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01/26/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/26/2026 22:02

UNESCO–ANUIES student-led network submits proposals to foster youth participation in transforming education in Mexico

The document, built collectively over six months of discussions and research, sets out concrete actions to co-create education, from classrooms to the public policy level, under the following areas: Peace with justice, Decent work, Gender equality, Sustainable development, Diversity and interculturality, Comprehensive health, Technology and innovation, and Education, arts, and culture.

Through this publication, Mexico advances actions to promote meaningful youth participation and leadership in transforming education, in line with UNESCO's 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on youth.

During the opening of the Forum at the historic Ibero-American Hall of the Living Museum of Muralism, the Minister of Public Education highlighted progress under the New Mexican School coordinated by the Government of Mexico and President Claudia Sheinbaum, which seeks to reduce longstanding inequalities and strengthen the right to education and comprehensive well-being.

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