Port harcourt port harcourt was nominated as world book capital 2014 on. 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. Emirates and birth new initiatives to meet the challenge of literary creation in the area and in the rest of the arab world. The first world book day in the uk and ireland took place in 1997 to encourage young people to discover the pleasure of reading. Apr 23, 2018 a mother and daughter read books during a book fair in nanning, capital of south chinas guangxi zhuang autonomous region, april 21, 2018. Were working with teachers and nursery leaders to provide the printed token for those children still in a schoolnursery setting and a new singleuse digital version, that can be printed at home or shown to booksellers on a phone or tablet screen please ask parentsguardians to check. Designated by unesco as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, world book day is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. As the twentieth city to bear the title since 2001, kuala lumpur follows sharjah 2019, and athens 2018. World book and copyright day or world book day or international day of books is an international event by the united nations and unesco celebrated to promote. Apr 22, 2018 bernadine racoma is a senior content writer at day translations, a human translation services company. Kenya 25 28 june 2018 international mother language day 2018. My social book celebrates unesco world book day books. The city of port harcourt, nigeria, has been nominated the unesco world book capital city for 2014.
World book day changes lives through a love of books and shared reading. The world radio day observation national committee was established in bangladesh for this purpose. The city may hold the title for one designated year, from 23 april unesco world book day until 22 april of the following year. Athens named unesco world book capital for 2018 united. The charity world book day in the uk notes the following on its website. Ucgf will hold throughout the month of april a book drive to collect 3,000 books for its free library programs in haiti, nicaragua and jamaica. It is my pleasure to inform you that in celebration of world book day, april 23, the unesco center for global friendship, inc. The theme of the 24th edition of the world book day revolves around the theme of celebrating literature and reading with a focus on the importance of enhancing and protecting indigenous languages. We strongly believe that reading can save lives and broaden our horizons.
The decline is due to the rising demand for education from a growing schoolage population. Irina bokova, the directorgeneral of unesco, has named athens world book capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the programmes advisory committee. April 23 marks world book day, an annual event designated by the unesco to promote reading, publishing, and. Jul 19, 2020 it is the 20 th city to be named the title as announced by unesco director general audrey azoulay on 19 september 2018 on the recommendation by the world book capital advisory panel that consists of unesco, ifla and international publishers association ipa. Kuala lumpur announced as unesco world book capital city 2020. World book day celebrated online amid covid19 lockdown.
In the same spirit, port harcourt in nigeria has been named as the 2014 world book capital, on account of the quality of its programme, in particular its focus on youth and the impact it will have on improving nigerias culture of books, reading, writing and publishing to improve literacy rates. World book night is the annual celebration of books and reading on 23 april that brings people from all backgrounds together for one. The united nations designates specific days, weeks, years and decades as occasions to mark particular events or. In the united kingdom and ireland, world book day is a charity event in march, held annually on the first thursday and coinciding with the release of special editions. Aires 2011, erevan 2012, bangkok 20, port harcourt 2014. Wroclaw, poland, is the 2016 world book capital, for its commitment to. It is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. Organised by unesco, world book day is marked in more than 100 countries around the world, with 2021 being the 24th year of celebrations. A whole day of events planned for the day marked annually on april 23 at the unesco headquarters in. This year, anchors from the china media group are taking you on a journey through the exquisite works of shakespeare to explore the beauty of literature and language. Covid19 might be locking us in, but books will always allow us to keep our minds open. These are the international days and weeks currently observed by the united nations. Each year, unesco chooses a world book capital where activities are held and supported by the book industry. World book day is celebrated every year on april 23.
In 2018, athens was chosen as the capital wherein books would be made accessible to all city residents. The city of madrid spain has been the first city to be named world book capital in 2001. Apr 23, 2019 in 1995, unesco designated 23 april world book day, noting the significance of this date for literature. World book day world book day is a registered charity. World book day marked in china state council of the. With the help of the event, unesco aims to inculcate reading habits among people, especially the youth and highlight the various issues surrounding authors, publishers and other related parties. This page lists the number of book titles published per country per year from various sources. World book online is an engaging, verified, and trustworthy digital resource for grades prek through high school. World book day, also known as world book and copyright day, or international day of the book, is an annual event organized by the unesco the first world boo.
