This recording is of a round table discussion on plans for a world campaign for universal literacy, held at the International Committee of Experts on Literacy at UNESCO House in Paris. Speakers include John Bowers of UNESCO's secretariat, Pumla Ellen Kisosonkole, T. A. Koshy, Kwa Hagan, and Edward Brice. Round table discussion centres on the value of literacy, and the association of literacy with economic development.