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KOICHIRO Matsuura is the man behind one of the largest UN agencies but whose activities are least known at the local level. The Japanese-born career diplomat faces a number of challenges as head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations (UNESCO). One of his main challenges is ensuring that all countries achieve the Education For All (EFA) goal by 2015. © 2004 New Vision. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media ( to contact the copyright holder directly for corrections -- or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material.