Education and learning in multilingual contexts was one of the major issues discussed in the Regional Conferences in Global Support of Literacy (2007 – 2008), the Regional Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) meetings (2007 – 2008), and the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education...
As last year, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) organised the national celebrations for International Literacy Day (ILD) on 8 September in Berlin, in cooperation with the Federal Association for Literacy and Basic Education (BVAG) and the German Adult Education Association (DVV),...
After consulting all stakeholders, it has been decided to hold CONFINTEA VI from 1st to 4th December in Belém. Invitations previously issued by UNESCO remain valid. The CONFINTEA VI Secretariat will contact all invitees for re-confirmation.
The Government of Brazil has decided to postpone the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI)- due to take place in Belém do Pára (Brazil) from 19-22 May 2009 -following the spread of the influenza virus H1N1 (“swine flu”).
As of 15 April, 123 of 193 UNESCO Member States have confirmed that they will be taking part in CONFINTEA VI in Belém this May. A fair proportion of the delegations from Member States will be headed by their respective Ministers or Vice-Ministers of Education, 75 of whom have confirmed their...
Recognising that knowledge exchange is a crucial means of promoting literacy and numeracy efforts, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has established a database (www.unesco.org/uil/litbase/) that provides examples of effective literacy and numeracy programmes worldwide. This new...
The outcome documents of the five CONFINTEA VI regional conferences are now available online . These documents are a record of the resolutions adopted by the respective regional conference ( ...
The Agence nationale de lutte contre l'illettrisme (ANLCI) and the French National Commission for UNESCO , in close collaboration with...
Adult education is at the heart of a regional conference in Tunis from 5 to 7 January, organized by UNESCO and the Government of Tunisia. The conference is intended to provide an overview of the situation in Arab states and to draw up new lines for action.
UIL’s Director Adama Ouane is among eleven exemplary educators to be honoured with one of the most coveted awards in the field of adult and continuing education: induction into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. The special induction ceremony was held on 4 December in...
