IFLA Annual Report 2020 - IFLA – the global voice of the library and information profession - IFLA puts libraries on the global stage and helps them develop.

We are the global voice and represent the brightest minds of the library and information profession, with an active network of nearly 1500 Members – leading institutions and players in the library field – in over 140 countries around the world and well-established relations with the United Nations and other international organisations. [...] Together with our Members we work to set the professional agenda and develop standards for library services, to improve access to information and cultural heritage resources, and to advocate for the place of libraries at the heart of local and global policies. [...] the endorsement of the principles of freedom of access to information, ideas and works of imagination and freedom of expression embodied in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2. [...] IFLA’s financial report is included later in this Annual Report, but in summary, our organisation continues to be well placed to support the work of the field, thanks to both to our Members and Affiliates, and the generosity of the Global Libraries programme of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. [...] IFLA Scroll of Appreciation The following recipients were awarded the IFLA Scroll of Appreciation: • Genevieve Clavel-Merrin For her distinguished contribution to IFLA and the promotion of national libraries, particularly in support of the role of libraries in the information society.