(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Worldwide there are 758 million adults who cannot read or write a simple sentence, two thirds of them women and with the greatest bottlenecks to progress in Africa (UNESCO Institute for Statistics). The two-day anniversary event titled Reading the Past, Writing the Future, which marks the first celebration within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, will review achievements and lessons learned over the last half century and identify challenges and fresh solutions. Speaking at the ceremony Ms Bokova said: 'Literacy is essential for the success of the new global agenda. It...
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