Global scholars related to lifelong learning who attended the 5th UNESCO International Conference on Learning Cities (hereafter referred to as ICLC) are having discussions in 24 sessions, and there have been a lot of interest in the contents of the Yeonsu Declaration to be announced on the afternoon of the 29th.
This Yeonsu Declaration is the de facto result of the 5th ICLC to be held in Yeonsu for 4 days from the 27th and is expected to contain health education for responding to global crises in the post-COVID era, and measures to improve the quality of life of citizens and the resilience of cities.
David Atchoarena, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, and officials from the first day of the event held a closed luncheon meeting to coordinate the Yeonsu Declaration and continued discussions.
In fact, the 1st Conference in Beijing in 2013 adopted the “Beijing Declaration,” which encapsulates urban inclusion and prosperity. At the 2nd Conference in Mexico City in 2015, the “Mexico City Statement” was also announced, emphasizing the strengthening of partnerships and networks.
Also, in Cork, Ireland, which the conference was held for the third time in 2017, the “Cork Call to Action for Learning Cities” containing the SDG action guide as a learning city, and the ‘Medellin Future Strategy’ focusing on inclusion and vulnerable groups to build a cluster at the 4th conference in Medellin, Colombia, were announced respectively.
In line with the theme of “From emergency to resilience: Building healthy and resilient cities through learning,” the 5th ICLC Yeonsu Declaration promotes learning for the health of lifelong learning cities around the world and is expected to serve as an important reference point for developing city resilience.
The Yeonsu Declaration highlights the role of member cities in urban resilience, with deep awareness of the unprecedented crisis that threatens our health and is closing learning institutions by governments around the world.
It is expected to contain praises to Yeonsu for the innovative strategies implemented during difficult times as well as for showing great adaptability and dedication during difficult times.
It will also highlight the need for a collective response to new forms of inequality, such as the pandemic that hits most vulnerable populations and exacerbates existing problems by creating inequality within cities.
Each city will be committed to demonstrating the political will and leadership that puts lifelong learning and resilience development for health as priority in the city's agenda. Also, the focus will be on establishing concepts that include personal and social resources for healthy citizenship.
It will address the need to develop and share strategies on how to secure learning systems against future disruptions, and provide top-down policies and practices to promote long-term resilience in urban communities.
It will also emphasize the need to integrate these commitments into local actions and development strategies, to diversify resources, to raise funds, and to develop financial mechanisms for each city to implement its recovery plan.
Lastly, along with member cities to support flexible urban development, we plan to continue to strengthen the UNESCO city platform among global cities and to strengthen linkages with major network activities.
This Yeonsu Declaration, which will contain the meaning of the 5th ICLC and the results derived in the form of guidelines, will be officially announced following the conference results report at 8 P.M. on the 29th.
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