Sharjah is a unescodesignated creative city of culture op. The city may hold the title for one designated year, from 23 april unesco world book day until 22 april of the following year. More than 250 book inspired festivities are planned to take place in athens during its time as world book capital, an initiative of unesco, the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organisation. Sharjah aims to become a true torch for science and knowledge, said sheikh sultan bin mohammed alqasimi, ruler. The directorgeneral of unesco, audrey azoulay, named tbilisi georgia world book capital for the year 2021, based on the recommendation of the world book capital advisory committee, which met in switzerland in june, 2019.
Sharjah was named world book capital for the year 2019 by united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco under the recommendation of the two advisory committee members. The list hereunder is for the purposes of the programme and does not affect whatsoever the specific decision by the committee on the inscription of the properties and their souv whether inscribed as city, urban ensemble, single building. Apr 24, 2019 the uae city of sharjah took up the mantle as unesco s world book capital for 2019 late tuesday, launching a series of cultural programmes aimed at both locals and expatriates. After being named the world book capital by the unesco, sharjah is once again designated as. Incheon republic of korea named world book capital 2015. Nov 29, 2019 the unesco world book capital programme focuses on supporting access to, and the production of books. 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. The city was selected by a committee made up of representatives from the three main branches of the publishing world and unesco, which met at the organizations paris headquarters on 27 june. Apr 24, 2018 a city with enormous history but with also lots of modern stories that take place around us every day, said kaminis. Athens has been named world book capital for 2018 by unesco. The complete applications, duly substantiated, including a cover or support letter from the mayor of the candidatecity and drafted in one of unescos official languages french, english, spanish, russian, arabic or chinese, should reach unesco no later than monday 31 march 2008. This concept was launched in 2001, and its successful outcome led unescos general conference to designate world book capital an annual event, inviting the international publishers association, the international federation of library associations and institutions and the international.
Athens named unesco world book capital for 2018 united. A mid the coronavirus covid19 pandemic, kuala lumpur today march 31 has canceled its opening ceremony for its 20202021 year as unescos world book capital. Kl named by unesco as world book capital 2020 borneo. World book capital cities international publishers association. Unesco cities of literature every book lover should visit. Kuala lumpur named world book capital 2020 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. A city with enormous history but with also lots of modern stories that take place around us every day, said kaminis. Mar 31, 2020 a mid the coronavirus covid19 pandemic, kuala lumpur today march 31 has canceled its opening ceremony for its 20202021 year as unescos world book capital. World book capital cities cultural diversity and the city.
The organization of world heritage cities owhc is an international nonprofit, nongovernmental organization of 250 cities in which sites of the unesco world heritage list are located. Each year a city is selected for the accolade by unesco and this time its athens turn. Sharjah to be world book capital 2019 the bookseller. Sharjah aims to become a true torch for science and knowledge, said sheikh sultan bin mohammed alqasimi, ruler of the city and its eponymous emirate, at a ceremony joining. The uis is the custodian agency for data used to monitor progress towards the sustainable development goal on education and. Unesco kuala lumpur world book capital 2020 persatuan. Every year, unesco convenes delegates from the international publishers association and the international federation of library associations and institutions ifla to grant the title of world book capital to one city. Unesco announcement selecting incheon as 2015 world book capital city. On 2018, 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. To earn the coveted world book capital title from unesco, a city must demonstrate its commitment to promoting books and the hobby of reading to its people. Jul 06, 2010 the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco has chosen the armenian city of yerevan as the 2012 world book capital as part of the agencys ongoing efforts to promote books and reading. The directorgeneral of unesco, audrey azoulay, on the recommendation of the world book capital advisory committee, selected kuala lumpur, the capital city of malaysia, as world book capital for the year 2020. The uae city of sharjah took up the mantle as unescos world book capital for 2019 late tuesday, launching a series of cultural programmes aimed at both locals and expatriates.
