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| **Key Event/Highlight**              | **Details**                                                                                   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2026** | Awarded during **International Literacy Day 2026** (September 8-9) in **Chiapas, Mexico**.     |
| **Theme**                            | **"Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity"** emphasizing inclusive and multilingual systems. |
| **Total Laureates**                  | Six programmes from **Colombia, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, and Thailand**.         |
| **Prizes**                           | **King Sejong Literacy Prize** and **Confucius Prize for Literacy**.                           |
| **King Sejong Literacy Prize**       | Focused on **mother tongue-based literacy programmes**.                                        |

Key Event/Highlight	Details
UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2026	Awarded during International Literacy Day 2026 (September 8-9) in Chiapas, Mexico.
Theme	"Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity" emphasizing inclusive and multilingual systems.
Total Laureates	Six programmes from Colombia, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, and Thailand.
Prizes	King Sejong Literacy Prize and Confucius Prize for Literacy.
King Sejong Literacy Prize	Focused on mother tongue-based literacy programmes.

UNESCO Announces 2026 International Literacy Prize Winners