UNESCO convened the first session of the Intergovernmental Conference of the States Parties to the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education from 4 to 5 July 2023 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris. The main objectives of the first session of the Intergovernmental Conference is to adopt the Rules of Procedure (RoP), elect a Bureau and adopt a work programme for 2023-2025.

UNESCO convened the first session of the Intergovernmental Conference of the States Parties to the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education from 4 to 5 July 2023 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris. The main objectives of the first session of the Intergovernmental Conference is to adopt the Rules of Procedure (RoP), elect a Bureau and adopt a work programme for 2023-2025. As the first worldwide UN treaty in higher education, the Global Convention ensures fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory recognition of higher education qualifications across regions. During the event, Fadi Yarak, Senior Advisor for Education in the Arab States, announced that UNESCO Multisectoral Regional office in the Arab States has been offering support and guidance, and calling on delegates to ensure that ratification is completed for the benefit of the region since the Global Convention was adopted in 2019.