A recently-held high-level virtual meet underlined the key role of national libraries and cultural diplomacy in confronting a wide range of global issues and challenges amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The forum, ‘Cultural Diplomacy: The Role of National Libraries in Developing Nations', organised by the Qatar National Library (QNL) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (Unitar), was attended by government leaders, foreign ministers, high commissioners and independent policy advisers as nations and educational institutions look for ways to adapt to a post-Covid setup.

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