COVID19

Organisations that have signed the InSPIRe Charter
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Over 30 Global Publishing Trade Associations, Book Fairs, and Freedom to Publish Champions sign Charter to Inspire Sustainable Post-COVID future for the Sector

By signing the International Sustainable Publishing and Industry Resilience Charter, signatories from across the publishing ecosystem – including publishers, booksellers, authors, educators, bookfairs, international reading...
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IPA President, Bodour Al Qasimi, with Russian publishers
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Bodour Al Qasimi calls for diversity and cultural dialogue at the 37th IBBY Congress in Moscow

Addressing global stakeholders of children’s publishing, the IPA President commits to prioritise efforts to strengthen culture of reading and support the book industry....
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José Borghino talking at SCCR 41
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IPA underlines publishers’ contribution during COVID pandemic at WIPO Copyright Committee

The 41st session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place in hybrid format from 28...

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Bodour Al Qasimi with representatives of ASSEDI
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International Publishers Association President in Ivory Coast for fact-finding and solidarity visit

Bodour Al Qasimi recommends publishers rethink vulnerable business models for a resilient, sustainable future...
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Bodour Al Qasimi, Maimouna Jallow and Lawrence Njagi
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President of International Publishers Association in Kenya for second leg of post-COVID damage assessment tour

Bodour Al Qasimi meets pandemic-hit publishers, presents IPA plan to support book industry’s recovery in worst-hit markets....
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