(a) whether the Government had participated in the two days’ Conference of the World Forum of Education held in Senegal;
(b) if so, the number of countries whose Government and the Non-Government Organizations participated in this conference;
(c) the main issues raised at the conference and the decision taken thereon; and
(d) the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ( DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI )
(a) A delegation from the Government of India participated
in the World Education Forum held in Dakar, Senegal on 26-28
April, 2000.
(b) The Forum was attended by delegates from 181 countries
and a total of 1,500 participants including representatives
of NGOs.
(c) The Forum deliberated upon various aspects of Education
for All (EFA) with reference to the goals set at the World
Conference on Education for All held in Jomtien (Thailand)
in 1990 and the emerging challenges in Early Childhood Care
and Education, Primary Education, Adult Literacy and
Continuing Education. It also discussed measures for
improvement in quality of education, elimination of gender
disparities and resource mobilization. The World Education
Forum adopted the Dakar Framework of Action for achieving
EFA by 2015.
(d) The Government is committed to achieve universalization
of elementary education as enunciated in the National Policy
of Education, 1986 (as updated in 1992) and the Dakar
Framework for Action.