Living Wages, Washington, D.C. USA

On September 8, it is again International Literacy Day. For more information about this day and its 2007 theme, please go to http://portal.unesco.org

For related information about universal primary education, see the article entitled MDG #2, Achieving Universal Primary Education, on the NGO Office page on this site.

Two international decades are currently under way, that are relevant for education:

1. The United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012). Lead agency: UNESCO. For more information about the Decade, see United Nations Literacy Decade and

2. The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). The decade aims to integrate the principles, values and practice of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning so as to encourage changes in behavior. Lead agency: UNESCO. For more information, see the Decade’s elaborate and interactive website at: Education for Sustainable Development