More than 750 million adults are illiterate, including 115 million young people. Two thirds arefemale. Some 250 million children of primary school age lack basic literacy skills and 124 million children and adolescents receive no schooling at all.

　　超過7.5億成人為文盲，包括1.15億青年，三分之二文盲為女性。約有2.5億小學(xué)年齡段的兒童缺乏基本識(shí)字技能，1.24億兒童和青少年未接受任何教育。

　　These obstacles to sustainable development can and must be overcome by developing andimplementing the right policies, backed up by commitment and resources. We need to ensurethat those out of school get access to quality learning opportunities, we need to improve thequality of schooling, and we need to promote adult education and learning.

　　可持續(xù)發(fā)展所面臨的這些障礙可以并且必須克服，可為此制訂和實(shí)施適當(dāng)政策，并通過做出承諾和提供資源給予支持。我們必須確保未入學(xué)者獲得優(yōu)質(zhì)學(xué)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)，提高教育質(zhì)量，并促進(jìn)成人教育和學(xué)習(xí)。

　　On this International Literacy Day, I call on governments and their partners, including in theprivate sector, to join forces for universal literacy so we can translate the vision of the 2030 Agenda into reality and build peaceful, just, inclusive and sustainable societies.

　　值此國際掃盲日之際，我呼吁各國政府及其包括私營部門在內(nèi)的合作伙伴攜手普及識(shí)字，從而將《2030年議程》的愿景化為現(xiàn)實(shí)，建設(shè)和平、公正、包容各方的可持續(xù)社會(huì)。