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When, local time:
Friday, 5 July 2019 -
2:30pm to 5:30pm
Where:
France, Paris
Type of Event:
Category 4- International Congress
Contact:
gender.ed@unesco.org
Girls’ education is one of the most effective investments for development, yielding not only individual but also broader societal benefits. Despite considerable progress in closing gender gaps in education, 132 million girls remain out of school. Poverty, gender-based violence, early marriage and pregnancy, conflict and restrictive gender norms are among the barriers creating walls of exclusion for far too many girls.
The G7 France-UNESCO International Conference Innovating for girls’ and women’s empowerment through education comes in the context of the G7 Education-Development joint ministerial meeting. Organized by the French G7 Presidency, in cooperation with UNESCO, the conference aims to:
Interlinking education, infrastructure, health and nutrition issues, enhancing skills and access to work through science and digital technologies, and innovating to break stereotypes, will be three major themes addressed during the event.
Please note that attendance to this event is by invitation only. Only registered participants, wearing a badge, will be able to access the conference room. Doors will open at 1 pm and close by 2 pm.
Links:
Theme page:
Leading SDG 4 - Education 2030
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