United Nations Literacy Decade : Education for All : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
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SymbolA/RES/63/154
TitleUnited Nations Literacy Decade : Education for All : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Takes note of the report of the Director General of UNESCO on the implementation of the International Plan of Action for the UN Literacy Decade; takes note also of the summary outcomes of the Regional Conferences in Support of Global Literacy, held in Azerbaijan, China, India, Mali, Mexico and Qatar in 2007 and 2008, which indicate that the second half of the Decade should develop appropriate networks for greater regional collaboration; takes note of the three priority areas for the remaining years of the Decade identified through the mid Decade review, namely, mobilizing stronger commitment to literacy, reinforcing more effective literacy programme delivery and harnessing new resources for literacy; requests UNESCO to reinforce its coordinating and catalysing role in the fight against illiteracy and to develop, in cooperation with other international partners, in particular the specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system, a strategic framework for renewed cooperation and action, on the basis of the mid Decade review and the outcomes of the Regional Conferences in Support of Global Literacy, including the above mentioned three priorities.
Action note2008-12-18
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 70th plenary meeting
DraftA/C.3/63/L.7
Committee reportA/63/424
Meeting record
A/63/PV.70
Agenda information
A/63/251 55d United Nations Literacy Decade : education for all. LITERACY--INTERNATIONAL DECADE (2003-2012)
Date[New York] : UN, 11 Feb. 2009
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3 p.
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Issued in GAOR, 63rd sess., Suppl. no. 49.