EDUCATION
Education for All (EFA) 2007 Events Calendar
JANUARY
Viet Nam National EFA Mid-Decade Assessment Capacity-Building Workshop
3-5 January 2007
Do Son, Hai Phong, Viet Nam
Members of the national assesment team will participate in the training, which will include updates on the progress of the EFA MDA in the region. Organized by the Ministry of Education and Training, UNESCO Hanoi, and the Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics (AIMS) Unit, which is the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Regional Office within UNESCO Bangkok. More
Pakistan National EFA Mid-Decade Assessment Capacity-Building Workshop
25-26 January 2007
Members of the Pakistan national assesment team will participate in the training organized by the Ministry of Education, UNESCO Islamabad, and the Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics (AIMS) Unit, which is the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Regional Office within UNESCO Bangkok. More
FEBRUARY
Central Asia EFA MDA Sub-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop
5-9 February 2007
Almaty, Kazakhstan
The Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia will hold a sub-regional training workshop on the EFA MDA. The workshop is organized by UNESCO Almaty, the Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics (AIMS) Unit, which is the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Regional Office within UNESCO Bangkok, and the Educational Centre BILIM in Almaty. More
Regional Training Workshop on Early Childhood Policy Review
6-8 February 2007
Bangkok, Thailand
UNESCO and UNICEF are organizing the workshop which will bring together representatives from nine countries in the region to document, share good practices, and agree on a regional and national policy review guidelines on early childhood care and education (ECCE). More
Briefing of Japanese Parliamentarians on the 2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report
8 February 2007
Tokyo, Japan
The Japan NGO Network for Education (JNNE) and the Japanese Coalition of Global Call to Action against Poverty, with the support of members of Parliament, is organizing the launch of the 2007 EFA Report at the House of Representatives in Tokyo. The Japanese translation of the 2007 EFA report summary will be presented at the launch. More
Symposium and Experts' Meeting on EFA
10 February 2007
Tokyo, Japan
The Japan NGO Network for Education (JNNE), a network of 28 international educational NGOs, with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is holding a symposium and experts' meeting on EFA to raise interest on the initiative by sharing information on the progress, actions, and challenges to EFA implementation. More
Education Decentralization in the Context of Public Sector Management Reform
12 February-2 March 2007
Khon Kaen, Thailand
Countries from the Greater Mekong Sub-region (Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Lao) are expected to participate in this workshop organized by the Mekong Institute in cooperation with UNESCO Bangkok. E-mail epr[at]unescobkk.org for more information
National Conference on Approaching Inclusive Growth through Skills Development
12-13 February 2007
New Delhi, India
The conference aims to provide a forum for policy makers, researchers, skills training providers and educators, development specialists and others interested in strengthening and activating the informal sector in India, to exchange and share information and experiences. It is organized by UNESCO New Delhi and GTZ. For more information and details on how to register please visit www.skilldevelopmentindia.com
International Mother Language Day
21 February 2007
8th National EFA Coordinators' Meeting
26 February-2 March 2007
National EFA Coordinators will meet for the first time this year to review progress related to the EFA Mid-Decade Assessment (MDA). National delegations from 23 countries in the region will be attending. Representatives from civil society organizations and UN agencies involved in education have also been invited. They will contribute to the review of draft national EFA MDA reports and preparations for the sub-regional reports. More
51st Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
26 February - 9 March 2007
New York, USA
This is a follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and the 23rd Special Session of the UN General Assembly entitled "Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the 21st Century." The inter-agency UN Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI) will also hold a parallel session on the theme "Education partnerships for the protection of girls". UNGEI is one of the nine EFA Flagship projects.
