Morocco Takes Part at UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development

Berlin – The World Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on Education for Sustainable Development opened, Monday in Berlin, via videoconference with the participation of Morocco.

The Conference brings together some 2,500 participants, including 81 Ministers of Education and leading actors committed to enhancing awareness on sustainable development challenges, in particular the climate crisis, loss of biodiversity and other environmental challenges, in addition to the crucial role of education as a key enabler for the successful achievement of the SDGs.

Held in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany, the Conference aims at creating momentum for the new framework ESD (education for sustainable development) for 2030, which is meant to build a more just and sustainable world through strengthening ESD to build education systems that support learners of all ages to be responsible and active contributors to more sustainable societies and a healthy planet.

UNESCO launched the new framework ‘Education for Sustainable Development: Towards achieving the SDGs’ (ESD for 2030) and its roadmap to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to contribute to a more sustainable world.