By Banton Danton
The United Nations hosted a high-level consultation today to advance the creation of a global treaty ensuring the right to free education. Over 70 member states participated in discussions on a proposed Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), aimed at closing persistent gaps in access to education worldwide.
Ambassador Samuel U.B. Saffa of Sierra Leone, Chair-Rapporteur of the OE-IGWG, chaired the meeting, with special recognition given to Malawi for joining the Core Group. Participants explored legal mechanisms to strengthen education rights, with Professor Klaus Beiter highlighting that an Optional Protocol offers the most coherent approach to guarantee free pre-primary and secondary education globally.
Sierra Leone’s presidential spokesman, Dr. Alhaji Sahid Bakr Kanu, emphasized the transformative impact of the country’s free, quality school education program and reaffirmed Sierra Leone’s support for a legally binding international framework to ensure universal, inclusive, and equitable learning.
Delegations, including Colombia, shared national experiences and underscored the importance of continued dialogue on implementation, financing, and local contexts. The outcomes of the consultation will inform the Chair-Rapporteur’s report to the Human Rights Council in June 2026, ahead of the OE-IGWG’s next session from 31 August to 4 September 2026.
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