World Book and Copyright Day
23 April 2009
On 23 April 2009, we will celebrate the 14th World Book and Copyright
Day, proclaimed by the UNESCO General Conference in 1995 to promote
greater awareness of the importance of books in the world.
In order to support the Organization in today's society, this year
international professional associations are once again kindly invited to
play an essential role in informing and mobilizing both their members
and their external networks of experts and stakeholders.
For this edition of the Day, UNESCO suggests to explore the topic of
the paramount function of books for the development of quality
education, as well as the link between publishing and fundamental
rights.
In order to download the poster of 23 April 2009
which you can use and to have access to the message from the
Director-General as well as all the information regarding the origins of
the Day and the activities organized all around the world on this
occasion, we would like to invite you to visit the website:
http://www.unesco.org/culture/bookday.
I remain at your disposal (g.poussin@unesco.org, tel: +(33)(1)45 38
71) should you require any further information, as will my colleague
Mauro Rosi (m.rosi@unesco.org, tel: +(33)(1)45 68 46 33), a book
specialist, in charge of the follow-up of this Day.
I look forward to this new opportunity for fruitful collaboration and
thank you in advance for your kind support.
Yours faithfully,
Georges Poussin
Chief
Section of Creative Industries for Development
Division of Cultural Expressions and Creative Industries
Culture Sector
UNESCO 1, rue Miollis
F- 75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Tel.: +(33)(1)45 68 38 71
Fax: +(33)(1)45 68 55 95