The three-day professional program in the UAE at Sharjah now is underway with a reported 116 countries in play.
Bodour Al Qasimi Named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
‘Embodying the diversity of talents and backgrounds that enrich UNESCO’s work,’ Bodour Al Qasimi and three others are named UNESCO goodwill ambassadors.
Rio Becomes UNESCO’s 2025 World Book Capital
Brazil’s Bienal do Livro is being redesigned as a ‘Book Park’ to be June’s centerpiece attraction of the UNESCO World Book Capital year.
UNESCO Names Strasbourg Its World Book Capital 2024
France’s Strasbourg is to begin its tenure as UNESCO’s World Book Capital on April 23, 2024, as Accra concludes its year in the role.
IPA Announces a Digital ‘Inspire’ Symposium on Coordinated Action
The International Publishers Association’s ‘Inspire’ program presents findings from its series of industry workshops.
UNESCO on Education Day 2022: ‘We Must Rethink Education’
Audrey Azoulay, the UNESCO chief in Paris, calls for ‘a broad movement’ to reframe and revitalize education.
Year’s End: IPA’s Bodour Al Qasimi Focuses on Publishing Solidarity, Freedom to Publish
IPA president Bodour Al Qasimi, caps a year of international meetings with publishers with a call for protection of the freedom to publish.
At Sharjah: A UNESCO World Book Capital Network Meeting
Delegates from 16 of UNESCO’s World Book Capitals convened in Sharjah to explore the WBC network and what it can offer.
UNESCO Names 49 Additions to Its Creative Cities Network as Azoulay Wins Reelection
As France’s Audrey Azoulay is returned to the director-general’s role at UNESCO, the agency adds new ‘Creative Cities’ to its network.
UNESCO Reviews Sharjah’s World Book Capital Plans; 2021 Applications Deadline is May 2
Bodour Al Qasimi met with UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay in Paris to discuss the coming Sharjah’s World Book Capital programming.