Jun 26, 2017 this years world book capital is guineas conakry. World book capital 2021 international publishers association. Unesco names sharjah as world book capital current. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society. In 1979, the committee decided to inscribe the ohrid lake on the world heritage list under natural criteria iii. Jun 27, 2017 sharjah has been named the unesco world book capital 2019. Unesco has been annually designating a city as world book capital city beginning with the designation of madrid as world book capital city in 2001. The international publishers associations ipa and the international federation of library association and institutions ifla. Aug 02, 20 to earn the coveted world book capital title from unesco, a city must demonstrate its commitment to promoting books and the hobby of reading to its people. In 1980, this property was extended to include the cultural and historical area, and cultural criteria iiiiiv were added. After being named the world book capital by the unesco, sharjah is once again designated as a creative city of crafts and folk art. World book capital 2004 international federation of. Unesco selected kuala lumpur because of the strong focus on inclusive education. Earlier this week, sharjah was named world book capital for the year 2019 by unesco directorgeneral irina bokova.
The committee unanimously decided to nominate the city of antwerp belgium as world book capital 2004 because of the excellence of the programme submitted, including a number of aspects of book promotion, like book sales, books and reading, literature, services, crafts, books for the youths, books and cultural diversity and books and cultural minorities. For designating a city, unesco invites the international publishers association, the international federation of library associations and institutions, and the international booksellers federation. Malaysian capital, kuala lumpur, has been confirmed as the 2020 unesco world book capital city to follow athens 2018 and read more. The uae city of sharjah took up the mantle as unescos world book capital for 2019 late on tuesday, launching a series of cultural programmes aimed at both locals and expatriates. Earlier, it has received various accolades like capital of arab culture 1998, capital of islamic culture 2014, and capital of arab tourism 2015 etc. Unesco names sharjah as world book capital current affairs. Sharjah world book 2019 sharjah has been selected by these esteemed pillars as recognition of the city s continuous efforts in promoting books and literacy, said a joint statement released by the three organisations. The headquarters of the owhc are located in quebec city, quebec. The program originally was scheduled for april 22, and an extensive program had been organized, april 20 to 23, for a long list of vip guestsall now called off. Apr 25, 2019 the opening ceremony of the unesco s world book capital for 2019, in sharjah. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and. Unesco launches athens as world book capital greek city times. 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. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and continue reading unesco kuala lumpur.
Interested cities and towns have until 25 june 2020 in order to submit their candidacies to be unesco world book capital 2020. Unesco launches athens as world book capital greek city. International publishers association world book capital. Earlier, it has received various accolades like capital of arab culture 1998, capital of islamic culture 2014, and capital of arab tourism 2015 and so on. 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. The complete applications, duly substantiated, including a cover or support letter from the mayor of the candidatecity and drafted in one of unescos official languages french, english, spanish, russian, arabic or chinese, should reach unesco no. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to promote books and reading and to organize activities over the year. The selection committee for the world book capital is calling for nominations for the world book capital 2010. Extension of the australian east coast temperate and. Sharjah has been named the unesco world book capital 2019.
Jun 29, 2017 unesco has been annually designating a city as world book capital city beginning with the designation of madrid as world book capital city in 2001. Sharjah becomes third arab city named unesco world book capital. Kuala lumpur is the 20th city to hold the title world book capital since 2001. Sep 28, 2018 malaysian capital, kuala lumpur, has been confirmed as the 2020 unesco world book capital city to follow athens 2018 and sharjah 2019. Irina bokova, the directorgeneral of unesco, has named athens world book capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the programs advisory committee. Athens to become unesco world book capital in april.
