Education transforms lives

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Education transforms lives

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Education transforms lives and is at the heart of UNESCO��s mission to build peace, eradicate poverty and drive sustainable development. It is a human right for all throughout life. The Organization is the only United Nations agency with a mandate to cover all aspects of education. It has been entrusted to lead the Global Education 2030 Agenda through Sustainable Development Goal 4.

UNESCO provides global and regional leadership in education, strengthens education systems worldwide and responds to contemporary global challenges through education with gender equality as an underlying principle. Its work encompasses quality educational development from pre-school to higher education and beyond.

Advancing education in Africa

2024 is the African Union's Year of Education. In line with its firm commitment to the continent, UNESCO is at the forefront of advancing learning across Africa as it strives to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all.

Various initiatives focusing on improving access to education, enhancing the quality of teaching and learning, and promoting lifelong learning opportunities are making positive impact throughout the continent.

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Our priorities

The right to education

Gender equality in education

Literacy

Teachers

Keeping up the momentum to transform education

Greening education

Leading the transformation of learning to address the climate crisis as part of education for sustainable development

Digital learning and AI in education

Steering technology in education on our terms

Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development

Setting a roadmap to build more peaceful, just and sustainable societies

Education in emergencies

Ensuring the right to education in emergencies and building resilience in the face of crisis

Long reads

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Stefania Giannini: Technology should be at the service of learners, not the other way around

Bridging the digital and green transitions through education: New paper by Stefania Giannini

Transforming knowledge for Africa��s future

Generation AI: Navigating the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence in education

Leading and monitoring education

SDG4 & the global Education 2030 agenda

2024 Global Education Meeting

31 October �C 1 November 2024, Fortaleza, Brazil

Global Education Coalition

UNESCO stories

Artificial intelligence in education: UNESCO advances key competencies for teachers and learners

How Can AI Shape Education? A Masterclass for Teachers on the International Day of Education

From shore to forest: how nature empowers Tanzanian youth to thrive

Strengthening sustainability and climate readiness in Zimbabwe

All UNESCO stories on education

7 ways countries are transforming education

A new UNESCO report provides insight into how countries are accelerating progress towards the global Sustainable Development Goal on education (SDG 4).

Discover examples of countries�� actions to transform their education systems.

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Transforming Education Towards SDG 4 Full report cover

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Photo essay: How UNESCO is supporting Afghan girls and women with literacy classes

UNESCO believes in the transformative power of education for girls and women in Afghanistan and its fundamental impact on the future generation of Afghan people. Learning how to read and write not only means a better life for girls and women �C it also entails a bright future for the society with an empowered population.

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