The Information for All Programme (IFAP) is a unique UNESCO intergovernmental programme that supports Member States in fostering equitable societies through promoting universal access to information and knowledge for sustainable development. Read more in the brochure

IFAP Brochure

The 12th session of the Intergovernmental Council for the Information for All Programme adopted the IFAP Strategic Plan (2023-2029) available here.

IFAP Strategic Plan (2023-2029)
IFAP Strategic Plan (2023-2029)
IFAP Basic Texts

Our Priorities

The overall goal of IFAP is to help UNESCO Member States develop and implement national information policies and knowledge strategies in a world increasingly using information and communication technologies (ICT). In order to achieve this goal, the Programme concentrates its efforts on the six priority areas listed below.
Information for Development

focuses on the value of information for addressing development issues.

Information Literacy

empowers people in all walks of life to seek, evaluate, use and create information.

Information Preservation

strengthens universal access to information by preserving libraries, archives, museums.

Information Ethics

covers the ethical, legal and societal aspects of the applications of ICT.

Information Accessibility

encompasses issues surrounding availability, accessibility and affordability of information.

Multilingualism

is a key determinant for the extent to which one can participate in the knowledge societies.

IFAP Projects
2,063
people

(58.8% women) from 8 different countries developed digital literacy skills in 2021

525
experts engaged

in awareness-raising about ethics of AI in 2022

2,500
ola leaf manuscripts

and 200,000 books digitized in Sri Lanka in 2023

Our Publications

UNESCO in Action - Preventing Violent Extremism Worldwide
2018
UNESCO
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Information for All Programme: consolidating information and knowledge societies; empowering peoples and nations
2017
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Our Collaborators