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Jomtien Conference was held from 5th March to 9th March In 1990, the International Literacy Year, about 1,500 delegates from 155 countries and representatives of some 150 governmental, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations met at the World Conference on Education for All in Jomtien, Thailand, and called upon all countries to universalize adequate basic education. The Conference participants adopted the World Declaration on Education for All and a Framework for Action: Meeting Basic Learning Needs. The Declaration begins by stating that Every person child, youth and adult shall be able to benefit from educational opportunities designed to meet their basic learning needs. In that sense, Education for All is an expanded vision encompassing programmes, activities and services in the public and private sectors aimed at meeting the basic needs of children, youth and adults both within and outside school