International Book Year

International Book Year
Logo (Portuguese)
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^[1] by the United Nations and made effective by UNESCO. 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^[2]^[3]

References

↑ UNESCO. ORG
↑ (Portuguese)CAVALCANTI, Cordélia Robalinho. de Oliveira; CUNHA, Murilo Bastos da. Dicionário de Biblioteconomia e Arquivologia. Brasília, Briquet de Lemos Livros, 2008, página 17. ISBN 978-85-85637-35-4
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International years proclaimed by the United Nations

Women (1975)
The Child (1979)
Disabled Persons (1981)
Youth (1985)
Peace (1986)
Shelter for the Homeless (1987)
Space (1992)
Family (1994)
Tolerance (1995)
Older Persons (1999)
Culture of Peace (2000)
Mobilization against Racism (2001)
Rice (2004)
Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (2004)
Microcredit (2005)
Physics (2005)
Deserts and Desertification (2006)
The Dolphin (2007-2008)
Languages (2008)
The Potato (2008)
Sanitation (2008)
Astronomy (2009)
Natural Fibres (2009)
Biodiversity (2010)
Youth (2010-2011)
Forests (2011)
Chemistry (2011)
Cooperatives (2012)
Water (2013)
Crystallography (2014)
Light (2015)
Soil (2015)
Pulses (2016)

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