20M Latin American children at risk of literacy failure; regional coalition formed

A coalition of international organizations and Latin American foundations met at the UN General Assembly to address a looming early-literacy crisis affecting 20 million children aged 6-8. The claim is based on World Bank/OECD data, but specific methodology and baseline are not detailed. This marks a coordinated regional push to prioritize early literacy as a development strategy, though concrete funding and implementation plans remain unclear.