The Civil Society Forum in the Framework of the CONFINTEA 6 Mid-Term Review: “Civil society’s contribution to securing the right to education and lifelong learning for youth and adults” 24 October 2017, Suwon City, Korea The CONFINTEA 6 Mid-Term Review (MTR) represents an opportunity to assess the achievements and challenges in securing the rights of …
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The Power of Adult Learning: Vision 2030 25-27 October 2017, Suwon, Republic of Korea As we have announced in the last months, CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review Conference (MTR) The Power of Adult Learning: Vision 2030 is approaching. It is going to be held at Suwon, in the Republic of Korea, on 25-27 October 2017, organized …
Adult and youth education leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean met in Lima, in August 15–17, to reflect on the regional situation of the right to education of adults and youth. The meeting was held in the context of the approaching CONFINTEA Midterm review in order to define strategies and actions to influence this …
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Irina Bokova has been the Director-General of UNESCO since November 2009. She is the first woman to lead the organisation. Ms Bokova has served as Bulgaria’s Secretary of State for European Integration, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to France and Monaco and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, among other positions. She has been actively engaged in …
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Civil Society Statement at the High Level Political Forum – Response to the Ministerial Declaration The 2017 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 10-19 July 2017 counted with the participation of almost 2,500 representatives from civil society around the world, an increase of 1,000 from 2016. This is a clear sign of the engagement …
On the occasion of the 2017 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) – United Nations’ central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) and Global Campaign for Education (GCE) organized an event in the framework of …
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The High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development has started on Monday, July 10th in New York and ICAE is there! After strategizing at the Preparatory meeting on Sunday, and a good early start the next day, ICAE held a successful side event! The side event was held in the framework of the Education and Academic Stakeholder …
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On the occasion of the 2017 session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) – United Nations’ central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Education and Academia Stakeholder Group (EASG)[1] organizes a event on Making SDG 4’s commitment to universal, …
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Achievements and activities of ICAE in 2016: a dynamic and successful year ICAE Secretariat launches its “ICAE 2016 Annual Report: Achievements and activities”. The report presents the work done last year around four activity areas: Advocacy and Lobbying for Adult Learning and Education (ALE) and Lifelong Learning (LLL), Capacity Building, Inclusive Education and the Integral …
European Adult Education Association (EAEA) has awarded adult education projects in its 14th annual EAEA Grundtvig Awards. The three projects selected were awarded for being successful in engaging new learners. The winning projects-Letters for Life (Portugal), Second Chance (Spain) and Ndarugu Community Center (Kenya) were handed the awards by the Mayor of Girona Marta Madrenas …
Read moreCongratulations to the 2017 EAEA Grundtvig Award Winners!