3rd Meeting of the SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee, 29-30 June 2017, United Nations, New York: meeting report

An inclusive high-level multi-stakeholder partnership, the SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee (SC) provides a global forum for consultation and a mechanism to coordinate and harmonize global education efforts. It is mandated to provide strategic guidance to Member States and the education community, make recommendations for catalytic action, advocate for adequate financing, and monitor progress toward SDG4 targets through the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and the Global Educational Monitoring (GEM) Report. The 3 rd meeting of the SC was organized in New York on 29-30 June 2017 back to back with the HighLevel Action SDG Action Event on Education convened by the President of the UN General Assembly, Peter Thompson, in partnership with key SDG 4 stakeholders, to drive a new push for inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities. At this meeting the SC examined successes and challenges in the implementation of SDG4 since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda. After highlighting the critical role of regional organizations as policy peer learning mechanisms in enhancing effective implementation of SDG4-Education 2030, the SC endorsed a set of recommendations for improved implementation in 2018 and 2019.