In 1947 ifla signed a cooperation agreement with the newly created unesco. Manifiesto ifla sobre bibliotecas digitales 2011 pdf 118. The secretariat is based at the international relations division ird in ministrys headquarters, putrajaya. Please note that given the exceptional circumstances related to the coronavirus covid19 pandemic, regular mail sent to the world heritage centre in paris cannot be processed on a normal basis for the moment. Its constitution was adopted by the london conference in november 1945, and entered into effect on 4 november 1946 when 20 states had deposited the instruments of acceptance. Unesco and public libraries unesco has organized three public library meetings which have given librarians an opportunity to work out their problems together and to acquire new knowledge and enlarged points of view.
Unesco document and publication database unesdoc database other available via registers of unesco publications by arccode, 1946allied materials area. Welcome to unesco international handbook of universities. A better world through unescos projects and activities. Ifla has signed a contract with unesco as part of the medlib programme, which aims at the establishment of a virtual library for the mediterranean region. Durante o pgi council meetingda unesco, ocorrido em paris em 291194, o conselho aceitou e aprovou o manifesto da biblioteca publica preparado sob. Manifesto da ifla unesco sobre bibliotecas publicas 1994 a liberdade, a prosperidade e o desenvolvimento da sociedade e dos individuos sao valores. Home unesco archives digitizing our shared unesco history. Access to information resources and the means of communication supports health and education as much as. Revision of the unesco public library manifesto 62nd. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The new edition of the unesco public library manifesto is the third. Its mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue. Unesco publications unesco archives atom catalogue. It encourages international peace and universal respect for human rights by promoting collaboration among nations.
Unesco general conference and executive board documents the digitizing our shared unesco history project is digitizing 560,000 pages of unesco general conference and executive board documents from the late 1940s and 1950s that currently exist only on paper. Unesco encourages international peace and universal respect for human rights by promoting collaboration among nations. The unesco institute for statistics uis has just updated its global database with more recent countrylevel data to monitor progress towards the sustainable development goal on education sdg 4. Intangible cultural heritage is often shared by communities on the territories of more than one state, and multinational inscriptions of such shared heritage on the lists constitute an important mechanism for promoting international cooperation. The united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco was born on 16 november 1945. Includes documents of the general conference and the executive board, main and working series documents, documents of meetings organized by unesco, field mission reports, documents of unesco institutes and regional offices as well as unesco publications. Unesco general conference and executive board documents. Unesco sharing information to encourage multinational files. Unesco contributes to the building of a culture of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication, and information. Join us as we welcome new unevoc centres into the unevoc network and keep up to date on recent workshops, meetings and more.
A wide range of world heritage publications, from periodicals to brochures and information kits, books, manuals, reports, and a map of world heritage sites are available in a variety of languages for adults and young people. The archive group consists of publications produced or funded by the unesco secretariat from the foundation of unesco in 1946 until now. Iflaunesco manifesto for digital libraries library. Communication and information sector publications unesco. The philippine national commission for unesco also known as ph natcom or unacom was established by law r. Approved by the ifla governing board in 2006 and adopted by unesco in 2009, the multicultural library manifesto is guided by the principle that each individual in our global society has the right to a full range of library and information services. The forerunner of unesco is said to be international committee on intellectual cooperation icic established in. Ifla cooperates with unesco on virtual library for the. Cooperar y compartir recursos con las bibliotecas publicas. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Ifla will conduct a survey of catalogues of mediterranean libraries in view of their availability on the internet. The iflaunesco partnership 19472012 peter johan lor, 2012. Access to information resources and the means of communication supports health and education as much as culturaland economic development. Bridging the digital divide is a key factor in achieving the millennium development goals of the united nations. The archival group is arranged into three collections. The principle of producing, in the form of a manifesto, a document summarizing the aims and key missions of public libraries was adopted in 1947 at the second session of the general conference of unesco, and the first version aimed at the general public, was translated into many languages and published in the form of. Participa tion in such gatherings with colleagues from all over the world has. Unesco publishing, the united nations agency for education, science and culture based in paris publishes in english, french, spanish and sells online books, ebooks, digital books, cdroms, periodicals, scientific maps, photos and videos. Works published directly by unesco under its own imprint complete until december 1971, afterwards some publications might be missing. Its 1st general conference was held on november 19th, 1946 in paris. More recent documents can be found via unesdoc search tips. Malaysian national commission for unesco mncu was established by the government of malaysia in 1966 under the purview of the ministry of education.
Sharing information to encourage multinational files. This should pave the way for their accessibility through a harmonised gateway. The iflaunesco partnership 19472012 peter johan lor department of information science university of pretoria pretoria, south africa abstract in 1947 ifla signed a cooperation agreement with the newly created unesco. Unesco has 195 members and 8 associate members and is. Unescos mission is to aim to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among member states in the fields of education, science and culture.