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. Ifla unesco announces athens as world book capital 2018. Called the house of wisdom, the project coincides with sharjah being named this years unesco world book capital. Visit unesco website for additional information and events at. Kuala lumpur named world book capital 2020 kuala lumpur malaysia. Unesco world book day visit related book huggers links and websites. This bumps its total count to 12, making it one of the most world heritage site dense countries in the world. 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. Ten things to know about reykjavik as a city of literature. Oxfords bid is for the year from april 2014 to april 2015, but the winner of this bid will be announced in 2012. Fortress and gwanbukri administrative buildings, the jeongnimsa temple, the royal tombs in neungsanri and the naseong city wall related to the capital, sabi now buyeo, the royal palace at wanggungri and the mireuksa temple in iksan related to the secondary. Eritreas picturesque capital is now a world heritage site and could help bring it in from the cold. The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 june during a meeting at unesco.
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. Each year unesco united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization chooses one city to be the world book capital city. Conakry named as world book capital for 2017 by unesco. Audrey azoulay, on the recommendation of the world book capital advisory committee. From now on, the catalan capital will have to promote literature, integrate culture into its economic and social development plans and collaborate with the other creative cities. Unesco cities of literature every book lover should visit. Historic town of guanajuato and adjacent mines unesco. Unescos city of literature programme is part of the wider creative cities network the network was launched in 2004, and now has member cities in seven creative fields. Nigeria vacates unesco world book capital position today. The selection committee, which met on 16 july at the unesco headquarters, selected the city of incheon due to the quality of its programme and the impact it will have on improving the promotion of books and reading by all stakeholders involved in the publishing sector, as well as access to printed and digital publishing for the citizens of incheon and the korean peninsula. Unesco announces incheon republic of korea as world book capital 2015.
Over recent years, the world book day has shown that it can be a potent symbol for the launch of major support operations, in particular in latin america and africa. The international publishers associations ipa and the international federation of library association and institutions ifla. Conakry, the capital of the republic of guinea, was on 21 july 2015 named as the world book capital for 2017 by united nations organization for education, science and culture unesco. Athens named unesco world book capital for 2018 united. 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. When thinking of a cultural getaway, south korea is often overlooked. Did you know that some of the best food cities around the world are recognized as unesco creative cities of gastronomy. 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. The selection committee, which met on 16 july at the unesco headquarters, selected the city of incheon due to the quality of its programme. Unesco names sharjah as world book capital 2019 the. Buiding organic relationships with international journalists from different platforms interested in culture and publishing such as bbc, euronews, bookseller, publishers weekly, afp, itp and many more.
Sharjah united arab emirates was named world book capital for the. Founded by the spanish in the early 16th century, guanajuato became the worlds leading silverextraction centre in the 18th century. 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. It was founded in 1993 in fez, morocco, during the second international symposium of world heritage cities. The library offers a range of services and actively promotes literature and reading for all age groups. Incheon was named as the world book capital 2015 at the conclusion of the selection committee meeting, which was held recently at unescos paris headquarters. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to. 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 success of world book and copyright day, launched in 1996, encouraged unesco to develop the concept of world book capital city, selecting madrid as. Each year a city is selected for the accolade by unesco and this time its athens turn. International publishers association world book capital. This was again a success, and so unescos general conference resolved to make the designation of a world book capital city an annual event. The date is important because two great writers died on this day in 1616.
Once more, many activities will take place at unesco headquarters, where a conference on digital publishing and numerous workshops will be held in order to share our love for books in an instructive and entertaining way. Every year, unesco convenes delegates from the international publishers. Irina bokova, the directorgeneral of unesco, has named athens world book capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the programs advisory committee. Irina bokova, the directorgeneral of unesco, has named athens world book capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the programmes advisory committee. World book capital cities international publishers association. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to promote books and reading and to organize activities over the year. The unesco world book capital city programme centres on cities in asia and europe for 2015 and 2016. More so, the emirate is the first in the gcc and third in the arab world and middle east to. Ljubljana was named the world book capital by unesco in 2010, five years before being designated an official city of literature in 2015. All the news on oxfords bid for the unesco world book. Georgia, unesco world book capital, world book capital, world book capital city, literacy and reading. World book capital cities cultural diversity and the city. Cities are chosen by unescos world book capital advisory committee, which incliudes representatives from the international federation of library associations, the international publishers association and 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.
