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Over 70 countries are at risk of not achieving the Education for
All goal of gender parity by 2005, and some will not even meet this goal
by 2015.
UNESCO supports girls’ education by promoting their access
to, and retention in, primary education and by supporting education
policies that are equitable. UNESCO’s strategy is based on three main
objectives: consolidation of knowledge, building partnerships, advocacy,
and policy development. At present, UNESCO is carrying out activities in
the areas of advocacy, networking, information campaigns, seminars,
training, capacity building and community-based projects.
This
section of the portal on “Gender Equality and Girls’ Education” will focus
in particular on primary education, with plans to extend this focus to
basic education.
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Flagship Programmes