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Our Coverage of the Work of UNESCO

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UNESCO Reviews Sharjah’s World Book Capital Plans; 2021 Applications Deadline is May 2

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 24, 2019

Bodour Al Qasimi met with UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay in Paris to discuss the coming Sharjah’s World Book Capital programming.

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At London Book Fair: ‘Libraries on the Beach’ Courtesy of Sharjah

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 15, 2019

Those restful beach lean-tos at London Book Fair were reminders that in April, the United Arab Emirates’ Sharjah becomes UNESCO’s World Book Capital.

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Kuala Lumpur Named 2020 World Book Capital; Political Book Sales in the US; PRH Names New CFO

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 21, 2018

Kuala Lumpur is the 2020 World Book capital; more political books in the US released and compete with growing sales of Woodward’s ‘Fear’; and PRH has a new CFO.

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In Norwich, the National Centre for Writing Formally Opens at Dragon Hall This Week

In News by Porter AndersonJune 17, 2018

Dedicated to ‘exploring the artistic and social power of creative writing,’ Norwich’s National Centre for Writing, is having its formal launch week in its redeveloped new home that includes the 15th-century Dragon Hall.

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Greece Opens Athens’ Year as UNESCO’s World Book Capital

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonApril 24, 2018

International officials and media gather on World Book Day to open the 18th UNESCO World Book Capital program in Athens, celebrating what Greece’s Prokopis Pavlopoulos calls ‘the powerful potential of books.’

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Lithuania’s ‘Day of the Book Smugglers’ Comes to the UK Ahead of London Book Fair

In News by Porter AndersonMarch 16, 2018

Taking to the streets on Lithuania’s annual ‘Day of the Book Smugglers,’ a team of fashionable book runners delivered Lithuanian writings to agents’ offices, publishing houses, and media newsrooms ahead of the London Book Fair.

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A UNESCO Honor Today in Havana and a Francophone Bookshop in Bucharest

In News by Porter AndersonJanuary 24, 2018

Named for Mexican novelist and diplomat Jaime Torres Bodet, UNESCO’s honor recognizes a Cuban institution’s presence in literature and the arts; and in Bucharest, a French bookselling success.

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UNESCO World Arabic Language Day in Paris Features Sharjah’s Sheikh Al Qasimi

In News by Porter AndersonDecember 15, 2017

UNESCO’s World Arabic Day focuses on the world’s 5th most-spoken language with a number of high-profile speakers, including the ruler of Sharjah.

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UNESCO and IEA Release New 5-Year International Literacy Report: Boys Lagging Girls

In News by Porter AndersonDecember 5, 2017

A substantial 18-point lag in male students’ performance compared to female students’ in the new 5-year PIRLS report on reading literacy from UNESCO, IEA.

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UNESCO Names Seven Cities in Literature Among 64 ‘Creative Cities’

In News by Porter AndersonNovember 1, 2017

Nine African cities are included in the new listing of ‘Creative Cities’ from UNESCO, seven of them for an emphasis on literature among urban settings.

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