The Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE/2006-2015) is a major UNESCO activity designed to accelerate literacy in the 35 countries in which literacy poses a critical challenge. It contributes to the Education for All (EFA) goals, the United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD) objectives and the...

UNESCO’s Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE/2006-2015) is one of UNESCO’s major activities, contributing to the achievement of the Education for All (EFA) goals and objectives of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012), and to the Millennium Development Goals, especially those...

Since 2000, UNESCO and its Member States have celebrated International Mother Language Day annually on 21 February in order to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. This year, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is marking the occasion with a variety of...

UIL's mission is to see to that all forms of education and learning – formal, non-formal and informal– are recognized, valued and available for meeting the demands of individuals and communities throughout the world. UIL responds to these demands and helps meet the challenges facing humanity (...

The Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) was held from 1 to 4 December 2009 in the Northern Brazilian city of Belém do Pará. Under the leadership of UNESCO and hosted by the Government of Brazil, it brought together more than 1,000 participants from 150 countries,...

In collaboration with the Centre for Lifelong Learning Strategies (ECI) of INHolland University, the Netherlands, and in partnership with the French National Commission for UNESCO, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning held an international meeting on “Linking Recognition Practices to...

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Announcement, 25 March 2009 UIL Launches New Database on Effective Practice in Literacy and Numeracy Worldwide Post Title: Senior Programme Specialist (Appointment of Limited Duration, ALD) Organisational Unit: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)...

We, Ministers and representatives of Ministers of Education participating in the African Confer-ence on the Integration of African Languages and Cultures into Education held in Ouagadougou, 20-22 January 2010, co-organized by the Ministry of Basic Education and Literacy of Burkina Faso, the...

Belém, Brazil, 4 December - The Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) closed on 4 December with a call for governments to “take forward, with a sense of urgency and at an accelerated pace, the agenda of adult learning and education” and to redouble the efforts to meet...

CONFINTEA VI, hosted by the Government of Brazil in Belém from 1 to 4 December 2009, will provide the platform for policy dialogue and advocacy on adult learning and non-formal education at global level. The conference will draw together UNESCO Member States - including more than 100 Ministers...