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National Workshop on “Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship” in Islamabad, Pakistan
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Islamabad, Pakistan

Co-organized by APCEIU, UNESCO Islamabad and UNESCO Headquarters, a National Workshop on “Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Education” was held on 15 - 17 February in Islamabad, Pakistan. This three-day national workshop was especially for the education stakeholders in Pakistan to raise their awareness and understanding on the concept of Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals target 4.7. Aimed to ensure that all leaners are provided with the knowledge, attitudes and skills to promote sustainable development and global citizenship, this workshop was a forum of discussing issues around SDG 4.7 by participants from Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, provincial/area education department offices, civil society organizations, research institutes, academia and youth organizations.  

 

This national workshop was facilitated in the participatory format through presentations, group works and activities to help participants deepening their understanding on ESD and GCED as well as internalize its concepts to develop action plans respective to their own educational contexts. As one of the sessions, Prevention of Violent Extremism through Education (PVE-E) was focused by reflecting current situation of incidents by extremists especially in Pakistan. During the workshop, participants worked in groups to share their best practices and at the end of workshop, established key recommendations and detailed action plans in three areas of Education Policies, Curriculum and Teacher Education. 

 

At the closing of the workshop, Director Utak Chung expressed his gratitude to the workshop participants and UNESCO Islamabad, and promised continuous support from APCEIU for future cooperation as follow-up on this opportunity. He mentioned that “as a partner of SDG 4.7, we look forward to working together with educators in Pakistan to enhance GCED and ESD through diverse opportunities and APCEIU programmes.” 

 

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