International Literacy Day 2016
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Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the International Literacy Day (2016).
This event will mark the 50th anniversary of the World Congress of Ministers of Education on the Eradication of Illiteracy (Islamic Republic of Iran, 1965), which made the Tehran recommendation on the proclamation of the International Literacy Day and advanced the notion of functional literacy. As in previous years, the 2016 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes Awards Ceremony will also take place.
Details
Type of Event | Category 2-Intergovernmental meeting |
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Start | 08.09.2016 08:00 local time |
End | 08.09.2016 20:00 local time |
Date to be fixed | 0 |
Focal point | Chakroun, Borhene |
Organizer | ED/PLS/YLS |
Contact | literacy@unesco.org |
Country | France |
City | Paris |
Venue | UNESCO Headquarters |
Street | 125 avenue de Suffren |
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Language of Event | English, French, Spanish |
Estimated number of participants | 300 |
Official Website | International Literacy Day 2016 |
Link 1 | UNESCO and Literacy |
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