As the year 2020 comes to a close, I wish to thank you all for your interest in and actions to promote lifelong learning across the globe. I thank the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning’s partners for their outstanding collaboration over the past twelve months.

None of us could ever have imagined how the education of our lifelong learners would have changed during 2020.  We have all embraced new technology, some have worked remotely and yet we probably know more about our colleague's lives than we ever have - with cats, dogs, children, and even our elderly relatives popping in to our daily online meetings via Zoom, Teams, or similar platforms.