Himanshi Agarwal
Well-known member
International Literacy Day, celebrated annually on 8 September, is an opportunity for Governments, civil society and stakeholders to highlight improvements in world literacy rates, and reflect on the world's remaining literacy challenges.
UNESCO created International Literacy Day in 1967 to bring attention to this issue and it has been celebrated annually on 8th September ever since. The main event held in Paris includes an awards ceremony where UNESCO recognizes and rewards individuals and organizations who strive to improve literacy around the world.
Helping someone to read and write effectively or acquire the basic math skills so many of us take for granted, improves the future of everyone in society. Literacy is critical to economic development as well as individual and community well-being. Our economy is enhanced when learners have higher literacy levels.
As per UNESCO, 773 million adults and young people around the world still lack basic literacy skills. Given how the near-global lockdown caused by Covid-19 has disrupted education, "affecting more than 91% of students and 99% of teachers", UNESCO announced the theme for International Literacy Day 2020 as "literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond".
UNESCO created International Literacy Day in 1967 to bring attention to this issue and it has been celebrated annually on 8th September ever since. The main event held in Paris includes an awards ceremony where UNESCO recognizes and rewards individuals and organizations who strive to improve literacy around the world.
Helping someone to read and write effectively or acquire the basic math skills so many of us take for granted, improves the future of everyone in society. Literacy is critical to economic development as well as individual and community well-being. Our economy is enhanced when learners have higher literacy levels.
As per UNESCO, 773 million adults and young people around the world still lack basic literacy skills. Given how the near-global lockdown caused by Covid-19 has disrupted education, "affecting more than 91% of students and 99% of teachers", UNESCO announced the theme for International Literacy Day 2020 as "literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond".