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Inter-Agency Secretariat
The Inter-Agency Secretariat (IAS) is bringing together staff from United Nations and beyond鈥攊ncluding Member States, international/regional organizations, CSOs and the private sector鈥攖o work under UNESCO鈥檚 leadership and support the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee (HLSC) in steering efforts to accelerate progress on SDG 4.
The IAS supports the HLSC to drive systematic progress against its priority areas, while maintaining the universality of SDG 4, and fosters greater alignment and commitment of actors within the Global Education Cooperation Mechanism to action, building on the high-level political engagement in the HLSC.
Team members
- Min Jeong Kim, Acting Head of Inter-Agency Secretariat
- Mami Umayahara 鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€�.... Technical Lead
- Olaf Kooijmans ..鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€�... Education Finance Expert
- Marco Pasqualini鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€�... Programme Specialist
- Anett Domiter 鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€�.鈥︹€︹€︹€�.. Executive Officer
- Alice Mihalache 鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€�.......... Liaison Officer
- Zein Nahas 鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€� Communication Officer
- Soohyun Kim 鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€� Programme Specialist (Education Policy)
- Hannah Ruhland鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€� Junior Professional Officer (Youth Engagement)
- Ziyin Xiong 鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€� Junior Professional Officer (Knowledge Management)
- Julie Tovey 鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€�............鈥�..... Programme Assistant
- Linxiao Song 鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€�... Communication Consultant
- Leanne Davey ............................... Consultant (Education Finance)
- Peiran Nie 鈥︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€︹€�......... Intern
The Global Education Cooperation Mechanism (GCM)
The GCM builds on the , which envisaged a cooperation and monitoring mechanism with the Global Education Meeting (GEM) at its centre.
The GCM is best understood as the ecosystem consisting of all global education actors that participate in the Global Education Meeting and have agreed to work cooperatively in support of SDG4. It also comprises the joint platforms and initiatives developed by those global education actors in pursuit of SDG4.
At the heart of the GCM is the commitment to a shared global education goal and the incentives for stronger collective action and joint accountability to achieve this goal.
The GCM creates an environment of greater unity to act more effectively, better鈥痬obilize鈥痚xisting partners and initiatives.
Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is 鈥溾€�. It comprises of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals are indivisible and encompass economic, social and environmental dimensions.
Find out more about SDG4
Definition of SDG4:
SDG4 is a commitment to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all." This goal is a pivotal driver for positive change, emphasizing the transformative power of education in fostering a sustainable and equitable world.
SDG4 Targets and Indicators:
Explore the specifics of SDG4 through its targeted outcomes and measurable indicators. Each target contributes to the overarching mission of providing quality education and lifelong learning opportunities to everyone.
Incheon Declaration and the Education 2030 Framework for Action:
The was adopted on 21 May 2015 at the World Education Forum (WEF 2015) held in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The Incheon Declaration constitutes the commitment of the education community to Education 2030 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, recognizing the important role of education as a main driver of development.
The was adopted by 184 UNESCO Member States on 4 November 2015 in Paris. It is the result of a collective effort involving in-depth, wide-ranging consultations driven and owned by countries and facilitated by UNESCO as well as other partners.
More about the Education 2030 Framework for Action
The Education 2030 Framework for Action, which provides guidance for implementing Education 2030, was discussed at WEF 2015, and its essential elements were agreed upon in the Incheon Declaration. It was finalized by the Drafting Group for the Education 2030 Framework for Action and adopted during a high-level meeting at UNESCO, Paris on 4 November 2015.
The Framework for Action outlines how to translate into practice, at country/national, regional and global level, the commitment made in Incheon. It aims at mobilizing all countries and partners around stainable Development Goal (SDG) on education and its targets, and proposes ways of implementing, coordinating, financing and monitoring Education 2030 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all. It also proposes indicative strategies which countries may wish to draw upon in developing contextualized plans and strategies, taking into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development and respecting national policies and priorities.