We are organizing 10-DAYS OF ACTION towards the Marrakesh Framework for Action (MFA) in the framework of CONFINTEA VII The we-are-ale campaign invites you to actively engage in the campaign until the 14 April! We need to ensure the voices of civil society and the educators, learners and communities will have a MFA that will …
The ICAE together with CSO colleagues who are members of the CONFINTEA VII Consultative Committee – DVV International, ASPBAE and representatives of academia, have been actively contributing to the drafting of the Preliminary Marrakech Framework for Action (MFA). We are pleased to note that a significant number of our initial comments have made it to this …
The time for action has come! UNESCO has officially announced: Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII): ‘Adult learning and education for sustainable development – A transformative agenda’ will be held from 15 to 17 June 2022 in Marrakech, Morocco. Government representatives, observers from UN organizations, civil society agents, social partners, representatives from the …
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 …
Read moreUpdate on Pre-CONFINTEA Activities in North America and Latin America
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 …
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 …
All the CONFINTEA VII Sub-regional Consultations and Regional Preparatory Meetings, a process that began in January and ended in September 2021, have been completed. This involved a total of 17 meetings: four sub-regional meetings in Africa, two regional meetings in the Arab States, five sub-regional and one regional consultation in Asia-Pacific, and one meeting each …
Read moreWe are counting on you! Reflections on the CONFINTEA VII Regional Processes
The first meeting of the CONFINTEA VII Consultative Committee (CVIICC) was conducted last 1st July 2021. The CVIICC’s role is to provide guidance and advice on preparation of CONFINTEA VII in 2022. The aim of the first meeting was to review the overall process with a special focus on developing the thematic orientation of CONFINTEA VII, establishing …
Read moreReport from the CONFINTEA VII Consultative Committee