Ethiopia attends 3rd Int’l Summit on Balanced and Inclusive education

Addis Ababa, January 27, 2020 (FBC) – Minister of Science and Higher Education, Dr. Hirut Woldemariam is partaking at the third world summit on Balanced and Inclusive Education opened today in Djibouti.

Participants included ministers of education from Latin American, Caribbean, Asian and African countries, as well as representatives of international organizations.

President Ismail Omar Guelleh opened the forum noting “balanced and inclusive education will lead to the accelerated implementation of the UN sustainable development program by 2030.”

The authorities participating at the Forum have signed the Universal Declaration of balanced and inclusive education and the charter of the educational cooperation.

Participants have also called on governments for increased funding on the education sector.

The Vice-Minister of education of Cuba, Dania López, chairs the delegation participating in the III International Summit on balanced and inclusive education.

The forum will be concluded on January 29, 2020, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.