Tag: International Day of Education

On International Day of Education, UNESCO mobilizes leading thinkers and citizens to work on the futures of education

Stuart Mitchell

On the occasion of the second International Day of Education, 24 January, UNESCO will shine the spotlight on the Futures of Education by hosting a conference, Learning for People, the Planet, Prosperity and Peace, launch an online tool to measure progress in education around the world, and host the first meeting of eminent global thinkers appointed to steer UNESCO’s Futures of Education initiative (28 and 29 January). Organized in partnership with France’s Centre of Interdisciplinary Research (CRI), the conference at UNESCO’s Headquarters on 24 January will highlight the many ways…

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Group of Friends, a new education advocacy initiative to kick off at UN

Stuart Mitchell

As the world celebrates the first International Day of Education on 24 January, Ambassadors at the United Nations Headquarters will launch a new advocacy initiative called the Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning.  Taking the cause for education forward, the Permanent Missions of Argentina, the Czech Republic, Japan, Kenya and Norway will establish the Group of Friends, to rally political commitments for education. Together with 25 countries, the Group will strive to advocate the centrality of education for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals. This year presents a unique opportunity…

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