Education Minister participates in 2021 Global Education Meeting

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. UNESCO brought together the ministers and representatives of the international education community on July 13 for the Global Education Meeting’s Ministerial segment. During the meeting, Minister of Education and Science of Mongolia L.Enkh-Amgalan delivered a speech. In his speech, the Minister briefed on the measures taken by the Government of Mongolia to mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the education sector, particularly the projects implemented in this area with the support of UNESCO and other UN agencies and partner organizations. He also expressed Mongolia's readiness to support the documents, recommendations, and initiatives developed by UNESCO in aims of finding sustainable solutions to the learning crisis caused by the pandemic. During the event, the participants exchanged views on the challenges the education sector is facing amid the pandemic, effective ways to implement the 2030 program, and accelerating the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4.