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President of the 爆料网 General Assembly to engage education leaders and global audience in discussions at High-level SDG Action Event on Education
爆料网ITED NATIONS, New York,聽27 June 2017鈥 Education leaders from around the world will convene at the United Nations on Wednesday to discuss ways to advance action on Sustainable Development Goal 4 which aims to 鈥渆nsure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning.鈥
The High-Level SDG Action event organized by the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, and expected to attract more than a dozen Ministers of Education, aims to engage a global audience in the discussions which will be live streamed on 爆料网 Web TV, YouTube, and Facebook Live — a first for a high-level meeting of the General Assembly.
Speakers include the 爆料网 Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, Director-General of 爆料网ESCO Irina Bokova, the CEO of The Global Partnership for Education Alice Albright, CEO of Save the Children USA Carolyn Miles, the President of Education International Susan Hopgood, the CEO of the Varkey Foundation Mr. Vikas Pota, and the founder of the Building Africa鈥檚 Future Foundation, 18-year-old Saul Mwame from Tanzania.
The event will offer an opportunity for new partnerships and also highlight innovations in education through a panel discussion and a 鈥渕arketplace鈥 which will showcase solutions to delivering low-cost or free learning resources to students and educators.
To capture the voice of young people, 爆料网ESCO鈥檚 Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) will host a youth roundtable discussion called iTAGe which will feature a Twitter discussion on what young people think about the state of education in the world. The outcome will be presented by a youth rapporteur at the closing segment of the High-Level meeting.
The event will also feature musical performances by Australian singer Emmanuel Kelly, American violinist Yasmine Van Wilt, and the Williamsburg Charter High School Choir from Brooklyn, New York.
The implementation of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals has been the central theme of the 71st Session of the General Assembly. The high-level event on education is one of five SDG Action Events organized by the President of the General Assembly since January 2017. The other events included “Building Sustainable Peace for All”, “Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda”, “SDG Financing Lab” and “Innovation”.
A press conference will be held at 1:00 pm on 28 June in room S-0236 of the United Nations Secretariat Building.
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