Hay festival went on to produce africa39, for authors from subsaharan africa and the diaspora port harcourt unesco world book capital 2014, and aarhus39, a selection of the best childrens and ya writers from all over europe european capital of culture 2017. As part of the coordinated global education response to the covid19 pandemic, unesco, unicef and the world bank are jointly launching the survey on national education responses to covid19 school. This is the first of a series of interviews on oxfords bid to become unesco world book capital in 2014 thank you very much, angus phillips, for you time and support. The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 june during a meeting at unescos headquarters in paris. 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. Oxford is submitting its bid to become unesco world book capital city in 2014.
Port harcourt named world book capital 2014 united. Unesco announces sharjah as world book capital 2019. World book capital cities the world book capital city is a lessknown unesco label that celebrates a different heritage field. June 30, 2014 port harcourt unesco world book capital invites students from across nigeria. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to promote books and reading and to organize activities over the year. Tell me a bit about yourself and how you are related to books, literature or publishing. In submitting an application to the unesco world book capital, the city undertakes to sign a memorandum of understanding, indicating the main lines of action for the year of designation.
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. 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 unesco institute for statistics uis is the official and trusted source of internationallycomparable data on education, science, culture and communication. Every year, unesco convenes delegates from the international publishers. The nomination is an exclusive symbolic acknowledgment of the best programme dedicated to books and reading. Nigerian city of port harcourt named 2014 world book. World book capital cities cultural diversity and the city.
Unesco has 535 books on goodreads with 1968 ratings. Port harcourt unesco world book capital 2014 essay competition ends in. Dynamic partnership for access and transformation in libraries for young people in port harcourt. The designation is given to cities to promote reading and literature. Unesco announces sharjah as world book capital 2019 news. Port harcourt named world book capital 2014 unesco. Thanks to the world book capital, it was able to attract other national events such as the. Did you know that some of the best food cities around the world are recognized as unesco creative cities of gastronomy. What makes the concept of world heritage exceptional is its universal application. World heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located. Homage to gabriel garcia marquez 19272014 by sofia gandarias. Unescodominique roger 11 july 2012 the united nations educational, scienti.
As the official statistical agency of unesco, the uis produces a wide range of stateoftheart databases to fuel the policies and investments needed to transform lives and propel the. World data on education international bureau of education. Unesco announces conakry republic of guinea as world. Bangkok, madrid, port harcourt, thailand, travel and culture, travel and literature, turin, unesco, world book capital cities, world book capital city 20, world book capital city 2014. Six editions out of print have been produced until 2007. The rainbow book club collaborated with the rivers state government to bid for nomination as unesco world book capital city wbcc 2014 find out more publications. Oxford launches world book capital bid books the guardian. Guide to the european capital of sport cities 2001 to 2015. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Readyou are in sharjah the uaes sharjah has been named world book capital for the.
The unesco world heritage sites gets all the glory and buzz for the cultural and historical importance, and for good reason. 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, met on 5 july at the organizations headquarters. More than 400 greek bookstores lost separately, ndtv reports, the largest bookstore in greece with 118 years of history, eleftheroudakis, will be closed on september 30 due to the sevenyear debt crisis. However, other noteworthy cities need some love and recognition too.
The city had already hosted international events such as the 17th asian games in 2014. Ifla unesco announces athens as world book capital 2018. Unesco has issued its call for applications for world book capital 2019. Oxford submits bid to become world book capital bbc news. The city of port harcourt nigeria was named the world book capital for the year 2014 after the selection committee, composed of. The main objective of unesco is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to foster universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the. The seventh edition 201011 contains detailed and systematized information.
The first unesco world book capital designated prior to the adoption of 31 cresolution 29 was madrid spain in 2001. Africa39 brought to worldwide attention some of the best new fiction from africa south of the sahara. We beat 10 cities, including oxford, to clinch the coveted title. Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Port harcourt, nigeria announced as world book capital 2014 11 july 2012 the nigerian city of port harcourt was announced as world book capital 2014 by the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco on 5 july. Sharjah has been crowned with the prestigious world book capital title for 2019 by unesco. World book capital cities international publishers association. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to. In 1980, this property was extended to include the cultural and historical area, and cultural criteria iiiiiv were added. The call was made by the rainbow book club, organisers of the unesco port harcourt world book capital 2014. Port harcourt world book capital 2014, port harcourt.
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. It was a hay festival and rainbow book club project celebrating port. First published as a cdrom in 1996, the database world data on education has regularly been improved and expanded using the information included in the national reports on the development of education, supplemented with data from other sources. 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. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and accessible reading for. In addition, mexico20 in 2015 celebrated the year of mexico in the uk and the. In 2014 wroclaw was named unesco world book capital 2016. Top 12 unesco creative cities of gastronomy foodie. In 1979, the committee decided to inscribe the ohrid lake on the world heritage list under natural criteria iii. Nigeria for 2014, incheon republic of korea for 2015, wroclaw for. Extension of the australian east coast temperate and. Unesco has announced that tbilisi, capital of georgia, will be world book capital 2021. Conakry, the capital of the republic of guinea, has been named world book capital for 2017. Youve heard of unesco world book capital, but did you know it.
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. Unesco announces conakry republic of guinea as world book capital 2017. April 23 is designated by unesco as world book day, a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries across the world. Readings of octavio paz2014 year of octavio paz a celebration of books from unesco. Young boy and girl reading books in a street in qazvin, iran. The city of port harcourt, nigeria, has been nominated the unesco world book capital city.
Nigerias port harcourt is world book capital city for 2014. With the support of the presidency, the government of rivers state and unesco nigeria, rainbow book club bidded for port harcourt to be unesco world book capital 2014. After one year of serving as unesco world book capital, stimulating interest in books and reading around nigeria, port harcourt in rivers state will today hand over to the city of icheon in south. Nigeria vacates unesco world book capital position today. Youve heard of unesco world book capital, but did you know it was. Oxford world book capital 2014 posted by owbc2014 on 26 june 2012 leave a comment hello again oxford world bookers, sorry for such a long absence holidays and work experience following that have meant no time whatsoever to devote to the blog but im pleased to say im back again and ready to do some lastminute posts on why.
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