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Documents 2007 Global Monitoring Report on Education for All
See the 2007 Global Monitoring Report website.
Documents Education for All Global Action Plan (March 2007 version)
The Global Action Plan is a global strategy developed to improve international and country-level coordination for Education for All. It aims to clarify the roles of the five international agencies spearheading the global EFA movement (UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank) and to define their coordinated, joint action at the global level.

Ultimately, however, it aims to achieve better and more targeted action on the ground, at the country level.

See below for the english version.To consult the document in the six UN languages, see the UNESCO Executive Board version.
Documents World Conference on EFA, Jomtien, 1990 - World Declaration on Education For All and Framework for Action
The World Declaration and the Framework for Action were adopted by the World Conference on Education for All, Jomtien 1990.

The World Declaration and the Framework for Action recognize the necessity to give to present and coming generations an expanded vision of, and a renewed commitment to, basic education.The Declaration reaffirms that education is a fundamental right for all people, women and men, of all ages. Primary education must be universal, ensure that the basic learning needs of all children are satisfied, and take into account the culture, needs and opportunities of the community. The Declaration firmly asserts the objective of universal basic education. The authors of the Declaration express the foundation of their determination, singly and together, to ensure education for all.

Furthermore, the Declaration defines “basic learning needs” as needs comprising both essential learning tools (such as literacy, oral expression, numeracy, and problem solving) and the basic learning content (such as knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes) required by human beings to be able to survive, to develop their capacities to participate fully in development, and to improve the quality of their lives. It urges the nations of the world to intensify their efforts in favour of meeting basic learning needs.

By adopting this Declaration, the participants at the World Conference on Education for All also approved a Framework for Action to meet basic learning needs, explaining in detail the goals and strategies to be carried out to achieve these goals.
Documents World Education Forum, 2000 - Dakar Framework for Action
Text adopted by the World Education Forum Dakar, Senegal, April 2000, in which the participants commit themselves to the achievement of education for all (EFA) goals and targets for every citizen and for every society.
Documents World Education Forum, 2000 - Dakar Framework for Action: Expanded Commentary
This commentary provides details on each goal and strategy of the draft Framework for Action on the basis of the many suggestions provided before and during the World Education Forum, most notably from its twenty-four strategy sessions.

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