The Committee is expected to address:
• Implementation of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development:
(a) Fourth evaluation report of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development;
(b) Progress in implementing the Strategy;
(c) Regional framework of cooperation for sustainable development: participation in the 2021 Regional Forum on Sustainable Development and outcomes of the side event organized by the UNECE Steering Committee on ESD in the framework of the Forum;
(d) Outcomes of capacity-building activities.
• Update on the preparations for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Third High-level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministries (Nicosia, 5–7 October 2022)
• Update on the outcomes of the work of the Ad Hoc Group on Strategic Planning.
• Update on the outcomes of the work of the Ad Hoc Group on Indicators.
• Outcome of the process of nominations of youth national focal points to the Steering Committee, sharing experiences and good examples of national initiatives and actions on education for sustainable development and youth.
• Status of the trust fund and resource requirements.
• Recent activities to promote education for sustainable development in other international forums and other current issues according the agenda.
(see the agenda uploaded on the meeting’s page below)
Sixteenth meeting of the UNECE Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development
Agenda item 1: Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda
Agenda item 2: Implementation of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development - (a) Fourth evaluation report of the UNECE Strategy for ESD
Agenda item 2: (b) Progress in implementing the Strategy
Received Questionnaire - Member States
Received Questionnaire - Observers
Agenda item 2: (c) Regional framework of cooperation and outcomes of the side event
Regional framework of cooperation for sustainable development: participation in the 2021 Regional Forum on Sustainable Development and outcomes of the side event organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development in the framework of the Forum
Regional framework of cooperation for sustainable development: participation in the 2021 Regional Forum on Sustainable Development and outcomes of the side event organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development in the framework of the Forum
Agenda item 2: (d) Outcomes of capacity-building activities
Agenda item 3: Status of the trust fund, resource requirements and fundraising efforts
Agenda item 4: Update on the preparations for the UNECE Third High-level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministries (Nicosia, 5–7 October 2022)
Agenda item 4: (a) Organizational issues for the Ninth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference
Information paper No. 4: Organizational issues for the Ninth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, including the Third High-level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministries
Agenda item 4: (b) Host country preparations
Agenda item 4: (c) Official documents for consideration at the Third High-level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministries – outline of the draft Ministerial Statement
Information paper no. 5: Official documents for consideration at the High-level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministries
Agenda item 4: (d) Resource requirements
Agenda item 5: Updates on the outcomes of the work of the Ad Hoc Group on Strategic Planning
Agenda item 5: (a) Draft concept note for the post-2019 implementation framework
Agenda item 5: (b) Draft workplan for the post-2019 implementation framework
Agenda item 6: Update on the outcomes of the work of the Ad Hoc Group on Indicators: the draft template for reporting on the future implementation of the Strategy (2021–2030)
Agenda item 7: Outcome of the process of nominations of youth national focal points to the Steering Committee
Agenda item 7: (a) Terms of reference of the established United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development Youth Network
Agenda item 7: (b) Education for sustainable development and youth: Learning from each other
Agenda item 8: Recent activities to promote education for sustainable development in other international forums
Agenda item 9: Participation of the Steering Committee in upcoming regional and international forums
Agenda item 10: Strengthening synergies with other organizations and processes
Agenda item 11: Publications on education for sustainable development from the UNECE region
Information paper No. 10 - Draft outlines of the two publications to be published in 2022
Agenda item 12: Mainstreaming gender issues in education for sustainable development
Agenda item 13: Calendar of meetings
List of Decisions
List of Participants
Post Session documents
Report of the Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development on its sixteenth meeting
Report of the Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development on its sixteenth meeting
Report of the Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development on its sixteenth meeting
Report of the Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development on its sixteenth meeting
Report of the Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development on its sixteenth meeting
Report of the Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development on its sixteenth meeting