Transforming Education Summit
United Nations, New York, 2022
28-30 June
Paris, UNESCO
Pre-Summit
Objective: The overall objective is to harness the evolving discussions on transforming education, elaborate initial content for the Summit, and generate greater momentum in the lead up to September.
Outcome: The main outcome will be greater momentum in advance of the September Summit and a shared understanding as to the key elements of transforming education to inform the Secretary-General's Summit Summary and Call to Action.
Pre-Summit details
19 September (TBC)
New York, United Nations
Summit
The United Nations Secretary-General is convening the Transforming Education Summit (TES) during the 77th UN General Assembly.
Objective: The Summit seeks to mobilize political ambition, action, solutions and solidarity to transform education: to take stock of efforts to recover pandemic-related learning losses; to reimagine education systems for the world of today and tomorrow; and to revitalize national and global efforts to achieve SDG-4.
Summit details
The Transforming Education Summit will seek to renew our collective commitment to education and lifelong learning as a pre-eminent public good.”
ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, United Nations Secretary-General
Key Documents and Information
From the UN Leadership
Spotlight
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SDG-4: Quality Education
One of the targets for SDG goal 4 is to eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations. Target date: by 2030.
Transforming Education: an Imperative for the Future We Want
24 January 2022: Celebrating the power of education to uplift individuals and transform societies, the global community honored teachers and champions for education.