(Cash and In kind, in thousands of United States dollars)

We also agree with the Secretary General that we should not focus only on providing universal education, but that more emphasis should be placed on quality education.

More educational and training opportunities were being provided to enable women to meet the demands of the knowledge based economy.

Convinced that empowering youth through education will enable them to have equal access to participation in the national development agenda, Malawi implemented universal free primary education under the national Education for All programme.

(e) Allocate further resources for special education, including vocational training, and for the support given to families of children with disabilities

1.108 The structure of the Education Programme is as follows

The Forum may also wish to convene an organizational meeting to elaborate on a programme of work and other working modalities.

This will be accomplished through the development of a program to include the black population in the Brazilian education.

There is a need to make further efforts to ensure progress in the realization of the education related Millennium Development Goals, namely universal primary education and the elimination of gender disparity in primary and secondary education.

(f) Increase resources, both financial and human, for special education, including vocational training, and the support given to families of children with disabilities

The logical framework of results based budgeting had been further improved, and the objectives to be attained would henceforth be specified precisely for each programme.

The preschool education program Mai chose is a highly competitive one.

By 2007, Russian would probably have disappeared altogether from the education programme in that country.

One of the recommendations made following the gender analysis of the education sector in 2002 was to give more attention to developing a plan of action that includes strategies to encourage more men to train as pre school teachers (Strachan, 2002).

In addition to the implementation of general education and appropriate professional training in secondary schools, various additional education programmes and professional development may also be offered.

WFP is also supporting health efforts towards education through its school feeding programme, which provides mid morning snacks to primary school children.

1.76 Education is the Agency's largest programme, measured both in terms of its relative share of the Agency's budget and the number of staff.

For example, in South Africa the Education Quality Improvement Partnership, which was initiated by the National Business Initiative, works with education ministries, individual school administrators, parent teacher associations and non governmental organizations to improve the quality of education in government schools.

The Government's efforts in education had included establishing free State primary schools to encourage poor families to educate their children, especially their daughters, and give them access to further education, skills and employment opportunities.

In this regard, delegates asked for more information on the UNICEF role within SWAps and the EFA Fast Track Initiative (FTI).

To help people move to employment The government no longer treats grants, bursaries or registered education savings plan funds as income and or assets in Ontario Works or the ODSP The government has restored health benefits (i.e., Extended Health Benefit) for Ontario Works recipients transitioning to work so that high medical costs do not become a disincentive to employment.

Direct allocations to the Education Programme account for 54 per cent of the regular budget, followed by the Health Programme at 18 per cent and the Relief and Social Services at nine per cent.

United States In the US, the IDEA requires public schools to develop an IEP for every student with a disability who is found to meet the federal and state requirements for special education.

Additional resources must be mobilized and more forceful measures must be taken.

For further information, please contact Ms. Penina Adongo, United Nations Volunteer Programme (tel. 1 (212) 906 3639 e mail penina.adongo undp.org).

For further information, please contact the Special Unit for South South Cooperation, UNDP (tel.

For further information, please contact Ms. Penina Adongo, United Nations Volunteer Programme (tel. 1 (212) 906 3639 e mail penina.adongo undp.org).

The duties of the parent are care and nurturing of their adolescent children, of their life and health, of their education, which includes the regular education of children, as well as the duty and right of a parent to, in accordance with their capabilities, provide further schooling of their children, paying attention to their capabilities, tendencies, and justifiable desires.

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It is not clear how the proposed strategies might assist more girls accessing basic education but it is assumed that provision of free and compulsory education would assist parents who often favour boys because of financial difficulties.

The Committee notes with appreciation a number of initiatives, including the National Plan on Education for All, to rebuild the educational infrastructure and expand the educational system so as to enrol more children and improve pre school education.

In December 2002, the Ministry of Education implemented the University Diversity Program, to encourage the promotion of equity and diversity in higher level education for Afro Brazilians, indigenous people and other socially marginalized groups.

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Ms. García (Paraguay) said the Women's Bureau had entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Education and Culture to develop a programme to promote equality of opportunity for women in education.

Bill Gates talked about the importance of education and, in particular, the model that KIPP was providing Knowledge is power.

We have noted the implementation of the various reform proposals, as contained in the Secretary General's 2002 report entitled Strengthening the United Nations an agenda for further change (A 57 387).

Unequal sharing of family responsibilities between women and men, for example, hinders the ability of women and girls to take advantage of primary, secondary and higher education and further education and training.24 In some countries, early marriage and other customary practices perpetuate gender disparities in school enrolment and completion.

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We have also focused our efforts on establishing scientific research centres. We have set up centres open to students at all levels, where students practice elections and learn about democracy. We have also integrated disabled persons into teaching programmes.

A programme of additional tutoring and creative activities is implemented for these children, in addition to the various services provided.

UNDP has been closely monitoring its support of SSC, identifying areas where increased assistance is required.