Family literacy programmes can be a lifeline for disadvantaged parents and caregivers who are struggling to support their children’s learning during the pandemic, write Anna Kaiper-Marquez and Esther Prins, in the latest UIL blog post.

Heads of State and Government, ministers from over 70 countries and international partners met online in an extraordinary Global Education Meeting convened by UNESCO, the governments of Ghana, Norway and the United Kingdom on 22 October and adopte

On 7 October 2020, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) together with the UNESCO Bangkok and Almaty offices, organized a webinar: ‘Open and distance education to promote learning and skills development throughout life’.

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is further expanding its Collection of Lifelong Learning Policies and Strategies, with two recent additions from the Lao People’s Democrat

On 30 September 2020, the Representation of UNESCO in Brazil, in partnership with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the UNESCO Chair for Youth and Adult Education, launched the Portuguese translation of the

On 19 September 2020, the UNESCO Learning City of Évry-Courcouronnes in France launched the Micro-Folie digital museum and space for educational activities designed with and for the city's inhabitants.

New York: On 8 October 2020, UNESCO presented the UN Secretary-General’s report on Literacy for life, work, lifelong learning and education for democracy at the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly.

The COVID-19 crisis has forced countries around the world to implement distance, technology-enabled and other forms of home-based learning. Learning within families and across generations is key in this context.

On 8 September 2020, the UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning (UIL), together with the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education and the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS), co-organized a virtual policy forum dur