The Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL) held its general meeting in Mexico City the 12 November 2018, reaffirming the importance of literacy for the well-being of our societies and renewing its...
Literacy is a human right and an essential component for people to be able to exercise their fundamental rights. For this reason, the world’s governments of today must underscore efforts to share our experiences and implement policies that focus on the most disadvantaged populations.
Otto Granados, Minister of Education, Mexico
The fifth meeting of the Global Alliance to Monitor Learning (GAML), which is coordinated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), was held in Hamburg on 17 and 18 October. Delegates, including representatives from more than 20 developing countries, shared progress and considered proposals...
Key literacy stakeholders in Ethiopia have been trained to develop and implement family and intergenerational literacy and learning approaches. The training took place in Adama, Ethiopia, from 29 September to 3 October 2018.
The five-day practice-oriented workshop engaged district...
ASPBAE/UIL project wins Education for International Understanding/Global Citizenship Education Best Practices 2018 award.
Ms Margarete Sachs-Israel, Chief Programme Coordinator of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, presented the United Nations Secretary-General’s report on Literacy for life: shaping future agendas and Education for Democracy at the Third...
The first e-learning course on mainstreaming adult learning and non-formal education into education sector plans will run from 2 October to 27 November 2018. Fifty-eight participants from ministries of education from nine countries will take part in the two-month course in order to equip...
A well-established resource of the UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning (UIL), the Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase) has a new look.
Since 2009, LitBase has documented...
Since 1967, the United Nations, its Member States and partners celebrate International Literacy Day on 8 September. Despite advancements in the global literacy agenda, much remains to be done:...
The UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (INRULED) and UIL have launched a research project on basic and non-formal education for ethnic minority groups living in communities along the Mekong River. The launch took place at the International Seminar on Education...
