President of the International Federation of Publishers mobilizes support to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Bodour Al Qasimi: Bookmakers are ambassadors of peace

Bodour Al Qasimi stressed the importance of the role of publishers.

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Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the International Publishers Association, stressed the role of culture and the impact of workers in the creative and knowledge industries on achieving peace, and overcoming the repercussions of global conflicts on individuals and societies.

Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi added, in a speech during a session entitled “The Role of the Publishing Sector and Culture during Global Conflicts”, organized by the “British Publishers Association” as part of its participation in the activities of the 49th session of the London International Book Fair, which concluded recently: “The Union believes in the importance of its role during Conflicts, and the effectiveness of his work with member publishers in building their capacities and flexibility, ensuring freedom of publication, and supporting them to play a pivotal role in delivering books to readers, especially to children and refugees.”

The International Publishers Association, through the global platform of the London International Book Fair, emphasized the role of the publishing sector in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations.

In one of the three sessions organized by the Union in cooperation with Al-Safir, Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi reviewed ways in which publishers can contribute in a practical and effective way to achieving the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.

She explained that the International Publishers Association has made practical efforts to promote sustainable publishing through initiatives such as the Charter for Publishers in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals, which recently achieved a historic achievement by collecting the signatures of more than 200 regional and global organizations.

• The Charter of Publishers in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals has achieved an achievement by collecting the signatures of 200 regional and global organizations.

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