Eng. Hazem El-Ashmouny, Governor of Al Sharkia, participated in the activities of the Sixth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC6), held under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) at the King Abdullah Cultural Center in the UNESCO-affiliated Jubail Educational City from December 3: 5, 2024 under the slogan "Learning Cities at the forefront of climate action" in the presence of prominent international figures, including governors of learning cities, lifelong learning and sustainability experts, representatives of the private sector, non-governmental organizations, civil society, researchers, teachers, United Nations entities, and decision-makers from around the world. The conference activities began with a fragrant recitation from the Holy Quran, followed by the announcement of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities of the winning cities of this year's award, which included the cities of Ben Guerir from the Kingdom of Morocco, Bouaké from Ivory Coast, Cork from Ireland, Cuenca from Ecuador, Doha from Qatar, Yeonpyeong from South Korea, Glasgow from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Queretaro from Mexico, Wuhan from the People's Republic of China, and Yanbu Industrial City from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In his speech, Eng. Hazem El-Ashmouny, Governor of Sharkia, expressed his happiness to participate in the activities of the Sixth International Conference on Learning Cities, noting that the joining of Sharkia Governorate to the UNESCO Network of Learning Cities is an incentive to create an educational community with all its elements so that every person becomes a source of learning and knowledge, in addition to increasing awareness of the existence of learning opportunities in all regions, as well as encouraging the development of a culture of lifelong learning in the city. The governor explained that the idea of learning cities is based on creating an educational community with all its elements, so that each person becomes a source of learning and knowledge, to provide the opportunity to acquire new knowledge at every moment, and at the time when an individual acquires knowledge, he becomes a source of learning for others with his knowledge and experiences that contribute to the advancement and progress of societies. El-Ashmouny added that the governorate has harnessed all its resources to enhance comprehensive learning and use digital transformation technologies, enhance lifelong learning, and enhance individual empowerment and social integration as a means to achieve higher rates of sustainable development, stressing the governorate's endeavor to achieve Egypt's Vision 2030 by focusing on marginalized areas and improving services provided to the governorate's residents and aligning with national plans aimed at enhancing cultural, social and economic growth to achieve a better life for citizens. For her part, Ms. Isabelle Kempf, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, thanked the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Jubail Industrial City of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu for hosting this important event, through which we will reveal, and through the accompanying workshop sessions, the potential of educational cities and lifelong learning to support climate action. Kempf added that in the UNESCO Learning Cities Network, some 400 million citizens are engaged in daily learning that shapes our common future. Learning cities are uniquely positioned to foster behavioral change, motivate citizens, and lead climate action, which is one of the most important actions of the UNESCO Network. She also praised the winners of the Learning Cities Award, explaining that they embody leadership by reimagining cities as catalysts for sustainable transformation.