We are releasing today the first of a five-video series on the Abidjan Principles, which have become the worldwide reference text on the right to education since they were adopted two years ago. This video series aims to present the Abidjan Principles with some interviews of the various experts who contributed and some of the users and key actors. Every Friday from today, we will release a new video. The last video will be released on Friday 12 February, the day we will celebrate the anniversary of the Abidjan Principles in a public event.

On 13th February, it will be two years since the Abidjan Principles, that have since become the reference text on the right to education, was adopted by 57 eminent experts from around the world in Côte d’Ivoire, after a three-year consultative process, which hundreds of people from various constituencies contributed to.

Since their adoption and worldwide recognition, the Abidjan Principles have given the right to education a central place in global policy debates.

In 2019, the Paris Peace Forum rewarded the Abidjan Principles as one of the ten ‘most promising governance projects’ among 716 projects from 115 countries. 

Celebration event: save the date!

On Friday 12 February, at 1:00-2:00pm, as we launch the animation and last video of the series, we will celebrate the Abidjan Principles’ anniversary through an online gathering to reflect on the role of the Abidjan Principles in the coming months, in a context where education has been severely impacted by the pandemic and containment measures.  

Stay tuned!

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The Abidjan Principles video series was made by Rainbow Collective.