MAIDEN CELEBRATION
 OF
 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION

 "Education: A Key Driver for Inclusion and Empowerment"

United Nations Headquarters, New York

Photos & Article: Black Tie Magazine
 Rose Billings,
Caoimhe Mc Keon, Thomas Nelson, Errol Rapaport, Ophelie, Denise Williams

Click here to view the Conference on UN TV

 Success, to be measured through the adoption of global education policy standard, budget allocation towards implementation, Globally,  and the removal of inaccessibility to the fundamentals of education construct, no matter the distance. Believe it or not, there are still parts of the world where there is no access to education.

 By 2030 observance of Jan 24th will be used to measure how close we are to reaching
 SDG development goals for education. See resolution: 
http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/73/25 

The inaugural celebration and adoption of the global international day of education
Jan 24th, 2019 during the World Economic Summit;

Jan 24th, 2019  also commemorate the 1st resolution introduced by The Permanent Mission of Nigeria 
receiving the motion to adopt the A/RES/73/26 resolution with no objections from any other countries 
during the General Assembly on 3rd of December, 2018 at the United Nations. 

To Launch the 'International Day of Education',
 the hosting Committee: the United Nations, The Permanent Mission of Nigeria, UNESCO, Collegiate Congress, and SV-NED Inc. ask the world to use the
 hashtag created by #EducationDay

to create a movement behind a silent revolutionary shift towards
progress in education standards for All. 

Funds raised to support this event will support a committee to set best practice standards
building bridges of access to education for everyone.

The leadership committee will adopt the United Nations budgetary management doctrines
 to invest and develop in infrastructure
 to access training and education services globally.
 

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

MODERATOR:
 H.E. Mrs. Geraldine Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations

A. HIGH-LEVEL OPENING REMARKS

VIDEO MESSAGES:
H.E. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and current Chair of Elders Forum
Mrs. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, UNESCO

 H.E. Jens Frolich Holte, Deputy Foreign Minister of Norway
 H.E. Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
  H.E. Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations
 Ms. Jophie Tang, Deputy Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations
  H.E. Archbishop Bernadito C. Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
Ms. Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
 Mr. Omar Abdi, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF

B. MULTISTAKEHOLDER PANELS:
“Unpacking the potential of education to advance the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
 in promotion of inclusivity and human empowerment”

Panel 1: The Academic Sector
Professor Fernando M. Reimers, Director, Global Education Initiative
 and the International Education Policy Program, Harvard University
  Professor Dilson Rassier, Dean of the Faculty of Education, McGill University, Canada
  Ms. Yasmine Sherif, Director, Education Cannot Wait
 Ms. Evelyn DeJesus, Vice President, American Federation of Teachers
  Dr. Allan E. Goodman, President, Institute of International Education
  Mr. Brandon P. Fleming, Executive Director, Harvard Diversity Project

VIDEO MESSAGES:
Ms. Alice Albright, CEO, Global Partnership for Education
 Ms. Kadiatou, Youth activist for the rights of the young girl

Panel 2: Government, Corporate Organizations and Civil Society Organizations
  Ms. Jamie Williams, Assembly Member, New York State Assembly
 Ms. Pamela Haas, Corporate Citizenship Manager, IBM
 Mr. Alex Palacios, Chief of Staff, Global Partnership for Education
 Ms. Kate Lapham, Deputy Director, Education Support Program, Open Society Foundations
 Mr. Christo Thomas, Founder and Chairman, Collegiate Congress
 Ms. Denise Williams, President/Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development Inc

PERFORMANCE BY: Ms. Jamie Gilroy

WRAP UP/CLOSING REMARKS:
Mr. Jordan Naidoo, Director for Education 2030 Support and Coordination, UNESCO

High Level Opening Remarks
Mr. Omar Abdl, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF
H.E. Alaroud Al-Temin, Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations
Ms. Jophie Tang, Deputy Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations
H.E. Jens Frolich Holte, Deputy Foreign Minister of Norway
 H.E. Mrs. Geraldine Byrne Hason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations
H. E. Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
H.E. Archbishop Barnadito C. Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
Ms. Stefania Giannini, Assistant  Director - General for Education, UNESCO
 

Moderator:
 H.E. Mrs. Geraldine Byrne Hason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations

H. E. Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations

 Mr. Christo Thomas, Founder and Chairman, Collegiate Congress
 Ms. Kate Lapham, Deputy Director, Education Support Program, Open Society Foundations
 Ms. Pamela Haas, Corporate Citizenship Manager, IBM
 Mr. Alex Palacios, Chief of Staff, Global Partnership for Education

Moderator: Brian Flynn, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations

Ms. Denise Williams, President/Co-founder, Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development, inc

Mr. Brandon P. Fleming, Executive Director, Harvard Diversity Project

Brian Flynn, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations
Ms. Stefania Giannini, Assistant  Director - General for Education, UNESCO

 H.E. Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations
Dr Judy Kuriansky, of the International Association of Applied Psychology
 and the World Council for Psychotherapy

 Charles M. Scholl, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Patrol Borough Brooklyn South
H.E. Archbishop Bernadito C. Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
 

