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Iowa City recently crafted its end-of-year “best of” list under the theme “17 books for the 17 SDGs”. Each day from 6 to 22 December, Iowa City together with other UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature tweeted book suggestions with the highlight on each of the 17 SDGs, using the hashtag #17Booksfor17SDGs. The relevant books, whether fiction or non-fiction whose contents illuminate the SDG’s theme of the day, were featured. This initiative sought to draw attention to the SDGs and raise awareness through books and...
Iowa City (United States of America), a UNESCO Creative City of Literature since 2008, initiated the collective project “17 Books for the 17 SDGs” with fellow Creative Cities of Literature around the world. The project aims to draw attention to and raise awareness of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through books and storytelling.
From 7 to 23 December, UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature will tweet book suggestions from their respective cities, highlighting one Sustainable Development Goal per day using the hashtag #...
In a twist on the traditional end-of-the-year “best of” lists of readings, the UNESCO Cities of Literature will issue a list of “17 Books for the 17 SDGs” between 2 and 18 December.
Each day, the Creative Cities of Literature will post book suggestions from their cities and countries to social media, using the hashtag #17Booksfor17SDGs. A different Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) will be highlighted everyday through books’ recommendations on specific dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The books proposed might be...