة للمهاجرين واللاجئين» التي عُقدت في 31 مارس 2016م. وقد شارك قسم «الإفلا...

News - 19 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Professional development, Refugees, Social inclusion, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

We are pleased to share a link to an archive recording of our “Library Services to Immigrants and Refugees” webinar which took place on 31 March 2016. IFLA Continuing Professional...

News - 19 May 2016

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Professional development, Refugees, Social inclusion, Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning

IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) and the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) have partnered with the American Library Association (ALA)...

News - 28 February 2016

Tags: Immigrants, immigrants, Library Services, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Public Libraries, Refugees, New Professionals

IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section (CPDWL) and the New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG) have partnered with the American Library Association (ALA)...

Event - 28 February 2016

Tags: Immigrants, immigrants, Library Services, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Public Libraries, Refugees, Webinar, New Professionals

Members of IFLA’s Public Libraries Standing Committee and their colleagues have joined together to collect some examples and stories of the role public libraries are playing in the refugee...

Publication - 9 October 2015

Tags: Access to information, Refugees, Publications, Public Libraries