What? Presentation of the EU High Level group report on Literacy on Literacy to Members of the European Parliament followed by Q&A with the press
Europe one in five 15 year olds, as well as nearly 75 million adults lack basic reading and writing skills, which increases their risk of poverty and social exclusion and makes it hard for them to get a job.
The High Level Group, set up by European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, Androulla Vassiliou, has produced a report that covers all ages and is widely seen as the current reference work on the issue. Now the UN Literacy decade (2003-2012) has come to an end, it is time to take stock of the situation and assess what steps can be taken to tackle the problem more effectively.
On Tuesday 5 February, EGMONT - The Royal Institute for International Relations & APNU - The United Nations Association in Belgium, with the support of UNRIC, invite you to a conference with Professor Jean Pascal van Ypersele, Vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC or GIEC) and Professor Olivier De Schutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food will speak on the topic: Climate Change and Food Security.
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