-Image generated entirely by Microsoft Bing AI “Literacy is a fundamental human right for all. It opens the door to the enjoyment of other human rights, greater freedoms, and global citizenship. Literacy is a foundation for people to acquire broader knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, and behaviours to foster a culture of lasting peace based on respect for equality and non-discrimination, the rule of law, solidarity, justice, diversity, and tolerance and to build harmonious relations with oneself, other people and the planet.” - Unesco The theme for this year’s Literacy Day is Multilingual Literacy. The reason for this is to foster peace and understanding between cultures. As we stand on the brink of war, not to mention those already in progress, this comes not a moment too soon, if not far too late. The other reason is that knowledge of other languages and the insight into other cultures which it provides, enriches our own. It is also about protecting cultural heritage. When languag...
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