Print 8 September 2013 United Nations senior officials highlighted the role of literacy in achieving a more sustainable future, stressing that knowledge can help combat poverty and improve people's livelihoods. “In our knowledge-based era, literacy is a foundation for a more just, inclusive and sustainable world,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message for World Literacy Day. “Literacy enables people to gain access to information to improve their health and nutrition, widen their livelihood options, cope with environmental...
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