In the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, on 18 March 2005, UNECE Ministers, vice-ministers and other high-level representatives of Environment and Education Ministries adopted with acclamation a UNECE strategy for Education for Sustainable Development - a practical instrument to promote sustainable development through education. They also adopted the Vilnius Framework for Implementation setting up a Steering Committee and an expert group on indicators in order to facilitate coordination and review of Strategy’s implementation.
The Meeting debated the progress in implementing ESD, good practices in the region and identified key challenges that lie ahead. It discussed the role of the UNECE region in implementing ESD in a global context, and its cooperation with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The Meeting also launched the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development in the UNECE region.
