Education for sustainable development in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development A/RES/74/223 Acknowledging further the importance of education for achieving sustainable development, including in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and building on the Millennium Development Goals, Agenda 21, 2 the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg Plan of Implementation), 3 the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, organized by the Government of Japan and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, held in Aich i-Nagoya, Japan, from 10 to 12 November 2014, the World Education Forum 2015, held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 19 to 22 May 2015, and the Education 2030 Framework for Action, adopted on 4 November 2015 by the General Conference of the United Nation s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its thirty-eighth session, Recalling the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development as follow-up to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development after 2014, 4 the Aichi-Nagoya Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development, adopted at the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, 5 and the Incheon Declaration of the World Education Forum 2015, 6 Noting that the Global Action Programme made good progress through its key partner network of 97 stakeholders, with 26 million learners in formal and non-formal settings having been exposed to Education for Sustainable Development curricula and special projects designed to instil knowledge and inspire action in their communities, and with the partners having supported the training of 2 mi llion educators on Education for Sustainable Development and adapted material and resources to meet their needs, Taking note of the framework entitled “Education for Sustainable Development: towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals” (ESD for 2030), endorsed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its fortieth session, Reaffirming its resolution 73/25 of 3 December 2018, by which it proclaimed 24 January the International Day of Education, Recognizing the importance of promoting a holistic approach to education for sustainable development and of encouraging the reinforcement of the interdisciplinary linkages of the three pillars of sust ainable development, economic, social and environmental, including different branches of knowledge, Recognizing also the role of education for sustainable development in promoting and enhancing public awareness of the eradication of poverty, of sustainable consumption and production, of combating climate change, of conserving biodiversity and ecosystems, of building disaster-resilient communities and of promoting a culture of peace and non-violence, among other things, Reiterating the pledge that no one will be left behind, reaffirming the recognition that the dignity of the human person is fundamental, and the wish to see __________________ 2 3 4 5 6 19-22492 Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3–14 June 1992, vol. I, Resolutions Adopted by the Conference (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.93.I.8 and corrigendum), resolution 1, annex II. Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August–4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 2, annex. See A/69/76. A/70/228, annex. Incheon Declaration: Education 2030 – towards inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all. 3/6