Sharjah named World Book Capital 2019

Sharjah named World Book Capital 2019

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) was named World Book Capital for the year 2019 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, on the recommendation of the Advisory Committee which met at the Headquarters of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) at La Haye.

The city was selected because of the very innovative, comprehensive and inclusive nature of the application, with a community-focused activity program containing creative proposals to engage the very large migrant population.

The year of celebrations will start on 23 April, 2019, on the World Book and Copyright Day.
Cities designated as UNESCO World Book Capital undertake to promote books and reading and to organize activities over the year. As the nineteenth cities to bear the title since 2001, Sharjah follows

·         Athens (2018)

·         Conakry (2017).

·         Wroclaw (2016).

·         Incheon (2015),

·         Port Harcourt (2014),

·         Bangkok (2013),

·         Erevan (2012),

·         Buenos Aires (2011),

·         Ljubljana (2010),

·         Beirut (2009),

·         Amsterdam(2008),

·         Bogota (2007),

·         Turin (2006),

·         Montreal (2005),

·         Anvers (2004),

·         New Delhi (2003),

·         Alexandria (2002),

·         Madrid (2001),

Full Info | https://en.unesco.org/news/sharjah-named-world-book-capital-2019

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