International Literacy Year 8.9.1990

International Literacy Year. The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 1990 as the International Literacy Year (ILY) and has invited UNESCO to assume the role of lead organisation for preparation and observance of the year. The UNESCO has listed certain major objectives for observing this year. These include, increasing the thrust by governments on literacy programmes, increasing public awareness on the dimensions and implication of literacy, increasing public participation in the programme, increasing cooperation and solidarity amongst Member States and launching a plan of action for complete eradication of literacy by 2000 AD. Literacy is one of the basic human virtues in the present day society.