Transforming Education Summit (Leaders Day)
1 15 PM - Spotlight session 2: The Global Challenge of Addressing the Learning Crisis
Summary
The Leaders Day at the Transforming Education Summit (16, 17 & 19 September 2022) will be dedicated to the presentation of National Statements of Commitment by Heads of State and Government in the form of Leaders Roundtables. A limited number of thematic sessions will also be held to place a focus on cross-cutting priorities for transforming education. Leaders Day will also feature the presentation of the Summit Youth Declaration and the Secretary-General's Vision Statement for Transforming Education.
Description
The Spotlight Session 2 on Foundational Learning is an opportunity to share and celebrate
exemplary practices and mobilize strong leadership and action with the speed, focus and scale which the learning crisis demands.
More specifically, Spotlight Session 2 on Foundational learning of the Transforming Education Summit aims to:
- Share key actions being advanced to improve foundational skills for all, including national strategies for learning recovery and acceleration, improvements in access to and use of technology, and school and community-led practices;
- Learn from leaders of governments on national commitments being made to reduce learning poverty; and,
- Call on other national leaders and leaders of organizations and companies to take further action to reduce learning poverty.
The event is co-organized by a coalition of partners including the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone, UNICEF, UNESCO, USAID, The World Bank, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO).
The Transforming Education Summit is being convened in response to a global crisis in education – one of equity and inclusion, quality and relevance. Often slow and unseen, this crisis is having a devastating impact on the futures of children and youth worldwide. The Summit provides a unique opportunity to elevate education to the top of the global political agenda and to mobilize action, ambition, solidarity and solutions to recover pandemic-related learning losses and sow the seeds to transform education in a rapidly changing world.
Related Sites and Documents
Transforming Education Summit website