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Global education leaders will meet at UNESCO on 17 June 2024 for the event Accelerating progress towards SDG4: Stocktake of Transformative Actions in Education, convened by the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee (HLSC).

This will open a series of 2024 global meetings which will support the advancement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education (SDG4), such as  at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in July, in September and the Global Education Meeting in October.

The day-long event will provide a unique opportunity for global leaders to review country progress towards SDG4, showcase transformative actions undertaken by countries since the September 2022 , and reaffirm education’s position on the global political agenda.

The SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee, as the global education apex body, was mandated by the UN Secretary-General to ensure the effective follow up of the Transforming Education Summit. In this regard, accomplishments have been made in many aspects in the past two years, through the translation of country commitments into actions and their monitoring, global advocacy efforts and youth engagement, advancement of the education finance agenda, and the implementation of a set of global thematic initiatives. 

The event will allow to build on these achievements, while also identifying remaining challenges and gaps calling for innovative solutions and continued collective action moving forward. Ahead of the Summit of the Future, it will allow to reaffirm the centrality of education as a key enabler of all Sustainable Development Goals. In doing so, the event will also pave the way for the 2024 Global Education Meeting, to be convened by UNESCO and hosted by Brazil on 31 October and 1 November, side by side with the G20 ministerial meeting on education. 

Garnering political attention as a driver of sustainable development, education must continue to be placed high on the global political agenda.

The event will also include a special ceremony with , who launched a new version of the band’s hit song “Magic in the Air” – entitled “Education in the Air” – to promote education globally and in Africa, in the context of the African Union’s Year of Education.

Education is a fundamental human right that enables and advances other human rights. The vision of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4 – ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all) is to transform lives through education.

The event will take place on Monday, 17 June 2024, from 12:30 to 14:00 in room IV at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris. A take-away lunch will be provided.

The report will be co-launched by Ms Stefania Giannini, Assistant-Director General for Education, UNESCO, Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, OECD and Amina Osman, Education Advisor, The Commonwealth Secretariat.

Co-published by UNESCO, the OECD and the Commonwealth Secretariat, the report illustrates the monetary costs to economies around the world of leaving children and youth behind in education.

Making a compelling case for the investment in education, the presents for the first time private, fiscal and social costs of children leaving school early and not achieving basic skills both for the total population and by sex and disaggregating them into more cost components. Costs are defined at the global-level, for world regions and for 20 countries with gender disparities either at boys’ or girls’ expense. The report also estimates the impact on some non-monetary costs, including related to early pregnancies, corruption, crime and tax morale. 

The event will take place on Monday, 17 June 2024, from 18:45 to 20:30 at the 7th floor Restaurant in UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris.

The report will be co-launched by Ms Stefania Giannini, ADG/ED, and  Mr Omar Abdi, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF.

Co-published by UNESCO and UNICEF, with support from ILO, WHO, GPE, OECD, and The LEGO Foundation, this report is a significant follow-up to the Tashkent Declaration adopted at the World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education in November 2022.

Featuring new findings and recommendations, the report explores how governments and the international community can address global learning and wellbeing challenges by fostering an integrated ECCE ecosystem that better supports children and families. As a side event of the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee, this launch will offer an opportunity to discuss how to meet the needs of the youngest children.

• Co-chairs of the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee: President of Chile and UNESCO Director-General
• SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee members
• Invited Ministers of Education, Finance, International Cooperation, Environment, Gender, and other relevant ministries
• Invited representatives of UN agencies, development partners, civil society organizations, the teaching profession, youth and student groups, private sector and foundations
• Permanent Delegates of UNESCO Member States