UNESCO World Conf. on Education for Sustainable Development on May 17

11 / 05 / 2021

By Marwa Nassar - -

The UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) will be held online from May 17 to May 19.

The online global conference brings together decision makers and professionals from the world’s education and sustainable development communities.

It will mobilize support for ESD for 2030, the UNESCO program on ESD for the next decade, while also raising global awareness on sustainable development challenges and the crucial role of ESD as a key enabler for the successful achievement of all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

ESD reassesses what we learn, where we learn and how we learn to ensure we develop the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that enable us to make informed decisions and actions on global problems such as the climate crisis and the COVID-19 crisis.

Transforming learning to transform societies towards sustainability is the aim of the ESD for 2030 framework. This roadmap for ESD in 2020-2030 will be officially launched at the UNESCO World Conference on ESD taking place on 17-19 May 2021, in Berlin, Germany.

The conference is organized by UNESCO in cooperation with and generously supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany, and with the German Commission for UNESCO as advisory partner.