“International Literacy Day is an occasion to celebrate the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies everywhere” IndividualCommunityEducationImportanceInternationalEducationalCelebrateOccasionsLiteracy Author:Koichiro Matsuura
“it is inconceivable that poverty eradication can make much headway in the absence of major advances in literacy.” EducationPovertyMajorsEducationalAbsenceLiteracy Author:Koichiro Matsuura
“Achieving the right to basic education for all is thus one of the biggest moral challenges of our times.” ChallengesEducationMoralAchieveEducationalOur TimeLiteracyEducation For AllBasic Education Author:Koichiro Matsuura
“A literate world is a possible and desirable one. There are enough resources. What is now needed is the collective will of the international community to ensure that the necessary support is forthcoming.” WorldEnoughCommunityEducationSupportNeededResourcesInternationalEducationalCollectivesLiteracyDesirableInternational CommunityForthcoming Author:Koichiro Matsuura
“It is intolerable that around 1 in 5 of the world's adults are illiterate. How can we build equitable information societies or thriving democracies if so many remain without the basic tools of literacy?” IfsWorldEducationDemocracyInformationAdultsToolsEducationalLiteracyIlliterateEquitableInformation Society Author:Koichiro Matsuura