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This side event addresses the critical need for a holistic education focused on target 7 of SDG 4. Even though we are yet to achieve various targets under Goal 4, considerable progress has been made in their regard. This has not however resulted in a more equal or equitable world despite the fact education has always been seen as a great leveler. Globally inequality has continued to grow. What can make education truly transformative are the aspirational goals set out in target 4.7 The continuing World Program of Human Rights Education (2020 to 2024) that followed the Decade of Human Rights Education (1995 to 2004), the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014), the United Nation’s Gyeongju Action Plan for Education for Global Citizenship (2016), not only add content to target 7 but also set the frame work for Sustainable Development Goals and its overarching goal: Leave No One Behind. They have the power to make education transformative. The call of Pope Francis for a Global Compact on Education also reinforces the need for addressing target 4.7. In conversation with experts from OHCHR, UNESCO, Development Cooperation Agencies and field practitioners, this side event will attempt to deepen that understanding even as it examines the progress already made in this respect.
The side event will also present good practices that highlight the transformative power education where there has been a focus on target 4.7 while reiterating the need for investment and commitment to pursue target 4.7
