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Arjen Wals visits UNESCO meeting in Bangkok on 9 and 10 July 2018

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July 18, 2018

ELS’s Arjen Wals was part of a plenary panel discussion and participated in discussions at a UNESCO meeting in Bangkok, Thailand in July where the next UNESCO program for Education for Sustainable Development was the main topic. As a UNESCO Chair Arjen has been involved in the drafting of this plan covering the period 2020-2030. The plan which emphasizes the role of education in realizing all the SDGs will need to be approved by the General Assembly of the UN in New Yok in the Fall of 2019.