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As the world enters a second year living with the COVID19 pandemic, two-thirds of the global student population is still affected by full or partial school closures. From the outset of the crisis, the risk of inequalities rising was the top concern, leading UNESCO to establish the Global Education Coalition that one year later, counts 160 members mobilized to support learning continuity.

In line with its mission to facilitate policy dialogue and knowledge sharing, UNESCO will convene a high-level ministerial event to take stock of lessons learnt, the greatest risks facing education today and strategies to leave no learner behind. It will provide a space for policy dialogue to examine the most pressing current challenges, informed by the presentation of some key data sets. It will show how the Global Education Coalition has mobilized partners to support learners, teachers and policymakers with new tools and knowledge.

Participants will be Ministers of education, high level representatives of partners within the Global Education Coalition and of sister agencies.

Three high-level round tables will be organized as parallel sessions focusing on the following topics that have emerged as concerns in every country:

• Keeping schools open, prioritizing and supporting teachers: what measures must be taken to keep schools open as a priority and ensure a safe learning environment? How is the safety of teachers being ensured and how are they being supported to adapt to a new learning reality?
• School dropout & learning loss: what are the top policy measures taken to mitigate against school drop out? What remedial actions have been most successful so far to make up for learning loss?
• Digital transformation and the future of education:  What are the key strategies for digital transformation of education systems? How can public-private partnership contribute to advancing the digital transformation? How has Covid-19 impacted the future of education?

One year after UNESCO convened a first ministerial meeting to encourage exchange of practice in the face of an unprecedented situation, this high-level online meeting will provide a platform for mutual learning to shape an inclusive education recovery, informed by knowledge and evidence, and buttressed by effective multilateral engagement and cooperation.

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• UNESCO's education response to COVID-19 crisis

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https://events.unesco.org/event?id=3620682418&lang=1033