Adult Learning & the Challenges of the 21st Century was the title of Theme One at the fifth UNESCO conference on Adult Education in Hamburg July1997. The theme had the following keywords: Adult learning for democracy and human rights; Promoting a culture of peace; Encouraging active citizenship; The Role of NGOs; Poverty alleviation; Adult learning and gender issues; Cultural diversity/minority issues; Indigenous peoples. The Association for World Education was asked by UNESCO to be responsible for Theme One. This book is based upon lectures on this theme given at various AWE conferences.