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1 | CALENDER of events 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Period | Date | Event | Organizer | Location | Comments/Theme | Link to more info | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Q1 | January | 19-22 Jan | Education World Forum | London | Gathering of education and skills ministers | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 24 Jan | International Day of Education | Concept note available here: https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/education-day-2020-concept-note-en.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | February | 3-4 Feb | Gender is my Campaign | Addis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 Feb | High Level Dialogue on Women and Girls Education | AU-CIEFFA | Addis | Organized by the CESA Cluster. Contact: Yougbare Boubakar BoubakarY@africa-union.org | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 11 Feb | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 21 Feb | International Mother Language Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 24-27 Feb | Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development | UNECA | Victoria Falls Zimbabwe | “2020-2030: A Decade to Deliver a Transformed and Prosperous Africa through the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063.” | https://www.uneca.org/arfsd2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 25 Fevrier | Réimaginer la petite enfance | ImagiNation Africa | Dakar | Une journée interactive pour dialoguer, découvrir et imaginer de meilleures solutions pour le développement de la petite enfance | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Postponed - reporté | Mobile Learning Week | UNESCO HQ | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 8 March | International Women's Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Postponed - reporté *sauf opening statements | Fourth World Conference on Women | UNWomen | New York | https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw64-2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 20 March | International Francophonie Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Postponed - reporté | Atelier de renforcement des capacités de leadership en éducation et développement de la petite enfance (EDPE) | L’Association pour le développement de l’éducation en Afrique (ADEA)- le pôle de qualité inter-pays pour le développement de la petite enfance (PQIP –DPE) et le Ministère de l’éducation nationale du Sénégal | Dakar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Postponed - reporté | CIES Conference 2020 | CIES | Miami | Education Beyond the Human | https://cies2020.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 26 March | Consultation de haut niveau sur les thèmes du Forum Génération Égalité | Dakar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Postponed - reporté | Launch of the platform "Learning to live together sustainably" (to be confirmed) | OIF, UNESCO, Armenie | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | TBC | High-Level Event on “Protection of Education in Conflict” | UN | NY | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Global Education and Skills Forum | Varkey Foundation | Dubai, UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Q2 | April | 1-2 April | ECOSOC Youth Forum UN | New York | https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/content/2020-ecosoc-youth-forum | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 3 April | ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development follow-up | ECOSOC | New York | https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdinaction/partnershipforum2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 6 April | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Postponed - reporté | USAID 2020 Global Education Conference | USAID | Washington DC | Education Today, Opportunity Tomorrow | https://www.edu-links.org/2020GEC | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 7 April | World Health Day | https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news/events/world-health-day | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Postponed - reporté à 23 juin | GEM 2020 Report Global Launch | UNESCO-GEMR | Virtual | https://en.unesco.org/gem-report/events/2020/global-launch-2020-gem-report-accra-ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 13-19 April | World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings | Virtual | https://meetings.imf.org/en/2020/Spring | ||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 26 - 2 May | Global Action Week 2020 | Global Campaign for Education | global | one overarching theme - Education Financing four sub-themes, Equality and Non-Discrimination, Education in Emergencies, Youth participation and Transformative Education, highlighting the role of teachers. | https://www.campaignforeducation.org/en/what-we-do/global-action-week/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Postponed - reporté | Conférence internationale " Renforcer les systèmes d'information sur la gestion de l'éducation (SIGE) et les données pour une résilience accrue aux crises " | UNESCO | Paris, France | En partenariat avec Education Cannot Wait et NORCAP et le soutien de SIDA | https://en.unesco.org/events/strengthening-education-management-information-systems-and-data-increased-resilience-crises Mme Camille Lailheugue (c.lailheugue@unesco.org) | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | April 16 or 17 | Multilateral Education Partners (MEP) Meeting | UNESCO | Washington DC, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | April 21 to 28 | Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) | Global Campaign for Education | TBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | May | 6 May | African World Heritage Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 7-8 May | Forum Generation Egalité (niveau mondial) | ONU Femme, Mexique, France | Un rassemblement mondial multipartite en faveur de l’égalité entre les sexes axé sur la société civile. Il est organisé par ONU Femmes et co-présidé par les gouvernements du Mexique et de la France. | https://www.unwomen.org/fr/get-involved/beijing-plus-25/generation-equality-forum | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 9-10 May | G7 Ministerial Meeting on Gender Equality | G7 | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 12-13 May | Multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals | https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/node/25553390 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 14-15 May | 2020 Development Cooperation Forum | UN HQ | New