Intersectoral Task Force
The UNESCO Task Force on MINEDAF VII is
intersectoral. All the major Programme
Sectors of UNESCO --- Education; Natural Sciences; Communication,
Information and Informatics; Culture; and Social and Human Sciences --- and
the UNESCO Field Offices in Africa
are members of it. Education
is the lead Sector.
Functions of the Task Force
- to ensure effective co-ordination and speedy implementation of the
provisions of the Durban Statement of
Commitment
- to seek to include in the UNESCO
Programme and Budget for 2000-2001 priorities identified by the African
Ministers of Education
- to strengthen coordination of UNESCO activities in the Africa region
related to education, human resource development, training and
capacity-building
- to foster and encourage cooperation between UNESCO
and its partners in actions related to MINEDAF VII follow-up
Chair of Task Force
The Chair of the Task Force is Mme
Aïcha Bah Diallo, UNESCO Deputy Assistant Director-General for Education
and Director, Division of Basic Education.
[Mme Bah Diallo is a former Minister of Education of Guinea.]
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