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Reorganisation
of UNESCO's Secretariat
Adjustment
and streamlining of Major Programme 1 (30 C/5) in accordance
with the Dakar Framework for Action
Establishment
of an informal technical secretariat under the ADG/ED a.i.
to co-ordinate follow-up activities to the Dakar Forum, as
well as of an inter-sectorial strategic group comprising ADGs,
Directors of UNESCO Institutes, Directors of Divisions in
the Education Sector and Directors of regional offices
Establishment
of two follow-up mechanisms to serve as levers for political
commitment, and for technical and financial resource mobilisation:
- a
high-level informal group of some twenty to twenty-five
individuals, including representatives of developing countries,
of donor countries and of multilateral aid agencies
- a
working group on Education for All, more technical in nature,
will be responsible for discussing and supervising the implementation
of the Dakar follow-up activities and will provide technical
guidance for the EFA movement as a whole
Preparation
of a draft action plan (covering the period August 2000 -
August 2002) outlining the concrete modalities of implementing
the Dakar Framework of Action
Preparation
of a position paper describing how education, and, in particular,
Education for All programmes can effectively contribute to
poverty eradication strategies
Preparation
of draft guidelines for country action have to help countries
to 'get down to work' and, in particular, to establish national
co-ordination committees
Establishment
of an EFA Observatory, by the UIS, to monitor and report on
progress in EFA
Promotion
and participation at a series of inter-agency flagship programmes
that respond to objectives set in Dakar (early childhood development,
girl's education, literacy, education in emergencies, HIV/AIDS
and education and health issues)
Design
of a communications strategy
Wide dissemination
of World Education Forum documents
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The World Education Forum, held in Dakar, Senegal from 26-28
April 2000, reaffirmed the leadership role of UNESCO in the
Education for All movement. UNESCO acquired in Dakar not only
a bolstered mandate but also a responsibility of the first order.
Now the organisation has to showcase its unique profile: its
capacity to mobilise both the political will of governments
and the commitment of civil society. 
