Background
As we approach the two-year anniversary of the Transforming Education Summit (TES), the Secretary-General will convene a Special Event on Transforming Education on 11 July 2024, in collaboration with the President of the General Assembly and the President of ECOSOC.
The Special Event will seek to spur greater commitment and action on education transformation in the context of the upcoming Summit of the Future and to inform the 2025 World Summit on Social Development and the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development.
Remarks of the Secretary-General
Remarks of the President of the General Assembly
Remarks of the President of ECOSOC (in Spanish)
Remarks of the Deputy Secretary-General
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The meeting will feature the participation of the UN Secretary-General, the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly and the President of the Economic and Social Council. Leaders from UN entities and other key education partners also will be in attendance.
The meeting will offer opportunities for member states to respond following the completion of each of two panel discussions. There will be no speakers list and member states will have the opportunity to express their interest in speaking by pressing the button on the console at their seat. Each speaker will have a maximum of 2 minutes to speak, once called upon by the moderator. Priority will be given to attending ministers.
