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  The right to education for persons with disabilities: towards inclusion

  UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents, 2004

  This paper takes a rights based approach and argues for the inclusiveness of all persons with disabilities in access to basic educational opportunity and, importantly, in their engagement at all levels in the policy and processes necessary for such inclusiveness to actually work.The paper looks at: the original commitments made at Jomtien through the relevant UN and other signatory inst
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  Back to the blackboard: looking beyond Universal Primary Education in Africa

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2004

  This report presents a collection of five articles on education in Africa, each paper discussing the situation of a particular area or issue in education, and highlighting the challenges which need to be addressed, often benchmarking progress against EFA goals and the MDGs.This report aims to encourage governments, donors and policy makers thinking and planning ahead to cope with the expected s
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  Manual on rights-based education: global human rights requirements made simple

  UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2004

  This manual summarises and analyses the major human rights treaties and conventions from the perspective of education, presents the key rights as they relate to children, parents and governments, as well as the corresponding obligations that must be met to fulfil those rights.The manual is a reference tool for policy-makers and practitioners in education, as well as for those working in interna
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  State of the world's children 2005: childhood under threat

  United Nations Children's Fund, 2005

  This year’s report analyses the violations of children’s rights, focusing on the three areas of childhood poverty; conflict; and HIV/AIDS.The report finds that millions of children are severely deprived of nutrition, water, sanitation facilities, access to basic health-care services, shelter, education and information.
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  Inclusive education: an EFA strategy for all

  World Bank, 2004

  This paper looks at Inclusive Education (IE), and the challenges IE faces to include disabled children and youth in primary and secondary schooling.
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  Reviews and resetting the EFA goals and targets in the broader framework of Dakar goals: Southeast Asia Region

  UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2004

  This report reviews the status and progress made by the countries of the Southeast Asian region towards achieving the six EFA goals since 2000. It presents data on core basic education indicators for 2000-2001.
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  Education For All Global Monitoring Report 2005: Education For All - the quality imperative

  Education for All, UNESCO, 2004

  This years EFA Global Monitoring Report focuses on the quality of education.
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  Promoting basic education for women and girls: four African studies

  UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents, 2004

  This paper is a review of girls’ basic education initiatives in four countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Swaziland. The case studies evaluate the country’s education policy and its real impact on promoting girls’ basic education.
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  Magnitude of social disparities in primary education in Africa: gender, geographical location, and family income in the context of Education for All (EFA)

  Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2004

  This paper takes a social approach (using both quantitative and qualitative analysis) to addressing the gaps in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of achieving universal education, looking at African countries. It asks what the personal and social characteristics of the children are who will need to be included for the goal to be reached.
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  Guidelines for implementing, monitoring and evaluating gender responsive EFA plans

  UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2004

  This book provides guidelines and steps on how to ensure gender responsive implementation and monitoring processes of the EFA plan, mainly aimed at Ministries of Education, although the guidelines can also be applied to education plans in general.

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