The 6th Asia-Pacific Meeting on Education 2030 (APMED 6), was successfully organized which brought together over 200 experts from more than 30 countries. The dialogues and priority actions agreed upon during the three-day meeting will be crucial in accelerating progress toward SDG4 and advancing quality, inclusive, lifelong learning across the Asia-Pacific region.
Despite an increasing number of students in classrooms, many are still not experiencing meaningful learning. A polycrisis—comprising conflict, climate change, and the lingering impacts of COVID-19, including mental health challenges—continues to widen inequities and disrupt education, work, and everyday life. As we pass the halfway point of the Education 2030 agenda, APMED 6 became a pivotal moment to address these challenges, confront learning losses, assess progress, and reset priority actions at all levels.