A/66/269 (a) Securing investment in education through domestic legal frameworks 51. A national law whereby at least a minimum level of investment is indispensably assured for quality education is highly necessary. Following up on the recommendations made consistently by the High-level Group on Education for All, the establishment of an internationally accepted norm, whereby a certain minimum percentage of GNP (4-6 per cent) or of the national budget (15-20 per cent) is allocated to education may be valuable in providing the basis for developing a national legal and policy framework. (b) Devising strategies to increase resource allocation 52. It is of crucial importance for countries to devise new approaches to resource allocation and its utilization. To enhance investment in education as a national priority, budget lines for education can be provided for in various ministries concerned with social development (ministries of social welfare, child and women’s development, labour, health, etc.). At the same time, broadening the tax base is important for creating more budgetary resources. (c) Promoting public debate and exchange of experiences 53. Education does not often receive the priority it deserves at the national level in terms of budget allocations. To ensure that education receives priority attention, it would be expedient to promote public dialogue among ministers of education and ministers of finance and planning on the necessary steps to secure maximum funding for education. An exchange of ideas and approaches among countries regarding legal and policy frameworks for financing education would enable national authorities to draw upon available experiences and practical examples from a comparative perspective and could provide insight into new avenues for investment in education. (d) Giving particular attention to the financing of basic education in providing technical assistance to Governments for the development of national legal frameworks 54. Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 17/3, UNESCO and UNICEF should be encouraged to continue to provide technical assistance to Member States for modernizing/developing national legislation. In this process, the importance of provisions for the financing of basic education should be emphasized. (e) Responding to quality imperatives 55. Budgetary provision for quality education is scarce as almost the totality of resources assigned for education go to recurring expenditure. A paradigm shift is required to respond to quality imperatives, which remains a daunting challenge. III. Update on education in emergencies 56. The General Assembly, in its resolution 64/290, requested the Special Rapporteur to include in his next interim report to the General Assembly at its sixtysixth session an update to the report on the right to education in emergencies 11-44589 13