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In joint cooperation between the General Secretariat of the League of States (Social Affairs Sector, Department of Education, Education and Scientific Research) and the Arab League for Education, Culture and Science (Department of Education and the Institute of Arab Research and Studies in Cairo), the “Second Arab Forum for Lifelong Learning” was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 16 and 17, 2025, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in the Arab Republic of Egypt, with the participation of delegations from (12) Arab countries. Delegations from civil society institutions and partner Arab universities also participated in Implementing the “Arab Decade for Literacy and Lifelong Learning” is: “The General Authority for Adult Education”, “Ain Shams University”, “Women and Society Association”, “Regional Center for Adult Education”, and “Mansoura University”, in the presence of His Excellency Professor Dr. Reda Hegazy, former Egyptian Minister of Education, Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Strategic Plan to Develop and Improve Education in the Arab World 2026-2035, in addition to a number of experts, researchers and workers in the sector from the Arab Republic of Egypt. The opening session included speeches by the representatives of ALECSO at the forum, Professor Dr. Rami Iskandar, Director of the Education Department, at the beginning of which he conveyed the greetings of His Excellency Professor Dr. Mohamed Ould Omar, Director-General of the organization, and his wishes for success and success for this forum in its second session, in order to enhance cooperation and joint Arab action to ensure lifelong learning. The forum aims to strengthen national efforts in the field of policy-making for adult education, through a presentation of Arab references and frameworks, which are: “The forward-looking plan for developing and improving education.” 2026-2035,” and the “Second Arab Decade for Literacy Eradication and Lifelong Learning,” in addition to enhancing the exchange of experiences and expertise between Arab countries by presenting exemplary national initiatives and projects. The forum’s working sessions concluded with the adoption of a number of recommendations, the most important of which are: Calling on the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States and ALECSO to develop an executive plan for the Second Arab Decade in coordination with Arab countries, and adopting the development of a progress report to monitor the progress made in implementing the Second Arab Decade Calling ALECSO to include the implementation of its projects For the benefit of inspiring the future and the comprehensive development of model villages in line with a number of national initiatives of the Arab countries in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States over the implementation of the Second Arab Decade. Calling on the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States and ALECSO to establish an Arab observatory and developing indicators to be adopted in completing scientific studies and research in the field. Calling on the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States and ALECSO to set standards for lifelong learning in the Arab world, to allocate the work of the Third Arab Forum to present national plans for the implementation of the Second Arab Decade, to be organized on the sidelines of the celebration On Arab Literacy Eradication Day 2026, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, ALECSO called for developing a scientific dictionary to unify terminology in the field of lifelong learning.