The World Education Forum is a premium body comprising representatives of major
organisations
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involved in education and related activities across the world. Major organisations involved in the forum include:
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
, and the
World Bank
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, and the
Asian Development Bank
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. The World Education Forum also involves representatives from
government
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s and education departments across the world.
Activities
The first conference, held in
Dakar
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, from 26 to 28 April 2000, adopted the
Dakar Framework for Action, which incorporated the six Regional Frameworks for Action. The event, held in the international conference centre of the Le Méridien Président Hotel, involved over 1,000 national leaders, United Nations agency heads, education policy-makers, non- governmental organizations, business leaders, donors and grassroots workers from over 100 countries.
The Forum participants demonstrated a collective commitment to achieving the goals and targets of
Education for All
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by the year 2015 and entrusted UNESCO with the overall responsibility of coordinating and significant international players in this work.
References
External links
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(in German)
International educational organizations
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