The final reading list for the UN Sustainable Development Goals Book Club was announced on 27 October 2022. The books, which are in all six official UN languages, cover SDG 17 – partnerships for the goals.
Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and the global climate crisis publishers and organisations from across the book sector will come together at Bologna Children’s Book Fair to celebrate the completion of the Sustainable Development Goals Book Club and its 17 reading lists for children focusing on peace, ending poverty, protecting life on land and many more.
On August 31st, 2021, the newest reading list for the UN Sustainable Development Goals Book Club was announced. The books, which are in all six official UN languages, cover SDG 14 – life below water.
Following submissions of over 1000 titles, book sector organisations from Brazil and Portugal announce lists to augment the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Book Club with a collection of lusophone books about the different goals for children.
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The new, multilingual initiative sees book sector organisations from across the African continent come together and commit to augmenting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Book Club with a collection of English, French, Arabic and Kiswahili books about the different goals for children.
On Friday 15 May, the ninth list of books for the UN SDG Book Club was announced. The list of titles in all six official UN languages, aimed at children aged 6-12, focuses on SDG 9 – industry, innovation and infrastructure.
On 16 December 2019 the seventh list of books for the UN SDG Book Club were announced. The list of titles in all six official UN languages, aimed at children aged 6-12, focuses on the seventh sustainable development goal – affordable and clean energy.