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Performance indicators
▪ Increased awareness among the wider public on
the importance of education of girls and women
through high-profile events
Benchmarks
– 1 global event with prominent high-profile
personalities
– 3 roundtables in conjunction with celebration
of UN Days
– 2 on-line discussions on critical aspects of
girls’ and women’s education
Monitoring EFA and the right to education
01061 Monitoring is a critical tool for measuring commitment and improving accountability. In 2012-2013,
UNESCO will continue to monitor progress towards the six EFA goals and the implementatoin of the
right to education, through the annual publication of the EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR) and
through the monitoring of the implementation of UNESCO’s normative instruments on the right to
education, and develop national capacities to reflect these instruments into national legislation and
practice.
01062 The GMR will continue to draw on expertise from a wide range of sources: governments; academic
institutions; civil society/NGOs; multilateral and bilateral agencies. For each annual exercise, the
GMR team will commission a number of background papers and case studies from leading experts
and research institutions. In addition, the GMR team will produce and disseminate a series of
communication materials to accompany the main report. Through these activities, the GMR will
aim to increase its outreach and policy impact, notably in the least developed countries. The GMR
outreach strategy will seek not only to disseminate the Report’s key messages, but also to influence the
global policy debate and ultimately contribute to policy change. To achieve this, the Team will further
capitalize on its partners and networks in order to create a multiplier effect.
01063 Within UNESCO’s normative mandate and with a view to assisting Member States in strengthening
the foundations of the right to education in national legal systems, in 2012-2013, UNESCO will
continue to reinforce the links between normative instruments in education and their translation in
national legislation and practice, contributing to EFA. In close cooperation with other UN agencies and
the UN treaty bodies, and in particular with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education,
UNESCO will concentrate its work around three areas of actions:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Support to policy developments oriented towards the enforcement of the right to education, in
particular by analyzing its implications for policy formulation and long-term planning;
Monitoring of the effective enforcement of the right to education by reinforcing the review and
comparative analysis of legal instruments and providing technical assistance for translating
international obligations into national legislation. Awareness will be enhanced on key issues,
with a focus on gender equality; and
Monitoring of the implementation of UNESCO normative instruments. In accordance with
UNESCO’s long-term plan for the monitoring of normative instruments, the Organization
will in 2012-2013 report on the implementation of six instruments: the 1960 Convention and
Recommendation against Discrimination in Education, the 1974 Recommendation concerning
Education for International Understanding, Cooperation and Peace and Education relating to
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the 1966 Recommendation concerning the Status
of Teachers, the 1997 Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching
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