Morocco, which chairs the group of Arab countries, is taking part in this event, which coincides with the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the creation of UNESCO, with a large delegation led by the Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa.
“At a time when UNESCO is commemorating its 75th anniversary, Morocco reaffirms its commitment to multilateralism. The Kingdom, which is an actor committed to peace, is convinced that its preservation depends on the improvement of education, science and culture,” underlines the permanent delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco to UNESCO on its Twitter account.
Several important decisions are expected at this General Conference from the 193 Member States of the Organization on contemporary issues related to the preservation of heritage, the environment and education, according to UNESCO.
On this occasion, the Report “Rethinking our futures together: a new social contract for education”, the third in a series of UNESCO global reports on the future of education, will be officially launched.
The report, which will be unveiled on Wednesday by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, outlines the future of education in the world by 2050.
“With this report, UNESCO will propose a new social contract in favour of an education that allows us to build our relationships with each other, with our environment and with technology,” the UN agency underlines in a press release.
The presentation of this report will be followed by the Global Education Meeting, co-chaired by UNESCO and France. It will bring together heads of state, more than forty education ministers and representatives of international organizations who will discuss together the recovery of Education after the COVID-19 pandemic but also ways to sustainably increase investments in education.
This high-level segment aims to create global political momentum to raise the profile of education and its investment imperative, according to UNESCO.
It will adopt the “Paris Declaration” to renew the commitment of national and international leaders to invest in education – at national and international levels – and to accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (quality education).
The meeting will mark the official launch of the SDG 4 High-Level Steering Committee. This renewed global cooperation mechanism will play a central role in monitoring Member States’ progress and contributions from international actors, and recommend priority actions for education.
According to UNESCO, nearly 70% of countries still do not meet the recommended spending benchmarks for education, namely 4-6% of GDP or 15-20% of total public expenditure, as defined at the previous global education meeting held in 2020.
UNESCO also estimates that less than 3% of the amounts of the recovery plans put in place by States at the end of the COVID-19 crisis are allocated to education and training.
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