Ninth Meeting of the High-Level Group on Education for All

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1 Ninth Meeting of the High-Level Group on Education for All February 2010 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Provisional Programme Mandate of the High-Level Group (HLG) on Education for All (EFA) The Dakar Framework for Action adopted at the World Education Forum (Dakar, April 2000) states in 19 that UNESCO s Director-General will convene annually a high-level, small and flexible group. It will serve as a lever for political commitment and technical and financial resource mobilization. Informed by a monitoring report it will also be an opportunity to hold the global community to account for commitments made in Dakar. It will be composed of highest-level leaders from governments and civil society of developing and developed countries, and from development agencies. Themes of the meeting: Impact of the financial and economic crisis on education Marginalization and inclusion in education Main expected outcomes: Adoption by the HLG participants of the Addis Ababa Declaration, with key policy recommendations related to the two themes of the HLG meeting, informed by the 2010 EFA Global Monitoring Report, policy recommendations from the 10th meeting of the Working Group on EFA (Paris, 9-11 December 2009) and discussions during the HLG debates. 1

2 Tuesday, 23 February 2010 Morning Registration for the HLG meeting, African Union (AU) Conference Centre 9:00 12:30 Technical meeting for Senior officials, AU Conference Centre 9:00 9:05 Chairperson: Mr Qian Tang, Assistant Director-General for Education, a.i., UNESCO Introduction 9:05 9:55 Stocktaking of progress since the Eighth Meeting of the High-Level Group on EFA (Oslo, December 2008) Speakers (10 minutes each) Global Advocacy for EFA, Mr Olav Seim, Director, a.i., EFA International Coordination Team, UNESCO Coordination of education, health and nutrition initiatives, Mr Don Bundy, Lead, School Health Specialist, World Bank Education equity in access, attendance, learning processes and outcomes, Mr Albert Motivans, Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO Institute for Statistics Financing, Mr Robert Prouty, Head, EFA-Fast Track Initiative Secretariat (EFA-FTI) Teachers, Ms Marja Karjalainen, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Development and Relations with Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States, European Commission 9:55 10:30 Questions and debate 10:30 10:45 10:45 12:30 Report on key outcomes of the Tenth Meeting of the Working Group on EFA (Paris, 9-11 December 2009), Mr Olav Seim, Director, a.i., EFA International Coordination Team, UNESCO Discussion on the draft Addis Ababa Declaration 12:30 14:00 Lunch for participants hosted by the African Union Commission AU Conference Centre 14:00 15:00 Registration for the HLG meeting, UN Conference Centre 14:30 15:00 Press Conference, UN Conference Centre (for press only) - Ms Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Mr Jean Ping, Chairperson, African Union Commission (AUC) - Mr Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Government of Ethiopia 2

3 Tuesday, 23 February 2010 (ctd.) 15:30 18:00 Opening Ceremony, UN Conference Centre Master of Ceremonies: Ms Netsanet Asfaw, Assistant Whip, House of People s Representatives, Ethiopia 15:30 16:30 Welcome addresses (12 minutes each) - Mr Demeke Mekonnen, Minister of Education, Ethiopia - Ms Lalla Ben Barka, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) - Mr Jean Ping, Chairperson, African Union Commission (AUC) - Mr Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Government of Ethiopia (tbc) 16:30 17:00 Cultural event Musical performance by Ethiopian children 17:00 17:50 Panel Discussion: Considerations for the EFA agenda beyond 2015 Moderated by Ms Carol Bellamy, Chair, EFA-Fast Track Initiative Board of Directors Speakers: (7 minutes each) - Mr Qian Tang, Assistant Director-General for Education, a.i., UNESCO Respondents: (3 minutes each) - Ms Sheila Sizulu, Deputy Executive Director, World Food Programme - Ms Jennifer Chiwela, representative of the Collective Consultation of NGOs on EFA and Chairperson of the Africa Network Campaign on EFA (ANCEFA) - Ms Martina Roth, Director Global education Strategy, Intel Corporation (tbc) 17:50 18:00 One GOAL campaign 19:00 Dinner hosted by the Government of Ethiopia, Sheraton Hotel 3

