Sharjah hosted in the "House of Wisdom" the first Arab regional meeting of the International Council on Books for Young People, organized by the "Emirati Council on Books for Young People", with the participation of 10 Arab countries, with the aim of expanding the Arab presence in the "International Council on Books for Young People".
The meeting aims to enhance Arab representation in the International Council on Books for Young People, and to acquaint its participants, especially from non-member countries of the International Council, with the goals and vision of the International Council on Books for Young People, and its activities and initiatives in promoting and developing children and youth literature at the global level, and the member states. The meeting also embodies the pioneering efforts of the UAE Council on Books for Young People to enhance the Arab presence in the International Council on Books for Young People, as it cooperated with the International Council, and communicated with the ministries of culture and specialized institutions in a number of Arab countries, to coordinate the participation of their representatives in the meeting.
The meeting was chaired by Marwa Obaid Al-Aqroubi, President of the UAE Board on Books for Young People, in the presence of Carolina Pallister, Executive Director of the International Council on Books for Young People, and representatives of the Arab councils that are members of the “International Council on Books for Young People,” which included Nadia El-Khouly, representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Hadeel Miqdadi, representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Sherine Kreidieh, representative of the Lebanese Republic, and a number of participants from Arab countries looking to join the International Council, and members of the Advisory Board of the UAE Council on Books for Young People.
In addition to the representatives of the Arab member states, the meeting was attended by representatives of 7 Arab countries, namely: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, and the Sultanate of Oman, in a move that reflects the commitment of these countries to support the children's and youth book industry in the Arab region, and to achieve the vision of « The International Board on Books for Young People »in providing high-quality books to children and young people all over the world.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency