January 03, 2023
High-Level Event at UNGA: Ensuring Education in Emergencies
On September 30th, 2015, at an event marking the opening of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), a number of high-level representatives urged the international community to address more effectively and decisively the lack of access to education by millions of children worldwide. The event came as two complementary processes are taking place: the UN Summit, which adopted the Post-2015 Development Agenda, and the World Humanitarian Summit, to be held in Istanbul in May 2016.The event, entitled “Ensuring the Inclusion of the Right to Education in Emergencies in the Post-2015 Development Agenda” was co-sponsored by the countries of Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Norway, Portugal, and Qatar, as well as by the Education Above All Foundation.