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Protect Education for Sustainable Peace

Calendar icon 09 September 2021 15:30 - 17:30
Thank you for attending the high-level virtual event to mark The International Day to Protect Education From Attack

Rewatch the Virtual Event

Also, view other video interventions from around the world.

 

High-level Panel I: Protecting Education & Building Sustainable Peace

Issue Framing

Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director General of UNESCO
Ms. Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF

Panel Discussion

  • Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser, SDG Advocate, Chairperson of EAA
  • H.E. Mr. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
  • H.E. Mr. Mohamed Bazoum, President of the Republic of Niger
  • H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar
  • H.E. Mr. Josep Borrell, High-Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
  • Mr. Karim Khan, Chief Prosecutor of the ICC
  • Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC

Moderated by Mr. Nicholas Kristof, NYT columnist

High-level Panel II: High-level Panel II: Strengthening Legal & Policy Mechanisms to Protect Education

Issue Framing

Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict

Panel Discussion

  • H.E. Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria
  • The Hon. Evarist Bartolo, Minister for European and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malta
  • Mrs. Helen Grant MP, UK Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Girls’ Education
  • H.E. Ms. Geraldine Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, Co-Chair of the Security Council Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security
  • Ms. Lise Grande, President of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
  • Mr. Forest Whitaker, Founder and CEO of the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI)

Moderated by Ms. Nelufar Hedayat, Doha Debates Correspondent

High Level Technical Discussion: Harnessing the Power of Data, Monitoring & Reporting to Protect Education from Attack

Issue Framing

Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner, OHCHR

Panel Discussion

  • Mrs. Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa, Director of Division for Education 2030, UNESCO
  • Dr. Ahmed Elmagarmid, Executive Director, QCRI
  • Prof. Michael VanRoonyen, Co-founder and Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
  • Ms. Diya Nijhowne, Executive Director, GCPEA

Moderated by Ms. Nelufar Hedayat, Doha Debates Correspondent

"Calling Attendance"

What happens when violence intercepts education? Who feels the impact?

Amid a disturbing upwards trend in deliberate attacks on schools, students, and teachers in 2020, Education Above All (EAA) Foundation and global partners seek justice for victims and want to hold attackers accountable.

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Agency: Across the Pond
Executive Creative Director - Jim de Zoete
Executive Producer - Anna Brent
Head of Production - Tom Dore
Creative - Maggi Machado
Creative - Nick Alden
Director - Nathan Sam Long

Senior ​Producer - Matt Mager
DoP - Oliver Ford
Editor ​- Phil Currie @ Cheat
Music & Sound Design - Luis Issermann
Production ​Manager - Viviana Cabral
Production ​Designer - Jakob Gierse
Casting ​Director - Emma Garrett

Impact

"Humanity will not overcome the immense challenges we face unless we ensure that children get the quality education that equips them to play their part in the modern world." -- HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser

Surpassing

19 million

beneficiaries across all programmes of Education Above All Foundation

10,687

Scholarships

90%

retention rate

2.6 million+

Skills training provided to teachers, school staff, and community members

1 million+

Youth Empowered