International Conferences on Adult Education (CONFINTEA)

In 1949, reflecting on the end of the Second World War, UNESCO Member States met in Elsinore, Denmark, to discuss how adult learning and education (ALE) could help promote world peace and international understanding. That meeting marked the beginning of an enduring and fruitful global dialogue on ALE. It became the first of six International Conferences on Adult Education, known as ‘CONFINTEA’ (their French acronym: CONFérence INTernationale sur l’Education des Adultes).

This page brings together links and key documents for each CONFINTEA, beginning with the most recent.

2017	CONFINTEA VI - Mid-Term Review Suwon, Republic of Korea	Final Report Outcome document: Suwon-Osan CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review Statement
2009	CONFINTEA VI Belém, Brazil	Final Report Outcome document: Belém Framework for Action Annotated Agenda
2003	CONFINTEA V - Mid-Term Review Bangkok, Thailand	Synthesis Report
1997	CONFINTEA V Hamburg, Germany	Final Report Outcome document: Hamburg Declaration 1999 Follow-up Report to the UNESCO General Conference
1985	CONFINTEA IV Paris, France	Final Report and recommendations
1972	CONFINTEA III Tokyo, Japan	Final Report: Summary, Main Conclusions and Recommendations 1976 Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education
1960	CONFINTEA II Montreal, Canada	Final Report and resolutions
1949	CONFINTEA I Elsinore, Denmark	Summary Report and recommendations