At COP28, a consortium of universities led by the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and the University of Waterloo, Canada, released “Fostering Youth-led Innovations to Accelerate Progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Guide for Policy makers.” The report highlights young voices speaking about their needs for eco-innovations.

Mission 4.7 hosted a Global Partnership Forum alongside the Summit of the Future to share learning, practice, and offer a space for enhanced collaboration in education.

Kunaal, a high school student from the USA, reflects on the changes he’s seen in his hometown as a result of climate change.

Eshaan, a high school student from the USA, advocates for comprehensive and interdisciplinary climate education.

UNESCO and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) joined forces with the Malaysia Ministry of Education, the Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO and partners in a major meeting underscoring the critical importance of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Asia-Pacific.

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), in collaboration with the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, has launched a nationwide teacher professional development programme aimed at integrating Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into Malaysian schools. This initiative, supported by the Ministry of Education, will empower over 2,500 teachers across 30 schools with global ESD competencies, adapted to local contexts.

In the wake of September 2022’s Transforming Education Summit and the launch of ESD-Net 2030, UNESCO has organized regional meetings to convene and advise countries in the development and implementation of “country initiatives” to mainstream ESD into national sustainable development efforts. SDSN’s Shannon Kobran joined the ESD-Net Asia Pacific Regional Meeting in Bali, Indonesia, from June 12-14.

Mission 4.7 was present at UNESCO HQ for the second session of the Intergovernmental Special Committee Meeting on the Revision of the 1974 Recommendation.

On September 18, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Mission 4.7 and partners hosted the latest of their “Fostering Youth-Led Innovation for the SDGs” webinar series, this one on Eco-Innovations for Global Citizenship.

Mission 4.7 was prominently featured at the Global Conference on Sustainable Development (GCSD) in Hong Kong.