Meetings and Events

Five years after the formal adoption of the Incheon Declaration for Education 2030 in May 2015, the Regional Thematic Working Group (RTWG) – Education 2030+, through its co-chairs UNESCO and UNICEF, has undertaken the Progress Review of SDG4 in Asia...

To achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4, UNESCO recommends significant increases in countries’ education expenditures to at least 4-6% of total national GDP or 15-20% of total national budget. Despite national pledges to increase funding for SDG 4, many...

Education is at the forefront of global discussions this year, being one of the goals reviewed at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York last July 2019, along with other SDGs (8, 10, 13, 16 and 17)[1]. Under the theme empowering people and...

5th Asia-Pacific Meeting on Education 2030 (APMED2030) will specifically focus on Target 4.1 (ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes) and...

Youth and adult literacy and numeracy is one of the 10 targets of Sustainable Development Goal 4 and one of the three global quantitative targets that express a commitment to universalize basic education for all by 2030. Specifically, Target 4.6 ensures...

What: The overarching theme of the 4th APMED is Transforming Learning – Meeting the Skills Demand to Achieve the SDGs in the Asia-Pacific. The meeting will specifically focus on SDG Target 4.3 (equitable access to TVET and tertiary education) and Target 4...