Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) supports efforts to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to contribute to a more inclusive, just, peaceful and sustainable world. In its Resolution 72/222 in 2017, the UN General Assembly recognized ESD as 'an integral element of the SDG on quality education and a key enabler of all the other SDGs' and reaffirmed UNESCO’s role as the lead agency on ESD.

UNESCO has developed a Roadmap which provides guidance for Member States and other stakeholders for the implementation of ESD for 2030. With the postponement of the UNESCO World Conference on ESD from June 2020 to May 2021 due to the pandemic, UNESCO is organizing regional online launch events of the ESD for 2030 roadmap for implementation.

https://events.unesco.org/event?id=ESDfor2030_OnlineLaunch_AFR&lang=1033