UNGA 81

AI is changing how we learn and work. This session with NFTE, WSI alumni, Aflatoun, and Pearson explores why human skills like critical thinking, collaboration, and purpose matter more than ever, and how entrepreneurship education helps young people build them.

Join the Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future for an interactive exploration of emerging insights into what it takes to transform education so that all students can develop holistically and shape a better future for themselves and all of us.

In a rapidly changing world, the learning outcomes we prioritise will shape the world we live in. So, what student outcomes really matter for the future, and how do we know if we’re making progress?

The session brings together governments, implementer, donors, and researcher for a facilitated conversation about resilient education provision and co-creation of a digital learning platform for lasting national ownership. Speakers will unpack what it takes to design for system ownership and long-term sustainability, built on Can't Wait to Learn experience in Ukraine and Jordan, and beyond.

True innovation in education requires focusing on what teachers and learners need most in low-resource contexts, from support for lesson planning to collaborative, project-based learning. This interactive workshop brings together Teacher Task Force members, edtech builders, funders, and teachers to explore how critical voices can drive AI’s role in the future of learning.

Adolescents will move the conversation from “Are we listening?” to “What needs to change?” - A youth-led conversation on what secondary education needs to become; grounded in adolescents’ lived experiences, aspirations and questions, and focused on what adults and systems need to change.

Building on perspectives from youth activism and non-formal learning, we ask: what kind of education can help not only understand the crisis, but also challenge the systems and power structures that sustain it?

Convened by the Regional Literacy Alliance, this session brings together senior leaders from multilateral institutions and civil society to place foundational literacy at the center of the region's development agenda. Participants will review progress and remaining challenges, and consider the steps needed to sustain and strengthen literacy as a political priority across Latin America.

What if education systems could harness disruption to shape positive outcomes? This interactive workshop challenges participants to look beyond today’s pressures, explore radically different futures and identify choices they can make now to shape better ones. Come explore ways to create positive futures for children and families.

Early foundational learning is a continuous pathway in a child’s development, with school readiness providing a vital bridge to primary education. Exploring practical solutions from diverse actors, this session highlights how investment across this continuum improves learning outcomes and supports children’s cognitive, social, emotional and physical development.

Join our opening discussion to hear three perspectives on this important question for the future!

Registration for this session closes Monday, September 21 at 8am EDT or whenever all spots are taken.

Education is the foundation of human capability and opportunity, yet millions of children with disabilities remain excluded from the systems designed to prepare them for the future. As governments invest in future-ready education systems, disability inclusion must be embedded from the outset - by design and by investment. This session explores how to make that a reality.

The annual Knowledge Exchange Breakfast during UNGA in New York.