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Professor Kazuhiro Yoshida, Director of CICE has been elected co-chair of SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee, the global multi-stakeholder coordinating mechanism of SDG4, at its special meeting held in Brussels last week. The term is for two years of January 2019-December 2020.

The steering committee has 38 members (to be increased to 44 next year) represented by UNESCO¡¯s member states, civil society, multilateral organizations, teachers, private sector and youth.

The co-chair, together with another co-chair Ms. Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director General of UNESCO, will perform extensive roles including liaising with United Nations and other SDGs representatives, as an international ¡°face¡± of SDG4.

His election is expected to contribute to the promotion of SPLENDOR PLAN 2017, the Â鶹AV¡¯s vision which commits itself to establish peace science that will lead to sustainable development.