The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) participated in the 6th Annual World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) under the theme “Imagine-Create-Learn: Creativity at the Heart of Education” which was held in Doha-Qatar from November 4th to 6th, 2014.
Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations stressed that the main obstacle to advancing education remains its lack of funding and reiterated the necessity for governments to refocus the priority of their national policies on education. Education represents one of the four pillars of the key focus areas of work of the Alliance, which considers it a top priority for the Post-2015 Education Agenda.
UNAOC firmly believes that Education in relation with Global Partnership, are critical elements in view of preparing youth for lasting sustainable social change.
The UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with “Education Above All” (EAA) in October 2013. EAA aims at improving access to high quality education for vulnerable and marginalized people in developing countries.