World Teachers' Day 2021; 5th October

The celebrations of World Teachers’ Day 2021 will focus on the theme "Teachers at the heart of education recovery". The events will be held online.

The official celebrations event on the 5th October will be opened by Ms Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s Director-General, followed by statements from the Heads of Co-Convening Partners - namely UNICEF, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Education International (EI).

One and a half years into the COVID-19 crisis, the 2021 World Teachers’ Day will focus on the support teachers need to fully contribute to the recovery process under the theme “Teachers at the heart of education recovery”.

A five-day series of global and regional events will showcase the effect that the pandemic has had on the teaching profession, highlight effective and promising policy responses, and aim to establish the steps that need to be taken to ensure that teaching personnel develop their full potential.

Message from Michael Croft, UNESCO Representative to Nepal on the occasion of World Teachers' Day 2021

 

This year, World Teachers’ Day celebrations will take place in conjunction with the meeting of the Joint ILO-UNESCO Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching Personnel (CEART), which will be running from 4 to 8 October 2021.

Agenda and Panel discussions.

Opening of the celebrations of World Teachers Day 2021: 5 October, 13:00-15:00 (Paris time, GMT+2)

You can consult the programme, all the concept notes and register. All events will have simultaneous interpretation in one or more UN languages and will be recorded.
We count on your invaluable presence at this key event celebrating teachers around the world.