Today’s global context has increased pressures and complexities. On one hand, the international community must continue to focus on the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the need to deliver measurable transformative change. On the other hand, the world has come to a halt and the COVID pandemic is at the centre of combined international efforts.  

The provision of education under UN SDG 4 is crucial to enhancing sustainable development. According to the UN, over 265 million children are out of school. While major progress has been made in the last 10 years in improving access to education, issues surrounding a lack of trained teachers, poor conditions of schools and a lack of education provision in rural communities need to be improved. Similarly, while equality has been improved with regards to primary education between girls and boys, few countries have been able to achieve this target in all levels of education. Therefore, we need to ask how we can improve educational opportunities for all in the challenging times of COVID.

It is with this in mind that WHF wants to encourage cross-sector dialogue and partnerships to enable the international community to connect and shape the future for a better tomorrow. In this spirit, WHF brings the discussion of education provision in times of crisis.

Date: 07/05/2020
Time: 3pm (BST) | 2pm (GMT) | 10am (New York) | 5pm (Abu Dhabi)

Moderator: Dr. Jon-Hans Coetzer, Division for Peace, UNITAR

Speakers:
- Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander, Chair, UNICEF UK
- Noella Coursaris Musunka, Founder, Malaika Foundation
- Yasmine Sherif, Director, Education Cannot Wait