ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION

Summary

That this House believes that it is a scandal that at the beginning of the 21st century over 125 million primary-aged children around the world are not in school and that the ranks of the 880 million illiterate adults continue to grow; acknowledges that education is a human right and a vital pre-requisite for economic growth and social justice; notes the internationally-agreed target to achieve universal primary education by 2015; notes that there are a number of opportunities this year to make Education For All a global priority, starting in April with the Dakar conference; urges the Prime Minister to take the same international lead on education as he and his Government have taken on international debt; and therefore urges the Prime Minister to launch an international initiative which mobilises funding in support of national strategies to deliver primary eduction for all.

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1. 3 February 2000

   Early Day Motion

   That this House believes that it is a scandal that at the beginning of the 21st century over 125 million primary-aged children around the world are not in school and that the ranks of the 880 million illiterate adults continue to grow; acknowledges that education is a human right and a vital pre-requisite for economic growth and social justice; notes the internationally-agreed target to achieve universal primary education by 2015; notes that there are a number of opportunities this year to make Education For All a global priority, starting in April with the Dakar conference; urges the Prime Minister to take the same international lead on education as he and his Government have taken on international debt; and therefore urges the Prime Minister to launch an international initiative which mobilises funding in support of national strategies to deliver primary eduction for all.

   Source: Early Day Motion

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• Tony Worthington · Labour · Primary sponsor

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