Pan-African Symposium Report

This resource is part of a collection of resources compiled by UNICEF’s 2012-2016 Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy Programme (PBEA), known as “Learning for Peace”, which was funded by the Government of the Netherlands. This report summarizes the lessons learned and promising practices shared at the Pan-African Symposium on Education, Resilience and Social Cohesion, held on 1 –3 June 2016 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The symposium was organized jointly by UNICEF (WCARO and ESARO) and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), with its Inter-Country Quality Node (ICQN) on Peace Education. It was attended by Ministers of Education and Heads of Delegation from 14 African countries, including conflict-torn states. This report synthesizes the major themes and lessons learned at the symposium and outlines key recommendations. It aims to establish the empirical base for the commitments agreed upon by the Ministers and Delegations of the 14 countries represented. Click to read the full report from this symposium, which includes the communiqué signed by the leaders of the participating countries.