The Unesco on Tuesday announced that Conakry -- the capital
of Guinea in west Africa -- will be the World Book Capital for 2017.The UN
organisation said the decision by an international committee of experts was
based on west Africa's "quality and diversity of its programme, in
particular its focus on community involvement" and "for its
well-structured budget and clear development goals with a strong emphasis on
youth and literacy", Xinhua reported.
With this selection Conakry become the 17th city in the
World to be designated as World Book Capital. At present, Incheon city of South
Korea is World Book Capital for year 2015. About World Book Capital It is a
designation bestowed by UNESCO to a particular city every year since 2001.
Seeks to promote books and reading and the dedication of all players in the
book industry. The designation runs for 1 year starting from UNESCO’s World
Book and Copyright Day (April 23) till April 22 of the following year. Madrid,
capital of Spain in 2001 was the first city to be recognised as World Book
Capital.
In case of India, New Delhi was recognised as World Book Capital in
2003. Wrocław city of Poland has been chosen as World Book Capital for year
2016.
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