The International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA) is a UNESCO intergovernmental conference for policy dialogue on adult learning and education (ALE) and related research and advo-cacy, which has taken place every 12 to 13 years since 1949. The first conference was held in 1949 in Elsinore (Denmark), followed by Montreal (Canada) in 1960; Tokyo (Japan) in 1972; Paris (France) in 1985; Hamburg (Germany) in 1997; and Belém (Brazil) in 2009. In 2009, CONFINTEA VI led to the adoption of the Belém Framework for Action (BFA) which recognized the critical role of lifelong learning in addressing global educational issues and challenges, and called for more ambitious and inclusive poli-cies. Participating countries committed to making progress in five key areas of adult learning and education: policy; governance; financing; participa-tion, inclusion and equity; and quality.The Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII) was convened by the Director-General of UNESCO, following Resolution 7, adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference at its 41st session, and 212 EX/Decision 42 of the Executive Board of UNESCO.
A total of 1,126 participants from 149 countries attended, including one head of state, 49 minis-ters and deputy ministers, and ambassadors and permanent UNESCO delegates, representatives of UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations, civil society, as well as youth organizations and the private sector (see Appendix H). Just over half (54 per cent) of participants were women.
The objectives of CONFINTEA VII were to:
•bring together the international community and advance the right to education;
•take stock of achievements in ALE;
•discuss challenges and recommend solutions;
•develop a new framework for action – the Marrakech Framework for Action – to make ALE a reality around the world
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