The city of athens was chosen for the quality of its activities, supported by the entire book industry. Oluwakemi abimbola united nations educational, scientific and cultural organisation has named greece capital and largest city, athens, the world book capital for 2018. World heritage centre world heritage cities programme. The list hereunder is for the purposes of the programme and does not affect whatsoever the specific decision by the committee on the inscription of the properties and their souv whether inscribed as city, urban. Reading greece athens world book capital city of 2018. It was founded in 1993 in fez, morocco, during the second international symposium of world heritage cities. Unesco directorgeneral, audrey azoulay, confirmed the city on 19th september following the recommendation of the world book capital advisory committee whose decision was based on the citys strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a. Apr 22, 2009 the selection committee for the world book capital is calling for nominations for the world book capital 2010. New deal celebrates sharjah as world book capital 2019 abu dhabi. The city was selected because of the very innovative, comprehensive and inclusive nature of the. Its outstanding universal value has been recognized by the unesco and therefore has been registered in the world heritage list. The general assembly is the paramount authority of the owhc. On 19th september 2018, directorgeneral of unesco audrey azoulay named kuala lumpur, the capital city of malaysia as the world book capital for the year.
Sharjah is a unescodesignated creative city of culture. Sharjah named 2019 world book capital newspaper dawn. Unesco directorgeneral, audrey azoulay, confirmed the city on 19th september following the recommendation of the world book capital advisory committee whose decision was based on the citys strong focus on inclusive. Each year, unesco and the international organizations representing the three major sectors of the book industry publishers, booksellers and libraries, select the world book capital for a one. And since 2001, one city per year has been carefully selected to host the honour. Apr 21, 2019 kl named by unesco as world book capital 2020 0. Irina bokova, the directorgeneral of unesco, has named athens world book capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the programmes advisory committee.
The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and accessible reading for all parts. 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. International publishers association world book capital cities. Scotlands capital was the first city to receive the unesco literary cities designation when the program was launched in 2004. 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. Sharjah named world book capital 2019 inter press service.
Built on the understanding that high levels of literacy and reading are linked to greater wellbeing and performance in other areas of development, it looks to celebrate innovative and leading practices at the local level. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and accessible reading for. Port harcourt named world book capital 2014 unesco. Secondly the city has to adhere to the values of the owhc. The city in the united arab emirates was selected for its innovative, comprehensive and inclusive bid which offered a communityfocused. World book capital international federation of library.
World book capital 2020 kuala lumpur, the capital city. Kl named by unesco as world book capital 2020 borneo post. The world heritage cities programme is a thematic programme intended to support the conservation and management of similar heritage properties. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and accessible reading for all parts of the. The city of port harcourt nigeria was named the world book capital for the year 2014 after the selection committee, composed of representatives from the international organizations representing the three major sectors of the book industry and from unesco, and from unesco, met on 5 july at the organizations headquarters. Kuala lumpur announced as unesco world book capital city 2020. Malaysian capital, kuala lumpur, has been confirmed as the 2020 unesco world book capital city to follow athens 2018 and sharjah 2019. According to the unesco release, sharjah was selected because of the very innovative, comprehensive and inclusive nature of the application, with a communityfocused activity program containing creative proposals to engage the very large migrant population.
The international press association, the international federation of librarians associations, and the international booksellers federation are in charge of the selection, along with unesco. Jun 29, 2017 earlier this week, sharjah was named world book capital for the year 2019 by unesco directorgeneral irina bokova. The united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco has chosen the armenian city of yerevan as the 2012 world book capital as part of the agencys ongoing efforts to promote books and reading. According to the unesco release, sharjah was selected because of the very innovative, comprehensive and inclusive nature of the application, with a communityfocused activity program containing creative proposals to. Athens is ready to begin this year with an exciting celebration having been designated world book capital, a. Firstly the city has to be the location of a living urban fabric of historic or contemporary interest. Sharjah becomes third arab city named unesco world book. Jan 24, 2018 bangkok has been designated world book capital 20. The unesco world book capital programme focuses on supporting access to, and the production of books. The world book capital city sets up a competition between cities. Aside from being the birthplace of many famous writers sir arthur conan doyle, for one, its also home to the worlds oldest circulating library, opened in 1725, as well as the edinburgh international book festival, the largest literary festival on the planet. The unesco world book capital program is an initiative, launched in 1996, that seeks to encourage and promote publishing activities at the local and global levels by nominating for a oneyear period the best city program aimed at promoting books. Unesco announcement selecting wroclaw as 2016 world book capital.