The world is facing an alarming education crisis. Today, 264 million children and adolescents are not in school. Only 1 in 12 young people in low-income countries is on track to gain secondary level skills. Despite some progress in achieving gender equality, in the worlds’ poorest countries, far more girls are still denied an education than boys.
The high-level side event on Goal 4 on Quality Education “Financing the Future: Education 2030” will be co-hosted by Norway, France, Malawi and Senegal in partnership with the Education Commission, Global Partnership for Education, Malala Fund, ONE Campaign, UNICEF and UNESCO.
The event recognizes that education is a key tool in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aims to secure leader-level political commitment to the social, political and economic importance of investing in a full cycle of quality early-childhood, primary and secondary education. It will also showcase success stories of country-led initiatives with increased domestic resource mobilization and efficient development cooperation.
Who:
- António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
- Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General
- Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO
- Emmanuel Macron, President of France
- Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi
- Macky Sall, President of Senegal
- Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway and SDG Advocate
- Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, former UK Prime Minister, Education Commission Chair
- Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
- Malala Yousafzai, co-founder of Malala Fund and Nobel Peace Prize laureate and UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on girls’ education
- Muzoon Almellehan, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Priyanka Chopra, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Julia Gillard, Chair, Global Partnership for Education and former Prime Minister of Australia
- Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of Tanzania and Education Commissioner
- Heads of State or Government, business leaders, foundations and civil society
What:
72nd UN General Assembly High-Level Side Event on Education “Financing the Future: Education 2030”
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/EDUCATION2030
When:
Wednesday 20 September, 2017 at 10:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Where:
ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters, New York, or live through http://webtv.un.org
Available for Interviews
- Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO (English, French, Spanish and Russian)
- Justin Forsyth, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF (English)
- Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway and SDG Advocate
- Jo Bourne, Chief of Education, UNICEF (English)
- Muzoon Almellehan, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, (English and Arabic)
- Priyanka Chopra, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, (English)
- Najwa Mekki, Chief of Media, UNICEF (English, Arabic, French and Spanish)
- Julia Gillard, Chair, Global Partnership for Education and former Prime Minister of Australia (English)
- Ziauddin Yousafzai, Co-Founder, Malala Fund (English)
- Farah Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer, Malala Fund (English)
- Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Former UK Prime Minister, Education Commission (English)
- Jakaya Kikwete, Commissioner, Former President of Tanzania, Education Commission (English and Swahili)
- Theo Sowa, CEO of the African Women’s Development Fund and Education Commissioner (English)
- Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of Tanzania and Education Commissioner (English)
- Friederike Roder, France Director, ONE Campaign (English, French and German)
Media contacts
UN Department of Public Information
Francyne Harrigan, M: +1 (917) 428-7505 | E: harriganf@un.org
Kensuke Matsueda, T: +1 (212) 963-0564 | E: matsueda@un.org