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  1. World Book and Copyright Day | UNESCO

    World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Each year, on 23 April, celebrations take place all over the world to recognize the scope of books - a link between the past and the future, a bridge between generations and across cultures.

  2. Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of ... - UNESCO

    On World Book and Copyright Day, I call upon all of UNESCO’s partners to share the message that books are a force to address contemporary challenges, to understand political and economic realities, and to combat inequalities and misinformation.

  3. World Book Day - Wikipedia

    World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book, is an annual event organized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. The first World Book Day was celebrated on 23 April in 1995, and continues to be recognized on that day.

  4. World Book and Copyright Day celebrates ‘fundamental ...

    World Book and Copyright Day celebrates ‘fundamental importance’ of literature. A fourteen year-old Rohingya refugee holds her favorite book of poetry at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazaar,...

  5. World Book and Copyright Day 2022: History, significance ...

    Organised as an annual event by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) ever since 1995, the day is dedicated to pay respect to renowned authors like William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega who died this day.

  6. World Book Day 2022: Everything you need to know - BBC

    This year marks a whopping 25 years since the UK's first World Book Day! The theme and message this year is You are a Reader , and is focusing on children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

  7. This March, World Book Day is 25 years old.

    This March, World Book Day is 25 years old. That’s 25 years of changing children’s lives by encouraging a love of books and reading. We know that reading for pleasure makes an enormous impact on a child’s future – whether that’s their educational success, well-being or mental health.

  8. World Book and Copyright Day – UNESCO UK

    World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. Each year, on 23 April, celebrations take place all over the world to recognize the scope of books – a link between the past and the future, a bridge between generations and across cultures.

  9. World Book and Copyright Day | UNESCO

    Through reading and the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April, we can open ourselves to others despite distance, and we can travel thanks to imagination. In the preparation for World Book and Copyright Day, UNESCO encourages you to challenge yourself, to explore new topics, formats, or genres that out of your ordinary.

  10. World Book Day 2022: What you can expect to see from ...

    Find out how BookTrust will be celebrating World Book Day, with an initiative to support up-and-coming authors and illustrators and a live event for schools.