4 Wednesday, 24 February 2010 All day High-Level Group Meeting, AU Conference Centre 9:00 9:40 Introduction Chairperson: Mr Qian Tang, Assistant Director-General for Education (ADG/ED), a.i., UNESCO Opening remarks, Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO Adoption of the Agenda and Presentation of the draft Addis Ababa Declaration, Mr Qian Tang, ADG/ED, a.i., UNESCO Presentations (7 minutes each) - Progress report on the International Task Force on Teachers for EFA, Mr Tresna Dermawan Kunaefi, Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of Indonesia - Progress report on the EFA-FTI Reform, Ms Carol Bellamy, Chair, EFA- FTI Board of Directors Questions and Answers 9:40 11:10 9:40 10:10 10:10 11:10 Presentation of the key findings of the 2010 EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR) Mr Kevin Watkins, Director, EFA Global Monitoring Report Team Questions and debate 11:10 11:30 Coffee/Tea Break 11:30 13:00 11:30-11:35 Plenary Discussion I: Impact of the economic and financial crisis on education Co-Chairs: - Ms Elizabeth King, Director Education, Human Development Network, World Bank - Mr Kalidou Diallo, Minister of Pre-school, Primary and Middle Secondary Education, Senegal 11:35 12:00 Panellists (7 minutes each): - Mr Jean-Pierre Ezin, Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology Department, African Union Commission (AUC) - Ms Barbara Ischinger, Director for Education, Organization for Economic - Co-operation and Development (OECD) 12:00 13:00 Questions and debate 13:00 14:30 Ministerial lunch hosted by the African Union Commission and the World Bank, AU Conference Centre Lunch for all other participants hosted by the African Union Commission 4

5 Wednesday, 24 February 2010 (ctd) 14:30-15:00 High-Level Panel Discussion: Coordinated timely educational responses to emergencies: the Haiti example Moderator: Mr Maker Mwangu Famba, Minister of Primary, Secondary and Vocational Education, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Panellists (5 minutes each): - Representative from UNICEF (tbc) - Representative from Save the Children 15:00 16:30 15:00-15:05 15:05 15:30 Plenary Discussion II: Marginalization and inclusion Co-Chairs: - Mr Matthew Waletofea, Minister of Education and Human Resources Development, Solomon Islands - UNICEF Discussants (7 minutes each) : - Mr Demeke Mekonnen, Minister of Education, Ethiopia - Mr Sam Egwu, Federal Minister of Education, Nigeria - Ms Ingrid Fiskaa, Deputy Minister for International Cooperation, Norway 15:30 16:30 Questions and debate 16:30 17:00 Coffee break 17:00 17:30 Presentation and adoption of the Addis Ababa Declaration Chairperson: Mr Qian Tang, ADG/ED, a.i., UNESCO 17:30 18:00 Closing remarks - Mr Demeke Mekonnen, Minister of Education, Ethiopia - Mr Chinnaworn Boonyakiat, Minister of Education, Thailand - Mr Jean Ping, Chairperson, African Union Commission 20:00 21:30 Dinner hosted by the Director-General of UNESCO, Hebir Ethiopian Restaurant 5

6 Thursday, 25 February :00 11:00 Technical meeting for Senior Officials, AU Conference Centre Chairperson: Mr Qian Tang, Assistant Director-General for Education, a.i., UNESCO 11:00 13:00 School Visit 13:00 Depart Introduction The Way Forward: follow-up to the High-Level Group meeting Closing Remarks Visit to two schools for students with hearing disabilities, organized by the Ministry of Education Notes: *Tea/Coffee will be available to participants during the day, but there will be only one set break. *Drawing on work carried out by the Preparatory Group, and the discussions of the 23 February Technical Meeting, the Secretariat will revise the outcome document. The final draft will be presented for adoption during the last session of the HLG meeting on 24 February. *Some side events and exhibitions are organized in conjunction with the High- Level Group meeting. 6

7 Side events Date Time Title of event Venue Organizer Contact 22 February 14:00 18:00 Policy Dialogue Forum - International Task Force on Teachers for EFA UN Conference Centre, Conference Room (tbd) ITF Secretariat Gabrielle Bonnet g.bonnet@unesco.org 25 February 14:30-16:00 EFA convening agency meeting AU Conference Centre (tbc) UNESCO Olav Seim o.seim@unesco.org 7