The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat—it’s the defining reality of our time. Scientific consensus is no longer up for debate, but neither...
Publications in parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia had been using International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSNs) that had been originally founded by displaced Ukrainian higher...
The IPA once again participated in the 46th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). The...
A well-attended forum, where delegates from 26 countries participated in an intersting mix of discussions from institutional relations with UNESCO around the Dubai Declaration and...
On World Intellectual Property Day (26 April) creators from across Europe, and beyond, adressed an open letter to European Commission Vice President Virkkunen about the...
On 23 and 24 April, IPA Vice President, Giovanni Hoepli, attended the 13th Session of the Information for All Programme (IFAP) Council at UNESCO’s offices...
On 28 and 29 April 2025, IPA’s President, Gvantsa Jobava, and Secretary General, José Borghino, participated in the Professional Programme at Abu Dhabi International Book...
On 22nd April 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hosted the opening ceremony for its year as the UNESCO World Book Capital City, succeeding Strasbourg, France....
The French city of Strasbourg convened on Monday 14 April a meeting of the UNESCO World Book Capital Cities (WBC) Network (https://www.unesco.org/en/world-book-capital-network) which was attended...
Since 2022, the Paris Book Market has been bringing together international acquisition editors and rights managers from French-language publishing houses....
The IPA organises the International Publishers Congress every two years in cooperation with the IPA member in the host country. The Congress offers an unrivalled...
The Ghana International Book Fair is an annual event organised to celebrate the rich Ghanaian culture through books. The main goal behind organising the Book...
The Nairobi International Book Fair (NIBF) is the regional market place for books and it brings together publishing professionals, authors, booksellers, print suppliers, media and...
