Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulwahed Al Hammadi during the launch of the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report remotely yesterday. ?P3
Doha: Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, in cooperation with Doha-based Unesco GCC and Yemen Office, celebrated the launch of the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report, under the theme ‘Inclusion And Education’.
Minister of Education and Higher Education and President of Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (QNCECS), H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulwahed Al Hammadi addressed the ceremony remotely.
Speaking at the virtual event, Dr. Al Hammadi expressed pleasure for celebrating the launch of the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report, issued by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), which aims at highlighting the progress made in the achievement of the Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals, and all other goals, and providing information on the national and international strategies related to education in order to help everyone fulfil their obligations towards education.
The minister underlined that Qatar has paid great attention to education as the main tool for achieving development and prosperity, and has sought to overcome the obstacles that hinder its progress to ensure the provision of comprehensive education in a good environment for all citizens and residents of Qatar.
He added that Qatar has harnessed all its material and human capabilities, and prepared the infrastructure, training, development and everything needed in order to achieve the Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The minister said that the report presents a set of recommendations and the best practices to face these challenges stressing that partnerships and the exchange of experiences will be the most successful way to implement these recommendations.
He said that the recommendations include expanding the understanding of inclusive education, exchanging experiences and resources, consulting with local communities and parents, activating partnership between various government departments, sectors and levels, and empowering and motivating the workforce in the field of education.
The minister said that the launch of the report comes while the world is still facing the COVID-19 pandemic, which has changed the face of life in general and education in particular, noting that more than 90 percent of the world’s students have been affected by the closure of schools according to the report.
In this context, he stressed that Qatar has addressed this pandemic in the field of education by developing many solutions to ensure that students are not affected, such as switching to distance learning, providing all the assistance needed to enable students to easily access education during the pandemic, and taking all the necessary safety measures to gradually return to schools, in parallel with increasing the effectiveness of distance learning.
In her welcoming speech at the ceremony, Director of the Unesco Regional Office in Doha, Dr. Anna Pollini stressed the importance of the timing of the launch of the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report, given the unprecedented and continuing disruptions facing quality education, which are felt by the whole world, especially those of the most vulnerable learners.
Pollini said that the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report sheds light on all those who are not receiving an education because of their affiliation and social background.
During this occasion, a panel discussion was held on the report to discuss ways to ensure that every child who lives and learns in the Gulf countries gets the education they deserve during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
