09/20/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/20/2024 15:08
ECLAC's Executive Secretary José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs will participate in this UNGA 79 High-Level Event.
WHEN: Tuesday, 24 September 2024 from 16.00 to 18.00 (UCT-4)
WHAT: The President of the Dominican Republic, joined by ministers of Education and Finance from Latin America and the Caribbean, a coalition of multilateral organizations and world-renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs will launch an urgent call for investment to transform education in the region and ensure a better future for all.
Convened by the Dominican Republic - with support from the Ministry of Education of Chile, UNICEF, UNESCO, ECLAC, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Bank, the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE) and the Varkey Foundation - the high-level event will feature political dialogue and a joint call for governments and partners across the region to ensure financing solutions to accelerate progress on Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4).
WHO:
Governments:
Multilateral organizations:
WHY: Investing in education is not only a moral imperative but a smart solution to break free from the trap of low growth and high inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean. Advancing towards inclusive and equitable quality education is a political decision. However, public spending per student is relatively low in the region compared to more developed economies, especially at the pre-primary level.
WHERE: UNHQ, NYC, Room 1
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For interview requests with spokespeople at the event, please write to: Soledad Planes, [email protected]