Reaffirming that a basic education is crucial to nation-building, that literacy for all is at the heart of basic education for all and that creating literate environments and societies is essential for achieving the goals of eradicating poverty, reducing child mortality, curbing population growth, achieving gender equality and ensuring sustainable development, peace and democracy,
重申基础教育对国家建设至关重要，人人识字是普及教育的核心，而建立识字的环境和社会，对实现根除贫穷、降低儿童死亡率、控制人口增长、实现男女平等和确保可持续发展、和平与民主等目标至关重要，