(Source: UN - United Nations) Programmes in Bangladesh, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, India and Namibia awarded UNESCO International Literacy Prizes Literacy programmes in Bangladesh, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, India and Namibia are the winners of UNESCO's literacy prizes for 2013. The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, announced the laureates today, following the recommendation of an international jury. They will receive their awards at UNESCO Headquarters on 9 September, as part of the celebrations for International Literacy Day on 8 September. There are five awards in total: two under the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize created in 1989 by the Government of the Republic of Korea, and three under...
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