It is governed by the general conference and the executive board. Bangkok was named the th unesco world book capital in 20 due to its programs promoting books and reading. The secretariat, headed by the directorgeneral, implements the decisions of these two bodies. Not usually known as a nationality that reads particularly much, in recent years thais have been buying books in record numbers. 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. While the title doesnt come with any financial reward kind of amazing with the budget unesco has, youd think some kind of monetary award would come with it.
Unesco named tbilisi as world book capital 2021 bm. We beat 10 cities, including oxford, to clinch the coveted title. Several empires have ruled the country that built cities that were in their times among the most prosperous and largest in the world. Unesco invited the international publishers association, the international federation of library associations and institutions and the international booksellers federation to participate in the nomination process, to ensure the three major branches of the book industry can participate in the decision. 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. The city was selected as the th world book capital by a committee made up of representatives from the publishing world and unesco, which met at the organizations paris headquarters on 27 june. And since 2001, one city per year has been carefully selected to host the honour. Tbilisi has been named unescos 2021 world book capital, and the. Tours to unesco world heritage sites bangkok day tours. Malaysia wants kl as unesco world book capital in 2020. Unesco directorgeneral irina bokova said that the city was awarded.
Unesco invited the international publishers association, the international federation of library associations and institutions and the international booksellers federation to participate in the nomination process, to ensure the three major branches of. The westland and mount cook national park and the fiordland national park, which were previously inscribed on the world heritage list, are part of the te wahipounamu south west new zealand. The city may hold the title for one designated year, from 23 april unesco world book day until 22 april of the following year. Besides, while reading a book hasnt been such a huge pastime for the majority of thais, there are some excellent thai book shops, and more and more thais are browsing and buying books there. Cities designated as unesco world book capital undertake to promote books and reading and to organize activities over the year. World book day honors books and readers hmh in the news. Every year, unesco chooses a capital city and names it the world book capital. That may change as bangkok takes on the title of world book capital for 20. Unesco announces conakry republic of guinea as world book capital 2017. Unesco names sharjah as world book capital current. Tbilisi named unescos world book capital for 2021 in news by porter anderson october 7, 2019 less than a year after its turn as guest of honor georgia at the frankfurter buchmesse, tbilisi has been named unescos 2021 world book capital, and. As a regional bureau for education, unesco bangkok provides technical expertise and assistance and serves advisory, knowledge production and sharing, monitoring and evaluation functions to assist asiapacific member states and other unesco field offices and antenna.
The directorgeneral of unesco, audrey azoulay, on the recommendation of the world book capital advisory committee, selected kuala lumpur, the capital city of malaysia, as world book capital for the year 2020. Unesco sites in thailand thailands world heritage listings. This was again a success, and so unescos general conference resolved to make the designation of a world book capital city an annual event. Please note that given the exceptional circumstances related to the coronavirus covid19 pandemic, regular mail sent to the world heritage centre in paris cannot be processed on a normal basis for the moment. In recognition of this special honor, the bangkok metropolitan administration bma, in collaboration with the bangkok reading group, is. 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.
Unesco has named sharjah as the world book capital for 2019. The world book capital initiative gives cities the opportunity both to celebrate local. The city was selected by a committee made up of representatives from the three main branches of the publishing world and unesco, which met. List of world heritage sites in thailand wikipedia. Ljubljana 2010, buenos aires 2011, erevan 2012, bangkok 20, port harcourt. The post of thailand issued a stamp celebrating bangkok as the world book capital 20. Unesco names sharjah as world book capital 2019 inter. 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.
