Dubai Cares reveals COP28 plans, turns logo green
DUBAI: Dubai Cares, a civil society organisation formally associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications (UN DGC), convened its high-level Rewired Summit Strategic Partners Meeting to set a united vision for COP28’S education outcomes. The meeting comes two weeks ater the Uae-based global philanthropic organisation was announced as the exclusive Education Partner for COP28 to host the second edition of the Rewired Summit and represents another major step in its journey towards advocating for the role of education as a powerful enabler for climate action.
During the meeting, Dubai Cares turned its logo green, as a powerful message to the world about the crucial role that education plays in achieving climate ambitions. Dubai Cares will adopt the green logo until the end of COP28 to raise awareness, mobilize commitments and catalyze action for the integration of education into climate.
Hosted virtually, the Rewired Summit Strategic Partners Meeting saw a number of high-level speakers including Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education; Leonardo Garnier, Special Adviser of the Secretary General on the Transforming Education Summit; Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-general for Education at Unesco; Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW); Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum; along with other affiliates such as, Dr. Liesbet Steer, Executive Director, Education Commission; Kevin Frey, CEO of Generation Unlimited, call upon the education community to capitalise on this historic moment at COP28, to position education transformation at the core of all sustainable development goals.
Congratulating Dubai Cares’ leadership on providing a plaform for education at COP28 and convening the Rewired Summit Strategic Partners Meeting, Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, said: “The Rewired Summit at COP28 is a great opportunity not only to make the case that climate change is already having a devastating impact on education, but it is also a chance to make the case that that education is also the way to mitigate climate change and adapt to it.”
Dr. Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer and Vice-chairman of Dubai Cares, said: “We have long spoken about the obstacles and challenges preventing us from achieving our Sustainable Development Goals. The time has come for real action and real solutions. Education becoming one of the main pillars for COP28 is a milestone in itself that reflects the remarkable progress we have made in ensuring that education – as a key climate solution - gets a seat at the table in all major global discussions on climate. .”