3rd Meeting - Social Forum 2025

The contribution of education to the respect, promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights for all.

PROGRAMME OF WORK

Friday, 31 October:

10h00-11h30 Roundtable on education for socio-economic rights – Participation in socio-economic life, well-being and care, Fair Distribution of benefits, resources and opportunities

Moderator: Mr. Pradeep Wagle, Chief, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, OHCHR

Video message: Ms. Jamila Al-Abbasi, CEO, & Ms. Laila Elzoghier, Palestine Project Lead;

Women, Youth and Kids Empowerment Initiative (WYKEI) for Sustainable Peace and Development,

Education for realizing rights and building resilience in conflict situations, with a focus on women, youth and children

• Ms. Moira Faul, Director of NORRAG Global Education Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute,

Education for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals, from an economic and social rights perspective

• Mr. Takashi Kajiwara, Vice President of Education International, President of the Japan

Teachers' Union, Education for the right to work, including the right of everyone to the

opportunity to gain their living by work which they freely choose or accept

• Ms. Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, USA, Education

for the right to health: Youth, Education, Mental Health and Technology (video message)

• Mr. Serges Kamga, University of the Free State, South Africa, Education for the right to

participate in inclusive societies: Inclusive education in Africa with reference to the right to

education of persons with disabilities

• Mr. Mehmood Anwar, International Liaison Officer, Humanity First, Education in

development projects, sharing experiences and lessons learned on the ground

11h30-12h15 Education for political rights – Participation, citizenship and voice

Moderator: H.E. Mr. Carlos Sorreta, Co-Chair Rapporteur of the Social Forum

Video message on transversal issues: Ms. Claudia Flores, Chair of the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, Equality and non-discrimination, citizenship and voice for women and girls

• Ms. Delphine Dorsi, Director, Right to Education Initiative, Education for the right to

participate in political life and public affairs: Democratic citizenship

• Mr. Álvaro Bello, Activist and academic on indigenous issues, Researcher at the University

of La Frontera, Chile, Education for the right to self-determination: Education and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (video message)

• Ms. Henriette Reierson Johnstone, President, The Norwegian Students' and Academics'

International Assistance Fund (SAIH)

• Mr. Gerard Kamga, University of the Free State, South Africa, Education for the right to

equality: Gender, disability and access to education

12h15-13h00 Interactive Dialogue