More than a quarter of the world adult population is still unable to read and write. They are called (S1)________. A worldwide (S2)_______ to change this situation has been launched by the United Nations, and the year 1990 has been (S3)_______ as International Literacy Year.
The message from the United Nations is that illiteracy must be ended for both the individual and Third World development. Illiteracy is not only a problem of the developing countries. Adults in western nations are often too ashamed to (S4)_______ Therefore, they are unable to go to classes to (S5)_______
The success of International Literacy Year will depend largely on the political will of governments to (S6)_______ Women make up (S7)_______ of the world’s adult illiterates. More schools are needed in (S8)_______ But one of the biggest tasks now facing international organizations is how to (S9)_______ that learning to read and write will (S10)_______. S1