A panel of experts and policy-makers explored this question at an event organized by the UN Dag Hammarskj?ld Library in collaboration with the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
Speakers advocated for libraries as key partners for local development actors. Highlighting examples from the 2019 that sought recognition of libraries in national action plans for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and were invited to explore the .
Several such examples were presented by Ms. Zubeida Bouallagui of the Public Reading Directorate of the Ministry of Culture of Tunisia. Taking the motto the smartest are those who can use their skills in partnership with others to heart, her office joined up with as a commitment by a group of UN system libraries to work towards mobilizing knowledge resources to facilitate the implementation of the SDGs, and to ensure equitable access to UN information.
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