H.E. Jens Frolich Holte, Deputy Foreign Minister of Norway

Mr. Omar Abdi, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF

Dr Judy Kuriansky, of the International Association of Applied Psychology
 and the World Council for Psychotherapy
 Ms. Jophie Tang, Deputy Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations
 

H.E. Mrs. Geraldine Byrne Hason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations
Ms. Stefania Giannini, Assistant  Director - General for Education, UNESCO
Chief Temitope Ajayi, FIIM SV-Ned Inc Chairman/CEO
 

Gerard Mc  Keon, Publisher, Black Tie International Magazine.
Thomas Nelson, Caoimhe Mc Keon,
Anthony Adjasse, President/CEO, Allied African Nations Chamber of Commerce

Ms. Denise Williams, President/Co-founder, Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development, inc
H.E. Jens Frolich Holte, Deputy Foreign Minister of Norway

Chief Temitope Ajayi, FIIM SV-Ned Inc Chairman/CEO
H. E. Mari Skåre, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations
Ms. Denise Williams, President/Co-founder, Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development, inc
 

Errol Rapaport, West Coast Editor, Black Tie International Magazine

Janice Fang, Fashion Designer,
Gerard Mc  Keon, Publisher, Black Tie International Magazine
Carina Jiang, Model, USA Miss Asia First Runner up, Judge

Chanqqing Wu, Mark J. Johnson

Rain Flynn, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations
Donghong Yang, VP of GCTV

John Peters, Batoto Yetu
Larry Matthews, Art Director, New York State Society of CPA's,

Ophelie, Black Tie China,
Akianremi Bolaji, Minister Plenipotentiary, Mission's Spokesperson,
 Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations
Heading to his New Post in Singapore, We wish him the best of Luck.
Gerard Mc  Keon, Publisher, Black Tie International Magazine

Ms. Denise Williams, President/Co-founder, Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development, inc
H. E. Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
 

Alejandra Ruiz-Dana, Black Tie, South America, Ophelie, Black Tie China
Ms. Denise Williams, President/Co-founder, Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development, inc

Congratulations, Excellent Conference, Looking forward to Next Year!

H. E. Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
Gerard Mc  Keon, Publisher, Black Tie International Magazine

Please Support International Education Day:   #EducationDay

2018 Adoption of the Resolution

The Permanent Mission of Nigeria leads the adoption of January 24 as
the International Day of Education
at the United Nations, NYC

United Nations A/RES/73/25
General Assembly Distr.: General
6 December 2018

Seventy-third session
Agenda item 14
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
on 3 December 2018

[without reference to a Main Committee (A/73/L.39 and A/73/L.39/Add.1)]
73/25. International Day of Education
The General Assembly,

Reaffirming its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which it adopted a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its commitment to working tirelessly for the full implementation of the Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner, and to building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking to address their unfinished business,
Acknowledging the importance of education for achieving sustainable development, including in the context of the achievements of the Millennium
Development Goals, Agenda 21,(1) , the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg Plan of Implementation) (2), the Education for All goals, the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development, (3) and the Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4,
 

Recalling its resolution 72/222 of 20 December 2017 on education for sustainable development in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, as well as its resolution 70/209 of 22 December 2015 and other previous resolutions on the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development,

Reaffirming its resolutions 53/199 of 15 December 1998 and 61/185 of 20 December 2006 on the proclamation of international years and Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67 of 25 July 1980 on international years and anniversaries, particularly paragraphs 1 to 10 of the annex thereto on the agreed criteria for the proclamation of international years, as well as paragraphs 13 and 14, in which it is stated that an international year should not be proclaimed before the basic arrangements for its organization and financing have been made,

Recognizing that education plays a key role in building sustainable and resilient societies and contributes to the achievement of all of the other Sustainable Development Goals; it increases the productivity of individuals and strengthens the potential for economic growth, develops the skills needed for decent work, develops the professional skills needed for sustainable development, including in the fields of water and sanitation, green energy and the conservation of natural resources, helps to eradicate poverty and hunger, contributes to improved health, promotes gender equality and can reduce inequality, and promotes peace, the rule of law and respect for human rights,

Acknowledging the importance of working to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels – early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary and distance education, including technical and vocational training – so that all people may have access to lifelong learning opportunities that help them to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to access opportunities to participate fully in society and contribute to sustainable development,
1. Decides to proclaim 24 January the International Day of Education;
2. Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, other international and regional organizations and civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, faith-based organizations, academic institutions, the private sector, individuals and other relevant stakeholders to observe the International Day of Education in an appropriate manner and to continue to give consideration to enhancing international cooperation in support of the efforts of all Member States towards the realization of Sustainable Development Goal 4;(4)
3. Invites the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, as the specialized United Nations agency for education, to facilitate the observance of 24 January of every year as the International Day of Education, mindful of the provisions contained in the annex to Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67;
4. Stresses that the cost of all activities that may arise from the implementation of the present resolution should be met from voluntary contributions;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States, the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society organizations for appropriate observance.

44th plenary meeting
3 December 2018

1 Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro,
3-14 June 1992, vol. I, Resolutions Adopted by the Conference (United Nations publication,
Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigendum), resolution 1, annex II.
2 Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa,
26 August–4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and

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