Join the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) and partners for a high-level side event during the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum (FfD4) 2026, titled ‘One last push to finance SDG 4: Inclusive, Equitable and Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for All – Education as a Critical Enabler for Peace, Social Justice and all other SDGs’.
The event will take place on 22 April 2026, from 8:00-9:30 AM New York time (2:00-3:00 PM South Africa time) and will bring together civil society, education advocates, and global leaders to call for urgent reforms in the global financial architecture and bold, equitable investment in public education to close the education financing gap.
Speakers will examine the impact of debt, austerity, tax injustice, and shrinking public budgets on education across regions, and will propose concrete solutions to ensure sufficient, just, and sustainable financing for SDG 4.
The concept note and agenda for this side event are available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
