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Reimagining the Future: Centering Education, Gender, and Climate for a Sustainable World

1 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza 885 2nd Avenue, New York

Climate change is a global crisis—extreme events such as droughts and floods are affecting the ability of children (especially girls) around the world to learn, to thrive and to aspire to a brighter future. While climate change poses risks to education in several ways, education itself has the potential to reduce climate change and its impacts. Access...

Partnering With Adolescent Mothers to Break the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty

1 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza 885 2nd Avenue, New York

By Conrad N. Hilton Foundation External Side Event at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly We are honored to invite you to a special side event grounded in the lived experiences of adolescent mothers in East and Southern Africa, who are key to achieving the SDGs. On Monday, September 18 from 3:00–5:00 p.m. EDT,...

The Intersections of Education, Gender, and Climate Action: Exploring the evidence, challenges, and opportunities for change

1 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza 885 2nd Avenue, New York

Climate change is a global crisis—extreme events such as droughts and floods are affecting the ability of children (especially girls) around the world to learn, to thrive and to aspire to a brighter future. While climate change poses risks to education in several ways, education itself has the potential to reduce climate change and its impacts. Access...