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Leave No One Behind: Bringing Tertiary Education and Vocational Training to Vulnerable Populations
Event Date:
Wed, 2019/10/02
Venue:
Geneva, Switzerland
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is a dedicated training arm of the United Nations system, whose mandate is to develop individual and institutional capacities for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through outcome-based training and learning initiatives. By providing tailored training in different formats and lifelong learning opportunities, the Institute makes a substantive contribution to the achievement of the Goal 4 of Quality Education. In relation to the Goal 16 of Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, UNITAR strives to support the (re-) establishment of peaceful, just and inclusive societies by enabling individuals and organizations to contribute meaningfully to sustainable peace.
Driven by its commitment to delivering quality education to vulnerable populations and those supporting them in all parts of the globe, on the occasion of the International Day of Nonviolence 2019, UNITAR will convene its current and prospective partners in Geneva with the aim to hold a productive discussion on the ways to advance the universal access to quality education and training.
Organized in the format of a panel discussion, the event will strive to achieve the following objectives:
- enable a hands-on exchange of experience and best practices in the realm of TVET and higher education in displacement and other special settings;
- launch the new LNOB initiative of UNITAR and OEP as one example of such practices with potential scaling;
- examine the most strategically appropriate cooperation modalities involving partners from multiple sectors and at various levels, including, most importantly, local partners in target countries and locations;
- set the agenda and identify concrete future steps to ensure that collaborative projects in the area of tertiary and vocational training are fully inclusive and is focused on creating a sustainable multiplicative impact.
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