Literacy is at the heart of basic Education for All, and essential for eradicating poverty, reducing child mortality, achieving gender equality and ensuring sustainable development, peace and democracy.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Literacy

Literacy is at the heart of basic Education for All and is essential for eradicating poverty, reducing child mortality, achieving gender equality and ensuring sustainable development, peace and democracy.

UNESCO: Literacies matter! Scottish and Global Perspectives

The weakest members of society must be empowered through political and economic freedom, education, improved health and nutrition, gender equality and through government's providing a basic, adequate infrastructure.

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