Education and learning has been a main driver to create a liveable, vibrant and sustainable urban community in Medellín, transforming the city  into a model of urban social integration. The commitment continues as Medellin is becoming a learning city and engages as a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. The International Conference on Learning Cities will provide an opportunity to share this experience with the rest of the world. More...

Abhivyakti Media for Development – a civil society organization that champions plural media environment and promotes active citizenship and democracy–received an Education for International Understanding/Global Citizenship Education Best Practices 2018 award for a project that encourages young rural women to contribute to education transformation  in Northern Maharasthra, India. More...

A lifelong learning approach goes far beyond the formal education sector; it also comprises non-formal and informal learning environments and extends into other policy fields such as the labour market and social affairs. The conditions of traditional education governance do not suffice to meet the complexity of lifelong learning, which calls for an integrated governance approach: sector-wide, cross-sectoral and multi-level. More...

The workshop is based on a handbook developed by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) – Handbook for Lifelong Learning: Policy and Practice – to be published in 2019. More...

Promoting lifelong learning for all is at the heart of UIL’s mandate, with the Institute’s projects making impacts around the globe. Yet, this effectiveness would not be possible without the City of Hamburg, which has been providing UIL with a space in which to work towards its vision since its establishment in 1951. The triennial Global Report on Adult Learning and Education, for example, is produced by the Institute and provides insights into the state of the art of Adult Learning and Education worldwide. More...

The Adult Education Authority (AEA) in the Egyptian Ministry of Education has just adopted a roadmap for the implementation of new national adult education quality standards. More...

The UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (INRULED) and UIL have launched a research project on basic and non-formal education for ethnic minority groups living in communities along the Mekong River. The launch took place at the International Seminar on Education for Rural Community, in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic, in August 2018. More...

An international team of specialists in the field of lifelong learning has been formed to jointly create a practice-oriented handbook that seeks to guide the planning and implementation of national lifelong learning policies. The handbook is scheduled for publication in 2019 and will serve as a guiding instrument for policy makers and relevant stakeholders who are in the process of developing and implementing policies for lifelong learning. More...

Country representatives from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria shared their experiences of implementing and developing adult learning and education practices and policies, in the context of the key international policy documents, the 2009 Belém Framework for Action (BFA) and the 2015 Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education. Common challenges were identified by the 12 countries, including the lack of coordination mechanisms among ALE stakeholders, inadequate human resources, insufficient funding for ALE, the high drop-out rate of learners and the absence of mechanisms for assessment. More...

Since 1967, the United Nations, its Member States and partners celebrate International Literacy Day on 8 September. Despite advancements in the global literacy agenda, much remains to be done: 750 million adults – two-thirds of whom are women – still lack basic reading and writing skills. More...