The report provides an outline of the global celebration of International Literacy Day (ILD) 2023, which will be hosted at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France on September 8, 2023. The Global Conference, themed ‘Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies’, investigated how literacy and numeracy can be better promoted as part of lifelong learning to achieve more peaceful and sustainable societies, as envisioned by the international community through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The global event also included the award ceremony for the 2023 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, which featured six outstanding laureates from Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, Finland, Pakistan, South Africa, and Uganda.
