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 …
Our lobbying efforts for increased attention for adult education repeatedly encounter the difficulty that there is neither a uniform global name nor a uniform understanding of our education sector. For this reason, DVV International led a branding process with the aim of giving adult education a global name and empowering civil society to speak with …
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ICAE stands firmly in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and endorses the statement of the European Association for the Education of Adult (EAEA). To our colleagues and friends in Ukraine and their affiliates, We stand firmly in solidarity with the people of Ukraine today. EAEA has advocated for non-formal adult learning and education to …
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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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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, …
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 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 …
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 …
Read moreThe next World Social Forum (WSF) will be in Mexico beginning of May 2022
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 …