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MINISTERIAL REGIONAL MEETING “Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance and Challenges post-2015” MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF PERU Lima, October 30th and 31st, 2014 Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance y Challenges post-2015 2 INDEX PRESENTATION 03 ORGANIZATION Organizers 04 Contacts 04 Participants 05 Venue of the Event 05 General Facilities 06 Visa 06 Health Services 06 Smokers 06 FACILITIES: Ministers 07 FACILITIES: Delegates and Technical Teams 08 GENERAL INFORMATION LIMA, Host City 14 Climate 15 Currency 15 Commerce 17 Telecommunications 17 Taxes 17 Electricity 17 Banks and Credit Card Services 17 Local Time 18 Attention Hours 18 Places of Interest 19 Gastronomy 22 Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance y Challenges post-2015 3 PRESENTATION Education for All (EFA) was promoted by five multilateral organizations (UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA and the World Bank) in the World Conference on Education for All held in Jomtien (1990) where it was assumed an “expanded vision of learning” and it was agreed to establish universal access to basic education and to massively reduce illiteracy before the end of the decade. This global commitment to provide quality basic education for all children, youth and adults was assumed by our country in the World Education Forum in Dakar (2000), where there were established six objectives aiming to meet the learning needs of all children, youth and adults by 2015. The priority activities of EFA are related to early childhood education, high quality universal primary education, education for youth and adults, literacy, gender equality and quality of education. Regarding the upcoming post-2015 debate in the agendas of development and education, the United Nations system has started a process of consultation about the progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Education for All targets set for 2015. Therefore, it has been considered to identify the existing gaps for the fulfillment of the 2015 goals; to develop realistic tasks together with UNESCO and the countries to accelerate the progress made by 2015; and to identify emergent topics and tendencies. In this framework, the Government of Peru, through its Ministry of Education, has committed to develop, in coordination with the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC), the regional consultation about education and development post 2015 with the objective of accomplishing collective agreements that will constitute the regional vision that will be presented in the World Education Forum next year. In this respect, the Ministry of Education of Peru is pleased to invite the Ministers of Education of UNESCO’s Member States of Latin America and the Caribbean and other key stakeholders to participate in the “Ministerial Regional Meeting of Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance and Challenges post 2015”, that will be held on October 30th and 31st, 2014, in the city of Lima, Peru. The objective of the meeting is to generate a dialogue space to validate the progress of the region towards the EFA goals and generate agreements on challenges and priorities for the Post-2015 Education Agenda, considering the transformations that face the region. Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance y Challenges post-2015 4 ORGANIZATION A. ORGANIZERS The Ministerial Regional Meeting “Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance and Challenges post 2015” is organized by the Ministry of Education of Peru and UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC). B. CONTACTS The contact persons for each area are as follows: GENERAL COORDINATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF PERU Carmen Beltrán Vargas Head of the International Cooperation Office [email protected] Phone: (+511) 223 2296 UNESCO SANTIAGO Paz Portales Regional Coordinator for the Education Program, UNESCO Santiago [email protected] Phone: (+562) 2472 4617 CONFIRMATION AND REGISTRY Loreto Bilbao Victoria Valenzuela Assistant – UNESCO Santiago Assistant – UNESCO Santiago [email protected] [email protected] Phone: (+562) 2 472 4616 Phone: (+562) 2472 4646 DOCUMENTS Jessica Becerra Specialist [email protected] Phone: (+511) 223 2296 LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION María de Jesús Dianderas Administrative Specialist Phone: (+511) 223 2296 PRENSS AND COMMUNICATIONS Henry Sánchez Benites Communications and Knowledge Management Coordinator [email protected] Phone: (511) 223 2296 Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance y Challenges post-2015 5 C. PARTICIPANTS o Ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean. o Delegates and experts from the participating countries. o Representatives from civil society, regional and international organizations related to education. D. VENUE OF THE EVENT The Ministerial Regional Meeting “Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance and Challenges post 2015” will be held at the JW Marriott Hotel, located in the Miraflores district. Address: Malecón de la Reserva 615 Miraflores, Lima, Peru. Distances: The JW Marriot Hotel is located strategically at the heart of the Miraflores district, next to Larcomar, and entertainment center and shopping mall, and only 24 km from the Jorge Chavez International Airport of Lima. Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance y Challenges post-2015 6 E. GENERAL FACILITIES Participants will have available the following facilities: o Internet service room (Castilla Hall – 3rd Floor). o Conference rooms. o Permanent orientation and assistance at the registry area. o Permanent Coffee outside the Plenary Hall. o Facilities to charge cellular and laptops, among others. F. VISA We suggest consulting the current entry visa regime for Peru in the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Participants may request the entry visas in the nearest Peruvian diplomatic mission to their place of residence. The website for visa consultations is the following: http://www.rree.gob.pe/elministerio/Documents/CuadSupVisasSetiembre2012.pdf The directory of Peruvian embassies can be found in the following website: http://www.rree.gob.pe/elministerio/Paginas/Directorio_de_Misiones_en_el_Exterior.aspx The Peruvian Government will alert its diplomatic missions in order to provide the facilities to the prospect participants. G. HEALTH SERVICES The organizers have foreseen permanent health assistance capable of attending medical emergencies for the entire event. In addition, an ambulance will be available at the place of venue in case transportation to Medical Centers is needed. H. SMOKERS According to Peruvian law, it is prohibited to smoke in closed publics spaces. Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance y Challenges post-2015 7 FACILITIES MINISTERS The Ministry of Education of Peru will offer the following accommodations to the Ministers and Heads of Delegations Transportation A vehicle will be provided to each Member state delegation, assigned to the Head of the Delegation upon their arrival to Lima until their leave, with the transportation to the airport. The organizers will provide a driver as well. Security In coordination with State Security, Ministers and Heads of Delegation will have designated a security escort to accompany them from their arrival and during their stay in Lima. In addition, there will be security units inside and around the venue permanently. Lodging and Food The Ministry of Education of Peru will cover lodging and food services expenses of the Ministers or Heads of Delegation of the participating states at the hotel of venue. The following accommodations will be covered: A master bedroom. Breakfast buffet, available from 06.00 am. until 10.30 am. Free internet access and Wi-fi. Welcome dinner. Note: Check-in starts at 03.00 pm on October 29 and checkout will end at 01.00 pm. on October 31. Travel Expenses The expenses related to air tickets for the Ministers of Education will be cover by UNESCO. Education for All in Latin America and the Caribbean: Balance y Challenges post-2015 8 FACILITIES PARTICIPANTS Other members of delegations, international and civil society organization members mus cover their own expenses for lodging, transportation and dinners. Welcome dinner will be provided for all participants. Transportation At airport, delegates can request taxi services from the following companies: Taxi Green: CMV Taxi Remisse Ejecutivo: http://www.taxigreen.com.pe http://cmvtaxi.pe/ For transportation in the city, we recommend to request taxi services from certified companies: Taxi Satelital: Lima Remisse: http://3555555satelital.com/ www.limaremisse.com Phone: 355 5555 Phone: 425 7710 Taxi 24 Horas: Taxi Online: www.taxi24horas.com.pe http://taxionlineperu.com/ Phone: 479 1155 Phone: 715 0909 Lodging and food Participants, other than Ministers or Heads of Member States delegation, are responsible for the reservation of their hotel rooms. It is recommended to make the reservations with time using the Ministry of Education as a referral, specifically to the ASPA 2013 Event, in order to apply for corporative fees. Hotel room reservation information must be forwarded to the Organizing team. JW Marriott Hotel Lima Malecón De La Reserva 615 Miraflores, Lima, Perú. espanol.marriott.com/Lima Hotel Sol de Oro Ca. San Martín 305 - Miraflores www.soldeoro.com.pe Ibis Hotel Av. Larco N° 1140 - Miraflores www.ibis.com/Lima Crowne Plaza Av. Benavides N° 300 - Miraflores www.cplazalimahotel.com.pe/esp/ Recommended hotel locations: GENERAL INFORMATION LIMA H O S T C I T Y The city of Lima, known as the “City of Kings”, was founded on January 18th, 1535 and is located on the Midwestern part of the country. On one end we find the waters of the Pacific Ocean and, on the other, the Andes of the highlands. It has an extension of 33, 820 km2and a population of 8 million habitants, almost a third of the entire country´s population. It is one of the most important cities in South America. Its Historic Downtown is made up of the Main Square, the Government Palace, the Cathedral and the Municipal Palace.