The "Books for Blind" Marrakesh Treaty championed by United Nations Messenger of Peace Stevie Wonder will have 70 member nations when the European Union is added.
GENEVA (AN) — The European Union joined a global treaty overseen by the World Intellectual Property Organization, greatly expanding availability of books produced in a format that visually impaired people can use.
The "Books for Blind" Marrakesh Treaty championed by U.N. Messenger of Peace Stevie Wonder will have 70 member nations when the 28-nation E.U. is added at the start of 2019, according to the European Commission.
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