Press Advisory: Education High-Level Forum Hosted by Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan

Announcements - September 16, 2010

What: A UN Summit side event on Making Education for All a Reality. Hosted by Queen Rania of Jordan and featuring World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, UK Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell, football star Quinton Fortune and the Executive Directors of UNICEF and UNESCO.

The side event will celebrate the success of the 1Goal: Education for All campaign that garnered 20 million supporters worldwide and will include a discussion by experts on finishing the task of making universal basic education a reality for all children.

When: September 20, 10:00am to 11:00am EST

Where: Millennium Hotel at UN Plaza
One United Nations Plaza, New York
(44th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues)

Contact: Angela Bekkers: (1) 202-473-8302, abekkers@educationfasttrack.org

This event is co-presented by: EFA FTI and GCE

Focus areas: Basic education

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