Find all the news and events to stay up to date in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a crucial education concept to transform societies and recognized as an integral element of quality education as well as a key enabler for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the November 2024 […]
Welcome to the November 2024 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair Newsletter! With many events taking place in these last weeks of the year, opportunities coming your way to engage in sharing and publishing activities, and the 2024 Global Education Monitoring Report just released, this newsletter offers another deep dive into the world of […]
Find all the news and events to stay up to date in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a crucial education concept to transform societies and recognized as an integral element of quality education as well as a key enabler for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the October 2024 […]
Welcome to the October 2024 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair newsletter! Two weeks ago, the Summit of the Future at the beginning of the 79th UN General Assembly brought together more than 130 heads of state and 3,000 delegates from around the world for four days in New York. The Summit created momentum […]
LEAP-FAST: Accelerating Sustainable Transformations through Higher Education Networks The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in collaboration and support from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and CIFAL Global Network are organizing an official side event held during the Action Days titled “LEAP-FAST: Accelerating Sustainable Transformations […]
The International USR Summit is a flagship event of the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN). Every alternate year, USRN member institutions take turns to host the USR Summit. The Summit brings together higher education leaders, academics, students and practitioners from all continents to exchange ideas and foster partnerships among universities and to advance the global […]
Welcome to the September 2024 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair newsletter! Greetings from Toronto. It is that time of the year when many students return to classes, and everyone is gearing up for busy months ahead. So are we: Following our engagement in the 2024 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July […]
Find all the news and events to stay up to date in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a crucial education concept to transform societies and recognized as an integral element of quality education as well as a key enabler of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the July 2024 issue […]
Welcome to the July 2024 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair newsletter! With the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (UN HLPF) to take place from 8-17 July 2024, we are looking forward to hearing positive news from the 37 countries that will be reporting on their progress in working towards achieving the Sustainable Development […]
The HLPF is the central United Nations platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs at the global level. It is the apex of the architecture for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda. The 2024 theme will be Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of […]