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The second High-level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministries took place in Batumi, Georgia, on 8 June 2016 during the first day of the Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference held on 8-10 June, 2016
At the meeting, delegates were invited to consider progress made by participating member States in implementing the first 10 years of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development, with a view to reaffirming their commitment to the Strategy through the adoption of a framework for the Strategy’s future implementation (ECE/BATUMI.CONF/2016/11) as well as a Batumi Ministerial Statement on Education for Sustainable Development (ECE/BATUMI.CONF/2016/2/Add.2).
The ministers and heads of delegation adopted by acclamation the Framework for the future implementation of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development and the Batumi Ministerial Statement on Education for Sustainable Development, providing a way forward for further implementation of the Strategy in the ECE region.
>> Link to the pre-session and post-session documents and materials of the Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, including the documents submitted to and adopted by the High-level Meeting of Education and Environment Ministries

Keynote addresses and presentations 

Interventions by UNECE member States, Organizations and NGOs (no editing provided by UNECE)