UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

10,000 literacy educators worldwide empowered through digital skills training

For the educator quoted above, digital skills have become a fundamental part of teaching. This experience reflects a wider ...
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UNESCO Learning Cities webinar: 'Advancing lifelong learning in Africa – Regional partnerships for learning cities'

On 18 November 2026, the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities will host the webinar, 'Advancing lifelong learning in ...
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72 cities from 46 countries join UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities

On 4 December 2025, UNESCO welcomed 72 new cities from 46 countries to the Global Network of Learning Cities, recognizing their outstanding commitment to making the right to education across all ages ...
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UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

For decades, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has worked with countries worldwide to promote lifelong learning, strengthen literacy and support inclusive education policies. Its impact ...
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UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities Strategy

The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) Medium-Term Strategy 2025–2030 was presented and adopted at the Sixth International Conference on Learning Cities (2 to 5 December 2024).
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Call for Applications: Host the Seventh International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 7)

The International Conference is a key component of the upcoming GNLC thematic cycle, focusing on the transformative potential of AI in urban development. Through this lens, member cities will gain ...
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Literacy for Incarcerated Teens, USA

In 2002, Rebecca Howlett, an educator in New York City, organized a programme that she called ‘Literacy for Incarcerated Teens’ (LIT) to equip a library in a juvenile detention centre in the Bronx. At ...
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Remission for Reading, Brazil

The Ministry of Justice of Brazil introduced a law in 2012 enabling prisoners to reduce their sentences by reading books. The law is based on the Criminal Enforcement Act, approved in 1984, which ...
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Community Learning Centres in Ethiopia

Where they operate: often integrated within primary school buildings, leveraging existing infrastructure to reach learners in both urban and rural communities. Services delivered: a diverse range of ...
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In practice: Girl-Led Action on Climate Change (GLACC)

The Girl-Led Action on Climate Change (GLACC) initiative, led by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), was launched in October 2020 in three African countries: Benin, Lesotho ...
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Malaysia: Blueprint on Enculturation of Lifelong Learning for Malaysia: 2020, issued in 2011

Promoting the culture of lifelong learning is one of the seven strategic areas outlined in the National Higher Education Strategic Plan. Despite high participation rates in lifelong learning ...