We had the first meeting of the new year, on January 19, 2024. The theme of the meeting was “The IFLA-Dubai Affair.” On June 23, 2023, ALISE announced: “The Association for Library and Information Science Education will not be sending its IFLA representative to participate in IFLA WLIC 2024 (which will take place in Dubai), due to strong concerns over UAE’s present issues with human rights, women’s rights, and LGBTQIA+ rights.” Below are some of the statements we discussed:
IFLA & IFLA LGBTQ+ Users SIG Statements
- A statement on WLIC 2024 from the IFLA President and President-elect
https://www.ifla.org/news/dubai-statement-from-president-and-president-elect/ - Invitation to host IFLA WLIC 2024 in Dubai withdrawn
https://www.ifla.org/news/wlic-2024-withdrawn/ - The IFLA LGBTQ+ Users Special Interest Group Response to the announcement about IFLA WLIC 2024 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
Selected Association Body Statements
- ALA (US)
https://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/Resolution%20on%20the%20Selection%20of%20Dubai%20as%20the%20location%20for%20the%20IFLA%202024%20World%20Library%20and%20Information%20Congress%20%28WLIC%29.pdf - CLFA (Canada)
http://cfla-fcab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Canadian-Statement-on-Decision-for-IFLA-WLIC-2024-to-be-held-in-Dubai.pdf - ALIA (Australia)
https://read.alia.org.au/alia-statement-ifla-world-library-and-information-congress-2024 - CILIP (UK) https://www.cilip.org.uk/news/644188/CILIP-statement-on-Dubai-as-the-venue-for-IFLA-World-Library-and-Information-Congress-2024.htm
- LIBER (EU)