International Literacy Day 2014

September 8 is International Literacy Day! The theme for International Literacy Day 2014 is Literacy and Sustainable Development. From UNESCO's announcement: "Literacy skills developed from a basic to advanced level throughout life are part of broader competencies required for critical thinking, the sense of responsibility, participatory governance, sustainable consumption and lifestyles, ecological behavious, biodiversity protection, poverty reduction, and disaster risk reduction."

View the infographic. Join the online celebration on Twitter with the hashtag #literacyday.