Adult learning and education (ALE) is key to future development in the Arab States: that was the main message of over 200 participants during regional consultations in preparation for the upcoming seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII). The consultations, hosted by...
School closures brought by the COVID-19 crisis forced countries worldwide to implement distance, technology-enabled and other home-based learning. Students who were unable to return to the classroom because of the pandemic instead often turned to parents, siblings, and other family members for...
This week, more than 300 representatives of civil society organizations and other stakeholders met online to kick off a five-year global campaign to promote adult learning and education (ALE) and make it more visible. ‘We are ALE’ aims to strengthen the voice of ALE and enable civil society...
Adult learning and education (ALE) is fundamental to building a world of justice, well-being and social change. Yet, despite the essential role it plays in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, deep and persistent inequalities still exist in adult education while the topic remains...
On 9 March 2021, the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in the Arab States (UNESCO Beirut) launched its capacity-building course on adult learning and education (ALE) and lifelong learning. David Atchoarena, Director of the UNESCO Institute...
This year, International Women’s Day falls at a critical time, as the world confronts the unprecedented educational challenges of the COVID-19 crisis. To ensure learning continuity, most of the world has rapidly adopted emergency approaches, particularly through a shift to online learning....
Education is key for realizing true gender parity, but equality in access to and opportunities for learning for people of all genders remains a challenge around the world. Poverty, geographical isolation, minority status, disability, early marriage and pregnancy, gender-based violence, and...
Sustainable development is the leading paradigm for learning city advancement in Espoo, Finland, one of the first UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) members to be given a UNESCO Learning City...
The COVID-19 pandemic has only magnified the existing challenges in literacy and learning: Around 773 million young people and adults still lack basic literacy skills (UIS), and 40 % of the global population doesn’t have access to education in a language they speak or understand.
On 21...
Ms Rudo Mabel Chitiga, former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises of Zimbabwe, joined the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in November 2020. Read our interview with her and learn about the challenges...
