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ECOSOC Youth Forum SDG4 breakout session: Youth engagement in transforming education

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 Amidst the 3rd year of the global pandemic the fourth International Day of Education marked an increased focus on continuing learning and sent out a message of hope Coorganized by UNESCO and UN Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning under the theme Changing Course Transforming Education the celebration brought together diverse perspectives on the crucial triggers of transformations for a more equitable and inclusive education system In the opening segment moderated by Ms Stefania Giannini UNESCO Assistant DirectorGeneral for Education leaders and education advocates such as UN Secretary General UNESCO Director General President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly Chair of the Global Partnership for Education and the Permanent Representative of Argentina to the UN championed education as key driver for progress across all SDGs as well as peace and human rights UN leaders called on international communities to unite around education as a public good Mr Antonio Guterres UN Secretary General will convene the Summit on Transforming Education in September 2022 to identify innovative approach for the transformation of the national education systems

January 27, 2022

UNESCO Director-General on first official visit to the Czech Republic

In Prague, Director-General Highlights Education and Culture as Forces for Inclusion and Dialogue

UNESCO Director-General discusses current global challenges and international cooperation with the President of the Czech Republic, H.E. Miloš Zeman

“No Plastic” campaign protects marine life in Principe

Statement by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the Withdrawal by the United States of America from UNESCO

October 12, 2017

United States of America

Sao Tome and Principe

Show Gender Inequality the Red Card: the Global Launch of the “Equal Light Red Card” Campaign

Seattle poetry brings solace and hope in times of confinement

The city of Seattle United States of America is a UNESCO Creative City of Literature since 2017 Its strong identity as a literary city has coalesced around a 10000year history of indigenous storytelling traditions Consistently ranked as Americas Most WellRead city it is one of the top three literate cities in the country Seattles writing traditions are guided by a sense of place especially in regards to the willingness of embracing diverse viewpoints and technologies Many events sustain Seattles striving literary ecosystem including the Short Run Comix and Arts Festival featuring indie comics and the selfpublished as well as the Pacific Northwest Writers Associations Conference amongst many others In response to the spread of Coronavirus the city of Seattle in close cooperation with the author Claudia Castro Luna Seattles inaugural Civic Poet uses its literary potential to counter the growing challenge of confinement and the lack of access to cultural activities Through the creation of an online forum Poems to lean On city dwellers are invited to share a link to a poem accompanied by a two or three lines message explaining how this particular poem resonates with them and how it brings to them comfort and joy The initiative aims to revive and recreate social ties amongst the community while respecting the rules on social distancing implemented to contain the spread of the virus The contributions are showcased on the same virtual space Poems to Lean On hosted on the Laureate Poets website Submissions can also be made digitally through the same online platform The project highlights the enabling role of literature and poetry to connect people and to offer solace and hope during such difficult times To participate in this meaningful initiative share your favorite poem or one of your inspiring creations on Poems to Lean On to offer fortitude hope resilience and humor For further information httpswapoetlaureateorgpoetrytoleanon

COVID-19: research partnership launched with Harvard’s Department of Sociology on racism and xenophobia

© Thahitun Mariam Bronx Mutual Aid Network for Covid19 UNESCO has launched a partnership with the AAPI COVID19 Project housed in Harvard Universitys Department of Sociology The AAPI COVID19 Project is a multimethod project investigating how COVID19 is shaping the lives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders AAPI communities in the United States focusing on the intensification of racism and xenophobia faced by these groups