On December 16, distinguished supporters such as former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, and His Holiness Pope Francis, launched Mission 4.7, a new initiative to advance SDG Target 4.7 at the highest levels.

Mission 4.7 will be launched by patrons Ban Ki-moon and Audrey Azuolay on December 16th at 8am EST on the first day of the seventh annual Vatican Youth Symposium. The VYS will be hosted virtually in partnership with the Pontifical Academy of Sciences under the theme, “New Encounters on Humanity's Path Forward: Youth, Education, Nature, and Culture”. The annual symposium brings together leaders of civil society, faith communities, businesses, academia, celebrity activists, UN Secretary-General’s SDG Advocates, and youth leaders.