UNGA 2024 - Education in Emergencies Events
The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly marks a crucial milestone in the global effort to accelerate progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The highly anticipated Summit of the Future, held during UNGA, underscores the urgent need for enhanced international cooperation to address pressing challenges such as climate change, poverty and inequality, while also tackling the impacts of ongoing conflicts and global health crises. More details at https://www.un.org/en/high-level-week-2024.
Key Education Events
Below are listed, in chronological order, many of the UNGA 79 side events that are relevant to education in emergencies. If you have additional information about any of these or other relevant events, please contact us at [email protected].
Monday, 16 September 2024
Building Business Partnerships to Strengthen Our Future through Early Childhood Development (ECD)
9:30 am-12:30 pm EST (1:30 pm - 4:30 pm UTC)
Location: Hybrid (In-Person and Virtual). In-Person Location: Scandinavia House
Volvo Hall, 2nd Floor, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Organizer: Center for Business Champions (CBC) at Childhood Education International.
Friday, 20 September 2024
Innovative Finance: The Catalyst for Impact in Education
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm EST (9:30 pm - 12:00 am UTC)
Location: Atlassian office. 4th Floor, 888 Broadway, New York.
Organizer: Atlassian Foundation
Saturday, 21 September 2024
Learning Assessments & Equity High Level event
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST (3:00 pm - 4:30 pm UTC)
Location: To be shared on registration
Organizers: Education Cannot Wait, Save the Children and the Sierra Leone Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education
Sunday, 22 September 2024
Building coalitions to advance SDG4: a partner networking event
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 am UTC)
Location: Draught 55, 245 East 55th Street New York, NY 10022 United States
Organizers: Cambridge Partnership for Education, EdTech Hub, Global Schools Forum, HundrED, KW Strategy, Salzburg Global Seminar, and World's Largest Lesson.
Monday, 23 September 2024
IEFG Philanthropy and Friends Breakfast
8:30 am - 10:00 am EST (12:30 pm - 2:00 pm UTC)
Location: Atlassian New York office
Organizers: IEFG, Atlassian New York
High-Level event: Strengthening cross border learning in education to prepare all students to shape a better future
10.30 am - 12.30 pm EST (2:30 pm - 4:30 pm UTC)
Organizer: Teach for All.
*invitation only. For registration, contact: [email protected]
High-Level Roundtable: Investing at the Intersections of Climate and Education: Identifying New Opportunities for Collective Action and Impact
11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST (3:00 pm - 4:30 pm UTC)
Organizers: AKF
*invitation only. For registration, contact: [email protected]
How can philanthropy harness its power to accelerate progress in global education?
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm UTC)
Organizers: Atlassian Foundation , IEFG, Global Schools Forum, Teach For All
*invitation only. For registration, contact: [email protected]
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Unlocking People Power: Why investing in local leadership development will accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
8:00 am - 9:30 am EST (12:00 pm - 1:30 pm UTC)
Location: Harvard Club, 35 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
Organizers: Africa Leadership Institute, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Health Corps, Lemann Foundation, Teach For All and WomenLift Health and members of the People First Community
United Nations General Assembly: Act for Early Years Symposium
9:00 am – 1:00 pm EST ( 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm UTC)
Location: to be shared with attendees
Organizers: Theirworld Global Youth Ambassadors, in collaboration with the Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN), the Brookings Institution Center for Universal Education, UNICEF and Sesame Workshop.
Act For Early Years Briefing: Gaza
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (5:00 pm - 6:00 pm UTC)
Location: Event location to be confirmed to attendees.
Organizer: Theirworld
Empowering Communities: Local Solutions for Global Education Goals
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST (5:00 pm - 6:30 pm UTC)
Location: OPERA America, Rehearsal Hall, 330 7th Avenue #7th Floor New York
Organizers: Building Tomorrow, Hempel Foundation, Inherent Foundation, and Global Schools Forum, in partnership with The Bridgespan Group, Brookings Institution, and Educate Girls
Thursday, 26 September 2024
Echidna Global Scholars Reception: Advancing Gender Equality in and through Education
9:00 am - 11:00 am EST (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm UTC)
Location: 440 W 14th St, New York
Organizer: Center for Universal Education
Innovating Education: Harnessing Technology and AI for Equity and Empowerment
9:00 am - 10:30 am EST (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm UTC)
Location: Atlassian New York, 4th Floor, 888 Broadway, New York
Organizer: Atlassian Foundation
UNGA79 High-level Discussion on Advancing Universal Primary Education Amid Climate Change, Poverty, and Conflict
10:00 am - 11:30 am EST (2:00 pm - 3:30 pm UTC)
Location: A&O Shearman, 599 Lexington Avenue, 10022
Organizer: Street Child
High-level event: Guaranteed Futures: Digital skills and digital opportunities for girls and women in Africa
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (5:00 pm - 7:00 pm UTC)
Location: Convene meeting room, 101 Park Avenue at the corner of 41st street and Park Avenue, near Grand Central Station
Organizer: Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI)’s Unstoppable Africa and Education Plus Initiative
The Missing Link for Sustainable Futures: Gender-Responsive Climate Policies for Health Equity
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm UTC)
Location: Population Council Office, 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York
Organizer: Population Council