MARCH
International Women's Day
8 March 2007
International Mother Language Day Celebration - China
9 March 2007
Beijing, China
The UNESCO Office in Beijing and the China Education Association for International Exchange is organizing an event in China to enhance education equity and quality through advocating and promoting mother tongue education. E-mail beijing[at]unesco.org for more information
White House Conference on Global Literacy
12-14 March 2007
Doha/Qatar
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March 2007
Regional ECCE and Inclusive Education Policy Workshop
March 2007
Solomon Islands
The workshop will bring together early childhood care and education and inclusive education experts. It is organized by the UNICEF Pacific Office and UNESCO Apia. E-mail apia[at]unesco.org for more information
APRIL
World Health Day
7 April 2007
UNESCO Media Training on Education for All
18-20 April 2007
Viet Nam
Journalists and communication officers from South-East Asia are expected to participate in the training aimed at enhancing awareness and understanding of EFA-related issues. The training is organized by UNESCO Bangkok in collaboration with UNESCO Hanoi. E-mail bkk.efa[at]unesco.org for more information
EFA/Global Action Week: Education as a Human Right
23-29 April 2007
The Global Campaign for Education, UNESCO, and other organizations involved in education are organizing national events in countries to mark EFA/Global Action Week. This year the campaign focuses on the recognition and realization of education as a human right. More
MAY
World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2007
International Day of Families
15 May 2007
2007 World Forum on Early Care and Education
15-18 May 2007
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The 7th World Forum on Early Care and Education aims to promote an ongoing global exchange of ideas on the delivery of quality services for young children in diverse settings. Over 700 early childhood administrators, trainers, caregivers, public officials, and advocates from more than 70 countries are expected to attend. Visit the World Forum website
JUNE
International Day of Child Victims of Aggression
4 June 2007
World Environment Day
5 June 2007
International Day Against Child Labour
12 June 2007
Regional TWG on EFA Meeting
22 June 2007, 9-12 a.m.
UNESCO Bangkok
The meeting will focus on updates on the EFA Mid-Decade Assessment. This will be the second meeting of the TWG this year. For more information, e-mail bkk.efa[at]unesco.org
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
26 June 2007
6th Central Asia Education Forum
26-28 June 2007
Astana, Kazakhstan
The CARK Education Forum is the annual meeting of national policy makers, technical experts and programme planners in education of the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, established as a follow-up institutional mechanism to the World Education Forum (Dakar, 2000). This year's meeting focuses on progress in the national EFA Mid-Decade Assessment exercise in countries. UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Union and other bilateral donors will also participate in the meeting. For more information, e-mail almaty[at]unesco.org or visit UNESCO Almaty's website or the 5th CARK Education Forum website.
JULY
Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) Australasia Region International Conference
23-24 July 2007
Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore
The annual conference aims to bring together educators, academics, architects, facility planners, builders, information & communication technologists and other interested groups working to support creative and responsible planning, design, construction and renovation of schools to provide quality educational learning environments for students of all ages. Advance registration is required. For more information visit the CEFPI Website
Regional Conference on Literacy
31 July - 1 August 2007
Beijing, China
Organized by UNESCO, this is part of a series of high-level regional conferences to discuss specific challenges in the region and develop strategies for future action. This conference covers countries in East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific. For more information, e-mail appeal[at]unescobkk.org
AUGUST
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 August 2007
International Youth Day
12 August 2007
Workshop for Planning Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education Programmes Focusing on Teaching and Learning Materials
20-31 August 2007
Bangkok, Thailand
This workshop will focus on issues and principles relating to implementing strong and sustainable Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education (MLE) programmes with a special focus on MLE-specific teaching and learning materials. It is organized by SIL International, UNESCO, UNICEF, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) and Mahidol University, Bangkok. Interested participants are requested to register before 1 August 2007. Contact beatrice_korten[at]sil.org or download the workshop information note (pdf/70KB), schedule (pdf/64KB) and application form (word/468KB).
SEPTEMBER
International Literacy Day
8 September 2007
Various events will be held in countries to mark International Literacy Day
International Day of Peace
21 September 2007
OCTOBER
World Teacher's Day
5 October 2007
World Food Day
16 October 2007
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 October 2007
United Nations Day
24 October 2007
NOVEMBER
8th EFA Working Group Meeting
14-16 November 2007
Paris, France
International Day for Tolerance
16 November 2007
Universal Children’s Day
20 November 2007
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 November 2007
South Asia Conference on Literacy
29-30 November 2007
New Delhi, India
Organized by UNESCO, this is part of a series of high-level regional conferences to discuss specific challenges in the region and develop strategies for future action. This conference covers countries in South Asia. For more information, e-mail appeal[at]unescobkk.org
Pacific Education Ministers' Meeting
November 2007
New Zealand
DECEMBER
World AIDS Day
1 December 2007
International Day of Disabled Persons
3 December 2007
Launch of the 2008 EFA Global Monitoring Report
5 or 6 December 2007
New York
Human Rights Day
10 December 2007
7th High-Level Group Meeting on Education for All
13-15 December 2007
Dakar, Senegal
International Migrants Day
18 December 2007
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