Education for All Fifth Meeting of the Working Group

1. Education for All Fifth Meeting of the Working Group Overview of Working Group on Education for All John Daniel President and Chief Executive, Commonwealth of Learning (Former ADG/Education, UNESCO) 20-21 July 2004 UNESCO Paris

2. PROGRAM – DAY I Panels and Breakaway Groups • Panel I :Data and Statistics for EFA Monitoring • Panel II:External Funding for EFA : Fast-Track Initiative • Panel III:Civil Society Engagement in EFA after Dakar • Breakaway Group on each panel • Side meeting: Meeting of Sherpas

3. PROGRAM – DAY II Plenary • Interim Report of Task Force on Achieving MDG of UPE • Partnership with Private Sector on EFA • Planning for the 4th HLG and FTI Partners Group meetings • Strategies for follow up • Side meetings: Consultations on Strategic Review of UNESCO’s post-Dakar Role in EFA with representatives of: • UN Agencies, World Bank, and Donors • Civil society

4. DATA AND STATISTICS FOR MONITORING PROGRESS (Panel I) • How to address current time lag and existing gaps in the production of internationally comparable data without undermining their integrity and quality? • How to enhance commitment for better EFA data collection and analysis at country level? • How to increase support to capacity building efforts in developing countries from international partners? • How to promote a culture of evidence-based analysis and policy formulation in EFA?

5. EXTERNAL FUNDING FOR EFA: Is FTI living up to its potential? (Panel II) • What are the implications of the FTI post-Oslo (Nov. 2003) framework? Need for an update on: • FTI extension to all low income countries • Multi-donor Catalytic Fund • Facility for Program Preparation • How to improve FTI effectiveness in mobilizing additional resources for EFA • Exploring new funding mechanisms, especially for: • Non FTI-Countries • Other EFA goals: ECCE, literacy, quality

6. CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT IN EFA AFTER DAKAR: What has been the value added?(Panel III) • What has been the experience of civil society’s engagement in EFA? • At country level? (examples from 8 countries) • At regional/international levels? • What are the factors determining the scope and effectiveness of civil society engagement? • What are the challenges for the future in making partnership with civil society better and more widespread?

7. Interim Report on Achieving the MDG of UPE • What are the Task Force’s Main Messages ? • What are the Task Force’s Main Recommendations ? • Three questions for consultation: • What priority should be given to adult literacy programs? • What priority should be given to post-primary education? • What information should be made available to whom?

8. PARTERNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE SECTOR ON EFA: Forging new alliances • Clarifying the concept of private sector: wide range of actors including parents, communities, NGOs and corporates • Different forms of involvement of private sector in EFA: Establishing, managing, financing and delivering • Addressing concerns relating to commercialisation, globalisation and equity • Potential for enhanced private sector partnerships and alliances for EFA

9. Planning for the 4th HLG and the FTI Partners Group 4th HLG, 8-10 Nov. 2004; FTI Partners Group, 11-12 Nov. 2004 Brasilia, Brazil • The agenda of the 4th HLG is closely related to the next GMR on EFA Goal No. 6 – Education Quality • Linkages with FTI Partners Group through back-to-back mtg. • How to ensure more effective linkages between WG, HLG and FTI Partners Groups? (Agenda, participants, outcomes, follow up)

10. Strategies for Follow up • How to assume shared responsibilities and tasks for effective follow up of recommendations of the Working Group? • Use flexible and informal consultation processes to address emerging issues

11. Thank you for your attention Presented by John Daniel President and Chief Executive, Commonwealth of Learning (Former Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO)