联合国教科文组织还继续支持非洲和亚太地区的区域性联合出版计划，把重点放在适合儿童、妇女以及刚刚掌握阅读技巧的人阅读的那些图书上。为了进一步推动全球范围内的读书热，联合国教科文组织在阿拉伯世界组织编辑了一份名叫“Kitab fi Jarida”每月文学副刊, 遍及了该地区的近20家报纸。除此之外,联合国教科文组织还以“宽容服务组织”的形式两年一度授予儿童文学奖和青年文学奖.这一组织为促进计划的实行以及引导全世界范围内的读书活动做出了巨大的支持和贡献。
大学和中小学的各种评比、职务职称的晋升以及各地区的学术评价，都应该将教材作为重要的内容，以此来鼓励最优秀的专家参与教材编写。（新华网） 作者: karin 时间: 2010-4-13 23:10 标题: World Book and Copyright Day - April 23
UNESCO
By celebrating this Day throughout the world, UNESCO seeks to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright.
23 April: a symbolic date for world literature for on this date and in the same year of 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.
The idea for this celebration originated in Catalonia where on 23 April, Saint George's Day, a rose is traditionally given as a gift for each book sold. The success of the World Book and Copyright Day will depend primarily on the support received from all parties concerned (authors, publishers, teachers, librarians, public and private institutions, humanitarian NGOs and the mass media), who have been mobilized in each country by UNESCO National Commissions, UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations, Associated Schools and Libraries, and by all those who feel motivated to work together in this world celebration of books and authors. 作者: karin 时间: 2010-4-13 23:16 标题: 世界阅读日:当"悦读"成为一种习惯
当"悦读"成为一种习惯，"阅读"将不再需要呼唤。 作者: karin 时间: 2010-4-13 23:19 标题: Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the World Book and Copyright Day: 23 April 2009
Since 1996, the World Book and Copyright Day, celebrated on 23 April, has been a unique opportunity for us to reflect together on new issues relating to the book, viewed concomitantly as an industry, an art, and an essential tool in ensuring quality education for all.
The Day may be placed within the context of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012), the theme of which is "Literacy as Freedom", thus calling to mind the emancipatory effect of books. Such linkages are of the essence, especially if the book is to be a major medium for teaching men and women, as well as the most marginalized social groups, to read and write at a time when one adult in five worldwide can do neither.
The book, an instrument of knowledge and a means of sharing, must further each person’s education, fulfilment and empowerment. It thus contributes to enjoyment of the universal right to education and to effective participation by each individual in social, political and cultural life.
Furthermore, having only recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we must stress that books are of no avail if we do not guarantee their free circulation. Concern over the "free flow of ideas by word and image", enshrined in UNESCO’s Constitution, must be kept alive so that we can continue to promote universal access to books. As you can see, it is both our understanding of genuine quality education for all, and respect for the universality of human rights and fundamental freedom for all; that are at stake in issues relating to the book and its circulation.
On the occasion of the 14th World Book and Copyright Day, I therefore solemnly call on all countries and on UNESCO’s partners and friends to join us in common reflection on the place of the book in our educational and cultural policies and on its contribution to the emergence of creative diversity that is deemed more useful than ever.
