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Global call to invest in the futures of education: Support the Paris Declaration
Calling leaders of all governments and partners
We call on leaders of countries and key non-governmental stakeholders to express support and commit to investing in education for the future of humanity and the planet.
About the Paris Declaration
On 10 November, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and French President Emmanuel Macron co-chaired the with Heads of State and ministers of education from more than 40 countries, to strengthen global and national political commitment to education.
These exchanges led to the adoption of the (also available in , , , , and ). In this text, the participating States commit to improving investments in education by relying on public financing and public-private cooperation.
Support the Paris Declaration
Governments and Organizations are invited to voice support for the Paris Declaration! You may wish to use this form: English, French, Spanish. Kindly send to GlobalMeeting@unesco.org
The key messages of the Paris Declaration
- Urgency to tackle the educational crises and inequalities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Equity, quality and efficiency are not competing goals in education
- Multilateral cooperation and multi-stakeholder engagement in advocating education
- Prioritize, protect and increase domestic finance for education
- Fulfill the 2015 Incheon World Education Forum and 2020 GEM education finance commitments
- Raise more revenues to increase education budgets through improved tax system, innovative financing measures and public-private cooperation
- Invest in key policy priorities for recovery and accelerated progress towards SDG 4
The Paris Declaration is supported by
Countries
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Bangladesh
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
China
Colombia
Côte D'Ivoire
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Ethiopia
France
Finland
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Iceland
Italy
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Mali
Malta
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Niger
Oman
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Syria
Tunisia
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UAE
UK
Venezuela
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Organisations and partners
African Union Commission
Association d'Aide à l'Education de l'Enfant Handicapé
Education Above All
Education International
Global Partnership for Education
OECD
UNESCO
UN Special Envoy for Global Education
UN General Assembly President
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