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International Day of Education: Recover & Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 generation
25 January 2021 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CET
Free
International Day of Education: Recover and revitalize education for the COVID-19 generation
Monday 25 January 2021, 8am – 11am EST
Website: en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday
RSVP link: on.unesco.org/IDEzoom
Watch online at webtv.un.org/ and use hashtags #PowerEducation #EducationDay
This third International Education Day occurs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that led to a global learning disruption of unprecedented scale and severity. The closure of schools, universities and other learning institutions, as well as the interruption of many literacy and lifelong learning programmes, has affected the lives of 1.6 billion students in over 190 countries. As a new year begins, now is the time to step up collaboration and international solidarity to place education and lifelong learning at the centre of the recovery and the transformation towards more inclusive, safe and sustainable societies.
This event will highlight the urgency to mobilize funding for education; give voice to ‘community heroes’ who acted to leave no learner behind during school closures and present innovations that pave the way towards more resilient and inclusive education systems. The celebration of International Education Day by UNESCO will be organized in partnership with several partners, including the Global Partnership for Education and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies (CRI), and feature the participation of partners from the Global Education Coalition.
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