{"id":12495,"date":"2026-09-03T21:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unesco.cultura.gov.it\/?p=12495"},"modified":"2026-09-07T12:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:10:02","slug":"unesco-world-book-capital-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unesco.cultura.gov.it\/en\/news\/unesco-world-book-capital-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO World Book Capital 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00c8 stata pubblicata la <em>Call for Applications<\/em> relativa al programma <strong>UNESCO World Book Capital 2028<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L\u2019iniziativa \u00e8 finalizzata a premiare le citt\u00e0 che dimostrano un forte impegno nella promozione dei libri, della lettura, della cultura letteraria, dell\u2019alfabetizzazione e dell\u2019accesso alla conoscenza attraverso un programma articolato di attivit\u00e0 da realizzare nell\u2019arco di dodici mesi e concepito per generare un impatto duraturo anche oltre l\u2019anno di designazione.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le proposte di candidatura dovranno essere presentate al Segretariato dell\u2019UNESCO, in lingua inglese o francese, entro le <strong>ore 23:59 (ora di Parigi) di mercoled\u00ec 7 ottobre 2026<\/strong>, utilizzando la modulistica disponibile online (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/world-book-capital-network\/join-network?hub=70337\">https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/world-book-capital-network\/join-network?hub=70337<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La designazione ufficiale da parte del Direttore generale dell\u2019UNESCO avverr\u00e0 in occasione della Giornata mondiale del libro e del diritto d\u2019autore il 23 aprile 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Informazioni ulteriori sono disponibili al link ufficiale dell\u2019iniziativa (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/world-book-capital\">https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/world-book-capital<\/a>) e sul sito web della Commissione Nazionale Italiana per l\u2019UNESCO (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.it\/it\/news\/aperte-le-candidature-per-diventare-capitale-mondiale-del-libro-unesco-2028-scadenza-7-ottobre-2026\/\">https:\/\/www.unesco.it\/it\/news\/aperte-le-candidature-per-diventare-capitale-mondiale-del-libro-unesco-2028-scadenza-7-ottobre-2026\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c8 stata pubblicata la Call for Applications relativa al programma UNESCO World Book Capital 2028. 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