International Conference and UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development

In preparation for the IAU Global Meeting of Associations 6, this issue - IAU Horizons, 21, 1 - offers reports on IAU priority areas, new projects and initiatives, especially LGEU, and upcoming events and conferences.
International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development and UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
Both Conferences were successfully held in Japan at the beginning of November 2014 and saw 700 delegates from higher education institutions, 76 Ministers and Deputy Ministers and 1100 delegates from 148 countries, as well as young people. Both conferences saw a large IAU delegation, including the IAU President, Dzulkifli Abdul Razak of Malaysia, Angelo Riccaboni, University of Siena and Chair IAU Working Group on Higher Education for Sustainable Development, who played very active roles as co-organisers and speakers at high level panels and workshops.
The events integrated the innovative programmes and initiatives focusing on ESD from around the globe. Both Conferences reaffirmed the need to pursue work to foster sustainable development through education, and particularly higher education.
The Declarations are available on the UNU and on the UNESCO conference websites and should be used to support work at all education levels, www.c-linkage.com/for/hesd/declaration.html / www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/ERI/pdf/ Aichi-Nagoya_Declaration_EN.pdf
The Conference saw the launch of the global report on the Decade on Education for Sustainable Development ‘Shaping the Future We Want’ and the Global Action Programme in support of the post-2015 agenda which also features the IAU commitment. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/ images/0023/002301/230171e.pdf / www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco-world-conference-onesd- 2014/esd-after-2014/global-action-programme/launching/. Download IAU Horizons, 21, 1.