Illiteracy Still a Problem in Europe, Report Says

Nine million Europeans can't read or write, according to a United Nations report published May 2008. Low levels of literacy are not confined to the fringes of European society, the report said. High-level decision makers and experts from 30 countries and the international community met in Baku, Azerbaijan, 14-16 May 2008 to address the literacy and adult education challenges specific to Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

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UNESCO: Press Release, 6.5.08: Illiteracy: a concern for Europe too, reports UNESCO http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=42331&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

UNESCO: Literacy Portal http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=53553&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

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