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The Education International delegation represents the largest constituency group at the World Education Forum, bringing together education union leaders from five continents, pushing for a rights-based new global education agenda.

The global education agenda for the next 15 years is being discussed at the World Education Forum 2015 (WEF), which opened yesterday in Incheon, Republic of Korea.  The conference will set out a global roadmap for Education until 2030.

The Declaration on Education 2030 to be agreed at the Forum will mobilize all countries and partners to implement the new agenda, and propose ways for its coordination, financing and monitoring – globally, regionally and nationally – to ensure equal educational opportunities for all.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the event. “Education secures human rights, including health and employment,” he told the 1500 participants. “And education is also essential to fighting security threats, including the rise of violent extremism.”

EI’s presence at the WEF provides the opportunity for EI to pursue policy objectives in the interest of students, teachers and education support personnel from around the world.

According to EI President Susan Hopgood, “While significant achievement has been made in the last 15 years, the fact nonetheless remains that none of the Education for All goals will be met. The obligation now exists for the international community to set goals and meet them in the interest of children, for each year that passes, another generation of children are denied the opportunity that is provided through schooling”.

President Hopgood launched the Educators report card on EFA and furthered EI’s position in the thematic panel “Teachers for the world we want: agenda for policy, practice and research.” She will be one of the key speakers at the closing ceremony on Thursday.