International Literacy Day 2010 –GCE demands rights for the 759 million illiterate adults

International Literacy Day 2010 –GCE demands rights for the 759 million illiterate adults INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY : 08 September 2010 Governments must prioritize literacy if their goal of halvingadult illiteracy by 2015 is to be achieved is tobe met,the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) has said. Speaking on International Literacy Day (08 September 2010), the GCE said that more funding must be mobilized to fulfill Goal 4 of the Education For All (EFA) goals agreedby 164 governments at the World EducationForu in Dakarten years ago. The Education for All goal 4, which aims to achieve a
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