1) Theme – ‘Reading the Past, Writing the Future’
2) Theme – ‘Literacy and Multilingualism’
3) Theme – ‘Literacy and skills development’
4) Theme – ‘Literacy in a digital world’
Explanation:
International Literacy Day (ILD) was observed on September 8, 2019 with the theme ‘Literacy and Multilingualism’. It highlights the importance of literacy or the ability to read and write for individuals, communities and societies.world literacy 2019.ILD was declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 26 October 1966 at 14th session of UNESCO’s General Conference & was celebrated for the first time in 1967.The day is an opportunity to express solidarity with the celebrations of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages and the 25th anniversary of the World Conference on Special Needs Education, at which the Salamanca Statement on Inclusive Education was adopted.
