Minister for Education Joe McHugh took part in the ‘World’s Largest Lesson’ today (Mon), along with secondary school students from Loreto Letterkenny, and a team from UNICEF Ireland.
Minister Joe McHugh heads back to school in Donegal for ‘World’s Largest Lesson’
This event, part of a Global annual initiative, involves millions of children in 130 countries learning about and taking action on the Sustainable Development Goals.
UNICEF Ireland is working with the Government to ensure young people have engagement in the climate debate.
Today, in partnership with the World’s Largest Lesson, UNICEF is asking young people to reflect on the progress made over the last 30 years on child rights, while also considering the challenges that children worldwide now face.
Against this backdrop, Minister McHugh spent Monday with a group of students from Loreto Letterkenny, in Co. Donegal taking part in a World’s Largest Lesson focusing on child rights.
“Unicef’s targeted worldwide initiative and the focus on climate and children’s rights is responding to the calls that we are seeing from young people,” Minister McHugh said.