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GHANA PARTICIPATES IN TRANSFORMING EDUCATION PRE-SUMMIT IN PARIS GHANA

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Ghana participates in Transforming Education Pre-Summit in Paris Ghana has joined over 154 countries across the globe to participate in this year’s Transforming Education Summit (TES), at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The Transforming Education Summit (TES), an initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General, aims to “mobilize political ambition, action, solutions, and solidarity to transform education; to take stock of efforts to recover pandemic-related learning losses; to reimagine education systems for the world of today and tomorrow; and to revitalize national and global efforts to achieve SDG4.” As part of preparations towards the Summit in September 2022 during the 77th UN General Assembly in New York City, each country was required to appoint a National Convenor to lead national multi-sectoral consultation meetings, select a thematic action track and develop a commitment statement for the President to deliver during the Summit. President Akufo-Addo, subsequently appointed the Director-General of the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA)—under the auspices of UNESCO, University of Cape Coast, Dr. Michael Boakye-Yiadom as the National Convenor. The Pre-Summit in Paris, from 28th to 30th June, served as a precursor to the main Summit in September in NYC. Ghana’s delegation, led by the Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour included Ag. Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education, National Combiners, Representatives of the Government and Ministry of Education, Representatives of Development Partners and Youth Representatives. At the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, education ministers and deputy ministers from 154 countries and about 2,000 participants gathered to discuss educational changes inspired by the youth's call. In the middle of the deadline for achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in education, participants were convinced that not only did the world need to get back on track, but education needed to be transformed from scratch. rice field. The pre-summit began with a youth forum of young activists and representatives. Their voices and ideas were essential to the outcome of the Pre-Summit. The Paris Pre-Summit is a roadmap in which UNESCO hosts a gathering of Ministers of Education or its representatives, national organizers, national council outcomes, policy makers, business circles and youth leaders to exchange ideas and collaborate. It was an opportunity to create. The Transforming Education Summit (TES) was held in New York in September 2022. The Pre-Summit, which served as the predecessor of NYC TES, included five major thematic areas of change. Skills and learning for living and sustainable development. Teachers and teacher development; digital transformation; and funding for education. Doctor of Education, Ghana. Yaw Osei Adutwum has effectively participated as a panelist in the World Bank / Global Partnership for Education (GPE) side event focused on country-specific initiatives to transform education. His deputy pastor, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, represented him at the minister's roundtable meeting on free SHS, inclusive education, school meals, high school enrollment, infrastructure investment and vocational training efforts. , Shared Ghana's success story in promoting specialization initiatives. Examples include teachers and pre-higher education-based curriculum. UNICEF Secretary-General Catherine Russell said at the meeting: If you do nothing about the lack of quality education, you will lose $ 21 trillion. Without investing in a learning recovery plan, one million young people will be left behind. We must create a better mental learning mechanism for our children. Don't just talk, work together and give them the keys. " The success of the Transformation Education Summit (TES) requires effective curriculum and teacher development, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “This requires a paradigm shift, and as a team, we need to remember that education affects all SDGs.” He further stated that the crisis exposed the vulnerabilities of society and that prompt action was needed. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed emphasized that improving education from the past is not enough and that education must be promoted in other ways. She called on young people to unite and create a national movement for global change in education. Mohammed showed the way to the summit. She said, "When leaders come to the United Nations in September, they need to speak directly to the education system they are envisioning for the future and the commitments they can make now.

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