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HLPF Side event "Ensuring Education Continuity: The Roles of Education in Emergencies, Protracted Crises, and Building Peace"
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Held on the margins of the ECOSOC High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), this side-event will enable a constructive dialogue among a diverse range of policy-makers and practitioners who are actively engaged in the field to ensure the protection of quality, inclusive education for children and young people in crisis affected settings. Among others, the side-event will:
- Emphasize the role and power of education as a cross-cutting instrument to empower learners at all levels to engage with humanitarian, development, and peace activities in crisis-affected situations, by promoting a more profound and holistic understanding of the importance of ensuring continuity of education in the triple nexus.
- Showcase the evidence-based roles and benefits of ensuring education opportunities in crisis-affected countries, so that all individuals are provided with lifelong education opportunities to fully develop their human potential as well as equip them with the skills to contribute to development, peace, and security in their countries.
- Strengthen and accelerate existing global frameworks, networks, and initiatives for education in crisis-affected situations at local, national, regional, and global levels, with a view to sharing good practices (including TES follow-up).
Agenda
1.15 – 1.30 pm - Welcoming remarks
- H.E. Kimihiro Ishikane, Permanent Representative of Japan to the UN, Co-Chair of the Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning
- Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO (VM)
1.30 – 2.20 pm - Panel Discussion
Setting the Stage: Dr. Yoichi Mine, Executive Director, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development
- H.E. Awut Deng Acuil, Minister of General Education and Instruction, South Sudan
- Somaya Faruqi, student and former captain of the Afghan Girls Robotic Team
- Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director, Education Cannot Wait (ECW)
- Charles North, Deputy CEO, Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
- H.E. Tijjani Muhammad Bande, Permanent Representative, Permanent mission of Nigeria to the UN
- Yayoi Segi-Vltchek, Chief, Section for Migration, Displacement, Emergencies, and Education, UNESCO
- Rotimy Djossaya, Executive Director for Policy, Advocacy, and Campaigns, Save the Children
- Frank van Cappelle, Senior Adviser, Education, UNICEF
Moderated by Professor Yuto Kitamura, Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo
2.20 – 2.30 pm - Closing remarks
H.E. María del Carmen Squeff, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the UN, Co-Chair of the Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning
Organizers
Co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Japan, the Permanent Mission of Switzerland, the Permanent Mission of Italy, UNESCO, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), Education Cannot Wait (ECW), UNICEF, JICA, Save the Children and Japan NGO Network for Education (JNNE).
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