§ 14. Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking following the agreement reached at the world education forum in Dakar. [127751]
§ Clare ShortIn preparation for the Forum, my Department produced a consultation document, "Education for All: The Challenge of Universal Primary Education". Copies are available in the House of Commons Library. This document is being refined following the Forum but its threefold strategy for achieving the International Development targets for education will remain unchanged
strategic contributions to the development of international commitment, and well co-ordinated policies and programmes designed to achieve Education for All (EFA). This will include involvement with the "high-level small and flexible group" to be established by UNESCO's Director General to coordinate EFA partners and maintain the momentum of Dakar.strong bilateral programmes, with priority to Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, that will provide strategic assistance to Governments and civil societies committed to achieving universal primary education and gender equality. We will allocate 224W significant additional resources to support basic education, where Governments are committed to this objective and have put in place appropriate policies to deliver on it.knowledge and research strategies that will contribute to the ability of the international community to learn lessons, share experience and monitor progress.