Literacy for all ‘must stand at the heart’ of new sustainable development agenda – UNESCO chief | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

On the International Literacy Day 2015, the United Nations urged governments and partners to join forces for universal literacy as a key component of reaching the new sustainable development goal. Since States will adopt a new agenda for education and development for the next 15 years, the message on the International Literacy Day this year is especially vital.

There are 757 million adults still lack basic literacy skills and 124 million of children and adolescents are out-of-school. Literacy is the human right that empowers individuals and advances societies.

The main global celebration for the International Day took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on September 8, 2015.

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