International Literacy Day

The International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8 since 1966. Was set by the

UNESCO in 1965 to draw attention to the problems caused by the illiteracy for people (over 780 million world population in different countries).

This day was declared by UNESCO in 1966 on the recommendations of the World Conference of all Ministers of literacy & Education", It was held in Tehran in September 1965. September 8 - the day the grand opening of the conference took place.

The UN Resolution for Literacy:

This day is intended to intensify the efforts of communities of literacy, and is one of the main  areas of activity of UNESCO. In 2002 the UN General Assembly (resolution № A/RES/56/116) proclaimed the Literacy Decade. The following year the General Assembly (resolution № A/RES/57/166) also passed and approved by UN Secretary- and declared by UNESCO as focal point for promoting and enhancing international activities for providing free education to all over the world especially in poor countries.

Campaigns & Awareness Programs:

There were Carried out various awareness campaigns to remind the public that education is a basic  right and To recognize education as a universal human right to which every individual should have access freely and without discrimination of poverty or richness.

International Literacy Day 2008 was a celebrated with a novelty on Literacy and Epidemics with a focus on communicable diseases such as HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria, some of the public health problem forefront of the world. To raise public awareness of the extraordinary written word and the need to encourage people

The formal literacy is fixed on the first and second years of basic education. From there

it is considered that the student is already a player and begins a period of interpretation

of texts that share this assumption.

Thus, the UN has made universal education one of its primary goals, and also have contained it in the  Millennium Development Goals for 2015.

The aim is to highlight the importance of literacy in individuals, communities and society. On International Literacy Day each year, the international community commemorates the UNESCO literacy and knowledge of adults worldwide.

Worst Illiteracy Rate:

According to the "Global Monitoring Report on Education for All (2008)" UNESCO, South Asia and West has a regional adult (58.6%), followed by sub-Saharan Africa (59.7%), and countries Arab (62.7%). Countries with the lowest literacy rates in this world are Burkina Faso (12.8%), Niger (14.4%) and Mali (19%). Report showed a significant relationship between illiteracy and negative cultural value and prejudices against women.

Role of Organizations and Writers:

Writers not only contribute to raising awareness to the problem of illiteracy. Next to the writers engagement, there are various companies and charity organizations that support the fight against illiteracy. Some Supporters of International Literacy Day include the Global Development Research Center, Montblanc, the National Institute for Literacy, and Rotary International.