Adult learning for sustainable development: taking stock of achievements since 2009

‘Living and learning for a viable future – the power of adult learning’ was the motto of UNESCO’s Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI, 2009). Is it still valid in the light of the new UN development goals? At the 9th World Assembly of the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), which took place in Montreal, Canada, in June 2015, UIL Director Arne Carlsen announced that the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) will organize a CONFINTEA Mid-Term Conference in late 2016. More...