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Secretary-General António Guterres today (11 Jul) said, “the world cannot afford to short-change education, but by nearly every measure, that is exactly what we are doing,” noting that “some 84 million children are likely to remain out of school by 2030.”
Addressing a Special Event on Transforming Education, on the margins of the 2024 High-Level Political Forum (HPLF) on Sustainable Development, the Secretary-General said, “education is about more than knowledge and skills. Education is about the future. The future of children and young people. The future of economies. The future of our planet and its natural gifts. The future of technology, and whether or not it helps or harms humanity. And the future of our relations with one another.”
He said, “education is not only about learning. Education is about learning how to learn too.”
Guterres said, “every child and young person deserves an education,” stressing that “we must fully invest in programmes, in safe environments and in educational infrastructure that can reach all children with the learning and skills they need and deserve. No matter where they live. No matter who they are.”
In September 2022, the Secretary-General convened the Transforming Education Summit to respond to a global crisis in education of quality, equity, and relevance.
Today’s Special Event seeks to spur greater commitment and action on education transformation including through the upcoming Summit of the Future and the 2025 World Summit on Social Development and the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.
Full remarks [as delivered]: www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/s...