Bangkok will be named the world book capital by unesco tomorrow. The organization has 54 field offices around the world. The last designation was in 2005, approximately fourteen years ago. As kl prepares to take mantle of world book capital 2020, kids encouraged to read. That may change as bangkok takes on the title of world book capital. Kuala lumpur named world book capital 2020 by unesco. Every year, unesco selects a city and highlights what that city has done to help people read more. Ifla applications open for world book capital 2020. This year, unesco chose bangkok, the capital of thailand, as the world book capital city. Buenos aires 2011, erevan 2012, bangkok 20, port harcourt. Since 1961, unesco bangkok has had a dual role as both the regional bureau for education and as a cluster office in asiapacific. 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. Malaysia will lobby for kuala lumpur to become the unesco world book capital in 2020, in efforts to boost the reading culture among.
Kl named world book capital 2020 by unesco new straits. Next year, port harcourt in nigeria will be the world book capital city. On 2018, kuala lumpur malaysia was named world book capital for the year 2020 by the directorgeneral of unesco, audrey azoulay, on the recommendation of the. In 20, bangkok took on the title of unescos world book capital, awarded to cities for the presence of a vibrant literary culture accessible to widely varied demographics, interests, ages, and philosophies. The capital will become the th city to assume the title, taking over from. Unesco announces conakry republic of guinea as world. Unesco, ifla, and ipa have opened the call for nominations for the world. Travel bangkok becomes the 20 world book capital bbc. World book capital 2020 kuala lumpur, the capital city. It will be the worlds th book capital, following in the footsteps of yerevan, armenia 2012 and madrid, spain. So rather than hit up all the major tourist attractions, i set out on a mission to seek out some of bangkoks bookish corners.
In 20, bangkok was named the world book capital by. 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. The unesco united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization has designated five world heritage sites in thailand. Kuala lumpur has been named world book capital for the year 2020 by the directorgeneral of unesco, audrey azoulay, on the recommendation of the. Bma embraces unesco book capital title bangkok post. Sharjah was chosen for its efforts to make books accessible to its entire population.
Every year, unesco convenes delegates from the international publishers. Unesco has awarded bangkok the world book capital city 20. World book capital cities international publishers association. Yerevan armenia, 2012, bangkok thailand, 20, port harcourt nigeria. The city was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledgebased society and continue reading unesco kuala. 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. In 2011, as pubat representative, trasvin, joined bangkok read for life group and successfully campaigned for bangkoks designation as unesco world book capital 20. The city was selected by a committee made up of representatives from the three main branches of the publishing world and unesco, which met at the organizations paris headquarters on 27 june. 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. The united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization unesco announced today that beirut has been chosen as the 2009 world book capital as part of the agencys ongoing efforts to promote books and reading.
Kuala lumpur has been named world book capital for the year 2020 by unesco. The nomination is an exclusive symbolic acknowledgment of the best programme dedicated to books and reading. The unesco world heritage sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the unesco world heritage convention. Conakry, the capital of the republic of guinea, has been named world book capital for 2017. The first unesco world book capital designated prior to the adoption of 31 cresolution 29 was madrid spain in 2001. The directorgeneral of unesco, audrey azoulay, named tbilisi georgia world book capital for the year 2021, based on the recommendation of the world book capital advisory committee, which met in switzerland in june, 2019.
Bangkok, thailand has been designated world book capital 20. Paris, june 30 thailands capital city of bangkok has been chosen as the 20 world book capital by a selection committee including the united nations educational, scientific and. Bangkok world book capital 20 commemorated on thai stamp. The designation as world book capital is in recognition of bangkok committing itself to promoting books and reading, and unesco is rewarding its effort.
Unesco named bangkok world book capital 20 and, for thais, thats a huge honor. 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 rise of independent bookstores buoyed this title, breaking the chainstore model by specialising in sourcing rare and antique books mixed in with collections of contemporary titles. Bbc travel bangkok becomes the 20 world book capital. Unesco selected kuala lumpur because of the strong focus on inclusive education. Kl named by unesco as world book capital 2020 borneo post. Guide to the european capital of sport cities 2001 to 2015. Thailand has a great number of historical sites and ancient cities from different eras of its long history. Salient highlights sharjah was selected to underline the efforts taken by it to make books accessible for reading to as many people as possible, especially the marginalised populations.