April 23 marks the world book day, which was promoted by unesco as a worldwide celebration of reading since 1995. Stay up to speed on all we have to offerplus activities, crafts, and blogs for parents and educators in our newsletter. After her long stint as an international civil servant and traveling the world for 22 years, she has aggressively pursued her interest in writing and research. International publishers association world book capital. The book trail happy world book day the book trail.
Unesco as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world. World book day was established by the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco on april 23, 1995. International relay of events set to mark unesco world book day. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to promote books and reading and to organize activities over the year. Mar 04, 2021 world book day was created by unesco on 23rd april 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. Tbilisi, georgia, is world book capital 2021, according to unesco director general audrey azoulay, on the recommendation of the world book capital advisory committee in october 2019. People at home are increasingly turning to books for entertainment an. It is a day to highlight the power of books to advance positive change for everyone especially people from disadvantaged backgrounds. There are over 100 countries celebrating world book day. In addition, since 2001, a city has been selected as the world capital of the book.
On this day, i call upon all of unescos partners to share the. According to unesco, this is an important index of standard of living, education, and of a countrys selfawareness. World book day will continue to work with schools and nurseries to distribute the. Unesco african regional expert meeting on indigenous knowledge and climate change.
Unesco names the uaes sharjah world book capital 2019. This is the 21st year theres been a world book day, and on 1st march 2018, children of all ages will come loudly and very pleasures invited to dress up as their favourite book character and. London popup bookfair 2015 ilab book fair on unesco world. Mar 17, 2020 designated by unesco as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, world book day is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. Significance of world book dayin 1995, unesco decided that the worldbook and copyright day would. After the success of the world book and copyright day founded in 1996, unesco established the world book capital city in 2001. The aim of it is to celebrate authors, books, illustrators and of course reading. Readers worldwide are invited to join and discuss a variety of books, both fiction and nonfiction.
Book huggers selections on april 20, 2014 mexico celebrates octavio paz booksadditional information at. The first book i want to talk about is the gravity of us by phil stamper. Homage to gabriel garcia marquez 1927 2014 by sofia gandarias. Apr 23, 2015 ilab book fair on unesco world book and copyright day, 23 april 2015 in middle temple, ec4 london. It is a private facebook group dedicated to discussing one book every month. April 23 marks world book day, an annual event designated. London popup bookfair 2015 ilab book fair on unesco.
Discount prices on books by unesco, including titles like manual for developing intercultural competencies. Kuala lumpur was selected on the recommendation by the world book capital advisory committ. World book day was created by unesco on 23rd april 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. On this occasion, 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 year to maintain, through its own initiatives, the impetus of the day s celebrations. Source in subsaharan africa, only 64% of primary and 50% of secondary school teachers were trained in 2018 17 compared to 71% and 79% respectively in 2005. The annual celebration on 23 april is world book night, an event organized by independent charity the reading agency. Declared world book day by unesco in 1995, books and roses day celebrates books and literature, reading, writing and the contribution to world heritage by our most beloved authors. Our mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. On 19th september 018 directorgeneral of unesco audrey azoulay named kuala lumpur the capital city of malaysia as the world book capital for the year 0 0. Athens, greece and sharjah, uae were the 18 th and 19 th world book capital cities. World book day organisers are encouraging parents, children and young people of all ages to spend at least 10 minutes a day sharing a book together and celebrate reading for pleasure, helping to promote. We all know that world book day is every day, but today is a special day as unesco has designated it a worldwide celebration of books and reading. Port harcourt world book capital 2014, port harcourt.
Kuala lumpur is unesco world book capital 2020, together lets join the official ceremony. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to carry out activities with the aim of encouraging a culture of reading and diffusing its values in all ages and population groups in and out of the national borders. The power of books to advance individual fulfilment and to create social change is unequalled. The official event hosted by united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco is april 23 as world book day was first. World radio day 2014 had the theme gender equality and womens empowerment in radio proposed by unesco. Download our communication toolkit for the celebration of world book day 2020. From sydney to seattle, series of festivities will celebrate and fundraise for literacy over a 24hour period. Port harcourt world book capital 2014 home facebook. Mar 05, 2020 world book day is the biggest celebration of its kind. The city of athens was chosen for the quality of its activities, supported by the entire book industry. Readings of octavio paz 2014 year of octavio paz a celebration of books from unesco.
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