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.

　　超过7.5亿成人为文盲，包括1.15亿青年，三分之二文盲为女性。约有2.5亿小学年龄段的儿童缺乏基本识字技能，1.24亿儿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.

　　可持续发展所面临的这些障碍可以并且必须克服，可为此制订和实施适当政策，并通过做出承诺和提供资源给予支持。我们必须确保未入学者获得优质学习机会，提高教育质量，并促进成人教育和学习。

　　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.

　　值此国际扫盲日之际，我呼吁各国政府及其包括私营部门在内的合作伙伴携手普及识字，从而将《2030年议程》的愿景化为现实，建设和平、公正、包容各方的可持续社会。