January 24 the World Education Day….

SCEFA, ACEA and ANLEA call for urgent action to maintain strong political mobilization on education

Khartoum:Haffiya Elyas

The Sudanese Coalition for Education for All ( SCEFA) , the Arab Campaign for Education for All ( ACEA) and the Arab Network for Literacy and Adult Education (ANLAE) celebrated the World Education Day, which falls on January 24 of each year, where they emphasize on this day the role of education in achieving sustainable, humanitarian, international, social and economic development, stressing that it is a human right in the world and must be committed by the countries of the whole world.

The Sudanese Coalition for Education for All, the Arab Campaign for Education and the Arab Network for Literacy and Adult Education affirm that despite this important slogan, there are approximately 244 million children and adolescents in the world who do not have the opportunity to study or even complete education , and 617 million children and adolescents who cannot read or do basic arithmetic, the majority of them in the Arab region, according to UNESCO sources.

The Sudanese Coalition for Education for All, the Arab Campaign for Education for All and the Arab Network for Literacy and Adult Education stressed that “without universal and equal educational opportunities in quality education for all, countries will certainly falter in their quest for gender equality and out of the cycle of poverty that negatively affects the lives of millions of children and youth, and that the majority of countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that leaves millions of children, youth and adults behind. without ensuring equitable and inclusive quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.

The Sudanese Coalition for Education for All, the Arab Campaign for Education for All and the Arab Network for Literacy and Adult Education call on all parties to maintain strong political mobilization on education and education financing and to consider canceling or transferring the external debt of poor and low-income countries in favor of supporting education and development in general.

united in September 2022″. Education must be prioritized to accelerate progress towards all the SDGs amid the global recession, growing inequalities and the climate crisis.

It is worth noting that the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.

Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children, youth and adults behind.

Today, 244 million children and youth are out of school, and 771 million adults are illiterate. Their right to education is being violated and it is unacceptable. It’s time to transform education.

UNESCO would like to dedicate the fifth edition of this International Day to all the girls and women in Afghanistan, who have been denied their right to learn, study and teach. The Organization condemns this serious attack on human dignity and on the fundamental right to education.

The fifth International Day of Education will be celebrated on 24 January 2023 under the theme “to invest in people, prioritize education”. Building on the global momentum generated by the UN Transforming Education Summit in September 2022, this year’s Day will call for maintaining strong political mobilization around education and chart the way to translate commitments and global initiatives into action. Education must be prioritized to accelerate progress towards all the Sustainable Development Goals against the backdrop of a global recession, growing inequalities and the climate crisis.

UNESCO is dedicating this year’s International Day to girls and women in Afghanistan who have been deprived of their right to education. It is calling for the immediate lifting of the ban restricting their access to education.