Every year, a new world city is named unesco world book capital. The city was selected because of the very innovative, comprehensive and inclusive nature of the. For 17 years, in turn, different cities in the world have hosted this unesco initiative. Unesco has named sharjah as the world book capital for 2019 by for the quality of its literary and cultural activities and for its efforts to make books accessible to the entire population of. Developing regional quality tools to facilitate the cross. The announcement also adds further weight to sharjahs efforts to establish a global book publishing hub at its purposebuilt sharjah publishing city, which has. Each year, unesco and the international organizations representing the three major sectors of the book industrythe international publishers association, international booksellers federation and the international federation of library associations and institutions select the world book capital for a oneyear period, effective 23 april each year. The city of athens was chosen for the quality of its activities, supported by the entire book industry. To fulfil its mandate, unesco performs five principal functions. Each year we are able to develop new partnerships, expand our cultural offerings, and create additional sustainable.
The unesco world book capital city programme centres on cities in asia and europe for 2015 and 2016. Students in irena chmuras salusbury world class, which includes students from year 1 to year 6, pose in their classroom in london, britain. Ifla unesco announces athens as world book capital 2018. Unesco world heritage centre financial regulations for the. In the 12 months since we launched last years outlook on the global agenda, the world has continued to undergo a series of transformational shifts.
The world investment report series provides the latest data and analysis foreign direct investment fdi and other activities of transnational corporations, as well as the policies to regulate them at the national and international levels. Where they seem to boom, it is in service to transactions of decline. The world education forum 2015 will provide a unique platform for global leaders in education, ministers, policymakers and representatives of civil society, teachers, experts and the private sector to take stock of achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the efa goals and educationrelated mdgs. Sharjah named world book capital 2019 sharjah update. The greek capital was chosen on the recommendation of an advisory committee, comprising. Unesco announcement selecting incheon as 2015 world book capital city. Conakry, the capital of the republic of guinea, has been named world book capital for 2017. Sharjah named world book capital for 2019 by unesco. Publications and speeches by the newworld team the united states is experiencing a transformation in commitment toward a cleaner environment, created in part by historic changes in public attitudes and growing corporate commitment to combat environmental and energy issues. The new millennium began with a great global dream. Phwbc delegation to incheon world book capital 2015, led by mrs koko kalango and dr. While the global financial crisis and its aftereffects appear to have subsided. Behind its busyness at ruling, she says, a capital city of a nation or an empire, vivacious to the last, at length reveals itself as being a surprisingly inert, backward, and.
Sep 15, 2015 publications and speeches by the newworld team the united states is experiencing a transformation in commitment toward a cleaner environment, created in part by historic changes in public attitudes and growing corporate commitment to combat environmental and energy issues. Summarizing the strategic difference between america and china, ian bremmer 2015 has said china is the only country in the world that has a global strategy. Cncmow chairman li minghua, and secretary general xu qingqing. World leaders gathered at the united nations in 2000 and adopted, among others, a historic goal to reduce poverty by half by 2015. A pdf is a digital representation of the print book, so while it can be loaded into most ereader programs, it doesnt allow for resizable text or advanced, interactive functionality. Salusbury world is a charity that supports refugee and asylumseeking children and families. Unesco announces sharjah as world book capital 2019 news. Sep 14, 2016 irina bokova, directorgeneral of unesco, has named athens as world book capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the programmes advisory committee. Gk question and answer on which city has been designated as the unesco world book capital 2019. Given the exceptional situation with the spread of the covid19 virus, the closing date for submission of candidatures for the call for nominations unesco world book capital 2022 has been postponed to friday 14 august 2020. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to promote books and reading and to organize activities over the year.
It also paves the way for credit recognition and transfer among study programmes at the same level. Established in 1999, it was the first refugee centre to be set up within a. Apr 30, 2020 the book world capital city 2017 is in africa. Summary report of the 2015 uis innovation data collection. Unesco announces conakry republic of guinea as world. The success of world book and copyright day, launched in 1996, encouraged unesco to develop the concept of world book capital city, selecting madrid as. The city of incheon republic of korea was named world book capital for the year 2015 by an international committee of experts representing the book industry and unesco, that met on 16 july at the organizations headquarters.
Outlook on the global agenda 2015 02 the nature of the challenges we face today is increasingly complex. Natural sciences the united nations world water development report 2015water for a sustainable world new unescoun water 978923805 english edition set of two volumes volume 1 6 pp. Jun 26, 2017 this years world book capital is guineas conakry. Irina bokova, the directorgeneral of unesco, has named athens world book capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the programmes advisory committee. Athens named unesco world book capital for 2018 united. The city was selected because of the very innovative, comprehensive and inclusive nature of the application, with a. Africa, arab states, asia and the pacific, europe and north america, and latin america and the caribbean annex 2. Muhammad yunus the new millennium began with a great. Jane jacobs ends her book with a crack at capital cities that are no more than that. Santa clara marriott, 2700 mission college boulevard santa clara, california 95054 united states. Learn more in 10 new unesco world heritage sites for your travel list from national geographic travel.
