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November 30, 2018

World Leaders gather for G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 30, 2018 — Key world leaders meet today and tomorrow in Buenos Aires for the 2018 G20 Summit to discuss some pressing issues on the global agenda.

The G20 is made up of 19 countries and the European Union (EU). The 19 states are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Argentine President, Mauricio Macri, would lead the discussions at the Summit venue in Costa Salguero, a site located along the RÃo de la Plata. Participants include Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin, Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump, and Xi Jinping, among other G20 leaders. The Summit also brings together leaders from G20 guest countries, including SebastiÃ¡n PiÃ±era from Chile, Pedro SÃ¡nchez from Spain and Mark Rutte from the Netherlands, as well as senior officials from international partner organizations such as Jim Yong Kim (World Bank), Christine Lagarde (IMF) and AntÃ³nio Guterres (United Nations).

Over the two-day meeting, the 38 heads of delegations would work to build consensus based on the agreements reached at the 80 plus pre-Summit meetings of G20 Argentina. The goal is to agree on a final document focused on fair and sustainable development.

Source: G20 Argentina

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UNESCO convenes Global Education Meeting

UNESCO Education

UNESCO, Education

Paris, France, 23 November 2018 — Some 350 ministers, officials, representatives of development agencies and other partners from all over the world will take stock of progress in meeting the educational objectives of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda during the Global Education conference, 3 to 5 December, in Brussels, Belgium.

In its mandated role as lead agency and coordinator of the Education 2030 Agenda, UNESCO has convened the Global Meeting with the support of the Government of Belgium.

It is the first Global Education Meeting since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Agenda in 2015. The meeting would focus on the need to reduce inequalities in education. It will also examine the links between education and the Sustainable Development Goals on Decent Work, Economic Growth, Reduced Inequalities, Climate Action, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions.

Organized by UNESCO in consultation with the SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee, and hosted by the government of Belgium, the meeting will address urgent priorities in a world that still numbers 262 million out-of-school children, adolescents, and youth. The data also show that 617 million children and adolescents — i.e., six out of ten — are unable to read a simple sentence or handle necessary mathematic calculations.

Queen Mathilde of Belgium will officially open the meeting (4 December, 2 PM) alongside Stefania Giannini, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Education, Ambassador Inga Rhonda King, President of UN ECOSOC, and Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sports. Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General will deliver the keynote address.

Source: UNESCO, Paris

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