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>>Full brochure (PDF)  The World Education Forum held in Dakar
(April, 2000) re-emphasized and reiterated the importance of
inter-agency partnerships, collaboration and coordination in
pursuance of the EFA goals. This facilitated the launching of a
number of multi-partner initiatives that focused on specific
EFA-related areas and problems requiring special attention as
well as the reinforcing of existing ones. EFA flagship
initiatives were considered to constitute, among others, one of
the mechanisms that would contribute in enhancing and
strengthening multi-agency partnership and coherence on EFA
related goals.  Three years after Dakar, the EFA flagships
continue to expand in terms of number of initiatives launched as
well as their scope and membership. At present, nine initiatives
have been established, involving United Nations organi