World Conference On Education For All (Jomtien, 1990)
The movement was launched in 1990 at the World Conference on Education for All in Jomtien, Thailand. There, representatives of the international community (155 countries, as well as representatives from some 150 organizations) agreed to "universalize primary education and massively reduce illiteracy by the end of the decade". From this conference, the World Declaration on Education for All was adopted, which stressed that education is a fundamental human right and pushed countries to strengthen their efforts to improve education in order to ensure the basic learning needs for all were met. The Framework for Action to Meet the Basic Learning Needs established six goals for the year 2000:
- Goal 1: Universal access to learning
- Goal 2: A focus on equity;
- Goal 3: Emphasis on learning outcomes;
- Goal 4: Broadening the means and the scope of basic education
- Goal 5: Enhancing the environment for learning
- Goal 6: Strengthening partnerships by 2000
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