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EDUCATION International Literacy Day 2004
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International Literacy Day is celebrated each year on 8 September. The aim: to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. The theme of this year's celebration is Literacy and Gender. Today almost one in every seven people is illiterate, and out of a total of 860 million illiterate adults more than 500 million are women.



International Literacy Day 2004 to focus on gender

The theme for this years International Literacy Day Celebration is Literacy and Gender. The theme is in harmony with the theme of the first two years of the United Nations Literacy Decade which supports EFA Dakar Goals » More
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Write-up on recent Adult Learners Week in South Africa
learning-week.jpgSeptember 29, 2004 (UNESCO Institute for Education) - Some 250 people participated in the Adult Learners Week from 1-8 September in South Africa. More

Message from UNESCO Director-General of International Literacy Day, 2004
DG_photo.jpgSeptember 8, 2004 (UNESCO) - "I call on all countries, rich and poor, partner agencies in the United Nations, bilateral and private donors and, indeed, private citizens everywhere, […] to make sure that the word “illiterate” is eradicated from our vocabulary." More

Spotlight on illiteracy in Germany
September 1, 2004 (UNESCO Institute for Education) - The renowned German actor Christian Quadflieg will today read texts written by participants in literacy classes in Germany. More

New ignorances, new literacies - learning to live together in a globalizing world
August 31, 2004 (UNESCO Press) - UNESCO will host a 3-day conference on the theme "new ignorances, new literacies - learning to live together in a globalizing world". More

Promoting African perspectives on adult learning
July 11, 2004 (UNESCO Institute for Education) - The African Perspectives on Adult Learning is a new, groundbreaking series designed for use in the training of African adult educators. More

Winners of the 2004 UNESCO Literacy Prizes
UNESCO’s 2004 international literacy prizes have been awarded to programmes in Mauritius, Brazil and China. More

United Nations Literacy Decade (2003 - 2012)
Meeting the major global challenge of literacy for all

Adult Learners Week (1 - 8 September 2004)
A campaign developed to reach out to marginalized adults

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UN celebrates International Literacy Day 2004

New United Nations poster on literacy

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