International Book Year

International Book Year
International Book Year
	Logo
Observed by	countries
Type	Worldwide
Significance	Raise awareness about the heritage value of the book for humanity.
Date	1972
Related to	Literature, library, recreation, intellectual

1972 was proclaimed International Book Year^[2] by the United Nations and made effective by UNESCO.

In international book year(1972),

National Library of France.^[3]

History

The announcement was officially established in 1970, during the General Assembly of UNESCO. The cause of the proclamation is to increase access to books. The logo of the event was celebrated by the issuance of postage stamps by several countries [4]^[5]

References

^ The UNESCO Courier. Jan 1972, Canada.
^ "UNESCO. ORG".
^ "한국의 창조적 문화".
ISBN 978-85-85637-35-4

^ "Anatomy of an International Year". unesdoc.unesco.org. 1974. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

International years proclaimed by the United Nations

World Refugee (1959-1960)

Health and Medical Research (1961)

Co-operation (1965)

Rice (FAO) (1966)

Tourist (1967)

Human Rights (1968)

Education (1970)

Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice (1971)

Book (UNESCO) (1972)

World Population (1974)

Women (1975)

Anti-Apartheid (1978-1979)

The Child (1979)

Disabled Persons (1981)

Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa (1982)

World Communications (1983)

Youth (1985)

United Nations (1985)

Peace (1986)

Shelter for the Homeless (1987)

Literacy (1990)

Space (1992)

World's Indigenous People
(1993)

Sport and the Olympic Ideal (1994)

Family (1994)

Peoples’ Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War (1995)

Tolerance (1995)

Eradication of Poverty (1996)

Ocean (1998)

Older Persons (1999)

Culture of Peace (2000)

Thanksgiving (2000)

Mobilization against Racism (2001)

Volunteers (2001)

Dialogue among Civilizations (2001)

Ecotourism (2002)

Mountains (2002)

Cultural Heritage (2002)

Freshwater (2003)

Kyrgyz Statehood (2003)

Rice (2004)

Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (2004)

Physics (2005)

Sport and Physical Education (2005)

Microcredit (2005)

Deserts and Desertification (2006)

Dolphin (UNEP) (2007–2008)

Polar (2007–2008)

The Potato (2008)

Sanitation (2008)

Languages (2008)

Planet Earth (2008)

Gorilla (2009)

Astronomy (2009)

Human Rights Learning (2009)

Natural Fibres (2009)

Reconciliation (2009)

Seafarer (2010)

Biodiversity (2010)

Rapprochement of Cultures (2010)

Youth (2010–2011)

Forests (2011)

Chemistry (2011)

People of African Descent (2011)

Sustainable Energy for All (2012)

Cooperatives (2012)

Quinoa
(2013)

Water Cooperation
(2013)

Family Farming
(2014)

Crystallography (2014)

Small Island Developing States (2014)

Solidarity with the Palestinian People (2014)

Soil (2015)

Light (2015)

Pulses (2016)

Sustainable Tourism for Development (2017)

Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (2019)

Moderation (2019)

Indigenous Languages (2019)

Nurse and the Midwife (2020)

Plant Health (2020)

Elimination of Child Labour (2021)

Fruits and Vegetables (2021)

Creative Economy for Sustainable Development (2021)

Peace and Trust (2021)

Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (2022)

Glass (2022)

Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (2022)

Sustainable Mountain Development (2022)

Millets (2023)

Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace (2023)

Camelids (2024)

Glaciers' Preservation (2025)

Rangelands and Pastoralists (2026)

Volunteers for Sustainable Development (2026)

Sustainable and Resilient Tourism (2027)

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[1] The UNESCO Courier. Jan 1972, Canada.

[2] "UNESCO. ORG".

[3] "한국의 창조적 문화".

[4] ISBN 978-85-85637-35-4

[5] "Anatomy of an International Year". unesdoc.unesco.org. 1974. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

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