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“Literacy is inseparable from opportunity, and opportunity is inseperable from freedom. The freedom promised by literacy is both freedom from - from ignorance, oppression, poverty - and freedom to - to do new things, to make choices, to learn.”

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Koichiro Matsuura

Koichiro Matsuura is an accomplished diplomat, born on September 29, 1937. He has extensive experience and notable achievements in the field of international diplomacy, serving in several key positions. more

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