Malaysian capital, kuala lumpur, has been confirmed as the 2020 unesco. Delighted to know that unesco has declared ahmedabad as world heritage city. It was founded in 1993 in fez, morocco, during the second international symposium of world heritage cities. Unesco has named sharjah as the world book capital for 2019 by for the.
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A person walks past posters promoting the conakry 2017 world book capital event organized by the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organisation unesco in conakry on april 23, 2017. Unesco has been selecting a world book capital every year on the grounds of certain criteria, where the title is awarded to the city, which shows continued. Irina bokova, unesco director general, announced the. Athens has been named world book capital 2018 by the director general of. Conakry was singled out by unesco due to the quality and diversity of its programmes that put emphasis on youth and literacy. Signalling a groundbreaking achievement for the uae and the arab world, sharjah has been crowned with the prestigious world book capital title for 2019 by unesco.
Every year, unesco convenes delegates from the international publishers association and. 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 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. Constitution as well as articles 19 and 27 of the universal declaration of. Incheon 2015, wroclaw 2016, conakry 2017 and athens 2018. Sharjah named world book capital arts culture gulf news.
The opening ceremony of unescos world book capital for 2019 event in sharjah. Conakry, the capital of the republic of guinea, has been named world book capital for 2017. One of southeast asia nation was once declared as the world book capital city. The title is also used to promote tourism and draw national and international. The uae city of sharjah took up the mantle as unescos world book capital for. Ahmedabad declared world heritage city by unesco news.
Unesco names sharjah as world book capital current. The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30. Sharjah has been chosen for the quality of its literary and cultural activities. The city may hold the title for one designated year, from 23 april unesco world. Conakry officially becomes world book capital 2017. Unesco names sharjah as world book capital current affairs. The advisory committee for the world book capital is calling for nominations for the world book capital.
Unesco announces sharjah as world book capital 2019 news. Sharjah named world book capital 2019 by unesco sdgs for all. Conakry is the 17th city to be designated world book capital, after madrid. Athens named world book capital 2018 the bookseller. 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. An international committee has designated bangkok as world book capital 20, the united nations educational, cultural and scientific organization unesco reported today. World book capital cities international publishers association. This ancient city naturally corresponds with the values of the world book capital. Unesco invited the international publishers association, the international federation of library associations and institutions and the international booksellers federation to participate in the nomination process, to ensure the three major branches of the book industry can participate in the decision. The opening ceremony of the unescos world book capital for 2019, in sharjah. The following cities have been designated as world book capitals. A person walks past posters promoting the conakry 2017 world book capital event organized by the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organisation unesco in.
Sharjah has been crowned with the prestigious the world book capital for 2019 by unesco for the quality of its literary and cultural activities and for its efforts to make books accessible to the. Earlier, it has received various accolades like capital of arab culture 1998, capital of islamic culture 2014, and capital of arab tourism 2015 etc. Ifla and unesco meets in order to appoint a world book capital city. The opening ceremony of the unescos world book capital for 2019. Sharjah sharjah has been named world book capital for 2019 by unesco for leading an inclusive and pioneering drive in promoting reading. Known as the city of books, it has become the hub for most book. 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 capital for 2001. Sharjah has been selected by these esteemed pillars as a.