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International
Literacy Day – 8 September
September
8 was proclaimed as the International Literacy Day by UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 17, 1965. It
was first celebrated on 1966. Its aim is to highlight the importance of
literacy to individuals, communities and societies, now celebrations take place
all around the world.
This
annual celebration started following a recommendation of the World Conference
of Minister of Education on the Eradication of Illiteracy that met in
Tehran in September 1965. The Conference recommended that 8 September, the date
of the inauguration of the Conference, be proclaimed International Literacy Day
and be observed worldwide.
Each
year the celebration is going on with the aim to sensitize and mobilize
international public opinion and to elicit their interest preoccupations, since
its first Vernal Conference in 1946. On this day, the Director – General of
UNESCO address a message to the world, appealing to individuals , organizations
and states, to demonstrate their support and solidarity for literacy and
to promote non- formal education for all, particularly of those who
have been excluded from the school system.
International
Literacy Day is an occasion to give hope to the millions of women, men and
children who cannot read or write even their own names. It is a timely reminder
to the world about the importance of literacy for individuals, families,
communities and whole societies.
Ramesh
Verma – Cmd Varanasi the 2nd Online Travel
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