i. Sharjah, a city in the United Arab Emirates was named 'World Book Capital for the year' 2019 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova.
ii. The city was selected because of the very innovative, comprehensive and inclusive nature of the application, with a community-focused activity program containing creative proposals to engage the very large migrant population.
iii. The program runs with a slogan ‘Read - you are in Sharjah’. It focuses on six themes: inclusivity, reading, heritage, outreach, publishing, and children.
Important Takeaways from Above News-
● As the nineteenth cities to bear the title since 2001, Sharjah follows Athens (2018) and Conakry (2017).
● The Full form of UNESCO is United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
● UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France
i. Sharjah, a city in the United Arab Emirates was named 'World Book Capital for the year' 2019 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova.
ii. The city was selected because of the very innovative, comprehensive and inclusive nature of the application, with a community-focused activity program containing creative proposals to engage the very large migrant population.
iii. The program runs with a slogan ‘Read - you are in Sharjah’. It focuses on six themes: inclusivity, reading, heritage, outreach, publishing, and children.
Important Takeaways from Above News-
● As the nineteenth cities to bear the title since 2001, Sharjah follows Athens (2018) and Conakry (2017).
● The Full form of UNESCO is United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
● UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France