We celebrated 70 years of unesco and 50 years of the unesco hydrological programme. The city of conakry, in guinea, has satisfied the criteria to host the international exhibition, thanks to its work in encouraging reading and promoting the book culture. Sharjah named world book capital for 2019 by unesco the. The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 june during a meeting at unesco. Kuala lumpur malaysia was named world book capital for the year 2020 by the directorgeneral of unesco, audrey azoulay, on the recommendation of the world book capital advisory committee. Conakry, world book capital city 2017 18042017 vita. The selection committee for the world book capital is calling for nominations for the world book capital 2015. Established in 1999, it was the first refugee centre to be set up within a primary school. The accolade is an important addition to sharjahs existing portfolio of milestones like, capital of arab culture 1998, capital of islamic culture 2014, and capital of arab tourism 2015. Sharjah it has become a major cultural hub, drawing in huge crowds to its literary festivals, and on tuesday sharjah achieved global recognition as it was named world book capital by unesco. China national committee for memory of the world programmecncmow 2.
Which city has been designated as the unesco world book. The edition will take place on the 23rd of april and will last for a year. Athens named world book capital 2018 the bookseller. A professor at the american university here recently ordered copies of the diary of anne frank for his classes, only to learn that the book is banned. Article 15 of the convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage hereinafter referred to as the convention, establishes a fund, called the world heritage fund hereinafter referred to as the fund which is to constitute a trust fund, in conformity with the provisions of the financial regulations of unesco. To make room for many additional maps and the discussion of the latest treaty developments, i have omitted the photographs that appeared in the first edition. Unesco makes beirut world book capital 2009 as it bans. Ihe annual report 2015 3 2015 was a rich year for the science and water community and therefore for the institute. The cover photo is of a protest at wendell primary school in england united kingdom. Paris, 14 september the city of athens was chosen for the quality of its activities, supported by the entire book industry. Never in human history had such a bold goal been adopted by the entire world in one voice, one that specified time and size. Unesco makes beirut world book capital 2009 as it bans the.
The city of incheon republic of korea was named world book capital for the year 2015 by an international committee of experts representing. Gender parity index gpi value of indicator for girls value of indicator for boys. The purpose of the day is to seek to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through. World education forum 2015 global education magazine. Scaling program investments for young children globally. Oct 11, 20 a coalition of reading groups represented by the united nations cultural agency unesco have picked port harcourt of nigeria as the world book capital city for its efforts to bring back the book to the forefront of national discourse.
Jun 28, 2017 the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco has named sharjah its world book capital 2019, in recognition of the emirates initiatives to further reading, literacy and book publishing. In contrast, witney schneidman 20 of the brookings institute said, the problem is that the u. Unesco world heritage centre financial regulations for. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 june during a meeting at unescos headquarters in paris. George nwaeke permanent secretary, office of the deputy governor, rivers state with mayor of incheon, mr. Global agenda councils outlook on the global agenda 2015.
The need for accurate, timely and comparable data on education has never been more urgent, with the prospects of reaching sustainable development goal 4 sdg 4 a quality education for all by 2030. World book and copyright day 23 april womens day history. Incheon republic of korea named world book capital 2015. The united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco has named sharjah its world book capital 2019, in recognition of the emirates initiatives to further reading, literacy and book publishing. July 2015 november 2016 the nqf is designed to get all levels, types, and forms of qualifications developed under a unified framework, so as to make them connected horizontally and vertically with one another in a more coherent way. Publications and speeches by the newworld team newworld. Nigerias port harcourt is world book capital city for 2014.
Unesco announces conakry republic of guinea as world book. Capital of islamic culture 2014, and capital of arab tourism 2015. Nigeria, 2014, incheon republic of korea, 2015, wroclaw poland, 2016. We congratulated 215 graduating students, with 45% coming from our joint degree and double degree programmes. This date was a natural choice for unesco s general conference, held in paris in 1995, to pay a world wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging. The ebook is optimized for ereader devices and apps, which means that it offers a much better digital reading experience than a pdf, including resizable text and. The 2015 uis innovation data collection committed to increase the availability of timely, accurate and policyrelevant science, technology and innovation statistics, the unesco institute for statistics uis has been formally engaged in the production of innovation indicators since 2010. Unesco announcement selecting wroclaw as 2016 world book capital. It is in the light of these considerations that i have undertaken a complete revision of the new world to conform with the events of the period since 1921, when the first edition appeared.
Countries of the world has 35 entries in the series. Nigerias port harcourt is world book capital city for. Athens has been named world book capital 2018 by the director general of unesco, irina bokova. The mdgs focus the efforts of the world community on achieving significant, measurable improvements in peoples lives by the year 2015. Countries of the worldseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Since our citys being named as a creative city of crafts and folk art in 20, i have enjoyed watching paducahs creative evolution both locally and internationally. The world book capital initiative gives cities the opportunity both to celebrate local writing. Unesco announces conakry republic of guinea as world book capital 2017. Ifla applications open for world book capital 2020.