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UNESCO Regional Conference in Support of Global Literacy to start in Azerbaijanâ€™s capital tomorrow

13 May 2008 15:04 (UTC +04:00)

The Education Ministry told APA that the UNESCO Sub-Regional Conference forms part of a series of six regional or sub-regional conferences supporting global literacy.
UNESCO is now organizing the fifth conference in the series which will cover Europe with a sub-regional focus and will target 30 countries.
UNESCO Director General KoÃ¯chiro Matsuura, 20 officers of the secretariat, about 160 experts will attend the conference. Education ministers, first ladies of several countries, and Goodwill Ambassadors of UNESCO are also expected to attend the conference.
The Conference will organize roundtables to stimulate discussions on main challenges, trends, gaps, achievements and innovations in the region, as well as to develop recommendations on how to promote literacy. The following themes will be addressed: Concept and evolution of literacy and adult learning in todayâ€™s world; Assessment, measurement and evaluation of literacy levels and basic competencies; Pedagogical approaches for promoting quality basic learning; Responding to new demands, integrated systems of learning opportunities, legislative and institutional arrangements.
The working groups are planned to hold meetings on the second and third days of the conference.