Pan-African Conference on the Education of Girls (item Proposed by Burkina Faso)
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Date
1993-06-21Author
Organization of African Unity
Organization of African Unity
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Organization of African UnityType
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This report presents the Ouagadougou declaration and framework for action, the outcome of the Pan-African Conference on the education of girls held in Burkina Faso from March 28 to April 1, 1993. The conference was jointly organized by the Government of Burkina Faso and UNESCO with UNICEF's support, addressing the critical issue of millions of African girls being out of school and the significant disparity in female enrollment and literacy rates across the continent.
Reference
CM/1764 (LVIII) Add. IIISubject
Girls' EducationWomen's Education
Education for All
Ouagadougou Declaration
Gender Equality
Educational Disparity
Literacy
Economic Development, 1993
Notes
Council of Ministers Fifty-eighth Ordinary Session 21 - 26 June 1993 Cairo, Egypt