CEDAW/C/1997/3/Add.3 English Page 9 10. Madame Ivanka Corti, President of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, was one of the principal guests at the conference of 4 March 1996 organized by UNESCO and France for International Women's Day. It dealt with violence against women throughout the world. b/ With this participation, UNESCO was able to explain to the public at large the work of CEDAW and its important role in improving the status of women. IV. UNESCO ACTIVITIES AND BREAKDOWN OF STATES' REPORTS TO THE SIXTEENTH SESSION OF CEDAW CONCERNING ARTICLE 10 OF THE CONVENTION 11. Article 10 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women states that every effort shall be made to favour the participation of women and girls, on a footing of equality, in all forms and at all levels of education, management and planning in the field of education and in decision-making in this sector. The article calls for equality of treatment between the sexes and an improvement in the quality of public education in general. A. UNESCO activities designed to implement article 10 of the Convention 1. Activities to promote equality of opportunities between men and women in education 12. UNESCO has a dual strategy in programme planning: to highlight women's activities in key sectors of its educational programme and to implement special programmes. Education forms the major share of its budget devoted to women. Its activities are concentrated on basic education for all. The aims are mainly increased access to, and improvement of, the quality and relevance of basic education. The project for the renovation of general and vocational education stresses the nature and content of the education given to women and girls. Finally, it may be recalled that the programmes of basic education and universal literacy are targeted on women and girls. The New Delhi office of UNESCO has published a book for primary school teachers of girls in India: From Girl Child to Person. Resource Materials for Teachers and Head Teachers of Primary Schools in India. c/ In the restructuring of the Education Sector decided on by the Director-General (July 1996), education for all occupies a central position and clearly reveals UNESCO's priorities in this field. 13. As for the special projects, defined in time, space and by the budget, they are mainly addressed to the problems of education, general illiteracy and the training of women in science and technology. UNESCO considers that science and technology are priority sectors for women's education. It has organized numerous activities concerning women and science, particularly with non-governmental organizations. It has also awarded to women scientists a substantial number of scholarships to finance scientific research projects in new fields. The world science report published annually by UNESCO devoted a whole chapter to the place occupied by women in science and technology. This /...