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United Nations, New York, NY. Office of Public Information. – 1990
About two-thirds of the 963 million people in the world who cannot read and write are women, according to the United Nations. Women who are illiterate cannot pass on literacy skills to their children. The United Nations proclaimed 1990 International Literacy Year and conducted conferences for literacy. Education for women and girls was designated…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
