September 8 was proclaimed Literacy Day 2024 by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1996. Its aim is to highlight the importance of Literacy to individuals, communities, and societies at. One Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally.
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Literacy Day 2024 is undertaken under the supervision of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The associated partners are all involved in giving out the importance of literacy in support of healthy societies.
In addition, they even give away their large sum of importance and emphasis on the epidemics and communicable diseases adding including HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria. Hence the main aim of this day is all connected to letting people know about the importance and prominence of literacy in the whole world. Many different kinds of activities take place on Literacy Day such as:
- Letters to all the editors in newspapers
- News reports about low literacy levels,
- Literacy day projects
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Background of Literacy Day:
It has been reported by UNESCO that there are about 774 million adults who currently lacking out with the minimum literacy skills. In this calculation, almost one in five adults is not literate. This amount there are almost two-thirds of them is women. There are almost 75 million children who are out of school.
In addition, some of the children often attend it on an irregular basis due to which they drop out. With the help of Literacy Day, people would go to get a little bit aware of the importance and need for education in this world. In the year 2003UN General Assembly was undertaken with a 10-year period! They even introduced the International Plan of Action for the Decade.
Symbols of Literacy Day:
In UNESCO’s banners for the this Day, the main motto is “Literacy is the best remedy”. These banners are all introduced in the languages of English, French, and Spanish! Their slogan is merely sharing the drawing of a temple by means of the “UNESCO” acronym under the roof of the temple and on top of the temple’s foundation.
Well for the information of the readers, we would like to mention that Literacy Day 2024 is celebrated every single year in the United States on 8th September. This event is just organized just for the sake of making people all aware of the importance of literacy issues in the world.