Fitness Quotes

Source for Kofi Annan quote: "Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope...."?

The entire quote is: "Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development.... Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition. For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.... Literacy is, finally, the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential." I want to know where this was ORIGINALLY said. I've found Annan's quote on several sites, but I want to know if this is from a speech, an essay, etc. Does anyone know where (and when) this was said?

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1. This was not easy but here it is: In his message on the occasion of International Literacy Day International Literacy Day, 8 September 1997 http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/1997/19970904.SGSM6316.html