Gulf countries vow to achieve UN education goals

ABEGS Director General Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Assimi. (Photo/Twitter)
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Updated 27 July 2021
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Gulf countries vow to achieve UN education goals

  • The meeting discussed ways to speed up the process to achieve SDG No. 4

JEDDAH: The Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) has vowed to continue working for the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 4 that seeks “to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030.
This came during the Global Ministerial Meeting for Education 2021 organized online by UNESCO and the steering committee for SDGs.
The meeting discussed ways to speed up the process to achieve SDG No. 4.
ABEGS Director General Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Assimi highlighted the steps taken by the Gulf Arab countries to ensure the continuity of education during the pandemic.

He told the meeting that the Gulf countries were working with other regional partners to develop national and regional indicators on education.


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