Roles and Responsibilities of the Steering Committee |
The Steering Committee will be accountable to the Task Force and will have the following roles and responsibilities:
- Provide strategic guidance to the Secretariat on the strategic objectives and related activities including reviewing annual work plan;
- Take note of progress made in implementation;
- Report to the Task Force on the above-mentioned activities;
- Promote the work of the Task Force internationally by attending global conferences and meetings addressing teacher issues;
- Review the work of the dedicated Secretariat, including the annual report and the annual
Members of the Steering Committee |
The Steering Committee is composed of representatives of the major constituencies of the Task Force. The elected Steering Committee members will serve for two years and membership is renewable. Amongst the members, the Task Force members elect two Co-Chairs of the Steering Committe: one representing the member countries and another representing the funding members, each for a period of two years. Current co-chairs are Namibia, representing the member countries, and Norway, representing the funding members.
The designation process of the Steering committee is explained in the following table:
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Constituencies represented
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Current members
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Member Countries |
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Africa |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
Namibia * |
Nigeria |
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Arab region |
Egypt |
Oman |
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Asia and Pacific |
Indonesia |
Republic of Korea |
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Latin America & the Caribbean |
Jamaica |
Mexico |
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Funding Members |
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Donors |
European Commission |
Germany |
Norway * |
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Global Intergovernmental Organizations |
Organisation Internationale |
UNICEF |
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Regional Intergovernmental Organizations |
African Union Commission (AUC) |
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International Non-Governmental Organizations |
Education International |
Global Campaign for Education |
Humana People to People (HPP) |
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Global Private Sector Organization or Foundation |
Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance (HA) |
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Representative from the Director General of UNESCO |
UNESCO ** |
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* co-chair
** permanent seat
The Steering Committee Meeting |
The Secretariat of the Task Force organizes regular statutory meetings with Steering Committee members and Task Force members to discuss and approve work plan, progress report of activities, as well as to make important decisions about the direction and work of the Task Force. The Steering Committee met on the following dates from 2010 to 2014. To view the minutes of the meetings, click the icons below.
| 2014 | 15th December Rabat, Morocco |
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11th May Muscat, Oman |
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| 2013 | 26th November Kinshasa, DRC |
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5th July teleconference |
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| 2012 | 27th November Windhoek, Namibia |
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28th May New Delhi, India |
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6th February Paris, France |
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| 2011 | 15th September Bali, Indonesia |
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17th January Nairobi, Kenya |
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| 2010 | 7th July Amman, Jordan |
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23rd February Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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