Education

Language(s): Eng

Summary/Historical Context

In March 2011, World Education leaders met in Jomtien, Thailand, to renew their commitment to achieving Education for All by 2015. During the meeting, statements of high-Level Asian country representatives were gathered in this video to promote education as a human right.

Participants in the video are: Mr. A.K. Abdul Momen, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Nations; Mr. Phimmasone Luangkhamma, Minister of Education, Lao PDR; Ms Irina Bokova, Director General UNESCO; Mr. Joao Cancio Freitas, Minister of Education, Timor-Leste; Mr. Athar Tahir-Chowdhry, Secretary to Government, Ministry of Education, Pakistan; Ms Anshu Vaish, Secretary to Government, Ministry of Human Resource Development, India; Mr. Chinnaworn Boonyakiat, Minister of Education, Thailand; Mr. R. Agus Satorno, Deputy Minister for Education and Religion, Indonesia.

on this subject: Education for All in Asia

Place/country: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Pakistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste,
Type: Interview
Duration: 00:02:06
Author/director: Thomas Dapello, Ran Ezer,
Publisher/producer: UNESCO Bangkok,
Published in: 2011