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20 June 2022

Over 140 countries call for right to lifelong learning to transform education at UNESCO conference

With the adoption of the Marrakech Framework for Action at the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education...

14 June 2022

Adult education does not reach those who need it most, says new UNESCO report

The main challenge for adult learning and education across the globe is to reach those who need it most. This is...

29 October 2021

Las ciudades del aprendizaje de la UNESCO se comprometen a impulsar el aprendizaje para la salud y fortalecer la resiliencia, y piden a los gobiernos nacionales que hagan del aprendizaje a lo largo de toda la vida una prioridad política

Con la adopción de la Declaración de Yeonsu en la quinta Conferencia Internacional sobre Ciudades del Aprendizaje (ICLC), las ciudades del aprendizaje de la UNESCO de todo el mundo se...

29 October 2021

UNESCO learning cities commit to boosting learning for health and strengthening resilience, and call on national governments to make lifelong learning a policy priority

With the adoption of the Yeonsu Declaration at the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC), UNESCO learning cities from around the world pledged to place lifelong learning...

25 October 2021

UNESCO Learning City Award goes to ten cities with outstanding achievements in lifelong learning

Ten cities with outstanding achievements in the implementation of the learning city strategy will receive the UNESCO Learning Cities Award 2021 on 27 October 2021, the first day of the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities in Yeonsu...

8 December 2020

Yeonsu-gu to host the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities in 2021

Global health education and emergency response as key topic

Hamburg / Yeonsu-gu, 9 December 2020

UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) member Yeonsu-gu, Republic of Korea, will host the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 5), which will...

Daniel Baril

13 January 2020

Canadian adult educator Daniel Baril elected Chair of UIL Governing Board

Hamburg, 13 January 2020 - Mr Daniel Baril, Director General of the Canadian Institute for Cooperation in Adult Education (ICAE), has been elected Chair of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) Governing Board. He succeeds Ms Malak Zaalouk, who presided over the...

5 December 2019

UNESCO report shows fewer than 5% of people in many countries benefit from adult learning opportunities

Paris, 04 December—In almost one-third of countries, fewer than five per cent of adults aged 15 and above participate in education and learning programmes, according to UNESCO’s fourth Global Report on Adult Learning and Education ( GRALE 4 ). Adults with disabilities, older...

3 October 2019

UNESCO learning cities boost inclusion

New strategy and fund to support lifelong learning programmes in cities around the world

With the adoption today of the Medellín Manifesto during the fourth International Conference on Learning...

City of Medellin

23 September 2019

UNESCO Conference on Learning Cities to focus on inclusion (1 to 3 October 2019, Medellín, Colombia)

President of Colombia to open the conference

More than half the world’s population lives in cities today. The UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities has 170 active members from 53 countries in every region of the world. Each city in the network has implemented effective lifelong...

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