On Monday 8 April, 2024, on the occasion of the Worldwide Climate Justice Education Week, NORRAG hosted a hybrid event for an expansive audience entitled Climate, Justice and Education.

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

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.

The inaugural session of Mission 4.7’s Educate a Child Lecture Series took place on September 17, 2023, on the sidelines of the SDG Summit and UNGA. Participants discussed what is required of foundational learning in the 21st century for a Transformative Education, redefining what it means in the age of a climate crisis, and how we can provide quality education in inclusive ways.

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.

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.

The Global Schools Program is launching applications for the 4th cohort of the Global Schools Advocates Program, specifically for educators. This program promotes transformative change in classrooms in support of SDG 4.7 by integrating sustainable development into teacher training to improve student learning.

On January 31, 2023, Mission 4.7 hosted a side event at the UN 2023 ECOSOC Partnership Forum titled “#WeChampion Greening Education Systems through Partnerships.”

Eco-Ambassador and high school freshman Ashley Jun advocated sustainable development education at UNHQ on the occasion of the International Day of Education.

At the UN Transforming Education Summit in September 2022, 114 countries submitted National Statements of Commitment to advance and transform education. To celebrate International Day of Education 2023, Mission 4.7 highlighted the 79 country whose commitments reflect the principles of SDG 4.7.

Mission 4.7 founding partner Global Schools will be featured as one of the leading 100 innovations globally in K-12 education in the HundrED Global Collection Report 2023.

On May 20th, 2022, Leuven’s Mayor, Mohamed Ridouani, and the Deputy Mayor, Lalynn Wadera, visited the school to hear about actions taken to embed the Sustainable Development Goals into the curriculum.

The Global Schools Program hosted a Stockholm + 50 Associated Event in partnership with Mission 4.7, the Master’s in Development Practice Program, and the Harbour School Hong Kong.