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On Wednesday 10 November, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, and Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia, will unveil the Futures of Education Report, outlines the future of education worldwide in 2050. The presentation will be followed by an international meeting dedicated to bolstering education after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since its foundation 75 years ago, 91Â鶹¹ú²ú¾«Æ·×ÔÅÄ worked tirelessly in favour of education, notably by conducting vast literacy campaigns, supporting teacher training and mobilizing intellectuals throughout the world.

The Organization has also supported States in the transformation of their ducation systems, first with the Faure Commission in 1972 and its report, Learning to Be: the World of Education Today and Tomorrow, then with the Delors Commission in 1996 and its report Learning: the Treasure Within.

The profound changes that the world has undergone in recent years have made it necessary to develop new proposals. Such is the purpose of the report that will be unveiled on Wednesday 10 November by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, and Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia: Reimagining Our Futures Together: a new social contract for education.

With this report, UNESCO proposes a new social contract for education that helps us build our relationships with others, with our environment and with technology.

The presentation of the report will be followed by a World Education Meeting, co-chaired by UNESCO and France. It will bring together Heads of State, over 40 education ministers and representatives of international organizations. Together they will discuss ways to strengthen education after the COVID-19 pandemic and to increase investment in education in a sustainable way.

Almost 70% of countries are still not meeting the recommended benchmarks for expenditure on education, i.e. 4% to 6% of GDP or 15 to 20% of total public spending, formulated during the previous Global Education Meeting in 2020. UNESCO also estimates that less than 3% of the amounts of recovery plans put in place by the States after the COVID-19 crisis are allocated to education and training.

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An opportunity for a brief question and answer with representatives of UNESCO and of participating States will be offered at the end of the presentation of the report, around 2.20 pm, and at the end of the world meeting on education, around 6 pm.

A single accreditation enables access to UNESCO throughout the General Conference, of which this event is a part. Accreditation must be requested at least 72 hours in advance. The form is available .

To obtain an embargoed copy of the Futures of Education Report, please contact Léo Bégé: l.bege-duclaud@unesco.org

For other questions, contact Thomas Mallard: t.mallard@unesco.org