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EDUCATION

Senegal

Senegal joined UNESCO on November 10, 1960. The UNESCO Office Dakar, Regional Office for Education in Africa (BREDA) was opened in 1970. Senegal is committed to achieving the goals of Education for All and currently allots 40% of its budget to education.

Senegal hosted the The World Forum on Education in 2000, an event attended by over 1,100 people from around the world.

Senegal is one of the 35 countries implementing the UNESCO Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE), a 10-year initiative aimed at achieving the goals of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012).

New Teachers TV film on inclusive education features UNESCO 2008-04-08 9:00 am UNESCO

UNESCO honours Canadian education reformer 2008-03-13 8:00 am UNESCO

Training literacy facilitators: good practices and innovations 2008-02-27 10:00 am UNESCO UIL

Comparative study on distant learning in French Sub-Saharan Africa (in French only) 2008-02-18 1:00 pm UNESCO BREDA

African countries meet in Maputo to boost literacy 2008-01-29 9:00 am UNESCO

Core initiatives for Education for All highlighted at UNESCO meeting 2007-10-29 3:00 pm UNESCO

Dakar + 7 : Education for All in Africa 2007-09-18 9:00 am UNESCO BREDA

International Literacy Day highlights literacy and health 2007-09-04 12:00 pm UNESCO

The role of civil society in achieving Education for All 2007-08-31 7:00 am UNESCO

Winners of 2007 UNESCO Literacy Prizes announced 2007-07-16 12:40 pm UNESCO

Videoconference between Senegalese Education Ministry and expatriates 2007-05-15 9:00 am UNESCO and IOM