GLOBAL PREPARATORY MEETING - 28 April 2011
Documentation
A. Opening session
- Welcoming remarks and reporting back on Regional Preparatory Meeting for Western Asia by H.E. Mr. Lazarous Kapambwe, President of the Economic and Social Council
Regional preparatory meeting on the theme, “Innovative Approaches to Reaching Women, Girls and the Marginalized in the Arab Region”, 9 December 2010 in Qatar
- Background Note
- Background Note (Executive Summary) [Arabic; English]
Regional preparatory meeting on the theme, “Education as key to achieving all Millennium Development Goals: Prospects and challenges in the Asia-Pacific region", 24 March 2011 in Thailand
- Background Note
- Reporting back on Regional Preparatory Meeting for Asia and the Pacific by H.E. Mr. Abulkalam Abdul Momen, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council
Regional preparatory meeting on the theme, “The right to Education for All in Africa: Reinforcing quality and equity”, 12 April 2011 in Togo
- Concept Note
- Background Note
- Reporting back on Regional Preparatory Meeting for Africa by H.E. Mr. Jan Grauls, Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council, delivered by Mr. Christophe de Bassompiere
- Presentation by Ms. Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
B. E-discussions of ECOSOC
e-discussion on “Education: Closing the Gap” organized, in collaboration with the MDG-Net forum, UN Development Group, 1 February-4 March 2011
- Background note
- Report on the MDG-NET Forum E-Discussion by Mr. Nicholas Alipui, delivered by Ms. Barbara Reynolds
Facebook e-discussion on “Building a future for today’s youth: improving access to education” organized, in collaboration with the UN Academic Impact, 16 February-16 March 2011
C. Panel discussions: “Removing barriers to education: What’s new and notable”
- Issues note
- Presentation by Mr. Zhou Mansheng
- Presentation by Ms. Maria do Pilar Lacerda
- Presentation by Ms. Gladys Bertha Modise
- Presentation by Dr. Ellen Karoline Henriksen
- Presentation by Ms. Kara Nichols
D. Closing session
- Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, DESA on key policy issues for the Annual Ministerial Review
- Closing remarks by H.E. Mr. Lazarous Kapambwe