United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission
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United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission UNCMAC an organization of the
United Nations responsible for supervising the implementation of the armistice agreement between North and South Korea since 1953. Ten senior military officers from U.N. member nations serve in the Command on a rotational basis. Its headquarters is located in Seoul, Korea.
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"Illiteracy": our problem to solve!
Newspaper article from: La Prensa de San Antonio; 2/25/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Prensa de San Antonio 02-25-1994 "Illiteracy": our problem to solve!. It is very...find anyone who would not agree that illiteracy is one of the major problems facing...American educational system. The topic of illiteracy is discussed constantly on radio and...
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Illiteracy: who pays when Johnny can't read? (effect on magazine profitability) (includes related articles)
Magazine article from: Folio: the Magazine for Magazine Management; 4/1/1989; ; 700+ words
; Illiteracy: Who pays when Johnny can't read...declare the ads supported by anti-illiteracy groups. Yet Americans below the ninth...million people each year are added to the illiteracy pool. . By the year 2000, one-third...
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SBC builds on its fight against illiteracy
Newspaper article from: Michigan Chronicle; 2/17/2004; 700+ words
; ...has been building on its fight against illiteracy in Detroit. The initiative, part of...leaders working to address the problem of illiteracy throughout Michigan and the impact it...support to literacy programs. "Adult illiteracy is a plague sweeping through our communities...
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Battle against illiteracy continues
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 9/8/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...said. "To me, the eradication of illiteracy is one of the most important accomplishments...tempting to forget about the issue of illiteracy, especially given the very tangible...our minds. The International Anti- Illiteracy Day, happening today, offers a precious...
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Special Series: Education : Illiteracy eradication programs struggle with the numbers.
Newspaper article from: Daily News Egypt (Egypt); 12/2/2008; 700+ words
; ...classes for adults that aim to combat illiteracy in Egypt. National campaigns to eradicate illiteracy have been particularly active ever since...in 1991. Get the numbers right The illiteracy rate in Egypt is currently 27.3 percent...
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Illiteracy knows no borders. (functional illiteracy in the Western world)
Magazine article from: UN Chronicle; 3/1/1990; 700+ words
; ...Not confined to developing nations, illiteracy is a global problem, crossing all borders...definition of a functional illiterate: illiteracy in this' context may mean anything...Figures vary on the extent of functional illiteracy. Of the United States population of...
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EDUCATION-BRAZIL: GOV'T PROMISES TO WIPE OUT ILLITERACY BY 2010
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 1/10/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...write within five years, eliminating illiteracy in the nation within the decade. Some...with a sharply unequal distribution. Illiteracy rates in rural areas are four times...Brazilian north and northeast, while illiteracy is quite low in the south and southeast...
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Ghost of illiteracy returns to haunt country
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 4/2/2007; ; 650 words
; ...2005 despite its efforts to eradicate illiteracy, a senior official has said. Though...said Gao Xuegui, director of the illiteracy eradication office of the basic education...many people who had come out of the illiteracy trap forgot what they learnt. "The...
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Illiteracy: a losing battle? despite past and ongoing efforts, illiteracy in this country continues to rise. (Ink).
Magazine article from: Graphic Arts Monthly; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...related businesses. The enemy is illiteracy, the inability to read or write. It...address the much larger problem of adult illiteracy. A recent study released by the U...additional perspective on how the problem of illiteracy has burgeoned in this country, in 1989...
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Illiteracy: A functional problem
Newspaper article from: Call & Post; 9/11/1997; ; 700+ words
; Illiteracy: A functional problem One of the major...problems facing many Americans today is illiteracy - lacking or not developing the ability...staggering increase in criminal activity, "Illiteracy and Crime-Cause and Effect" Solutions...
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illiteracy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
illiteracy inability to meet a certain minimum criterion of reading and writing skill. Definition of Illiteracy The exact nature of the criterion varies, so that illiteracy must be defined in each case before the term can...
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ILLITERACY
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
ILLITERACY The inability to read or write, or...relevant to their needs ( functional illiteracy ) and people unacquainted with the canon...conventions of an educated populace ( cultural illiteracy ). Precise descriptions and accurate...
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Guinea-Bissau
Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia
...country that included the elimination of illiteracy, free compulsory education for ages...education as the right of every citizen, illiteracy remains high. Despite the fact that...other native dialects. In 1991, the illiteracy rate stood at approximately 68 percent...
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Oman
Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia
...get an education. In 1970 the adult illiteracy rate, according to the Europa World...government expenditures. By 1995 adult illiteracy had dropped to 36 percent, and government...been successful in helping to correct illiteracy problem. By 2000 the illiteracy rate...
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Americanization and Education
Book article from: American Decades
...immigrants settled in the larger cities, illiteracy in those cities rose as high as 15 percent...born it was not unusual for the rate of illiteracy to be 25 to 35 percent. Therefore...programs were established to alleviate the illiteracy problem of these new Americans. Efforts...
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