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| | Arab Ministers of Education meet to further Education for All quest: UNESCO |
 | | Paris, January 16 —Ministers of Education along with education authorities and experts from throughout the Arab States will meet in Beirut (Lebanon) from January 20-23 to decide on future steps to be taken at national and regional levels to achieve quality Education for All (EFA)*. |
 | | Organized by UNESCO’s Regional Bureau for Education in Beirut, and under the patronage of Rafic Hariri, the Prime Minister of Lebanon, the meeting will focus on three themes: The status of education and the current challenges in the Arab States; EFA National Plans in the Arab States; and Improving education quality. |
 | | The opening ceremony (January 20, 10 a.m.) will be attended by Prime Minister Hariri, the Director-General of the Islamic Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ISESCO), Abdelaziz Al-Twaijri, UNESCO Assistant Director General for Education, John Daniel, and the Director of the Beirut bureau, Victor Billeh. |
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