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President’s wife, Mrs. Onon Enkhbayar Tsolmon, to address conference on Asian literacy |
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Thursday, 02 August 2007 |
 Mrs. Onon Enkhbayar Tsolmon,
wife of Mongolia’s President, will address a conference of thirty
nations meeting to promote literacy in Asia.
Over 170 delegates from thirty
countries are meeting in Beijing to review activities to promote literacy
in East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific.
The conference, “Literacy
challenges in East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific: Building partnerships
and promoting innovative approaches,” has been organized by UNESCO
and the Ministry of Education People’s Republic of China.
Mrs. Onon Enkhbayar Tsolmon’s
will be among speakers including China’s Minister for Education, Zhou
Ji; the First Lady of Indonesia, Mrs. Ani Bambang Yudhoyono; a televised
message by U.S. First Lady Laura Bush; and the Director-General of UNESCO,
Koïchiro Matsuura.
Recently released figures indicate
literacy in Asia is as high as 91 percent. However, of the illiterate
population, women make up 70 percent of that group. Also, UNESCO officials
note literacy rates vary widely from country to country.
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