Education and the Trying Times of COVID-19
The High-level virtual event hosted by the State of Qatar, Qatar Fund for Development, the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development and Education Above All Foundation will address the complex challenges that COVID-19 creates and explore selected means in which education can address and fulfil its obligations during and post COVID-19 times.
Without question, countries have reeled at the onset of the novel coronavirus and the staggering number of children whose education has been interrupted due to school closings and the need to defend against an unprecedented public health emergency. Organisations of varying size and scope, as well as teachers and parents, have scrambled to address the situation in the short term. Now, several months into the pandemic and with countries shifting towards cautious reopening, maybe an opportune occasion to assess the current state of affairs, lessons learned so far and the implications for the future.
A seasoned moderator who is well placed to facilitate this important discussion will posit questions, which will permit panellists the opportunity to offer their remarks. After every panellist has had the floor, the moderator will open a Q&A session, which will then be followed by closing remarks and a voluntary virtual tour of an online exhibition.
Registration for this event is now open. Please click here to register.
High-level Speakers Include:
- HE Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations
- HE Mr. Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari, Director General, Qatar Fund for Development TBD
- HE Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation & Gambians Abroad, The Gambia
- Ms. Stefania Giannini, ADG Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO TBD
- Dr. Waleed Abdul Mohsin Al Wohaib, Director-General, Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development, Islamic Development Bank Group
- Mr. Liu Zhenmin- Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs DESA TBD
- Mr. Stewart Simonson, Assistant Director-General, WHO’s office at the United Nations in New York TBD
- Dr. Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi, Education Director, The World Bank
- Mr. Brajesh Panth, Chief of Education Sector Group, Asian Development Bank
- EAC partner representative: Dr Tariq Cheema, Country Representative; ARC Pakistan (Alight)
- EAC partner representative: Director of Education Programme, BRAC Bangladesh
- Mr. Fahad Al-Sulaiti, CEO, Education Above All Foundation
- Youth Advocate, Education Above All Foundation