After consulting all stakeholders, it has been decided to hold CONFINTEA VI from 1st to 4th December in Belém. Invitations previously issued by UNESCO remain valid. The CONFINTEA VI Secretariat will contact all invitees for re-confirmation. More »

5 May 2009
CONFINTEA VI postponed

The Government of Brazil has decided to postpone the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI)-
due to take place in Belém do Pára (Brazil) from 19-22 May 2009 -following the spread of the influenza virus H1N1 (“swine flu”). More »

16 April 2009
Mid-April update: Registrations received for CONFINTEA VI

As of 15 April, 123 of 193 UNESCO Member States have confirmed that they will be taking part in CONFINTEA VI in Belém this May. A fair proportion of the delegations from Member States will be headed by their respective Ministers or Vice-Ministers of Education, 75 of whom have confirmed their attendance to date. More »

25 March 2009
UIL Launches New Database on Effective Practice in Literacy and Numeracy Worldwide

Recognising that knowledge exchange is a crucial means of promoting literacy and numeracy efforts, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has established a database litbase that provides examples of effective literacy and numeracy programmes worldwide. More »

13 February 2009
Outcome documents of all CONFINTEA VI regional preparatory conferences available online

These documents are a record of the resolutions adopted by the respective regional conference. They summarise the specific contexts and issues for adult learning and education in each region. More »

11-13 February 2009
Meeting of Francophone Countries in Preparation for CONFINTEA VI, Lyon - France

The Agence nationale de lutte contre l'illettrisme (ANLCI) and the French National Commission for UNESCO, in close collaboration with UIL, the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) and the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, will organize a CONFINTEA VI preparatory meeting from 11 to 13 February 2009, in Lyon, France. The theme of the meeting, "Enabling sustainable literacy: preventing and fighting illiteracy", will bring together Ministers and Directors of Education and Culture, NGOs, and representatives of bi- and multi-lateral agencies from the 54 OIF countries. More »

23 January 2009
Vacant Post: Coordinator of UNESCO's Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE)

Coordinator of UIL's activities and technical backup with regard to UNESCO's Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE), especially those included in and covered by CapEFA. More »

31 December 2008
Adult education in Arab countries to be discussed at the CONFINTEA VI preparatory conference in Tunis

Adult education is at the heart of a regional conference in Tunis from 5 to 7 January, organized by UNESCO and the Government of Tunisia. The conference is intended to provide an overview of the situation in Arab states and to draw up new lines for action. More »

5 December 2008
Dr. Adama Ouane inducted into International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame

UIL's Director Dr. Adama Ouane is among eleven exemplary educators to be honoured with one of the most coveted awards in the field of adult and continuing education: induction into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. The special induction ceremony was held on 4 December in the context of the European Regional Preparatory Conference for CONFINTEA VI in Budapest, Hungary. More »

3 December 2008
UNESCO conference will review adult education for equity and inclusion in Europe, North America and Israel

Adult learning and education in Europe, North America and Israel are the focus of a conference to be held in Budapest from 3 to 5 December 2008. Hosted by Hungary and coorganized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, the conference will bring together education ministers and other government representatives with multilateral partners, regional NGOs, experts and stakeholders from the private sector, universities and the media. More »

3 November 2008
Revised Catalogues of UIL's Documentation Centre now Online

The Documentation Centre's Online Catalogues of its general and its special collection of sample learning materials used in adult literacy have been revised. Please visit UIL's general collection here, and the collection of Sample Learning Materials here.

30 October 2008
Regional CONFINTEA VI Preparatory Conference in Africa

Adult learning and education in the African region is the focus of a UNESCO conference that will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 5 to 7 November 2008. More »

28 October 2008
LIFE Resource Pack now available

In support of UNESCO's Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE), UIL has developed a Resource Pack which includes reports on LIFE meetings, publications on effective practices in literacy, flyers and CDs containing research-based advocacy documents on literacy. The LIFE Resource Pack was designed to help advance LIFE, the UNLD and EFA, and is now available on request. More »