York | https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/node/25553387 | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 16 May | International Day of Living Together | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | June | Postponed - reporté | Launch of the new Programme on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship | Germany | The idea is to align the ESD Agenda more closely to the SDGs - the name will probably be ESD 2030 (to be confirmed) | https://earthcharter.org/news-post/unesco-events-global-citizenship-education-sustainable-development/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 10-12 June | G7 Summit 2020 | United States | 46th G7 Summit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | AU Summit | African Union | Niger | - AU Summit for 2020 (date not confirmed) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 20 June | World Refugee Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Nouvelle date confirmée 23 juin | GEM 2020 Report Global Launch | UNESCO-GEMR | Virtual | https://en.unesco.org/gem-report/events/2020/global-launch-2020-gem-report-accra-ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | June 23-25 | International Conference for the future of higher education in Africa | Abuja, Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | TBC | "Global Ministerial Conference & Youth and Experts Forum “Preventing and countering hate speech through education”" | UN and UNESCO | TBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Q3 | July | July | Africa Regional Launch of Education for Sustainable Development Strategy 2030 | UNESCO | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 6-8 July | International Summit on Teaching Profession | Lisbon | https://www.worldcces.org/3rd-wcces-symposium-lisbon-6-8-july-2020.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 7-13 July | UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development | UN HQ | New York | The theme will be: "Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for sustainable development" | https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/hlpf/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 14-16 July | High-level Segment, including the three-day ministerial segment of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development | New York | https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/node/25553369 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | TBC | 8th SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee Meeting | UNESCO | New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 15 July | World Youth Skills Day | Permanent Missions of Portugal and Sri Lanka, UNESCO, ILO and UN Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth | New York | Last year - https://unevoc.unesco.org/wysd/ | https://www.un.org/en/events/youthskillsday/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 25 July | The 21th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education | Al Akhawayn University | Ifrane, Morrocco | “Augmented Intelligence to Empower Education” | https://aied2020.nees.com.br/#/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | August | 9 August | International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 12 August | International Youth Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 19 August | World Humanitarian Day | https://www.un.org/en/events/humanitarianday/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 19-21 August | AU Innovating Education in Africa Expo | AU | Kigali, Rwanda | ||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | TICAD Conference | Event dates to be confirmed | https://ticad7.city.yokohama.lg.jp/about/en/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | September | 8 September | International Literacy Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 21 September | International Day of Peace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | October | October | Specialised Technical Committee of Ministers on Education Science and Technology | African Union | Addis Ababa | Event to be confirmed | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Q4 | 5 October | World Teachers' Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa | Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi-Africa), African Quality Assurance Network, Association of African Universities (AAU), AUC, Peregrine Academic Services, Okebukola Science Foundation, The European Commission, CAMES, National Universities Commision | Abuja, Nigeria | Event to be confirmed | http://www.icqahea.org/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 11 October | International Day of the Girl Child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 19-23 October | International Conference on Early Childhood | AfeCN | Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 24 October | United Nations Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 27-29 October | Forum Generation Egalité (pour l'Agrique) | ONU Femme, Mexique, France | Addis-Abeba, Ethiopie | Un rassemblement mondial multipartite en faveur de l’égalité entre les sexes axé sur la société civile. | https://www.unwomen.org/fr/get-involved/beijing-plus-25/generation-equality-forum | ||||||||||||||||||||
68 | November | 9-20 November | UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) | Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 17th Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa | Nairobi, Kenya | Event to be confirmed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 25 November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | TBC | Global Summit on Education data | UIS | TBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | TBC | 9th SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee Meeting | UNESCO | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | TBC | 13th Policy Dialogue Forum and annual meetings of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 | UNESCO | TBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | December | 1 December | World AIDS Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 3 December | International Day of Persons with disabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 10 December | Human Rights Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 18 December | International Migrants Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 19-23 December | 8ème Sommet Des Étudiants Et La Jeunesse D'afrique/ 8th Africa Students and Youth Summit | All-Africa Students Union (AASU) | Rabat, Morocco | Event to be confirmed | https://asys2019.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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