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Efforts are being intensified around the world to give prominence to teachers who are in charge of education.

On October 5 an international event to commemorate World Teachers’ Day was held on the theme of “Standing with teachers: 60 years of protecting the profession, advancing its status and shaping our futures” in the UNESCO House in Paris, France. 

At the event the director-general of UNESCO said that no technology can replace the role of teachers and called on the governments of all countries and other partners to shoulder the burdens of teachers together. Referring to the achievements made in the education sector around the world in recent years, he announced a plan for training a million teachers until 2028 with the support and assistance of the European Union, the Varkey Foundation and others.

As regards the fact that women account for 90% and 30% of pre-primary and primary educators respectively in the world, he stressed the need to strengthen the male teacher force in the preschool and primary education sectors, while placing women in the leading positions of the education sector, and said that a new report on the issue of teachers would be released in the world teacher’s forum to be held in November.

Delegates from international organizations also called on all partners including the governments of all countries and international and non-governmental organizations to strengthen support in ensuring proper position and treatment for teachers, improving educational conditions and environment and training teachers.

In the ninth ceremony of awarding UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development, the prize went to Gondar College of Teachers’ Education of Ethiopia, the Guru Belajar Foundation of Indonesia and the Rural Schools Transformation Network of Türkiye.

Meanwhile, the founding of a national university of education was declared in an event to mark national teachers’ day held in Laos on October 7. It was followed by the reading of a directive on awarding the certificates of academic degrees and titles and citations to meritorious professors and teachers in the education sector and a commemorative lecture.

On the occasion of teachers’ day, the Belarus president congratulated teachers. Describing the profession of teachers as the most complicated and responsible undertaking requiring the whole life, he said that the future of the country will be rich and peaceful, thanks to the efforts of teachers who instil into children the national traditions, values and pride in their country and people.

In a meeting of senior teachers organized on World Teachers’ Day, the Mongolian Prime Minister said that the government declared 2026 as a “year of supporting education” and has set educational development as a top priority and that support for the education sector and teachers is the most effective investment for personal development. He emphasized that teachers should play a key role in raising the level of knowledge of the Mongolian citizens and improving the quality of education.