As part of the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), Education Above All Foundation (EAA) will hold four panels and a roundtable discussion tackling a range of education-related issues.
Education Above All Sessions will include:
6 March 2023 - 10:45 – 12:00
Transforming Education in LDCs - Ensuring a focus on Inclusion and Gender Equality
Room: 104
Framing presentation: Ms. Nishina Previlon, UNESCO Youth as Researchers
Speakers:
- Ms. Stefania Giannini, ADG UNESCO (Virtual)
- H.E. Dr. Dipu Moni, Minister of Education, Bangladesh
- H.E. Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister of Federal Education and Professional Training, Pakistan
- Mr. Leonardo Garnier, Special Advisor on the Transforming Education Summit
- Ms. Areej Masri, former EAA-OHCHR-Silatech Youth Advisory Board Member
- Mr. Sylvain Obedi Katind, former EAA-OHCHR-Silatech Youth Advisory Board Member;
- Elham Mansoori, Afghan student in Qatar
Moderator: Ms. Armel Sly-Vania, SDG4 Youth Network Representative
7 March 2023 - 9:00 – 12:00
Out of School Children: Linking across Sectors for Success
An informal, invitational round table discussion in support of transforming education in the 21st Century.
Confirmed attendees:
- Ministry representatives from LDC Countries
- Director General Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD)
- Minister of Education and Higher Education, Qatar
March 7th, 2023 - 12:15 – 13:45
Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships - Addressing the Burkina Faso Education Crisis
Room: Exhibition Hall 2A
Panel 1 - Partnership Panel
- Dr Hiba Ahmed, Director General, Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD)
- Ms Catherine Kabore, Permanent Secretary, Speed Schools Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Burkina Faso
- Mr Titus Tenga, Director of International Programmes, Strømme Foundation
- Mr Fahad Al Sulaiti, CEO, Education Above All Foundation
Panel 2 - Technical Experts Panel
- Ms Rayana Fazil, National Education Programme Manager, Aga Khan Foundation
- Mr Djibril Ouattara, Chief Program Officer, Global Programs, BuildOn
- Mr Mohammed Diyat, Education Specialist and Program Manager, CARE International
- Ms Anne Beivik, Deputy International Director, Strømme Foundation
Moderator: Mary Joy Pigozzi, PhD., Executive Director, Educate A Child
8 March 2023 - 10:30 - 12:00
Unleashing the Power of Youth - Supporting youth-led climate action in LDCs
Room: 104
Youth Speakers:
- Mr. Humprhey Mrema, Youth4Climate
- Mr. Itinterunga Rae Bainteiti, Pacific Youth Focal Point on Climate Mobility
- Mr. Mohamed Okash, Director of Institute of Climate and Environment, SIMAD University, Somalia
- Ms. Eleala Avanitele, Tuvalu Youth Representative
Youth Moderator: Mr. Neeshad Shafi, Arab Youth Climate Movement, Qatar
Member states representatives:
- Cambodia Secretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, H.E. Dr. Sles Nos
Partners:
- Mr. Haoliang Xu, ASG and UNDP
- Mr. Abdalla Al Abdalla, EAA ROTA
- Ms. Farida Aboudan, UNESCO
- Dr. Brenda Haiplik, UNICEF
9 March 2023 - 12:35-1:45
Advancing Access to Higher Education Opportunities for the Most Marginalized
Room: Auditorium 2
Keynote Speaker: Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education (Virtual)
Panel:
- Dr. Roberta Malee Bassett, Global Lead for Tertiary Education, World Bank (Virtual)
- Arash Bordbar, Associate Education Officer for the UNHCR
- Joel Kamoko, Permanent Secretary, Education Services, Ministry of Education, Zambia
- Luca Lantero, Director General, Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence (CIMEA), Italy, and Acting President for Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee
- Marina Malgina, President, The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals (TACEIP)
- Yayoi Segi-Vitchek, Chief of Section, Migration, Displacement, Emergencies and Education, UNESCO
- Kate Vivian, Vice President for Sustainability and Campus Life, Sciences Po
Moderator: Dr. Samah Abdulhafid Gamar, Ph.D., Senior Education Consultant, Education Above All Foundation
Youth Dialogue:
• Jemimah Atahigwa, Student Beneficiary, Qatar Scholarship - Georgetown University Qatar, African Leadership Academy
• John Ewotu, Student Beneficiary, Qatar Scholarship - Georgetown University Qatar, African Leadership Academy
• Byarurema Trésor Lévi, UQP Holder, University of Brescia, Italy
Moderator: Ms. Asmaa Fikree, Qatar Youth Advocate