10 May 2018 - The —a long-time partner of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) initiative—held its last month at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Over 600 educators from the United States and other countries took part in the meeting.
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At the opening of the event, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications?Alison Smale underscored that the teachers are influential role models for the youth and important actors when it comes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She also spoke about the , a project intended to help teaching about the SDGs.?
The theme of this year's Conference was Stepping Up to Protect the World's Children. A panel composed by three representatives of the United Nations spoke about a range of issues concerning children.
Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, observed that in the majority of armed conflict around the world, children are the main victims and the most vulnerable ones. According to Gamba, in many places schools have been targeted despite being symbols for peace. As for the suffering of children, Gamba said, war is never their war.
Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, stated that the teachers play a unique role by planting seeds of positive behavior, understanding and tolerance. Unfortunately, every 5 minutes a child dies as a result of violence and every year at least 1 billion children suffer some kind of violence.
The Director of the Liaison Office in New York of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Marie-Paule Roudil, averred that despite all the statistics, we have to carry a message of hope. She explained the relevance of protecting schools and guaranteeing?the right to an inclusive education.
The discussion was followed by a ceremony for the Excellence in Education Awards; a session about the Culture of Peace and the Convention on the Rights of the Child; a presentation of posters?submitted by college and university students promoting the theme of this year's conference; an information fair; a presentation of the New York City Junior Ambassadors programme; a second panel on the protection of youth; and the 2018 Global Citizen Award, this year awarded to Gordon Brown, Special Envoy for Global Education.