On 13 March 2022 [the] Russian military kidnapped the chairman of the Melitopol (Ukraine) district council Sergey Priyma. The democratically elected local politician was taken away in an unknown direction. Neither his family, nor colleagues and the community of Melitopol know where and in what condition he is.

Under the motto ‘Adult learning and education for sustainable development – a transformative agenda’, the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII) will bring together stakeholders from across the globe to shape the future of adult learning and education over the next decade. As a conference outcome, participants will adopt a new framework for action, which will guide countries’ efforts to promote adult learning and education over the next decade.

There's a new deadline for papers to this 11-14 October conference being held at the Hyatt Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; to present in person or virtually.  The Commission for International Adult Education will hold a pre-conference 10-11 October and extend the deadline upon request, please see: https://www.aaace.org/page/2022-CIAE-preconference.

Following from his extensive PASCAL studies into the PUMR development, Professor James Powell has upgraded his exploration concerning academic support  for improving the adult learning of citizens throughout the world under the title Towards citizens enablement: A hand-up – not a hand out (Local Development and Society, March 13, 2022, published by Taylor and Francis 0n-line).