Old Tafo-Pankrono MP Voices From Paris on UNESCO General Conference.

Member of Parliarment for Old Tafo-Pankrono Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Honorable Vincent Ekow Asefua writes:

I was part of the Parliamentary select committee on Education that attended the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) which started yesterday in the French capital, Paris, and will continue until November 24.

We participated in the Global Education Meeting (GEM), which aims to stimulate global political commitments to further highlight the importance of education and the need for investments in educational sectors as a primary driver to recover from the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, accelerate the plan to reach the 2030 goals, and transform the future of education for the better.

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay in the opening address affirmed the support of countries to overcome the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and noted the pivotal role of digital education.