Update on Pre-CONFINTEA Activities in North America and Latin America

North America ALE colleagues in Canada and the US are gearing up to read and respond to the draft Marrakesh Framework for Action (MFfA), slated for release via UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning website sometime around mid-March. In Canada, a country-wide virtual consultation was organized on February 9 by Daniel Baril of the Institut de coopération …

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ICAE and EASG at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2022

The 2022 ECOSOC Partnership Forum was be held on 2 February 2022 on the “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Multiple actors and stakeholders participated, including countries, the United Nations system, including international financial institutions, as well as international organizations, parliamentarians, …

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Seventh International Conference on Adult Education – CONFINTEA VII will be mid-June in Morocco

On 24th January 2022, the 4th UN International Day of Education, UNESCO has stated that this day will be “a platform to showcase the most important transformations that have to be nurtured to realize everyone’s fundamental right to education and build a more sustainable, inclusive and peaceful future.” We could not have picked a more …

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Renewal Associate Status of ICAE to UNESCO

At its 212th session in October 2021, the UNESCO Executive Board decided to renew the associate status of the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) for a further period of eight years until 2029, on recommendation of the Director-General (decision 212 EX/36). ICAE is very happy about this renewal, which is the result of the …

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The next World Social Forum (WSF) will be in Mexico beginning of May 2022

As proposed by the Mexican organizing committee, which brings more than 120 social organizations, the next World Social Forum (WSF) will be in Mexico the first week of May 2022. The proposed date was discussed and validated with the enlarged meeting of the WSF International Council on November 27. Over 100 organizations and social movements …

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News from LAC

The Latin American Regional Networks for Youth and Adult Education provided several important contributions to the ongoing debate and preparation for CONFINTEA VII, to be held next year in Morocco. In this brief report, we highlight three of these activities. Firstly, the Latin American Platform of Regional Networks for Youth and Adult Education, set up …

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The Continuing Relevance of Paulo Freire: Education as a Project for Freedom

On Thursday September 30, 2021 some sixty persons from a number of countries participated in a Webinar in honour of the 100th birthday of Paulo Freire. The Webinar was hosted by the Jamaican Council for Adult Education (JACAE) under the theme, The Continuing Relevance of Paulo Freire: Education as a Project of Freedom.  The main …

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ICÉA Prepares to Participate in CONFINTEA VII

At its Annual General Meeting on October 18, the members of the Institut de coopération pour l’éducation des adultes (ICÉA) adopted a 2021-2022 action plan that includes participation in CONFINTEA VII, to be held in Morocco in 2022. In this perspective, the ICÉA intends to exercise leadership in Quebec, Canada and within UNESCO throughout the …

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Youth and Adult Education in Latin America and the Caribbean – Situation, Horizons and Freirean Thinking

During September, the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE) launched a campaign through communication, awareness and dialogue activities in order to remember the importance of the legacy of the Brazilian educator Paulo Freire and reaffirm our option and struggle for a liberating education that strengthens democracy and promotes social transformation, towards a …

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Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework for Lifelong Learning – General Annual Meeting 2021

Since its launch in 2016, the Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL) has driven international discourse and guided the agenda for literacy provision globally for those who need it most. GAL is an alliance of 29 countries committed to improving youth and adult literacy and it serves as a platform …

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