Türkiye becomes 100th country to join UNESCO green education partnership

According to a ministry statement, Türkiye has become the 100th country to join the Greening Education Partnership (GEP), run by the UNESCO Secretariat. Türkiye's membership and a video message from Minister Tekin were published on the UNESCO website, the GEP Global Monitoring Platform and the partnership's October bulletin.

In a video message released at the GEP's annual meeting this month, Tekin described COP31, to be hosted by Türkiye in Antalya, as a historic gathering that would strengthen common will against climate change. He said he believed COP31 would open new opportunities for education diplomacy alongside climate diplomacy, stressing that lasting solutions to the climate crisis require a fundamental change in how people think and live.

Tekin noted that PISA assessments published in September showed Türkiye had increased its scores most in three core areas among OECD member countries. He invited participants to COP31 in November to discuss education's decisive role in climate action. GEP, launched in 2022, brings together 100 countries and more than 2,000 organisations.