INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2015
LITERACY AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES
Mobile Phones and Literacy Empowerment
A new publication ‘Mobile Phones & Literacy: Empowerment in Women’s Hands’ will be launched by UNESCO at the Asian Summit on Education and Skills (ASES) 2015 in Bangalore, India on 8 and 9 September.
Lifelong Learning Publications
To celebrate International Literacy Day on 8 September 2015, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is launching five new publications.
Literacy and Sustainable Development
http://www.unescobkk.org/index.php?id=5093
LET US ALL CELEBRATE LITERACY DAY!
The theme of International Literacy Day 2015 is Literacy and Sustainable Societies. Literacy is a key driver for sustainable development. Literacy skills are the prerequisite for the learning of a broader set of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, required for creating sustainable societies. At the same time, progress in areas of sustainable development, such as health and agriculture, serves as an enabling factor in the promotion of literacy and literate environments.
This year’s celebration of International Literacy Day, therefore, will be dedicated to exploring critical links and synergy between literacy and the future Sustainable Development Goals which will be adopted during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015.
As in previous years, International Literacy Day 2015 will be celebrated worldwide, bringing together governments, multi-and bi-lateral organizations, NGOs, the private sectors, communities, teachers, learners and experts.
A main global celebration will take place at UNESCO Headquarters, where a two-day event on Literacy and Sustainable Societies (8-9 September 2015) will be organized to prepare the ground for renewed literacy efforts by countries and partners in the post-2015 era. On 8 September, 2015 a ceremony will be held to award the 2015 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes
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