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UNESCO. EDUCATION THIS WEEK - 2-5 JUNE 2020



SURVEY – CLOSES 11 JUNE
Dear colleagues,

The Coordination Group has elaborated a very short survey (10 minutes to fill, deadline 11 June 2020) to ask you about States and civil society responses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in order to protect the right of education. This survey will guide future learning opportunities to build our capacity for action, advocacy and cooperation. 

The Coordination Group wishes to underline its willingness for dialogue and communication, with each of you, to enrich our collective efforts. Our shared Microsoft Teams platform is available to you all and we invite you to join us, beyond this survey, to share and dialogue. 

The survey is in English, French or Spanish
Best wishes to all!
EDUCATION CRISIS MORE SEVERE AFTER REOPENING OF SCHOOLS
Interview by CCNGO Coordination Group member Rasheda K. Choudhury of CAMPE, Bangladesh on prolonged school closures and what needs to be done in Bangladesh to better manage the current situation (read interview attached).
SDG-EDUCATION 2030 STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING 4 JUNE
The meeting of 4 June 2020 raised awareness of the potential impacts of the COVID-19 on education finance and ways to safeguard investment in quality education, especially for the disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. CCNGO Coordination Group members representing CSOs on the Steering Committee Refat Sabbah GCE and Rasheda Choudhury CAMPE took the floor to raise CSO voice.

"In emergencies States don't always abide by their legal obligations to guarantee right to education and humanitarian action rarely includes addressing educational needs,” said President of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) Refat Sabbah, “there is an urgent need for action at both national and global levels to unlock resources, and ensure they are directed towards the countries and populations in need.  Immediate solutions include debt relief and increased official development assistance."

"Education funding needs tax justice, solutions include the stopping of the illicit flow of funds, increased corporate social responsibility especially for multinationals, and less spending on defense. Our children, with an education, are the best defense for us all!" said Executive Director CAMPE Bangladesh, Rasheda Choudhury.

An update of this multi-partners’ meeting which included UN Special Envoy for Education Gordon Brown will be shared in the next update.
GEM 2002 REPORT LAUNCH
On 23 June the GEM Report will launch its 2020 Report calling for countries to concentrate on those being left behind and move towards inclusion in education. The GEM team has prepared a pre-launch social media pack to spread the word and build momentum ahead of the launch.

The pack includes a registration link for those wishing to register for our online launch on 23 June.
PAST AND UPCOMING COVID-19 EDUCATION WEBINARS
Upcoming webinars
·         Learning - Webinar #1 of the joint UNESCO-UNICEF-World Bank webinar series on the reopening of schools, Monday 8 June 2020, 3:00 to 4.30 pm (Paris, GMT+2): Register,
·         The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) invites you to a webinar “SDG 4.1.1 Measurement Tools - Applications in the Wake of COVID-19” on 10 June. Details, including a concept note, agenda, and background materials, are available here. To join the webinar, please register here.

Past webinars
·         UNESCO COVID-19 Education Response Webinar on the COVID-19 Pandemic of Disinformation and Hate Speech: How can Education and Digital Citizenship help?:  explored how education can help youth navigate the current online environment and how this affects their civic participation positively and negatively. It will examine the ongoing challenges of disinformation and misinformation during the COVID-19 crisis and share ideas and resources that can feed into educational responses. Click here
·         Click on the following links to access the summaries and recordings of the webinar series on education sector response to COVID-19 in Central Asian countries:
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The Vice Ministers of Education in the Central Asian countries agreed on common challenges in distance learning 
·         Click here to access the webinar reports on “COVID-19 - Higher Education in Africa: Challenges and Solutions through ICTs, E-Learning, Distance Education and Digital Inclusion” (also available in French).
NEW DATES FOR ESD CONFERENCE IN BERLIN 2021
The UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), originally planned for June 2020 and postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be held from 17 – 19 May 2021 in Berlin, Germany.

Colleagues are invited to save the date and refer to the Conference website
for regular updates and online events that will be shared in the lead up to the Conference.
NEW UN DAY ON PROTECTING EDUCATION FROM ATTACK
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the unanimous decision of the UN General Assembly to establish 9 September as the International Day to Protect Education from Attack calling on UNESCO and UNICEF to raise awareness of the plight of millions of children living in countries affected by conflict. More information available here.
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Please note the following page, as well as Issue Notes are now available in French, Spanish and Portuguese: https://en.unesco.org/covid19/educationresponse/issuenotes
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