G7 and UNESCO convene International Conference on girls' and women's empowerment through education

Paris, June 25 -- The G7 and UNESCO will host the Paris International Conference, Innovating for girls' and women's empowerment through education, on 5 July at UNESCO Headquarters, to mobilize support for girls and women through quality education and empowering learning opportunities for life and work.

Policy and decision-makers, including the education ministers of the G7 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States), will address this priority concern after the G7 Development and Education joint Ministerial Meeting held the same day, also at UNESCO Headquarters to prepare the August G7 summit Heads of State and Government in Biarritz, France.

From 2.30 to 5.30 pm education ministers from the G5 Sahel ...