including the revised schedule for the regional preparatory conferences now available More »

6 July 2008
Third Meeting of the CONFINTEA VI Consultative Group
(UIL, 18-20 June, 2008)

The CONFINTEA VI Consultative Group serves as an advisory committee to give guidance on a wide range of aspects concerning the preparation of CONFINTEA VI. More »

8 Apr. 2008
CONFINTEA VI National Reports Available Online

Preparations towards CONFINTEA VI are gaining ground as Member States are slowly submitting their national reports to UIL. To make the reporting a transparent learning process, the submitted reports are being made available online. The specific website will incorporate incoming reports as they are received by the Institute. It is expected that this will also provide good examples of national reports for those countries which are still in the process of preparation. More »

18 Feb. 2008
Workshop on the Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE) Hamburg, 20-22 February 2008

The Sixth UNESCO International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) will be held in Brazil in 2009, aiming to promote the recognition of adult learning and education (ALE) as an important and conducive factor enabling lifelong learning. CONFINTEA VI will highlight its crucial role in international education and development initiatives such as EFA, MDGs, UNLD, LIFE and DESD. It is also expected to renew international momentum for ALE and develop the tools for implementation in order to move from rhetoric to action. More »

15 Feb. 2008
CONFINTEA VI National Reports: date for submission extended by one month

The National Reports on the Development and State of the Art of Adult Learning and Education in Preparation of CONFINTEA VI will help to draw an accurate picture of the complex realities of adult learning and education and identify key issues and messages to be drawn to the attention of the International Conference. More »

3 Jan 2008
Towards CONFINTEA VI: Preparing the National Assessment on the Development and State of the Art of Adult Learning and Education

9 Dec 2007
Second Meeting of the CONFINTEA VI Consultative Group
The Consultative Group (CG) is UIL’s advisory committee on the preparation for CONFINTEA VI. The group met for the first time in Helsingor, Denmark, in March 2007. The second meeting at UIL, Hamburg, concentrated on reviewing the overall preparation with a special focus on finalizing the guidelines for national reports, discussing a thematic structure and a research-based report on adult education, and planning the regional preparatory conferences. More »

Background:

Sixth International Conference on Adult Education – CONFINTEA VI     
As has been the tradition created by previous CONFINTEA conferences, the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI), which will be hosted by Brazil in 2009, will provide an important platform for policy dialogue and advocacy on adult learning and non-formal education at global level, involving UNESCO Member States, United Nations agencies, multi-and bi-lateral cooperation agencies, organizations from civil society, the private sector and learners from all world regions. More »

Report of the Second Meeting of the CONFINTEA VI Consultative Group (November 2007)
Report of the First Meeting of the CONFINTEA VI Consultative Group (March 2007)
Report on the first meeting on Benchmarks (July 2007)
Special Issue of UIL Nexus on CONFINTEA VI (August 2007) in English, French and Spanish
Official Announcement of UNESCO's Director-General to Organize CONFINTEA VI in Brazil in May 2009
UNESCO Executive Board Resolution on CONFINTEA VI
Documents of the previous CONFINTEA V (1997)
UIL Programme on Adult Education
UNESCO Website on Education for All (EFA)