The city of bangkok subsequently appointed her to serve on the bangkok world book capital steering committee as the international focal person for the bangkok world book capital 20. Unesco announces incheon republic of korea as world book. 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. Port harcourt 2014 incheon 2015, wroclaw 2016 and conakry 2017. The city of incheon was selected on account of the quality of its programme, and the impact it will have on improving good integration of all stakeholders in the promotion of. The headquarters of the owhc are located in quebec city, quebec. 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. Get happy in the worlds happiest countries cnn travel. 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. Athens named world book capital as 118yearold bookstore. Unesco has named sharjah as the world book capital for 2019. Unesco names sharjah as world book capital current affairs. Unesco announces sharjah as world book capital 2019.
The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 june 2015 during a. 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. Sharjah named world book capital 2019 sharjah update. Unesco names athens world book capital 2018 14 september 2016 unesco names sharjah world book capital 2019 27 june 2017 world book capital city 2020 11 august 2015 world book capital city 2022 nominations open 28 january 2020 subscribe to. Yesterday, unesco announced that the city of incheon republic of korea was named world book capital for the year 2015. Announced in paris this week, sharjah will be the 19th city to be named unesco world book capital, following athens in 2018. Unesco announcement selecting wroclaw as 2016 world book capital. Th e slovenian capital honors poet france preseren with a monument in the main square, and the. 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. 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. Unesco announcement selecting incheon as 2015 world book capital city. 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 oneyear period, effective 23 april each year.
The world book capital selection committee includes representatives from the international publishers associations ipauie, the international booksellers federation ibf, the international federation of. This past can be seen in its subterranean streets and the boca del inferno, a mineshaft that plunges a breathtaking 600 m. Planned for and participated in the media campaign of the opening day celebration events of sharjah world book capital. Sa booksellers incheon in korea, world book capital 2015. The international press association, the international federation of librarians associations, and the international booksellers federation are in charge of the selection, along with unesco.
The world book capital is an annual award granted by unesco which acknowledges the best yearlong programme proposed by a city to promote books and foster reading. As of late though, unesco has taken notice and in this years meeting, it has been granted yet another world heritage site to this tiny country. The city may hold the title for one designated year, from 23 april unesco world book day until 22 april of the following year. The city of athens was chosen for the quality of its activities, supported by the entire book industry. The unesco world heritage sites gets all the glory and buzz for the cultural and historical importance, and for good reason. The world book capital city sets up a competition between cities. She was elected to serve on the executive committee of the international publishers association ipa for 201214 and 201517. This diversity can also be seen in the royal liverpool philharmonic orchestra which marked its 175th anniversary in 2015, in the global edm brand of cream which started as a super club in liverpool in the 1990s, and in the recognition of the city as the world capital of pop by the guinness book of records. Kuala lumpur unesco world book capital 2020 januarydecember asiapacific economic cooperation apec 2020 summit. Top 12 unesco creative cities of gastronomy foodie. The selection committee for the world book capital is calling for nominations for the world book capital 2015. Directorgeneral of unesco irina bokova said, i applaud the nomination of sharjah as the world book capital as well as the efforts undertaken by the.
Unesco world heritage centre new inscribed properties 2015. Unesco announces sharjah as world book capital 2019 news. Crafts and folk art, design, film, gastronomy, media arts, and music. And since 2001, one city per year has been carefully selected to host the honour. Bangkok 20, port harcourt 2014, incheon 2015, wroclaw 2016. Sharjah united arab emirates was named world book capital for the year 2019 by the directorgeneral of unesco, irina bokova, on the recommendation of the advisory committee which met at the. Unesco world heritage sites include some of the most famous places in the world, such as the ancient nabatean city of petra in jordan, the legendary acropolis in athens, the great barrier reef in australia, and machu picchu, the lost city of the incas, in peru. Eibf pulls out of world book capital committee over free. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and. Incheon republic of korea named world book capital 2015. Bern, the capital city of switzerland, has the cobblestone streets and medieval architecture that make it apparent why the old city is a unesco world heritage site.