More than 7.5 million children, adults, teachers and campaigners took part in the World's Biggest Lesson on “Quality Education to End Exclusion”
Although the final figure is not yet available, the world record for the largest simultaneous lesson in history has been broken.
A high point of Global Action Week (21-27 April 2008), the 30-minute lesson highlighted the world's 72 million out-of school children and reminded the international community of its promise to provide Education for All (EFA) by 2015.
All over the world, UNESCO’s 52 field offices organized conferences, debates, rallies, and other events. Fifteen countries launched UNESCO's 2008 Education for All Global Monitoring Report.
At UNESCO Headquarters, a session of the Biggest Lesson took place in the presence of French ministry representatives, UNESCO officials and members of civil society and schoolchildren. UNESCO also launched a DVD on the UN Disability Convention and hosted a round table on “Quality Education to End Exclusion: a top EFA priority”.
UNESCO is also launching a new website on quality inclusive education and hosting an online discussion forum on “Quality Education to End Exclusion” which continues until 30 April.
Global Action Week is organized by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), a UNESCO partner.
Quality and inclusion are key factors in attaining EFA, UNESCO’s top priority.
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